Tags: Locomotive.
The PRR C1 was the Pennsylvania Railroad’s class of 0-8-0 steam locomotive used in switching service. The 0-8-0 was common on most railroads but not on PRR; when the railroad needed bigger motive power they used the 2-8-0 Consolidation. PRR wanted the best motive power to handle the switching chores at yards and interchanges and the C1 class was the heaviest two-cylinder 0-8-0 switcher ever produced. Calculated tractive effort was 76154 lb based on 78% MEP with 60% maximum cutoff.