T-Motor
Encyclopedia
T-Motor was the name given by the New York Central to its ALCO-GE
T1a, T1b, T2a, T2b, and T3a electric locomotives. After the New York Central was merged into Penn Central, Penn Central continued operating them.
territory from Grand Central Terminal
on to the Hudson and Harlem Divisions. They were the powerhouses of the GCT Division. T-Motors hauled everything from commuter trains to the 20th Century Limited
. At Croton Harmon on the Hudson Division, T-Motors would be switched with steam, and later, diesel motive power to continue the journey. During Penn Central management, "Penn Central" was painted in NYC lettering on the engines. Slowly, T-Motors were replaced by New York, New Haven and Hartford FL9s on the Penn Central roster.
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T1a, T1b, T2a, T2b, and T3a electric locomotives. After the New York Central was merged into Penn Central, Penn Central continued operating them.
History
ALCO and GE co-built T-Motors from 1913 to 1926. T-Motors were only used on the third railThird rail
A third rail is a method of providing electric power to a railway train, through a semi-continuous rigid conductor placed alongside or between the rails of a railway track. It is used typically in a mass transit or rapid transit system, which has alignments in its own corridors, fully or almost...
territory from Grand Central Terminal
Grand Central Terminal
Grand Central Terminal —often incorrectly called Grand Central Station, or shortened to simply Grand Central—is a terminal station at 42nd Street and Park Avenue in Midtown Manhattan in New York City, United States...
on to the Hudson and Harlem Divisions. They were the powerhouses of the GCT Division. T-Motors hauled everything from commuter trains to the 20th Century Limited
20th Century Limited
The 20th Century Limited was an express passenger train operated by the New York Central Railroad from 1902 to 1967, during which time it would become known as a "National Institution" and the "Most Famous Train in the World". In the year of its last run, The New York Times said that it "...was...
. At Croton Harmon on the Hudson Division, T-Motors would be switched with steam, and later, diesel motive power to continue the journey. During Penn Central management, "Penn Central" was painted in NYC lettering on the engines. Slowly, T-Motors were replaced by New York, New Haven and Hartford FL9s on the Penn Central roster.