Peter's Model Railroading | The PRR Chartiers Branch | Equipment
G5
Wheels:
4-6-0
PRR Class:
G5
Nickname:
"Ten Wheeler"
Purpose:
commuter trains, light freight
Built:
1920 through 1925 (G5s built starting in 1924)
Builder:
PRR's Altoona Machine Shops
Total Built:
90
Pilot Wheels:
33"
Driver Wheels:
68"
Engine Length:
38'2"
Tender Length:
29'7"
Coupled Length:
78'6"
Height:
12'
Tractive Effort:
41,328lbf
Top Speed:
(unknown; 60mph?)
Plusses:
accelerated quickly, short length
Minuses:
rode hard
On the Chartiers branch line, these were used for lighter freight and regular passenger trains, and were probably the most-often seen engines on the line in the era that I model. One reason was that their tenders had back-up headlights, which was important since there were limited opportunities to turn engines on the branch.
PRR #5741 is one of the models preserved, so designated by the PRR itself when it was retired from service in December 1955. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. It is kept at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania near Strasburg, PA., where I took this photo.
(copyright © Peter Vanvliet)
The side profile shown below shows the compact design of this engine.
References
Data
Photos
- RR Picture Archives (large collection)
- North East Rail (large collection)
- Gary Mittner's Listing (all 90 engines)
- History Pittsburgh (a handful of photos)
- The PRRT&HS The Keystone Winter 2020 issue has a photo of #1962 on page 24