Conrail 4601




Facts and Figures


Current Number4601
Railway RepresentedConrail
BuilderGeneral Electric
Built In1956
Builder's order id32544
Currently in (State)Illinois
--(Locality)Union
Totally out of svc date1984
(Initial retirement date)1981
Car Typelocomotive
-subtypemainline freight
-designationType E-33
Statusstored inoperable
More infohttp://www.irm.org/player/cr4601
Gauge4'8.5"
Constructionsteel
Roof typeAR
EndedSE
Length69'6"
Width10'8"
Height15'10"
Weight348000
#Seatsn/a
#Wheels/Conf.12
Total HP4500
TrucksTri-Mount
Brakes24RL
Compressor
ControlGE Silicon Diode Rectifier
MotorsGE 752 (6)
Voltage (if not 600DC)11000vAC
NotesFormer Virginian type EL-C #131, New Haven type EF-4 #300

Locomotive 4601 in storage at IRM in 2017
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photo: https://www.flickr.com/photos/southernpacificpatch/36035593323/

Locomotive 4601 in storage at IRM in 2019
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photo: https://www.flickr.com/photos/152026634@N05/48851101762/



Ownership History


OwnerCar NumFromToPreservation?Loan?
Virginian (Virginia, Norfolk)1311956 1959 NO NO
Norfolk & Western (Virginia, Roanoke)2311959 1963 NO NO
New York New Haven & Hartford (Connecticut, New Haven)3001963 1969 NO NO
Penn Central (New York, New York)46011969 1976 NO NO
Conrail 46011976 1984 NO NO
General Electric (Pennsylvania, Erie)46011984 1988 NO NO
Railroad Museum of New England (Connecticut, Waterbury)46011988 2015 YES NO
Illinois Railway Museum (Illinois, Union)46012015 present YES NO


Additional Media

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Walkaround tour of locomotive 4601 from 2017
YouTube
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Lxn-0CfqpI