PRR D14

PRR D14

Infobox Locomotive
name = PRR D14
powertype = Steam



caption = PRR D14a #1651 in its builders' photograph
builder = PRR Altoona Works
builddate = 1893/4
totalproduction = 22
whytetype = 4-4-0
uicclass = 2'B
gauge = RailGauge|ussg
leadingsize = convert|36|in|m|2|abbr=oncite web
url = http://prr.railfan.net/diagrams/PRRdiagrams.html?diag=d14_oldp.gif&sel=ste&sz=sm&fr=
title = PRR D14 Diagram
work = PRR.Railfan.net
author = Pennsylvania Railroad
accessdate = 2007-12-31
]
driversize = convert|78|in|m|2|abbr=on (D14)
convert|80|in|m|2|abbr=on (D14a)
convert|68|in|m|2|abbr=on (D14b/c)
wheelbase = convert|22|ft|8.5|in|m|2|abbr=on
length = convert|57|ft|6.25|in|m|2|abbr=on (including tender)
height = convert|15|ft|m|2|abbr=on

Class D14 on the Pennsylvania Railroad was a type of steam locomotive with a 4-4-0 wheel arrangement in the Whyte notation.cite book
title = Pennsy Power: Steam and Electric Locomotives of the Pennsylvania Railroad, 1900–1957
author = Staufer, Alvin F. and Pennypacker, Bert
publisher = Staufer
year = 1962
id = LOC 62-20878
] They were originally designated class P in the PRR's pre-1895 classification scheme. Twenty-two locomotives were built; six in 1893 with convert|78|in|m|2|abbr=on driving wheels, and sixteen in 1894 with convert|80|in|m|2|abbr=on drivers, classified D14a.cite web
title = PRR Steam Roster
url = http://www.northeast.railfan.net/prr_steam2.html
author = Chamberlin, Clint
work = Northeast Rails
accessdate = 2007-12-30
] Later, all sixteen class D14a were rebuilt to class D14b with convert|68|in|m|2|abbr=on drivers for secondary service after they were replaced in top-flight express service, while three of the six class D14 were similarly rebuilt to class D14c.

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