The Pennsylvania Railroad S2 was a 6-8-6 steam locomotive in the "Turbine" series.
History
The S2 Locomotive was built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1944 with the first locomotive No. 6200 rolled out.
The S2 was used for freight and passenger service for the Pennsylvania Railroad and proved to be powerful and capable, with reserves of power at speed and reasonable fuel economy.
The turbine drive was easy on the track and allowed more power at the rail. While economical at speed, the locomotive was highly uneconomical at lower speed and The turbine used less steam than conventional locomotives above 30 mph (48 km/h), but below that the locomotive used too much steam and fuel.
It was retired from service in 1946 and it was scrapped in 1953 After 13 Years of Storage.
Trivia
No. 6200 was the sole example of the 6-8-6 wheel arrangement in the Whyte notation, with a six-wheel leading truck, eight driving wheels, and a six-wheel trailing truck.
The S2 used a direct-drive steam turbine; the turbine was geared to the center pair of axles with the outer two axles connected by side rods.
he large 16-wheel tender was similar to that used on the PRR's other large passenger locomotives, the T1 and S1.
The locomotive proved to be powerful and capable, with reserves of power at speed and reasonable fuel economy.
The locomotive even operate with Smoke Deflectors.