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In the context of this Pennsylvania Railroad Steam Turbine Sticker you get a high-quality paper, printed just for you. But there is more. From Baldwin Locomotive Works Pennsylvania Railroad S-2 Steam Turbine Locomotive In the waning years of steam, the Baldwin Locomotive Works undertook several attempts at alternative technologies to diesel power. In , Baldwin built the sole example of the S2 class, c/n , for the Pennsylvania Railroad, delivering it in September . It was the largest direct-drive steam turbine locomotive in the world and had a -6 wheel arrangement. It was originally designed as a -4, but due to shortages of lightweight materials during World War II, the S2 required additional leading and trailing wheels. Numbered on the PRR roster, the S2 had a maximum power output of 6, HP and was capable of speeds over mph . With the tender, the unit was approximately feet long. The steam turbine was a modified marine unit. While the gearing system was simpler than a generator, it had a fatal flaw: the turbine was inefficient at slow speeds. Below about mph the turbine used enormous amounts of steam and fuel. At high speeds, however, the S2 could propel heavy trains almost effortlessly and efficiently. The smooth turbine drive put far less stress on the track than a normal piston-driven locomotive. However, poor efficiency at slow speeds doomed this turbine, and with diesel-electrics being introduced, no more S2s were built. The locomotive was retired in and scrapped in May, .
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