Pennsylvania RR


Alco Re-Powered Sharks

Photos from John Mech

In anticipation that their Sharks would require rebuilding the PRR had Alco re-powered these units with 1800 hp, 12 cylinder 251B engines. They were delivered from Alco in December 1959. No other PRR Sharks were re-built.

9632A
model RF-16A
built as 9726A
c/n 75005, b/d 3/1951
retired 7/1966
9632B
model DR-4-4-1500B
built as 9583B
c/n 74157, b/d 5/1949
retired 5/1965
9633
model RF-16A
built as 2001A
c/n 75198, b/d 6/1951
retired 7/1966

9632A, 9632B, 9633
PRR 9632A, 9632B, 9633

photo credit: Alco Photo, collection of John Mech

9632B
PRR 9632B
- the last B-unit Shark to survive
- converted to mobile power unit
- now scrapped
- link to some more photos: Pennsy B-Unit Shark...
photo credit: John Mech

data source: [8] bibliography


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