Talk:Pennsylvania Railroad class E2c

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Locomotive model name[edit]

I'm pretty sure this engine was called the E2c. SpaceCaptain 01:39, 7 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

This locomotive model is the E2C. There was an E3B but no such animal as an E3C. JesseSvoboda (talk) 20:08, 19 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I was going to request a page move to E2c, but this is actually an interesting question. Just based on this article's citations, Bezilla refers to the class as E2c, but Staufer refers to the class as E3c. Certainly E2c seems to be the more common name by which the class is referred to, but every reference I can find comes from a secondary, tertiary, etc. source. So I don't have satisfying proof as to whether Wikipedia is repeating Staufer's error, or if the rest of us have been repeating Bezilla's error. Modelincard (talk) 15:35, 23 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Requested move 27 March 2023[edit]

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Moved by another user. See no opposition below, so this request is granted. Thanks and kudos to editors for your input; everyone stay healthy! P.I. Ellsworth , ed. ^{put'er there} 01:45, 14 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Pennsylvania Railroad class E3c → Pennsylvania Railroad class E2c – As previously noted, the current references for this article are in conflict, with Bezilla referring to the class as E2c and Staufer referring to the class as E3c. While not absolutely conclusive, I was able to find one work which addressed both names: In "Under Pennsy Wires" by Paul Carleton, it is stated on page 153 that:

Incidentally, while many refer to these Baldwin-Westinghouse motors as class E-3c, the railroad called them E-2c's right from the start and all company rulebooks call them such.

Conversely, I am still not aware of any sources which address both classifications while reaching the conclusion that E3c is correct. Thus, I now believe that the balance of evidence tends to favor the classification of E2c as being correct. Modelincard (talk) 16:18, 27 March 2023 (UTC) — Relisting. {{ping|ClydeFranklin}} (t/c) 17:19, 3 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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