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PRR "Modern Cars And Locomotives: 1926," Page 8 |
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Here is page eight of a 15-page booklet published by the Pennsylvania Railroad entitled "Modern Cars And Locomotives: 1926." Depicted here are PRR engines #6556, #3976-3977, and #3914-3915. All were built in Juniata. Engine #6556 is a C-1 (0-8-0) switcher built in May of 1925 and retired in January of 1949. Engines #3976-3977 are DD-1's (2-B+B-2) built in July of 1910 and rated at 3,160 horsepower; #3976 was transferred to the Long Island Rail Road in April of 1928 and renumbered "350-B," but #3977 was retired in January of 1949. Engines #3914-3915 are B-1 (C) electric switchers built in June of 1926 and rated at 570 horsepower each; #3914 was retired in December of 1962, while #3915 was retired in January of 1963. |
| Photo Date: |
7/1/1926 Upload Date: 6/28/2022 10:46:29 PM |
| Location: |
Altoona(Juniata), PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Steam |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 6556(0-8-0) PRR 3976(Boxcab) PRR 3977(Boxcab) PRR 3914(Boxcab) PRR 3915(Boxcab) |
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Saga Of The DD-1's, Front Cover, 1956 |
| Description: |
Here is the front cover of an 11-page cover article by Frederick Westing entitled "The Locomotive That Made Penn Station Possible." It was published originally on the October 1956 issue of "Trains" magazine. Cover Caption: "DD-1 at Turtle Creek. Courtesy of Pennsylvania Railroad." Shown here is PRR engine #3977, a DD-1 built in Juniata during July of 1910, rated at 1,580 horsepower, and retired in January of 1949. Supposedly, there is a two-unit DD-1 numbered "3977" on display at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC. |
| Photo Date: |
10/1/1956 Upload Date: 6/25/2018 2:04:41 AM |
| Location: |
New York Penn Sta, NY |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Tunnel,Bridge |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 3977(Boxcab) |
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Saga Of The DD-1's, Page 28, 1956 |
| Description: |
Here is page one of an 11-page cover article by Frederick Westing entitled "The Locomotive That Made Penn Station Possible." It was published originally in the October 1956 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 28. Photo Caption: "When new, the DD-1 was the most powerful electric engine ever built." Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #3976 and #3977; their original two-digit number is "22." Both are DD-1's (2-B+B-2) built in Juniata during July of 1910 and rated at 3,160 horsepower. #3976 was transferred to the Long Island Rail Road in April of 1928 and renumbered "350-B," but #3977 was retired in January of 1949. |
| Photo Date: |
10/1/1956 Upload Date: 6/25/2018 2:09:20 AM |
| Location: |
New York Penn Sta, NY |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Tunnel,Bridge |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 3976(Boxcab) PRR 3977(Boxcab) |
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