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"Pictorial Review Of Progress," Page 4, 1953 |
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Here is page four of a 22-page booklet published by the Pennsylvania Railroad entitled "A Pictorial Review Of Progress On The Pennsylvania." It was issued originally in March of 1953. Top Photo, Partial Caption: "Here is the new all-room 'Broadway Limited' crossing New Jersey on its way from New York and Philadelphia to Chicago, drawn by one of our one-hundred electric passenger locomotives." Prominent here is PRR engine #4902, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) built in Juniata during May of 1940 and rated at 4,620 horsepower. Bottom Photo, Partial Caption: "At right is a new electric freight locomotive employing the first successful application of the ignitron rectifier, an electronic principle using large mercury arc tubes to convert alternating current, more efficiently transmitted, to direct current, used more readily by traction motors." Prominent here is PRR engine #4996, an E-3B (B-B-B) built by Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton in June of 1951, rated at 3,000 horsepower, and retired in June of 1965. |
| Photo Date: |
3/1/1953 Upload Date: 12/26/2024 11:08:07 PM |
| Location: |
Bergen, NJ |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 4996(Steeple Cab) PRR 4902(GG1) |
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"Trains" Magazine, June 1958 |
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Here is a photo from an article entitled "Who Says Everybody's Flying?" It was published originally in the June 1958 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 18. No author is specified. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4902, a GG-1 built in Juniata during May of 1940. |
| Photo Date: |
6/1/1958 Upload Date: 8/16/2017 1:23:02 AM |
| Location: |
Bergen, NJ |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 4902(GG1) |
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479 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
"Who Says Everybody's Flying," Page 18, 1958 |
| Description: |
Here is page three of a 12-page article entitled "Who Says Everybody's Flying?" It was published originally in the June 1958 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 18. Bottom Photo, Partial Caption: "The most deluxe operation under the keystone since its ancestor steamed out in 1902, Pennsy's 'Broadway' is elegant New York-Chicago transportation on fast time: 16 hours west, 15 1/2 east." Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4902, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) electric built in Juniata during May of 1940 and rated at 4,620 horsepower. |
| Photo Date: |
6/1/1958 Upload Date: 9/24/2022 6:59:00 AM |
| Location: |
Bergen, NJ |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 4902(GG1) NYC 4029(E7A) |
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169 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
"GG-1 Gets Its 25 Year Button," Page 20, 1959 |
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Here is a one-page article entitled "GG-1 Gets Its 25 Year Button." It was published originally in the September-October 1959 issue of "Pennsy" magazine, page 20. Large photos depict Pennsylvania Railroad GG-1 (2-C-C-2) electrics rated at 4,620 horsepower each. Top Photo: Engine #4899 built by General Electric in August of 1934, but renumbered "4800" in November of 1934. Middle Photo: Engine #4902 built in Juniata in May of 1940. Bottom Photo: Engine #4876 built in Juniata in January of 1939. |
| Photo Date: |
9/5/1959 Upload Date: 4/5/2022 6:00:01 AM |
| Location: |
Altoona(Juniata), PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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PRR 4800(GG1) PRR 4902(GG1) PRR 4876(GG1) |
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371 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
GG-1 4902 |
| Description: |
GG-1 # 4902 makes its stop in New Brunswick before heading to New York. |
| Photo Date: |
3/30/1968 Upload Date: 5/17/2006 8:20:05 AM |
| Location: |
New Brunswick, NJ |
| Author: |
TIMOTHY MADER |
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| Locomotives: |
PRR 4902(GG1) |
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967 Comments: 0 |
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