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Viewing Album: "Trains" Magazine Illustrations ~ 1940-1999
By:
Thomas C. Ayers
Dates:
11/2/1940 - 12/31/1999
Album Info:
Here are more than 100 photos and miscellaneous items of Pennsylvania Railroad-related subjects which were published originally in "Trains" magazine.
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Title:
"Trains" Magazine, October 1951
Description:
Here is a full-page advertisement for Fairbanks-Morse products which was published originally in the October 1951 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 53. Partial Caption: "When all units ordered have been shipped, Fairbanks-Morse locomotives of all classes, totaling over 281,000 hp., will be serving the Pennsylvania Railroad." Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #9454 and two more "FF" Class units whose numbers are not recorded. All were built by Fairbanks-Morse. #9454 is an FF-16 built in September of 1950, rated at 1,600 horsepower, and retired in April of 1965 after just 15 years of revenue service.
Photo Date:
10/1/1951
Upload Date:
8/30/2019 7:47:36 AM
Location:
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Signal
Locomotives:
PRR 9454(CFA16-4)
Views:
356
Comments:
0
Title:
"Trains" Magazine, December 1951
Description:
Here is a photo taken by Mr. Bert Pennypacker. It was published originally in the December 1951 issue of "Trains & Travel" magazine, page 8. Partial Caption: "Pennsylvania No. 4996 (above) is one of four new experimental 3000 h.p. electric freight units being built for the road by Westinghouse. It has been tagged a 'substation on wheels,' because its pantographs draw A.C. power from the catenary and a mercury rectifier tube converts it to D.C." which then powers the traction motors. #4996 is an E-3B (B-B-B) built by Westinghouse and Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton in June of 1951 and retired in June of 1965 after just 14 years of revenue service. The date and the location are not recorded.
Photo Date:
12/1/1951
Upload Date:
8/2/2019 3:08:07 AM
Location:
Eddystone, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Signal
Locomotives:
PRR 4996(Steeple Cab)
Views:
340
Comments:
0
Title:
"Trains" Magazine, December 1951
Description:
Here is a photo that was published originally in the December 1951 issue of "Trains & Travel" magazine, page 10. Photo Caption: "This pretty blonde has just obtained a light snack without going to the diner. She is in Pennsylvania No. 1709, the 'automat coach,' now in New York-Washington service. The coin-operated machines on both sides of the aisle dispense sandwhiches, pie, and several hot and cold drinks." Note the "No Smoking" sign! The photographer's name, the date, and the location are not recorded.
Photo Date:
12/1/1951
Upload Date:
8/10/2019 3:47:59 AM
Location:
Philadelphia, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
RollingStock,Passenger
Locomotives:
Views:
174
Comments:
0
Title:
"Trains" Magazine, December 1951
Description:
Here is a photo taken by Mr. Fred McLeod. It was published originally in the December 1951 issue of "Trains & Travel" magazine, page 29. Partial Caption: "No. 25, the Pennsylvania Railroad's westbound 'Metropolitan Limited,' gets a steam assist as she tackles the Allegheny climb up to Gallitzin Summit from Altoona, Pa., in the early afternoon [of 9 October 1949]." Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #3888 and two EP-20's whose numbers are not recorded. #3888 is a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during July of 1923 and retired in September of 1952 after 29 years of faithful service.
Photo Date:
12/1/1951
Upload Date:
8/2/2019 3:06:47 AM
Location:
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 3888(4-6-2)
Views:
248
Comments:
1
Title:
"Trains" Magazine, January 1952
Description:
Here is a photo which was published originally in the January 1952 issue of "Trains & Travel" magazine, page 35. Partial Caption: "In this 1926 photograph, a pair of Pennsylvania 2-8-0's forward 14 brand-new Long Island 1000-horsepower electric units through Lewistown, Pa. The new 0-6-0's were constructed in the Juniata Works at Altoona and were originally intended for two-unit operation over the newly electrified Bay Ridge line." The photographer's name, the locomotive and cabin car numbers, as well as the exact date are not recorded.
Photo Date:
1/1/1952
Upload Date:
2/15/2020 12:53:55 AM
Location:
Lewistown, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Station,Steam
Locomotives:
Views:
129
Comments:
0
Title:
"Trains" Magazine, March 1952
Description:
Here is a photo taken by Mr. Glenn Grabill, Jr. It was published originally in the March 1952 issue of "Trains & Travel" magazine, page 43. Partial Caption: "Before dieselization, the Pennsylvania Railroad owned 582 hippopotamus-shaped I-1 class Decapods. No. 4247, shown here on a caboose hop near Canton, O., was turned out by Baldwin in 1923...." PRR engine #4247 is an I-1SA (2-10-0) "Decapod" built by Baldwin as an I-1S during June of 1923, rebuilt in Juniata as an I-1SA in December of 1941, and retired in March of 1950 after 27 years of faithful service. The number of the N-6 cabin car is not recorded.
Photo Date:
3/1/1952
Upload Date:
8/24/2019 3:26:04 AM
Location:
Canton, OH
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 4247(2-10-0)
Views:
272
Comments:
0
Title:
"Trains" Magazine, April 1952
Description:
Here is a photo taken by Mr. George J. Sennhauser. It was published originally in the April 1952 issue of "Trains & Travel" magazine, page 47. Revised Caption: "Large diesel transfer locomotives sometimes offer their crews no more visibility ahead than did the steam engines they replaced. The fireman on this big Lima-Hamilton diesel will see around the left-hand curves of the Pennsylvania's Panhandle Division between Dennison and Mingo Junction, O., before the engineer will. The 2500-horsepower engine is Pennsy's No. 8948." Shown here is a view from the fireman's seat in PRR engine #8948, an LS-25M built in August of 1951 and retired in July of 1966 after just 15 years of revenue service.
Photo Date:
4/1/1952
Upload Date:
8/30/2019 7:44:36 AM
Location:
Dennison, OH
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
InCab
Locomotives:
PRR 8948(LT-2500)
Views:
304
Comments:
0
Title:
"Trains" Magazine, July 1952
Description:
Here is a photo taken by Mr. Harold M. Lambert. It was published originally in the July 1952 issue of "Trains & Travel" magazine, pages 42-43. Partial Caption: "This photo shows a Pennsylvania Railroad freight, powered by an H-9 Consolidation, traversing a high line in the complex maze of track in Philadelphia, the focal point of the Pennsy's vast operations." Note the head-end brakeman, riding atop the second boxcar in the days before the High Line was electrified!
Photo Date:
7/1/1952
Upload Date:
8/24/2019 3:29:33 AM
Location:
West Philadelphia, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge,Yard,Steam
Locomotives:
Views:
133
Comments:
0
Title:
"Trains" Magazine, December 1952
Description:
Here is a photo taken by Mr. Henry J. Ehlbeck. It was published originally in the December 1952 issue of "Trains & Travel" magazine, page 37. Photo Caption: "From under the catenary-laced girders of the Pennsylvania Railroad's bridge across the Passaic River, a GG-1 electric locomotive sweeps southbound into the Newark (N.J.) station." Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4890, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) built in Juniata during March of 1940, rated at 4,620 horsepower, owned successively by the Penn Central Railroad and Amtrak, donated initially to the B&O Railroad Museum, and transferred to the National Railroad Museum in Green Bay (Wisconsin) during 1995.
Photo Date:
12/1/1952
Upload Date:
2/26/2020 1:06:43 AM
Location:
Newark, NJ
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge,Station,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 4890(GG1)
Views:
369
Comments:
1
Title:
"Trains" Magazine, February 1953
Description:
Here is a full-page advertisement for American Locomotive Company products which was published originally in the February 1953 issue of "Trains & Travel" magazine, page 4. Top Photo, Partial Caption: "When the Pennsylvania Railroad played such a prominent part in the movement of troops and munitions during the Civil War, one of its most powerful locomotives was No. 234." PRR engine #234 is a 4-6-0 "Mogul" built by the Rogers Locomotive Company during 1862 and retired in January of 1880. Bottom Photo, Partial Caption: "Here ALCO-GE motive power speeds a long passenger train through the Pennsy's famous Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pa." PRR engine #5755 is an AP-20 built by ALCo in November of 1947, rated at 2,000 horsepower, later regeared & reclassified as an AFP-20, and retired in September of 1962.
Photo Date:
2/1/1953
Upload Date:
8/30/2019 8:58:08 AM
Location:
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 234(4-6-0)
PRR 5755(PA1)
Views:
549
Comments:
0
Title:
"Trains" Magazine, April 1953
Description:
Here is a half-page book review by David P. Morgan of Alfred W. Bruce's (1952) tome entitled "The Steam Locomotive In American." The review was published in the April 1953 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 80. Photo Caption: "Pennsy's S-1 class 6-4-4-6: 'probably the best-appearing [streamlined] job.'" Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6100, an S-1 (6-4-4-6) built in Juniata during January of 1939 and retired in January of 1949 after just ten years of revenue service.
Photo Date:
4/1/1953
Upload Date:
8/31/2019 10:33:45 AM
Location:
Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
Views:
388
Comments:
0
Title:
"Trains" Magazine, August 1953
Description:
Here is a photo that was published originally in the August 1953 issue of "Trains & Travel" magazine, pages 46-47. Photo Caption: "What, another Geep? Pennsy No. 8798 passes through the Morrisville (Pa.) yard with 12 big storage tanks for a new brewery at Newark, N.J." #8798 is an ES-15M road switcher built by GM-EMD in January of 1952 and rated at 1,500 horsepower. The photographer's name and the exact date are not recorded.
Photo Date:
8/1/1953
Upload Date:
10/22/2022 8:24:42 PM
Location:
Morrisville, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
PRR 8798(GP7)
Views:
109
Comments:
0
Title:
"Trains" Magazine, January 1954
Description:
Here is a photo taken by Mr. E. Treloar. It was published originally in the January 1954 issue of "Trains & Travel" magazine, page 36. Photo Caption: "A 2-10-4 takes an eastbound freight down the multiple-track main line of the Pennsylvania at South Fork, Pa., en route from Pittsburgh to Altoona. Tonnage is indicative of parallel industrial territory." The locomotive's road number and the date are not recorded.
Photo Date:
1/1/1954
Upload Date:
8/12/2019 9:25:41 AM
Location:
South Fork, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
Views:
174
Comments:
0
Title:
"Trains" Magazine, July 1954
Description:
Here is a photo taken by Mr. Ralph E. Hallock. It was published originally in the July 1954 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 36. Partial Caption: "Framed by the graceful arches of the George Westinghouse Memorial Bridge, Pennsy's eastbound 'Juniata' noses through Turtle Creek Valley in East Pittsburgh, Pa." Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #5713 and another E-8 whose number is not recorded. Both are EP-22's built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,250 horsepower each. #5713 was built in October of 1952.
Photo Date:
7/1/1954
Upload Date:
8/16/2019 2:30:48 AM
Location:
East Pittsburgh, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 5713(E8A)
Views:
333
Comments:
0
Title:
"Trains" Magazine, July 1955
Description:
Here is a photo from an article by David P. Morgan entitled "Straight Talk From The Pennsy." It was published originally in the July 1955 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 20. The photographer is not identified. Shown here (L to R) are three Pennsylvania Railroad locomotives: #4844, #6753, and an unidentified "EF" Class diesel built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower. #4844 is a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) electric built in Juniata during May of 1935 and rated at 4,620 horsepower. #6753 is an M-1A (4-8-2) "Mountain" built in Juniata in May of 1930 and retired in February of 1958.
Photo Date:
7/1/1955
Upload Date:
8/21/2022 1:28:12 PM
Location:
Enola, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 4844(GG1)
Views:
168
Comments:
0
Title:
"Trains" Magazine, January 1956
Description:
Here is a photo taken by Mr. Clarence R.Weaver. It was published originally in the December 1956 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 8. Photo Caption: "To entertain a recent model railroader convention in Baltimore, Md., the Pennsy de-mothballed the old-timers it keeps at Northumberland, Pa., and sent them down behind a Geep. From the GP-7 back, the train includes 2-8-0 No. 1187, 4-4-0 No. 1223, 4-4-2 No. 7002, the John Bull (on flats), and open-ended coaches." #8548 is an ES-15M road switcher built by GM-EMD in September of 1953 and rated at 1,500 horsepower.
Photo Date:
1/1/1956
Upload Date:
8/10/2019 8:00:27 PM
Location:
Northumberland, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 8548(GP7)
PRR 1223(4-4-0)
PRR 7002(4-4-2)
PRR JOHNBULL(2-4-0)
PRR 1187(2-8-0)
Views:
1506
Comments:
0
Title:
"Trains" Magazine, January 1956
Description:
Here is a photo taken by Mr. Don Wood. It was published originally in the December 1956 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 9. Photo Caption: "New dress for a grand lady. Pennsy GG-1 No. 4885, attired in a wide gold stripe and an oversize keystone insignia, whips the 'Silver Meteor' through Rahway, N.J., at 90 miles per hour. Unfortunately, revised GG-1 experimental paint schemes include an all-silver one." Shown here is PRR engine #4885, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) built in Juniata during March of 1939 and rated at 4,620 horsepower.
Photo Date:
1/1/1956
Upload Date:
8/10/2019 7:58:39 PM
Location:
Rahway, NJ
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Passenger
Locomotives:
Views:
196
Comments:
0
Title:
"Trains" Magazine, March 1956
Description:
Here are two photos that were published originally in the March 1956 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 9. Top Photo, Revised Caption: "Largest freight-car repair operation under one roof ~ that's the boast of Pennsy's new Samuel Rea Shop at Hollidaysburg, Pa. The structure covers 17 acres, cost 12-million dollars, is now rebuilding coal cars on a 1/2 mile production line. Ultimate daily capacity: 50 cars." Bottom Photo, Partial Caption: "'Don't Stand Me Still!' message on sides of Pennsy box 24210 underlines road's campaign to ease car shortages by improved utilization of equipment."
Photo Date:
3/1/1956
Upload Date:
8/17/2019 1:47:56 AM
Location:
Hollidaysburg, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
RollingStock,Yard
Locomotives:
Views:
394
Comments:
0
Title:
"Trains" Magazine, April 1956
Description:
Here is a photo taken by Mr. W.A. Burke. It was published originally in the April 1956 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 8. Photo Caption: "Over-all coat of aluminum paint, tuscan red stripe, black roof and lettering clothe one of Pennsy's famous GG-1's ~ one of two given different experimental color schemes. Locomotives are being used on crack streamliners." Shown here is PRR engine #4866, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) built in Juniata during January of 1938 and rated at 4,620 horsepower.
Photo Date:
4/1/1956
Upload Date:
8/11/2019 1:36:19 AM
Location:
Wilmington, DE
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
Views:
298
Comments:
0
Title:
"Trains" Magazine, October 1956
Description:
Here is a photo taken by Mr. G.G. Grabill, Jr. It was published originally in the October 1956 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 54. Photo Caption: "You could have fooled 'em. K-4 5371 (at Columbus, O., in 1937) looked like an M-1." #5371 is a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during May of 1924 and retired in March of 1950 after 26 years of faithful service. Mr. Charles W. Burns (of Steger, Illinois) adds: "This is ~ or was ~ the only K-4s that could be mistaken for an M-1 when seen head-on. It was the only one with roller bearing rods, lightweight pistons, crossheads, rods, piston rods, and crankpins. It was used between Columbus and Pittsburgh until it was more or less bumped by the diesels. The air reservoir was moved to allow for clearance of the rods due to increased diameter of the big end of the main rods with roller bearings. I think it made a very handsome K-4." (Page 54)
Photo Date:
10/1/1956
Upload Date:
8/22/2022 2:23:00 PM
Location:
Columbus, OH
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 5371(4-6-2)
Views:
105
Comments:
0
Title:
"Trains" Magazine, April 1957
Description:
Here is a photo from a section edited by Rosemary Entringer called "Would you believe it?" It was published originally in the April 1957 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 49. Partial Caption: "One generous dome served two purposes....Sand dome was around steam dome, but leakage moistened sand and device proved unsatisfbctory." Shown here is what would become PRR engine #7027, an E-7SA (4-4-2) "Atlantic" built in Juniata as E-2 number "27" for the Pittsburgh, Ft. Wayne, & Chicago Railroad during 1901, acquired by the PRR and renumbered "7027" in 1903, rebuilt as an E-7SA in November of 1918, and retired in April of 1930 after 29 years of faithful service.
Photo Date:
4/1/1957
Upload Date:
6/9/2018 1:34:03 AM
Location:
Chicago, IL
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 7027(4-4-2)
Views:
407
Comments:
0
Title:
"Trains" Magazine, June 1957
Description:
Here is a photo taken by Mr. Clayton Tinkham. It was published originally in the June 1957 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 58. Photo Caption: "Centipedes in happier days before being relegated to Pennsylvania's grubbier jobs." Shown here (L to R) is PRR engine #5833 and another "Centipede" whose road number is not recorded. Both are BP-60's built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works, rated at 3,000 horsepower each, and later regeared and reclassified as 2,500 horsepower BH-50's. #5833 was built in February of 1948 and retired in April of 1962 after just 14 years of revenue service.
Photo Date:
6/1/1957
Upload Date:
8/16/2019 2:28:28 AM
Location:
Pittsburgh, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 5833(DR12-8-1500/2)
Views:
385
Comments:
2
Title:
"Trains" Magazine, October 1957
Description:
Here is a photo taken by Mr. Bud Rothaar. It was published originally in the October 1957 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 8. Partial Caption: "In her 39 years of service, K-4 No. 1361 rolled up mileage equivalent to 100 trips around the world." #1361 is a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during May of 1918, retired in September of 1956, enshrined at the Horseshoe Curve on 8 June 1957, and restored for excursion service in April of 1987. Also visible on the right is a pair of unidentified Baldwin-built "Centipedes" proceeding around the Curve and down to East Altoona where they will begin yet another helper/pusher run up "The Mountain."
Photo Date:
10/1/1957
Upload Date:
6/13/2018 2:24:20 AM
Location:
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 1361(4-6-2)
Views:
685
Comments:
0
Title:
"Trains" Magazine, October 1957
Description:
Here are two photos taken by Mr. Paul Carleton. They were published originally in the October 1957 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 8. Both photos and captions pertain to seven Great Northern Railroad Y-1 electric locomotives that were acquired by the Pennsylvania Railroad and rebuilt as FF-2's at the latter's Erecting & Machine Shop in Altoona, Pennsylvania. Prominent in the left-hand photo is PRR engine #9622, an AF-16 built by the American Locomotive Company in November of 1951, rated at 1,600 horsepower, and etired in January of 1967. Pictured in the right-hand photo is PRR engine #5, an FF-2 built by ALCo-GE during 1930, rated at 3,300 horsepower, and retired in April of 1965.
Photo Date:
10/1/1957
Upload Date:
6/13/2018 2:26:47 AM
Location:
Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
PRR 9622(FA2)
PRR 5(Boxcab)
Views:
761
Comments:
0
Title:
"Trains" Magazine, June 1958
Description:
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)
Views:
473
Comments:
0
Title:
"Trains" Magazine, October 1958
Description:
Here are an illustration and a photo published originally in the October 1958 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 9. Partial Caption: "Thirty new St. Louis rapid-transit cars for Pennsy's Hudson & Manhattan are 51 feet long, carry 100 persons, weigh 29-1/2 tons." Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad rapid-transit car #1200. The photographer, the date, and the location are not recorded.
Photo Date:
10/1/1958
Upload Date:
8/24/2019 3:37:48 AM
Location:
Newark, NJ
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 1200(Electric M.U.)
Views:
194
Comments:
0
Title:
"Trains" Magazine, December 1960
Description:
Here is a photo taken by Mr. E.J. Keller. It was published originally in the December 1960 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 9. Photo Caption: "Wreck on Pennsy main line at Edgewood, Md., last July 21 produced push-pull movements via Baltimore & Ohio to bypass accident. Three unit B&O diesel (out of sight) is moving this train, dead GG-1, and borrowed RF&P diesels away from camera to Perryville." The train number and the locomotive road numbers are not recorded.
Photo Date:
12/1/1960
Upload Date:
3/9/2017 3:18:59 AM
Location:
Perryville, MD
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Wreck,Passenger
Locomotives:
Views:
324
Comments:
0
Title:
"Trains" Magazine, December 1960
Description:
Here is a photo taken by Mr. Bernard L. Albert. It was published originally in the December 1960 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 9. Photo Caption: "'Switchmobile' 89240 of Pennsy was built by Le Tourneau-Westinghouse, switches in Jersey City, is rated at 1000 tons capacity."
Photo Date:
12/1/1960
Upload Date:
3/9/2017 3:20:14 AM
Location:
Jersey City, NJ
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
RollingStock
Locomotives:
PRR 89240(UNKNOWN)
Views:
314
Comments:
0
Title:
"Trains" Magazine, July 1962
Description:
Here is a nighttime photo taken by Mr. Jim Shaughnessy. It was published originally in the July 1961 issue of "Trains" magazine, pages 38-39. Photo Caption: "Pennsy yard engine 3921* little more than one pantograph long, is about as compact a shifter as one could design ~ electric, steam, or diesel. The B-1, caught in flash-bulb glare in Sunnyside'Yard, Long Island, measures just 31-1/2 feet over all, weighs 157,000 pounds, exerts 39,250 pounds tractive effort. Pennsy acquired 28 of these 15.9 mph, 570 h.p. shifters between 1926 and 1935 (the 3921 was built in [Juniata during] 1926, converted to 11,000-volt A.C. in 1934)." #3921 was built in Juniata during June of 1926 and retired in January of 1962 after 36 years' service.
Photo Date:
7/1/1961
Upload Date:
12/21/2016 6:58:50 AM
Location:
Long Island City, NY
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Night,Yard,Signal
Locomotives:
PRR 3921(BP4)
Views:
415
Comments:
0
Title:
"Trains" Magazine, December 1962
Description:
Here is a photo taken by Mr. J.E. Bradley. It was published originally in the December 1962 issue of "Trains" magazine, pages 28-29. Partial Caption: "Into the shadows of Harrisburg's ancient trainshed trundles Pennsylvania No. 16, the eastbound Pittsburgh-New York 'Duquesne.' During the 5-minute layover, the E-7 diesel units will be replaced by a GG-1 electric." Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #5854 and another "EP" Class unit whose number is not recorded. Both are EP-20's built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,000 horsepower each. #5854 was constructed in September of 1947.
Photo Date:
12/1/1962
Upload Date:
8/24/2019 3:22:42 AM
Location:
Harrisburg, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Station,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 5854(E7A)
Views:
157
Comments:
0
Title:
"Trains" Magazine, December 1962
Description:
Here are two photos taken by Mr. Clifford A. Redanz. They were published originally in the December 1962 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 37. Dual Caption: "The brawn of F-7's on the point and a brace of Alco hoods behind the cabin car is needed to boost Buffalo-New York symbol freight BNY-16's 115 cars over the grade just south of Holland, N.Y., at 15 mph a few minutes after 8 a.m. on March 10, 1962." Left-Hand Photo: Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #9769 and another "EF" Class unit whose number is not recorded. Both were built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9769 was built in January of 1951 and retired in August of 1967. Right-Hand Photo: Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #8598, #8438, and another "AS" Class unit whose number is not recorded. All are AS-16M's built by the American Locomotive Company and rated at 1,600 horsepower each. #8598 was built in December of 1955, while # 8438 was built in November of 1953. They're behind PRR N-5C cabin car #477903.
Photo Date:
12/1/1962
Upload Date:
8/24/2019 3:19:00 AM
Location:
Holland, NY
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
RollingStock,Winter
Locomotives:
PRR 9769(F7A)
PRR 8598(RS3)
PRR 8438(RS3)
Views:
505
Comments:
0
Title:
"Trains" Magazine, April 1964
Description:
Here is a photo that was published originally in the April 1964 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 38. It was the lead photo of an 11-page article by Bert Pennypacker entitled "All About America's Largest Locomotive Fleet." Photo Caption: "Low-nose GE U-25B's 2500, [2508], and 2502 exert a total of 7500 h.p. climbing westward around Horse Shoe Curve." Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #2500, #2508, and #2502. All are GF-25's built by General Electric in 1962 and rated at 2,500 horsepower each; #2500 and #2502 were constructed in August, while #2508 was built one month later.
Photo Date:
4/16/1964
Upload Date:
9/28/2022 11:02:38 PM
Location:
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
PRR 2500(U25B)
PRR 2508(U25B)
Views:
220
Comments:
0
Title:
"Trains" Magazine, December 1967
Description:
Here is a photo that was published originally in the December 1967 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 42. Partial Caption: "U-30C's are 67 feet 3 inches long, can be ballasted from a basic 360,000 to 420,000 pounds, carry 4000 gallons of fuel, incorporate GE's FDL16D V-16 engine, and can be geared from 70 mph." Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6539, a GF-30A built by General Electric in February of 1967 and rated at 3,000 horsepower. There were just five engines of this class; they were the last locomotives ever ordered by and delivered to the "Standard Railroad of the World."
Photo Date:
12/1/1967
Upload Date:
7/22/2018 11:50:24 AM
Location:
Erie, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
PRR 6539(U30C)
Views:
632
Comments:
0
Title:
"Trains" Magazine, December 1967
Description:
Here is a photo taken by Mr. Louis A. Marre. It was published originally in the December 1967 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 46. Partial Caption: "Pioneering high-horsepower hoods ~ Fairbanks-Morse 2000 h.p. H-20-44's ~ groove the cobblestones of riverfront industria trackage of the Pennsylvania on September 18, 1965." Alas, their road numbers are not recorded.
Photo Date:
12/1/1967
Upload Date:
7/22/2018 11:52:03 AM
Location:
Cincinnati, OH
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge
Locomotives:
Views:
128
Comments:
0
Title:
"Trains" Magazine, April 1968
Description:
Here is a photo taken by Mr. John G. Williams, Jr. It was published originally in the April 1968 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 8. Partial Caption: "On Merger Day plus 10, a westbound Penn Central freight ascends Horse Shoe Curve behind a locomotive team consisting of freshly repainted EMD SD-40 6056 and unrelettered ex-PRR Geep calves. Initially at least, new 'two worms in love' PC logo is eing carried in white on nose and flanks." Shown here (L to R) are Penn Central engines #6056, #3816-B, and #3835-B. All were built by GM-EMD for the Pennsylvania Railroad. #6056 is an SD40 built in February of 1966 and rated at 3,000 horsepower. #3816 and #3835 are both GP9 B-units rated at 1,750 horsepower each; #3816 was built in November of 1957, while #3835 was constructed in October of 1959.
Photo Date:
4/1/1968
Upload Date:
4/12/2022 8:50:31 PM
Location:
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Winter
Locomotives:
PC 6056(SD40)
PC 3816-B(GP9B)
PC 3835-B(GP9B)
Views:
209
Comments:
0
Title:
"Trains" Magazine, June 1968
Description:
Here is a photo that was published originally in the June 1968 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 41. Photo Caption: "'All Muscle': Pennsy's Q2-class duplex-drive 4-4-6-4's had impressive specs, but they were overtaken by diesels before Altoona could iron out developmental design bugs." Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6195, a Q-2 (4-4-6-4) "Duplex" built in Juniata during June of 1945 and retired in January of 1956 after just 11 years of revenue service. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded.
Photo Date:
6/1/1968
Upload Date:
4/12/2022 8:52:25 PM
Location:
Crestline, OH
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 6195(UNKNOWN)
Views:
179
Comments:
0
Title:
"Trains" Magazine, August 1968
Description:
Here is a photo taken by Mr. W.R. Osborne. It was included in his six-page camera study entitled "West Trenton ~ 1938" that was published originally in the August 1968 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 46. Partial Caption: "Oh, Oh ~ a wreck on Pennsy's main line has required rerouting over the Reading. The train's inoperative GG-1 electric is piloted west through West Trenton by footboarded L-1 Mike No. 3579." PRR engine #3579 is an L-1S (2-8-2) "Mikado" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during January of 1919 and retired in January of 1948 after 29 years of faithful service. The exact date is not recorded.
Photo Date:
8/1/1968
Upload Date:
8/15/2019 1:57:30 AM
Location:
West Trenton, NJ
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Station,Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 3579(2-8-2)
Views:
278
Comments:
0
Title:
"Trains" Magazine, October 1973
Description:
Here is a photo taken by Mr. J.C. Smith, Jr. It was published originally in the October 1973 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 15. Photo Caption: "Wearing Amtrak digits and PC paint, GG1 907 takes a Philadelphia-bound Amtrak 'clocker' past new fill and catenary poles at Elizabeth, N.J. The construction will allow better superelevation of track and thus ease (but not eliminate) a speed-restricting reverse curve." Amtrak engine #907 was built by the Pennsylvania Railroad in Juniata during June of 1940 and originally numbered "4906."
Photo Date:
10/1/1973
Upload Date:
9/6/2017 4:00:42 AM
Location:
Elizabeth, NJ
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Passenger
Locomotives:
AMTK 907(GG1)
Views:
321
Comments:
0
Title:
"Trains" Magazine, October 1973
Description:
Here is a photo taken by Mr. W. Frank Clodfelter. It was published originally in the October 1973 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 33. Photo Caption: "A rare Pennsylvania K5 walks a string of varnish up a slight grade approaching Timonium, Md., en route from Harrisburg, Pa., to Baltimore in the early Forties when this railroad was advertised as The Standard Railroad of the World. These brothers to the world-famous K4's were built with greater starting tractive force and greater power than the K4's, and carried a boiler pressure of 250 pounds per square inch. Only two were built (in 1929) ~ No. 5699 shown here, and No. 5698." Engine #5699 was built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during March of 1929 and retired in September of 1953 after 24 years of faithful service.
Photo Date:
10/1/1973
Upload Date:
9/6/2017 4:02:44 AM
Location:
Timonium, MD
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 5699(4-6-2)
Views:
606
Comments:
1
Title:
"Trains" Magazine, October 1973
Description:
Here is a photo taken by Mr. Bert Pennypacker. It was published originally in the October 1973 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 55. Photo Caption: "Lest you readers receive the impression that Pennsy's G5s Ten-Wheelers regularly ran on only two railroads ~ parent PRR and suburban subsidiary Long Island ~ herewith is a photo of G5 1813 (renumbered from the 5700 series) at Tuckahoe, N.J., on the Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines with a Wildwood connection circa the early 1950's." PRR engine #1813 was built in Juniata as number "5701" in August of 1924, renumbered "1813" in January of 1952, and retired in October of 1955 after 31 years of service.
Photo Date:
10/1/1973
Upload Date:
9/6/2017 4:03:40 AM
Location:
Tuckahoe, NJ
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 1813(4-6-0)
Views:
386
Comments:
0
Title:
"Trains" Magazine, October 1973
Description:
Here is part one of a two-part traffic-density map by David P. Morgan entitled "How much moves where on Penn Central." It was published lriginally in the October 1973 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 16. Textual Quote: "A traffic-density map shows how many tons a railsoad hauls where ~ i.e., explains its reason for being or, frequently in the context of Eastern railroading in 1973, its reason for nlt being. This Penn Central map, revised on March 27, 1973, is a key exhibit in current Congressional deliberations on how to ration~lize excess rail fixed plant."
Photo Date:
10/10/1973
Upload Date:
9/8/2022 12:42:22 PM
Location:
Chicago, IL
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Track
Locomotives:
Views:
60
Comments:
0
Title:
"Trains" Magazine, October 1973
Description:
Here is part two of a two-part sraffic-density map by David P. Morgan entitled "How much moves where on Penn Central." It was published originally in the October 1973 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 17. Textual Quote: "A traffic-density map shows how many tons a railroad hauls where ~ i.e., e{plains its reason for being or, frequently in the context of Eastern railroading in 1973, its reason for not being. This Penn Central map, revised on March 27, 1973, is a key exhibit in current Congressional deliberations on how to rationalize excess rail fixed plant."
Photo Date:
10/10/1973
Upload Date:
9/8/2022 12:44:31 PM
Location:
New York, NY
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Track
Locomotives:
Views:
57
Comments:
0
Title:
"Trains" Magazine, March 1975
Description:
Here is a photo that was published originally in the March 1975 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 2. Partial Caption: "The first E-60CP electric locomotive to bear Amtrak colors poses for an official portrait on the test track outside of General Electric's plant at Erie, Pa., in November 1974. Twenty-six of the 71-foot-long units are scheduled to succeed most of the former Pennsy GG-1's now in Amtrak service in the Northeast Corridor. The first 15 E-60CP's have water (4800-gallon) and fuel (500-gallon) tanks for steam heating of trains; the others are equipped with a motor alternator set to provide auxiliary power for electric train heating." Shown here is Amtrak engine #951, an E-60CP built by GE during November of 1974.
Photo Date:
3/1/1975
Upload Date:
9/26/2017 2:06:17 AM
Location:
Erie, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Passenger
Locomotives:
AMTK 951(E60)
Views:
525
Comments:
0
Title:
"Trains" Magazine, January 1979
Description:
Here is a photo taken by Mr. Ray E. Tobey. It was published originally in the January 1979 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 32. Photo Caption: "New E-7 cabs on Pennsylvania No. 25, the Metropolitan, get an assist upgrade around Horse Shoe Curve from the 4162, an L-1 2-8-2 Juniata grad of 1917." Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #4162, #5853, and another unit whose number is not recorded. #4162 is an L-1S (2-8-2) "Mikado" built in Juniata during 1917 and retired in June of 1949. #5853 is an EP-20 built by GM-EMD in September of 1947 and rated at 2,000 horsepower. As such, this photo was taken sometime between September of 1947 and June of 1949.
Photo Date:
1/1/1979
Upload Date:
4/5/2018 3:27:02 AM
Location:
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 4162(2-8-2)
PRR 5853(E7A)
Views:
474
Comments:
0
Title:
"Trains" Magazine, February 1979
Description:
Here is a photo taken by Mr. N. Kent Loudon. It was published originally in the February 1979 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 2. Partial Caption: "Last run of Amtrak 430, Harrisburg-Washington section of the 'National Limited,' on October 28, 1978, was marked by railfan groups with the addition of a coach-diner to the normal single coach and by GG-1 4935 up front. Train exits Wildcat Tunnel on CR's Columbia and Port Deposit line just south of Peach Bottom, Pa." #4935 is a GG-1 built in Juniata during March of 1943 and rated at 4,620 horsepower. It is presently on display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg.
Photo Date:
2/1/1979
Upload Date:
4/5/2018 5:19:15 AM
Location:
Peach Bottom, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Tunnel,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 4935(GG1)
Views:
660
Comments:
1
Title:
"Trains" Magazine, February 1979
Description:
Here is a photo taken by Mr. D.O. Jones. It was published originally in the February 1979 issue of "Trains" magazine, pages 42-43. Partial Caption: "In times past, diesels then commomplace but now revered in memory did the honors on the Long Branch. In June 1960 at Red Bank, we see . . . Pennsy BP-20-class passenger Shark 5779 on a race special for Monmouth Park." #5779 is a BP-20 built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in October of 1948, rated at 2,000 horsepower, and retired in May of 1965.
Photo Date:
2/2/1979
Upload Date:
4/5/2018 5:22:08 AM
Location:
Red Bank, NJ
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Station,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 5779(DR6-4-2000)
Views:
651
Comments:
1
Title:
"Trains" Magazine, October 1979
Description:
Here is a photo taken by Mr. D.T. Walker. It was published originally in the October 1979 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 18. Photo Caption: "Stripped of pantographs, numbers crossed out, Conrail GG-1's 4936, 4801, and 4811 were at Waverly Yard, Newark, N.J., in the consist of ENSE-5 at 7:30 p.m. on July 5, 1979, en route to scrap. Total of active GG-1's is down to 65 units in the employ of Amtrak, CR, and NJDOT as age and impending line voltage changes doom the streamlined 2-C+C-2's." All three GG-1's were built originally for the Pennsylvania Railroad, and their PRR numbers were the same as their CR numbers. Engine #4936 was built in Juniata during April of 1943, engine #4801 was built by General Electric during May of 1935, while engine #4811 was constructed by General Electric during July of 1935.
Photo Date:
10/1/1979
Upload Date:
9/9/2017 1:12:27 AM
Location:
Newark, NJ
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
CR 4936(GG1)
CR 4801(GG1)
CR 4811(GG1)
Views:
717
Comments:
0
Title:
"Trains" Magazine, January 2004
Description:
Here is a photo taken by Mr. Brian Solomon. It was published originally in the January 2004 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 82. Partial Caption: "Amtrak ran former Pennsylvania Railroad E8s 5711 and 5809 on an October 11, 2003, excursion over Norfolk Southern's Buffalo Line between Lock Haven and Keating, Pa."
Photo Date:
1/1/2004
Upload Date:
12/9/2021 5:18:00 PM
Location:
Renovo, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 5711(E8A)
PRR 5809(E8A)
Views:
347
Comments:
0
Title:
"Trains" Magazine, January 2004
Description:
Here is a photo taken by the Kaufman & Fabry Co. It was published originally in the January 2004 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 98. Partial Caption: "Piggyback, as it turned out, for the most part converted what had previously been boxcar traffic into piggyback traffic.... Today, the most rapidly growing segment of the market consists of long-haul traffic delivered to the railroads by the truckers themselves." Prominent here are PRR F-30D flatcar #478462 and KMS 40-foot highway trailer #1663.
Photo Date:
1/1/2004
Upload Date:
12/9/2021 5:20:15 PM
Location:
Philadelphia, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
RollingStock
Locomotives:
Views:
78
Comments:
0
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