PRR 5544, T-1, 1949         
Here is an original photo by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, in July of 1949. Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5544, a T-1 (4-4-4-4) "Duplex" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during July of 1946 and retired in January of 1956. At the left is PRR engine #5880 and another unit whose road number is not recorded. Both are EP-20's built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,000 horsepower each. #5880 was built in April of 1949. Partially visible at the far right are two unidentified GG-1's electrics waiting for their next assignments. Roy Healey Collection; #37 of 38.
Date: 7/24/1949 Location: Harrisburg, PA   Map Show Harrisburg on a rail map Views: 782 Collection Of:   Thomas C. Ayers
Locomotives: PRR 5544(UNKNOWN) PRR 5880(E7A)    Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
PRR 5544, T-1, 1949
Picture Categories: Steam This picture is part of album:  PRR: Healey ~> PRR Passenger Engines
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Robert Farkas General What a contrast! 3/17/2018 10:36:22 PM
Mike Woodruff General An excellent article in the January 1979 issue of TRAINS magazine by W. A. Gardiner contrasted the service histories of the T-1 and that first pair of EMD E7s. In their first six months in service, the T-1 ran 2,800 miles, the E7s 69,000 miles. 3/17/2018 11:04:02 PM

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