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"How Big Was Big," Page 44, 1979 |
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Here is page one of a four-page article by Robert A. Le Massena entitled "How Big Was Big?: The Dimensions Of The Standard Railroad Of The World." It was published originally in the February 1979 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 44. Photo taken by Herbert H. Harwood. Partially visible here (R to L) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6410 and another locomotive whose road number is not recorded. #6410 is a J-1A (2-10-4) "Texas" built in Juniata during June of 1943 and retired in April of 1958 after just 15 years of revenue service. |
| Photo Date: |
2/1/1979 Upload Date: 9/29/2022 12:47:03 PM |
| Location: |
Altoona(Juniata), PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Steam |
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PRR 6410(2-10-4) |
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| Title: |
"How Big Was Big," Page 45, 1979 |
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Here is page two of a four-page article by Robert A. Le Massena entitled "How Big Was Big?: The Dimensions Of The Standard Railroad Of The World." It was published originally in the February 1979 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 45. Photo taken by Don Wood in East Altoona, Pennsylvania, during the 12-day Transport Union Workers Strike of 1960. Visible on the lower right is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #7145, an EFS-17M built by GM-EMD in October of 1957 and rated at 1,750 horsepower. Photo taken from Juniata's 17th Street Bridge. |
| Photo Date: |
2/1/1979 Upload Date: 9/29/2022 12:49:08 PM |
| Location: |
Altoona(Juniata), PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Yard |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 7145(GP9) |
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| Title: |
"How Big Was Big," Page 46, 1979 |
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Here is page three of a four-page article by Robert A. Le Massena entitled "How Big Was Big?: The Dimensions Of The Standard Railroad Of The World." It was published originally in the February 1979 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 46. Top photo taken by Bert Pennypacker at the Passenger Station in North Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Shown here (R to L) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4716 and an unidentified GG-1 (2-C-C-2) electric. #4716 is a P-5A (2-C-2) electric built by Baldwin-Westinghouse during October of 1932, rated at 3,750 horsepower, and retired in May of 1965 after 33 years of faithful service. |
| Photo Date: |
2/1/1979 Upload Date: 9/29/2022 12:51:10 PM |
| Location: |
North Philadelphia, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Station,Steam,Signal,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 4716(Boxcab) |
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83 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
"How Big Was Big," Page 47, 1979 |
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Here is page four of a four-page article by Robert A. Le Massena entitled "How Big Was Big?: The Dimensions Of The Standard Railroad Of The World." It was published originally in the February 1979 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 47. Photo Caption from Fred Westing's 1974 book entitled "Pennsy Steam And Semaphores," page 54: "The eastbound 'Pennsylvania Special' has just passed Wayne station, Pa., on track No. 1 as a Paoli local rolls into the station on track 4. On track 3, a freight train hauled by an H6 sub-class engine appears in this scene in 1908." |
| Photo Date: |
2/1/1979 Upload Date: 9/29/2022 12:52:34 PM |
| Location: |
Wayne, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Station,Steam,Signal,Passenger |
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