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Viewing Album: PRR: "Pictorial Review Of Progress," ~ 1953
By:
Thomas C. Ayers
Dates:
3/1/1953 - 3/1/1953
Album Info:
Here are the complete contents 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. No author is specified.
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Title:
"Pictorial Review Of Progress," Front Cover, 1953
Description:
Here is the front cover 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.
Photo Date:
3/1/1953
Upload Date:
12/26/2024 11:05:52 PM
Location:
Philadelphia, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
Views:
25
Comments:
0
Title:
"Pictorial Review Of Progress," Page 1, 1953
Description:
Here is page one 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. Complete Caption: "Suburban Station building in downtown Philadelphia. Home office for the Pennsylvania Railroad Company."
Photo Date:
3/1/1953
Upload Date:
12/26/2024 11:06:51 PM
Location:
Philadelphia, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Station,Passenger
Locomotives:
Views:
20
Comments:
0
Title:
"Pictorial Review Of Progress," Page 2, 1953
Description:
Here is page two 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. Partial Caption: "New and repaired freight cars rolling to service." Pictured in the foreground is PRR engine #6816, an M-1 (4-8-2) "Mountain" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during September of 1926 and retired in June of 1959. Partially visible at the right is PRR engine #9576, a BF-15 constructed by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in March of 1949, rated at 1,500 horsepower, and retired in December of 1963.
Photo Date:
3/1/1953
Upload Date:
12/26/2024 11:07:16 PM
Location:
Derry, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Winter,Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 6816(4-8-2)
PRR 9576(DR4-4-15)
Views:
25
Comments:
0
Title:
"Pictorial Review Of Progress," Page 3, 1953
Description:
Here is page three 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: "This is the New York-Washington-St. Louis 'St. Louisan' crossing the Little Juniata River in central Pennsylvania." Prominent here is PRR engine #5901, an EP-20 built by GM-EMD in September of 1945, rated at 2,000 horsepower, and presently on display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg. Bottom Photo, Partial Caption: "This three-unit, 6,000 horsepower diesel-electric freight unit is shown pulling a fast, through train near Chicago." Prominent here is PRR engine #9465, an FF-20 built by Fairbanks-Morse in January of 1948, rated at 2,000 horsepower, and retired in September of 1962.
Photo Date:
3/1/1953
Upload Date:
12/26/2024 11:07:39 PM
Location:
Union Furnace, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 5901(E7A)
PRR 9465(ERIE-A)
Views:
34
Comments:
0
Title:
"Pictorial Review Of Progress," Page 4, 1953
Description:
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)
Views:
32
Comments:
0
Title:
"Pictorial Review Of Progress," Page 5, 1953
Description:
Here is page five 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. Right-Hand Photo Caption: "Heavy diesel repairs are made at the Altoona Works." Partially visible here is PRR engine #5857, an EP-20 built by GM-EMD in February of 1948 and rated at 2,000 horsepower.
Photo Date:
3/1/1953
Upload Date:
12/26/2024 11:08:30 PM
Location:
Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
PRR 5857(E7A)
Views:
28
Comments:
0
Title:
"Pictorial Review Of Progress," Page 6, 1953
Description:
Here is page six 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. Complete Caption: "Work has begun on the new Samuel Rea freight car repair shop, the country's largest, at Hollidaysburg, Pa., near Altoona. The structure, depicted above, will be 2,460 feet long, 54 feet high, and vary in width from 180 to 270 feet. Named for the ninth president of the railroad, who was born in Hollidaysburg, the shop will turn out 50 repaired cars a day with new efficiency on three assembly lines when it is finished in 1954. It will cost $12,800,000. Cars entering the shop from main line service in the morning will be ready for road use the same day. New paint will be dried quickly under infra-red lamps."
Photo Date:
3/1/1953
Upload Date:
12/26/2024 11:08:54 PM
Location:
Hollidaysburg, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
Views:
20
Comments:
0
Title:
"Pictorial Review Of Progress," Page 7, 1953
Description:
Here is page seven 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. Partial Caption: "On the Ohio River, 22 miles west of Pittsburgh, the new Conway Yard will triple the capacity of the present yard at the site, classifying up to 8,000 cars a day." [Note: This photo was actually taken at the Enola Yards. There's no overhead catenary or GG-1's at Conway.]
Photo Date:
3/1/1953
Upload Date:
12/26/2024 11:09:20 PM
Location:
Conway, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
Views:
20
Comments:
0
Title:
"Pictorial Review Of Progress," Page 8, 1953
Description:
Here is page eight 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. Photo Caption: "New facilities for icing refrigerator cars for long runs eastward are included in the many supplementary installations planned for Conway." {Note: The hand-powered icing facility pictured here is actually located near Huntingdon, Pennsylvania.]
Photo Date:
3/1/1953
Upload Date:
12/26/2024 11:09:56 PM
Location:
Huntingdon, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
Views:
25
Comments:
0
Title:
"Pictorial Review Of Progress," Page 9, 1953
Description:
Here is page nine 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: "Extensive improvements to Pennsylvania Station, Pittsburgh, for better service and lower costs are well under way."
Photo Date:
3/1/1953
Upload Date:
12/26/2024 11:10:21 PM
Location:
Pittsburgh, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Station,Passenger
Locomotives:
Views:
29
Comments:
0
Title:
"Pictorial Review Of Progress," Page 10, 1953
Description:
Here is page ten 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. Bottom Photo Caption: "Modern mechanical car washers, largely automatic in operation, keeps trains cleaner as they roll through them in principal terminals. Whole trains are quickly scrubbed and rinsed clean."
Photo Date:
3/1/1953
Upload Date:
12/26/2024 11:10:55 PM
Location:
Long Island City, NY
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
Views:
19
Comments:
0
Title:
"Pictorial Review Of Progress," Page 11, 1953
Description:
Here is page 11 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. Caption For Top Photos: "Huge new $9,000,000 ore unloading pier (left) and expanded freight handling facilities at Frankford Junction (right) will enlarge the freight capacity at Philadelphia."
Photo Date:
3/1/1953
Upload Date:
12/26/2024 11:11:19 PM
Location:
Frankford Junction, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge,Passenger
Locomotives:
Views:
21
Comments:
0
Title:
"Pictorial Review Of Progress," Page 12, 1953
Description:
Here is page 12 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 Right Photo Caption: "Serving the rapidly growing industrial area in the Delaware Valley, Morrisville Yard is being expanded and improved at a cost of $9,300,000."
Photo Date:
3/1/1953
Upload Date:
12/26/2024 11:11:44 PM
Location:
Morrisville, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard,Station,Passenger
Locomotives:
Views:
21
Comments:
0
Title:
"Pictorial Review Of Progress," Page 13, 1953
Description:
Here is page 13 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. Partial Caption: "Culminating passenger terminal improvements in Philadelphia, old Broad Street Station, the roof of which is shown at bottom right, with train platforms beyond, was closed last spring. Train service was transferred to the great new Pennsylvania Station at 30th Street, shown in the distance, with improvements and expansions there costing $11,300,000." At the right is the PRR's Suburban Station building, now the home office for the Pennsylvania Railroad.
Photo Date:
3/1/1953
Upload Date:
12/26/2024 11:12:08 PM
Location:
Philadelphia, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Station,Passenger
Locomotives:
Views:
21
Comments:
0
Title:
"Pictorial Review Of Progress," Page 14, 1953
Description:
Here is page 14 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. This is all that remains of the old Broad Street Terminal. Downtown commuter service continues, though, in the PRR's Suburban Station at the right.
Photo Date:
3/1/1953
Upload Date:
12/26/2024 11:12:30 PM
Location:
Philadelphia, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Station,Passenger
Locomotives:
Views:
21
Comments:
0
Title:
"Pictorial Review Of Progress," Page 15, 1953
Description:
Here is page 15 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: "With the closing of Broad Street Station, Pennsylvania Station at 30th Street became our main passenger terminal in Philadelphia." Visible in the background is a small portion of the PRR's "High Line" for freight trains to bypass downtown Philadelphia.
Photo Date:
3/1/1953
Upload Date:
12/26/2024 11:12:51 PM
Location:
Philadelphia, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard,Station,Passenger
Locomotives:
Views:
20
Comments:
0
Title:
"Pictorial Review Of Progress," Page 16, 1953
Description:
Here is page 16 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. Right-Hand Photo Caption: "This beautiful ["Angel of the Resurrection"] memorial in the Station concourse honors the 1,307 men and women of the Pennsylvania who laid down their lives in World War II." This bronze sculpture was designed and created by a veteran of WWII, Mr. Walker Hancock (1901–1998).
Photo Date:
3/1/1953
Upload Date:
12/26/2024 11:13:17 PM
Location:
Philadelphia, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Station,Passenger
Locomotives:
Views:
18
Comments:
0
Title:
"Pictorial Review Of Progress," Page 17, 1953
Description:
Here is page 17 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. Middle Photo, Partial Caption: "Modern machine methods in track maintenance produce better work faster and at lower cost."
Photo Date:
3/1/1953
Upload Date:
12/26/2024 11:13:46 PM
Location:
McVeytown, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Track
Locomotives:
Views:
20
Comments:
0
Title:
"Pictorial Review Of Progress," Page 18, 1953
Description:
Here is page 18 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. Bottom Photo Caption: "A home for our men 'away from home.' This building at Columbus, Ohio, one of several over the railroad, accommodates train crews and other employes in a comfortable and pleasant atmosphere during layovers."
Photo Date:
3/1/1953
Upload Date:
12/26/2024 11:14:09 PM
Location:
Columbus, OH
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
Views:
23
Comments:
0
Title:
"Pictorial Review Of Progress," Page 19, 1953
Description:
Here is page 19 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. Complete Caption: "Communication en route by electronic trainphones is a modern aid to safe and efficient operation. Engineman (above) talks with conductor in the cabin car (left) and a control tower operator miles away (right)." The road number of the GM-EMD locomotive pictured here is not recorded.
Photo Date:
3/1/1953
Upload Date:
12/26/2024 11:14:44 PM
Location:
Duncansville, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
Views:
22
Comments:
0
Title:
"Pictorial Review Of Progress," Page 20, 1953
Description:
Here is page 20 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. Bottom Photo Caption: "Below is the largest and strongest freight car ever built, a 'super' flat car to carry extra heavy industrial units, such as the turbo-generator shown on the car, weighing up to 250 tons. More than 124 feet long, it is one of a number of heavy-duty special cars to serve modern industry." Shown here is PRR FD-2 "super" flat car #470245; it's presently on display at the Railroaders Memorial Museum in Altoona, Pennsylvania.
Photo Date:
3/1/1953
Upload Date:
12/26/2024 11:15:26 PM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
RollingStock
Locomotives:
Views:
18
Comments:
0
Title:
"Pictorial Review Of Progress," Page 21, 1953
Description:
Here is page 21 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. Shown here are PRR employees in leadership roles attending professional development classes conducted by teachers from 12 eastern and mid-western colleges.
Photo Date:
3/1/1953
Upload Date:
12/26/2024 11:15:50 PM
Location:
Abington, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
Views:
24
Comments:
0
Title:
"Pictorial Review Of Progress," Page 22, 1953
Description:
Here is page 22 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. Shown here are PRR employees in leadership roles attending professional development classes conducted by teachers from 12 eastern and mid-western colleges.
Photo Date:
3/1/1953
Upload Date:
12/26/2024 11:16:12 PM
Location:
Indianapolis, IN
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
Views:
21
Comments:
0
Title:
"Pictorial Review Of Progress," Back Cover, 1953
Description:
Here is the back cover 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. Partial Caption: "The 'Afternoon Congressional' rolls out of the Hudson River tunnels from New York on its fast run to Washington." Shown here is PRR engine #4868, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) built in Juniata during February of 1938 and rated at 4,620 horsepower.
Photo Date:
3/1/1953
Upload Date:
12/26/2024 11:16:45 PM
Location:
Bergen, NJ
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 4868(GG1)
Views:
20
Comments:
0
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