Saga Of The DD-1's, Page 32, 1956         
Here is page five of an 11-page cover article by Frederick Westing entitled "The Locomotive That Made Penn Station Possible." It was published originally in the October 1956 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 32. Painting Caption: "The common meeting ground of K-4 Pacifics and DD-1 electrics was Manhattan Transfer, an engine-change point just east of Newark whose high-level platforms could be reached only by rail. Trains commissioned Artist George Gloff to re-create that era." Depicted here are PRR engines #5426 and #24. #5426 is a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during February of 1927 and retired in August of 1956. #24 actually consists of #3980 and #3981. Both are DD-1's (2-B+B-2) built in Juniata during July of 1910 and rated at 3,160 horsepower; both were later transferred to the Long Island Rail Road and renumbered: #3980 became "360-A" and #3981 became "356-B."
Date: 10/1/1956 Location: Harrison, NJ Views: 335 Collection Of:   Thomas C. Ayers
Locomotives: PRR 3980(Boxcab) PRR 3981(Boxcab) PRR 5426(4-6-2)    Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Saga Of The DD-1's, Page 32, 1956
Picture Categories: Station,Steam,Signal,Passenger This picture is part of album:  PRR: Westing ~> Saga Of The DD-1 ~ OCT 1956
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