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PRR 4995, E-3B, c. 1951 |
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Here is the Association of American Railroads' stock photo #5919. Caption On Reverse: "Ignitron freight locomotive in service on the Pennsylvania Railroad. This 6,000-horsepower locomotive was built in 1951." Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #4995 and #4996. Both are E-3B (B-B-B) electrics built by Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton in June of 1951, rated at 3,000 horsepower each, and retired in June of 1965 after just 14 years of experimental service. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. John S. Fisher Collection; #40 of 44. |
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8/15/1951 Upload Date: 6/12/2022 11:07:22 AM |
| Location: |
Newark, DE |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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| Locomotives: |
PRR 4996(Steeple Cab) PRR 4995(Steeple Cab) |
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228 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
"Trains" Magazine, December 1951 |
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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. |
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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) |
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340 Comments: 0 |
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"Pictorial Review Of Progress," Page 4, 1953 |
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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) |
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13 Comments: 0 |
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"Pennsy's New Juice Jacks," Front Cover, 1954 |
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Here is the front cover of a seven-page cover article by Henry F. Dimmler entitled "Pennsy's New Juice Jacks." It was published originally on the February 1954 issue of "Trains & Travel" magazine. Top Photo: Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #4943 and #4939. Both are E-2B electrics built by General Electric and rated at 2,500 horsepower each; #4943 was constructed in October of 1951, while #4939 was built in May of 1951; both were retired in June of 1965. Bottom Photo: Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #4996 and #4995. Both are E-3B electrics built by Baldwin-Westinghouse in June of 1951, rated at 3,000 horsepower each, and retired in June of 1965. Top photo by H.N. Proctor; bottom photo courtesy of Westinghouse. |
| Photo Date: |
2/1/1954 Upload Date: 8/29/2022 5:46:09 PM |
| Location: |
Severn, MD |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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| Locomotives: |
PRR 4943(E10B) PRR 4939(E10B) PRR 4996(Steeple Cab) PRR 4995(Steeple Cab) |
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213 Comments: 0 |
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"Pennsy's New Juice Jacks," Page 18, 1954 |
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Here is page four of a seven-page cover article by Henry F. Dimmler entitled "Pennsy's New Juice Jacks." It was published originally in the February 1954 issue of "Trains & Travel" magazine, page 18. Photo Caption: "Pennsy Train MC-1Z is due in Philadelphia at 12:45 p.m. Nos. 4996-4995, shown here near Odenton, Md., will bring the 60 cars in on time." Photo by H.N. Proctor. Pennsylvania Railroad engines #4996 and #4995 are E-3B electrics built by Baldwin-Westinghouse in June of 1951, rated at 3,000 horsepower each, and retired in June of 1965 after just 14 years of revenue service. |
| Photo Date: |
2/1/1954 Upload Date: 8/29/2022 5:56:34 PM |
| Location: |
Odenton, MD |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Signal |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 4996(Steeple Cab) PRR 4995(Steeple Cab) |
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152 Comments: 0 |
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"Pennsy Power Parade," Page 23, 1954 |
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Here is page 14 of a 15-page cover article by Walter A. Lucas entitled "Pennsy Power Parade." It was published ioriginally n the December 1954 issue of "Railroad" magazine, page 23. Top Photo Caption: "Wind-tunnel test shaped silouette of these Altoona-built streamlined passenger steamers. K4s Class still runs on parts of the PRR high iron." Engine #3768 is a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during June of 1920, streamlined in 1936, and retired in October of 1953. Middle Photo Caption: "The latest thing in electric motive power is this beautiful two-unit Westinghouse job, shown leaving Philadelphia for a fast run to Patomac Yard." Engine #4996 is an E-3B built by Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton and Westinghouse during June of 1951 and retired in June of 1965. Bottom Photo Caption: "No. 5786, typical of PRR's diesel fleet, pulls out of Chicago on Eastbound run." Engine #5786 is a BP-20 built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in December of 1948, rated at 2,000 horsepower, regeared and reclassified as a BF-16Z, and retired in September of 1962. |
| Photo Date: |
12/1/1954 Upload Date: 4/16/2017 2:43:13 AM |
| Location: |
Altoona(Juniata), PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Roster,Steam,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 3768(4-6-2) PRR 4996(Steeple Cab) PRR 5786(DR6-4-2000) |
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955 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
"Modern Railroads," Pages 80-81, 1956 |
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Here is a photo from a reprint of the November 1956 issue of "Modern Railroads" magazine, pages 80-81. Photo Caption: "Speed and mass movement reach their peak in PRR's heavy-traffic electrified lines. Future electrics may be similar to this rectifier freight locomotive." Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #4996 and #4995. Both are E-3B (B-B-B) electrics built by Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton in June of 1951 and rated at 3,000 horsepower each. The location is an approximation. |
| Photo Date: |
11/14/1956 Upload Date: 5/25/2018 2:01:09 AM |
| Location: |
Philadelphia, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 4996(Steeple Cab) PRR 4995(Steeple Cab) |
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551 Comments: 0 |
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