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Pennsylvania Railroad Long-Distance Passenger Trains
The Pennsy was one of the biggest passenger carriers in the United States, but its fortunes waned and it lost business to the highways and skies, and stumbled toward its ill-fated merger with the New York Central.
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Photo ID: 868287

Rolling out of Union Station bald PRR 4248 with 4268 leading train 22 The Manhattan Limited on its journey to New York on July 20, 1967. Photographer Al Holtz, from my collection.

Railroad: Pennsylvania Railroad
Locomotive: EMD E8(A)
Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Locomotive #: PRR 4248
Train ID: PRR 22
Photo Date: July 20, 1967


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By: Roger Lalonde

Added: Oct 07, 2024

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Photo ID: 864576

The Jeffersonian (I believe) is poised to depart St. Louis Union Station.

Railroad: Pennsylvania Railroad
Locomotive: EMD E7(A)
Location: Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
Locomotive #: PRR 5863
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: 1956


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By: Jim Hinkhouse

Added: Aug 21, 2024

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Photo ID: 860990

After turning the train on the wye at Colgate Grove, the 16 leads its train south at Runk Road.

Railroad: East Broad Top
Locomotive: Steam 2-8-2
Location: Orbisonia, Pennsylvania, USA
Locomotive #: EBT 16
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: October 20, 2023


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By: Dave Carney

Added: Jul 04, 2024

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Photo ID: 839162

PRR 4809 leads 11 cars at 60 MPH near Stelton New Jersey on August 19th 1937. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.

Railroad: Pennsylvania Railroad
Locomotive: GG-1
Location: Stelton, New Jersey, USA
Locomotive #: PRR 4809
Train ID: unknown
Photo Date: August 19, 1937


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By: GEORGE M. STUPAR

Added: Aug 22, 2023

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Photo ID: 839160

PRR-Westinghouse 2-C-2 number 4782 leads train 28, the Broadway Limited, at 70 MPH near Stelton New Jersey on August 19th 1937. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.

Railroad: Pennsylvania Railroad
Locomotive: P5A
Location: Stelton, New Jersey, USA
Locomotive #: PRR 4782
Train ID: PRR 28
Photo Date: August 19, 1937


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By: GEORGE M. STUPAR

Added: Aug 22, 2023

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Photo ID: 829177

Rolling out of Union Station, two bald PRR E8s 4255 and 4297 leading train 22 the Manhattan Limited on its journey to New York on June 19, 1968. Photo by photographer's name not listed, from my... (more)

Railroad: Pennsylvania Railroad
Locomotive: EMD E8(A)
Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Locomotive #: PRR 4255
Train ID: PRR 22
Photo Date: June 19, 1968


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By: Roger Lalonde

Added: Apr 11, 2023

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Photo ID: 828532

Curving out of St. Louis' Union Station the cavernous train shed, comes a pair of PRR E8's leading train 65 with 4 cars of mail, 2 bagage cars, and 2 coaches. In the background three Norfolk & ... (more)

Railroad: Pennsylvania Railroad
Locomotive: EMD E8(A)
Location: Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
Locomotive #: PRR 4264
Train ID: PRR 65
Photo Date: October 26, 1967


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By: Roger Lalonde

Added: Apr 03, 2023

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Photo ID: 823277

Otto's speed estimate was 80 MPH for this 13 car train near Valparaiso Indiana, on the PRR Chicago-Fort Wayne Line, in 1946. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.

Railroad: Pennsylvania Railroad
Locomotive: Steam 4-4-4-4
Location: Valparaiso, Indiana, USA
Locomotive #: PRR 5520
Train ID: unknown
Photo Date: June 21, 1946


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By: GEORGE M. STUPAR

Added: Jan 27, 2023

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Photo ID: 795488

Crossroads of the Midwest-the diamonds at 21th Street in Chicago. Two eastbound PRR E's leading train 22 the Manhattan Limited, as it rolls out of Union Station for its journey to New York on Ju... (more)

Railroad: Pennsylvania Railroad
Locomotive: EMD E8(A)
Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Locomotive #: PRR 5793
Train ID: PRR train 22
Photo Date: June, 1960


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By: Roger Lalonde

Added: Feb 14, 2022

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Photo ID: 787080

No.23 - The Manhattan Limited - led by a pair of E8 units comes racing out of the reverse curves at Thompsontown, PA on a summer evening. Meanwhile, symbol CNY-4 rushes east on No.1 track with one... (more)

Railroad: Pennsylvania Railroad
Locomotive: EMD E8(A)
Location: Thompsontown, Pennsylvania, USA
Locomotive #: PRR 4306
Train ID: No. 23
Photo Date: July 28, 1968


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By: Rick Erben

Added: Nov 10, 2021

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Photo ID: 764351

Four Pennsy E8's on the lead of The General, shortly before the late afternoon departure time from Chicago's Union Station. From my collection, Photo by Walter Peters.

Railroad: Pennsylvania Railroad
Locomotive: EMD E8(A)
Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Locomotive #: PRR 4289
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: August, 1968


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By: Roger Lalonde

Added: Feb 25, 2021

Views: 9,128
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Photo ID: 741512

Pennsylvania Railroad E8(A) 4303 leads Atlantic Coast Line train 16 The Southwind near Lexington, Kentucky on October 28,1967. Photo from my collection, no photographer information on slide.

Railroad: Pennsylvania Railroad
Locomotive: EMD E8(A)
Location: Lexington, Kentucky, USA
Locomotive #: PRR 4303
Train ID: ACL 16
Photo Date: October 28, 1967


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By: Roger Lalonde

Added: Jul 06, 2020

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Photo ID: 627204

The Pennsy's summer train, THE NORTHERN ARROW, has just arrived at its destination, Mackinaw City. Michigan with sections from St. Louis, Cincinnati and Chicago. It is 1961, the last year of PRR p... (more)

Railroad: Pennsylvania Railroad
Locomotive: EMD E8(A)
Location: Mackinaw City, Michigan, USA
Locomotive #: 5895
Train ID: NORTHERN ARROW
Photo Date: 1961


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By: Hartland Smith

Added: Aug 17, 2017

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Photo ID: 626981

it is late afternoon and the Pennsy's summer time NORTHERN ARROW with sections headed for Cincinnati, St. Louis and Chicago via Fort Wayne has backed out onto the railroad dock to pick up passenge... (more)

Railroad: Pennsylvania Railroad
Locomotive: Baldwin DR 6-4-20
Location: Mackinaw City, Michigan, USA
Locomotive #: Unknown
Train ID: NORTHERN ARROW
Photo Date: July 31, 1951


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By: Hartland Smith

Added: Aug 15, 2017

Views: 11,340
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Photo ID: 518513

This 1955 excursion via the PRR Schuylkill Branch into to anthracite region makes a stop at Carbon enabling the photographer a chance to get a shot of two PRR employees sharing a moment in this ... (more)

Railroad: Pennsylvania Railroad
Locomotive: EMD E7(A)
Location: Mount Carbon, Pennsylvania, USA
Locomotive #: PRR 5875
Train ID: Special
Photo Date: June 12, 1955


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By: John Dziobko www.godfatherrails.com

Added: Feb 10, 2015

Views: 17,845
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