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.
Dream Becomes Reality…
"The Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) T1 Steam Locomotive Trust is a non-profit organization that believes in thinking differently about preservation. Through hard wor... (more)
There just aren't many photographs of Pennsy's 4-4-4-4 T1's on RP.... yet!
This beautiful, streamlined T-1, Pennsylvania Railroad number 5533, was built in 1946 by Baldwin Locomotive Works, where my great, great Uncle Robert F. McKee, Sr., worked as a design engineer. He... (more)
Since it is almost Christmas, I thought I would share a couple Pennsylvania Railroad steam locomotives that Baldwin built. This beautiful, streamlined T-1, Pennsy 6110, was built in 1942 by Baldw... (more)
From the Silver Rails Gallery Collection: Plenty of action this day at Saint Louis Union Station. Pennsy 5539 is in the company of a GM&O heavyweight passenger train, many cars of baggage and mail... (more)
From the Dziobko collection, photographer unknown. This is a PRR display set up in Harrisburg, featuring T1 5548 a Duplex meaning a rigid frame.ck Railroad: Pennsylvania RailroadLocomotive: Steam 4-4-4-4Location: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USALocomotive #: PRR 5548Train ID: displayPhoto Date: July 15, 1949
From the Dziobko collection, photographer unknown. This is a PRR display set up in Harrisburg, featuring T1 5548. These greyhounds were built for fast passenger service, used primarily in lines ... (more)
