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Penn Central Passenger Trains
The three biggest passenger carriers - Pennsylvania, New York Central, and New Haven - merged to create the ill-fated Penn Central, whose passenger losses and poor service led to the formation of Amtrak and state-owned commuter lines.
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Photo ID: 317512

Note catenary supports from when the Danbury Branch was electrified to its namesake city

Railroad: Penn Central
Locomotive: Budd RDC-1
Location: Bethel, Connecticut, USA
Locomotive #: Unknown
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: March 25, 1973


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By: George W. Hamlin

Added: Mar 16, 2010

Views: 5,767
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Photo ID: 316321

Three car train of Penn Central MP54's make the station stop at Odenton, MD while holding the main on number 2 track.

Railroad: Penn Central
Locomotive: MP54
Location: Odenton, Maryland, USA
Locomotive #: Unknown
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: 1975


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By: George L. Pitz

Added: Mar 06, 2010

Views: 5,875
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Favorited: 15
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Photo ID: 315040

Shinny E uint on a Providence local.

Railroad: Penn Central
Locomotive: EMD E8(A)
Location: Attleboro, Massachusetts, USA
Locomotive #: PC 4254
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: July 05, 1972


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By: Donald Haskel

Added: Feb 22, 2010

Views: 5,559
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Favorited: 23
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Photo ID: 314604

A Penn Central/New Jersey Department of Transportation set of Jersey Arrow II MUs head west while I await what would be my first solo train ride (on the Palmetto to Wilmington, DE, later boarded f... (more)

Railroad: Penn Central
Locomotive: GE Jersey Arrow II
Location: Iselin, New Jersey, USA
Locomotive #: PC 572
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: January 08, 1977


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By: Charles J Freericks

Added: Feb 17, 2010

Views: 6,464
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Favorited: 13
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Photo ID: 311619

Albany local running past Southville station. Two coaches and One E unit filling in for two Beeliners.

Railroad: Penn Central
Locomotive: EMD E8(A)
Location: Southboro, Massachusetts, USA
Locomotive #: Unknown
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: February, 1969


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By: Donald Haskel

Added: Jan 22, 2010

Views: 4,356
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Favorited: 20


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Photo ID: 290864

After 20 years of commuter train and freight service. These old geeps got to show their stuff on 80 MPH mainline passenger service. Mr. Diesel would have been impressed

Railroad: Penn Central
Locomotive: EMD GP9
Location: Attleboro, Massachusetts, USA
Locomotive #: PC 7556
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: September, 1972


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By: Donald Haskel

Added: Jul 16, 2009

Views: 5,187
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Favorited: 16
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Photo ID: 285966

Hungry E unit on the point of another train load of Patriots Fans.

Railroad: Penn Central
Locomotive: EMD E8(A)
Location: Walpole, Massachusetts, USA
Locomotive #: PC 4258
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: August, 1971


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By: Donald Haskel

Added: Jun 01, 2009

Views: 4,172
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Photo ID: 271652

Railroad: Penn Central
Locomotive: GG-1
Location: Darien, Connecticut, USA
Locomotive #: PC 914
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: September, 1972


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By: Donald Haskel

Added: Feb 13, 2009

Views: 7,414
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Photo ID: 268293

Railroad: Penn Central
Locomotive: GG-1
Location: Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Locomotive #: PC 4910
Train ID: PC 174 (The Patriot)
Photo Date: August 21, 1969


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By: Marty Bernard

Added: Jan 22, 2009

Views: 5,776
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Photo ID: 264556

The Broadway Limited a couple months before Amtrak day.

Railroad: Penn Central
Locomotive: EMD E8(A)
Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Locomotive #: PC 4305
Train ID: PC 48
Photo Date: March 03, 1971


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By: Marty Bernard

Added: Dec 23, 2008

Views: 6,370
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Photo ID: 245313

Here is something to chew on. GP9s in high speed shorline passenger service to Hew York. These geeps are performing like E units. By this time AMTRAK had takenover PC passenger service but had not... (more)

Railroad: Penn Central
Locomotive: EMD GP9
Location: Mansfield, Massachusetts, USA
Locomotive #: PC 7350
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: January, 1972


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By: Donald Haskel

Added: Aug 04, 2008

Views: 3,603
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Photo ID: 234524

It looks like this E8 ran through a gravel storm. The engineering advisory requested that the shop switch from poster paint to real enamel coating when painting locomotives in the future. For anot... (more)

Railroad: Penn Central
Locomotive: EMD E8(A)
Location: Mansfield, Massachusetts, USA
Locomotive #: PC 4249
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: November, 1972


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By: Donald Haskel

Added: May 07, 2008

Views: 9,300
Comments: 4

Favorited: 6
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Photo ID: 230886

Patriots Football Special headed to Boston after a loss to Buffalo at Foxboro. This train has been running since the mid 60's from Boston and from Providence. The 60's trains were powered by two a... (more)

Railroad: Penn Central
Locomotive: EMD E8(A)
Location: Norwood, Massachusetts, USA
Locomotive #: PC 4263
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: October, 1971


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By: Donald Haskel

Added: Apr 09, 2008

Views: 5,963
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Favorited: 11
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Photo ID: 230678

Silverliner IV S/E renumbered into the 417-460 series when the PCB transformers was replaced.

Railroad: Penn Central
Locomotive: GE Silverliner IV S/E
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Locomotive #: PC 399
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: June 24, 1981


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By: Howard Shapiro

Added: Apr 07, 2008

Views: 6,142
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Favorited: 7
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Photo ID: 217544

Still in New Haven colors

Railroad: Penn Central
Locomotive: EP5
Location: Mamaroneck, New York, USA
Locomotive #: PC 4975
Train ID: Eastbound
Photo Date: August 04, 1970


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By: George W. Hamlin

Added: Jan 02, 2008

Views: 5,245
Comments: 0

Favorited: 7
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