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"Progress In Transportation: 1958," Back & Front Covers |
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Here are the back and front covers of a 22-page booklet published by the Pennsylvania Railroad entitled "Serving You Through Progress In Transportation." It was issued originally in December of 1958. |
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12/21/1958 Upload Date: 7/17/2020 3:23:54 PM |
| Location: |
Philadelphia, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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"Progress In Transportation: 1958," Pages 1 & 2 |
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Here are pages one and two of a 22-page booklet published by the Pennsylvania Railroad entitled "Serving You Through Progress In Transportation." It was issued originally in December of 1958. From The Text: "Trains of the Pennsylvania Railroad carry 63 million passengers and move 200 million tons of freight each year. To perform these services, the company owns 2,600 locomotives, 5,200 passenger cars, 170,000 freight cars, 25,000 miles of main line, branch, and yard tracks, hundreds of stations, shops, piers, and other facilities." Bottom Photo Caption: "The stainless steel 'Congressional' ~ one of the many modern Pennsylvania passenger trains ~ runs between New York and Washington." Shown here is PRR engine #4868, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) built in Juniata during February of 1938 and rated at 4,620 horsepower. |
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12/21/1958 Upload Date: 7/17/2020 3:26:31 PM |
| Location: |
Enola, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Yard,Passenger |
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PRR 4868(GG1) |
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"Progress In Transportation: 1958," Pages 3 & 4 |
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Here are pages three and four of a 22-page booklet published by the Pennsylvania Railroad entitled "Serving You Through Progress In Transportation." It was issued originally in December of 1958. From The Text: "Day and night, in every kind of weather, more than 800 regularly scheduled passenger trains move over the lines of the Pennsylvania Railroad. They transport a daily average of 175,000 riders swiftly, safely, and in comfort to their destinations." |
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12/21/1958 Upload Date: 7/17/2020 3:28:23 PM |
| Location: |
New York Penn Sta, NY |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger |
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"Progress In Transportation: 1958," Pages 5 & 6 |
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Here are pages five and six of a 22-page booklet published by the Pennsylvania Railroad entitled "Serving You Through Progress In Transportation." It was issued originally in December of 1958. Top Photo Caption: "One of 1,600 daily Pennsylvania freight trains rounds famed Horseshoe Curve on the Railroad's busy main line over the Alleghenies." |
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12/21/1958 Upload Date: 7/17/2020 3:30:18 PM |
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ALTOONA (HORSESHOE CURVE), PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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Night |
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"Progress In Transportation: 1958," Pages 7 & 8 |
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Here are pages seven and eight of a 22-page booklet published by the Pennsylvania Railroad entitled "Serving You Through Progress In Transportation." It was issued originally in December of 1958. Top Left-Hand Photo Caption: "PRR operates 23 piers at Atlantic Coast ports. This is grain elevator at Baltimore." |
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12/21/1958 Upload Date: 7/17/2020 3:32:18 PM |
| Location: |
Baltimore, MD |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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"Progress In Transportation: 1958," Pages 9 & 10 |
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Here are pages nine and ten of a 22-page booklet published by the Pennsylvania Railroad entitled "Serving You Through Progress In Transportation." It was issued originally in December of 1958. Top Left-Hand Photo Caption: "New Conway Yard is designed to classify 9,000 freight cars a day." |
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12/21/1958 Upload Date: 7/17/2020 3:34:17 PM |
| Location: |
Conway, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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InCab,Yard,Track |
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"Progress In Transportation: 1958," Pages 11 & 12 |
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Here are pages 11 and 12 of a 22-page booklet published by the Pennsylvania Railroad entitled "Serving You Through Progress In Transportation." It was issued originally in December of 1958. Partial Map Caption: "Lines of the Pennsylvania Railroad extend through the industrial heart of the United States." |
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12/21/1958 Upload Date: 7/17/2020 3:36:24 PM |
| Location: |
Philadelphia, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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"Progress In Transportation: 1958," Pages 13 & 14 |
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Here are pages 13 and 14 of a 22-page booklet published by the Pennsylvania Railroad entitled "Serving You Through Progress In Transportation." It was issued originally in December of 1958. From The Text: "In a recent single year, 260 new industrial plants, representing 220,000 carloads of freight business annually, were located along the Pennsylvania Railroad. In the next 10 years, intercity freight shipments are expected to increase about 40 percent as production keeps pace with a growing population." |
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12/21/1958 Upload Date: 7/17/2020 3:38:09 PM |
| Location: |
Philadelphia, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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"Progress In Transportation: 1958," Pages 15 & 16 |
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Here are pages 15 and 16 of a 22-page booklet published by the Pennsylvania Railroad entitled "Serving You Through Progress In Transportation." It was issued originally in December of 1958. Bottom Left-Hand Photo Caption: "Fifty freight cars are turned out every day on half-mile long assembly lines of PRR's new $14 million repair shop at Hollidaysburg, Pa." Bottom Right-Hand Photo: Shown here is PRR engine #5703, an EP-22 built by GM-EMD in September of 1952 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. |
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12/21/1958 Upload Date: 7/19/2020 6:16:13 PM |
| Location: |
Philadelphia, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Yard,Steam |
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PRR 5703(E8A) |
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"Progress In Transportation: 1958," Pages 17 & 18 |
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Here are pages 17 and 18 of a 22-page booklet published by the Pennsylvania Railroad entitled "Serving You Through Progress In Transportation." It was issued originally in December of 1958. Depicted here are twelve examples ~ and three modalities ~ of the PRR's then-present-day rolling stock. |
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12/21/1958 Upload Date: 7/17/2020 3:41:18 PM |
| Location: |
Philadelphia, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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"Progress In Transportation: 1958," Pages 19 & 20 |
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Here are pages 19 and 20 of a 22-page booklet published by the Pennsylvania Railroad entitled "Serving You Through Progress In Transportation." It was issued originally in December of 1958. Far Right-Hand Photo Caption: "Experiments with Aerotrain will help develop 'Train of Tomorrow.'" Shown here is the PRR's "Aerotrain" ~ built by General Motors during July of 1955 ~ as it's about to cross the Rockville Bridge on its daily roundtrip journey from New York City to Pittsburgh and back. |
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12/21/1958 Upload Date: 7/17/2020 3:43:02 PM |
| Location: |
Rockville, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 1000(LWT-12) |
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"Progress In Transportation: 1958," Pages 21 & 22 |
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Here are pages 21 and 22 of a 22-page booklet published by the Pennsylvania Railroad entitled "Serving You Through Progress In Transportation." It was issued originally in December of 1958. Shown here are photos of some of the more than 100,000 dedicated men and women who work for the Pennsylvania Railroad. |
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12/21/1958 Upload Date: 7/17/2020 3:45:14 PM |
| Location: |
Philadelphia, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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