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By:Thomas C. Ayers
Dates:12/1/1941 - 12/1/1941
Album Info:Here is a four-page article entitled "Locomotives: Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines." It was published originally in the December 1941 issue of "Railroad" magazine, pages 56-59. No author is specified. "Extending southeastward out of Camden, N.J., the Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines blanket the southern portion of the "Garden State" with 413 miles of closely interwoven routeage, incorporating numerous junctions, and having seaboard termini at Atlantic City, Ocean City, Wildwood, and Cape May." (Page 57)
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PRSL Locomotive Roster, Page 57, 1941
Title:  PRSL Locomotive Roster, Page 57, 1941
Description:  Here is page two of a four-page article entitled "Locomotives: Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines." It was published originally in the December 1941 issue of "Railroad" magazine, page 57. Top Photo Caption: "All Seashore-lettered passenger engines are Atlantics. Here's 6061, the System's last E3sd machine." #6061 is an E-3SD (4-4-2) "Atlantic" built in Juniata as an E-2A during 1905, rebuilt as an E-3SD in May of 1919, and retired in November of 1948. Bottom Photo Caption: "A tail wind drives steam from cylinder cocks before her as Number 6086 pulls out of Camden, N.J." #6086 is an E-6S (4-4-2) "Atlantic" built in Juniata as PRR number "1708" during July of 1914, renumbered as PRSL "6086" in January of 1937, and retired in 1949.
Photo Date:  12/1/1941  Upload Date: 2/13/2018 3:18:02 AM
Location:  Camden, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Roster,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRSL 6061(4-4-2) PRSL 6086(4-4-2)
Views:  500   Comments: 0
PRSL Locomotive Roster, Page 58, 1941
Title:  PRSL Locomotive Roster, Page 58, 1941
Description:  Here is page three of a four-page article entitled "Locomotives: Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines." It was published originally in the December 1941 issue of "Railroad" magazine, page 58. Photo Caption: "Today, B6sb engines are doing the terminal work once assigned to switchers like the 6052." Engine #6052 is a B-8A (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata as PRR number "201" during 1908, renumbered PRSL "6052" in August of 1915, and retired in 1937 after 29 years of faithful service. Notable here is a strip map depicting the PRSL's various routes.
Photo Date:  12/1/1941  Upload Date: 2/13/2018 3:20:16 AM
Location:  Camden, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Roster,Steam
Locomotives:  PRSL 6052(0-6-0)
Views:  422   Comments: 0
PRSL Locomotive Roster, Page 59, 1941
Title:  PRSL Locomotive Roster, Page 59, 1941
Description:  Here is page four of a four-page article entitled "Locomotives: Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines." It was published originally in the December 1941 issue of "Railroad" magazine, page 59. Photo Caption: "The only Juniata-built Consolidation type in Seashore service is Number 6072, Class H9s." Engine #6072 is an H-9S (2-8-0) "Consolidated" built in Juniata as PRR number "3545" during November of 1913, renumbered PRSL "6072" in 1939, and renumbered PRR "9947" in 1949. Of special note, this locomotive was built with a Jacobs-Schubert firebox.
Photo Date:  12/1/1941  Upload Date: 2/13/2018 3:22:17 AM
Location:  Camden, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Roster,Steam
Locomotives:  PRSL 6072(2-8-0)
Views:  510   Comments: 0
PRSL Locomotive Roster, Page 56, 1941
Title:  PRSL Locomotive Roster, Page 56, 1941
Description:  Here is page one of a four-page article entitled "Locomotives: Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines." It was published originally in the December 1941 issue of "Railroad" magazine, page 56. Photo Caption: "Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines Train Number 1073 (The Sea Plane) crosses New Jersey twice to connect New York with Atlantic City. Here, she's shown just after a change of engines at Trenton. Number 269, one of the Pennsylvania's big K-4's, has just taken the place of the GG-1 in the background." #269 is a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during May of 1918 and retired in September of 1952 after 34 years of faithful service.
Photo Date:  12/1/1941  Upload Date: 2/13/2018 3:24:36 AM
Location:  Trenton, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Roster,Station,Steam,Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 269(4-6-2)
Views:  515   Comments: 0


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