The Pennsylvania Railroad experimented with different builders and type of locomotives until they found the best design. Highlighted are various classes of steam locomotives like the K4 4-6-2, S1 6-4-4-6 Duplex and T1 4-4-4-4 Duplex, diesel's like Alco RS models, Baldwin end-cab switchers, Fairbanks-Morse Train Master, Electro-Motive GP series, F-units and E-units, along with the legendary bi-directional, center-cab GG1 electric locomotive. Also featured with this collection of previously unpublished archival photos are a system map, timetables, advertising and locomotive designs by well known industrial designer Raymond Loewy. Revised edition with 16 pages of color and revised and expanded captions.
Rail and train enthusiasts will treasure this indispensable guide to the Pennsylvania Railroad's late, great steam locomotives from the first half of the last century. From 1900-1957, a brilliant and dedicated engineering team brought the most powerfully efficient locomotives in the nation, and made "The Standard Railway of the World."
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 41. Chapters: PRR locomotive classification, PRR GG1, PRR S1, PRR E6, PRR T1, PRR 4859, PRR K4s, PRR M1, PRR 460, PRR P5, PRR 4876, PRR D16, PRR L1s, PRR E44, PRR 7002, PRR 4800, PRR K5, PRR O1, PRR 1223, PRR 520, PRR DD2, PRR Q1, PRR N1s, PRR E2, PRR 4877, PRR D6, PRR 3936 and 3937, PRR H6, PRR R1, PRR D2, PRR D7, PRR AA1, PRR J1, PRR B6, PRR Q2, PRR I1s, PRR L6, PRR N2sa, PRR FF1, PRR D15, PRR D4, PRR S2, PRR DD1, PRR H8, PRR FF2, PRR D3, PRR C1, PRR Odd D 10003, PRR D5, Pennsylvania Railroad 7048, PRR D14, Baldwin RT-624, PRR 3750, Lima LT-2500, PRR 1737, PRR 6755, PRR 4465, PRR E2c, PRR E3b, PRR 4935, PRR E2b, PRR E1, PRR A1, PRR CC1s, PRR L5, PRR L2s, PRR B1, PRR J28, PRR 1361, PRR HH1s. Excerpt: Locomotive classification on the Pennsylvania Railroad took several forms. Early on, steam locomotives were given single-letter classes. As the 26 letters were quickly assigned, that scheme was abandoned for a more complex system. This was used for all of the PRR's steam locomotives, and - with the exception of the final type bought (the E44) - all electric locomotives also used this scheme. Class A was the 0-4-0 type, an arrangement best suited to small switchers. Most railroads abandoned the 0-4-0 after the 1920s, but the PRR kept it alive for use on small industrial branches, especially those with street trackage and tight turns. Class B comprised the 0-6-0 type, the most popular arrangement for switchers on the PRR. Class C was assigned to the 0-8-0 type. These were very common on other railroads, but the PRR was not keen on them and only built a few. This was partly because the PRR used 2-8-0 "Consolidation" types for similar service. Class D was the 4-4-0 "American" type, the most common arrangement in 19th Century American railroading. 4-4-0s stayed in service on the PRR in secondary work later than on most other...
A guidebook to the museum in Strasburg, Pennsylvania, covering the history of the state's railroad industry, with a tour of the 100,000-square-foot exhibit hall, which displays dozens of historic locomotives and rolling stock significant to Pennsylvania's railroad heritage. A complete checklist of the museum's collection of rolling stock is included.
Rail and train enthusiasts will treasure this indispensable guide to the Pennsylvania Railroad's late, great steam locomotives from the first half of the last century. From 1900-1957, a brilliant and dedicated engineering team brought the most powerfully efficient locomotives in the nation, and made "The Standard Railway of the World."
