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"Railroad" Centennial Album, Front Cover, 1946 |
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Here is the front cover of the "Centennial Album of Pennsylvania R.R. Photos and Prints." It was published with the April 1946 issue of "Railroad" magazine. The illustration is by Aurion M. Proctor and is entitled "From Eight-Wheeler to Duplex." Depicted in the foreground is PRR engine #6184, a Q-2 (4-4-6-4) "Duplex" locomotive built in Juniata during April of 1945 and retired in December of 1953 after just eight years of revenue service. Depicted in the background is an eight-wheeler crossing the Conemaugh Viaduct, a structure that was swept away by the Johnstown Flood of 31 May 1889. |
Photo Date: |
4/13/1946 Upload Date: 3/27/2017 3:23:49 PM |
Location: |
Conemaugh, PA |
Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
Categories: |
Steam |
Locomotives: |
PRR 6184(UNKNOWN) |
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200 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Teller, "Working Partners," 1947 |
Description: |
Here is the 22nd of 32 color prints of calendar art works that were commissioned by the Pennsylvania Railroad from 1925 through 1958. Shown here is Grif Teller's painting entitled "Working Partners." It was published originally in 1947. Depicted in the center is PRR engine #5901, an EP-20 built by GM-EMD in September of 1945, rated at 2,000 horsepower, and presently on display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg. Also depicted is PRR engine #6184, a Q-2 (4-4-6-4) "Duplex" built in Juniata during April of 1945 and retired in December of 1953. |
Photo Date: |
8/15/1947 Upload Date: 1/27/2022 8:28:14 AM |
Location: |
McVeytown, PA |
Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
Categories: |
Steam,Passenger |
Locomotives: |
PRR 5901(E7A) PRR 6184(UNKNOWN) |
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259 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Annual Report Color Cover ~ 1947 |
Description: |
Here is the front cover of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company's 101st Annual Report for the Year Ending 31 December 1947. Issued: 28 January 1948. Color illustration by Mr. Grif Teller. The painting proper is called "Progressive Power." Depicted in the foreground (R to L) are PRR engine #5900 and two more units whose road numbers are not recorded. All are EP-20's built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,000 horsepower each. #5900 was built in September of 1945. Also depicted is PRR engine #6184, a Q-2 (4-4-6-4) "Duplex" built in Juniata during April of 1945 and retired in December of 1953. |
Photo Date: |
12/31/1947 Upload Date: 8/22/2017 4:10:22 AM |
Location: |
Aqueduct, PA |
Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
Categories: |
Winter,Steam,Signal,Passenger |
Locomotives: |
PRR 5900(E7A) PRR 6184(UNKNOWN) |
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329 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
PRR 6184, Q-2, 1948 |
Description: |
Portraits 6. Here is a steam locomotive portrait by an unidentified photographer that was taken near Chicago, Illinois, on 30 May 1948. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6184, a Q-2 (4-4-6-4) built in Juniata during April of 1945 and retired in December of 1953 after just eight years of revenue service. (#42 of 43) |
Photo Date: |
5/30/1948 Upload Date: 4/4/2021 8:21:21 AM |
Location: |
Chicago, IL |
Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
Categories: |
Yard,Steam |
Locomotives: |
PRR 6184(UNKNOWN) |
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182 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Teller, "Progressive Power," 1948 |
Description: |
Here is the 23rd of 32 color prints of calendar art works that were commissioned by the Pennsylvania Railroad from 1925 through 1958. Shown here is Grif Teller's painting entitled "Progressive Power." It was published originally in 1948. Depicted in the foreground (R to L) are PRR engine #5900 and two more units whose road numbers are not recorded. All are EP-20's built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,000 horsepower each. #5900 was built in September of 1945. Also depicted is PRR engine #6184, a Q-2 (4-4-6-4) "Duplex" built in Juniata during April of 1945 and retired in December of 1953. |
Photo Date: |
8/15/1948 Upload Date: 1/27/2022 8:32:55 AM |
Location: |
Aqueduct, PA |
Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
Categories: |
Steam,Signal,Passenger |
Locomotives: |
PRR 5900(E7A) PRR 6184(UNKNOWN) |
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251 Comments: 0 |
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