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"Trains" Magazine, October 1951 |
| Description: |
Here is a photo taken by Mr. Harold F. Robinson. It was published originally in the October 1951 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 12. Partial Caption: "Two 5000-horsepower electrics have been built by General Electric for the Pennsylvania Railroad and now are in service pulling Pennsy freights." Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #4940 and a like unit whose number is not recorded. Both are E-2B (B-B) electrics built by GE and rated at 2,500 horsepower each. #4940 was built in May of 1951 and retired in June of 1965 after just 14 years of revenue service. The date and the location are not recorded. |
| Photo Date: |
10/1/1951 Upload Date: 9/7/2019 2:21:13 AM |
| Location: |
Enola, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Yard |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 4940(E10B) |
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PRR 4940, E-2B, 1960 |
| Description: |
Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken in Wilmington, Delaware, on 19 July 1960. The photographer is not identified. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #4940 and a P-5A (Modified) whose number is not recorded. #4940 is an E-2B (B-B) built by General Electric in May of 1951, rated at 2,500 horsepower, and retired in June of 1965 after just 14 years of revenue service. Note that neither pantograph is raised. ("Stoneborobranch"; #1 of 10) |
| Photo Date: |
7/19/1960 Upload Date: 7/25/2020 1:07:58 PM |
| Location: |
Wilmington, DE |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Yard |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 4940(E10B) |
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247 Comments: 0 |
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