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PRR 470400, F-39, 1954 |
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PRR Here is a duplicate 35mm B&W slide of a builder's photo showing Pennsylvania Railroad F-39 Flatcar #470400 that was built by Bethlehem Steel in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, during December of 1954. Secured on the deck is PRR highway trailer #300337. All of those cumbersome chains were soon replaced by fifth-wheel stanchions that were welded to the center sill. |
| Photo Date: |
12/21/1954 Upload Date: 4/1/2020 10:22:15 AM |
| Location: |
Johnstown, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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| Title: |
PRR 470410, F-39, 1955 |
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PRR. Here is a duplicate 35mm B&W slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken near Johnstown, Pennsylvania, on 2 March 1955. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad F-39 Flatcars #470411, #470414, and two more cars whose numbers are not recorded. All were built by Bethlehem Steel in Johnstown during January of 1955. |
| Photo Date: |
3/2/1955 Upload Date: 6/13/2020 5:59:36 PM |
| Location: |
Johnstown, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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| Title: |
PRR 470411, F-39, 1955 |
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PRR. Here is a duplicate 35mm B&W slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, on 2 March 1955. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad F-39 Flatcar #470411 that was built by Bethlehem Steel in Johnstown during January of 1955. |
| Photo Date: |
3/2/1955 Upload Date: 4/1/2020 10:23:27 AM |
| Location: |
Johnstown, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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| Title: |
TTX 471226, F-39C, 1957 |
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TTX. Here is a builder's photo of TrailerTrain F-39C Flatcar #471226 that was built at the Pennsylvania Railroad's Samuel Rea Shop in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, in November of 1957. |
| Photo Date: |
11/14/1957 Upload Date: 5/24/2016 2:49:24 AM |
| Location: |
Hollidaysburg, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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RollingStock |
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337 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
TTX 471226, F-39C, 1957 |
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TTX. Here is a builder's photo of TrailerTrain F-39C Flatcar #471226 that was built at the Pennsylvania Railroad's Samuel Rea Shop in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, in November of 1957. |
| Photo Date: |
11/14/1957 Upload Date: 5/24/2016 2:50:18 AM |
| Location: |
Hollidaysburg, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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RollingStock |
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244 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
TTX 473418, F-85B, #1 of 2, c. 1958 |
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TTX. Here is the first of two original "Super Slides" that were taken during a public exhibition of railroad equipment. Prominent here is TrailerTrain F-85B flatcar #473418, sporting Pennsylvania Railroad 40-foot highway trailer #15105. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. |
| Photo Date: |
8/15/1958 Upload Date: 5/18/2020 6:53:02 PM |
| Location: |
Pittsburgh, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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| Title: |
TTX 473418, F-85B, #2 of 2, c. 1958 |
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TTX. Here is the second of two original "Super Slides" that were taken during a public exhibition of railroad equipment. Prominent here is TrailerTrain F-85B flatcar #473418, sporting Pennsylvania Railroad 40-foot highway trailer #15105. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. |
| Photo Date: |
8/15/1958 Upload Date: 5/31/2020 2:32:46 AM |
| Location: |
Pittsburgh, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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RollingStock |
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281 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
"Piggy-Back Ramps," Page 47, 1959 |
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PRR. Here is a one-page article entitled "Piggy-Back Ramps." It was published originally in the August 1959 issue of "Model Railroader" magazine, page 47. Top Photo: Prominent in this photo taken in Kearny, New Jersey, are Mahone's Express tractor #722 and Pennsylvania Railroad 40-foot highway trailer #30636. |
| Photo Date: |
8/1/1959 Upload Date: 6/14/2020 10:21:15 PM |
| Location: |
Kearny, NJ |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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RollingStock,Yard |
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| Title: |
PRR "Piggy-Back" Operations, 1960 |
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PRR. Here is a photo that was published originally in the January 1960 issue of "Modern Railroads" magazine. Photo Caption: "Biggest single movement in PRR's piggyback history was transportation from New York to Chicago of an entire trade show. It was handled in 30 highway trailers on 15 specially-equipped TrucTrain cars." Prominent here are Pennsylvania Truck Lines tractor #4648 and PRR 40-foot highway trailer #15325. The photographer's name, the date, and the location are not recorded. |
| Photo Date: |
1/1/1960 Upload Date: 1/5/2017 7:06:40 PM |
| Location: |
Kearny, NJ |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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RollingStock,Yard |
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