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Viewing Album:  PRR: "The 'Cat's Whiskers'" ~ February 1954
 
By:Thomas C. Ayers
Dates:2/4/1954 - 2/4/1954
Album Info:Here is a two-page article entitled "The 'Cat's Whiskers.'" It was published originally in the February 1954 issue of "Pennsy" magazine, pages 10-11. No author is specified. "But the 'whiskers' are none of these. They are the antennae of the PRR's Clearance Car, and they were designed to measure clearance through tunnels, beneath bridges, between rock cuts, and other potential obstructions along the 25,000 miles of track on the System in practically the same way as a cat's whiskers help it to determine whether it can crawl through a hole." Also included are four 35mm color slides depicting this unique contraption; the photographer's name(s), the dates, and the locations are provided when available.
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"The 'Cat's Whiskers,'" Page 10, 1954
Title:  "The 'Cat's Whiskers,'" Page 10, 1954
Description:  Here is page one of a two-page article entitled "The 'Cat's Whiskers.'" It was published originally in the February 1954 issue of "Pennsy" magazine, page 10. Top Photo Caption: "Clearance car, with 'whiskers' extended, measures Radebaugh Tunnel. Car covers entire System every four years." Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #8850, an AS-16MS built by the American Locomotive Company in December of 1951 and rated at 1,600 horsepower.
Photo Date:  2/1/1954  Upload Date: 5/4/2022 10:25:54 PM
Location:  Radebaugh, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  RollingStock,Tunnel
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Views:  235   Comments: 0
"The 'Cat's Whiskers,'" Page 11, 1954
Title:  "The 'Cat's Whiskers,'" Page 11, 1954
Description:  Here is page two of a two-page article entitled "The 'Cat's Whiskers.'" It was published originally in the February 1954 issue of "Pennsy" magazine, page 11. "These photos show PRR men at work in Clearance Car #487125."
Photo Date:  2/1/1954  Upload Date: 5/4/2022 10:29:14 PM
Location:  Radebaugh, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  78   Comments: 0

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