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Owner: Pennsylvania Railroad
Model:UNKNOWN Steeple CabBuilt As:Builder Info (Unavailable )
Serial Number:3852Order No:
Frame Number: Built:
Notes:PRR Class L-5; 1-B-B-1; Juniata; 1924-1944.
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PRR Motive Power Display, #2 of 3, 1924
Title:  PRR Motive Power Display, #2 of 3, 1924
Description:  Here is the second of three photos by an unidentified photographer of a motive power display run by the Pennsylvania Railroad at its West Philadelphia Yards in March of 1924. Prominent here (L to R) are engines #3700, #3931, and #3930. All were built in Juniata. #3700 is the HC-1S (2-8-8-0) steam locomotive built during June of 1919 and retired in August of 1929. #3931 is the FF-1 (1-C-C-1) electric engine built in April of 1917, rated at 4,000 horsepower, and retired in April of 1940. And #3930 is the L-5 (1-B-B-1) electric engine built in January of 1924, rated at 3,300 horsepower, and retired in May of 1944. "Yo, Buddy, please don't step on the railhead!"
Photo Date:  3/21/1924  Upload Date: 4/3/2022 6:42:59 PM
Location:  West Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 3700(UNKNOWN) PRR 3931(Boxcab) PRR 3930(Steeple Cab)
Views:  176   Comments: 0
PRR "Modern Cars And Locomotives: 1926," Page 9
Title:  PRR "Modern Cars And Locomotives: 1926," Page 9
Description:  Here is page nine of a 15-page booklet published by the Pennsylvania Railroad entitled "Modern Cars And Locomotives: 1926." Depicted here are PRR engines #3930, #3929, as well as "Doodlebug" #4731. #3930 is the L-5 (1-B-B-1) electric built in Juniata during January of 1924, rated at 3,300 horsepower, and retired in May of 1944. Engine #3939 is an L-5A (1-B-B-1) electric built in Juniata in January of 1925, rated at 3,070 horsepower, and retired in July of 1942. And "Doodlebug" #4731 is a J.G. Brill-250 gasoline-electric rail motor car that was built in 1925.
Photo Date:  7/1/1926  Upload Date: 6/26/2022 7:01:30 PM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 3930(Steeple Cab) PRR 3929(Steeple Cab) PRR 4731(Doodlebug)
Views:  166   Comments: 0
PRR Locomotive Roster, Page 53, JAN 1942
Title:  PRR Locomotive Roster, Page 53, JAN 1942
Description:  Here is page three of a ten-page article entitled "Under Pennsy Wires." It was published originally in the January 1942 issue of "Railroad" magazine, page 53. Shown here is PRR engine #3930, an L-5 (1-B-B-1) electric built in Juniata during January of 1924, rated at 3,300 horsepower, and retired in May of 1944 after 20 years of faithful service.
Photo Date:  1/1/1942  Upload Date: 2/21/2018 9:47:38 AM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  PRR 3930(Steeple Cab)
Views:  191   Comments: 0
"Juice Jacks," Page 31, 1944
Title:  "Juice Jacks," Page 31, 1944
Description:  Here is page 24 of a 32-page cover article entitled "Juice Jacks: The Electric Locomotive Comes Of Age." It was published originally in the July 1944 issue of "Railroad" magazine, page 31. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #3930, an L-5 (1-B-B-1) electric built in Juniata during January of 1924, rated at 3,300 horsepower, and retired in May of 1944 after 20 years of faithful service. Also notable are graphic depictions of the three modes of "Electric Locomotive Drives."
Photo Date:  7/1/1944  Upload Date: 12/21/2021 8:13:08 AM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 3930(Steeple Cab)
Views:  117   Comments: 0
Centennial History Of The PRR, Page 743, 1949
Title:  Centennial History Of The PRR, Page 743, 1949
Description:  Here is a photo from page 743 in the "Centennial History Of The Pennsylvania Railroad Company: 1846-1946" that was composed by George H. Burgess & Miles C. Kennedy and published in 1949. Photo Caption: "Class L-5 electric locomotive for freight service, 1924." Shown here is PRR engine #3930, an L-5 (1-B-B-1) built in Juniata in January of 1924, rated at 3,300 horsepower, and retired in May of 1944 after 20 years of faithful service.
Photo Date:  4/13/1949  Upload Date: 9/7/2017 3:15:23 PM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  PRR 3930(Steeple Cab)
Views:  251   Comments: 0
Saga Of The DD-1's, Page 30, 1956
Title:  Saga Of The DD-1's, Page 30, 1956
Description:  Here is page three of an 11-page cover article by Frederick Westing entitled "The Locomotive That Made Penn Station Possible." It was published originally in the October 1956 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 30. Center Photo, Partial Caption: "DD-1 ancestor that forecast her wheel arrangement was No. 10003, a gearless quill drive 4-4-0." #10003 was built by Baldwin-Westinghouse in April of 1907 and rated at 750 horsepower. Bottom Photo, Partial Caption: "After the DD-1 Pennsy experimented with jackshaft, side-rodded, steeple-cab units of class L-5." Shown here is PRR engine #3930, an L-5 (1-B-B-1) electric built in Juniata during January of 1924, rated at 3,300 horsepower, and retired in May of 1944.
Photo Date:  10/1/1956  Upload Date: 6/25/2018 2:15:17 AM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Tunnel
Locomotives:  PRR 10003(4-4-0) PRR 3930(Steeple Cab)
Views:  434   Comments: 0
"Pennsy Electrics," Page 32, !962
Title:  "Pennsy Electrics," Page 32, !962
Description:  Here is page five of a six-page article by Sy Reich entitled "Rollcall Of Pennsy Electrics." It was published originally in the October 1962 issue of "Railroad" magazine, page 32. Top Photo: Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #3930, an L-5 (1-B-B-1) built in Juniata during January of 1924 and retired in May of 1944. Photo Two: Shown here is PRR engine #3931, an FF-1 (1-C-C-1) built in Juniata during April of 1917 and retired in April of 1940. Photo Three: Shown here is PRR engine #4999 (nee "4800" & "4899"), an R-1 (2-D-2) built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during September of 1934 and retired in October of 1956. Photo Four: Shown here is PRR engine #7850, an O-1 (2-B-2) built in Juniata during July of 1930 and retired in February of 1948. Photo Five: Shown here is PRR engine #7857, an O-1C (2-B-2) built in Juniata during December of 1931 and retired in June of 1961.
Photo Date:  10/1/1962  Upload Date: 7/19/2016 12:58:57 PM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 3930(Steeple Cab) PRR 3931(Boxcab) PRR 4999(Steeple Cab) PRR 7850(Boxcab) PRR 7857(Boxcab)
Views:  727   Comments: 0
"Power To Burn," Page 22, 1976
Title:  "Power To Burn," Page 22, 1976
Description:  Here is page 22 of a 96-page monograph entitled "Power To Burn: Smoke, Steam, & Cinders" that was edited by James M. Shafer and published during 1976. Photo Caption: "PRR No. 3930, Class L-5 electric, built for fast freight service between Philadelphia and New York, is shown at Juniata shortly after it was completed in 1934." #3930 is an L-5 (1-B-B-1) built in Juniata during January of 1924, rated at 3,300 horsepower, and retired in May of 1944 after 20 years of faithful service.
Photo Date:  8/29/1976  Upload Date: 2/22/2019 10:02:59 AM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 3930(Steeple Cab)
Views:  307   Comments: 0


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