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Owner: Pennsylvania Railroad
Type: MofW Equipment
User Notes:   Clearance Car

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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
"Raise The Roof Or Lower The Track," Page 12, 1964
Title:  "Raise The Roof Or Lower The Track," Page 12, 1964
Description:  Here is page one of a two-page article entitled "Raise The Roof Or Lower The Track." It was published originally in the May-June 1964 issue of "Pennsy" magazine, page 12. Top Left-Hand Photo Caption: "In photo at left, ceiling is chipped away in the Radebaugh tunnel, near Greensburg, Pa." Bottom left-hand photo shows a partial view of PRR Clearance Car #497125.
Photo Date:  5/1/1964  Upload Date: 12/6/2019 6:34:01 AM
Location:  Radebaugh, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  RollingStock,Tunnel,Winter
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Views:  306   Comments: 0
PRR 497125 - Cleareance Car
Title:  PRR 497125 - Cleareance Car
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/30/2011  Upload Date: 8/3/2011 6:11:18 PM
Location:  Geigertown, PA
Author:  R. A. Lowry
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  809   Comments: 0
PRR 497125 - Clearance Car
Title:  PRR 497125 - Clearance Car
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Photo Date:  5/30/2011  Upload Date: 8/3/2011 6:09:54 PM
Location:  Geigertown, PA
Author:  R. A. Lowry
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  1194   Comments: 0


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