PRR 4747, P-5A(M), 1953         
Meadows. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken at the Pennsylvania Railroad's Engine Service Tracks at Meadows Yard near Kearny, New Jersey, on 19 September 1953. The photographer is not identified. Prominent here (L to R) are PRR engines #4747 and #4726. Both are 2-C-2 electrics built by Baldwin-Westinghouse and rated at 3,750 horsepower each. #4747 is a P-5A (Modified) built in March of 1935 and retired in April of 1962, while #4726 is a P-5A constructed in December of 1932 and retired in May of 1963. Note that all of the pantographs are in the "down" position. ("Stoneborobranch"; #10 of 32)
Date: 9/19/1953 Location: Kearny, NJ   Map Show Kearny on a rail map Views: 220 Collection Of:   Thomas C. Ayers
Locomotives: PRR 4747(Steeple Cab) PRR 4726(4-6-4)    Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
PRR 4747, P-5A(M), 1953
Picture Categories: Yard This picture is part of album:  PRR: Rose ~> Meadows Engine Service Tracks
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