The S.S. Peter Dal has begun a 27 day voyage to India to deliver 36 steam locomotives built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works. These are among the largest locomotives ever shipped from this country fully set up. This shipment is believe to be one of...
Collection guide for Henry F. Brown papers. The papers consist almost entirely of engineering reports and memoranda relating to railroad electrification and electric locomotives and cars. About a third deal with the
Pennsylvania Railroad,...
The album contains photographs taken during an inspection trip made by a party from the Coal Lands Securities Company to properties in West Virginia owned by the Lackawanna Coal and Lumber Company and the Highland Lumber Company. This trip was made...
On back: "Electric Locomotive Number 4879, a GG-1, at the headend of a crack passenger train ready to depart Pennsylvania Station, New York. These locomotives powered many of the Pennsy's passenger and freight trains beginning in the '30's, then...
One of 36 streamlined steam locomotives and tenders built for the Government of India by the Baldwin Locomotive Works is hoisted on board the British-owned S.S. Peter Dal. Weighing 136 tons with their tenders, the units are specially blocked and...
This Burlington Denver Zephyr locomotive, placed on exhibition today at the 25th anniversary celebration of the Electromotive Division of General Motors at La Grange, is said to be the longest travelled self-propelled land vehicle in the world,...
General Steel Casting Company, Eddystone, Pennsylvania, Mold being assembled for a boxpok' main driving wheel center for 84 wheel for C.M.ST.P & P. R.R. 4-4-2 locomotives
General Steel Casting Company, Eddystone, Pennsylvania, Mold being assembled for a boxpok' main driving wheel center for 84 wheel for C.M.ST.P & P. R.R. 4-4-2 locomotives
Collection guide for Joseph Lovell’s Pennsylvania Railroad System Locomotive Rosters. The rosters include copies of the original Binders No. 1 and 2, plus the seven volumes of rough notes and some miscellaneous papers. They constitute a partial...
Caption: "Deep beneath the earth's surface is this rock hewn stable for mine mules. Electric locomotives are rapidly replacing hundreds of mules is the Reading Anthracite workings, but Jenny continues to be serviceable for many tasks in the mine...
Written on back: "May 12, 1920. This picture shows the largest firebox plate ever made to date. It was one of ten plates of the same size, 250" x 195 1/2" x 3/8", furnished on Phila. 4542. The plates were used to form the crown, sides and...
Written on back: "May 12, 1920. This picture shows the largest firebox plate ever made to date. It was one of ten plates of the same size, 250" x 195 1/2" x 3/8", furnished on Phila. 4542. The plates were used to form the crown, sides and...
