| May 29th to 31st, 2009 was Conrail Days
at Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania |
 A
very succesful Conrail weekend featured 3 big power units brought in by
the Conrail Historical Society and transported by Norfolk Southern and The
Strasburg Railroad |
 CR
5644 is and EMD SD60I assembled at Conrail's Juniata Shops in Altoona, Pennsylvania |
 NS
7211 is an EMD SD80MAC 5,000 horsepower locomotive also assembled in Conrail's
Juniata Shops.. |
 Accompanying
the former Conrail units was this example of today's big power on the Norfolk
Southern - GE ES40DC built in 2006 in Erie, Pennsylvania |
| September 27, 2008: Norfolk Southern's Business
Train Visits Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania for the Annual Member's Meeting. |
Norfolk Southern E9A #4271 and E9B #4276 on railyard track 5 |
 Norfolk
Southern E9A #4271 and E9B #4276 on railyard track 5 |
 Norfolk
Southern Business Car NS 23 Buena Vista |
 Norfolk
Southern Business Car NS 3 Claytor Lake |
 Norfolk
Southern E9A #4271 and E9B #4276 on railyard track 5 |
 Norfolk
Southern E9A #4271 |
 Norfolk
Southern E9A #4271 |
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Motive Power From the Pennsylvania Railroad Historical Collection. 1939
is generally accepted as the year when the Pennsylvania Railroad began
a deliberate policy of saving significant equipment. Along with 12 pieces
of non-powered rolling stock it still forms the heart of the state Museum's
collection. Click
Here to link to the museum's world-class web site.
|
 PRR
94 class A5s 1917 Juniata 0-4-0, the last of its type in existence. |
 PRR
1670 class B6sb 1916 Juniata 0-6-0 |
 PRR
1223 class D16sb 1905 Juniata 4-4-0. Overhauled in 1937 for the movie "Broadway
Limited", it was called on again by Hollywood in 1968 for the musical
"Hello Dolly". |
 PRR
3937 paired with 3936 class DD1s 1911 Juniata. Electric locomotive that
made PRR's entry to Penn Station, NYC possible. Pulled trains between Penn
Station and Manhattan Junction in New Jersey. |
 PRR
7002 class E2 1902 Juniata 4-4-2. Atlantic type locomotive of the type that
set speed record of 127 mph near Crestline, OH in 1905. Shown here at the
Strasburg RR in 1971. |
 PRR
460 class E6s 1940 Juniata 4-4-2 known as the "Lindbergh Engine"
for high-speed run from Washington to New York in 1927 carrying newsreel
film that beat airborne competition into theaters. |
 PRR
5901 class EP20, 1945 EMD type E7, the last survivor of its type. |
 PRR
5741 class G5s 1924 Juniata 4-6-0. Ten-wheeler designed for commuter service
in Pittsburgh and with the Long Island Railroad. |
 PRR
1187 class H3 1888 Altoona 2-8-0 represents the beginning of the Consolidation
type freight locomotive. |
 PRR
2846 class H6sb 1905 Baldwin 2-8-0 a later Consolidation type. |
 PRR
7688 class H10s 1915 Lima 2-8-0 the most modern of the H type. |
 PRR
3750 class K4s 1920 Juniata 4-6-2. The official steam locomotive of the
State of Pennsylvania. Only 2 survive, #3750 is the only one currently (2008)
in one piece. Somewhat disfigured by the post-WW2 changes including the
solid front pilot. |
 PRR
520 class L1s 1916 Baldwin 2-8-2. Mikado type designed to replace the 2-8-0
Consolidations. Badly damaged by a boiler explosion in 1942 and subsequently
repaired. |
 PRR
6755 class M1b 1930 Juniata 4-8-2 considered by some the most successful
steam design by the Pennsy. Used in the museum's logo. |
 John
Bull (working replica) 1940 Altoona 4-2-0. A rare view in the sunlight during
a 2007 museum rearrangement. |
 John
Stevens (replica) Altoona 4-wheel. The prototype is believed to have been
the first American-built steam locomotive to run on (wood) rails. |
| Motive Power - other |
 ARR
1034 Alco RS-1 1941 built for the Army Corps of Engineers. Modified with
slimmer cab for European tunnels and high adhesion trucks, it served in
Iran 1945-1945 carrying war supplies to the Soviet Union from Persian Gulf
ports. |
 Amtrak
603 GE E60CH 1976 designed for 120 MPH service on the Northeast Corridor
but limited to 100 due to tracking problems. |
 BEDT
13 tank engine 1919 HK Porter 0-6-0T sister to #15 converted by Strasburg
RR to "Thomas the Tank Engine". |
 Baldwin
1200 1951 S-12 built for the US Government and repainted by the museum as
a Baldwin shop switcher. |
 Lone
Star Cement Co. Brookville 5T 3 Ft. gauge 1951 - Vulcan Iron Works 8T shop
switcher. Of these two Pennsylvania builders, Brookville survives as a major
builder of mining locomotives. |
 Bethlehem
Steel 111 1941 Heisler 0-4-0F fireless locomotive used in industrial service
where the fire of a conventional steam engine would be dangerous. |
| |
 Heisler
Locomotive Works 4 1918 2-truck logging engine capable of heavy hauling
on tight curves, steep grades and poor track typical of logging. |
 Central
of New Jersey trackmobile #121 with one-cylinder gas engine restored to
good running condition. |
 Galion
12 ton crane with couplers at each end. |
 Lewisburg
Milton & Watsontown 20 1921 JG Brill-Mack rail bus |
 Leetonia
Railway 1 1906 Lima 3-truck Shay for logging service |
 Lehigh
Valley Railroad 40 1951 Budd RDC-1 a type still in service. Two diesel engines
below the passengers drive the wheels through torque converters. |
 Maryland
& Pennsylvania 81 1946 EMD NW-2 |
 Monongahela
Connecting RR 701 1968 Alco C-415 |
 New
York, St. Louis & Chicago (Nickel Plate Road) 1944 Lima 4-8-4
was the first engine to move to the museum. |
 Pennsylvania
Power & Light 1 Plymouth 18T museum shop switcher re-engined with a
Mack diesel. |
 PRR
3 1912 Baldwin 42" electric ore dock switcher from ore docks in Ohio |
 PRR
247 paired with 246 1958 Budd Pioneer III class MP59E first of a line of
electric commuter cars whose descendants are still in service |
 PRR
4800 Old Rivets 1934 GE-BLW GG-1 the prototype of Pennsy's most successful
electrics and the only GG-1 with a riveted as opposed to welded body hood.
A National Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmark. |
 PRR
4935 class GG-1 1943 Altoona 2-C+C-2. One of 3 GG-1's of the State Museum.
#4859 is on display at Penn Station in Harrisburg. |
 PRR
5690 class B-1 1934 Altoona a successful electric switcher used in the New
York, Washington, Philadelphia dn Harrisburg areas. |
 PRR
7006 class ERS-17 1955 EMD GP-9 represents the second generation of diesel
locomotives. |
 PRR
860 1968 Budd Metroliner coach snack bar. Possibly the only renmant of Metroliner. |
 PRR
Conrail 2233 class EF22 1963 EMD GP-30. First use of turbocharger on an
EMD locomotive. |
 Reading
1251 1918 P&R 0-6-0T. The last steam engine in service for a class-I
railroad. Retired in 1963 from shop switcher service in Reading, PA. |
A
very succesful Conrail weekend featured 3 big power units brought in by
the Conrail Historical Society and transported by Norfolk Southern and The
Strasburg Railroad
CR
5644 is and EMD SD60I assembled at Conrail's Juniata Shops in Altoona, Pennsylvania
NS
7211 is an EMD SD80MAC 5,000 horsepower locomotive also assembled in Conrail's
Juniata Shops..
Accompanying
the former Conrail units was this example of today's big power on the Norfolk
Southern - GE ES40DC built in 2006 in Erie, Pennsylvania
Norfolk Southern E9A #4271 and E9B #4276 on railyard track 5
Norfolk
Southern E9A #4271 and E9B #4276 on railyard track 5
Norfolk
Southern Business Car NS 23 Buena Vista
Norfolk
Southern Business Car NS 3 Claytor Lake
Norfolk
Southern E9A #4271 and E9B #4276 on railyard track 5
Norfolk
Southern E9A #4271
Norfolk
Southern E9A #4271
PRR
94 class A5s 1917 Juniata 0-4-0, the last of its type in existence.
PRR
1670 class B6sb 1916 Juniata 0-6-0
PRR
1223 class D16sb 1905 Juniata 4-4-0. Overhauled in 1937 for the movie "Broadway
Limited", it was called on again by Hollywood in 1968 for the musical
"Hello Dolly". 
PRR
3937 paired with 3936 class DD1s 1911 Juniata. Electric locomotive that
made PRR's entry to Penn Station, NYC possible. Pulled trains between Penn
Station and Manhattan Junction in New Jersey.
PRR
7002 class E2 1902 Juniata 4-4-2. Atlantic type locomotive of the type that
set speed record of 127 mph near Crestline, OH in 1905. Shown here at the
Strasburg RR in 1971.
PRR
460 class E6s 1940 Juniata 4-4-2 known as the "Lindbergh Engine"
for high-speed run from Washington to New York in 1927 carrying newsreel
film that beat airborne competition into theaters.
PRR
5901 class EP20, 1945 EMD type E7, the last survivor of its type.
PRR
5741 class G5s 1924 Juniata 4-6-0. Ten-wheeler designed for commuter service
in Pittsburgh and with the Long Island Railroad.
PRR
1187 class H3 1888 Altoona 2-8-0 represents the beginning of the Consolidation
type freight locomotive.
PRR
2846 class H6sb 1905 Baldwin 2-8-0 a later Consolidation type.
PRR
7688 class H10s 1915 Lima 2-8-0 the most modern of the H type.
PRR
3750 class K4s 1920 Juniata 4-6-2. The official steam locomotive of the
State of Pennsylvania. Only 2 survive, #3750 is the only one currently (2008)
in one piece. Somewhat disfigured by the post-WW2 changes including the
solid front pilot.
PRR
520 class L1s 1916 Baldwin 2-8-2. Mikado type designed to replace the 2-8-0
Consolidations. Badly damaged by a boiler explosion in 1942 and subsequently
repaired. 
PRR
6755 class M1b 1930 Juniata 4-8-2 considered by some the most successful
steam design by the Pennsy. Used in the museum's logo.
John
Bull (working replica) 1940 Altoona 4-2-0. A rare view in the sunlight during
a 2007 museum rearrangement.
John
Stevens (replica) Altoona 4-wheel. The prototype is believed to have been
the first American-built steam locomotive to run on (wood) rails.
ARR
1034 Alco RS-1 1941 built for the Army Corps of Engineers. Modified with
slimmer cab for European tunnels and high adhesion trucks, it served in
Iran 1945-1945 carrying war supplies to the Soviet Union from Persian Gulf
ports.
Amtrak
603 GE E60CH 1976 designed for 120 MPH service on the Northeast Corridor
but limited to 100 due to tracking problems.
BEDT
13 tank engine 1919 HK Porter 0-6-0T sister to #15 converted by Strasburg
RR to "Thomas the Tank Engine".
Baldwin
1200 1951 S-12 built for the US Government and repainted by the museum as
a Baldwin shop switcher. 
Lone
Star Cement Co. Brookville 5T 3 Ft. gauge 1951 - Vulcan Iron Works 8T shop
switcher. Of these two Pennsylvania builders, Brookville survives as a major
builder of mining locomotives.
Bethlehem
Steel 111 1941 Heisler 0-4-0F fireless locomotive used in industrial service
where the fire of a conventional steam engine would be dangerous.
Heisler
Locomotive Works 4 1918 2-truck logging engine capable of heavy hauling
on tight curves, steep grades and poor track typical of logging.
Central
of New Jersey trackmobile #121 with one-cylinder gas engine restored to
good running condition.
Galion
12 ton crane with couplers at each end.
Lewisburg
Milton & Watsontown 20 1921 JG Brill-Mack rail bus 
Leetonia
Railway 1 1906 Lima 3-truck Shay for logging service
Lehigh
Valley Railroad 40 1951 Budd RDC-1 a type still in service. Two diesel engines
below the passengers drive the wheels through torque converters.
Maryland
& Pennsylvania 81 1946 EMD NW-2
Monongahela
Connecting RR 701 1968 Alco C-415
New
York, St. Louis & Chicago (Nickel Plate Road) 1944 Lima 4-8-4
was the first engine to move to the museum.
Pennsylvania
Power & Light 1 Plymouth 18T museum shop switcher re-engined with a
Mack diesel.
PRR
3 1912 Baldwin 42" electric ore dock switcher from ore docks in Ohio
PRR
247 paired with 246 1958 Budd Pioneer III class MP59E first of a line of
electric commuter cars whose descendants are still in service
PRR
4800 Old Rivets 1934 GE-BLW GG-1 the prototype of Pennsy's most successful
electrics and the only GG-1 with a riveted as opposed to welded body hood.
A National Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmark. 
PRR
4935 class GG-1 1943 Altoona 2-C+C-2. One of 3 GG-1's of the State Museum.
#4859 is on display at Penn Station in Harrisburg.
PRR
5690 class B-1 1934 Altoona a successful electric switcher used in the New
York, Washington, Philadelphia dn Harrisburg areas.
PRR
7006 class ERS-17 1955 EMD GP-9 represents the second generation of diesel
locomotives.
PRR
860 1968 Budd Metroliner coach snack bar. Possibly the only renmant of Metroliner.
PRR
Conrail 2233 class EF22 1963 EMD GP-30. First use of turbocharger on an
EMD locomotive.
Reading
1251 1918 P&R 0-6-0T. The last steam engine in service for a class-I
railroad. Retired in 1963 from shop switcher service in Reading, PA.