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By:Thomas C. Ayers
Dates:8/15/1991 - 8/15/1991
Album Info:Here is a six-page article by Mr. Bill Stevenson entitled "New PRR Power Whips Mountains, Cab Rider Finds." It was published originally in the Summer 1991 issue of "The Keystone" magazine, pages 36-41. "The following account [of a cab ride in T-1 "Duplex" #5545] was published on page 6 of the Titusville (Pa.) 'Herald' on August 27, 1946....This article was submitted to 'The Keystone' by his nephew, James Stevenson." (Page 36)
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"New PRR Power Whips Mountains," Page 36, 1991
Title:  "New PRR Power Whips Mountains," Page 36, 1991
Description:  Here is page one of a six-page article by Bill Stevenson entitled "New PRR Power Whips Mountains, Cab Rider Finds." It was published originally in the Summer 1991 issue of "The Keystone" magazine, page 36. Photo Caption: "At the height of its popularity, a T-1 descends Horseshoe Curve in mid-1947." Photo by Princeton Melnor Miller. The locomotive's road number, the train number, and the exact date are not recorded.
Photo Date:  8/15/1991  Upload Date: 9/30/2023 8:29:41 AM
Location:  ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  InCab,Steam,Passenger
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Views:  43   Comments: 0
"New PRR Power Whips Mountains," Page 37, 1991
Title:  "New PRR Power Whips Mountains," Page 37, 1991
Description:  Here is page two of a six-page article by Bill Stevenson entitled "New PRR Power Whips Mountains, Cab Rider Finds." It was published originally in the Summer 1991 issue of "The Keystone" magazine, page 37. Photo Caption: "At the height of its popularity, a T-1 descends Horseshoe Curve in mid-1947." Photo by Princeton Melnor Miller. The locomotive's road number, the train number, and the exact date are not recorded.
Photo Date:  8/15/1991  Upload Date: 9/30/2023 8:30:26 AM
Location:  ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  InCab,Steam,Passenger
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Views:  42   Comments: 0
"New PRR Power Whips Mountains," Page 38, 1991
Title:  "New PRR Power Whips Mountains," Page 38, 1991
Description:  Here is page three of a six-page article by Bill Stevenson entitled "New PRR Power Whips Mountains, Cab Rider Finds." It was published originally in the Summer 1991 issue of "The Keystone" magazine, page 38.
Photo Date:  8/15/1991  Upload Date: 9/30/2023 8:31:06 AM
Location:  ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  InCab,Steam,Passenger
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Views:  43   Comments: 0
"New PRR Power Whips Mountains," Page 39, 1991
Title:  "New PRR Power Whips Mountains," Page 39, 1991
Description:  Here is page four of a six-page article by Bill Stevenson entitled "New PRR Power Whips Mountains, Cab Rider Finds." It was published originally in the Summer 1991 issue of "The Keystone" magazine, page 39. Photo Caption: "A little over two years after Bill Stevenson's cab ride, T-1 #5545 rests between assignments at Harrisburg, Pa., August 15, 1948." Photo by Fred R. Kern. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5545, a T-1 (4-4-4-4) "Duplex" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during July of 1946 and retired in January of 1956 after just a decade of revenue service.
Photo Date:  8/15/1991  Upload Date: 9/30/2023 8:31:41 AM
Location:  Harrisburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  InCab,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5545(UNKNOWN)
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"New PRR Power Whips Mountains," Page 40, 1991
Title:  "New PRR Power Whips Mountains," Page 40, 1991
Description:  Here is page five of a six-page article by Bill Stevenson entitled "New PRR Power Whips Mountains, Cab Rider Finds." It was published originally in the Summer 1991 issue of "The Keystone" magazine, page 40.
Photo Date:  8/15/1991  Upload Date: 9/30/2023 8:32:17 AM
Location:  ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  InCab,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives: 
Views:  39   Comments: 0
"New PRR Power Whips Mountains," Page 41, 1991
Title:  "New PRR Power Whips Mountains," Page 41, 1991
Description:  Here is page six of a six-page article by Bill Stevenson entitled "New PRR Power Whips Mountains, Cab Rider Finds." It was published originally in the Summer 1991 issue of "The Keystone" magazine, page 41.
Photo Date:  8/15/1991  Upload Date: 9/30/2023 8:32:57 AM
Location:  ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  InCab,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives: 
Views:  33   Comments: 0


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