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Owner: Pennsylvania Railroad
Model:GE E44Built As:PRR 4408 (E44)
Serial Number:33954Order No:
Frame Number:Built:3/1961
Notes:PRR Class E-44.
Other locos with this serial:  PC 4408(E44) CR 4408(E44) PRR 4408(E44)
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"'Yankee Jet' Arrives," Page 2, 1961
Title:  "'Yankee Jet' Arrives," Page 2, 1961
Description:  Here is page two of a three-page article entitled "'Yankee Jet' Arrives." It was published originally in the July-August 1961 issue of "Pennsy" magazine, page 2. Bottom Photo Caption: "Yankee Jet follows Boston-Maybrook-Phillipsburg route before reaching PRR. In photo, new E-44 hauls train to Harrisburg." Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4408, an E-44 built by General Electric in March of 1961, rated at 4,400 horsepower, and retired in February of 1984 after 23 years of service.
Photo Date:  7/1/1961  Upload Date: 9/1/2022 8:37:46 AM
Location:  Morrisville, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge
Locomotives:  PRR 4408(E44)
Views:  108   Comments: 0
PRR 4408, E-44, 1962
Title:  PRR 4408, E-44, 1962
Description:  Electric Action. Here is a photo that was published originally in the Pennsylvania Railroad Company's 116th Annual Report for the Year Ending 31 December 1962, page 18. The photographer's name and the date are not specified. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4408, an E-44 built by General Electric in 1961, rated at 4,400 horsepower, and retired in 1984 after 23 years of faithful service.
Photo Date:  12/31/1962  Upload Date: 4/11/2018 4:50:40 AM
Location:  Morrisville, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 4408(E44)
Views:  482   Comments: 0
"Largest Locomotive Fleet," Page 48, 1964
Title:  "Largest Locomotive Fleet," Page 48, 1964
Description:  Here is page 11 of an 11-page article by Bert Pennypacker entitled "All About America's Largest Locomotive Fleet." It was published originally in the April 1964 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 48. Photo Caption: "Piggyback ~ the only tonnage allowed on these premises ~ rolls through Pennsy's passenger station in Newark, N.J., behind GE rectifier electrics 4408 and 4422. Addition of these C-C hoods to the roster has allowed retirement of aging P-5 2-C-2's." Photo by James C. Smith. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #4408 and #4422. Both are E-44's built by General Electric and rated at 4,400 horsepower each. #4408 was built in March of 1961, while #4422 was built in October of the same year.
Photo Date:  4/1/1964  Upload Date: 9/29/2022 9:23:53 AM
Location:  Newark, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge
Locomotives:  PRR 4408(E44) PRR 4422(E44)
Views:  139   Comments: 0


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