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12/27/2024
 
 
 
 
 
By:Thomas C. Ayers
Dates:6/15/1927 - 6/15/1927
Album Info:Here are both covers and the complete contents of a 47-page booklet by Miss Katherine B. Woods entitled "The Broadway Limited: 1902-1927." It was issued originally by the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1927. "This booklet records the experiences of a writer who recently took the trip from New York to Chicago in order to note, from an outside viewpoint, the impressions created by the features of this celebrated train and the unrivaled luxury and comfort of its service." (Prefatory Note)
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"Broadway Limited," Front Cover, 1927
Title:  "Broadway Limited," Front Cover, 1927
Description:  Here is the front cover of a 47-page booklet by Katherine Woods entitled "The Broadway Limited: 1902-1927." It was issued originally by the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1927. The cover illustration comes from a painting called "Speed and Security" that was produced in 1924 by Harold M. Brett (1880–1955). It depicts the "Broadway Limited" passing over the Susquehanna River via the Rockville Bridge a few miles north of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Prominent here is PRR engine #5357, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during March of 1924 and retired in February of 1949 after 25 years of faithful service.
Photo Date:  6/15/1927  Upload Date: 11/1/2022 9:51:45 PM
Location:  Rockville, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5357(4-6-2)
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"Broadway Limited," Title Page, 1927
Title:  "Broadway Limited," Title Page, 1927
Description:  Here is the title page of a 47-page booklet by Katherine Woods entitled "The Broadway Limited: 1902-1927." It was issued originally by the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1927.
Photo Date:  6/15/1927  Upload Date: 11/1/2022 9:52:36 PM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Passenger
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"Broadway Limited," Prefatory Note, 1927
Title:  "Broadway Limited," Prefatory Note, 1927
Description:  Here is the prefatory note of a 47-page booklet by Katherine Woods entitled "The Broadway Limited: 1902-1927." It was issued originally by the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1927.
Photo Date:  6/15/1927  Upload Date: 11/1/2022 9:53:22 PM
Location:  Marysville, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Passenger
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"Broadway Limited," Pages 4-5, 1927
Title:  "Broadway Limited," Pages 4-5, 1927
Description:  Here are pages four and five of a 47-page booklet by Katherine Woods entitled "The Broadway Limited: 1902-1927." It was issued originally by the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1927. Left-Hand Page Photo Caption: "Pennsylvania Station, New York." Right-Hand Page: Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #3678, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during April of 1918, streamlined in 1941, and retired in 1957 after 39 years of faithful service. Photo taken near Metuchen, New Jersey, c. 1923.
Photo Date:  6/15/1927  Upload Date: 11/1/2022 9:55:02 PM
Location:  New York Penn Sta, NY
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 3678(4-6-2)
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"Broadway Limited," Pages 6-7, 1927
Title:  "Broadway Limited," Pages 6-7, 1927
Description:  Here are pages six and seven of a 47-page booklet by Katherine Woods entitled "The Broadway Limited: 1902-1927." It was issued originally by the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1927. Herein begins the section called "'I Didn't Know It Pulled Out.'"
Photo Date:  6/15/1927  Upload Date: 11/1/2022 9:56:39 PM
Location:  New York Penn Sta, NY
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Passenger
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"Broadway Limited," Pages 8-9, 1927
Title:  "Broadway Limited," Pages 8-9, 1927
Description:  Here are pages eight and nine of a 47-page booklet by Katherine Woods entitled "The Broadway Limited: 1902-1927." It was issued originally by the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1927. Herein are the sections called "Leisure of Body and Spirit" and "Across Country."
Photo Date:  6/15/1927  Upload Date: 11/1/2022 9:58:03 PM
Location:  New York Penn Sta, NY
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Passenger
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"Broadway Limited," Pages 10-11, 1927
Title:  "Broadway Limited," Pages 10-11, 1927
Description:  Here are pages 10 and 11 of a 47-page booklet by Katherine Woods entitled "The Broadway Limited: 1902-1927." It was issued originally by the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1927. The section called "Across Country" is continued.
Photo Date:  6/15/1927  Upload Date: 11/1/2022 9:59:24 PM
Location:  New York Penn Sta, NY
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Passenger
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"Broadway Limited," Pages 12-13, 1927
Title:  "Broadway Limited," Pages 12-13, 1927
Description:  Here are pages 12 and 13 of a 47-page booklet by Katherine Woods entitled "The Broadway Limited: 1902-1927." It was issued originally by the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1927. Herein begins the section called "Behind the Scenes." As for the photo, this would seem to be the engineman's window in the cab of a DD-1 electric locomotive. Permanently-coupled pairs of DD-1's pulled the freshly-replenished "Broadway" out of Sunnyside Yard, through the East River Tunnels, waited for the passengers to load at New York City's Pennsylvania Station, pulled the "Limited" through the West River Tunnels, and finally uncoupled at Manhattan Transfer ~ i.e., present-day Harrison, New Jersey, just East of Newark. Steam locomotives would then pull the "Broadway Limited" the balance of the way to Chicago.
Photo Date:  6/15/1927  Upload Date: 11/1/2022 10:00:44 PM
Location:  Harrison, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Passenger
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"Broadway Limited," Pages 14-15, 1927
Title:  "Broadway Limited," Pages 14-15, 1927
Description:  Here are pages 14 and 15 of a 47-page booklet by Katherine Woods entitled "The Broadway Limited: 1902-1927." It was issued originally by the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1927. Herein begins the section called "Testing the Brakes."
Photo Date:  6/15/1927  Upload Date: 11/1/2022 10:01:59 PM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Passenger
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"Broadway Limited," Pages 16-17, 1927
Title:  "Broadway Limited," Pages 16-17, 1927
Description:  Here are pages 16 and 17 of a 47-page booklet by Katherine Woods entitled "The Broadway Limited: 1902-1927." It was issued originally by the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1927. Herein are the sections called "On the 'Farm'" and "Safety and Comfort."
Photo Date:  6/15/1927  Upload Date: 11/1/2022 10:03:19 PM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Passenger
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"Broadway Limited," Pages 18-19, 1927
Title:  "Broadway Limited," Pages 18-19, 1927
Description:  Here are pages 18 and 19 of a 47-page booklet by Katherine Woods entitled "The Broadway Limited: 1902-1927." It was issued originally by the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1927. Herein begins the section called "'Way for the Broadway Limited.'"
Photo Date:  6/15/1927  Upload Date: 11/1/2022 10:04:37 PM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Passenger
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"Broadway Limited," Pages 20-21, 1927
Title:  "Broadway Limited," Pages 20-21, 1927
Description:  Here are pages 20 and 21 of a 47-page booklet by Katherine Woods entitled "The Broadway Limited: 1902-1927." It was issued originally by the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1927. Herein begins the section called "Built Like Battleships."
Photo Date:  6/15/1927  Upload Date: 11/1/2022 10:05:49 PM
Location:  Paoli, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam,Passenger
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"Broadway Limited," Pages 22-23, 1927
Title:  "Broadway Limited," Pages 22-23, 1927
Description:  Here are pages 22 and 23 of a 47-page booklet by Katherine Woods entitled "The Broadway Limited: 1902-1927." It was issued originally by the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1927. Herein begin the sections called "Signals" and "Safety Measures Paramount."
Photo Date:  6/15/1927  Upload Date: 11/3/2022 10:23:07 PM
Location:  McVeytown, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam,Signal,Passenger
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"Broadway Limited," Pages 24-25, 1927
Title:  "Broadway Limited," Pages 24-25, 1927
Description:  Here are pages 24 and 25 of a 47-page booklet by Katherine Woods entitled "The Broadway Limited: 1902-1927." It was issued originally by the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1927. Herein begins the section called "'Never Once a Sense of Haste.'"
Photo Date:  6/15/1927  Upload Date: 11/3/2022 10:24:51 PM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Passenger
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"Broadway Limited," Pages 26-27, 1927
Title:  "Broadway Limited," Pages 26-27, 1927
Description:  Here are pages 26 and 27 of a 47-page booklet by Katherine Woods entitled "The Broadway Limited: 1902-1927." It was issued originally by the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1927.
Photo Date:  6/15/1927  Upload Date: 11/3/2022 10:26:03 PM
Location:  Middletown, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Passenger
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"Broadway Limited," Pages 28-29, 1927
Title:  "Broadway Limited," Pages 28-29, 1927
Description:  Here are pages 28 and 29 of a 47-page booklet by Katherine Woods entitled "The Broadway Limited: 1902-1927." It was issued originally by the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1927. Herein begin the sections called "'Limited Speed'" and "Dining En Route."
Photo Date:  6/15/1927  Upload Date: 11/3/2022 10:27:26 PM
Location:  Harrisburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Steam,Passenger
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Views:  51   Comments: 0
"Broadway Limited," Pages 30-31, 1927
Title:  "Broadway Limited," Pages 30-31, 1927
Description:  Here are pages 30 and 31 of a 47-page booklet by Katherine Woods entitled "The Broadway Limited: 1902-1927." It was issued originally by the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1927. The names of the two "Broadway Limited" chefs pictured here are not recorded.
Photo Date:  6/15/1927  Upload Date: 11/3/2022 10:28:46 PM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Passenger
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"Broadway Limited," Pages 32-33, 1927
Title:  "Broadway Limited," Pages 32-33, 1927
Description:  Here are pages 32 and 33 of a 47-page booklet by Katherine Woods entitled "The Broadway Limited: 1902-1927." It was issued originally by the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1927. Herein begins the section called "Locomotives in the Making."
Photo Date:  6/15/1927  Upload Date: 11/3/2022 10:30:10 PM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Passenger
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"Broadway Limited," Pages 34-35, 1927
Title:  "Broadway Limited," Pages 34-35, 1927
Description:  Here are pages 34 and 35 of a 47-page booklet by Katherine Woods entitled "The Broadway Limited: 1902-1927." It was issued originally by the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1927. Herein begins the section called "A Sound Sleep."
Photo Date:  6/15/1927  Upload Date: 11/3/2022 10:31:43 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Night,Steam,Passenger
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"Broadway Limited," Pages 36-37, 1927
Title:  "Broadway Limited," Pages 36-37, 1927
Description:  Here are pages 36 and 37 of a 47-page booklet by Katherine Woods entitled "The Broadway Limited: 1902-1927." It was issued originally by the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1927. Herein begins the section called "5,000,000 New Cross-Ties a Year."
Photo Date:  6/15/1927  Upload Date: 11/3/2022 10:33:28 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Passenger
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"Broadway Limited," Pages 38-39, 1927
Title:  "Broadway Limited," Pages 38-39, 1927
Description:  Here are pages 38 and 39 of a 47-page booklet by Katherine Woods entitled "The Broadway Limited: 1902-1927." It was issued originally by the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1927. Herein begins the section called "The Standard Railroad of the World." Left-Hand Page, Photo Caption: "Horseshoe Curve."
Photo Date:  6/15/1927  Upload Date: 11/3/2022 10:34:53 PM
Location:  ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Passenger
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Views:  57   Comments: 0
"Broadway Limited," Pages 40-41, 1927
Title:  "Broadway Limited," Pages 40-41, 1927
Description:  Here are pages 40 and 41 of a 47-page booklet by Katherine Woods entitled "The Broadway Limited: 1902-1927." It was issued originally by the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1927. Herein begins the section called "Personal Service."
Photo Date:  6/15/1927  Upload Date: 11/3/2022 10:36:15 PM
Location:  Pittsburgh, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Passenger
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"Broadway Limited," Pages 42-43, 1927
Title:  "Broadway Limited," Pages 42-43, 1927
Description:  Here are pages 42 and 43 of a 47-page booklet by Katherine Woods entitled "The Broadway Limited: 1902-1927." It was issued originally by the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1927. Herein begins the section called "Men Who Make the Railroad." (#2,250 on 8/26/2022 @ 11:49:46 PM)
Photo Date:  6/15/1927  Upload Date: 11/3/2022 10:37:40 PM
Location:  Alton, OH
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Passenger
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"Broadway Limited," Pages 44-45, 1927
Title:  "Broadway Limited," Pages 44-45, 1927
Description:  Here are pages 44 and 45 of a 47-page booklet by Katherine Woods entitled "The Broadway Limited: 1902-1927." It was issued originally by the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1927. Herein begins the section called "The Last Swift Stage."
Photo Date:  6/15/1927  Upload Date: 11/3/2022 10:38:57 PM
Location:  Fort Wayne, IN
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Passenger
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"Broadway Limited," Pages 46-47, 1927
Title:  "Broadway Limited," Pages 46-47, 1927
Description:  Here are pages 46 and 47 of a 47-page booklet by Katherine Woods entitled "The Broadway Limited: 1902-1927." It was issued originally by the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1927. Herein begins the section called "At the Journey's End." Right-Hand Page, Photo Caption: "Union Station, Chicago."
Photo Date:  6/15/1927  Upload Date: 11/3/2022 10:40:29 PM
Location:  Chicago Union Statio, IL
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Passenger
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"Broadway Limited," Back Cover, 1927
Title:  "Broadway Limited," Back Cover, 1927
Description:  Here is the back cover of a 47-page booklet by Katherine Woods entitled "The Broadway Limited: 1902-1927." It was issued originally by the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1927.
Photo Date:  6/15/1927  Upload Date: 11/3/2022 10:41:14 PM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
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Views:  38   Comments: 0


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