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Viewing Album: PRR: Westing ~> Saga Of The DD-1 ~ OCT 1956
By:
Thomas C. Ayers
Dates:
10/2/1956 - 10/2/1956
Album Info:
Here are the front cover and an 11-page cover article by Mr. Frederick Westing entitled "The Locomotive That Made Penn Station Possible." They were published originally in the October 1956 issue of "Trains" magazine, pages 28-38. "Smile not at the DD-1's flapping siderods. She conquered a river for a railroad. Besides, Pennsy had its reasons when it borrowed a steam-engine wheel arrangement, rods and all, to build a juice jack." (Page 29)
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Title:
Saga Of The DD-1's, Front Cover, 1956
Description:
Here is the front cover of an 11-page cover article by Frederick Westing entitled "The Locomotive That Made Penn Station Possible." It was published originally on the October 1956 issue of "Trains" magazine. Cover Caption: "DD-1 at Turtle Creek. Courtesy of Pennsylvania Railroad." Shown here is PRR engine #3977, a DD-1 built in Juniata during July of 1910, rated at 1,580 horsepower, and retired in January of 1949. Supposedly, there is a two-unit DD-1 numbered "3977" on display at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC.
Photo Date:
10/1/1956
Upload Date:
6/25/2018 2:04:41 AM
Location:
New York Penn Sta, NY
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Tunnel,Bridge
Locomotives:
PRR 3977(Boxcab)
Views:
176
Comments:
0
Title:
Saga Of The DD-1's, Page 28, 1956
Description:
Here is page one of an 11-page cover article by Frederick Westing entitled "The Locomotive That Made Penn Station Possible." It was published originally in the October 1956 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 28. Photo Caption: "When new, the DD-1 was the most powerful electric engine ever built." Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #3976 and #3977; their original two-digit number is "22." Both are DD-1's (2-B+B-2) built in Juniata during July of 1910 and rated at 3,160 horsepower. #3976 was transferred to the Long Island Rail Road in April of 1928 and renumbered "350-B," but #3977 was retired in January of 1949.
Photo Date:
10/1/1956
Upload Date:
6/25/2018 2:09:20 AM
Location:
New York Penn Sta, NY
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Tunnel,Bridge
Locomotives:
PRR 3976(Boxcab)
PRR 3977(Boxcab)
Views:
252
Comments:
0
Title:
Saga Of The DD-1's, Page 29, 1956
Description:
Here is page two of an 11-page cover article by Frederick Westing entitled "The Locomotive That Made Penn Station Possible." It was published originally in the October 1956 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 29. Notable here is cutaway drawing of a DD-1 by Mr. J.R. Richardson.
Photo Date:
10/1/1956
Upload Date:
6/25/2018 2:12:20 AM
Location:
New York Penn Sta, NY
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Tunnel
Locomotives:
Views:
163
Comments:
0
Title:
Saga Of The DD-1's, Page 30, 1956
Description:
Here is page three of an 11-page cover article by Frederick Westing entitled "The Locomotive That Made Penn Station Possible." It was published originally in the October 1956 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 30. Center Photo, Partial Caption: "DD-1 ancestor that forecast her wheel arrangement was No. 10003, a gearless quill drive 4-4-0." #10003 was built by Baldwin-Westinghouse in April of 1907 and rated at 750 horsepower. Bottom Photo, Partial Caption: "After the DD-1 Pennsy experimented with jackshaft, side-rodded, steeple-cab units of class L-5." Shown here is PRR engine #3930, an L-5 (1-B-B-1) electric built in Juniata during January of 1924, rated at 3,300 horsepower, and retired in May of 1944.
Photo Date:
10/1/1956
Upload Date:
6/25/2018 2:15:17 AM
Location:
Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Tunnel
Locomotives:
Views:
515
Comments:
0
Title:
Saga Of The DD-1's, Page 31, 1956
Description:
Here is page four of an 11-page cover article by Frederick Westing entitled "The Locomotive That Made Penn Station Possible." It was published originally in the October 1956 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 31. Photo Caption: "Swinging around the long curve before entering the Bergen Hill tunnel portal, a DD-1 rolls along over the new high line toward Penn Station, New York."
Photo Date:
10/1/1956
Upload Date:
6/25/2018 2:19:10 AM
Location:
New York Penn Sta, NY
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Tunnel
Locomotives:
Views:
137
Comments:
0
Title:
Saga Of The DD-1's, Page 32, 1956
Description:
Here is page five of an 11-page cover article by Frederick Westing entitled "The Locomotive That Made Penn Station Possible." It was published originally in the October 1956 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 32. Painting Caption: "The common meeting ground of K-4 Pacifics and DD-1 electrics was Manhattan Transfer, an engine-change point just east of Newark whose high-level platforms could be reached only by rail. Trains commissioned Artist George Gloff to re-create that era." Depicted here are PRR engines #5426 and #24. #5426 is a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during February of 1927 and retired in August of 1956. #24 actually consists of #3980 and #3981. Both are DD-1's (2-B+B-2) built in Juniata during July of 1910 and rated at 3,160 horsepower; both were later transferred to the Long Island Rail Road and renumbered: #3980 became "360-A" and #3981 became "356-B."
Photo Date:
10/1/1956
Upload Date:
6/25/2018 2:26:40 AM
Location:
Harrison, NJ
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Station,Steam,Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 3980(Boxcab)
PRR 3981(Boxcab)
PRR 5426(4-6-2)
Views:
336
Comments:
0
Title:
Saga Of The DD-1's, Page 33, 1956
Description:
Here is page six of an 11-page cover article by Frederick Westing entitled "The Locomotive That Made Penn Station Possible." It was published originally in the October 1956 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 33. Painting Caption: "The common meeting ground of K-4 Pacifics and DD-1 electrics was Manhattan Transfer, an engine-change point just east of Newark whose high-level platforms could be reached only by rail. Trains commissioned Artist George Gloff to re-create that era." Depicted here is PRR engine #24, which actually consists of #3980 and #3981. Both are DD-1's (2-B+B-2) built in Juniata during July of 1910 and rated at 4,620 horsepower; both were later transferred to the Long Island Rail Road and renumbered: #3980 became "360-A" and #3981 became "356-B."
Photo Date:
10/1/1956
Upload Date:
6/25/2018 2:31:53 AM
Location:
Harrison, NJ
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Tunnel,Station,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 3980(Boxcab)
PRR 3981(Boxcab)
Views:
243
Comments:
0
Title:
Saga Of The DD-1's, Page 34, 1956
Description:
Here is page seven of an 11-page cover article by Frederick Westing entitled "The Locomotive That Made Penn Station Possible." It was published originally in the October 1956 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 34. (#3,800)
Photo Date:
10/1/1956
Upload Date:
6/25/2018 2:35:01 AM
Location:
Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Tunnel
Locomotives:
Views:
113
Comments:
0
Title:
Saga Of The DD-1's, Page 35, 1956
Description:
Here is page eight of an 11-page cover article by Frederick Westing entitled "The Locomotive That Made Penn Station Possible." It was published originally in the October 1956 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 35. Photo Caption: "Take off the cab and a DD-1 looked like this. Pennsy's Altoona Shops built cabs, frames, running gear, mechanical parts. Westnghouse turned out electrical components and assembled the engines at its East Pittsburgh Works."
Photo Date:
10/1/1956
Upload Date:
6/25/2018 2:38:32 AM
Location:
Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Tunnel
Locomotives:
Views:
168
Comments:
0
Title:
Saga Of The DD-1's, Page 36, 1956
Description:
Here is page nine of an 11-page cover article by Frederick Westing entitled "The Locomotive That Made Penn Station Possible." It was published originally in the October 1956 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 36. Photo Caption: "Manhattan Transfer when it was new: DD-1 No. 12 arrives with an express that includes all-steel Pullman parlors behind the engine." #12 actually consists of #3956 and #3957. Both are DD-1's (2-B+B-2) built in Juniata during July of 1910 and rated at 3,160 horsepower; both were transferred to the Long Island Rail Road in January of 1928 and renumbered: #3956 became "347-A" and #3957 became "347-B."
Photo Date:
10/1/1956
Upload Date:
6/25/2018 2:41:47 AM
Location:
Harrison, NJ
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Tunnel,Station,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 3956(Boxcab)
PRR 3957(Boxcab)
Views:
271
Comments:
0
Title:
Saga Of The DD-1's, Page 37, 1956
Description:
Here is page ten of an 11-page cover article by Frederick Westing entitled "The Locomotive That Made Penn Station Possible." It was published originally in the October 1956 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 37. Top Photo, Partial Caption: "Only railfans are around to mourn the loss at Modena, Pa., as DD-1's in postwar Long Island paint scheme line up....Destination: scrap." Shown here are LIRR engines #348-A and #348-B. Before being transferred to the LIRR in February of 1928, they were originally PRR #11 ~ consisting of #3954 and #3955. Both are DD-1's (2-B+B-2) built in Juniata during July of 1910 and rated at 3,160 horsepower. Bottom Photo, Partial Caption: "Both units tell of 1939-1940 special service when DD-1's forwarded trains from Penn Station to World's Fair site." Shown here is PRR engine #16, consisting of #3964 and #3965. Both are DD-1's (2-B+B-2) built in Juniata during July of 1910 and rated at 3,160 horsepower; both were transferred to the Long Island Rail Road in December of 1944 and renumbered: #3964 became "359-A" and #3965 became "359-B."
Photo Date:
10/1/1956
Upload Date:
6/25/2018 2:44:53 AM
Location:
Modena, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Tunnel
Locomotives:
LIRR 348-A(Boxcab)
LIRR 348-B(Boxcab)
PRR 3964(Boxcab)
PRR 3965(Boxcab)
Views:
498
Comments:
0
Title:
Saga Of The DD-1's, Page 38, 1956
Description:
Here is page 11 of an 11-page cover article by Frederick Westing entitled "The Locomotive That Made Penn Station Possible." It was published originally in the October 1956 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 38. Photo Caption: "Second DD-1, built in April 1910, poses for one of those classic photos when the brass stared at the lens and only an engineman showed much life." Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #3999 and #3998; their original two-digit number is "33." Both are DD-1's (2-B+B-2) built in Juniata during April of 1910, rated at 3,160 horsepower, and retired in September of 1947.
Photo Date:
10/1/1956
Upload Date:
6/25/2018 2:47:50 AM
Location:
New York Penn Sta, NY
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Tunnel,Bridge
Locomotives:
PRR 3999(Boxcab)
PRR 3998(Boxcab)
Views:
234
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 3937, DD-1, 1967
Description:
Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken at Sunnyside Yard in Long Island City, New York, in July of 1967. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #3937 and #3936. Both are DD-1 (2-B+B-2) electrics built in Juniata during May of 1911, rated at 4,000 horsepower total, and presently on display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg. In this context, they're utilized only for maintenance in the East and Hudson River Tunnels.
Photo Date:
7/7/1967
Upload Date:
10/26/2023 1:38:07 PM
Location:
Long Island City, NY
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
PRR 3937(Boxcab)
PRR 3936(Boxcab)
Views:
179
Comments:
0
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