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PRR 4995, E-3B, c. 1951 |
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Here is the Association of American Railroads' stock photo #5919. Caption On Reverse: "Ignitron freight locomotive in service on the Pennsylvania Railroad. This 6,000-horsepower locomotive was built in 1951." Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #4995 and #4996. Both are E-3B (B-B-B) electrics built by Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton in June of 1951, rated at 3,000 horsepower each, and retired in June of 1965 after just 14 years of experimental service. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. John S. Fisher Collection; #40 of 44. |
| Photo Date: |
8/15/1951 Upload Date: 6/12/2022 11:07:22 AM |
| Location: |
Newark, DE |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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| Locomotives: |
PRR 4996(Steeple Cab) PRR 4995(Steeple Cab) |
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PRR 4995, E-3B, #3 of 4, 1953 |
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Meadows. Here is the third of four successive duplicate 35mm color slides of photos by John Dziobko, Jr., that were taken at the Pennsylvania Railroad's Engine Service Tracks at Meadows Yard near Kearny, New Jersey, on 2 May 1953. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #4995 and #4730. #4995 is an E-3B (B-B-B) electric built by Baldwin-Westinghouse during June of 1951, rated at 3,000 horsepower, and retired in June of 1965. #4730 is a P-5A (2-C-2) built by Baldwin-Westinghouse in December of 1932, rated at 3,750 horsepower, and retired in November of 1964. ("Stoneborobranch"; #4 of 32) |
| Photo Date: |
5/2/1953 Upload Date: 9/11/2020 5:51:23 PM |
| Location: |
Kearny, NJ |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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Yard |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 4995(Steeple Cab) PRR 4730(4-6-4) |
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301 Comments: 0 |
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"Pennsy's New Juice Jacks," Front Cover, 1954 |
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Here is the front cover of a seven-page cover article by Henry F. Dimmler entitled "Pennsy's New Juice Jacks." It was published originally on the February 1954 issue of "Trains & Travel" magazine. Top Photo: Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #4943 and #4939. Both are E-2B electrics built by General Electric and rated at 2,500 horsepower each; #4943 was constructed in October of 1951, while #4939 was built in May of 1951; both were retired in June of 1965. Bottom Photo: Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #4996 and #4995. Both are E-3B electrics built by Baldwin-Westinghouse in June of 1951, rated at 3,000 horsepower each, and retired in June of 1965. Top photo by H.N. Proctor; bottom photo courtesy of Westinghouse. |
| Photo Date: |
2/1/1954 Upload Date: 8/29/2022 5:46:09 PM |
| Location: |
Severn, MD |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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| Locomotives: |
PRR 4943(E10B) PRR 4939(E10B) PRR 4996(Steeple Cab) PRR 4995(Steeple Cab) |
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202 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
"Pennsy's New Juice Jacks," Page 15, 1954 |
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Here is page one of a seven-page cover article by Henry F. Dimmler entitled "Pennsy's New Juice Jacks." It was published originally in the February 1954 issue of "Trains & Travel" magazine, page 15. Top Photo: Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4941, an E-2B electric built by General Electric in June of 1951, rated at 2,500 horsepower and retired in June of 1965. Bottom Photo: Shown here is PRR engine #4995, an E-3B electric built by Baldwin-Westinghouse in June of 1951, rated at 3,000 horsepower, and retired in June of 1965. |
| Photo Date: |
2/1/1954 Upload Date: 8/29/2022 5:50:24 PM |
| Location: |
Odenton, MD |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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| Locomotives: |
PRR 4941(E10B) PRR 4995(Steeple Cab) |
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166 Comments: 0 |
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"Pennsy's New Juice Jacks," Page 17, 1954 |
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Here is page three of a seven-page cover article by Henry F. Dimmler entitled "Pennsy's New Juice Jacks." It was published originally in the February 1954 issue of "Trains & Travel" magazine, page 17. Photo Caption: "Westinghouse incorporated into its first Ignitron-rectifier locomotives, No. 4995 (below) and 4995, a unique B-B-B wheel arrangement which enables the E3b's to hold track with tenacity." Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4995 is an E-3B electric built by Baldwin-Westinghouse in June of 1951, rated at 3,000 horsepower, and retired in June of 1965 after just 14 years of revenue service. |
| Photo Date: |
2/1/1954 Upload Date: 8/29/2022 5:54:33 PM |
| Location: |
Eddystone, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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| Locomotives: |
PRR 4995(Steeple Cab) |
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135 Comments: 0 |
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"Pennsy's New Juice Jacks," Page 18, 1954 |
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Here is page four of a seven-page cover article by Henry F. Dimmler entitled "Pennsy's New Juice Jacks." It was published originally in the February 1954 issue of "Trains & Travel" magazine, page 18. Photo Caption: "Pennsy Train MC-1Z is due in Philadelphia at 12:45 p.m. Nos. 4996-4995, shown here near Odenton, Md., will bring the 60 cars in on time." Photo by H.N. Proctor. Pennsylvania Railroad engines #4996 and #4995 are E-3B electrics built by Baldwin-Westinghouse in June of 1951, rated at 3,000 horsepower each, and retired in June of 1965 after just 14 years of revenue service. |
| Photo Date: |
2/1/1954 Upload Date: 8/29/2022 5:56:34 PM |
| Location: |
Odenton, MD |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Signal |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 4996(Steeple Cab) PRR 4995(Steeple Cab) |
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141 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
"Modern Railroads," Pages 80-81, 1956 |
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Here is a photo from a reprint of the November 1956 issue of "Modern Railroads" magazine, pages 80-81. Photo Caption: "Speed and mass movement reach their peak in PRR's heavy-traffic electrified lines. Future electrics may be similar to this rectifier freight locomotive." Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #4996 and #4995. Both are E-3B (B-B-B) electrics built by Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton in June of 1951 and rated at 3,000 horsepower each. The location is an approximation. |
| Photo Date: |
11/14/1956 Upload Date: 5/25/2018 2:01:09 AM |
| Location: |
Philadelphia, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 4996(Steeple Cab) PRR 4995(Steeple Cab) |
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546 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 4995 |
| Description: |
Jeffrey Lawrence Collection. Model E3B. |
| Photo Date: |
8/19/1961 Upload Date: 8/18/2020 11:19:03 AM |
| Location: |
Edgemoor, DE |
| Author: |
W.D. Volkmer |
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| Locomotives: |
PRR 4995(Steeple Cab) |
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325 Comments: 0 |
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