Railroad Scenes from Shop and Road
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The Pennsylvania Railroad Company’s “Broadway Limited,” a Twenty-Hour Train Between New York and Chicago[60]
All-Steel Passenger Train, Drawn by Electric Locomotive, as Used in the New York Tunnels of the Pennsylvania Railroad[60]
Electric Train on the Main Line of the Pennsylvania Railroad[61]
Locomotive Equipped with Fire-Fighting Apparatus[61]
Train of 120 Loaded Coal Cars Drawn by a Single Locomotive[62]
Express Train Ready to Leave the Broad Street Station of the Pennsylvania Railroad at Philadelphia[62]
Courtesy of the Pennsylvania Railroad Co.
Aboard the “Broadway Limited”
The observation car is provided with book-cases, a writing desk and stenographer.
A String of All-Steel Freight Cars Just Turned Out of the Shops[63]
Electric Baggage Truck Hauling Trailers[63]
Bird’s-Eye View of the Pennsylvania Station, New York City[64]
The “Union Station” at Washington, D. C.[64]
Freight Train, Eastbound, on the Horseshoe Curve[65]
Oven for Drying Paint on Passenger Cars at the Altoona, Pa., Shops of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company[65]
Locomotive Building
View in the erecting shop where the locomotives are assembled. The traveling crane in the foreground is capable of transporting a locomotive to any part of the shop.
Courtesy of the Baldwin Locomotive Works.
Modern Locomotives
The upper view shows a passenger locomotive used on the fastest heavy express trains. It weighs 272,000 pounds, with tender 70 feet long, and has a draw-bar pull of 30,700 pounds. The lower view shows a Mallet Articulated Type freight locomotive, one of the largest ever built. It consists of two units, linked together to give flexibility to the wheel base. The locomotive is 108 feet 10 inches long, weighs 700,000 pounds, and has a draw-bar pull of 96,000 pounds. Oil is used for fuel.
Courtesy of the Pennsylvania Railroad and the Baldwin Locomotive Works.
Type Freight Locomotive—The Delaware & Hudson Co.
Built by American Locomotive Company.
Foundry
Schenectady, N. Y., Works, American Locomotive Company
Pacific Type Passenger Locomotive—New York Central R. R.
Built by American Locomotive Company.
4-8-2 Type Passenger Locomotive—Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific R. R.
Built by American Locomotive Company.
Machine Shop
Schenectady, N. Y., Works, American Locomotive Company.
Mikado Type Freight Locomotive—Delaware, Lackawanna & Western R. R.
Built by American Locomotive Company.
Rod Shop
Schenectady, N. Y., Works, American Locomotive Company.
Mallet Type Freight Locomotive—Baltimore & Ohio R. R.
Built by American Locomotive Company.
Cylinder Shop
Schenectady, N. Y., Works, American Locomotive Company.
2-10-2 Type Freight Locomotive—New York, Ontario & Western R. R.
Built by American Locomotive Company.
Erecting Shop
Schenectady, N. Y., Works, American Locomotive Company.
New York Central Electric Locomotive[66]
Pennsylvania Railroad Electric Locomotive[67]
Two of the best known types of electric locomotive. The New York Central type is 43 feet long, 14 feet 91⁄2 inches high, and weighs 230,000 pounds. It is equipped with four 550-horse-power motors and has a maximum speed of 60 miles per hour. The Pennsylvania type is the latest development. It is built in two halves for flexibility and either half may be replaced during repairs. The complete unit weighs 157 tons, is 64 feet 11 inches long, and the motors have combined horse-power of 4,000, giving a draw-bar pull of 79,200 pounds, and a speed of 60 miles per hour.