PRR Articles
Here's a collection of scanned out of copyright articles on about PRR from trade magazines and journals. Either submitted by visitors or extracted from larger volumes on Google Books. I found it hard to find individual articles embedded in yearly volumes of magazines and decided it would be easier to extract items of interest.
Freight Equipment
- Advantages of Cars With Large Capacity -- report by Mr. L. F. Loree, General Manager of the Pennsylvania Lines West of Pittsburg,
(graph) (From: American Engineer and Railroad Journal September 1900 Vol. 74, pp 281-282)
- Clearances and the M C B Standard Box Car -- Adoption of M.C.B. standard box car and right or way clearances
(dwg) (From: American Engineer and Railroad Journal December 1901 Vol. 74, pp 371)
- The Standard Box Car -- Adoption of M.C.B. standard box car
(dwgs) (From: American Engineer and Railroad Journal January 1902 Vol. 76, pp 17)
- Steel Car Development -- Part 1 -- Introduction, overview of classes
(dwgs) (From: American Engineer and Railroad Journal October 1903 Vol. 77, pp 352-355)
- Steel Car Development -- Part 2 -- Class GG, GM
(dwgs) (From: American Engineer and Railroad Journal November 1903 Vol. 77, pp 402-403)
- Steel Car Development -- Part 3 -- Class GL
(dwgs) (From: American Engineer and Railroad Journal December 1903 Vol. 77, pp 435-436)
- Steel Car Development -- Part 4 -- Classes XL, RF
(dwgs) (From: American Engineer and Railroad Journal January 1904 Vol. 78, pp 3-5)
- Steel Car Development -- Part 5 -- Classes FN, ND
(dwgs) (From: American Engineer and Railroad Journal June 1904 Vol. 78, pp 209-211)
- Steel Car Development -- Part 6 -- Class Gla
(dwgs) (From: American Engineer and Railroad Journal May 1905 Vol. 79, pp 148-149)
- Steel Car Development -- Part 7 -- Class GP
(dwgs) (From: American Engineer and Railroad Journal October 1905 Vol. 79, pp 358-360)
- Steel Car Development -- Part 8 -- Class FM, GR
(dwgs) (From: American Engineer and Railroad Journal December 1905 Vol. 79, pp 436-439)
- Steel Car Development -- Part 9 - GS Classes
(dwgs) (From: American Engineer and Railroad Journal January 1906 Vol. 80, pp 10-13)
- New Live Stock Car -- Class KF - interior & exterior photos
(illus) (From: American Engineer and Railroad Journal November 1910 Vol. 84, No. 11 pp 446)
- Steel Box Cars -- Construction description
(From: American-Engineer October 1912 Vol. 86, No. 10 pp 499-500)
- New Box Stock and Refrigerator Cars -- Steel Frame Freight Equipment With Steel Roofs. The Framing is Suitable For Three Types of Cars. Classes X23, R7, K7
(dwgs) (From: American-Engineer October 1912 Vol. 86, No. 10 pp 502-508)
- Pennsylvania 85 Ton Hopper Cars -- An All-Steel Coal Car Having a Light Weight of 60,000 Lb. and 3,228 Cu. Ft. Gross Cubic Capacity. (Class H24)
(illus, dwgs) (From: Railway Mechanical Engineer April 1917 Vol. 91, No. 4 pp 191-193, Submitted by Dennis Short)
- Testing of Cast Iron Car Wheels -- PRR practice
(From: American Engineer and Car Builder and Railroad Journal November 1896 Vol. 70, pp 299-300)
- Pressed Steel Body and Truck Bolsters -- Designed at Altoona and Built By the Schoen Pressed Steel Co. for the Vandalia Line.
(dwgs) (From: American Engineer and Car Builder and Railroad Journal 1898 Vol. 72, pp 375)
- Thermal Tests for Car Wheels -- Short note on PRR practice
(From: American Engineer and Car Builder and Railroad Journal 1898 Vol. 72, pp 249-250)
- Car Wheel Construction -- w/ drawing of PRR 1895 design wheel
(dwg) (From: American Engineer and Railroad Journal June 1899 Vol. 73, pp 196-198)
- Impact Tests -- Short item about PRR testing entire components versus partial samples
(From: American Engineer and Railroad Journal October 1900 Vol. 74, pp 325)
- Pennsylvania Tank Car Patents -- William F. Kiesel, Jr., for improvements in the underframes of tank cars.
(dwgs) (From: American Engineer and Railroad Journal March 1906 Vol. 80, pp 92-93)
Passenger Equipment
- Standard Passenger Coach Pennsylvania Railroad -- wood coach, Class ?
(dwgs) (From: Railway Master Mechanic November 1891 Vol. 13, pp 165-167)
- The New Pennsylvania Railroad Standard Pullman Parlor Car -- Brief on new cars in service between Philadelphia and New York.
(From: American Engineer and Railroad Journal 1901 Vol. 74, pp 212)
- Reinforcement of Postal Cars
(dwgs) (From: American Engineer and Railroad Journal April 1905 Vol. 79, pp 112-113)
- All Steel Postal Cars -- Class M70 (illus)
(illus) (From: American Engineer and Railroad Journal April 1907 Vol. 81, pp 136-137)
- A Revolution in Postal Car Construction
(illus) (From: Scientific American August 1907 pp 102)
- Steel Passenger Cars Long Island -- Sample ACF coach
(illus, dwg) (From: American Engineer and Railroad Journal February 1907 Vol. 81, pp 41-46)
- All Steel Passenger Cars Pennsylvania Railroad Postal Car -- Postal and Suburban cars
(illus, dwgs) (From: American Engineer and Railroad Journal July 1907 Vol. 81, pp 260-264)
- All Steel Passenger Cars Pennsylvania Railroad -- First 70' coach
(illus, dwgs) (From: American Engineer and Railroad Journal June 1907 Vol. 81, pp 232-237)
- All Steel Passenger Cars Hudson Companies -- First 50 cars for H&M
(illus, dwgs) (From: American Engineer and Railroad Journal October 1907 Vol. 81, pp 401-405)
- All Steel Passenger Cars -- Part 1 - Overview
(dwg) (From: Railway Master Mechanic August 1907 Vol. 31, pp 276-278)
- All Steel Passenger Cars -- Part 2 - 70 foot passenger coach
(dwgs) (From: Railway Master Mechanic September 1907 Vol. 31, pp 325-327)
- All Steel Passenger Cars -- Part 3 - 70 foot mail cars, 54 foot suburban car, sleeping, baggage cars
(dwgs) (From: Railway Master Mechanic October 1907 Vol. 31, pp 357-360)
- Solid Steel Passenger Train PRR -- First all steel train on the PRR
(illus) (From: Railway Master Mechanic March 1910 Vol. 34, pp 87)
- All Steel Pullman Cars -- Used on the Pennsy
(illus, dwg) (From: American Engineer and Railroad Journal October 1910 Vol. 84, No. 10 pp 381-386)
- Steel Passenger Cars On The Pennsylvania -- Summary of cars in service
(illus (poorly scanned)) (From: American Engineer and Railroad Journal 1910 Vol. 84, pp 118)
- AD: Standard Wooden Passenger Cars For Sale -- replaced by steel cars
(From: American Engineer and Railroad Journal December 1911 Vol. 85, No. 12 pp 30)
- A Dining Car Without Vestibules -- Class D78
(dwg) (From: American-Engineer July 1912 Vol. 86, No. 7 pp 378)
- Long Island All Steel Parlor Cars
(illus, dwg) (From: American-Engineer March 1912 Vol. 86, No. 3 pp 137-139)
- Storage Battery Cars on the Long Island -- A train of three Edison storage battery electric cars was run over the Long Island Railroad
(From: American-Engineer October 1912 Vol. 86, No. 10 pp 548)
- Car Department: Pennsylvania Railroad Refrigerator Cars -- (Classes R50 and R50a)
(illus, dwgs) (From: Railway Mechanical Engineer July 1917 Vol. 91, No. 3 pp 133-135, Submitted by Dennis Short)
- Pennsylvania System Dinning Cars Built at Altoona -- (Class D78)
(illus, dwgs) (From: Railway Mechanical Engineer December 1922 Vol. 99, No. 12 pp 699-701, Submitted by Dennis Short)
- News: Radio In Cars Without Outside Aerial -- Experiments made on the "Broadway Limited" of radio telephone communication without the aid of external antenna
(From: Railway Electrical Engineer 1922 Vol. 13, pp 368)
- PRR Combination Car -- (Class PB-70)
(illus, dwgs) (From: Railway Mechanical Engineer September 1923 Vol. 97, No. 9 pp pg 631, Submitted by Dennis Short)
Passenger Equipment ComponentsPassenger Car Lighting
- AD: Frost Dry Carburetor System of Car Lighting -- system used on PRR
(dwg) (From: Railway Master Mechanic January 1891 Vol. 13, pp 11)
- Hot Wire System For Tungsten Lamps -- Keeping filaments warm when off
(From: American Engineer and Railroad Journal September 1910 Vol. 84, No. 9 pp 352)
- Tungsten Lamps In A Wreck -- Brief on PRR accident with undamaged GE light bulbs
(From: American Engineer and Railroad Journal 1910 Vol. 84, pp 30)
- A Train Lighting Instruction Car -- Brief on new car
(From: American Engineer and Railroad Journal December 1911 Vol. 85, No. 12 pp 475)
- Penn RR Baggage Car Lighting Tests -- TheReport of baggage car lighting tests made by the Pennsylvania Railroad.
(illus, dwgs) (From: Railway Electrical Engineer August 1915 Vol. 7, No. 3 pp 70-73)
- Pullman Instruction Panels At The Sunnyside Yards -- Test panel and test equipment for instructing car lighting men in the operation of standard Pullman car lighting equipment.
(illus) (From: Railway Electrical Engineer December 1916 Vol. 7, No. 18 pp 558)
- News: Flood Lighting For Yard Terminals -- Short news item about experiments in lighting terminal yards at the Twelfth street coach yards in Chicago.
(From: Railway Electrical Engineer February 1916 Vol. 7, No. 9 pp 281)
- Principles Of Car Lighting By Electricity part 17 -- A Course of Practical Lessons Explaining the Main Details of This Important Application -- The Gould Simplex System
(illus. dwgs) (From: Railway Electrical Engineer January 1922 Vol. 13, No. 1 pp 9-17)
- Principles Of Car Lighting By Electricity part 18 -- A Course of Practical Lessons Explaining the Main Details of This Important Application -- Stone-Franklin Car Lighting Equipment
(dwgs) (From: Railway Electrical Engineer February 1922 Vol. 13, No. 2 pp 62-66)
- Principles Of Car Lighting By Electricity part 19 -- A Discussion of Various Methods and Tools Used in Locating Troubles in Generators and Other Equipment
(illus, dwgs) (From: Railway Electrical Engineer December 1922 Vol. 13, No. 12 pp 411-418)
Maintenance of Way EquipmentSteam Locomotives
- A Locomotive Operating on a Six Per Cent Grade PCCStLRy -- Engine designed for use on Madison Hill, Ind., on the Louisville Division
(illus) (From: American Engineer and Car Builder and Railroad Journal 1896 Vol. 70, pp 324)
- Mogul Locomotive for the Vandalia Line -- #151, built by Pittsburgh Locomotive Works
(illus, dwg) (From: American Engineer and Car Builder and Railroad Journal 1897 Vol. 71, pp 47)
- Standard Consolidation Freight Locomotives -- Class H5 and H6
(dwgs) (From: American Engineer and Railroad Journal June 1899 Vol. 73, pp 177-185)
- Atlantic Type Fast Passenger Locomotive -- Part 1 - Class E1
(dwgs) (From: American Engineer and Railroad Journal June 1900 Vol. 74, pp 161-173)
- Atlantic Type Fast Passenger Locomotive -- Part 2 - Class E1
(illus, dwgs) (From: American Engineer and Railroad Journal January 1900 Vol. 74, pp 22-23)
- Locomotive Tenders Part 2 -- Pennsylvania Six-Wheel Tender for Class E 1 Engines.
(dwgs) (From: American Engineer and Railroad Journal July 1900 Vol. 74, pp 211-212)
- Atlantic Type Fast Passenger Locomotive -- Class E2
(dwgs) (From: American Engineer and Railroad Journal June 1902 Vol. 76, pp 189-191)
- New Passenger Locomotive Lines West 4 4 2 Type -- Class E2a
(illus, dwgs) (From: American Engineer and Railroad Journal April 1903 Vol. 77, pp 131-134)
- Locomotive Testing Plant at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition -- Description of plant
(dwg) (From: Railway Master Mechanic June 1904 Vol. 28, No. 6 pp 212-215)
- Four Cylinder De Glehn Compound -- Paris-Orleans Railway of France (similar to PRR experimental)
(dwgs) (From: American Engineer and Railroad Journal June 1904 Vol. 78, pp 203-205)
- Balanced Compound -- ALCO 4-4-2 "Cole" compound #7452
(illus) (From: Railway Master Mechanic December 1905 Vol. 29, No. 12 pp 429)
- Experimental Locomotives Pennsylvania Railroad -- 8 new experimental engines
(illus, dwgs) (From: American Engineer and Railroad Journal February 1906 Vol. 80, pp 70-73)
- Simple Consolidation Locomotive With Walschaert Valve Gear Class H6b
(illus, dwgs) (From: American Engineer and Railroad Journal June 1906 Vol. 80, pp 231-234)
- Switching Locomotive -- Class B8
(dwgs) (From: American Engineer and Railroad Journal March 1906 Vol. 80, pp 98-99)
- Some Notes on the Tests at the St Louis Exposition
(graphs, dwgs) (From: American Engineer and Railroad Journal August 1907 Vol. 81, No. 8 pp 302-304)
- The Heaviest Passenger Locomotive -- 4-6-2 Pacific class K28 #7067
(illus, dwgs) (From: Railway Master Mechanic August 1907 Vol. 31, pp 291-293)
- Largest Passenger Locomotive 4 6 2 Type -- ALCo, brief description
(illus) (From: American Engineer and Railroad Journal July 1907 Vol. 81, No. 7 pp 257)
- Locomotives As Fire Engines -- News Brief
(From: American Engineer and Railroad Journal October 1907 Vol. 81, pp 407)
- Largest Passenger Locomotive 4 6 2 Type -- ALCo, detailed discussion
(dwgs) (From: American Engineer and Railroad Journal September 1907 Vol. 81, No. 9 pp 358-361)
- Combustion And Heat Balance In Locomotives -- includes testing done by PRR
(graphs) (From: American Engineer and Railroad Journal May 1908 Vol. 82, No. 5 pp 186-188)
- The Most Powerful Locomotives In The World -- Full page photo of DD1 3998
(illus) (From: The Worlds Work 1909 Vol. 19, pp -)
- Heavy Consolidation Locomotive -- Class H8b
(illus, dwg) (From: American Engineer and Railroad Journal February 1910 Vol. 84, No. 2 pp 69-73)
- Front End Tests -- Tests on satisfactory self-clearing front end arrangement for the Atlantic type locomotives
(dwgs) (From: American Engineer and Railroad Journal June 1910 Vol. 84, No. 6,7 pp 226-228, 253-258)
- Heavy Pacific Type Locomotives Vandalia Line -- ALCo 12/1909
(illus) (From: American Engineer and Railroad Journal October 1910 Vol. 84, No. 10 pp 391-392)
- One Locomotive Pulls 120 Cars -- Class H8b #1221
(From: American Engineer and Railroad Journal October 1910 Vol. 84, No. 10 pp 418)
- Pennsylvania Atlantic Type Locomotive -- Class E6
(illus, dwg) (From: American Engineer and Railroad Journal April 1911 Vol. 85, No. 4 pp 124-127)
- Test of a Simple 4 4 2 Locomotive on the Altoona Testing Plant -- Class E2a #5266
(graphs) (From: American Engineer and Railroad Journal September 1911 Vol. 85, No. 9 pp 349-352)
- Experimental Mallet Locomotive for the Pennsylvania -- ALCO built
(dwg) (From: American-Engineer March 1912 Vol. 86, No. 3 pp 150)
- P.R.R. Decapod Type Locomotive -- (Class I1)
(illus, dwgs) (From: Railway Mechanical Engineer July 1917 Vol. 91, No. 7 pp 370-373, Submitted by Dennis Short)
- AD ALCO Powerful Locomotives -- Lines West, 2-10-2 Type Locomotive
(illus) (From: Railway-Mechanical-Engineer December 1918 Vol. 92, No. 12 pp 89)
- Standard Six Wheel Switcher USRA -- Fourth Design of the Government's Standard Locomotives to Be Built
(illus, dwg) (From: Railway-Mechanical-Engineer November 1918 Vol. 92, No. 11 pp 593-596)
- Standard USRA 2 8 8 2 type locomotive -- First of Government Order for Over 100 of These Engines Delivered to the Norfolk & Western. NON PRR LOCOS!
(illus, dwgs) (From: Railway Mechanical Engineer April 1919 Vol. 93, No. 4 pp 187-190, Submitted by Dennis Short)
- Standard USRA 2 6 6 2 type locomotive -- NON PRR LOCOS!
(illus, dwgs) (From: Railway Mechanical Engineer February 1919 Vol. 93, No. 2 pp 74-77, Submitted by Dennis Short)
- Two More Standard USRA Locomotives -- Heavy 4-8-2 and Light 2-10-2 Types Are Well Proporationed and Have Essentially the Same Boiler" NON PRR LOCOS
(illus, dwgs, graphs) (From: Railway Mechanical Engineer July 1919 Vol. 93, No. 1 pp 25-30, Submitted by Dennis Short)
- Standard USRA Equipment Specialties -- The Distribution by Classes of the Special Equipment Used on Government Cars and Locomotives. Indirectly PRR related
(From: Railway Mechanical Engineer March 1919 Vol. 93, No. 3 pp 137-138, Submitted by Dennis Short)
- Pennsylvania Decapod Shows High Economy -- Report of Tests Comparing lis, Hand and Stoker Fired, with Lis Mikado
(illus, graphs) (From: Railway-Mechanical-Engineer April 1920 Vol. 94, No. 4 pp 193-199)
- Avoidable Waste In Locomotive Operation as Affected by Design -- includes info on I1s
(illus) (From: Railway Mechanical Engineer November 1921 Vol. 95, No. 11 pp 673-677)
- Pennsylvania Ten Wheel Passenger Locomotive -- a New Design for Local Passenger Service with 68-in. Drivers, Develops 41,328-lb. Tractive Force (Class G5s)
(illus, dwgs) (From: Railway Mechanical Engineer January 1924 Vol. 98, No. 1 pp 16-18, Submitted by Dennis Short)
- Double Eccentrics for Class R Locomotives -- Short description
(dwg) (From: American Engineer and Car Builder and Railroad Journal April 1896 Vol. 70, pp 54)
Steam locomotive components
- A Substantial Indicator Rigging for Locomotives -- Description of indicator attachment (for testing)
(dwgs) (From: American Engineer and Car Builder and Railroad Journal June 1896 Vol. 70, pp 118-119)
- Indicator Rigging for Locomotives.
(dwgs) (From: American Engineer and Car Builder and Railroad Journal September 1896 Vol. 70, pp 206-207)
- The New Water Scoop or Pick up Pennsylvania Railroad
(dwgs) (From: The Railway Engineer April 1897 Vol. 18, pp 114-116)
- Grates Ash Pans and Dampers -- PRR practice
(dwgs) (From: American Engineer and Railroad Journal February 1899 Vol. 73, pp 40-42)
- Extended Piston Rods -- Discussion w/ mention of PRR results
(From: American Engineer and Railroad Journal 1899 Vol. 73, pp 259)
- Eccentric with an Angular Split -- New design
(dwg) (From: Railway Master Mechanic 1900 Vol. 24, pp 147-148)
- The Design of Connecting Rod Ends -- Description of rod end design by A. S. Vogt and used on class E1
(dwgs) (From: American Engineer and Railroad Journal 1901 Vol. 74, pp 56-57)
- The Tate Flexible Stay Bolt -- Developed by PRR boilermaker
(illus, dwgs) (From: American Engineer and Railroad Journal May 1904 Vol. 78, pp 196-197)
- Piston Valves With Relief Plates -- As used on Class B6
(dwgs) (From: American Engineer and Railroad Journal 1904 Vol. 78, pp 384)
- The Walschaert Valve Gear On The Pennsylvania Railroad -- Rationale for the PRR's adoption
(From: American Engineer and Railroad Journal November 1906 Vol. 80, pp 431-432)
- Standard Smoke Box Front -- New standard smoke box front adaptable from 63" to 82"
(dwg) (From: Railway Master Mechanic April 1907 Vol. 31, pp 138-139)
- Walschaert Valve Gear -- as tweaked by the Pennsy
(illus, dwg) (From: American Engineer and Railroad Journal July 1908 Vol. 82, No. 7 pp 253-255)
- Self Cleaning Ash Pan -- Adopted by PRR
(dwg) (From: American Engineer and Railroad Journal October 1910 Vol. 84, No. 10 pp 407)
- Shallow Self Cleaning Ash Pan -- Adopted by PRR
(dwg) (From: American Engineer and Railroad Journal 1910 Vol. 84, No. 12 pp 491)
- Crawford Underfeed Locomotive Stoker -- developed by D. F. Crawford, General Superintendent of Motor Power, Lines West
(illus, dwg) (From: American Engineer and Railroad Journal May 1911 Vol. 85, No. 5 pp 191-194)
Electric Locomotives
- The Most Powerful Locomotive Ever Built Part1
(illus) (From: Scientific American June 1907 pp 528)
- The Most Powerful Locomotive Ever Built Part2
(From: Scientific American June 1907 pp 529)
- Electric Locomotives for the Pennsylvania Railroad -- Experimental class #10001
(illus) (From: American Engineer and Railroad Journal November 1907 Vol. 81, pp 437)
- Electric Locomotives -- Experimental Locomotive 10001
(illus) (From: Railway Master Mechanic November 1907 Vol. 31, pp 397)
- Electric Locomotives on the Pennsylvania
(illus) (From: Scientific American September 1907 pp 170)
- New Electric Locomotives PRR -- Class DD1
(illus) (From: Railway Master Mechanic March 1911 Vol. 35, pp 105-106)
- Electric Motor Cars for Tunnel Service -- developed by PRR for Hudson & Manhattan
(illus) (From: American Engineer and Railroad Journal September 1911 Vol. 85, No. 9 pp 342-343)
- Pennsylvania Electric Locomotive -- Experimental Design for Heavy Trunk Line Service to Operate Over 24 Miles of One Per Cent Grade." (Class FF1)
(illus, dwgs) (From: Railway Mechanical Engineer July 1917 Vol. 91, No. 7 pp 389-390, Submitted by Dennis Short)
- Pennsylvania Electric Locomotive -- A Description of Interesting Details in the Running Gear Construction and in the Electrical Equipment" (Class FF1 follow up)
(illus, dwgs) (From: Railway Mechanical Engineer February 1918 Vol. 92, No. 2 pp 87-90, Submitted by Dennis Short)
- Pennsylvania Electric Locomotive -- A Description of Interesting Details in the Running Gear Construction and in the Electrical Equipment. Class FF2
(illus, dwg) (From: Railway-Mechanical-Engineer February 1918 Vol. 92, No. 2 pp 87-92)
Electric trucks and tractors
- AD Buckwalter Trucks -- small ad for seller of Buckwalter baggage trucks
(From: American Engineer and Railroad Journal December 1911 Vol. 85, No. 12 pp 36)
- Buckwalter Electric Baggage Trucks -- Short description of drop & straight frame baggage trucks (w/ photos)
(illus) (From: Railway Master Mechanic January 1911 Vol. 35, pp 33)
- Electric Road Locomotive To Haul Freight -- Ponderous Double-ended Machine That Drives Through All Four Wheels and is Steered Like a Steamboat-Curious Combination of Motor Construction and Standard Railroad Equipment, Including Air Brakes.
(illus) (From: The Motor World February 1913 No. 2 pp 32-34)
- Electric Tractor for Switching Service in City Streets -- New electric tractor for switching in Jersey City
(illus, dwgs) (From: Electric Railway Journal 1913 Vol. 41, No. 17 pp 768)
- Industrial Trucks In Service Of The Pennsylvania Railroad -- An overview of electric trucks used for baggage & mail, warehouses, and shops. By T.V. Buckwalter
(illus, dwg) (From: The Traffic World October 1915 Vol. 16, No. 18 pp 919-923)
- Application Of Anti Friction Bearings part 1 -- On Electric Tractors and Industrial Trucks in the Service of the Pennsylvania; By T.V. Buckwalter
(illus, dwgs) (From: Railway Electrical Engineer June 1916 Vol. 7, No. 13 pp 377-382)
- Application Of Anti Friction Bearings part 2 -- On Electric Tractors and Industrial Trucks in the Service of the Pennsylvania; By T.V. Buckwalter
(illus, dwgs) (From: Railway Electrical Engineer July 1916 Vol. 7, No. 14 pp 418-419)
- Industrial Trucks In The Service Of The Pennsylvania -- An overview of electric trucks used for baggage & mail, warehouses, and shops. By T.V. Buckwalter
(illus, graph) (From: Railway Electrical Engineer March 1916 Vol. 7, No. 10 pp 287-291)
- Profile: T. V. Buckwalter -- Short profile of T. V. Buckwalter
(illus) (From: Railway Electrical Engineer October 1916 Vol. 7, No. 16 pp 531)
- Handling Freight In The Countrys Largest Terminal -- Marked Reduction in Costs Obtained by Operating Electric Tractors and Trailer Trucks at Polk Street Chicago LCL terminal
(illus) (From: Railway Electrical Engineer June 1922 Vol. 13, No. 6 pp 196-197)
Marine EquipmentShop Tools and Equipment
- A Spring Supported Anvil for Drop Testing Machichines -- Improved drop testing fixture to obtain more constistent results
(dwg) (From: American Engineer and Car Builder and Railroad Journal April 1896 Vol. 70, pp 51)
- Hydraulic Forging Machine -- In use at Juniata Shops
(dwgs) (From: American Engineer and Railroad Journal March 1899 Vol. 73, pp 76-77)
- Roller Attachment for Axle Lathes -- Burnishers in the form of rollers for finishing the surface of journals etc..
(dwg) (From: American Engineer and Railroad Journal February 1901 Vol. 74, pp 57)
- New Design of Hydrostatic Wheel Press -- Motor Driven, with Special Elevating Mechanism to Obviate the Use of Cranes used in Renovo Shops
(illus) (From: American Engineer and Railroad Journal 1903 Vol. 77, pp 344)
- 42 Inch Motor Driven Forge Planer -- installed at Wilmington and Trenton
(illus) (From: American Engineer and Railroad Journal August 1905 Vol. 79, pp 303)
- Some Newton Machine Tools -- Newton Machine Tool Works tools used in PRR shops
(illus) (From: Railway Master Mechanic December 1905 Vol. 29, pp 452)
- A New Franklin Air Compressor -- installed at Altoona
(illus) (From: American Engineer and Railroad Journal February 1905 Vol. 79, pp 65)
- Axle Boring Machine
(illus, dwgs) (From: American Engineer and Railroad Journal 1905 Vol. 79, pp 62)
- Instrument For Testing Track -- For measuring riding quality of track
(illus) (From: American Engineer and Railroad Journal August 1910 Vol. 84, No. 8 pp 309)
- An Efficient Machine for Finishing Crown Stays -- Used at Columbus, Ohio, shops
(illus, dwg) (From: Railway-Mechanical-Engineer September 1918 Vol. 92, No. 9 pp 519-520)
- A Modern Tool Room Heat Treating Plant -- Electric Furnaces and Pyrometers Installed at Ft. Wayne Shops
(illus) (From: Railway-Mechanical-Engineer June 1920 Vol. 94, No. 6 pp 389-391)
General Signaling
- The First Signal Department -- 1883
(From: The Signal Engineer July 1908 Vol. 1, No. 2 pp 28)
- The First Track Circuit Signaling -- William Robinson's "closed-track circuit" tested on the Philadelphia & Erie
(From: The Signal Engineer October 1908 Vol. 1, No. 5 pp 140-141)
- Reporting System of the Pennsylvania
(dwg) (From: The Signal Engineer April 1909 Vol. 1, No. 11 pp 474-475)
- The Plant of the Union Switch and Signal Co -- located on PRR & PRR supplier
(illus, dwgs, map) (From: The Signal Engineer October 1909 Vol. 2, No. 5 pp 154-160)
- Signal Instruction Cars -- Adaptation of cars for signal classrooms
(From: Railway Master Mechanic May 1910 Vol. 34, pp 163-164)
- Instruction Car on the Pittsburgh Division of the Pennsylvania
(illus, dwgs) (From: The Signal Engineer November 1910 Vol. 3, No. 6 pp 240-241)
- Summary of Recent Progress in Signaling
(From: The Signal Engineer February 1911 Vol. 4, No. 2 pp 53-55)
- Pennsylvania Instruction System -- Signal classes
(dwgs) (From: The Signal Engineer June 1911 Vol. 4, No. 6 pp 230-231)
- A Pennsylvania Signal Department Repair Shop -- East Liberty, PA
(illus, dwgs) (From: The Signal Engineer May 1911 Vol. 4, No. 5 pp 181-184)
- New Signals on the Pennsylvania
(From: The Signal Engineer March 1912 Vol. 5, No. 3 pp 82-84)
- New Signaling on the Pennsylvania
(From: The Signal Engineer January 1913 Vol. 6, No. 1 pp 15-16)
- The Truth Concerning Automatic Stops -- A Full and Authoritative Discussion of Some Interesting and Important Facts
(dwgs) (From: The Signal Engineer May 1913 Vol. 6, No. 5 pp 164-168)
- Railway Signaling and Interlocking -- A Discussion of One Road's Practice and Some Remarks on Automatic Stops
(From: The Signal Engineer October 1913 Vol. 6, No. 10 pp 320-324)
- Pennsylvania Signals in the Great Storm -- Brief news item
(From: The Signal Engineer April 1914 Vol. 7, No. 4 pp 114)
- Electro Pneumatic Train Signal System
(From: The Signal Engineer July 1914 Vol. 7, No. 7 pp 219)
- Automatic Signals on the Pennsylvania Part 1 -- A Resume of the Automatic Block Signal Installations on This Railroad During 1912 and 1913
(illus, dwgs, map) (From: The Signal Engineer May 1914 Vol. 7, No. 5 pp 149-151)
- Automatic Signals on the Pennsylvania Part2 -- Describing the Power Equipment in Connection with the Signals Installed During 1913 and 1914
(illus, dwgs) (From: The Signal Engineer June 1914 Vol. 7, No. 6 pp 163-164)
- The Train Director -- description of job at Pittsburgh station tower
(From: The Signal Engineer May 1914 Vol. 7, No. 5 pp 144-145)
- Controlled Manual Block System -- Two-Track Freight Railroad in New Jersey Fulfilling the Functions of a Three-Track Line
(illus, dwgs) (From: The Signal Engineer October 1914 Vol. 7, No. 10 pp 303-306)
- American Practice Compared with British -- regarding signal colors
(From: The Signal Engineer September 1914 Vol. 7, No. 9 pp 271)
- Signal Instruction By Motion Pictures -- Report of experimental instruction car to show the operation of signal apparatus by the use of motion pictures
(illus) (From: The Signal Engineer August 1915 Vol. 8, No. 8 pp 234)
- Four Types Of Signals On One Bridge -- Photograph of the westerly bridge at the Parkesburg interlocking on the Philadelphia division showing 4 different styles of signals
(illus) (From: The Signal Engineer December 1915 Vol. 8, No. 12 pp 378)
- Automatic Signals On The PRR -- A Description of A. C. Apparatus Used in Connection with Signals Installed in 1913 and 1914
(illus, dwg) (From: The Signal Engineer February 1915 Vol. 8, No. 2 pp 47-48)
- Signal Instruction On The Pennsylvania -- Signal instruction classes on- the New York division of the Pennsylvania are regularly held in well-equipped classrooms
(illus) (From: Railway Signal Engineer December 1916 Vol. 9, No. 12 pp 360-362)
- News: Pennsylvania Adopts Green For Proceed -- Short news item
(From: Railway Electrical Engineer October 1916 Vol. 7, No. 16 pp 491)
- Some Examples Of Early Signaling -- Series of illustrations circa 1890 showing details typical of signaling on the Pennsylvania.
(illus) (From: Railway Signal Engineer September 1916 Vol. 9, No. 9 pp 277)
- News: New York Central And Pennsylvania Change Colors -- Description of how the NYC changed from white to green for go with notes on the PRR also making the change
(From: Railway Signal Engineer September 1916 Vol. 9, No. 9 pp 261)
- Signal Instruction On The Pennsylvania -- New York division, w/ photos of equipment used
(illus) (From: Railway Signal Engineer 1916 Vol. 9, No. 12 pp 360-362)
- Safeguarding Movements In Signal Territory -- Improved device for electrically locking switches
(illus, dwgs) (From: Railway Signal Engineer January 1919 Vol. 12, No. 1 pp 7-8)
Interlocking
- Signals for the Cortland Street Tunnels -- Hudson & Manhattan
(dwgs, map) (From: The Signal Engineer December 1908 Vol. 1, No. 7 pp 236-237)
- The Electro Pneumatic Signal and Interlocking System at the New Union Station Washington DC
(illus, dwgs) (From: The Signal Engineer October 1908 Vol. 1, No. 5 pp 160-169)
- Signal System in the Downtown Tunnels of the Hudson and Manhattan RR -- Part1
(illus, dwgs, map) (From: The Signal Engineer December 1909 Vol. 2, No. 7 pp 229-231)
- Signal System of the Hudson and Manhattan RR -- Part2 - A Description of the Down Town Tunnels of Signaling in the the H. 8: M. R. R.
(illus, dwgs, graphs) (From: The Signal Engineer January 1910 Vol. 2, No. 8 pp 265-271)
- Signal System of the Hudson and Manhattan RR -- Part3 - A Description of Down Town Tunnels the Signaling in the of the H. & M. R. R.
(illus, dwgs) (From: The Signal Engineer February 1910 Vol. 2, No. 9 pp 314-316)
- Signaling System of the Hudson and Manhattan Part 4 -- Part4 - Describing the Alternating Current Track Circuits in the Tunnel, and the Track Models
(illus) (From: The Signal Engineer August 1910 Vol. 3, No. 3 pp 78-79)
- AD: Union Switch and Signal PRR interlocking machine
(illus) (From: The Signal Engineer May 1910 Vol. 2, No. 12 pp 11)
- The CM Tower at East Liberty PA
(illus, map) (From: The Signal Engineer October 1910 Vol. 3, No. 5 pp 190-193)
- R Cabin Interlocking -- Brinton, Pa.
(illus) (From: The Signal Engineer April 1911 Vol. 4, No. 4 pp 142-144)
- AD: Union Switch and Signal Co A Signaling Achievement -- "A" Tower Penn Station, NY
(illus) (From: The Signal Engineer December 1911 Vol. 4, No. 7 pp 4)
- New Signaling at Washington DC -- between the south portal of the Capitol Hill tunnel and the Potomac River bridge
(illus, dwgs) (From: The Signal Engineer July 1911 Vol. 4, No. 7 pp 266-267)
- WH Cabin -- Bryn Mawr, PA
(illus) (From: The Signal Engineer July 1911 Vol. 4, No. 7 pp 275)
- Signaling on the New York Tunnel Extension of the Pennsylvania -- brief description
(From: The Signal Engineer June 1911 Vol. 4, No. 6 pp 224a)
- New Northumberland Yard Interlocking -- Describing the Push Button, Yard Entrance and Junction Plants Recently Installed
(illus, dwgs, map) (From: The Signal Engineer November 1911 Vol. 4, No. 11 pp 399-405)
- Interlocking at South West Junction -- Greensburg, Pa.
(dwgs) (From: The Signal Engineer January 1912 Vol. 5, No. 1 pp 10-11)
- Pennsylvania Terminal Signals and Interlocking -- A Complete Description of the Protective Systems Installed At the Station In New York, and in the Tunnels and On the Approaches Leading Thereto
(illus, dwgs, map) (From: The Signal Engineer March 1912 Vol. 5, No. 3 pp 85-101)
- Union Station Interlocking at Baltimore -- Describing the New Electro-Pneumatic Plants
(illus, dwgs) (From: The Signal Engineer May 1913 Vol. 6, No. 5 pp 158-163)
- Interlocking at Monmouth Junction -- An Interesting New Installation, Described and Illustrated in Some Detail
(illus, dwgs) (From: The Signal Engineer October 1913 Vol. 6, No. 10 pp 325-328)
- Replacing a Signal Tower in 23 Days -- Tower SW at Southwest Junction, PA (after fire)
(illus) (From: The Signal Engineer August 1914 Vol. 7, No. 8 pp 239-240)
- Organized Co-Operation -- Replacing a signal tower in 23 days
(From: The Signal Engineer October 1914 Vol. 7, No. 10 pp 288)
- North Philadelphia Interlocking -- Track Improvements Necessitate Replacing Old Electro-Pneumatic Plant; All-Electric Type Used
(illus, dwgs) (From: The Signal Engineer February 1915 Vol. 8, No. 2 pp 34-38)
- Signaling The Union RR Of Baltimore -- The Interlocking Plants and Automatics on 3.5 Miles of Line Handling 300 Movements Daily
(illus, dwgs) (From: The Signal Engineer July 1915 Vol. 8, No. 7 pp 197-200)
- Trenton Electro Mechanical Interlocking -- New Plant at Busy Location on Pennsylvania Includes Several Features of Advanced Practice
(illus, dwgs) (From: The Signal Engineer September 1915 Vol. 8, No. 9 pp 259-260)
- Electric Interlocking In Philadelphia -- A Detailed Description of a 55-Lever Plant Embodying Advanced Practice
(illus, dwgs, map) (From: Railway Signal Engineer February 1916 Vol. 9, No. 2 pp 39-43)
- Tornado Damages Interlocking Plant -- Damage to plant in southern Indiana in a recent storm.
(From: Railway Signal Engineer June 1917 Vol. 10, No. 6 pp 170)
- New DLW Interlocking In Buffalo -- Old Mechanical Plant Rebuit on account of additions and 40-lever electric section installed - Bailey Ave tower at crossing of DL&W and PRR
(illus, map) (From: Railway Signal Engineer November 1917 Vol. 10, No. 10 pp 321-323)
- Interlocking And The Cost Of Stopping Trains -- A Review of This Problem Compared With the Saving Effected by the Installation of Interlocking
(illus) (From: Railway Signal Engineer May 1919 Vol. 12, No. 5 pp 149-151)
Position Light Signals
- First Position Light Signal Installation -- Discussion of Conditions on P. R. R. Electrified Line Prompting This Important Development
(illus, dwgs) (From: The Signal Engineer August 1915 Vol. 8, No. 8 pp 225-230)
- Beam Light Signals On The Pennsylvania -- Article introducing position light signals as "a novel arrangement of noncolored lights" on the main line from Philadelphia westward.
(dwg) (From: The Signal Engineer February 1915 Vol. 8, No. 2 pp 54)
- The Operation Of Position Light Signals -- Description of Power Line and Track and Signal Control Circuits on Pennsylvania Installation
(illus, dwgs) (From: The Signal Engineer September 1915 Vol. 8, No. 9 pp 273-278)
- Service Record Of Position Lights -- Latest Developments in New Apparatus With Comparison of Cost Based on Experience
(illus, dwgs) (From: Railway Signal Engineer June 1916 Vol. 9, No. 6 pp 171-175)
- Position Light Signals On The Pennsylvania -- Description of the change from 3 arm to 2 arm interlocking home signals
(dwgs) (From: Railway Signal Engineer August 1918 Vol. 11, No. 8 pp 253-254)
- Position Light Signals On New York Division Of Pennsylvania -- First installation on the New York division of the Pennsylvania Railroad, between South Elizabeth, N. J., and Rahway.
(illus) (From: Railway Signal Engineer May 1918 Vol. 11, No. 5 pp 156-158)
- Position Light Signals On The Pennsylvania Correction -- Correction to August 1918 position light signal article
(From: Railway Signal Engineer November 1918 Vol. 11, No. 11 pp 288)
- AD: Hayes Derails -- used on PRR
(From: The Signal Engineer Jan 1909 Vol. 1, No. 8 pp 333)
- AD: Kerite InsulatedWire
(From: The Signal Engineer December 1910 Vol. 3, No. 7 pp 3)
- Pennsylvania Submarine Cables -- at DRAW in Hackensack, NJ
(illus) (From: The Signal Engineer October 1910 Vol. 3, No. 5 pp 189)
- Mercury Arc Rectifiers -- installed on the Pennsylvania Railroad near Northumberland, Pa.
(illus) (From: The Signal Engineer January 1912 Vol. 5, No. 1 pp 26)
- Dossert Connectors in Signal Work
(dwgs) (From: The Signal Engineer November 1912 Vol. 5, No. 11 pp 402)
- Pennsylvania Speed Limit Post -- Standard Reduce Speed Boards
(dwg) (From: The Signal Engineer September 1912 Vol. 5, No. 9 pp 306-307)
- Hill Automatic Train Stop -- used in NY Terminal
(From: The Signal Engineer May 1913 Vol. 6, No. 5 pp 172)
- Gray Thurber Automatic Stop Test -- Tested at Allegheny, Pa.
(illus, dwg) (From: The Signal Engineer November 1913 Vol. 6, No. 11 pp 376)
- AD: The Fibre Conduit Company -- photo of installation on PRR
(illus) (From: The Signal Engineer December 1914 Vol. 7, No. 12 pp 10)
- Bridge Meggers for Testing Insulation -- testing insulation resistance
(dwgs) (From: The Signal Engineer January 1914 Vol. 7, No. 1 pp 23-25)
Shops
- Altoona Shops -- Part 1
(illus, dwgs) (From: American Engineer and Car Builder and Railroad Journal June 1896 Vol. 70, pp 89-92)
- Altoona Shops -- Part 2
(illus, dwgs) (From: American Engineer and Car Builder and Railroad Journal August 1896 Vol. 70, pp 165-169)
- Altoona Shops -- Part 3
(illus, map) (From: American Engineer and Car Builder and Railroad Journal September 1896 Vol. 70, pp 203-206)
- Altoona Shops -- Part 4
(illus, dwgs) (From: American Engineer and Car Builder and Railroad Journal October 1896 Vol. 70, pp 241-245)
- Altoona Shops -- Part 5
(illus, dwgs) (From: American Engineer and Car Builder and Railroad Journal November 1896 Vol. 70, pp 279-284)
- Altoona Shops -- Part 6
(From: American Engineer and Car Builder and Railroad Journal December 1896 Vol. 70, pp 317-320)
- Altoona Shops -- Part 7
(dwg) (From: American Engineer and Car Builder and Railroad Journal January 1897 Vol. 71, pp 1-4)
- Altoona Shops -- Part 8
(dwg) (From: American Engineer and Car Builder and Railroad Journal February 1897 Vol. 71, pp 39-44)
- Altoona Shops -- Part 9
(From: American Engineer and Car Builder and Railroad Journal March 1897 Vol. 71, pp 77-78)
- Spring Plant at Altoona Machine Shops -- Description of plant
(From: Railway Master Mechanic 1900 Vol. 24, pp 649-651)
- New Shops of the P.B.&W.R.R. at Wilmington Del -- Photos of paint shop and overview map
(illus, map) (From: Railway Master Mechanic September 1904 Vol. 28, pp 378-379)
- Locomotive Testing Plant -- at St. Louis exposition
(illus, dwg) (From: American Engineer and Railroad Journal April 1905 Vol. 79, No. 4 pp 127-133)
- South Altoona Foundries -- Part 1
(illus, dwgs) (From: American Engineer and Railroad Journal April 1906 Vol. 80, pp 121-126)
- Sourh Altoona Foundries -- Part 2 - Grey Iron Foundry
(illus, dwgs) (From: American Engineer and Railroad Journal September 1906 Vol. 80, pp 352-357)
- East Altoona Freight Locomotive Terminal -- Part 1 - Detailed description
(illus, dwgs) (From: American Engineer and Railroad Journal February 1906 Vol. 80, pp 46-52)
- East Altoona Freight Locomotive Terminal -- Part 2 - Detailed description
(illus, dwgs) (From: American Engineer and Railroad Journal March 1906 Vol. 80, pp 81-87)
- A New Form Of Engine House -- The Echelon house, the basis of which Is a parallelogram.
(dwg) (From: American Engineer and Railroad Journal 1906 Vol. 80, pp 108)
- The Locomotive Testing Plant at Altoona
(illus, dwgs) (From: Railway Master Mechanic August 1907 Vol. 31, pp 296-298)
- Wall Cranes in Locomotive Erecting Shop Altoona -- Wall mounted cranes used in Altoona erecting shop
(illus, dwgs) (From: Railway Master Mechanic January 1907 Vol. 31, pp 11-13)
- Locomotive Shops At Trenton -- Part 1 - General overview
(illus, dwgs) (From: Railway Master Mechanic May 1907 Vol. 31, pp 192-165)
- Locomotive Shops At Trenton -- Part 2 - Details of machine shops
(dwgs) (From: Railway Master Mechanic June 1907 Vol. 31, pp 190-196)
- Locomotive Testing Plant -- installed at Altoona
(illus) (From: American Engineer and Railroad Journal May 1907 Vol. 81, No. 5 pp 191)
- A Railroad University Altoona and its Methods -- "Special apprentice" program
(illus) (From: The Engineering Magazine 1907 Vol. 33, pp 171-183)
- Locomotive Terminals -- Part 1 - A Discussion of the Arrangement, Design and Construction of. General article with many references to PRR practices
(From: American Engineer and Railroad Journal September 1910 Vol. 84, No. 9 pp 361-363)
- Locomotive Terminals -- Part 2 - A Discussion of the Arrangement, Design and Construction of. General article with many references to PRR practices
(illus, dwg) (From: American Engineer and Railroad Journal February 1910 Vol. 84, No. 2 pp 48-56)
- Locomotive Terminals -- Part 3 - A Discussion of the Arrangement, Design and Construction of. General article with many references to PRR practices
(From: American Engineer and Railroad Journal March 1910 Vol. 84, No. 3 pp 90-98)
- Locomotive Shops At Cape Charles VA -- on the New York, Philadelphia & Norfolk Railway
(illus, dwg) (From: American Engineer and Railroad Journal July 1911 Vol. 85, No. 7 pp 253-255)
- Orangeville Locomotive Terminal -- near Baltimore, Md.,
(illus, dwg) (From: American Engineer and Railroad Journal June 1911 Vol. 85, No. 6 pp 219-223)
- Repair Shop Improvements at Buffalo -- An Account of the Improvements That Have Been Made at the Pennsylvania Shops at Buffalo, N. Y.
(dwgs, map) (From: American-Engineer February 1912 Vol. 86, No. 2 pp 83-85)
- The Test Department Of The Pennsylvania Railroad -- Early history of the test department.
(photos, From The Railway Age Gazette July 1915 Vol 59, No. 1 pp 6-11
- Welding Methods at Columbus Shops -- New welding shop
(illus, dwg) (From: Railway-Mechanical-Engineer August 1918 Vol. 92, No. 8 pp 473-474)
- Improved Apprenticeship Methods on the Pennsylvania -- Allowing for upward mobility
(illus) (From: Railway-Mechanical-Engineer January 1918 Vol. 92, No. 1 pp 8-10)
StationsNew York Terminal
- Atlantic Steam Shovel -- Description of Atlantic Equipment Co steam shovel built by ALCO of type used in NY Terminal construction
(illus) (From: American Engineer and Railroad Journal September 1904 Vol. 78, No. 9 pp 367)
- Paper and Paint for Steel Work -- brief about tests at Jersey City station
(From: American Engineer and Railroad Journal September 1905 Vol. 79, pp 323)
- Hudson River Tunnel of the Pennsylvania Railroad -- New item of headings meeting on the north tube
(From: American Engineer and Railroad Journal 1906 Vol. 80, pp 444)
- New York and Panama A Contrast In Engineering Achievement -- Compares tunnel work in NYC to Panama Canal work
(illus) (From: The Engineering Magazine April 1907 Vol. 33, No. 1 pp 1-20)
- The Cortland Street Tunnels and Terminal Building
(illus, dwgs) (From: Scientific American January 1907 pp 88-89)
- Pile Foundations for Tunnel Tubes
(dwgs) (From: Scientific American July 1907 pp 8)
- The Largest Arch Bridge in the World -- Hellgate Bridge
(illus, dwgs) (From: Scientific American June 1907 pp 468)
- The Jersey City Tunnel Station of the Hudson Companies Part1
(illus) (From: Scientific American September 1907 Vol. 97, No. 12 pp 1)
- The Jersey City Tunnel Station of the Hudson Companies Part2
(From: Scientific American September 1907 Vol. 97, No. 12 pp 206)
- Mining Operations in New York City -- digging tunnels
(illus, dwgs, map) (From: Bi-monthly Bulletin of the American Institute of Mining Engineers 1907 pp 39 pgs)
- The Opening of the First Hudson River Tunnel -- Hudson Companies (Hudson and Manhatan)
(illus) (From: Engineering News February 1908 Vol. 59, No. 9 pp 230-234)
- The Manhattan Cross Tunnels of the Pennsylvania Railroad
(illus) (From: Bi-monthly Bulletin of the American Institute of Mining Engineers 1908 pp 10 pgs)
- The Tunnels of the Hudson Companies
(illus, dwgs, map) (From: Bi-monthly Bulletin of the American Institute of Mining Engineers 1908 pp 22 pgs)
- The Gateway of a Nation -- How New York Handles Half the Foreign Commerce of the Country -- The Greatest Traffic Problem in the United States
(illus, maps) (From: The Worlds Work 1909 Vol. 19, pp 12010-12023)
- Pennsylvania Terminal New York Photo -- Full page photo of Penn Station
(illus) (From: The Worlds Work 1909 Vol. 19, pp -)
- Pennsylvania Terminal New York -- Extensively illustrated article
(illus) (From: The New York Architect September 1910 Vol. 4, No. 9 pp 29 pgs)
- The Hutchinson Indicator No 1 -- Advertisement for train signs at Penn Station
(illus) (From: Railway Master Mechanic 1910 Vol. 34, pp 35)
- Cassat And His Vision -- Half a Billion Dollars Spent in Ten Years to Improve a Single Railroad--The End of a Fourty Year Effort to Cross the Hudson
(illus) (From: The Worlds Work 1910 Vol. 20, pp 13187-13204)
- Fire Protection Feature in Construction of the Pennsylvania Station in New York -- Description
(illus) (From: Railway Master Mechanic January 1911 Vol. 35, pp 9-11)
- Pennsylvania Terminal Signals and Interlocking -- A Complete Description of the Protective Systems Installed At the Station In New York, and in the Tunnels and On the Approaches Leading Thereto
(illus, dwgs, map) (From: The Signal Engineer March 1912 Vol. 5, No. 3 pp 85-101)
- A Description of the Construction of the East River Tunnels of the Pennsylvania Railroad into the City of New York
(dwgs) (From: The Railway Engineer 1921 Vol. 42, pp 111-114)
- A Description of the Construction of the Pennsylvania Railroad Tunnels into the City of New York
(dwgs) (From: The Railway Engineer 1921 Vol. 42, pp 31-34)
Electrification
- Westinghouse Steam Turbines For Pennsylvania -- Notice of order of Westinghouse steam turbines for Long Island powerhouse
(From: American Engineer and Railroad Journal November 1903 Vol. 77, No. 11 pp 429)
- Electrification of the Long Island Railroad Transmission Lines and Substations -- Transmission Lines and Substations
(illus, dwgs, maps) (From: American Engineer and Railroad Journal August 1906 Vol. 80, pp 295-299)
- Electrification Of The Pennsylvania Railroad -- West Jersey & Seashore between Camden and Atlantic City
(From: American Engineer and Railroad Journal February 1906 Vol. 80, pp 78-79)
- PRR Extension to New York and Long Island -- Long Island City Power House
(illus, dwgs) (From: American Engineer and Railroad Journal May 1906 Vol. 80, pp 171-179)
- PRR Extension to New York and Long Island -- Long Island City Power House (cont)
(illus, dwgs) (From: American Engineer and Railroad Journal May 1906 Vol. 80, pp 194-195)
- Electrification Of The Pennsylvania At Philadelphia -- The electrification of the suburban service of the Pennsylvania between Broad Street station, Philadelphia, and Paoli
(illus, dwgs, map) (From: Railway Electrical Engineer December 1915 Vol. 7, No. 7 pp 191-199)
- Electric Locomotive Performance On The Pennsylvania Railroad -- Figures covering the electric locomotives of the Manhattan Division, operating passenger trains through the Hudson River tunnels
(illus) (From: Railway Electrical Engineer July 1915 Vol. 7, No. 2 pp 55-56)
- Pennsylvania Suburban Electrification -- PRR will soon put into commercial operation the electrified portion of the main line from the Broad St. station in Philadelphia to Paoli.
(illus) (From: Railway Electrical Engineer July 1915 Vol. 7, No. 2 pp 52-54)
- Philadelphia Paoli Electrification Of The Pennsylvania -- Additional Notes on (Constructions Methods Employed
(illus, maps) (From: Railway Electrical Engineer February 1916 Vol. 7, No. 9 pp 255-257)
- AD: Phono Electric Contact Wire -- Advertisement from Bridgeport Brass Company for their Phono-Electric contact wire for electrification
(illus) (From: Railway Electrical Engineer August 1922 Vol. 13, No. 8 pp 34)
Bridges
- The New Susquehanna Bridge -- Philadelphia, Baltimore & Washington bridge at Havre de Grace, MD (illus.)
(illus) (From: Scientific American November 1907 pp 362-363)
- Four Double Track Lift Bridges With Remote Control -- Overview of draw bridge installation at South Chicago where the tracks of the PRR and NYCentral cross the Calumet river.
(illus) (From: Railway Electrical Engineer September 1915 Vol. 7, No. 4 pp 96-101)
TrackMisc infrastructure
- Sand Houses and Appliances Part1 -- Part 1 - general article w/ PRR references
(dwgs) (From: Railway Master Mechanic May 1905 Vol. 29, pp 145-152)
- Sand Houses and Appliances Part2 -- Part 2 - general article w/ PRR references
(dwgs) (From: Railway Master Mechanic August 1905 Vol. 29, pp 269-273)
- Ventilating The Gallitzin Tunnel -- Brief on system used
(From: American Engineer and Railroad Journal 1906 Vol. 80, pp 290)
- Experiments with Concrete Telegraph Poles -- combatting rising cost of wood
(illus) (From: The Electrical World 1907 Vol. 49, No. 26 pp 1305-1306)
- The Indian Creek Water Supply System of the Pennsylvania Railroad -- Securing a reliable source for steam locomotives
(map) (From: Engineering News April 1908 Vol. 59, No. 15 pp 405-407)
- The Management of the Black Locust Plantations of the Pennsylvania Railroad -- Forestry on the PRR
(illus) (From: Engineering News May 1908 Vol. 59, No. 20 pp 522-523)
- A New Design 52 Foot Track Scale With Mechanical Hump -- installed at West Brownsville Junction, Pa.,
(illus, dwg) (From: American Engineer and Railroad Journal April 1911 Vol. 85, No. 4 pp 145-146)
- Hydraulic Rams For Elevating Water -- Rife Engine Co. pumps for fill water tanks
(illus) (From: Railway Master Mechanic May 1911 Vol. 35, pp 195)
- Flange Lubricator -- designed by PRR Gang Foreman
(dwg) (From: American-Engineer February 1912 Vol. 86, No. 2 pp 96)
- A Turntable of Unique Design -- P.R.R. Develops Adjustable Center Supports Table at Three Points and Puts Tractor at Each End
(illus) (From: Railway Mechanical Engineer June 1919 Vol. 93, No. 6 pp 329-332, Submitted by Dennis Short)
Misc operations
- Forestry Operations On The Pennsylvania Railroad -- Article on the forestry work of the Pennsylvania Railroad regarding the conservative management of its timbered lands.
(illus) (From: Railway Age Gazette August 1911 Vol. 51, No. 7 pp 327-329)
- The Recent Electrical Tie Up On The Long Island -- Effect of a severe wind and snowstorm on the electric transmission lines.
(illus, map) (From: Railway Electrical Engineer April 1916 Vol. 7, No. 11 pp 319)
- The Mt Untion Accident -- disastrous collision on the Pennsylvania near Mount Union, Pa., on February 27.
(From: Railway Signal Engineer April 1917 Vol. 10, No. 4 pp 120)
- ICC Report On Mount Union Accident -- Report following investigation of the rear-end collision between a passenger and freight trains at Mount Union, Pa., on February 27, 1917.
(From: Railway Signal Engineer June 1917 Vol. 10, No. 6 pp 184-185)
- Daylight Savings Time -- How the railroads handled falling back for daylight savings time
(From: Railway Signal Engineer December 1918 Vol. 11, No. 12 pp 361)
- Drafting Room Standards -- The preparation of plans and the record kept of work installed is one which universally affects the interest of signalmen.
(From: Railway Signal Engineer February 1918 Vol. 11, No. 2 pp 56-57)
- Snow and Ice on the Pennsylvania -- A Story of a Seven Week Struggle During the Worst Winter the Eastern Railroads Ever Experienced
(illus) (From: Railway Mechanical Engineer March 1918 Vol. 92, No. 2 pp 143-145, Submitted by Dennis Short)
- Snow and Ice on the Pennsylvania -- A Story of a Seven Week Struggle During the Worst Winter the Eastern Railroads Ever Experienced
(illus) (From: Railway-Mechanical-Engineer March 1918 Vol. 92, No. 3 pp 143-145)
- Wig Wag Signals Help Sell War Bonds -- Display at Indianapolis, Ind., furnished by the C. I. & W. R. R. to attract support for the Third Liberty Loan in WWI.
(illus) (From: Railway Signal Engineer May 1918 Vol. 11, No. 5 pp 161)
- Pennsylvania Improvements Include Electrification Of Altoona Grade -- Announcement of new shops in Altoona and electrification of grades west of Altoona!
(From: Railway Electrical Engineer October 1922 Vol. 13, No. 10 pp 362)
- Brake Control on Double Headed Passenger Trains -- Short note on PRR practice
(From: American Engineer and Railroad Journal September 1899 Vol. 73, pp 287)
- Testing Department of the Pennsylvania Railroad -- Brief description of the test department
(From: The Railway Purchasing Agent November 1880 Vol. 3, pp 210)
Personel profiles
- George B Roberts -- Obituary
(From: American Engineer and Car Builder and Railroad Journal 1897 Vol. 71, pp 100)
- Dr C B Dudley at Purdue -- Notes on talk
(From: American Engineer and Railroad Journal January 1899 Vol. 73, pp 15)
- Obituary: Frank Thompson
(From: American Engineer and Railroad Journal 1899 Vol. 73, pp 232)
- Profile WW Atterbury
(illus) (From: American Engineer and Railroad Journal January 1903 Vol. 77, pp 29)
- Obituary -- Dr. C. B. Dudley, chemist
(From: American Engineer and Railroad Journal February 1910 Vol. 84, No. 2 pp 39)
- The Late President A. J. Cassat -- Full page photo of Cassat statue
(illus) (From: The Worlds Work 1910 Vol. 20, pp -)
- Wages and Earnings on the Pennsylvania -- short item
(From: American-Engineer July 1912 Vol. 86, No. 7 pp 381)
- The Great and the Near Great in Signaling -- Profile of Alexander Rudd
(illus) (From: The Signal Engineer March 1913 Vol. 6, No. 3 pp 97-98)
- Obituary: Corp William C Griefzu -- First PRR Signal Department Boy Killed In WWI
(illus) (From: Railway Signal Engineer June 1918 Vol. 11, No. 6 pp 185)
- Obituary: WH Higgins -- Assisted with installation of first electro-pneumatic interlocking plants on PRR
(illus) (From: Railway Signal Engineer February 1919 Vol. 12, No. 2 pp 69)
- Obituary: Alfred W Gibbs -- Chief mechanical engineer of the PRR
(illus) (From: Railway Electrical Engineer July 1922 Vol. 13, No. 7 pp 246)
Misc
- Pipe Unions Made Directly on the End of the Pipe -- Devised my Master Mechanic at Juniata
(dwgs) (From: American Engineer and Railroad Journal November 1899 Vol. 73, pp 371)
- Pennsylvania Railroad Pension System -- Notice of introduction
(From: American Engineer and Railroad Journal September 1899 Vol. 73, pp 295)
- The New Situation as to Fuel Oil -- Oil vs Coal w/ PRR reference
(From: American Engineer and Railroad Journal August 1901 Vol. 74, pp 248)
- Locomotive Tests and Exhibits of the Pennsylvania System at St Louis -- Description of 737 page book covering it
(From: American Engineer and Railroad Journal March 1906 Vol. 80, No. 3 pp 90-91)
- Clearing Trouble On Underground Signal Lines -- Description of plans for restoration of service on underground power lines between Marysville, Pa., and Atglen
(From: The Signal Engineer August 1915 Vol. 8, No. 8 pp 247-248)
- Tests Of Gray Thurber Automatic Train Control -- Report of test on Pennsylvania Lines West from Bellevue, Pa., to Glenfield
(dwgs) (From: The Signal Engineer May 1915 Vol. 8, No. 5 pp 134-136)
- Underground Cable On The Pennsylvania Railroad -- Description of an underground cable for telephone, telegraph and signal cables, on the New York Division, from Jersey City to Rahway
(illus) (From: The Signal Engineer October 1915 Vol. 8, No. 10 pp 316-317)
- A New Track Instrument -- New mechanical train detection device for actuating signals
(illus) (From: Railway Signal Engineer August 1916 Vol. 9, No. 8 pp 248)
- Letter To The Editor: Signals Or Signs For HIghway Crossings -- Discussion on best way to protect railroad crossings
(From: Railway Signal Engineer June 1917 Vol. 10, No. 6 pp 165-166)
- Switchboard Panel Supports -- Various methods of supporting switchboard panels.
(illus) (From: Railway Signal Engineer June 1917 Vol. 10, No. 6 pp 183-184)
- Use Of Derails Varies Greatly Among Railroads -- Different Standards Exist With Respect to Their Application In and Out of Automatic Signal Territory
(illus, dwgs) (From: Railway Signal Engineer June 1919 Vol. 12, No. 6 pp 203-209)
- Collapsible Forms For Concrete Tubs -- Description of forms used for pouring concrete for field construction of battery tubs
(dwgs) (From: Railway Signal Engineer March 1919 Vol. 12, No. 3 pp 89-91)
- Electric Arc Welding In Locomotive Work -- Care in Preparing for the Weld Is Most Important for Successful Work and for the Good Reputation of the Art
(illus) (From: Railway Electrical Engineer September 1922 Vol. 13, No. 9 pp 283-288)
Assorted news items
- News: Painting Handrails -- brief about change from polished to painted handrails
(From: American Engineer and Car Builder and Railroad Journal March 1896 Vol. 70, pp 33)
- Give Them Responsibility -- letter about apprenticeships
(From: Railway Age Mechanical Edition October 1915 Vol. 89, No. 10 pp 532)
- Piece Work For The Paint Shop -- figuring rates
(From: Railway Age Mechanical Edition October 1915 Vol. 89, No. 10 pp 526)
- News: Pay By Check -- The PRR starts paying employees by check instead of cash
(From: Railway Signal Engineer May 1919 Vol. 12, No. 5 pp 143)
- News: Tight skirts on women passengers -- Trains delayed at station stops by tight-skirts
(From: Railway Signal Engineer May 1919 Vol. 12, No. 5 pp 183)
Advertisements
- Advertisement -- Small ad for passenger service
(From: American Engineer and Railroad Journal 1901 Vol. 74, pp xxxiii)
- AD: Nuttall Flexible Gears -- Advertisement from the RD Nuttall Company for Flexible gears in electric locomotives
(illus) (From: Railway Electrical Engineer June 1922 Vol. 13, No. 6 pp 42)
Uncategorized
- Reduction of Operating Expenses -- Scientific reduction of operating expenses commensurate with a reduction of both freight and passenger traffic
(From Railway Age Gazette March 6, 1915 Vol. 58, No. 10 pp 394-396)
- Replacing a Large Truss bridge by Lateral Movement -- Reconstruction of Three Double-Track Through Spans
(photos)(From Railway Age Gazette March 12, 1915 Vol. 58, No. 11 pp 460-462)
- Exhaust Nozzle With Internal Projections
(dwg)(From Railway Age Gazette April 9, 1915 Vol. 58, No. 14 pg 799)
- Long Island Railroad -- Financial summary of 1914
(map)(From Railway Age Gazette April 16, 1915 Vol. 58, No. 16 pp 814-816)
- The Pennsyvania Improvements Through Piqua, Ohio -- The Work Includes a New Station and Second Track on Revised Grade, Eliminating Eight Street Crossings
(photos, map)(From Railway Age Gazette May 14, 1915 Vol. 58, No. 20 pp 1003-1006)
- The Design and Construction of Small Stations -- Current Practice with layout of PRR station
(dwgs)(From Railway Age Gazette May 21, 1915 Vol. 58, No. 21 pp 1065-1071)
- Some New Jersey Railroad History -- Scanley's cut through Bergen Hill
(From Railway Age Gazette July 6, 1915 Vol. 58, No. 24 pg 1256)
- Beam Light Signals on the Pennsylvania -- Near duplicate of Signal Engineer Article
(From Railway Age Gazette January 18, 1915 Vol. 58, No. 4 pp 61)
- Cooperation With the Traffic Department
(From Railway Age Gazette February 12, 1915 Vol. 58, No. 4 pg 275)
- Development of PRR Track Inspection System -- Narrative of Consecutive Steps Taken to Secure and Equitable Method of Judging the Track Conditions
(photos)(From Railway Age Gazette January 22, 1915 Vol. 58, No. 4 pp 153-156)
- Interlocking At North Philadelphia
(photos)(From Railway Age Gazette January 22, 1915 Vol. 58, No. 4 pp 136-138)
- The Long Island and the Pennsylvania -- Minority stockholders of the LIRR upset at PRR management
(From Railway Age Gazette January 29, 1915 Vol. 58, No. 5 pp 173-174)
- New Pennsylvania Standard Anti-Creeping Tie-Plate
(photo, dwg)(From Railway Age Gazette February 19, 1915 Vol. 58, No. 6 pg 335)
- Beam Light Signals on the Pennsylvania Part 2 - with photo of intitial installation
(photo)(From Railway Age Gazette February 17, 1915 Vol. 58, No. 9 pp 366)
- Welfare Work At Pitcairn Freight Transfer Employee retention and working conditions
(From Railway Age Gazette October 1, 1915 Vol. 59, No. 14 pp 609-610)
- A New Steel Tie -- Installed near Parkesburg, PA
(photo)(From Railway Age Gazette March 6, 1915 Vol. 59, No. 1 pp 530)
- A Plate-Fucrum Track Scale -- East Tyrone, PA
(photos)(From Railway Age Gazette December 17, 1915 Vol. 59, No. 25 pp 1156-1157)
- An Emergency Rail Joint
(dwg)(From Railway Age Gazette September 18, 1915 Vol. 59, No. 12 pg 532)
- Cafe Day Coach
(photos)(From Railway Age Gazette July 9, 1915 Vol. 59, No. 2 pp 57-58)
- Construction of the New York Connecting Railroad -- Material Progress Is Being Made on the Ten-Mile Line Which Will Connect the Pennsylvania and New Haven
(map, dwgs, photos)(From Railway Age Gazette September 3, 1915 Vol. 59, No. 10 pp 421-425)
- Creosoted Wood Block Floors for Railroad Buildings
(photos)From Railway Age Gazette December 17, 1915 Vol. 59, No. 25 pp 1145-1149)
- Electrification of the Pennsylvania at Philadelphia -- Made Necessary by the Congestion at Broad Street Station
(photos, map)(From Railway Age Gazette November 12, 1915 Vol. 59, No. 20 pp 889-894)
- Electro-Mechanical Interlocking at Trenton -- Electric Power for Signals, Manual for Switches; No Plunger, Locks, No Detector Bars, Novel Locking
(photos, dwgs)(From Railway Age Gazette September 3, 1915 Vol. 59, No. 10 pp 419-420)
- Four Wheel Trucks for Passenger Train Equipment
(From Railway Age Gazette xxx, 1915 Vol. 59, No. x pp xx)
- Hunting Stray Freight on the Pennsylvania
(From Railway Age Gazette xxx, 1915 Vol. 59, No. x pp xx)
- Industrial Realinement Problem on the Pennsylvania
(From Railway Age Gazette xxx, 1915 Vol. 59, No. x pp xx)
- Industrial Trucks on the Pennsylvania -- TV Buckwalter
(From Railway Age Gazette xxx, 1915 Vol. 59, No. x pp xx)
- Mutual-Beneficial Association on the Pennsylvania
(From Railway Age Gazette xxx, 1915 Vol. 59, No. x pp xx)
- Pennsylvania Track Elevation Through Wilkinsburg, PA
(From Railway Age Gazette xxx, 1915 Vol. 59, No. x pp xx)
- The Development of Special Steels for Track Work
(From Railway Age Gazette xxx, 1915 Vol. 59, No. x pp xx)
- The Pennsylvania's 1915 Rail Specifications
(From Railway Age Gazette xxx, 1915 Vol. 59, No. x pp xx)
- The Test Department of the Pennsyvania Railroad -- Brief History and Outline of Its Present Scope; Decription of the New Physical and Chemical Laboratory
(photos, dwg)(From Railway Age Gazette July 2, 1915 Vol. 59, No. 1 pp 6-11)
- Underground Cable on the Pennsylvania Railroad
(From Railway Age Gazette xxx, 1915 Vol. 59, No. x pp xx)
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