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The Pennsy, September-October 1957
- Conway Yard Becomes Hub of the PRR
- Table of Contents
- The New Freight Rates
- Conway - New Hub of the PRR
  - Employe Comfort
- Men Who Run the PRR: District Engineers Maintain Railroad's Standards
- For a Better Railroad: New Hiring Program
- Al Denneler: He Makes Them Smile
- Acres of Boy Scouts: Jamboree Includes PRR Men, Sons, Grandsons
- 'Tony' Colicho's Success Story
- Mail Pouch
  - Ex-Pony Leaguer MovesUp
- To Your Good Health: Eye Strain
- Candle Power
- On the way up
- TrucTrain Service advertisement
The Pennsy, March-April 1964
- To Our Readers (format change)
- Uplift for Passenger Service (Campaign for more passengers)
- Beauty Shop for Boxcars (Assembly-line car cleaning)
- 'Get a Horse!' (PRR antique auto fans)
- Conway's employe inventors (PRR men devise new operating aids)
- PRR's new organization
- Map of new PRR Divisions
- Renovo Shops-Repair equipment for 1964 M. W. Program
- S-cars speed PRR supplies
- New Kind of Grain Train (Grain moves by unit train)
- Pennsy People (Intersting doings of employes)
- Camera Crusader (Lensman wars on loss & damage)
- Railroaders' best foot forward
- 'If I Had Not Worn Goggles...' (Safety goggles save eyes)
- PRR Has Best Safety Record in 24 Years
- More depressed-center flatcars
- Railroad Diary
- On the way up
- New York World's Fair advertisement
The Pennsy, September-October 1964
- The challenge of change - firemen switch to new jobs
- 'And Away We Go!' - The Great Gleason Rides Again
- 3 Weeks on a train - rail cruises start on the PRR
- Preventing damage - A PRR conductor discusses what to do
- Unique assignment for a Railroader: He Supervises Vatican Exhibit
- They're a hit-PRR's novel coaches with Snack Bars
- In War...In Peace: PRR veterans still serve the community
- The Big Pay-Off - Service that pleases
- Boys by the trainload - Boy Scouts travel the PRR
- New Mine on Line - PRR serves Peabody Coal Co.
- After the coal is gone..a recreation area!
- 22 New Winners of Scholarships
- This Year's scholarship winners
- Beaver is busy with his Fall Fresh-up
- Here come the giant hoppers - Samuel Rea Shopmen turn out 2,000 new hundred tonners
- hoppers plead: 'keep up hopping'
- They're Beautifying 'Their' station
- On the Way Up
- Here's the man we're all working for
The Pennsy, December 21, 1964
- Holiday Greetings
- The many faces of Christman
- On the 'New Look' Pennsy: New Service Center for Diesels
- PRR Couple in Ohio Crusades For Animal Shelter & Hospital
- Money Talks: What are these silver dollars saying?
- For good fellowship
- UP go clearances for high loads...as number of high loads goes UP
- Why the passenger remembered Waiter Blair
- On the Way Up
- Shipping Ore by Unit Train
- The Car in the Sheepskin Coat
- Retired PRR Man Has Illuminating Hobby
- Open Line: Reports from All Over...
- Novel Christmas gift: Prints of 4 famous PRR paintings
The Pennsy, January 15, 1965
- What's the big subject they're talking about? (See page 3)
- PRR's newest mile-a-minute freight: Fast Run on AC-1
- On the 'New Look' Pennsy: These Retarders Play It By Ear
- Minstrel to the Blind
- The big subject was SALES
- New boxcars on the 'New Look' Pennsy: They're tough but soft on freight
- Now, don't get this wrong! -- Says Gang Foreman M. W. Corl
- What Comes Naturally
- On The Way Up
- Rails & Reels
- Best foot forward
- Why this carload of railroad men? They're learning how to sell PRR freight service better
- His wife calls him Captain
- Open Line: Reports from all over...
- Calendar for 1965
The Pennsy, February 15, 1965
The Pennsy, March 15, 1965
The Pennsy, June 1, 1965
- PRR men afloat, see page 3
- Chairman Saunders reports to stockholders: PRR makes new gains
- Bridge Inspectors:They guard the safety of PRR's 10,000 bridges
- They've enlisted, in PRR campaign against freight damage
- Bible Collector
- PRR Historical Items Become Stars at Smithsonian
- Open Line: Reports from All Over...
- Would to take a walk?
The Pennsy, July 1, 1965
- Decorative Note
- BLAST-OFF at Radebaugh Tunnel
- Green Thumbs and Blue Roses
- Bumper stickers help win new passengers
- 'Liberty rides PRR to the Fair'
- Volunteer for Veterans
- Dennison marks 100th Anniversary
- When Conductor Fegley struck OIL
- Their assignment is to Stop Damage (They'll need help from a lot of Railroaders)
- Rail tour for wives of Congressmen
- Aid for the Retarded
- On the New Look Pennsy:Scale Weighs Cars Without Uncoupling
- On The Way Up
- What happens when trucks take the train?
The Pennsy, September 1, 1965
- Pennsy In the Park
- Name this car--win 10 shares of PRR stock
- This is Relaxation?
- 10,000 Altoonans enjoy their Day In The Sun
- 'Battery-Powered Heartbeat'
- Then the PRR Wife said: Take the Pennsy to the Fair
- New Career for No. 982131
- Ready for Emergencies
- Equal Opportunity...in Practice
- Tommy and the Governor and a passenger service experiment
- Man on the Run
- Open Line... Reports from all over
- I'm Flattered... Miss Careful Handling
The Pennsy, October 1, 1965
- Assignment: Tommorrow (See Page One)
- Their assignment is "TOMMORROW"
- Background report: Medicare questions and answers
- Best Foot Forward
- It's sign-up time at Railroad YMCA's
- He tells the story of old locomotives (Harry P. Albrecht)
- Last chance to enter Name-the-Car Contest
- On The Way Up
- At the PRR station... Coshocton's civic garden
- Some advice on how to find GOLD
- Another giant to join PRR's freight fleest (H48)
- They ride herd on 3-1/2 Million Horsepower
- Open Line: Reports from all over...
- Bringing home the Pennsy advertisement
The Pennsy, October 15, 1965
- Chicago freight yard has premiere: The New Show at 59th Street
- Carolyn...girl with a message
- How to Keep Busy at 84
- They talked about washers and auto parts, flour and liquor bottles at the big town meeting in the big red boxcar...
- Background report: Why your TAX BITE is getting bigger
- The Bloody Battalion
- Happy Anniversary, Paoli Local
- New direct dialing speeds public's calls
- More PRR people (by the thousands) sign up for Bonds
- Open Line: Reports from all over...
- Careful Car Handling advertisement
The Pennsy, February 15, 1966
- Up North on the PRR
- Bigger cars, lower rates aid PRR drive to haul more GRAIN
- Here's the action at the Gandy Dancers' Ball
- The Great Train Race
- How do America's railroaders rate the PRR?
- Readers Pick Saunders as Man of Year, 1965
- Ski Country
- Business is booming at PARRCO
- Ready to go to work! Here's the PRR's new Rail Whale
- To some PRR men, this was "The trickiest shipment ever"
- On the Way Up
- Open Line... Reports from all over
- Broadway Limited advertisement
The Pennsy - April 15, 1966
- Miss C. H. Meets PRR
- Rail Whale's first payload
- Maynards a-Go-Go
- Service with a meow
- The big cookie drive
- Show biz
- Best foot forward
- PRR men welcome Miss Careful Handling of 1966
- Hot Fighter
- Annual Report tells PRR progress
- Invitation to PRR men: Join the Reserves
- Searching for the hidden enemy
- Big Brother helps troubled boys
- On Mr. Landesco's Miniature PRR
- Association of American Railroads advertisement
The Pennsy, July 1, 1966
- Down on the Pennsy Farm
- Visitors see latest in piggyback at Kearny's Open House
- Fire!
- You pronounce it PSVEAGOP
- A Rocky Story
- Why 78 people didn't get hurt
- PRR specialty: Big loads
- Jennie's doll barn and how it grew
- Curtain Time
- This is railroading?
- The Day the Boat Got Stuck
- Miss C. H. hits the road
- Meanwhile, back at Terre Haute...
- Open Line... Reports from all over
- Hot Weather Tip
The Pennsy, August 1, 1966
- PRR Scholarship Winners Tour Philadelphia
- Welcome to the Railroad, in French and German
- Holiday for Congressmen
- He's the newest, youngest P.&L.A. representative
- Best foot forward
- On the Way Up
- 33 PRR Scholarship Winners
- Students share grants totaling $124,000
- A Flag for Sunnyside
- Open Line: Reports from all over:
- Please keep me in mind
The Pennsy, September 1, 1966
- Out of the Past
- Why these PRR men went back to school
- Best foot forward
- Stockholders approve conditions for merger
- Merger Facts: How Employes are Protected
- Best foot forward
- Renovo looks back... and ahead
- On the good old PL&S Railroad
- How Harry Stiffey became a scout
- New industrial park for Columbus, Ohio
- Bob Dyer and the missing center-fielder
- Action at 80
- Open Line: Reports from all over
- I'm going on vacation
The Pennsy, September 15, 1966
- PR-3...On the Go
- "PR" stands for Preference
- P.&L.A. boosts interest on savings, Now...4.25%
- The machine that eats trees
- The day the PRR finished second
- Rush trip for Lady Bird
- Best foot forward
- Rail Cruises, New relaxed way to see America
- Call him Sergeant, Knight and Secretary
- About cactus and fish and a fossil dog
- Hot off the Press
- On the Way Up
- Open Line: Reports from all over
- A memo from the beach
The Pennsy, October 1, 1966
- Cover - photo of wire car
- Buffalo District hits 1,000,000
- Miss C. H. sounds the call for a Damage-Free October
- Lady in a trance
- Korean rail men study PRR methods
- PRR vetrans at Harrisburg enjoy A Day in the Sun
- One day he bought some 26 cent rose bushes and...
- Background Report: Passenger service: how to strengthen its future
- These Scouts get cinders in their hair
- Dog on the Run
- Open Line: Reports from all over
- Our Big Date is October
The Pennsy, December 1, 1966
- Holiday Greetings
- "Who needs reindeer?" says PRR Santa
- Test cars show the way toward High Speed Service
- Merger Developments - S. T. S. warns against prolonged delay
- Safety pays, says Mr. Stein
- PRR People improve handling of fresh fruits and vegetables
- Miss C. H. talks about peaches
- Having trouble writing a letter? Meet William J. Cahill... He writes thousands
- On The Way Up
- Open Line.. Reports from all over
- When Eve Ate the Apple...
The Pennsy, January 1, 1967
- A Thomson Girl, see page four
- Providing a fast new freight link: An old branch makes a comeback
- Men of other railroads get a look at the PRR
- "What the shipper pays us for"
- On the Way Up
- Her typewriter has only six keys
- Best way to enjoy sports events (go there by train)
- Fast Service
- 92 years after his death... Mr. Thomson still aids railroaders' daughters
- what a difference AN OUNCE makes
- When coin fans get together
- Appreciation from the Duke and Dutchess
- Walter Cuff had an idea and it made 24 kids happy
- Open Line: Reports from All Over...
- Calendar for 1967
The Pennsy, February 1, 1967
- Merger Progress:Now it's up to the Supreme Court
- How to become a river rat
- The steam engines are gone but... The bells haven't stopped ringing
- Best foot forward
- That's diplomacy
- A Letter from a Railroad Lady
- He's called the Mayor of Chestnut Hill
- Pennsy on Canvas
- The Santa goofed
- Postscript on a high-and-wide shipment
- Good Old Days: Cars are 'renovated' in Victorian style
- About an unusual trip and an unusual menu
- Open Line: Reports from All Over...
- I'll tell you my New Year's resolution... What's yours?
The Pennsy, March 1, 1967
- Snow! See Page Two
- Nice way to build passenger business
- Presidents plain folk and J. T. Johnson
- That white stuff is SNOW
- Al Hatos and his wonderful machine
- A shipper's appreciation
- Stamps tell the story
- Old Glory's home-made pole
- Excitement is just a train ride away
- Fast action at Horseshoe Curve
- Accident prevention with a hot-cha-cha
- On the Way Up
- The Pennsy printed an article and...
- Open Line: Reports from All Over
- Lucky I've got my ear muffs
The Pennsy, April 1, 1967
- Will this village disappear under water? See page three
- Here's the New Award...given to the Division that does best in car handling
- What happened in 1966
- Railroaders join crucial battle against the Big Ditch
- Have your say...now!
- PRR man on the trail of the Ditch
- This PRR lady is hard to beat
- Why Southwesten people drank a toast
- ...and how did your division score?
- Father of the Bridge and other Stories
- Claude Alphin and the holiday spirit
- Dirty diesel? Take it to the locomotive laundry
- Penn Station display is the world's biggest
- Open Line: Reports from All Over...
- No/Yes...Safety Rules
The Pennsy, May 1, 1967
- Three O'clock in the Morning, see page four
- Railroad Starts Tuition Aid Plan: Back to School with PRR Help
- Tuition Aid-How it works
- Eddie's biggest race
- Carnegie:The PRR man who made $500,000,000
- Why millions of books will travel PRR
- When the wrestler went wild
- Fan mail
- Serving the complex perishables trade: Oranges, apples, and Big Charley
- On The Way Up
- Secretaries dictate their ideas
- Open Line: Reports from All Over...
- Why be half safe when you can be 100% safe
The Pennsy, May 15, 1967
- Containers, Ashore and afloat, see page one
- Containers: Making new headlines in fast freight service
- Why Presidents write to George Neff
- Engineman Blair and his new Super-Diesel
- PRR honored for aid to foreign railroaders
- How dare he change that railroad clock!
- Jack F. Linn and the wild blue yonder
- A time for Railroaders to admire themselves
- On the Way Up
- PRR men star at unusual school: Looking at Labor a nd Management
- Fan Mail
- Easy come, easy go
- In honor of Mother's Day we present a portrait of a Mother of Six
- Best foot forward
- Open Line: Reports from All Over...
- Another angle on careful handling
The Pennsy, June 1, 1967
- The 'In' Crowd at Newark, see page three
- Chairman Saunders reports to the stockholders: How things are going on the PRR
- Mr. Porter and his home-made plane
- Mom and Dad finally get their vacation
- Shopcraft dispute: search for a settlement
- The bridge at Ashtabula
- Auto Eater: Its appetite creates new freight for PRR
- They're fighting the Big Ditch
- Best foot forward
- Open Line: Reports from all over...
The Pennsy, June 15, 1967
- Whoosh!
- Safe handling for $1,000,000 on a flatcar
- "Make the cars together easy"
- The cry was "MAYDAY!"
- His drill broke and...
- Shopcraft dispute: a variety of opinions
- Pleasant outcome of a pleasant train ride
- Test train makes spectacular debut: 156 MPH
- Miss Transportation is a Mrs. this time
- Civic Magic: Turning an eyesore into a playground
- On The Way Up
- Open Line... Reports from All Over
- Power to Move America
The Pennsy, July, 1967
- Kids...we love 'em. We just don't want to see them playing around railroad tracks
- On The Way Up
- Rare Sale: PRR Used Silverplate
- Mr. Paulz's feathered friends
- "If it's scrap let's scrap it!"
- National honor comes to 113-year-old Horseshoe Curve
- Shoppers get a look at the PRR
- How to keep from growing old
- He believes he has a lot to smile about
- Rolling a hoop across the railroad
- The block operator and the lady in distress
- How to make friends and influence children
- Open Line... Reports from All Over
- On the Cover
- Let's Mow it Down
The Pennsy, September 1, 1967
- PRR Scholarship Winners Visit National Shrine
- Now the mail travels faster and better in Containers
- Humor with a point
- 'I See a COW!', Fresh Air kids ride PRR to vacation-land
- Fancy uniform for a PRR conductor
- Railroaders show women what makes Pittsburgh go
- FLAGS with a message
- 29 More PRR Scholarship Winners
- Students share 4-year grants totaling $55,600
- THAT GIRL explodes on the PRR
- He found a better way
- Scholarship winners (continued)
- Open Line: Reports from all over...
- Keep and eye on the 'Topless' cars
The Pennsy, September 15, 1967
- Mod Stripes, New Railroad Fashion, See page five
- Mary Christmas Wasn't Merry
- PRR men discover home of prehistoric man
- Ginny Price: She bombs The Ditch
- Get that tomcat off the air!
- As the Editor sees it...
- PRR passengers help High Speed Program
- On the Way Up
- Mod Stripes - New PRR 'fashion' aids service
- Best foot forward
- Easy way to move an apartment
- Airline man gives praise to trainman
- A Letter from Lady Bird
- Open Line... Reports from All Over
- Vandals! They're damaging traffic... They're hurting jobs
The Pennsy, October 1, 1967
- Snow Job... See page one
- Putting out FIRES before they start
- "Fantastic!" said the Yardmaster
- Lowly little seat check working for Uncle Sam
- The auto strike and its effects
- New Man at City Hall
- A Railroad Crossword Puzzle
- PRR men cut a giant job down to size
- Puzzler
- Incident at a station
- Open Line... Reports from All Over
- Save your back
The Pennsy, October 16, 1967
- High Speed Movie, see page one
- Hollywood on the Pennsy
- Tom and his friends
- Leave it to Louie... He found better ways to do the job
- She's a CPS(certified professional secretary)
- From fish to steel in 300,000,000 years
- 'It is always a pleasure...'
- A woman's-eye view of the job railmen do
- Why does this farmer raise flowers and ladybugs?
- The Misguided Car
- They know about FIRE and they're against it
- PRR man tells how he keeps in shape
- Passengers hatched a plot
- How to shoot 80 over par and enjoy it
- Here's the solution (to last month's crossword puzzle)
- Open Line... Reports from All Over
- What happens when trucks take the train?
The Pennsy, November 1, 1967
- Heavy Action At Enola
- DANGER! Will rubber-tire 'trains' soon clog the highways?
- "...answered with a smile"
- Live Steam - PRR men help revive a romantic era
- Could you qualify for this softball league?
- PRR men deliver a Salt Mountain
- The action was heavy that day at Enola
- They built their own traveling home
- Vivid Memories of World War I
- From the PRR Dining Car Department: Sparkling Ideas for your Gift List
- Open Line - Reports from all over...
- PRR Prints for Christmas Giving
The Pennsy, December 1, 1967
- Holiday Greetings
- Some very special Christmas gifts
- He writes with electrons on train bulletin boards
- On The Way Up
- They're in training for HIGH SPEED SERVICE
- He spreads the Word
- She didn't want to miss the Horseshoe Curve
- Excitement is just a train ride away
- What's happening to the RPO cars?
- Merry Christmas - They're saying it another way
- He's got it bad... but that's good
- Secretary of the Day
- Open Line - Reports from All Over
- Careful Handling... Under the Mistletoe
ThePennsy, January 1, 1968
- Coming at you 164 miles per hour!
- Dad's a grad at last
- Bach, bop and barks
- Six good New Year's resolutions
- They got the bird
- Twirlers and Strutters
- Talk about SPEED
- His big day is Christmas
- You'd like to have a lettuce & tomato sandwich? Well, it's a large order....
- What's this about the Broadway Limited?
- Open Line - Reports from all over....
- 1968 Calendar
The Pennsy, February 1, 1968
- Supreme Court Says Yes... Merger!
- Careers in Management Open to Railroaders
- Big Night at the Garden
- Year-end summary: looking back, looking ahead
- Time off for a big job
- Bus Problem
- On The Way Up
- The most painful story I ever wrote....
- They Move Monsters
- Wallet full of safery
- 'Ice cream parlor cars'
- These are the 'Big Wheels' who service the BIG WHEELS
- Open Line - Reports from all over
- Let's Make a Date In '68...to Keep Shipments moing safely...
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