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PRRT&HS 2004

A report of the 2004 convention held April 29 - May 2, 2004, at the Best Western Springdale Hotel & Conference Center, Cincinnati, Ohio. Includes many photos taken at the event.

End Markers Russell L. Wilcox

Russell was very involved in the society.

Lewistown Station and Archives Committee Report

Reports about the station itself, the microfilm, and the archiving project.

Duffy's Cut Marker Dedication

The author and his brother set out to have a marker made and a book written about the tragedy that killed 57 Irish immigrant workers employed by a contractor named Duffy who was building for the PRR.

Duffy's Cut Marker Dedication

A transcript of the speech Bill Watson gave that the marker dedication ceremony.

Duffy's Cut Marker Dedication

A transcript of the speech PRRT&HS president Al Buchan gave that the marker dedication ceremony.

Horseshoe Curve 150th Anniversary Celebration, July 4, 2004

Fireworks and light-show were held at the Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, PA. Includes many photos, followed by several pages of the Curve over time.

Birthday Photograph of the Curve

A reprint of "The Pennsy" Volume 3 No. 11, December 1954 issue reporting on the 100th anniversary of the Horseshoe Curve. Includes many photos, including the 6,000-lightbulb night-time photo lighting up the entire Curve.

Port Columbus Celebrates its 75th Anniversary

Report about the weekend of July 8-11, 2004, Port Columbus Airport Terminal celebrated the 75th anniversary of the joint PRR-TAT train-airplane venture for travel between New York and the West Coast. Includes many current-day and historical photos.

Airway Limited Postscript

A follow-up article on the Summer 2003 issue's article, sharing more info.

What A Long, Strange Trip it's Been...

The Ex-TAT Tri-Motor "City of Philadelphia" 5-AT-34, NC-9651, is now displayed at the Fantasy of Flight museum in Florida.

Runaway GG1 #4876 Crashes Into Washington Union Station

This is an account of the runaway train wreck at Washington, D.C.'s Union Station on January 15, 1953. Includes many photos, and copies of newspaper articles, as well as a color photo of the rebuilt engine in November 1953.

The Great Dynamite Wreck

On the night of May 11, 1905 near Harrisburg, PA, an eastbound train's box car, filled with dynamite, derailed and was subsequently clipped by a westbound train, causing the content of the box car to explode. This short article includes three photos.