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Articles Listing

The Pennsylvania Railroad and the Civil War

The PRR was 15 years old at the start of the U.S. Civil War. The article describes the PRR's involvement in the Civil War. Photos and artists' renditions include: May's Bridge by Lewistown, Logan House in Altoona, Horseshoe Curve in the 1860s, Harrisburg train station, U.S. Military R.R., Potomac Creek wooden trestle bridge in Virginia, testing a prefabricated Herman Haupt truss bridge, design diagram of PRR Rockville bridge, Calvert Street Station in Baltimore, Angel's Cut on the Cumberland Valley Railroad near Hagerstown, Maryland, 1864 photo of Northern Central's 4-6-0 #78, Cumberland Valley RR's locomotive #14, Harrisburg viewed from across the Susquehanna River, replacement bridge near Hanover Junction, Hanover Junction rail traffic (Civil War and today), U.S. Army hospital in York, PA, Lincoln Funeral Train in West Philadelphia, and bridge over Sherman's Creek near Duncannon.

Two Civil War Railroaders

Article talks about Thomas A. Scott, Vice President of the PRR, and Herman Haupt, Chief Engineer of the PRR. Haupt later took over the engineering challenge in Virginia

PRR GP35 #2289

Center spread has a modern-day photo of this locomotive.

The Railroad Fiction of Stephen W. Meader

The author's view of re-reading "The Long Trains Roll" by Stephen W. Meader.

The End of Long Island Rail Road Mail Service in 1965

When the author learned that the LIRR was about to terminate its mail by rail service, he spent the last four days taking many photographs in June 1965. Photos show hanging the mail bag, catching the mail bag, and interior and exterior shots of LIRR RPO cars. There is also a track-side view of the LIRR RPO depot in Richmond Hill, N.Y.

The Wreck of The Broker

The Broker was a fast commuter PRR train that ran from Exchange Place, Jersey City to Bay Head Jct. On that fateful day, February 6, 1951, there were 1,100 passengers on board. There are many photos of the accident in the article. The article discusses what went wrong.

Station "FK", Franklin City, Virginia

Photos of the station, the Chincoteague Bay railroad traffic, PRR #1611 day coach, railyards at Georgetown, Delaware, current day photographs of the remains, many timetables, and a cornfield meet in the early 1920s.