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Two proud behemoths from a bygone era |
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5/16/2009 Upload Date: 10/23/2009 10:59:47 PM |
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Dallas, TX |
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Marlowe Barnes |
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PRR 4903(GG1) UP 4018(4-8-8-4) |
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PRR 4903 was 4620 hp of raw power, representing the Art Decco era at it's zenith |
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My grandmother live near the Pennsy in West Baltimore and I used to lie in bed listening to these monsters emitting a whirling growl as they passed by |
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5/16/2009 Upload Date: 10/23/2009 11:01:54 PM |
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Dallas, TX |
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Marlowe Barnes |
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PRR 4903(GG1) |
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PRR 4903 is most famous for pulling Sen. Robert F. Kennedy's funeral train from NY to D.C. in June of 1968 |
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The yellow stripe is inaccurate. The sides were actually graced with five pin stripes in that area. |
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5/16/2009 Upload Date: 10/23/2009 11:03:35 PM |
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Dallas, TX |
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Marlowe Barnes |
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PRR 4903(GG1) |
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PRR 4903, was designed by Raymond Loewry and served with distinction until 1983 |
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The GG-1 weighed 477,000 lbs & cranked out 4620 hp(9500 peak). Mfg by the PRR in Altoona, PA. |
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5/16/2009 Upload Date: 10/24/2009 12:06:36 AM |
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Dallas, TX |
| Author: |
Marlowe Barnes |
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PRR 4903(GG1) |
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