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From Flickr: “”The Broadway of America’s Transportation System” – brochure by the Pennsylvania Railroad for the 1926 Philadelphia Exposition” by mikeyashworth

Nothing like blowing your own trumpet on home territory! By 1926 The Pennsy was probably at the peak of its corporate achievements, at thats even before some of the later investments such as electrification of its north-eastern trunk line came into use. The Pennsylvania, founded in 1846, was at the Read More →

From Flickr: “”Modern Locomotives and Cars 1939 – Pennsylvia Railroad” booklet cover – Class GG-1 Electric Locomotive” by mikeyashworth

In my opinion, this is probably one of the finest pieces of industrial design ever built – the GG-1 Class electric locomotives of the Pennsy. As is often the case with ‘classics’ there’s been some debate about the precise designer of these fine locos as they are usually credited to Read More →

From Flickr: “”Spirit of St Louis” – Pennsylvania Railroad leaflet, 1928″ by mikeyashworth

If anything can capture the great age of the American trains – and that of the great Pennsylvania Railroad the cover to this leaflet probably comes close. One of a series promoting the Railroad’s ‘named’ services, this cover has a slight modification int he form of the addition of the Read More →

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