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LIRR 348, DD-1, 1952 |
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Prevosto. Here is a photo by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Modena, Pennsylvania, on 18 May 1952. Shown here (L to R) are Long Island Rail Road engines #348 and #352. Both are DD-1 (2-B+B-2) electrics built in Juniata for the Pennsylvania Railroad and rated at 3,160 horsepower each. Both units of #348 were constructed in July of 1910 and sold to the LIRR in February of 1928; PRR "3954" became #348-A, while PRR "3955" became #348-B. Both units of #352 were constructed in July of 1910 and sold to the LIRR in May of 1928; PRR "3974" became #352-A, while PRR "3989" became #352-B. Note that their main driving rods have been removed in preparation for scrapping. |
| Photo Date: |
5/18/1952 Upload Date: 7/18/2024 7:43:07 AM |
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Modena, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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| Locomotives: |
LIRR 348-A(Boxcab) LIRR 348-B(Boxcab) LIRR 352-A(Boxcab) LIRR 352-B(Boxcab) |
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Saga Of The DD-1's, Page 37, 1956 |
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Here is page ten of an 11-page cover article by Frederick Westing entitled "The Locomotive That Made Penn Station Possible." It was published originally in the October 1956 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 37. Top Photo, Partial Caption: "Only railfans are around to mourn the loss at Modena, Pa., as DD-1's in postwar Long Island paint scheme line up....Destination: scrap." Shown here are LIRR engines #348-A and #348-B. Before being transferred to the LIRR in February of 1928, they were originally PRR #11 ~ consisting of #3954 and #3955. Both are DD-1's (2-B+B-2) built in Juniata during July of 1910 and rated at 3,160 horsepower. Bottom Photo, Partial Caption: "Both units tell of 1939-1940 special service when DD-1's forwarded trains from Penn Station to World's Fair site." Shown here is PRR engine #16, consisting of #3964 and #3965. Both are DD-1's (2-B+B-2) built in Juniata during July of 1910 and rated at 3,160 horsepower; both were transferred to the Long Island Rail Road in December of 1944 and renumbered: #3964 became "359-A" and #3965 became "359-B." |
| Photo Date: |
10/1/1956 Upload Date: 6/25/2018 2:44:53 AM |
| Location: |
Modena, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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Tunnel |
| Locomotives: |
LIRR 348-A(Boxcab) LIRR 348-B(Boxcab) PRR 3964(Boxcab) PRR 3965(Boxcab) |
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