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By:Thomas C. Ayers
Dates:10/1/1952 - 10/1/1952
Album Info:Here is a five-page article by Mr. David P. Morgan entitled "The Train That Raced The Airplanes." Illustrated by George A. Gloff. They were published originally in the October 1952 issue of "Trains & Travel" magazine, pages 18-22. "Lindbergh's triumphal return to Washington was the newsreel event of 1927. One moviemaker got the drop on its rivals by renting a Pennsylvania train to rush its films to Broadway theatres." * Repaired Album *
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PRR, The Lindbergh Train, Page 18, 1952
Title:  PRR, The Lindbergh Train, Page 18, 1952
Description:  Here is page one of a five-page article by David P. Morgan entitled "The Train That Raced The Airplanes." Illustrated by George A. Gloff. They were published originally in the October 1952 issue of "Trains & Travel" magazine, page 18. Depicted here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #460, an E-6S (4-4-2) "Atlantic" built in Juniata in August of 1914 and presently on display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg.
Photo Date:  10/1/1952  Upload Date: 8/8/2019 3:47:55 PM
Location:  Washington Union Sta, DC
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 460(4-4-2)
Views:  1074   Comments: 0
PRR, The Lindbergh Train, Page 19, 1952
Title:  PRR, The Lindbergh Train, Page 19, 1952
Description:  Here is page two of a five-page article by David P. Morgan entitled "The Train That Raced The Airplanes." Illustrated by George A. Gloff. They were published originally in the October 1952 issue of "Trains & Travel" magazine, page 19.
Photo Date:  10/1/1952  Upload Date: 8/8/2019 3:53:24 PM
Location:  Washington Union Sta, DC
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 460(4-4-2)
Views:  581   Comments: 0
PRR, The Lindbergh Train, Page 20, 1952
Title:  PRR, The Lindbergh Train, Page 20, 1952
Description:  Here is page three of a five-page article by David P. Morgan entitled "The Train That Raced The Airplanes." It was published originally in the October 1952 issue of "Trains & Travel" magazine, page 20. Notable here is a short piece by Mr. Morgan entitled "The dressy but durable Daylights," including a photo of Southern Pacific engine #4454, a GS-4 (4-8-4) built by the Lima Locomotive Works during March of 1942 and retired in July of 1957 after just 15 years of revenue service.
Photo Date:  10/1/1952  Upload Date: 7/7/2025 2:11:16 PM
Location:  Los Angeles Union St, CA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Station,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  SP 4454(4-8-4)
Views:  57   Comments: 0
PRR, The Lindbergh Train, Page 21, 1952
Title:  PRR, The Lindbergh Train, Page 21, 1952
Description:  Here is page four of a five-page article by David P. Morgan entitled "The Train That Raced The Airplanes." It was published originally in the October 1952 issue of "Trains & Travel" magazine, page 21. Notable here is a short piece by Mr. Morgan entitled "The dressy but durable Daylights," including a photo of Southern Pacific engine #4454, a GS-4 (4-8-4) built by the Lima Locomotive Works during March of 1942 and retired in July of 1957 after just 15 years of revenue service.
Photo Date:  10/1/1952  Upload Date: 7/7/2025 2:11:45 PM
Location:  Los Angeles Union St, CA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  SP 4454(4-8-4)
Views:  54   Comments: 0
PRR, The Lindbergh Train, Page 22, 1952
Title:  PRR, The Lindbergh Train, Page 22, 1952
Description:  Here is page five of a five-page article by David P. Morgan entitled "The Train That Raced The Airplanes." It was published originally in the October 1952 issue of "Trains & Travel" magazine, page 22. Photo Caption: "There was time for a picture before the special left Washington. No. 460 is still in service." Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #460, an E-6S (4-4-2) "Atlantic" built in Juniata in August of 1914 and presently on display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania.
Photo Date:  10/1/1952  Upload Date: 7/7/2025 2:12:22 PM
Location:  Washington Union Sta, DC
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 460(4-4-2)
Views:  57   Comments: 0


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