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17 various PRR-Type mail and baggage cars No.'s 25 (steel underfame), 6403 (steel), 6428-6438 (steel), 9963-9966 (steel) Additional passenger cars were leased as needed from PRSL's parent companies, PRR and RDG, and sometimes from the Central Railroad of New Jersey (CNJ). [3] The PRSL did not own any of the P70s that carried its name.
Pennsylvania Railroad, American Car and Foundry Company, Pressed Steel Car Company, Standard Steel Car Company: Family name: P54: Constructed: 1908–1937: Entered service: 1908–1972 (LIRR) 1915–1981 (PRR) Refurbished: PRR: 1950: Scrapped: 1958–1981: Number built: PRR 487 LIRR 923 PRSL 18: Formation: Single car, 41 "civil union" (motor ...
Besides PRR S1 #6100, streamlined K4s, PRR S2 direct-drive steam turbine engine #6200, and PRR T1 were assigned to haul the train occasionally. In 1948, PRR re-equipped the Trail Blazer with new EMD E8 Diesel engines, new lightweight P85b 44-seat coaches and new twin-unit dining car built by PRR's own shop and ACF .
The Pennsylvania Railroad constructed the cars out of aluminum. [6] This led to significant weight savings in the prototype: 71,800 pounds (32,600 kg) compared to an expected 110,900 pounds (50,300 kg) had the Pennsylvania used steel. The car was even slightly lighter than the single-level PRR MP54s then in service. [7]
During the first quarter of the 20th century, the average capacity of a Pennsylvania Railroad freight car increased from 31 to 54 short tons (28 to 48 long tons; 28 to 49 t). This increased to 55 short tons (49 long tons; 50 t) in the mid-1930s and then to 56 short tons (50 long tons; 51 t) in 1945. [54]: 669
A two-car set of Arrow I cars in Penn Central service at Harrison in 1969. The first series of Arrows (classed MA-1A or PRR MP85E6 [1]) were built in 1968–69 by the St. Louis Car Company; 35 were built and purchased by the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT). [2] These cars were initially numbered 100–134.
The Pennsylvania Railroad's class P5 comprised 92 mixed-traffic electric locomotives constructed 1931–1935 by the PRR, Westinghouse and General Electric. [1] Although the original intention was that they work mainly passenger trains, the success of the GG1 locomotives meant that the P5 class were mostly used on freight.
It lost its coaches but still had a passenger-baggage car attached to its consist when the Advance General was inaugurated in 1940. The General became an All-Pullman train in April 1942. It was re-equipped with lightweight sleeping cars from both the pre-war Broadway, and new cars from post-war orders in 1948