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By:Thomas C. Ayers
Dates:12/31/1955 - 12/31/1955
Album Info:Here are both covers and five entries from the Pennsylvania Railroad Company's 109th Annual Report for the Year Ending 31 December 1955. Issued: 23 February 1956. * Repaired Album *
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PRR, 109th Annual Report, Front Cover, 1955
Title:  PRR, 109th Annual Report, Front Cover, 1955
Description:  Here is the front portion of the wrap-around color cover of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company's 109th Annual Report for the Year Ending 31 December 1955. The photographer is not identified. On page 15, it is noted that "1956 will be marked by the introduction of new types of passenger equipment by several railroads. The first of these to appear was the General Motors 'Aerotrain,' which is shown on the cover of this report. It is now in experimental service on your railroad."
Photo Date:  12/31/1955  Upload Date: 4/6/2018 11:34:05 AM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 1000(LWT-12)
Views:  531   Comments: 1
PRR, 109th Annual Report, Page 4, 1:55
Title:  PRR, 109th Annual Report, Page 4, 1:55
Description:  Here is the first of five entries from the Pennsylvania Railroad Company's 109th Annual Report for the Year Ending 31 December 1955, page 4. Shown here is a night scene of PRR box car #104383 in the process of being classified and sent on its merry way. The photographer's name, the date, and the location are not recorded.
Photo Date:  12/31/1955  Upload Date: 4/6/2018 11:36:20 AM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  RollingStock,Night,Yard
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Views:  189   Comments: 0
PRR, 109th Annual Report, Page 17, 1955
Title:  PRR, 109th Annual Report, Page 17, 1955
Description:  Here is the second of five entries from the Pennsylvania Railroad Company's 109th Annual Report for the Year Ending 31 December 1955, page 17. Top Photo Caption: "Interior of Samuel Rea ~ world's largest freight car repair shop ~ now in partial operation."
Photo Date:  12/31/1955  Upload Date: 4/6/2018 11:42:57 AM
Location:  Hollidaysburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  RollingStock,Yard,Passenger,Track
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Views:  265   Comments: 0
PRR, 109th Annual Report, Page 18, 1955
Title:  PRR, 109th Annual Report, Page 18, 1955
Description:  Here is the third of five entries from the Pennsylvania Railroad Company's 109th Annual Report for the Year Ending 31 December 1955, page 18. This is the western half of a map depicting "The Nine Regions of The Pennsylvania." Curiously enough, there are no New York Central lines represented west of Buffalo, New York!
Photo Date:  12/31/1955  Upload Date: 4/6/2018 11:46:18 AM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
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Views:  196   Comments: 0
PRR, 109th Annual Report, Page 19, 1955
Title:  PRR, 109th Annual Report, Page 19, 1955
Description:  Here is the fourth of five entries from the Pennsylvania Railroad Company's 109th Annual Report for the Year Ending 31 December 1955, page 19. This is the eastern half of a map depicting "The Nine Regions of The Pennsylvania." Curiously enough, there are no New York Central lines represented west of Buffalo, New York!
Photo Date:  12/31/1955  Upload Date: 4/6/2018 11:49:23 AM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
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Views:  185   Comments: 0
PRR, 109th Annual Report, Page 20, 1955
Title:  PRR, 109th Annual Report, Page 20, 1955
Description:  Here is the fifth of five entries from the Pennsylvania Railroad Company's 109th Annual Report for the Year Ending 31 December 1955, page 20. Top Photo, Partial Caption: "Aerial view of the Penn Center development in January 1956."
Photo Date:  12/31/1955  Upload Date: 4/6/2018 11:53:14 AM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
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Views:  240   Comments: 0
PRR, 109th Annual Report, Back Cover, 1955
Title:  PRR, 109th Annual Report, Back Cover, 1955
Description:  Here is the back portion of the wrap-around color cover of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company's 109th Annual Report for the Year Ending 31 December 1955. The photographer is not identified. On page 15, it is noted that "1956 will be marked by the introduction of new types of passenger equipment by several railroads. The first of these to appear was the General Motors 'Aerotrain,' which is shown on the cover of this report. It is now in experimental service on your railroad."
Photo Date:  12/31/1955  Upload Date: 1/13/2025 2:19:02 PM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 1000(LWT-12)
Views:  11   Comments: 0


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