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- Dining Car, Pennsylvania Limited, Pennsylvania Railroad, circa 1900 - Railroads took pride in their dining cars. They were expensive to operate, but quality food and service helped a railroad distinguish itself from competitors. For African Americans, working on a railroad dining car was one of the few avenues available to enter the Black middle class in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
- circa 1900
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Dining Car, Pennsylvania Limited, Pennsylvania Railroad, circa 1900
Railroads took pride in their dining cars. They were expensive to operate, but quality food and service helped a railroad distinguish itself from competitors. For African Americans, working on a railroad dining car was one of the few avenues available to enter the Black middle class in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
- "Pennsylvania R.R. Station By Night, Pittsburgh, PA," circa 1916 - Pittsburgh's Union Station, credited to Chicago architect Daniel Burnham, opened in 1901. Despite its name implying a union of multiple railroads, Union Station served only the Pennsylvania Railroad and its subsidiaries. Even so, at its peak the building handled hundreds of long-distance and commuter trains each day. Union Station was restored in 1988 and still hosts Amtrak passenger trains today.
- circa 1916
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"Pennsylvania R.R. Station By Night, Pittsburgh, PA," circa 1916
Pittsburgh's Union Station, credited to Chicago architect Daniel Burnham, opened in 1901. Despite its name implying a union of multiple railroads, Union Station served only the Pennsylvania Railroad and its subsidiaries. Even so, at its peak the building handled hundreds of long-distance and commuter trains each day. Union Station was restored in 1988 and still hosts Amtrak passenger trains today.
- Athearn Model "Pennsylvania Railroad" Diesel Locomotive, 1945-1975 - HO or 1:87 scale trains first appeared after World War I but didn't become big sellers in the United States until the 1950s. Their smaller size -- half the size of O scale models -- allowed modelers to build more elaborate layouts in the same physical space. HO is large enough for realistic detail, yet small enough to remain affordable to many customers.
- 1945-1975
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Athearn Model "Pennsylvania Railroad" Diesel Locomotive, 1945-1975
HO or 1:87 scale trains first appeared after World War I but didn't become big sellers in the United States until the 1950s. Their smaller size -- half the size of O scale models -- allowed modelers to build more elaborate layouts in the same physical space. HO is large enough for realistic detail, yet small enough to remain affordable to many customers.
- Broadside, "Pennsylvania Rail Road, its Necessity and Advantages to Philadelphia," 1847 - When the Erie Canal opened in 1825, New York City became the dominant trade center on the Eastern Seaboard. Other cities built competing transportation routes to the nation's interior. The Pennsylvania Railroad, chartered in 1846, ultimately connected Philadelphia with Chicago and St. Louis. It was one of the largest railroads in the United States before being merged in 1968.
- 1847
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Broadside, "Pennsylvania Rail Road, its Necessity and Advantages to Philadelphia," 1847
When the Erie Canal opened in 1825, New York City became the dominant trade center on the Eastern Seaboard. Other cities built competing transportation routes to the nation's interior. The Pennsylvania Railroad, chartered in 1846, ultimately connected Philadelphia with Chicago and St. Louis. It was one of the largest railroads in the United States before being merged in 1968.
- Pennsylvania Railroad Company 114th Annual Report for the Year 1960 - One of the Pennsylvania Railroad's GG1 electric locomotives was featured on the company's 1960 annual report. Introduced in 1935 and styled by industrial designer Raymond Loewy, the GG1 was equally at home hauling slow freights or high-speed passenger trains along PRR's electrified New York-Washington mainline. The last GG1 was retired in 1983, nearly 50 years after the design's debut.
- 1960
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Pennsylvania Railroad Company 114th Annual Report for the Year 1960
One of the Pennsylvania Railroad's GG1 electric locomotives was featured on the company's 1960 annual report. Introduced in 1935 and styled by industrial designer Raymond Loewy, the GG1 was equally at home hauling slow freights or high-speed passenger trains along PRR's electrified New York-Washington mainline. The last GG1 was retired in 1983, nearly 50 years after the design's debut.
- Late Accident on the Pennsylvania Railroad, March 4, 1853 - Accidents were frightfully common on American railroads in the mid-19th century. Cheap construction, crude equipment, poor signaling, and uncoordinated timekeeping all contributed to the problem. This illustration shows a wreck on the Pennsylvania Railroad on March 4, 1853. A passenger train, halted by mechanical problems, was rear-ended by a mail train, killing seven people.
- March 04, 1853
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Late Accident on the Pennsylvania Railroad, March 4, 1853
Accidents were frightfully common on American railroads in the mid-19th century. Cheap construction, crude equipment, poor signaling, and uncoordinated timekeeping all contributed to the problem. This illustration shows a wreck on the Pennsylvania Railroad on March 4, 1853. A passenger train, halted by mechanical problems, was rear-ended by a mail train, killing seven people.
- Pennsylvania Railroad Glass Used on Pullman Passenger Cars - From its founding during the Civil War until its demise a century later, Pullman was synonymous with first-class travel on American railroads. The company built sleeping cars and operated them under contract with host railroads. This drinking glass was used on Pennsylvania Railroad passenger trains. The glass featured a GG1 electric locomotive and promoted PRR's service to Washington, D.C.
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Pennsylvania Railroad Glass Used on Pullman Passenger Cars
From its founding during the Civil War until its demise a century later, Pullman was synonymous with first-class travel on American railroads. The company built sleeping cars and operated them under contract with host railroads. This drinking glass was used on Pennsylvania Railroad passenger trains. The glass featured a GG1 electric locomotive and promoted PRR's service to Washington, D.C.