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Owner: Pennsylvania Railroad
Model:Altoona BP4Built As:PRR 3999 (BP4)
Serial Number:2049-1Order No:
Frame Number:Westinghouse electrical gearBuilt:6/1910
Notes:PRR Class DD-1; Juniata-Westinghouse.
Other locos with this serial:  PRR 3999(BP4)
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Saga Of The DD-1's, Page 38, 1956
Title:  Saga Of The DD-1's, Page 38, 1956
Description:  Here is page 11 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 38. Photo Caption: "Second DD-1, built in April 1910, poses for one of those classic photos when the brass stared at the lens and only an engineman showed much life." Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #3999 and #3998; their original two-digit number is "33." Both are DD-1's (2-B+B-2) built in Juniata during April of 1910, rated at 3,160 horsepower, and retired in September of 1947.
Photo Date:  10/1/1956  Upload Date: 6/25/2018 2:47:50 AM
Location:  New York Penn Sta, NY
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Tunnel,Bridge
Locomotives:  PRR 3999(BP4) PRR 3998(BP4)
Views:  174   Comments: 0
"Pennsy Electrics," Page 30, !962
Title:  "Pennsy Electrics," Page 30, !962
Description:  Here is page three of a six-page article by Sy Reich entitled "Rollcall Of Pennsy Electrics." It was published originally in the October 1962 issue of "Railroad" magazine, page 30. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #3998 and #3999. Both are DD-1's (2-B+B-2) built in Juniata during April of 1910 and retired in September of 1947.
Photo Date:  10/1/1962  Upload Date: 7/19/2016 12:53:58 PM
Location:  Harrison, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 3998(BP4) PRR 3999(BP4)
Views:  235   Comments: 1


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