"Record-Breaking Ride On New Super-Freight," Page 96, 1961         
Here is page six of a nine-page article by E.D. Fales, Jr., entitled "Record-Breaking Ride On New Super-Freight." Photos by W.W. Morris. They were published originally in the November 1961 issue of "Popular Science" magazine, page 96. Top Photo, Partial Caption: "Two minutes before midnight, Jet roared into Chicago yard." Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #8597, an AS-16M switcher built by the American Locomotive Company in December of 1955 and rated at 1,600 horsepower.
Date: 11/11/1961 Location: Chicago, IL   Map Show Chicago on a rail map Views: 51 Collection Of:   Thomas C. Ayers
Locomotives: PRR 8597(RS3)    Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
"Record-Breaking Ride On New Super-Freight," Page 96, 1961
Picture Categories: Night,InCab,Yard This picture is part of album:  USA: Fales ~> Record-Breaking Cab Ride ~ 1961
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