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By:Thomas C. Ayers
Dates:7/1/1961 - 7/1/1961
Album Info:Here is a three-page article entitled "'Yankee Jet' Arrives." It was published originally in the July-August 1961 issue of "Pennsy" magazine, pages 1-3. No author is specified. "From Boston the Yankee Jet operates over the New Haven Railroad to Maybrook, N.Y., the Lehigh & Hudson River to Phillipsburg, N.J., and the PRR to Chicago." (Page 3)
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"'Yankee Jet' Arrives," Page 1, 1961
Title:  "'Yankee Jet' Arrives," Page 1, 1961
Description:  Here is page one of a three-page article entitled "'Yankee Jet' Arrives." It was published originally in the July-August 1961 issue of "Pennsy" magazine, page 1. Photo Caption: "It was exactly 10:51 P.M. on May 16 when Engineman H.H. Lehman, Northwestern Region, eased the giant, pulsating, two-unit diesel to a halt at the PRR's 55th Street Yard in Chicago, in the scene above."
Photo Date:  7/1/1961  Upload Date: 9/1/2022 8:20:21 AM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Night,Yard
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"'Yankee Jet' Arrives," Page 2, 1961
Title:  "'Yankee Jet' Arrives," Page 2, 1961
Description:  Here is page two of a three-page article entitled "'Yankee Jet' Arrives." It was published originally in the July-August 1961 issue of "Pennsy" magazine, page 2. Bottom Photo Caption: "Yankee Jet follows Boston-Maybrook-Phillipsburg route before reaching PRR. In photo, new E-44 hauls train to Harrisburg." Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4408, an E-44 built by General Electric in March of 1961, rated at 4,400 horsepower, and retired in February of 1984 after 23 years of service.
Photo Date:  7/1/1961  Upload Date: 9/1/2022 8:37:46 AM
Location:  Morrisville, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge
Locomotives:  PRR 4408(E44)
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"'Yankee Jet' Arrives," Page 3, 1961
Title:  "'Yankee Jet' Arrives," Page 3, 1961
Description:  Here is page three of a three-page article entitled "'Yankee Jet' Arrives." It was published originally in the July-August 1961 issue of "Pennsy" magazine, page 3. Top Row, Second Photo Caption: "At Altoona, Yard Conductor Carl Ammerman couples new cabin to the train during change of crew."
Photo Date:  7/1/1961  Upload Date: 9/1/2022 8:39:47 AM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Yard
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