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"Trains: Stories And Pictures," Page 32, 1935
Title:  "Trains: Stories And Pictures," Page 32, 1935
Description:  Here is the photo on page 32 of a 40-page book published by Louis T. Henderson entitled "Trains: A Children's Picture Book Of Trains And Stories About Them." It was issued originally in 1935. Photo Caption: "'Pioneer' locomotive of the old Cumberland Valley, now part of the Pennsylvania Railroad." This locomotive was in use from 1851 to 1880. It burned wood, but could attain speeds of 70 miles per hour!
Photo Date:  8/15/1935  Upload Date: 2/20/2022 5:01:17 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  CVRR PIONEER(UNKNOWN) PRR 13(UNKNOWN)
Views:  225   Comments: 0
"Altoona Shops Inspection Trip," Pages 2-3, 1937
Title:  "Altoona Shops Inspection Trip," Pages 2-3, 1937
Description:  Here are pages two and three of a 14-page pamphlet entitled "Altoona Shops Inspection Trip: Sunday, May 16 [1937]." It was published in advance of the Trip by the Pennsylvania Railroad. Page 2, Top Photo Caption: "'The Pioneer' in use 1851-1880. A wood burner, but could attain a speed of 70 miles per hour." Page 2, Bottom Photo Caption: "The GG1 of 1937 ~ a Pennsylvania Railroad giant." Shown here is PRR engine #4843, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) built in Juniata during May of 1935 and rated at 4,620 horsepower. On page three is a "Foreword" by the PRR's 11th President, Mr. Martin Washington Clement, who occupied that office from 1935 through 1948.
Photo Date:  5/16/1937  Upload Date: 4/25/2021 11:38:41 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  RollingStock,Steam
Locomotives:  CVRR PIONEER(UNKNOWN) PRR 13(UNKNOWN) PRR 4843(GG1)
Views:  282   Comments: 0
"Ghost Train Of The PRR," Page 16, 1955
Title:  "Ghost Train Of The PRR," Page 16, 1955
Description:  Here is page one of a two-page article entitled "Ghost Train Of The PRR." It was published originally in the March 1955 issue of "Pennsy" Magazine, page 16. Bottom Photo Caption: "Fireman Joseph Chelednik imagines what it would be like to fire the 'Pioneer' of 1851." This locomotive was used by the Cumberland Valley Railroad.
Photo Date:  3/1/1955  Upload Date: 5/4/2022 8:13:13 AM
Location:  Trenton, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  CVRR PIONEER(UNKNOWN) PRR 13(UNKNOWN)
Views:  134   Comments: 0
"Ghost Train Of The PRR," Page 17, 1955
Title:  "Ghost Train Of The PRR," Page 17, 1955
Description:  Here is page two of a two-page article entitled "Ghost Train Of The PRR." It was published originally in the March 1955 issue of "Pennsy" Magazine, page 17. Bottom Left Photo Caption: "Mr. Gulliford tries out passenger seat on the 'John Stevens' replica he helped build." Shown here is the replica of the "John Stevens" steam locomotive that was constructed in the Altoona Works during 1925.
Photo Date:  3/1/1955  Upload Date: 5/4/2022 8:15:59 AM
Location:  Trenton, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR PIONEER(UNKNOWN) CVRR PIONEER(UNKNOWN) PRR 13(UNKNOWN)
Views:  161   Comments: 0
Cumberland Valley's "Pioneer," 1968
Title:  Cumberland Valley's "Pioneer," 1968
Description:  Here is a photo by Don Wood that was taken in the roundhouse at Northumberland, Pennsylvania, on 13 May 1968. Prominent here is the "Pioneer" wood-burning steam locomotive of the old Cumberland Valley, later part of the Pennsylvania Railroad. It was in use from 1851 to 1880. John S. Fisher Collection; #22 of 26.
Photo Date:  5/13/1968  Upload Date: 5/7/2022 9:54:41 PM
Location:  Northumberland, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  CVRR PIONEER(UNKNOWN) PRR 13(UNKNOWN)
Views:  267   Comments: 0
Cumberland Valley's "Pioneer," 2-2-2T, 1971
Title:  Cumberland Valley's "Pioneer," 2-2-2T, 1971
Description:  Extra Board. Here is an original photo that I took at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC, in December of 1971. Shown here is the Cumberland Valley's "Pioneer." This is the original 2-2-2T wood-burning steam locomotive that was in revenue service from 1851 to 1880.
Photo Date:  12/29/1971  Upload Date: 4/14/2024 8:25:43 AM
Location:  Washington, DC
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  CVRR PIONEER(UNKNOWN) PRR 13(UNKNOWN)
Views:  30   Comments: 0
1851 CVRR 13 type 2-2-2 not in the DB
Title:  1851 CVRR 13 type 2-2-2 not in the DB
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/17/2014  Upload Date: 11/5/2014 8:01:08 PM
Location:  Baltimore B&O Museum, MD
Author:  G Gerard
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CVRR 13(UNKNOWN)
Views:  138   Comments: 0
Cumberland Valley RR #13
Title:  Cumberland Valley RR #13
Description:  This 2-2-2T engine, the "Pioneer", is displayed at the Baltimore and Ohio Museum in Baltimore.
Photo Date:  10/11/2016  Upload Date: 4/17/2020 10:27:57 PM
Location:  Baltimore, MD
Author:  Delmar Dolbier
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  CVRR 13(UNKNOWN)
Views:  186   Comments: 0
CVRR 13 PIONEER
Title:  CVRR 13 PIONEER
Description:  Cumberland Valley 13 at B&O Museum
Photo Date:  5/7/2024  Upload Date: 5/8/2024 8:41:30 AM
Location:  Baltimore, MD
Author:  Bob Vogel
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CVRR 13(UNKNOWN)
Views:  56   Comments: 0


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