Does anyone know of a list or have a list of regional acronyms that the Pennsylvania Railroad used on their locomotives? For example: PGH painted on the front pilot steps of a steam locomotive stood for Pittsburgh.
Thanks!
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vthokies2007-2011 posted:Does anyone know of a list or have a list of regional acronyms that the Pennsylvania Railroad used on their locomotives? For example: PGH painted on the front pilot steps of a steam locomotive stood for Pittsburgh.
Thanks!
You might contact the Pennsylvania RR Historical & Technical Society (you might Google that name for their website). I'm sure they have all that information.
Thank you. I will try them out.
Hokie:
Bob Bartizek on this forum is a likely source for this information. I have concluded there is not much about the PRR Bob does not know. If you do a search for his name I believe he has an e-mail address in his profile.
I can help with two based on what I've seen in old Don Wood photos of PRR steam - CTE was Camden Terminal Engine House in Camden, NJ and EEH was Enola Engine House across the river from Harrisburg, PA.
Curt
" For example: PGH painted on the front pilot steps of a steam locomotive stood for Pittsburgh. "
Do you happen to have a picture of this? Would like to see exactly what you are talking about.
Great and interesting list provided by Bob btw.
Joe,
Go to the link above your post and click on the picture.
Use the attachment from Bob would the diesel engines carried these markings also? circa 1949 example
on my two 44 ton units would?
9331 carry an AW on the engineers side only? Altoona works.
9339 was assigned to Mingo Junction carry: CO on engineers side
and firemans side have PH overMJ?
would like to know. the answer for this one.
After 1956 would
9331 become ALT WKS
9339 become BI if it had stayed in Mingo Junction?
Thank you Curt and Bob. I really appreciate that. The EEH is interesting to me, since Enola Yard was my first assignment with Norfolk Southern.
Guys,
Read the Anglefire link carefully from beginning to end if you are really interested in how the PRR assigned locomotives over the years. You will notice that changes did occur which changed the lettering on the pilots. Steam and diesel both carried these marks.
Buzz
