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PRR "Magna Carta Special," #1 of 2, 1961 |
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Magna Carta. Here is the first of two original successive photos that I took of the "Magna Carta Special" at the Pennsylvania Railroad's Passenger Station in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 29 June 1961. Prominent here is the Special's lead locomotive, PRR engine #8610, an APS-24MS built by the American Locomotive Company in January of 1956 and rated at 2,400 horsepower. |
| Photo Date: |
6/29/1961 Upload Date: 2/20/2025 12:36:54 AM |
| Location: |
Altoona, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 8610(RSD7) |
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PRR "Magna Carta Special," #2 of 2, 1961 |
| Description: |
Magna Carta. Here is the second of two original successive photos that I took of the "Magna Carta Special" at the Pennsylvania Railroad's Passenger Station in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 29 June 1961. Prominent here is Mr. Morton J. Smith, a regional vice president of the PRR. Speaking from the open platform of his business car, the "Pittsburgh," he's advocating for: (1) equal regulation parity between railroads and other transportation modes; (2) the right of railroads to diversify into other types of business; and (3), an end to de facto governmental subsidies for other means of transportation (e.g., free interstate highways and airports built with public monies). |
| Photo Date: |
6/29/1961 Upload Date: 2/20/2025 12:37:16 AM |
| Location: |
Altoona, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
RollingStock,Station,Passenger |
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