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Sam'l [i.e. Samuel] Rea (LOC)

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  • Art Siegel said:
    "Samuel Rea (September 21, 1855 – March 24, 1929) was an American engineer and the ninth president of the Pennsylvania Railroad, serving from 1913 to 1925. He joined the PRR in 1871, when the railroad had hardly outgrown its 1846 charter to build from Harrisburg to Pittsburgh, and helped it grow to a 12,000-mile (19,000 km) system with access to Manhattan, upstate New York, and New England." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Rea A similar photo ran in The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) , August 25, 1922 with the caption: "SAMUEL REA, President Pennsylvania Railroad returns from international conference." chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn92051227/1922-08-25/ed-... See also, "rushed home on the S.S. Majestic to attend the railroad peace conferences in New York." chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn86058226/1922-08-26/ed-...

Borsig fireless locomotive (LOC)

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Train of 1862 & 1924 Limited -- Great Northern (LOC)

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  • Richard Norton said:
    Great Northern Railway www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1272318
  • swanq said:
    See www.gnflyer.com/1924original.html The data sheet describes the Oriental Limited which was placed in service June 1, 1924 and operated until March 31, 1931. It was hailed by Great Northern as "An Aristocrat of the Rails." Beneath a copy of this photo, a caption reads, "Prior to the start of service the New Oriental Limited was displayed with the Wm Crooks and two vintage passenger cars." The train was displayed in Chicago and the other cities served, St. Paul, Spokane, Portland and Seattle. This photo is in Chicago; there is a noticeboard visible just to the right of the older train behind, reading "Chicago Great Western Freight Station. "The engine on the new train is GN Mountain 2527.
  • Jon (LOC P&P) said:
    Thanks Richard Norton and swanq. We'll add this info to our catalog record.
  • swanq said:
    Flickr user VladimirovaS has added this photo to a rather fine gallery of pictures of trains.
  • Richard Norton said:
    William Crooks www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8007312 The smaller, older locomotive is the William Crooks