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By:Thomas C. Ayers
Dates:8/1/1953 - 8/1/1953
Album Info:Here is a four-page article by Mr. E. John Long entitled "Runaway." It was published originally in the August 1953 issue of "Trains & Travel" magazine, pages 18-21. "Raucous blasts, one after another in quick succession, shattered the morning air. To those who saw the heavy train racing into the complicated patterns of track, it added up to the one word that railroaders dread most: runaway! (Page 21)
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"Runaway," Page 18, 1953
Title:  "Runaway," Page 18, 1953
Description:  Here is page one of a four-page article by E. John Long entitled "Runaway." It was published originally in the August 1953 issue of "Trains & Travel" magazine, page 18. Photo Caption: "Thundering through the train fence and dropping through the concourse floor, the 'Federal' finally stopped sprawled in dramatic ruin." Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4876, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) built in Juniata in January of 1939 and rated at 4,620 horsepower.
Photo Date:  8/1/1953  Upload Date: 10/22/2022 9:48:09 PM
Location:  Washington Union Station, DC
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  InCab,Station,Wreck,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 4876(GG1)
Views:  689   Comments: 0
"Runaway," Page 19, 1953
Title:  "Runaway," Page 19, 1953
Description:  Here is page two of a four-page article by E. John Long entitled "Runaway." It was published originally in the August 1953 issue of "Trains & Travel" magazine, page 19. Photo Caption: "The second car, a New Haven coach, come to rest just inside the station. It was removed by being towed to the track by cranes."
Photo Date:  8/1/1953  Upload Date: 10/22/2022 9:51:38 PM
Location:  Washington Union Station, DC
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  InCab,Station,Wreck,Passenger
Locomotives: 
Views:  191   Comments: 0
"Runaway," Page 20, 1953
Title:  "Runaway," Page 20, 1953
Description:  Here is page three of a four-page article by E. John Long entitled "Runaway." It was published originally in the August 1953 issue of "Trains & Travel" magazine, page 20. Partial Caption: "A view from above shows clearly how the 'Federal' crossed the concourse, fell through the concourse floor, and stopped just as the nose of the engine reached the waiting-room door." Visible here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4876, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) built in Juniata in January of 1939 and rated at 4,620 horsepower.
Photo Date:  8/1/1953  Upload Date: 10/22/2022 9:54:20 PM
Location:  Washington Union Station, DC
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  InCab,Station,Wreck,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 4876(GG1)
Views:  294   Comments: 0
"Runaway," Page 21, 1953
Title:  "Runaway," Page 21, 1953
Description:  Here is page four of a four-page article by E. John Long entitled "Runaway." It was published originally in the August 1953 issue of "Trains & Travel" magazine, page 21. Partially Caption: "The view from below shows the stricken GG-1 and the forward end of the first coach as they had broken through the concourse floor and plunged into a basement baggage room." Visible here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4876, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) built in Juniata in January of 1939 and rated at 4,620 horsepower.
Photo Date:  8/1/1953  Upload Date: 10/22/2022 9:57:01 PM
Location:  Washington Union Station, DC
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  InCab,Station,Wreck,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 4876(GG1)
Views:  283   Comments: 0


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