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Owner: Pennsylvania Railroad
Model:UNKNOWN 2-4-0Built As:Builder Info (Unavailable )
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Notes:Camden & Amboy; Built in England, c. 1830.
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"Altoona Works," Page 19, 1941
Title:  "Altoona Works," Page 19, 1941
Description:  Here is page five of a five-page article entitled "Altoona Works." It was published originally in the November 1941 issue of "Mutual Magazine," page 19. Top Photo: Aerial photo by Mr. C.R. Hoser. Bottom Photo, Partial Caption: "The photograph shows the original 'John Bull'.... (The photograph was taken after renovation of the locomotive by the P.R.R. Altoona Shops in September, 1927.)"
Photo Date:  11/2/1941  Upload Date: 1/26/2019 2:38:45 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR JOHNBULL(2-4-0)
Views:  399   Comments: 0
99th Annual Report, Front Cover, 1945
Title:  99th Annual Report, Front Cover, 1945
Description:  Here is the front cover of the Pennsylvania Railroad's 31-page "Ninety-Ninth Annual Report." It was issued originally on 13 February 1946. Cover art painted by Mr. Frank Reilly. Depicted at the top (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #5900, #5500, #6195, and #4904. #5900 is an EP-20 built by GM-EMD in September of 1945 and rated at 2,000 horsepower. #5500 is a T-1 (4-4-4-4) "Duplex" built in Juniata during November of 1945 and retired in December of 1953. #6195 is a Q-2 (4-4-6-4) built in Juniata during June of 1945 and retired in January of 1956. #4904 is a GG-1 built in Juniata during May of 1940. Depicted at the bottom (L to R) are three vintage steam locomotives: 1831, 1864, and 1902. The one representing 1831 is the Camden & Amboy's "John Bull."
Photo Date:  12/31/1945  Upload Date: 6/16/2017 2:48:26 AM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 5900(E7A) PRR 5500(4-4-4-4) PRR 6195(UNKNOWN) PRR 4904(GG1) PRR JOHNBULL(2-4-0)
Views:  841   Comments: 0
Annual Report Color Cover ~ 1945
Title:  Annual Report Color Cover ~ 1945
Description:  Here is the front cover of the Pennsylvania Railroad's 31-page "Ninety-Ninth Annual Report." It was issued originally on 13 February 1946. Cover art painted by Mr. Frank Reilly. Depicted at the top (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #5900, #5500, #6195, and #4904. #5900 is an EP-20 built by GM-EMD in September of 1945 and rated at 2,000 horsepower. #5500 is a T-1 (4-4-4-4) "Duplex" built in Juniata during November of 1945 and retired in December of 1953. #6195 is a Q-2 (4-4-6-4) built in Juniata during June of 1945 and retired in January of 1956. #4904 is a GG-1 built in Juniata during May of 1940. Depicted at the bottom (L to R) are three vintage steam locomotives: 1831, 1864, and 1902. The one representing 1831 is the Camden & Amboy's "John Bull."
Photo Date:  12/31/1945  Upload Date: 12/18/2017 8:48:34 AM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 5900(E7A) PRR 5500(4-4-4-4) PRR 6195(UNKNOWN) PRR 4904(GG1) PRR JOHNBULL(2-4-0)
Views:  732   Comments: 0
"Transportation Progress," Covers, 1946
Title:  "Transportation Progress," Covers, 1946
Description:  Here are the back and front covers of a 14-page booklet published by the Pennsylvania Railroad entitled "One Hundred Years Of Transportation Progress." It was issued originally during 1946. Cover art painted by Mr. Frank Reilly. Depicted at the top (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #5900, #5500, #6195, and #4904. #5900 is an EP-20 built by GM-EMD in September of 1945 and rated at 2,000 horsepower. #5500 is a T-1 (4-4-4-4) "Duplex" built in Juniata in November of 1945 and retired in December of 1953. #6195 is a Q-2 (4-4-6-4) built in Juniata in June of 1945 and retired in January of 1956. #4904 is a GG-1 built in Juniata in May of 1940. Depicted at the bottom (L to R) are three vintage steam locomotives from 1831, 1864, and 1902. The one representing 1831 is the Camden & Amboy's "John Bull."
Photo Date:  4/13/1946  Upload Date: 8/26/2022 12:15:01 PM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 5900(E7A) PRR 5500(4-4-4-4) PRR 6195(UNKNOWN) PRR 4904(GG1) PRR JOHNBULL(2-4-0)
Views:  265   Comments: 0
"Trains" Centennial Issue, Page 14, 1946
Title:  "Trains" Centennial Issue, Page 14, 1946
Description:  Here is page 14 of the April 1946 issue of "Trains" magazine. It's the first page of a ten-page story by Mr. Edwin P. Alexander entitled "Beginnings of a Railroad." Top Photo, Partial Caption: "Among the earlier companies which became a part of the Pennsylvania Railroad was Camden & Amboy, one of the oldest American railroads. This 1854 photo shows a C&A train pulled by its historic locomotive, John Bull." Bottom Photo: Shown here is the Pennsylvania Railroad's engine named "Juniata," a 4-4-0 "American" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during 1849, later rechristened number "7," and retired in March of 1872 after 23 years of faithful service.
Photo Date:  4/13/1946  Upload Date: 6/5/2019 2:24:11 AM
Location:  Union Furnace, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR JOHNBULL(2-4-0) PRR JUNIATA(4-4-0)
Views:  624   Comments: 0
Reilly, "1846-1946," 1946
Title:  Reilly, "1846-1946," 1946
Description:  Here is the 21st of 32 color prints of calendar art works that were commissioned by the Pennsylvania Railroad from 1925 through 1958. Shown here is Frank Reilly's painting entitled "1846-1946." It was published originally in 1946. Depicted at the top (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #5900, #5500, #6195, and #4904. #5900 is an EP-20 built by GM-EMD in September of 1945 and rated at 2,000 horsepower. #5500 is a T-1 (4-4-4-4) "Duplex" built in Juniata during November of 1945 and retired in December of 1953. #6195 is a Q-2 (4-4-6-4) built in Juniata during June of 1945 and retired in January of 1956. #4904 is a GG-1 built in Juniata during May of 1940. Depicted at the bottom (L to R) are three vintage steam locomotives: 1831, 1864, and 1902. The one representing 1831 is the Camden & Amboy's "John Bull."
Photo Date:  8/15/1946  Upload Date: 1/26/2022 11:32:05 AM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 5900(E7A) PRR 5500(4-4-4-4) PRR 6195(UNKNOWN) PRR 4904(GG1) PRR JOHNBULL(2-4-0)
Views:  432   Comments: 0
"Trains" Magazine, January 1956
Title:  "Trains" Magazine, January 1956
Description:  Here is a photo taken by Mr. Clarence R.Weaver. It was published originally in the December 1956 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 8. Photo Caption: "To entertain a recent model railroader convention in Baltimore, Md., the Pennsy de-mothballed the old-timers it keeps at Northumberland, Pa., and sent them down behind a Geep. From the GP-7 back, the train includes 2-8-0 No. 1187, 4-4-0 No. 1223, 4-4-2 No. 7002, the John Bull (on flats), and open-ended coaches." #8548 is an ES-15M road switcher built by GM-EMD in September of 1953 and rated at 1,500 horsepower.
Photo Date:  1/1/1956  Upload Date: 8/10/2019 8:00:27 PM
Location:  Northumberland, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 8548(GP7) PRR 1223(4-4-0) PRR 7002(4-4-2) PRR JOHNBULL(2-4-0) PRR 1187(2-8-0)
Views:  1482   Comments: 0
Annual Report Color Cover ~ 1962
Title:  Annual Report Color Cover ~ 1962
Description:  Here is the front cover of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company's 116th Annual Report for the Year Ending 31 December 1962. The illustrator is not identified. Caption: "Cover shows some examples of PRR power over the years. The John Bull ~ oldest locomotive preserved in the U.S. today ~ was built in England for the Camden & Amboy Railroad, now part of the Pennsylvania."
Photo Date:  12/31/1962  Upload Date: 10/9/2022 6:12:02 PM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR JOHNBULL(2-4-0) PRR TIOGA(4-4-0) PRR 1056(4-4-0) PRR 1737(4-6-2) PRR 4800(GG1) PRR 5900(E7A) PRR 5901(E7A) PRR 4400(E44) PRR 2500(U25B)
Views:  514   Comments: 0
Camden & Amboy's "John Bull," 2-4-0, 1971
Title:  Camden & Amboy's "John Bull," 2-4-0, 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 Camden & Amboy's "John Bull." This is the original 2-4-0 wood-burning steam locomotive that was built in England around 1830, disassembled and sent across the Atlantic Ocean on a wood-hulled ship with sails, and then reassembled for revenue service in New Jersey.
Photo Date:  12/28/1971  Upload Date: 4/14/2024 8:28:41 AM
Location:  Washington, DC
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR JOHNBULL(2-4-0)
Views:  104   Comments: 0


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