Form 109-K, Classification and Description of Locomotives and Tenders (5.3MB, PDF), June 2, 1952. Provided by David Wartell. Also available on CD-ROM #2.
1948, Dec. 1 Pennsylvania R.R. Locomotives in Service (PDF). Original provided by Dan Cupper.
1954, June 25 Diesel Unit Numbers and Classification -- Assignment of Susquehanna Division Switchers (PDF).
Form MP229, Assignment of Locomotives (2.8 MB, PDF), July 1, 1949. Second-hand copy provided by Steven Beals with credit to Hank Mummert and Ken Meyer.
Form MP229, Assignment of Locomotives (2.3 MB, PDF), May 1, 1950. Second-hand copy provided by Steven Beals with credit to Hank Mummert and Ken Meyer.
Form MP229, Assignment of Locomotives (2.4 MB, PDF), June 1, 1951. Second-hand copy provided by Steven Beals with credit to Hank Mummert and Ken Meyer.
Form MP229, Assignment of Locomotives (2.3 MB, PDF), March 1, 1952. Second-hand copy provided by Steven Beals with credit to Hank Mummert and Ken Meyer.
Form MP229, Assignment of Locomotives (2.2 MB, PDF), April 1, 1953. Second-hand copy provided by Steven Beals with credit to Hank Mummert and Ken Meyer.
Form MP229, Assignment of Locomotives (2.2 MB, PDF), March 1, 1954. Second-hand copy provided by Doug Kisala with credit to Harry (unknown).
Form MP229, Assignment of Locomotives (2.5 MB, PDF), April 1, 1955. Second-hand copy provided by Steven Beals with credit to Hank Mummert and Ken Meyer.
Form MP229, Assignment of Locomotives (1.7 MB, PDF), March 1, 1956. Second-hand copy provided by Steven Beals with credit to Hank Mummert and Ken Meyer.
Assignment of Diesel Locomotives (.9 MB, PDF), September 2, 1960. PDF provided by Bill Volkmer.
Related Sites:
- Form MP229, Assignment of Locomotives, Nov. 1, 1944.
- Form MP229, Assignment of Locomotives (PDF), July 1, 1957, on Rob Schoenberg's site.

Steam

Steam Locomotive Class/Design Cross Reference - Cross references PRR class with locomotive design type. Includes information about availability and suitability of HO scale models and indicates first year of use on PRR system. Links to unit rosters and photos.
Searchable Steam Locomotive Roster with class, model, year of acquisition, builder, horsepower, modifications, unit photos (as available), and cross reference of published photos.
1949 Form 171-A, Machinery Examinations for Locomotive Firemen (20.5 MB, PDF). PDF provided by Bob Hess.
Cover of The Baldwin Group, Vol.3, No.6. This issue of the locomotive builder's employee magazine features the PRR's T-1 #6111 on the cover!
62 photos of I1 #4483 provided by L. Reboy.

Related Sites:

Wes Barris's American Steam Locomotive Wheel Arrangements.
Wes Barris's Lost But Not Forgotten page about steam loco models with no surviving units.
Wes Barris's North American Steam Locomotives.
Streamlined Steamers.
Gary Mittner's K-4 Pages. Includes photos of every K-4 unit!
For additional modeling information, please visit the Modeling page.

Photos:
Will be moved to class roster pages when pages become available.

Photo of I1 #735.
Photo of I-1sa #4393.
Photo of K4s #122 with stoker hauling train #571 at Harrisburg, Pa.
Photo of K4 #1361 in northern New Jersey in the 1950s.
Photo of K4s #3749 with stoker - E5s #4150 behind - getting ready to haul train # 501 at Harrisburg, Pa.
Larry Morgan photo of K-4s #3750 restored at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania.
Photo of K4 #3878 pulling The General.
Photo of K4 #3883.
Photo of K5 #5698.
Larry Morgan photo of "Old Number 4" restored at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania.
Photo of Northern Central Railway D16b #3100.
Photo of Northern Central Railway H3 #160.

Diesel

Description of Pennsy Diesel Classification System
Diesel Locomotive Class/Model Cross Reference - Cross references PRR class with builder's model number. Includes information about availability and suitability of HO scale models and indicates first year of use on PRR system. Links to unit rosters and photos.
Searchable Diesel Locomotive Roster with class, model, year of acquisition, builder, horsepower, modifications, and unit photos (as available).
Pennsy "All-Time" Diesel Locomotive Numerical Roster. Originally compiled by Rich Orr.
Part 1: Road Numbers 1000 thru 4999
Part 2: Road Numbers 5000 thru 5999
Part 3: Road Numbers 6000 thru 6999
Part 4: Road Numbers 7000 thru 7999
Part 5: Road Numbers 8000 thru 8999
Part 6: Road Numbers 9000 thru 9999

Table of Eastern Division Assignment of Diesel Locomotives 1948 - 1955
F Unit Spotting Features - Can you tell an F3, F5, and F7 apart, including their various phases?
History of Passenger Diesel Paint Schemes
Painting & Lettering Guide / Baldwin Passenger Sharks
For additional modeling information, please visit the Modeling page.

Photos:

Photo of F7 helpers refueling on the Gallitzin Loop Track, July 11, 1949.

Related Sites:

Andrew Toppan's E-Unit List.
Alco Century Series Operator's Manual on George Elwood's site.
EMD F7 Operator's Manual on George Elwood's site.
EMD GP7 Operator's Manual on George Elwood's site.
Derrick J Brashear's list of available Pennsy Diesel Models In HO Scale.

Electric

Electric Locomotive Class/Model Cross Reference - Cross references PRR class with builder's model number. Includes information about availability and suitability of HO scale models and indicates first year of use on PRR system. Links to unit rosters and photos.
Searchable Electric Locomotive Roster with class, year of acquisition, builder, notes, and unit photos (as available).
Form CT-290, Electrical Operating Instructions (7.8MB, PDF), March 1, 1960. Provided by Derrick Brashear.
For additional modeling information, please visit the Modeling page.

Related Sites:

Wes Barris's GG-1 Page.
Mark Bej's description of the PRR Catenary System.
Richard Duley's Electric Locomotives of the Pennsylvania Railroad site.
Bruce Smith's Horsepower Ratings of Various Electric Locomotives.
Bruce Smith's P5 Roster.

Photos:
Will be moved to class roster pages when pages become available.

Photo of E-44 #4449.
Larry Morgan photo of GG-1 #4800 "Old Rivets" restored at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania.
Photo of GG1 #4853.
Photo of GG1 #4916.
Photo of E-44 #4465 by Stan Feldman.

Time Books

Saddler time books, maintained by enginemen and firemen, are great for determining what locomotives were assigned to specific jobs at any given time. The pre-printed pages of the time book, which are common to all time books, are omitted. Only data pages are included.

Time book of W. L. Keys, fireman on the Maryland Division, based out of Baltimore, Md. Book covers May 1953 through June 1955, with gaps. Original provided by Dan Cupper.

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