Motive Power Operations
General Information
Form 109's contain specifications, like measurements and capacities, of the locomotives on the Pennsylvania Railroad. During the steam era, it also documents which tenders went with which locomotives.
- 1904, March 1, Form 109-C, Classification and Description of Locomotives and Tenders (PDF) on Rob Schoenberg's site.
- 1908, March 1, Form 109-D, Classification and Description of Locomotives and Tenders (PDF) on Rob Schoenberg's site.
- 1925, November 16, Form 109-H, Classification and Description of Locomotives and Tenders (PDF). Courtesy of Pat McKinney.
- 1933, December 20, Form 109-I, Classification and Description of Locomotives and Tenders (PDF). Courtesy of Pat McKinney.
- 1948, May 15, Form 109-J, Classification and Description of Locomotives and Tenders (PDF). Courtesy of Pat McKinney.
- 1952, June 2, Form 109-K, Classification and Description of Locomotives and Tenders (PDF). Courtesy of David Wartell.
- 1956, September 1, Form 109-L, Classification and Description of Locomotives and Tenders (PDF). Courtesy of Pat McKinney.
- 1960, July 1, Form 109-M, Classification and Description of Locomotives (PDF). Courtesy of Pat McKinney.
Form MP229's contain rosters of locomotives as assigned by regions across the Pennsylvania Railroad system.
- 1939, May 1, Form MP229, Assignment of Locomotives (PDF). Courtesy of Ken Douglas.
- 1944, November 1, Form MP229, Assignment of Locomotives on Wayne Betty's site.
- 1945, October 1, Form MP229, Assignment of Locomotives (PDF). Courtesy of Ken Douglas.
- 1949, July 1, Form MP229, Assignment of Locomotives (PDF). Courtesy of Steven Beals with credit to Hank Mummert and Ken Meyer.
- 1950, May 1, Form MP229, Assignment of Locomotives (PDF). Courtesy of Steven Beals with credit to Hank Mummert and Ken Meyer.
- 1951, June 1, Form MP229, Assignment of Locomotives (PDF). Courtesy of Steven Beals with credit to Hank Mummert and Ken Meyer.
- 1952, March 1, Form MP229, Assignment of Locomotives (PDF). Courtesy of Steven Beals with credit to Hank Mummert and Ken Meyer.
- 1953, April 1, Form MP229, Assignment of Locomotives (PDF). Courtesy of Steven Beals with credit to Hank Mummert and Ken Meyer.
- 1954, March 1, Form MP229, Assignment of Locomotives (PDF). Courtesy of Doug Kisala with credit to Harry (unknown).
- 1955, April 1, Form MP229, Assignment of Locomotives (PDF). Courtesy of Steven Beals with credit to Hank Mummert and Ken Meyer.
- 1956, March 1, Form MP229, Assignment of Locomotives (PDF). Courtesy of Steven Beals with credit to Hank Mummert and Ken Meyer.
- 1957, July 1, Form MP229, Assignment of Locomotives (PDF) 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 (PDF). Courtesy of 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. Courtesy of L. Reboy.
- 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.
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. Courtesy of 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
- 1954, June 25 Diesel Unit Numbers and Classification -- Assignment of Susquehanna Division Switchers (PDF).
- 1960, Sept. 2 Assignment of Diesel Locomotives (PDF). Courtesy of Bill Volkmer.
- 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.
- Andrew Toppan's E-Unit List.
- Derrick J Brashear's list of available Pennsy Diesel Models In HO Scale.
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Electric
Photos:
Will be moved to class roster pages when pages become available.
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. Courtesy of Dan Cupper.
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