Pennsylvania Railroad No. 9356 Baggage Car, built in 1928 by St. Louis Car Company, St. Louis, Missouri. Baggage cars had a variety of uses on American railroads. The staff included a baggage clerk and his staff of handlers to handle shipping crates, mail bags, express packages, steamer trunks, and parcels. They hauled the load on a motorized wagon to the loading platform where strong backs heft the varied cargo onto the car. In some cars, such as the No. 9356, the work was carried out en route, requiring a work desk, pigeonhole sorting racks, steam heat, electric lighting, water cooler, safe, and a restroom for the agent.—The Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania is a railroad museum in Strasburg, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The museum's collection has more than 100 historic locomotives and railroad cars that chronicle American railroad history. Visitors can climb aboard various locomotives and cars, inspect a 62-ton locomotive from underneath, view restoration activities via closed-circuit television, enjoy interactive educational programs, and more. In addition to full-size rolling stock pieces, the museum offers a number of other exhibts, which include several model railroad layouts, a hands on educational center, a library and archives.—Wikipedia & The Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania
John Bull is a British-built railroad steam locomotive that operated in the United States. It was operated for the first time on September 15, 1831, and it became the oldest operable steam locomotive in the world when the Smithsonian Institution operated it in 1981. Built by Robert Stephenson and Company, the John Bull was initially purchased by and operated for the Camden and Amboy Railroad (C&A), the first railroad in New Jersey.—The Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania is a railroad museum in Strasburg, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The museum's collection has more than 100 historic locomotives and railroad cars that chronicle American railroad history. Visitors can climb aboard various locomotives and cars, inspect a 62-ton locomotive from underneath, view restoration activities via closed-circuit television, enjoy interactive educational programs, and more. In addition to full-size rolling stock pieces, the museum offers a number of other exhibts, which include several model railroad layouts, a hands on educational center, a library and archives.—Wikipedia
The E7 was a 2,000-horsepower, passenger train locomotive built by General Motors' Electro-Motive Division of La Grange, Illinois; built from February 1945 to April 1949. The 2,000 hp came from two 12 cylinder engines. Each engine drove its own electrical generator to power the two traction motors on each truck. Nicknamed Òbulldog noseÓ units. Some earlier units were called Òshovel noseÓ units or Òslant noseÓ units.-The Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania is a railroad museum in Strasburg, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The museum's collection has more than 100 historic locomotives and railroad cars that chronicle American railroad history. Visitors can climb aboard various locomotives and cars, inspect a 62-ton locomotive from underneath, view restoration activities via closed-circuit television, enjoy interactive educational programs, and more. In addition to full-size rolling stock pieces, the museum offers a number of other exhibts, which include several model railroad layouts, a hands on educational center, a library and archives.-Wikipedia
