PRR 3937, DD-1, 1967         
Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken at Sunnyside Yard in Long Island City, New York, in July of 1967. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #3937 and #3936. Both are DD-1 (2-B+B-2) electrics built in Juniata during May of 1911, rated at 4,000 horsepower total, and presently on display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg. In this context, they're utilized only for maintenance in the East and Hudson River Tunnels.
Date: 7/7/1967 Location: Long Island City, NY   Map Show Long Island City on a rail map Views: 117 Collection Of:   Thomas C. Ayers
Locomotives: PRR 3937(BP4) PRR 3936(BP4)    Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
PRR 3937, DD-1, 1967
Picture Categories: This picture is part of album:  PRR: Westing ~> Saga Of The DD-1 ~ OCT 1956
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