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Re: “Escape from Limbo”—A Very Strange 1953 PRR Safety Film |
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Posted by sloth on Sat Oct 31 01:57:33 2026, in response to Re: “Escape from Limbo”—A Very Strange 1953 PRR Safety Film, posted by Jackson Park B Train on Sat Oct 31 01:27:27 2026. No, of course. The Central did much better at transitioning to a carrier of reliable fast freight, and that wasn't enough to save them as an intact entity. The deck was stacked against the eastern RRs.From the H6sb to the M1a, PRR built a great and somewhat standardized fleet. Simple, efficient, and powerful designs that outlasted the T1 and Q2 and rivalled or bettered the USRA and early Super Power engines. Then the shark stopped swimming and died. I don't know the answer myself, but the enormous initial outlay for electrifying to Pittsburgh-- would that have been better than ordering a thousand or two GP7's in 1950 and putting steam to bed? The bad motive power decisions were symptomatic of the bad decisions being made at all levels on all things. The Penn Central merger may have gained an inevitable momentum but I would have thought twice about selling the N&W stock that was keeping them afloat, and the forced New Haven inclusion should have been a hard "no way". |
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