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"The Pennsylvanian" #43
Title:  "The Pennsylvanian" #43
Description:  PV's "CATALPA FALLS", "COLONIAL CRAFTS" & "FRANK THOMSON" on Amtrak's "The Pennsylvanian" #43
Photo Date:  7/12/2019  Upload Date: 7/13/2019 9:27:07 PM
Location:  Bridesburg, PA
Author:  Ben Kranefeld
Categories:  RollingStock,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  AMTK 630(ACS-64)
Views:  842   Comments: 4
AMTK 630 with train 43 Pennsylvanian
Title:  AMTK 630 with train 43 Pennsylvanian
Description:  FRANK THOMPSON, COLONIAL CRAFTS, CATALPA FALLS approaching 30th Street Station
Photo Date:  7/12/2019  Upload Date: 7/12/2019 3:04:09 PM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Bob Vogel
Categories: 
Locomotives:  AMTK 630(ACS-64)
Views:  426   Comments: 0
PV CATALPA FALLS
Title:  PV CATALPA FALLS
Description:  train 43 Pennsylvanian
Photo Date:  7/12/2019  Upload Date: 7/12/2019 3:06:23 PM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Bob Vogel
Categories: 
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Views:  377   Comments: 0
PV FRANK THMPSON, COLONIAL CRAFTS, and CATALPA FALLS
Title:  PV FRANK THMPSON, COLONIAL CRAFTS, and CATALPA FALLS
Description:  train 43 Pennsylvanian departing 30th Street Station for Pittsburgh
Photo Date:  7/12/2019  Upload Date: 7/12/2019 3:07:27 PM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Bob Vogel
Categories: 
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Views:  544   Comments: 0
PV FRANK THMPSON, COLONIAL CRAFTS, and CATALPA FALLS
Title:  PV FRANK THMPSON, COLONIAL CRAFTS, and CATALPA FALLS
Description:  train 43 Pennsylvanian departing 30th Street Station for Pittsburgh
Photo Date:  7/12/2019  Upload Date: 7/12/2019 3:07:55 PM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Bob Vogel
Categories: 
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Views:  449   Comments: 0
PRR 1949 Broadway Limited cars
Title:  PRR 1949 Broadway Limited cars
Description:  train 42 Pennsylvanian with CATALPA FALLS, COLONIAL CRAFTS, and FRANK THOMPSON
Photo Date:  7/14/2019  Upload Date: 7/14/2019 6:38:38 PM
Location:  Bryn Mawr, PA
Author:  Bob Vogel
Categories: 
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Views:  803   Comments: 0
1949 Broadway Limited cars on train 42 Pennsylvanian
Title:  1949 Broadway Limited cars on train 42 Pennsylvanian
Description:  FRANK THOMPSON, COLOONIAL CRAFTS, and CATALPA FALLS
Photo Date:  7/14/2019  Upload Date: 7/14/2019 6:39:07 PM
Location:  Bryn Mawr, PA
Author:  Bob Vogel
Categories: 
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Views:  718   Comments: 0
PV CATALPA FALLS
Title:  PV CATALPA FALLS
Description:  Penn Coach Yard
Photo Date:  7/20/2019  Upload Date: 7/21/2019 10:04:21 AM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Bob Vogel
Categories: 
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Views:  373   Comments: 0
PV CATALPA FALLS
Title:  PV CATALPA FALLS
Description:  Penn Coach Yard
Photo Date:  8/13/2019  Upload Date: 8/13/2019 12:29:43 PM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Bob Vogel
Categories: 
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Views:  136   Comments: 0
AMTK 99
Title:  AMTK 99
Description:  Penn Coach Yard
Photo Date:  10/25/2019  Upload Date: 10/25/2019 3:59:41 PM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Bob Vogel
Categories: 
Locomotives:  AMTK 99(P42DC)
Views:  406   Comments: 0
RPCX 8404 CATALPA FALLS
Title:  RPCX 8404 CATALPA FALLS
Description:  reversing to train 43 Pennsylvanian for the engine change at 30th Street Station
Photo Date:  10/25/2019  Upload Date: 10/25/2019 4:03:02 PM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Bob Vogel
Categories: 
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Views:  383   Comments: 0
AMTK 99 and CATALPA FALLS
Title:  AMTK 99 and CATALPA FALLS
Description:  train 43 Pennsylvanian departing 30th Street Station for Pittsburgh
Photo Date:  10/25/2019  Upload Date: 10/25/2019 4:03:27 PM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Bob Vogel
Categories: 
Locomotives:  AMTK 99(P42DC)
Views:  401   Comments: 0
AMTK 99
Title:  AMTK 99
Description:  Amtrak with a Pennsy PV car.
Photo Date:  10/25/2019  Upload Date: 10/25/2019 10:16:14 PM
Location:  Newport, PA
Author:  Dave Wolfe
Categories: 
Locomotives:  AMTK 99(P42DC)
Views:  77   Comments: 0
DOTX 216, Catalpa Falls, Colonial Crafts
Title:  DOTX 216, Catalpa Falls, Colonial Crafts
Description: 
Photo Date:  11/7/2019  Upload Date: 11/7/2019 11:56:10 PM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Tim Darnell
Categories: 
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Views:  281   Comments: 0
AMTK 660 and PV CATALPA FALLS
Title:  AMTK 660 and PV CATALPA FALLS
Description:  train 43 Pennsylvanian approaching 30th Street Station from New York
Photo Date:  2/16/2020  Upload Date: 2/16/2020 3:41:35 PM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Bob Vogel
Categories: 
Locomotives:  AMTK 660(ACS-64)
Views:  462   Comments: 0
AMTK 660 and PV CATALPA FALLS
Title:  AMTK 660 and PV CATALPA FALLS
Description:  train 43 Pennsylvanian approaching 30th Street Station from New York
Photo Date:  2/16/2020  Upload Date: 2/16/2020 3:42:49 PM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Bob Vogel
Categories: 
Locomotives:  AMTK 660(ACS-64)
Views:  401   Comments: 0
RPCX 8404
Title:  RPCX 8404
Description:  Taken with escort from Amtrak employee & wearing PPE.
Photo Date:  7/2/2020  Upload Date: 7/3/2020 11:23:15 PM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Tim Darnell
Categories: 
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Views:  156   Comments: 0
RPCX 8404
Title:  RPCX 8404
Description:  Taken with escort from Amtrak employee & wearing PPE.
Photo Date:  7/2/2020  Upload Date: 7/3/2020 11:10:48 PM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Tim Darnell
Categories: 
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Views:  210   Comments: 1
AMTK 92
Title:  AMTK 92
Description:  Amtrak's "The Pennsylvanian" #42 speeds through Bryn Mawr and past the former PRR position light signal, with the Pennsylvania Railroad PV "Catalpa Falls" behind the locomotive.
Photo Date:  8/9/2020  Upload Date: 8/9/2020 4:25:28 PM
Location:  Bryn Mawr, PA
Author:  Ben Kranefeld
Categories:  Signal,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  AMTK 92(P42DC)
Views:  850   Comments: 2
Acela II
Title:  Acela II
Description:  also PV CATALPA FALLS at Penn Coach Yard
Photo Date:  5/1/2021  Upload Date: 5/1/2021 11:30:51 AM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Bob Vogel
Categories: 
Locomotives:  AMTK 578(GP15) AMTK 572(GP15)
Views:  221   Comments: 0
RPCX 8404, AMTK 578 and 572
Title:  RPCX 8404, AMTK 578 and 572
Description:  Penn Coach Yard
Photo Date:  5/1/2021  Upload Date: 5/1/2021 11:31:23 AM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Bob Vogel
Categories: 
Locomotives:  AMTK 578(GP15) AMTK 572(GP15)
Views:  274   Comments: 0
AMTK 629 & Catalpa Falls on train 43
Title:  AMTK 629 & Catalpa Falls on train 43
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/19/2021  Upload Date: 7/19/2021 9:26:28 PM
Location:  Morrisville, PA
Author:  Tim Darnell
Categories: 
Locomotives:  AMTK 629(ACS-64)
Views:  159   Comments: 2
RPCX 8404 on Amtrak 43
Title:  RPCX 8404 on Amtrak 43
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/19/2021  Upload Date: 7/19/2021 9:25:15 PM
Location:  Morrisville, PA
Author:  Tim Darnell
Categories: 
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Views:  92   Comments: 2
AMTK 572 spots 3 private passenger cars
Title:  AMTK 572 spots 3 private passenger cars
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/6/2021  Upload Date: 10/7/2021 9:41:55 PM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Tim Darnell
Categories: 
Locomotives:  AMTK 572(GP15)
Views:  156   Comments: 2
PRR CATALPA FALLS
Title:  PRR CATALPA FALLS
Description:  train 43 Pennsylvanian departing 30th Street Station for Pittsburgh
Photo Date:  10/8/2021  Upload Date: 10/8/2021 2:10:47 PM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Bob Vogel
Categories: 
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Views:  150   Comments: 0
RPCX 8404
Title:  RPCX 8404
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/17/2021  Upload Date: 10/17/2021 2:58:43 PM
Location:  Cove, PA
Author:  Steve Pappas
Categories: 
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Views:  54   Comments: 0
Penn Coach Yard
Title:  Penn Coach Yard
Description:  Acela II, CHESTER COUNTY, FRANCIS L SUTER, CATALPA FALLS
Photo Date:  10/27/2021  Upload Date: 10/28/2021 8:35:45 AM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Bob Vogel
Categories: 
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Views:  167   Comments: 0
PV CHESTER COUNTY, FRANCIS L SUTER, CATALPA FALLS
Title:  PV CHESTER COUNTY, FRANCIS L SUTER, CATALPA FALLS
Description:  Penn Coach Yard
Photo Date:  10/27/2021  Upload Date: 10/28/2021 8:36:17 AM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Bob Vogel
Categories: 
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Views:  104   Comments: 0
Amtrak 90 leads a train west with three private railcars in tow
Title:  Amtrak 90 leads a train west with three private railcars in tow
Description: 
Photo Date:  12/31/2021  Upload Date: 1/3/2022 1:42:24 PM
Location:  Cove, PA
Author:  Steve Pappas
Categories: 
Locomotives:  AMTK 90(P42DC)
Views:  120   Comments: 0
AMTK 2109
Title:  AMTK 2109
Description:  Alstom Avelia Liberty (Acela II) at Penn Coach Yard; CATALPA FALLS, LAMBERTS POINT. COLONIAL CRAFTS
Photo Date:  1/20/2022  Upload Date: 1/20/2022 5:48:43 PM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Bob Vogel
Categories: 
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Views:  207   Comments: 0
CATALPA FALLS
Title:  CATALPA FALLS
Description:  Penn Coach Yard
Photo Date:  1/20/2022  Upload Date: 1/20/2022 5:49:32 PM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Bob Vogel
Categories: 
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Views:  168   Comments: 0
AMTK19
Title:  AMTK19
Description:  Arriving at 9:33am, making it 2 hours and 8 minutes late, southbound Amtrak train #19, The Crescent, pulls into the depot in Gainesville, Georgia on the crisp morning of Sunday, January 23, 2022. Behind lead engine AMTK #56 (P42DC) is the freshly painted 50th Anniversary Operation Lifesaver Inc. engine, AMTK #203 (P42DC). This edition of the train also featured a Pennsylvania Railroad private car on the rear, RPCX 8404 "Catalpa Falls" (RPCX 800030), a six-double-bedroom/buffet/lounge..
Photo Date:  1/25/2022  Upload Date: 1/25/2022 8:24:59 AM
Location:  Gainesville, GA
Author:  Scott Williams
Categories:  Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  AMTK 56(P42DC) AMTK 203(P42DC)
Views:  167   Comments: 1
AMTK19 with Private Car
Title:  AMTK19 with Private Car
Description:  Departing at 9:35am, 2 hours and 7 minutes late, southbound Amtrak train #19, The Crescent, blasts off after a brief station stop in Gainesville, Georgia on Sunday, January 23, 2022. Bringing up the rear is the beautiful Pennsylvania Railroad six-double-bedroom/buffet/lounge car "Catalpa Falls," RPCX #8404/800030. Built by Pullman, the Pennsylvania Railroad ordered "Catalpa Falls" as part of a $21 million order for 214 new cars in May of 1946 and was delivered in May of 1949. The car was intended for the Broadway Limited. The car is now owned by The Catalpa Falls Group, LLC. Power for this edition of The Crescent was AMTK #56 (P42DC) and AMTK #203 (P42DC; 50th Anniversary Operation Lifesaver Inc. unit).
Photo Date:  1/25/2022  Upload Date: 1/25/2022 8:27:20 AM
Location:  Gainesville, GA
Author:  Scott Williams
Categories:  Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  AMTK 56(P42DC) AMTK 203(P42DC)
Views:  116   Comments: 0
RPCX 8404
Title:  RPCX 8404
Description:  Private car on the rear of Amtrak 20
Photo Date:  1/28/2022  Upload Date: 1/29/2022 4:36:58 PM
Location:  Hattiesburg, MS
Author:  Aaron Van Amburg
Categories:  Scenic,RollingStock,Passenger,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  131   Comments: 0
PV CATALPA FALLS
Title:  PV CATALPA FALLS
Description:  Penn Coach Yard
Photo Date:  3/26/2022  Upload Date: 3/28/2022 8:54:53 AM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Bob Vogel
Categories: 
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Views:  152   Comments: 0
CATALPA FALLS and FRANCIS L SUTER
Title:  CATALPA FALLS and FRANCIS L SUTER
Description:  Penn Coach Yard
Photo Date:  6/3/2022  Upload Date: 6/3/2022 8:08:26 PM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Bob Vogel
Categories: 
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Views:  222   Comments: 0
AMTK 635
Title:  AMTK 635
Description:  PV HICKORY CREEK, NYC 43, CATALPA FALLS at Penn Coach Yard
Photo Date:  2/25/2023  Upload Date: 2/25/2023 4:33:52 PM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Bob Vogel
Categories: 
Locomotives:  AMTK 635(ACS-64)
Views:  256   Comments: 0
CATALPA FALLS, NYC 43, HICKORY CREEK
Title:  CATALPA FALLS, NYC 43, HICKORY CREEK
Description:  reversing to train 42 Pennsylvanian for engine change at 30th Street Station
Photo Date:  2/25/2023  Upload Date: 2/25/2023 4:35:18 PM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Bob Vogel
Categories: 
Locomotives:  AMTK 635(ACS-64)
Views:  231   Comments: 0
AMTK 635, HICKORY CREEK, NYC 43, CATALPA FALLS
Title:  AMTK 635, HICKORY CREEK, NYC 43, CATALPA FALLS
Description:  train 42 Pennsylvanian departing 30th Street Station for New York
Photo Date:  2/25/2023  Upload Date: 2/25/2023 4:35:45 PM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Bob Vogel
Categories: 
Locomotives:  AMTK 635(ACS-64)
Views:  240   Comments: 0


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