PRR "RED ARROW WRECK" Circa 1947 5 x 7's & MORE L@@K!!

PRR "RED ARROW WRECK" Circa 1947 5 x 7's & MORE L@@K!! (image 1/4)
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PRR "RED ARROW WRECK" Circa 1947 5 x 7's & MORE L@@K!! (image 4/4)
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Pennsylvania Railroad "Standard Railroad of the World" The Red Arrow Wreck 4 PhotographsYou are purchasing four (4) 5 x 7 photographs of the Pennsylvania Railroad Red Arrow Wreck. FACTS OF THE WRECK: The Detroit-to-New York ExpressLeft Pittsburgh 1 hour and 11 minutes lateThe twin K4s Class 4-6-2 engines and the consist of fourteen passenger carsPlunged from the tracks at Bennington Curve, Gallitzin, PAAt 3:25 A.M., February 18, 1947Down the sloping hillside into 150 foot deep Gum Tree Hollow276 persons on the 14 car train, 238 passengers and 30 employeesIncluding 2 engineers, two firemen, 10 postal clerksAnd members of the railroad porter service24 killed; 138 injuredAuthorized speed on the curve 35 mphSpeculated speed 70 mphCause of Accident: Excessive speed on the curve The Red Arrow Wreck was one of the major wrecks on the Pennsylvania Railroad, and within a short time after the wreck salvage operations were already in progress using huge PRR cranes as shown in PHOTO 2.The photographs were professionally processed from original images and printed on KODAK Professional ENDURA glossy print paper. The quality of the photographs is superb. Exceptional images for the "Pennsy" collector. Also included is a copy of an 8 1/2 x 11 nine page documentation "The Red Arrow Wreck" February 18, 1947 By Catherine Lynn West-Emerson, an interesting read more
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