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By:Thomas C. Ayers
Dates:11/1/1956 - 11/1/1956
Album Info:Here is a three-page article entitled "The Strange Journeys of No. 477829." It was published originally in the November 1956 issue of "Pennsy" magazine, pages 1-3. No author is specified. "Loose cotton packing for journal boxes is on the way out. Railroads all over the country are experimenting with lubricators to replace it. About two dozen devices are now on the market. To make a comparison of some of them, the PRR's Test Department [in Altoona, Pennsylvania,] set up the two-month journey of Cabin Car 477829 and two loaded hoppers." (Page 1)
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Journeys Of Cabin #477829, Page 1, 1956
Title:  Journeys Of Cabin #477829, Page 1, 1956
Description:  Here is page one of a three-page article entitled "The Strange Journeys Of No. 477829." It was published originally in the November 1956 issue of "Pennsy" magazine, page 1. Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad cabin car #477829, an N-5C built in the Altoona Car Shops during February of 1942.
Photo Date:  11/1/1956  Upload Date: 9/5/2022 8:41:13 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  RollingStock
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Journeys Of Cabin #477829, Page 2, 1956
Title:  Journeys Of Cabin #477829, Page 2, 1956
Description:  Here is page two of a three-page article entitled "The Strange Journeys Of No. 477829." It was published originally in the November 1956 issue of "Pennsy" magazine, page 2. Top Photo Caption: "James K. Maus and Clyde S. Stutzman, Test Department Inspectors, fuel up for one of their Altoona-to-Enola trips in Cabin 477829, in test of new-type journal lubricators."
Photo Date:  11/1/1956  Upload Date: 9/5/2022 8:43:35 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  RollingStock
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Journeys Of Cabin #477829, Page 3, 1956
Title:  Journeys Of Cabin #477829, Page 3, 1956
Description:  Here is page three of a three-page article entitled "The Strange Journeys Of No. 477829." It was published originally in the November 1956 issue of "Pennsy" magazine, page 3. Bottom Photo Caption: "Lab tests precede road tests. Here Inspector A.B. McIntyre, at Test Department, puts a new-type lubricator in device that simulates different speeds, loads, temperatures."
Photo Date:  11/1/1956  Upload Date: 9/5/2022 8:45:53 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  RollingStock
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