by scottychaos
Penn Central came into being 40 years ago today.
February 1, 1968.
The first locomotive to ever wear the "worms" was PC SD40 6072,
which was on display 2/1/1968 for PC's "opening ceremony" in Philadelphia.
http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/pc/pc6072s.jpg
The unit was originally PRR 6072.
The first brand new units to wear PC paint were PC U33C's 6540-6559, which arrived later in February 1968.
they were originally ordered by the PRR, but were painted for PC and arrived in PC paint after the merger.
http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/pc/pc6540ags.jpg
Over 500 PC locomotives still exist today, and most of them are still operating!
http://gold.mylargescale.com/Scottychao ... /index.htm
As we all know, Penn Central lasted only 8 short years,
becoming the largest component of Conrail on April 1, 1976.
Scot
February 1, 1968.
The first locomotive to ever wear the "worms" was PC SD40 6072,
which was on display 2/1/1968 for PC's "opening ceremony" in Philadelphia.
http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/pc/pc6072s.jpg
The unit was originally PRR 6072.
The first brand new units to wear PC paint were PC U33C's 6540-6559, which arrived later in February 1968.
they were originally ordered by the PRR, but were painted for PC and arrived in PC paint after the merger.
http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/pc/pc6540ags.jpg
Over 500 PC locomotives still exist today, and most of them are still operating!
http://gold.mylargescale.com/Scottychao ... /index.htm
As we all know, Penn Central lasted only 8 short years,
becoming the largest component of Conrail on April 1, 1976.
Scot
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