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PRR D5
The Pennsylvania Railroad's steam locomotive class D5 (formerly Class G, pre-1895) comprised eighteen lightweight 4-4-0 locomotives for light duty, maintenance-of-way and branch-line service, constructed at the railroad's own Altoona Works (now owned by Norfolk Southern Railway, Norfolk Southern) during 1870–1873. They shared many parts with other standard classes, although less so with the heavy 4-4-0s on account of their lighter build; instead, they shared some components with 0-6-0 switcher classes F and H (later PRR B1 (steam), B1 and PRR B2, B2). The Class G locomotives had a straight-topped boiler, unlike the Boiler (power generation)#Haycock and wagon top boilers, wagon-top of the other 4-4-0 classes. References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Builder's Photo
A builder's photo, also called an official photo, is a specific type of photograph that is typically made by rail transport rolling stock manufacturers to show a vehicle that has been newly built or rebuilt. The builder's photo is meant to show an overview of the basic exterior form of a unit of rolling stock. Photographs made by railfans that show similar features to builder's photos are sometimes informally referred to as roster shots. Builder's photos were also made by some automobile manufacturers to show a representative sample of new models they produced. Prints of builder's photos were also often made for executives of the manufacturers and railroad companies to hang in their offices. Builder's photos were also reproduced as post cards as well as reprinted in advertisements to promote the railroad companies or manufacturers depicted therein. In the United Kingdom, steam locomotives were often temporarily painted in photographic grey color schemes so they would photograph wel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
