Penn Central Transportation Company | Helmetta, New Jersey | GE EP5 #4973 electric motor | Browns Yard – Morrisville turn | December 1976 | Larry Steingarten photograph

Penn Central Transportation Company | Helmetta, New Jersey | GE EP5 #4973 electric motor | Browns Yard – Morrisville turn | December 1976 | Larry Steingarten photograph

Photo Details

Title:

Penn Central Transportation Company | Helmetta, New Jersey | GE EP5 #4973 electric motor | Browns Yard – Morrisville turn | December 1976 | Larry Steingarten photograph

Location:

Helmetta, New Jersey

Date/Year:

December 1976

Rail Line:

Penn Central

Collection:

NRHS

Photographer:

Larry Steingarten

Description:

Penn Central Transportation Company | Helmetta, New Jersey | GE Class EP5 #4973 electric motor | Browns Yard to Morrisville turn | December 1976 | Larry Steingarten photograph | 35mm Kodachrome slide | Under PC the EP5s were actually classified E40's. Buit for New Haven passenger service, the last operating electrics served briefly on local freight under catenary.

Photo Categories

Engines: Electric
Era: 1970
Circa: Modern / After 1960
Other Rolling Stock: Mail cars
Location: Northeast