P&LE PA-1 diesel No. 4207

One of four PA-1 type diesel passenger units acquired from the American Locomotive Company in April, 1949, P&LE’s No. 4207 is pictured at the railroad’s Pittsburgh Terminal August 19, 1951.

Photo Credit: Clarence Jones photo
 

P&LE Pittsburgh Terminal complex

Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad’s Pittsburgh Terminal complex, located on the banks of the Monongahela River, as viewed from the Grant Building located in Downtown in this picture taken in the early 1940s.

Photo Credit: Jack Polaritz Collection

P&LE locomotive No. 9228

K-4A class 4-6-2 Pacific-type passenger locomotive No. 9228 is being serviced at P&LE’s McKees Rock, Pa. ash pit as part of a routine at the end of a trip.

Photo Credit: Jack Polaritz Collection

P&LE locomotive No. 9260

Originally built by Alco in Pittsburgh as P&LE No. 323, C-104 American-type 4-4-0 was the only one four locomotives of this class to be scrapped by the railroad. It is seen here in pusher service at the P&LE’s East Youngstown classification yards, unusual for a locomotive with such huge drivers to be used this way.

Photo Credit: Jack Polaritz Collection

P&LE’s first train to Fayette City, Pa.

P&LE’s first passenger train trip after having purchased the McKeesport & Belle Vernon Railroad to access Fayette City, Pa. was greeted by throngs of people.

Photo Credit: Jack Polaritz Collection

 P&LE K-4 class Pacific

Westbound P&LE passenger train has just passed under Pittsburgh’s West End Bridge in route to Youngstown in June, 1951. A year later all of the railroad’s passenger train service would be handled by diesels.

Photo Credit: J. J. Young Jr.

P&LE commuter train at McKees Rocks

The basic commuter train used in the later years of this service by the P&LE was stored at McKees Rocks between the morning and evening College trips. The tracks had steam lines for both the company’s wreck train and commuter train. More information about the College commuter train will be found in Kahndog’s upcoming book ENGINE FOR CHANGE.

Photo Credit: Jack Polaritz photo

P&LE combine passenger car No. 418

P&LE wooden combine passenger car No. 418 is seen posed for a company photograph at its McKees Rocks, Pa. shop complex.

Photo Credit: Jack Polaritz Collection

P&LE business car No. 99 interior

The rear portion of the interior for P&LE business car No. 99 as it looked in May of 1934. The end platform is seen at the rear of the picture, which was taken from the doorway between the dining and this section of the car.

Photo Credit: Jack Polaritz Collection

 P&LE wooden coach No. 125

Company photograph of P&LE wooden passenger coach No. 125 taken at the railroad’s Pittsburgh Terminal. Pittsburgh’s Smithfield Street Bridge, that connected the railroad’s terminal with the city’s Downtown section is seen in the background behind the coach.

Photo Credit: Jack Polaritz Collection
 

P&LE’s Davis Island facilities

P&LE’s dual-service GP-7 locomotive No. 1501 is pictured as it passes the railroad’s Davis Island Yard, seen in the right side of the picture. At the time this picture was taken in the mid-1980s, Davis Island was home to the company’s rolling stock painting facilities, (in the foreground), and a scrapping plant, (where the box cars are sitting).

Photo Credit: Jack Polaritz photo

NYC locomotive 6531

Pictured at Cincinnati’s Union Terminal New York Central Railroad K-5 Pacific No.6531 was built by American Locomotive Company as Pittsburgh & Lake Erie No. 9235 in January, 1927. The locomotive would be renumbered by the Central as No. 4931, prior to its being scrapped in 1952.

Photo Credit: Bob Liljetstrand Collection