Amtrak Devon, PA
Amtrak's Pennsylvanian #43 speeds down the tangent at Devon, Pennsylvania approaching Paoli, the first station stop west of 30th Street Station Philadelphia. The east and west Pennsylvanian are the only two regular diesel-electric powered trains on the former PRR Mainline between Philadelphia and Harrisburg. PRR electrified this route with AC propulsion starting in 1915. Although the track and trains are modern, the catenary structure and position light signals from the original project continue to do their job more than 100 years later.
Amtrak Devon, PA
Amtrak's Pennsylvanian #43 speeds down the tangent at Devon, Pennsylvania approaching Paoli, the first station stop west of 30th Street Station Philadelphia. The east and west Pennsylvanian are the only two regular diesel-electric powered trains on the former PRR Mainline between Philadelphia and Harrisburg. PRR electrified this route with AC propulsion starting in 1915. Although the track and trains are modern, the catenary structure and position light signals from the original project continue to do their job more than 100 years later.