Photos & Videos Photo of the Day First PRR diesel on the Long Branch

First PRR diesel on the Long Branch

By Angela Cotey | June 23, 2023

E7 No. 5879 had the honors of pulling the first regularly scheduled Pennsy diesel run on the joint PRR-Jersey Central New York & Long Branch in April 1956. Prior to this, K4s Pacifics handled PRR trains on the NY&LB.
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