PENNSY'S SUNNYSIDE YARD : WORLD'S LARGEST PASSENGER CAR YARD : 1956

This article presents Sunnyside, the world's largest passenger car yard in the mid-1950s. Written in 1956 and accompanied with several historical photographs, the article highlights the yard that served long distance and commuter trains in New York City. It relates how operations had to flow efficiently in order to accommodate the average 104 scheduled passenger trains that arrived daily at Sunnyside.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Kalmbach Publishing Company

  21027 Crossroads Circle
  P.O. Box 1612
  Waukesha, WI  United States  53187-1612
• Authors:
  • Long, E J
• Publication Date: 2003-6

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos;
• Pagination: p. 30-38
• Serial:
  • Trains
  • Volume: 63
  • Issue Number: 6
  • Publisher: Kalmbach Publishing Company
  • ISSN: 0041-0934
  • Serial URL: http://trainsmag.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Classification yards; History; Passenger trains; Railroad yards
• Identifier Terms: Pennsylvania Railroad; Sunnyside Yard
• Subject Areas: History; Railroads; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00942728
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
• Files: BTRIS, TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 2 2003 12:00AM