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equipment, including streamlined P70's, twin-unit diner, and observation designed by
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This United States train or rolling stock-related article is a
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618:| THE PRR CHRONOLOGY 1942
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244:Twins-Unit Dining Car
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955:Pennsylvania Limited
872:Indianapolis Limited
233:Seating arrangements
200:Average journey time
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790:Buffalo Day Express
628:Welsh, Joe (2006).
606:LIFE August 21 1939
241:Catering facilities
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145:Altoona, PA
126:Trenton, NJ
103:(1939–1959)
60:The General
55:Predecessor
1129:Categories
980:South Wind
949:Penn Texas
889:Kentuckian
594:References
320:El Capitan
153:Canton, OH
123:Newark, NJ
987:Southland
968:Red Arrow
847:East Wind
581:BLW DR-12
409:with new
373:Pacemaker
369:Pacemaker
281:Technical
134:Paoli, PA
83:Successor
895:Keystone
840:Duquesne
819:Colonial
801:Cavalier
758:American
753:Akronite
575:BLW DR-6
445:Polaroid
315:Santa Fe
203:17 hours
175:Gary, IN
50:Overview
1006:Steeler
974:Senator
943:Patriot
884:Juniata
866:General
854:Federal
784:Buckeye
733:Admiral
714:of the
569:ALCO PA
563:4-4-4-4
545:6-4-4-6
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527:PRR GG1
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