Records, 1927-1955.

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Records, 1927-1955.

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The records of the Chief Engineer-Eastern Region describe major construction projects in the territory lying between New York City on the east, Washington, D.C. on the south, and Altoona, Pa. on the west. Of particular interest are a series of reports on the condition of the Long Island Railroad and a second series on bridge tests held at Elkton, Md., Chester, Pa., and New Brunswick, N.J., that were designed to investigate the stresses produced by high-speed running. Other files document the issue of grade crossing elimination during the 1930s and the war-related improvements in the Northeast Corridor during World War II. There is particularly full coverage of railroad facilities and operations in Philadelphia and Baltimore, including the completion of Thirtieth Street Station and the demolition of Broad Street Station in the former, and the station and tunnel improvements at the latter. There is also significant material on the new station at Newark, N.J., and the small stations designed by Lester C. Tichy, the staff architect in Raymond Loewy's office.

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Pennsylvania Station (New York, N.Y.)

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Pennsylvania Railroad Company. Office of Chief Engineer-Eastern Region.

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The offices of Chief Engineer for the Eastern, Central, and Western Regions were created in 1927. The regional chief engineers reported directly to the chief engineer in Philadelphia rather than to the regional general managers. The Chief Engineer-Eastern Region assumed responsibility for the extensive terminal improvements in Philadelphia from the Chief Engineer Philadelphia Improvements in 1937. The posts of regional chief engineers were abolished in the reorganization of 1955. Fro...

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Union Station (Washington, D.C.).

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Suburban Station (Philadelphia, Pa.)

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Broad Street Station (Philadelphia, Pa.)

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Tichy, Lester C. (Lester Daniel Claude), 1905-1981

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Delaware and Raritan Canal Company (N.J.)

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The Delaware and Raritan Canal Company operated a lock canal between New Brunswick and Bordentown, N.J., with a navigable feeder from Lambertville, between 1834 and 1932. The canal formed part of an inland water route between New York and Philadelphia. From the description of Regulations and rates of toll, 1856 March 18. (Hagley Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 79891952 ...

Long Island Rail Road Company.

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J.G. White Engineering Corporation.

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Loewy, Raymond, 1893-1986

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Raymond Loewy (1893-1986) was an American industrial designer noted for his streamlined style found on hundreds of products, such as Lucky Strike packaging, the Studebaker Starliner, and locomotives on the Pennysylvania RR. From the guide to the Raymond Loewy Studebaker Photographs, 1947, (Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries) Industrial designer. Full name: Raymond Fernand Loewy. Born in France; emigrated to the United States in 1919. ...

American Railway Engineering Association

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