The Manhattan Limited was a passenger train of the Pennsylvania Railroad which served the Chicago—New York City route.
A T1 prototype leaves Chicago's Union Station in February 1943 with the Manhattan Limited to New York.
The Manhattan Limited at Englewood, 1965
Pennsylvania Railroad class T1
The Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) class T1 duplex-drive 4-4-4-4 steam locomotives, introduced in 1942 with two prototypes and later in 1945-1946 with 50 production examples, were the last steam locomotives built for the PRR and arguably its most controversial. They were ambitious, technologically sophisticated, powerful, fast and distinctively streamlined by Raymond Loewy. However, they were also prone to wheelslip both when starting and at speed, in addition to being complicated to maintain and expensive to run. The PRR decided in 1948 to place diesel locomotives on all express passenger trains, leaving unanswered questions as to whether the T1's flaws were solvable, especially taking into account that the two prototypes did not have the problems inherent to the production units.
T1 5549 on display.
No. 6110, the "sister" prototype of class T1 prototype No. 6111. Its streamlined casing was designed by renowned industrial designer Raymond Loewy.
A T1 prototype leaving Chicago's Union Station in February 1943 with the Manhattan Limited to New York