/PRR/

/PRR/
Standard Railroad of the World
/PRR/ - Pennsylvania Railroad
Founded April 13, 1846 Manager J. Edgar Thomson Owner The Pennsylvania Railroad Company IRL manager AkariAkaza Team colors Extra team colors Chat color A81E21 Tuscan Red Top scorer Broadway Limited (2) Top assister GG1 (2) Captain J. Edgar Thomson Website /PRR/ - Pennsylvania Railroad Nickname Pennsy
Historic performance
W D L TOTAL EFFICIENCY 1 0 0 1 100%
GF GA GD 3 0 +3
Biggest win /racestars/  0–3  /PRR/ December 10, 2022 Biggest defeat TBD  –  TBD First match /racestars/  0–3  /PRR/ December 10, 2022
Team music
Anthem Workin' On The Railroad (Railroad Tycoon 3 OST ver.) Victory Anthem Railroad Tycoon 3 Intro Goal horn Night Train
Kits

A team devoted to the defunct Pennsylvania Railroad.

Upcoming Events/Matches

Competition/Event	Date	Time (UST)	Opponent
Divegrass Before Christmas 4: yfw da Burrs celebrate da Christmas	13 December 2022	20:20	/mwc/
Divegrass Before Christmas 4: yfw da Burrs celebrate da Christmas	15 December 2022	14:20	/troubleshooter/

Roster

No. Position Player 1   GK "The Standard Railroad of the World" 2   LB X29 Spam 3   RB Penn Station was a masterpiece 4   CB Electrification 5   CB Cabin car not Caboose 6   DMF Autistic Obsession with Steam 7   CMF Horseshoe Curve 8   CMF J. Edgar Thomson 9   AMF Broadway Limited 10   CF GG1 11   CF Spirit of Altoona 1361

No. Position Player 12   GK Destined to Fail 13   LB Slips away your profits 14   LB Centipedes 15   CB The Belpaire 16   CB Containers before it was cool 17   CB Rail Barons 18   RB Making Bongs Seethe 19   RB Fat Ass Decapods 20   DMF Alexander J. Cassatt 21   DMF Altoona Works 22   DMF K4s Pacifics 23   DMF Raymond Loewy

Player	Model	Description
"The Standard Railroad of the World"	PRR's Keystone herald	The PRR prided itself on standardization and efficiency and adopted this as their motto. The PRR had certainly earned itself the title by becoming one of the most powerful railroads in the country and a pioneer of new railroad technology and practices.
Penn Station was a masterpiece	New York Pennsylvania Station	Opened in 1910 as part of the PRR's project to connect directly to Manhattan via tunnels under the Hudson River. A massive station that some regarded as a masterpiece of the Beaux Arts-style. Unfortunately in 1963 the exterior and above ground floors of the station were demolished to make way for Madison Square Garden in what was considered a “monumental act of vandalism”.
Electrification	P5 Electric locomotives pulling a freight train	From the 1910s to the 1930s the PRR electrified it's lines between Washington and New York City and between Philadelphia and Harrisburg. The PRR's electrified trackage consisted of almost half of America's total and was one of the few American railroads to run electrified freight service. Today the PRR's electrification project forms the core of the modern Northeast Corridor.
Cabin car not Caboose	N6b Cabin Car	Unlike other North American railroads, the PRR had to be special and referred to the caboose as a cabin car.
X29 Spam	X29 Boxcar	The PRR was known for building and purchasing massive fleets of rolling stock. One of these was the X29 boxcar with over 20,000 built. While not the largest class of PRR rolling stock, it was one of most ubiquitous freight cars of the late steam/transition era.
Autistic Obsession with Steam	Class S2 6-8-6 steam turbine	As a major coal carrier, the PRR was not quick to accept the new diesel-electric locomotive in the 1930s and 40s. Instead the PRR poured money into large steam locomotive projects one of which included the class S2 6-8-6 steam turbine. The steam turbine had more power and fuel efficiency than conventional steam locomotives but only at high speeds. Ultimately these projects could not come close to the cost savings of the diesel-electric locomotive.
Horseshoe Curve	Horseshoe Curve National Landmark	Built in 1854 in Blair County, PA to allow trains to climb the Allegheny Mountains on the route from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh, and ultimately New York to Chicago. With a 220 degree curve and an overall grade of only 1.45%, this now national landmark was considered an engineering marvel and drastically cut travel time across the state and replaced the canal and inclined plane system. At the peak of American railroading over 100 trains a day passed through the curve and was such a vital chokepoint that it was one of the primary targets of German saboteurs in both World Wars. The Horseshoe Curve continues to be major railroad route and is now owned by Norfolk Southern.
J. Edgar Thomson	J. Edgar Thomson	First chief engineer and third President of the PRR. As chief engineer, Thomson was responsible for surveying the difficult route from Harrisburg to Pittsburgh including the construction of the Horseshoe Curve to cross the biggest obstacle at the time, the Allegheny Front. As President, Thomson expanded the size of railroad from it's original Philadelphia-Pittsburgh route to New York City, Washington, and Chicago. He also turned the railroad into the technological leader of it's time and set the railroad's managerial style that would allow the PRR to continue to flourish. Thomson served as President from 1852 until his death in 1874.
GG1	GG1 electric locomotive	The GG1 was a famous streamlined electric locomotive that pulled passenger and later freight trains in the electrified territory of the PRR. The GG1 is best known for it's smooth Art Deco style shell and is frequently found in many railroad games. Raymond Loewy did not design the shell, but he was responsible for the all welded construction and 5 gold pin stripe paint scheme. Designed in the 1930s, the locomotive outlived the PRR and served until 1983 - a rarity for locomotives designed and built in the 1930s and 40s. After the demise of the PRR, the GG1 could be seen in livery of the Penn Central, Conrail, Amtrak, and New Jersey Transit. Stressed frames, the use of PCBs, and asbestos proved to be the downfall of the GG1.
Broadway Limited	Broadway Limited Drumhead	The Broadway Limited was the PRR's premier passenger train from New York to Chicago. It directly competed with New York Central's 20th Century Limited, sometimes even on the same stretch of right of way. By the era of streamlined passenger cars, the trip could be made in 16 hours. The Broadway Limited was frequently pulled by the PRR's best locomotives, the GG1, streamlined K4s, T1s, and the S1. The Broadway Limited continued into Penn Central and Amtrak but was eventually discontinued.
Spirit of Altoona 1361	K4s #1361	The #1361 is one of two existing examples of the PRR's class K4s 4-6-2 Pacific. The 1361 was preserved on display at the Horseshoe Curve until the 1980s. After a brief and mismanaged restoration to excursion service, the 1361 was left dissembled and scattered across Pennsylvania as part of an extremely slow and horribly managed restoration project. It wasn't until 2015 that all parts were returned to the Railroaders Memorial Museum in Altoona. A new restoration project to return the 1361 to running excursion service has since been started by the Railroaders Memorial Museum that has proved to be far more competent. No completion date has been announced, but more progress has been made since 2019 than in the previous +20 years of restoration efforts.
Destined to Fail	Penn Central's herald	Formed in 1968, the Penn Central was the result of a merger between the PRR and the PRR's rival New York Central to combat decreasing revenues and traffic and increasing competition. The PRR and NYC were bitter rivals, had polar opposite corporate cultures, and had many duplicate routes. Furthermore, in order to gain approval from the Interstate Commerce Commission for the merger, Penn Central also had to take over freight and passenger operations of the failing New Haven. The new railroad failed to integrate the two drastically different railroads and the New Haven acted like a malignant tumor. By 1970 Penn Central filed for bankruptcy, the largest bankruptcy in the US at the time. The bankruptcy of Penn Central and damages from Hurricane Agnes in 1972 caused the cataclysmic collapse of the northeastern railroads and forced the federal government to create the Consolidated Rail Corporation, also known as Conrail.
The Belpaire	Class H3 2-8-0	The Belpaire firebox was a square-shaped firebox design that gave steam locomotives a box like appearance at the firebox end of their boilers. The design was common in Great Britain and rare in North America. The PRR was one of only two American railroads to adopted the Belpaire firebox. This made PRR locomotives extremely unique and easily recognizable amongst American steam locomotives. After adopting the design all major classes of PRR steam locomotives would use it with the exception of USRA designs and the J1 2-10-4, a design taken from a different railroad.
Containers before it was cool	PRR DD1 containers	The shipping container revolutionized global shipping and gave new life to the North American railroad industry in the later half of the 20th century. But the idea of intermodal freight had been tried by many before including the PRR. In an effort to save on costs and attract business in the 1930s, the PRR had attempted to containerize less-than-carload freight using containers loaded onto flatcars that could then be loaded onto trucks. Unfortunately it did not revolutionize the industry like the double-stacked container well car would do in the 1980s.
Raymond Loewy	Raymond Loewy	Placeholder
Making Bongs Seethe	T1 #5550 Project	Placeholder
Fat Ass Decapods	Class I1 2-10-0 "Hippos"	Placeholder
Slips away your profits	Class T1 4-4-4-4 Duplex	Placeholder
Centipedes	Baldwin DR-12-8-1500/2 "Centipedes"	Placeholder
Alexander J. Cassatt	Alexander J. Cassatt	Placeholder
Altoona Works	Altoona Works Erecting Shop	Placeholder
K4s Pacifics	Class K4s 4-6-2 Pacific	Placeholder
Rail Barons	Thomas A. Scott	Placeholder

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Player Stats

Scoring

Player Name	Total Goals	Total Assists
Broadway Limited	2	0
Spirit of Altoona 1361	1	1
GG1	0	2

Goalkeeping

Player Name	Total Saves
"The Standard Railroad of the World"	2

Match History

Date	Opponent	Competition	Result	Scorers
15 December 2022	/troubleshooter/	Divegrass Before Christmas 4: yfw da Burrs celebrate da Christmas Group G	TBD
13 December 2022	/mwc/	Divegrass Before Christmas 4: yfw da Burrs celebrate da Christmas Group G	TBD
10 December 2022	/racestars/	Divegrass Before Christmas 4: yfw da Burrs celebrate da Christmas Group G	3-0 W	Broadway Limited  12', 70' Spirit of Altoona 1361  89'