‘Broadway’ streamlined

‘Broadway’ streamlined

By Brian Schmidt | September 24, 2021

| Last updated on August 7, 2025


Streamlined steam locomotive on multiple-track main line

‘Broadway’ streamlined

On June 15, 1938 — the 36th anniversary of its launch — the Pennsylvania Railroad’s Broadway Limited was upgraded to a streamlined train, albeit with a rebuilt heavyweight RPO and diner. Given a shroud in 1936, K4s 3468 heads the new equipment’s inaugural eastbound run at Englewood. Rival New York Central completely streamlined its 20th Century Limited on the same date. Vernon Seaver photo

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