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Owner: Pennsylvania Railroad
Model:Altoona 4-6-2Built As:PRR 5481 (4-6-2)
Serial Number:4166Order No:
Frame Number: Built:10/1927
Notes:PRR Class K-4S; rebuilt as a K-4SA; retired 11/56
Other locos with this serial:  PRR 5481(4-6-2)
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PRR 5481, K-4S, 1937
Title:  PRR 5481, K-4S, 1937
Description:  Here is the Association of American Railroads' stock photo #722. Caption On Reverse: "Pennsylvania Railroad refugee train ready to leave Jeffersonville, Ind., for Indianapolis with hundreds of refugees. The cars were backed down to the water's edge, where the refugees boarded the trains from the rescue boats." The flood proper took place in the last days of January, 1937. Prominent here is PRR engine #5481, a K-4S built in Juniata during October of 1927, later rebuilt as a K-4SA, and retired in November of 1956 after 29 years of faithful service. The photographer's name and the exact date are not recorded. John S. Fisher Collection; #9 of 44.
Photo Date:  2/2/1937  Upload Date: 6/7/2022 10:45:16 AM
Location:  Jeffersonville, IN
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Night,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5481(4-6-2)
Views:  185   Comments: 0
PRR 5481, K-4S, 1938
Title:  PRR 5481, K-4S, 1938
Description:  Here is a photo by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Rose Lake, Illinois, on 11 November 1938. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5481, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during October of 1927, later rebuilt as a K-4SA, and retired in November of 1956 after 29 years of faithful service. The names of the two Railroaders pictured here are not recorded. Gary Mittner Collection.
Photo Date:  11/11/1938  Upload Date: 10/13/2022 10:33:25 PM
Location:  Rose Lake, IL
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 5481(4-6-2)
Views:  162   Comments: 0
PRR 5481, K-4SA, 1951
Title:  PRR 5481, K-4SA, 1951
Description:  East Altoona. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken in East Altoona, Pennsylvania, in 1951. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5481, a K-4SA (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata as a K-4S during October of 1927, later rebuilt as a K-4SA, and retired in November of 1956 after 29 years of faithful service. Note the front-end throttle.
Photo Date:  8/15/1951  Upload Date: 7/15/2024 2:49:15 PM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 5481(4-6-2)
Views:  64   Comments: 0
"Story Of A Pacific," Page 58, 1956
Title:  "Story Of A Pacific," Page 58, 1956
Description:  Here is page 15 of a 15-page cover article by Frederick Westing entitled "This Is The Story Of A Pacific ~ The World's Greatest." It was published originally in the August 1956 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 58. Photo Caption: "Today's version of a proud Pacific finds K-4 front end with relocated generator and headlight, front-end throttle, drop-coupler solid pilot." Shown here is PRR engine #5481, a K-4SA built in Juniata as a K-4S in 1927, rebuilt as a K-4SA, and retired in November of 1956 after 29 years of faithful service.
Photo Date:  8/1/1956  Upload Date: 6/18/2018 2:08:30 AM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 5481(4-6-2)
Views:  272   Comments: 0


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