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PRR 3874, K-4S, 1950 |
| Description: |
FM. Here is a duplicate 35mm B&W slide of a photo by Fred McLeod that was taken near Gallitzin, Pennsylvania. Photo Caption: "A K-4 Pacific giving a diesel a boost up to Gallitzin. Train No. 13. Fall, 1950." Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #3874, #5851, and an E-7 "B" unit whose road number is not recorded. #3874 is a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata in June of 1923 and retired in April of 1956. #5851 is an EP-20 built by GM-EMD in August of 1947 and rated at 2,000 HP. This photo comes from a slide set entitled "Horseshoe Curve, Pennsylvania Railroad" that's produced and distributed by Blackhawk Films of Davenport, Iowa (22-25). |
| Photo Date: |
10/21/1950 Upload Date: 8/19/2020 3:09:52 PM |
| Location: |
Gallitzin, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Steam,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 3874(4-6-2) PRR 5851(E7A) |
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| Title: |
PRR 3874, K-4S, #1 of 2, 1955 |
| Description: |
Here is the first of two original photos by John S. Fisher that were taken in Crestline, Ohio, in October of 1955. Caption On Reverse: "Pennsy K-4 scrap at Crestline, Ohio, October '55." Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #3874, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during June of 1923 and retired in April of 1956 after 33 years of faithful service. Partially visible at the right is one of the PRR's Q-2 (4-4-6-4) "Duplex" locomotives; it's headed to the Recycling Center too! |
| Photo Date: |
10/10/1955 Upload Date: 5/15/2022 12:37:32 PM |
| Location: |
Crestline, OH |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Yard,Steam |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 3874(4-6-2) |
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164 Comments: 0 |
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PRR 3874, K-4S, #2 of 2, 1955 |
| Description: |
Here is the second of two original photos by John S. Fisher that were taken in Crestline, Ohio, in October of 1955. Caption On Reverse: "PRR K-4 scrap. October 1955." Shown here are the decoupled driving wheels on the engineman's side of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #3874, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during June of 1923 and retired in April of 1956 after 33 years of faithful service. |
| Photo Date: |
10/10/1955 Upload Date: 5/15/2022 12:38:43 PM |
| Location: |
Crestline, OH |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Yard,Steam |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 3874(4-6-2) |
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139 Comments: 0 |
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