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"Locomotives Of The Pennsylvania Railroad," Page 52, 1959
Title:  "Locomotives Of The Pennsylvania Railroad," Page 52, 1959
Description:  Here is a photo that was included in Paul T. Warner's book entitled "Locomotives Of The Pennsylvania Railroad: 1834-1924," page 52. Photo Caption: "'The Admiral' leaving Englewood Station on July 11, 1948, with poppet valve K-4s and ten cars." Photo by Harold Stirton. Shown here is PRR engine #3847, a K-4S (4-6-2, "Pacific" built in Juniata during April of 1923 and retired in November of 1953 after 30 years of faithful service.
Photo Date:  5/5/1959  Upload Date: 12/3/2017 4:42:24 AM
Location:  Englewood, IL
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 3847(4-6-2)
Views:  1958   Comments: 0
"Power To Burn," Page 8, 1976
Title:  "Power To Burn," Page 8, 1976
Description:  Here is page eight of a 96-page monograph entitled "Power To Burn: Smoke, Steam, & Cinders" that was edited by James M. Shafer and published during 1976. Top Photo Caption: "PRR Class E-6X, an experimental passenger engine, was built in Juniata in 1910." Bottom Photo, Revised Caption: "PRR No. 3847 tried experimental [rotary cam poppet] valves on its K-4S engine at Juniata."
Photo Date:  8/29/1976  Upload Date: 2/20/2019 11:56:09 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 1067(4-4-2) PRR 3847(4-6-2)
Views:  865   Comments: 0
"A Picture Study Of The K-4," Page 34, 1976
Title:  "A Picture Study Of The K-4," Page 34, 1976
Description:  Here is page 34 of a 40-page booklet published by Harry P. Albrecht entitled "A Picture Study Of The K-4." First issued in October 1967, revised in September 1976. Section Caption: "Some Modifications." Both of the locomotives pictured here are Pennsylvania Railroad K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacifics" built in Juniata. Top Photo: #3847 was built during April of 1923 and retired in November of 1953. Bottom Photo: #5399 was built during August of 1924 and retired in November of 1953.
Photo Date:  9/22/1976  Upload Date: 4/10/2019 1:23:28 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 3847(4-6-2) PRR 5399(4-6-2)
Views:  807   Comments: 0
PRR 3850, K-4S, c. 1940
Title:  PRR 3850, K-4S, c. 1940
Description:  Here is a photo of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #3850, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during April of 1923 and retired in June of 1948 after 25 years of faithful service. The photographer's name, the date, and the location are not recorded. ("Leftystoys"; #2 of 7)
Photo Date:  7/10/1940  Upload Date: 4/2/2019 8:34:27 AM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 3850(4-6-2)
Views:  573   Comments: 0
PRR 3851, K-4S, c. 1938
Title:  PRR 3851, K-4S, c. 1938
Description:  Portraits 2. Here is a steam locomotive portrait of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #3851, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during April of 1923 and retired in September of 1955 after 32 years of faithful service. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. (#34 of 36)
Photo Date:  8/9/1938  Upload Date: 1/17/2021 1:05:55 AM
Location:  Elida, OH
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam,Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 3851(4-6-2)
Views:  274   Comments: 0
PRR 4-6-2 #3851
Title:  PRR 4-6-2 #3851
Description:  Solid and reliable was this Pennsy K-4s class 4-6-2 Pacific built by their Juniata Shops in April of 1923 (serial #3751). The loco lasted until being sent to the scrappers in August of 1953. J.R. Quinn photo
Photo Date:  11/6/1947  Upload Date: 6/23/2020 5:52:36 AM
Location:  East St Louis, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 3851(4-6-2)
Views:  218   Comments: 0
PRR 3853, K-4S, 1945
Title:  PRR 3853, K-4S, 1945
Description:  Here is a photo by an unidentified photographer that was taken at the 46th Street Enginehouse in West Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on 5 December 1945. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #3853, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during April of 1923 and retired in August of 1955 after 32 years of faithful service. Raymond C. Laws Collection.
Photo Date:  12/5/1945  Upload Date: 3/18/2019 5:14:00 PM
Location:  West Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 3853(4-6-2)
Views:  424   Comments: 0
PRR 3853, K-4S, c. 1957
Title:  PRR 3853, K-4S, c. 1957
Description:  Here is an original photo by Douglas C. Jones that was taken at the Turntable located just East of the Coaling Tipple in East Altoona, Pennsylvania, c. 1957. Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #3853, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during April of 1923 and retired in August of 1955 after 32 years of faithful service. One end of the Turntable is visible in the left foreground. Partially visible in the background is the Westbound Receiving Yard.
Photo Date:  2/2/1957  Upload Date: 7/17/2021 8:47:53 AM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Winter,Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 3853(4-6-2)
Views:  268   Comments: 0
PRR 3855, K-4S, 1939
Title:  PRR 3855, K-4S, 1939
Description:  SPM. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by a Mr. Weber that was taken in Englewood, Illinois, on 9 August 1939. Shown here are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #3855 and another locomotive whose number is not recorded. Both are K-4's (4-6-2) "Pacifics." #3855 was built in Juniata during April of 1923. They are pulling a 13-car streamliner on the first leg of its journey from the Windy City to Gotham City.
Photo Date:  8/9/1939  Upload Date: 12/21/2018 6:32:39 PM
Location:  Englewood, IL
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Steam,Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 3855(4-6-2)
Views:  387   Comments: 1
PRR 3857, K-4S, 1937
Title:  PRR 3857, K-4S, 1937
Description:  Here is a photo via Paul W. Prescott that was taken in Atlantic City, New Jersey, on 17 May 1937. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #3857, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during May of 1923 and retired in August of 1955 after 32 years of faithful service. Gary Mittner Collection.
Photo Date:  5/17/1937  Upload Date: 10/4/2022 8:35:14 AM
Location:  Atlantic City, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 3857(4-6-2)
Views:  230   Comments: 0
PRR 3858, K-4S, 1951
Title:  PRR 3858, K-4S, 1951
Description:  Here is a photo by an unidentified photographer that was taken at the Passenger Station in Mount Union, Pennsylvania, in October of 1951. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #3858, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during May of 1923 and retired in April of 1958 after 35 years of faithful service. Note the trainphone apparatus on the tender's deck. Gary Mittner Collection.
Photo Date:  10/10/1951  Upload Date: 8/3/2024 11:23:43 AM
Location:  Mount Union, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 3858(4-6-2)
Views:  134   Comments: 0
PRR 3858, K-4S, 1955
Title:  PRR 3858, K-4S, 1955
Description:  Here is an image of a photo by Edward Kaspriske that was taken at the Enginehouse in South Amboy, New Jersey, in 1955. Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #3858, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during May of 1923 and retired in April of 1958. Partially visible at the left is PRR engine #5471, another K-4S that was constructed by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in March of 1927 and retired in August of 1956. Edward Kaspriske Collection.
Photo Date:  8/15/1955  Upload Date: 6/22/2023 2:01:56 PM
Location:  South Amboy, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 3858(4-6-2) PRR 5471(4-6-2)
Views:  322   Comments: 0
PRR 3858, K-4S, 1956
Title:  PRR 3858, K-4S, 1956
Description:  Chione. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken near Manasquan, New Jersey, on 28 April 1956. The photographer is not identified. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #3858, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during May of 1923 and retired in April of 1958 after 35 years of faithful service.
Photo Date:  4/28/1956  Upload Date: 4/30/2022 7:50:34 AM
Location:  Manasquan, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 3858(4-6-2)
Views:  294   Comments: 0
PRR 3858, K-4S, 1956
Title:  PRR 3858, K-4S, 1956
Description:  PFJ. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken near Frankford Junction near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on 7 July 1956. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #3858, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during May of 1923 and retired in April of 1958 after 35 years of faithful service. In this context, it's rockin' 'n' rollin' with a five-car Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines' commuter train.
Photo Date:  7/7/1956  Upload Date: 7/12/2019 1:38:03 PM
Location:  Frankford Junction, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 3858(4-6-2)
Views:  610   Comments: 0
PRR 3858, K-4S, #1 of 3, 1957
Title:  PRR 3858, K-4S, #1 of 3, 1957
Description:  Camden. Here is the first of three successive duplicate 35mm color slides via Al Chione that were taken in Camden, New Jersey, on 24 June 1957. Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #3858, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during May of 1923 and retired in April of 1958 after 35 years of faithful service. The photographer's name and the road number of the PRR's Baldwin-built locomotive at the left are not recorded. ("Stoneborobranch"; #52 of 69)
Photo Date:  6/24/1957  Upload Date: 11/20/2020 7:25:42 AM
Location:  Camden, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 3858(4-6-2)
Views:  283   Comments: 0
PRR 3858, K-4S, #2 of 3, 1957
Title:  PRR 3858, K-4S, #2 of 3, 1957
Description:  Camden. Here is the second of three successive duplicate 35mm color slides via Al Chione that were taken in Camden, New Jersey, on 24 June 1957. Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #3858, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during May of 1923 and retired in April of 1958 after 35 years of faithful service. The names of the photographer and the hostler, as well as the road number of the Reading Railroad locomotive at the left, are not recorded. ("Stoneborobranch"; #53 of 69)
Photo Date:  6/24/1957  Upload Date: 11/20/2020 9:20:04 AM
Location:  Camden, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 3858(4-6-2)
Views:  353   Comments: 0
PRR 4-6-2 #3868
Title:  PRR 4-6-2 #3868
Description:  Nice example of a K-4s 4-6-2 Pacific built by the PRR Juniata Shops featuring the long steam chest common to both 4-6-2 and 2-8-2's built by the shops. This loco was built in June of 1923 (serial #3763) and lasted until being scrapped in August of 1948. J. R. Quinn photo
Photo Date:  10/30/1944  Upload Date: 6/23/2020 5:52:39 AM
Location:  East St Louis, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 3868(4-6-2)
Views:  220   Comments: 0
PRR 3869, K-4S, c. 1951
Title:  PRR 3869, K-4S, c. 1951
Description:  Blackhawk. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide (converted to B&W) of a photo by Edwin E. Olsen that was taken in Fort Wayne, Indiana, perhaps in 1951. Photo Caption: "Pennsylvania Pacific, 4-6-2, No. 3869, at Fort Wayne, Indiana." PRR engine #3869 is 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. This photo comes from a color slide set entitled "When Steam Was King" that's produced and distributed by Blackhawk Films of Davenport, Iowa (357-11).
Photo Date:  8/15/1951  Upload Date: 1/29/2019 4:20:38 AM
Location:  Fort Wayne, IN
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 3869(4-6-2)
Views:  442   Comments: 0
PRR 4-6-2 #3870
Title:  PRR 4-6-2 #3870
Description:  Powerful, fast and reliable are three wods that explain why this K-4s 4-6-2 Pacific class dominated Pennsy passenger service for decades. Built by the PRR Juniata Shops in June of 1923 (serial #3765), it ran service for nearly 25 years before being scrapped in April of 1948 when diesels began appearing on the system. J.R. With Warren Evans help (see comment below), the exact location has been identified as Rose Lake Enginehouse in E. St. Louis, Ill. Thanks Warren for your help! J.R. Quinn photo
Photo Date:  10/24/1944  Upload Date: 6/23/2020 5:52:42 AM
Location:  East St Louis, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 3870(4-6-2)
Views:  264   Comments: 1
PRR 4-6-2 #3871
Title:  PRR 4-6-2 #3871
Description:  Here is another 1923 Altoona Shops Pacific loaded with coal and waiting for its next assignmnet. The date is approximate.
Photo Date:  6/1/1945  Upload Date: 1/28/2014 9:27:24 AM
Location:  Unknown, PA
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Steam,Action
Locomotives:  PRR 3871(4-6-2)
Views:  390   Comments: 0
PRR "Soliloquy Of Altoona," Page 17,1978
Title:  PRR "Soliloquy Of Altoona," Page 17,1978
Description:  Here is page two of a 15-page article by Bert Pennypacker entitled "Soliloquy Of Altoona." It was published originally in the April 1978 issue of "Rails Northeast" magazine, page 17. Partial Caption: "K-4s #3872 accelerates a passenger train out of Altoona for points east. Taken from the 9th St. Bridge in 1947 by F.S. Gamber." Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #3872, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata in June of 1923 and retired in April of 1958 after 35 years of service.
Photo Date:  4/1/1978  Upload Date: 11/16/2017 1:16:05 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 3872(4-6-2)
Views:  301   Comments: 0
PRR 4-6-2 #3873 - Pennsylvania RR
Title:  PRR 4-6-2 #3873 - Pennsylvania RR
Description:  Another example of a K-4s class Pacific built by the PRR Juniata shops in 1923 and had the 80" drivers and 205 psi boiler pressure.
Photo Date:  6/1/1946  Upload Date: 8/20/2013 8:59:53 PM
Location:  Canton, OH
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Steam,Action
Locomotives:  PRR 3873(4-6-2)
Views:  491   Comments: 1
PRR 3877, K-4S, c. 1946
Title:  PRR 3877, K-4S, c. 1946
Description:  Here is a photo via Rail Photo Service. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #3877, 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. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. John S. Fisher Collection; #14 of 26.
Photo Date:  8/15/1946  Upload Date: 6/3/2022 12:06:09 PM
Location:  Alton, OH
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 3877(4-6-2)
Views:  231   Comments: 0
PRR 3877, K-4S, 1950
Title:  PRR 3877, K-4S, 1950
Description:  Portraits 4. Here is a steam locomotive portrait by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Chicago, Illinois, on 7 July 1950. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #3877, 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. (#32 of 40)
Photo Date:  7/7/1950  Upload Date: 3/1/2021 10:34:45 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 3877(4-6-2)
Views:  286   Comments: 0
PRR "Story Of A Pacific," Page 44, 1956
Title:  PRR "Story Of A Pacific," Page 44, 1956
Description:  Here is page one 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 44. Both of the locomotives pictured here are PRR Class K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacifics" that were built in Juniata. On The Left: #5495 was built in February of 1928 and retired in April of 1956. On The Right: #3877 was built in June of 1923 and retired in April of 1956.
Photo Date:  8/1/1956  Upload Date: 6/18/2018 1:22:23 AM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 5495(4-6-2) PRR 3877(4-6-2)
Views:  637   Comments: 0
PRR 3878, K-4S, 1952
Title:  PRR 3878, K-4S, 1952
Description:  Young. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Andrew D. Young that was taken in Englewood, Illinois, in 1952. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #3878, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during June of 1923 and retired in May of 1956 after 33 years of faithful service. It's pulling a Chicago-bound passenger train into Englewood Union Station and will soon stop to discharge passengers. Produced and distributed by Evda Slides of Maryland Heights, Missouri.
Photo Date:  1/23/1952  Upload Date: 1/14/2022 8:43:42 AM
Location:  Englewood, IL
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 3878(4-6-2)
Views:  273   Comments: 0
PRR 3879, K-4S, c. 1946
Title:  PRR 3879, K-4S, c. 1946
Description:  Here is a photo via Rail Photo Service. Shown here (L to R) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #3879 and another locomotive whose road number is not recorded. Both are K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacifics." Engine #3879 was built in Juniata during June of 1923 and retired in September of 1956 after 33 years of faithful service. In this context, they're pulling the "Manhattan Limited." Note that the trailing "Pacific" sports a long-distance tender! The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. John S. Fisher Collection; #20 of 36.
Photo Date:  8/15/1946  Upload Date: 7/1/2022 5:12:24 PM
Location:  Canton, OH
Author:  Thomas D. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Steam,Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 3879(4-6-2)
Views:  196   Comments: 0
PRR 3879, K-4S, 1954
Title:  PRR 3879, K-4S, 1954
Description:  Here is an original photo by John S. Fisher that was taken in Columbus, Ohio, in November of 1954. Caption On Reverse: "PRR K-4. Columbus. Nov. '54." Partially visible here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #3879, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata in June of 1923 and retired in September of 1956 after 33 years of service.
Photo Date:  11/14/1954  Upload Date: 5/15/2022 4:38:24 PM
Location:  Columbus, OH
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 3879(4-6-2)
Views:  169   Comments: 0
PRR 3880, K-4S, 1954
Title:  PRR 3880, K-4S, 1954
Description:  Meadows. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken at the Pennsylvania Railroad's Engine Service Tracks at Meadows Yard near Kearny, New Jersey, in February of 1954. The photographer is not identified. Shown here is PRR engine #3880, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during June of 1923 and retired in August of 1957 after 34 years of faithful service. ("Stoneborobranch"; #17 of 32)
Photo Date:  2/2/1954  Upload Date: 7/2/2018 1:30:40 AM
Location:  Kearny, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 3880(4-6-2)
Views:  732   Comments: 0
PRR 3880, K-4S, 1954
Title:  PRR 3880, K-4S, 1954
Description:  Here is a photo by Mayer Pearlman that was taken in South Amboy, New Jersey, on 4 April 1954. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #3880, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during June of 1923 and retired in August of 1957 after 34 years of faithful service. Gary Mittner Collection.
Photo Date:  4/4/1954  Upload Date: 3/6/2023 3:06:47 PM
Location:  South Amboy, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 3880(4-6-2)
Views:  261   Comments: 0
PRR "Pennsylvania 3880," K-4S, 1955
Title:  PRR "Pennsylvania 3880," K-4S, 1955
Description:  Here is a postal card entitled "Pennsylvania 3880." No Postmark. Caption On Reverse: "Pennsylvania Railroad local passenger train at Hazlet, N.J., behind K-4 Pacific No. 3880 in 1955. Photo by Homer R. Hill." #3880 is a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during June of 1923 and retired in August of 1957 after 34 years of service.
Photo Date:  8/15/1955  Upload Date: 10/3/2018 5:25:56 PM
Location:  Hazlet, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 3880(4-6-2)
Views:  365   Comments: 0
PRR 3880, K-4S, c. 1955
Title:  PRR 3880, K-4S, c. 1955
Description:  Here is an image of a photo by Edward Kaspriske that was taken at the Enginehouse in South Amboy, New Jersey, c. 1955. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #3880, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during June of 1923 and retired in August of 1957 after 34 years of faithful service. Edward Kaspriske Collection.
Photo Date:  8/15/1955  Upload Date: 6/22/2023 2:01:06 PM
Location:  South Amboy, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 3880(4-6-2)
Views:  265   Comments: 0
PRR 3880, K-4S, 1956
Title:  PRR 3880, K-4S, 1956
Description:  Chione. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken in Asbury Park, New Jersey, on 28 April 1956. The photographer is not identified. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #3880, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during 1923 and retired in August of 1957 after 34 years of faithful service.
Photo Date:  4/28/1956  Upload Date: 6/22/2018 2:53:17 AM
Location:  Asbury Park, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Steam,Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 3880(4-6-2)
Views:  658   Comments: 1
PRR 3880, K-4S, c. 1956
Title:  PRR 3880, K-4S, c. 1956
Description:  Blackhawk. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Mayer Pearlman that was taken in South Amboy, New Jersey, perhaps in 1956. Photo Caption: "Pennsylvania K-4 No. 3880 and GG-1 No. 4884 at South Amboy, N.J." Engine #3880 is a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during June of 1923 and retired in August of 1957, while #4884 is GG-1 (2-C-C-2) built in Juniata in March of 1939 and rated at 4,620 horsepower. This photo comes from a color slide set entitled "Railroads Around New York" that's produced and distributed by Blackhawk Films of Davenport, Iowa (254-15).
Photo Date:  6/30/1956  Upload Date: 10/11/2022 9:56:30 PM
Location:  South Amboy, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 3880(4-6-2) PRR 4884(GG1)
Views:  342   Comments: 0
PRR K4s 3880 and GG1 4884
Title:  PRR K4s 3880 and GG1 4884
Description:  Steam and electric are at South Amboy on the NY&LB (NJCL) for an engine change at the end of the electrified section of track between here and Penn Station, New York.
Photo Date:  6/30/1956  Upload Date: 12/27/2008 8:54:02 AM
Location:  South Amboy, NJ
Author:  Jim Gavin
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 3880(4-6-2) PRR 4884(GG1)
Views:  1634   Comments: 3
PRR 3880, K-4S, c. 1956
Title:  PRR 3880, K-4S, c. 1956
Description:  Here is a postal card via Peter Outerbridge entitled "Pennsylvania 3880." Photo by Homer R. Hill. Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #3880, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during June of 1923 and retired in August of 1957 after 34 years of faithful service. The exact date and the location are not recorded.
Photo Date:  8/15/1956  Upload Date: 12/30/2024 1:50:16 AM
Location:  Belmar, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 3880(4-6-2)
Views:  134   Comments: 0
PRR 3881, K-4S, 1947
Title:  PRR 3881, K-4S, 1947
Description:  Here is a photo by Charles E. Winters that was taken in Chicago, Illinois, on 13 September 1947. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #3881, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during July of 1923 and retired in November of 1949 after 26 years of faithful service. The name of the Fireman pictured here is not recorded. Gary Mittner Collection.
Photo Date:  9/13/1947  Upload Date: 12/10/2022 11:08:16 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 3881(4-6-2)
Views:  231   Comments: 0
PRR 3882, K-4S, 1946
Title:  PRR 3882, K-4S, 1946
Description:  Here is a photo by an unidentified photographer that was taken at the 46th Street Enginehouse in West Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in January of 1946. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #3882, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during July of 1923 and retired in February of 1955 after 32 years of faithful service. Gary Mittner Collection.
Photo Date:  1/23/1946  Upload Date: 10/4/2022 8:36:50 AM
Location:  West Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Winter,Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 3882(4-6-2)
Views:  264   Comments: 0
PRR 3883, K-4S, 1933
Title:  PRR 3883, K-4S, 1933
Description:  Coal Power. Here is an original photo by an unidentified photographer that was taken in York, Pennsylvania, sometime during 1933. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #3883, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during July of 1923 and retired in October of 1955 after 32 years of faithful service.
Photo Date:  8/15/1933  Upload Date: 4/5/2018 3:53:23 AM
Location:  York, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 3883(4-6-2)
Views:  1066   Comments: 0
PRR 3884, K-4S, c. 1929
Title:  PRR 3884, K-4S, c. 1929
Description:  Here is a photo via Rail Photo Service. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #3884, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during July of 1923 and retired in May of 1956 after 33 years of faithful service. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. John S. Fisher Collection; #22 of 36.
Photo Date:  9/22/1929  Upload Date: 7/1/2022 11:14:54 PM
Location:  Rahway, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam,Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 3884(4-6-2)
Views:  285   Comments: 0
PRR 3884, K-4S, c. 1946
Title:  PRR 3884, K-4S, c. 1946
Description:  Here is a photo of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #3884, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during July of 1923 and retired in May of 1956 after 33 years of faithful service. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. Raymond C. Laws Collection.
Photo Date:  8/15/1946  Upload Date: 2/10/2025 2:05:03 PM
Location:  South Amboy, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 3884(4-6-2)
Views:  127   Comments: 0
PRR 3884, K-4S, 1950
Title:  PRR 3884, K-4S, 1950
Description:  Chione. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken at Safe Harbor, Pennsylvania, in the Summer of 1950. The photographer is not identified. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #3884, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during July of 1923 and retired in May of 1956 after 33 years of faithful service. In this context, it's pulling a railfan excursion that's sponsored by the Midwest Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society.
Photo Date:  8/15/1950  Upload Date: 12/17/2018 9:55:36 AM
Location:  Safe Harbor, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 3884(4-6-2)
Views:  1113   Comments: 1
PRR 3884, K-4S, 1953
Title:  PRR 3884, K-4S, 1953
Description:  Kern. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Fred Kern that was taken in Bay Head Junction, New Jersey, on 7 September 1953. The two steam locomotives on the right (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #3884 and #5367. Both are K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacifics" built in Juniata. #3884 was built during July of 1923 and retired in May of 1956, while #5367 was built in May of 1924 and retired in October of 1956. The brightly-colored diesel-electric locomotive on the left is Fairbanks-Morse "Trainmaster" demonstrator #TM-1, built in April of 1953, rated at 2,400 horsepower, and auditioning with the Central Railroad of New Jersey. (Gift from Brad Mann.)
Photo Date:  9/7/1953  Upload Date: 3/29/2018 11:16:42 AM
Location:  Bay Head Junction, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 3884(4-6-2) FM TM-1(H-24-66) PRR 5367(4-6-2)
Views:  1879   Comments: 1
PRR 3884, K-4S, c. 1954
Title:  PRR 3884, K-4S, c. 1954
Description:  Here is a photo by Wayne P. Ellis via Rail Photo Service that was taken near Cliffwood, New Jersey, c. 1954. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #3884, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during July of 1923 and retired in May of 1956 after 33 years of faithful service. John S. Fisher Collection; #21 of 36.
Photo Date:  8/15/1954  Upload Date: 7/1/2022 11:13:59 PM
Location:  Cliffwood, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 3884(4-6-2)
Views:  265   Comments: 0
"Steam Rules The New York & Long Branch," Page 41, 1955
Title:  "Steam Rules The New York & Long Branch," Page 41, 1955
Description:  Here is page one of a seven-page camera study entitled "Steam Rules The New York & Long Branch." It was published originally in the January 1955 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 41. Photo Caption: "Bound for Gotham, K-4 3884 barrels past Cliffwood, N.J. Rail Photo Service: Wayne P. Ellis." Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #3884, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during July of 1923 and retired in May of 1956 after 33 years of faithful service.
Photo Date:  1/1/1955  Upload Date: 9/10/2019 6:24:57 AM
Location:  Cliffwood, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 3884(4-6-2)
Views:  460   Comments: 0
PRR 3884, K-4S, c. 1956
Title:  PRR 3884, K-4S, c. 1956
Description:  Chione. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #3884, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during July of 1923 and retired in May of 1956 after 33 years of faithful service. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded.
Photo Date:  2/2/1956  Upload Date: 2/16/2022 1:25:16 PM
Location:  Belmar, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam,Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 3884(4-6-2)
Views:  301   Comments: 0
PRR 3884, K-4S, 1956
Title:  PRR 3884, K-4S, 1956
Description:  Zak. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Martin S. Zak that was taken in South Amboy, New Jersey, in February of 1956. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #3884, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during 1923 and retired in May of 1956 after 33 years of faithful service.
Photo Date:  2/2/1956  Upload Date: 5/30/2018 11:54:51 AM
Location:  South Amboy, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam,Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 3884(4-6-2)
Views:  688   Comments: 1
PRR 3885, K-4S, 1953
Title:  PRR 3885, K-4S, 1953
Description:  Here is an original photo by Douglas C. Jones that was taken at the Pennsylvania Railroad's Passenger Station in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on 4 October 1953. Prominent here is PRR engine #3885, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during 1923 and retired in March of 1954. Visible in the background are East-facing portions of the Station's trainshed. #2 of 14.
Photo Date:  10/4/1953  Upload Date: 4/13/2018 1:01:31 PM
Location:  Harrisburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Station,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 3885(4-6-2)
Views:  334   Comments: 0
PRR 3885, K-4S, 1953
Title:  PRR 3885, K-4S, 1953
Description:  Here is an original photo by Douglas C. Jones that was taken at the Pennsylvania Railroad's Passenger Station in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on 4 October 1953. Prominent here is PRR engine #3885, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during 1923 and retired in March of 1954. Visible on the right is an eastbound passenger train headed by an unidentified GG-1 electric locomotive. #3 of 14.
Photo Date:  10/4/1953  Upload Date: 4/13/2018 1:02:45 PM
Location:  Harrisburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Station,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 3885(4-6-2)
Views:  345   Comments: 0
PRR 3885, K-4S, 1953
Title:  PRR 3885, K-4S, 1953
Description:  Here is an original photo by Douglas C. Jones that was taken at the Pennsylvania Railroad's Passenger Station in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on 4 October 1953. Prominent here is PRR engine #3885, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during July of 1923 and retired in March of 1954 after 31 years of faithful service. #5 of 14.
Photo Date:  10/4/1953  Upload Date: 4/13/2018 1:08:45 PM
Location:  Harrisburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Station,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 3885(4-6-2)
Views:  371   Comments: 0


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