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Title:
PRR 5417, K-4S, c. 1954
Description:
Chione. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken in South Amboy, New Jersey, c. 1954. The photographer is not identified. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5417, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during February of 1927 and retired in August of 1955 after 28 years of faithful service. It's just departing the South Amboy Station with a seven-car passenger train bound for Bay Head Junction on the New York & Long Branch line.
Photo Date:
2/14/1954
Upload Date:
5/5/2021 5:48:17 PM
Location:
South Amboy, NJ
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 5417(4-6-2)
Views:
309
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 5417, K-4S, c. 1954
Description:
Chione. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken at Bay Head Junction, New Jersey, perhaps in 1954. The photographer is not identified. Shown here (L to R) are five locomotives: one Central Railroad of New Jersey diesel and four Pennsylvania Railroad steamers ~ only one of which is identifiable. The third engine from the left is PRR #5417, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during February of 1927 and retired in August of 1955 after 28 years of service.
Photo Date:
2/15/1954
Upload Date:
2/10/2019 4:53:12 AM
Location:
Bay Head Junction, NJ
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard,Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 5417(4-6-2)
Views:
751
Comments:
1
Title:
PRR 5417, K-4S, 1954
Description:
Here is a photo by an unidentified photographer that was taken at the Passenger Station in Point Pleasant, New Jersey, on 6 July 1954. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5417, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during February of 1927 and retired in August of 1955 after 28 years of faithful service. Gary Mittner Collection.
Photo Date:
7/6/1954
Upload Date:
9/11/2022 9:12:24 PM
Location:
Point Pleasant, NJ
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Station,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 5417(4-6-2)
Views:
233
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 5417, K-4S, 1954
Description:
SPM. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Fred Kern that was taken near Morgan, New Jersey, on 18 August 1954. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5417, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during February of 1927 and retired in August of 1955 after 28 years of faithful service. A tiny portion of Raritan Bay is visible at the far right.
Photo Date:
8/18/1954
Upload Date:
11/12/2020 10:00:52 AM
Location:
Morgan, NJ
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 5417(4-6-2)
Views:
173
Comments:
0
Title:
Teller, "Horseshoe Curve," 1935
Description:
Here is the tenth of 32 color prints of calendar art works that were commissioned by the Pennsylvania Railroad from 1925 through 1958. Shown here is Grif Teller's painting entitled "Horseshoe Curve." It was published originally in 1935. Depicted here is PRR engine #5419, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during February of 1927 and retired in March of 1949 after 22 years of faithful service. Visible at the right is the Kittanning Point Passenger Station.
Photo Date:
8/15/1935
Upload Date:
1/25/2022 12:04:25 PM
Location:
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Station,Steam,Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 5419(4-6-2)
Views:
233
Comments:
0
Title:
Teller, "Horseshoe Curve," 1935
Description:
Here is the tenth of 33 color prints of calendar art works that were commissioned by the Pennsylvania Railroad from 1925 through 1958. Shown here is Grif Teller's painting entitled "Horseshoe Curve." It was published originally in 1935. Depicted here is PRR engine #5419, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during February of 1927 and retired in March of 1949 after 22 years of faithful service. Visible at the right is the Kittanning Point Passenger Station.
Photo Date:
8/15/1935
Upload Date:
12/26/2024 9:22:38 AM
Location:
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Station,Steam,Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 5419(4-6-2)
Views:
23
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 5420, K-4S, 1939
Description:
Here is a photo by an unidentified photographer that was taken near Chicago, illinois, on 3 November 1939. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5420, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during February of 1927 and retired in November of 1952 after 25 years of service. Gary Mittner Collection.
Photo Date:
11/3/1939
Upload Date:
4/3/2024 9:52:13 PM
Location:
Chicago, IL
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard,Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 5420(4-6-2)
Views:
49
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 4-6-2 #5422
Description:
This is another 1927 Baldwin built Pacific with all the improvements and tweaks from 10 years of building this class of locomotives.
Photo Date:
8/1/1951
Upload Date:
1/28/2014 9:28:42 AM
Location:
Xenia, OH
Author:
Gary Everhart
Categories:
Roster,Steam,Signal,Action
Locomotives:
PRR 5422(4-6-2)
Views:
1424
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 5423, K-4S, 1946
Description:
Harley. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Tom Harley that was taken in Englewood, Illinois, in November of 1946. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5423, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during February of 1927 and retired in November of 1957 after 30 years of faithful service. In this context, it's rockin' 'n' rollin' with an eastbound passenger train. ("PrrFan18n")
Photo Date:
11/14/1946
Upload Date:
11/7/2021 8:01:28 AM
Location:
Englewood, IL
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam,Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 5423(4-6-2)
Views:
237
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 5423, K-4S, c. 1938
Description:
Photo Date:
9/11/2022
Upload Date:
9/11/2022 9:13:17 PM
Location:
East St. Louis, IL
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 5423(4-6-2)
Views:
196
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 5424, K-4S, 1938
Description:
Coal Power. Here is an original photo by an unidentified photographer that was taken in East St. Louis, Illinois, on 3 October 1938. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5424, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during February of 1927 and retired in April of 1956 after 29 years of faithful service.
Photo Date:
10/3/1938
Upload Date:
2/23/2018 1:55:27 AM
Location:
East St. Louis, IL
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard,Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 5424(4-6-2)
Views:
914
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 5426, K-4S, c. 1929
Description:
Here is a photo via Rail Photo Service. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5426, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during February of 1927 and retired in August of 1956 after 29 years of faithful service. Note the electrified third rail installed at this location. The photographer's name, the date, and the location are not recorded. Many thanks to Mr. Robert Hess for clarifying several details about this photo (see comments below). John S. Fisher Collection; #26 of 36.
Photo Date:
9/22/1929
Upload Date:
7/2/2022 12:49:36 PM
Location:
Harrison, NJ
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam,Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 5426(4-6-2)
Views:
153
Comments:
1
Title:
PRR 5426, K-4S, 1939
Description:
Here is a photo by T. Martin Flattley, Jr., that was taken in Wildwood, New Jersey, on 4 July 1939. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5426, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during February of 1927 and retired in August of 1956 after 29 years of faithful service. Gary Mittner Collection.
Photo Date:
7/4/1939
Upload Date:
8/25/2024 4:49:59 PM
Location:
Wildwood, NJ
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard,Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 5426(4-6-2)
Views:
59
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 5426
Description:
Built by Baldwin in 1927, this 4-6-2 Pacific type steam locomotive was serial #59808 and in the famous Pennsylvania K-4s class. No location, date, or photographer was listed for this photo.
Photo Date:
6/1/1948
Upload Date:
11/8/2019 12:42:04 PM
Location:
Unknown, PA
Author:
Gary Everhart
Categories:
Roster,Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 5426(4-6-2)
Views:
265
Comments:
0
Title:
Saga Of The DD-1's, Page 32, 1956
Description:
Here is page five of an 11-page cover article by Frederick Westing entitled "The Locomotive That Made Penn Station Possible." It was published originally in the October 1956 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 32. Painting Caption: "The common meeting ground of K-4 Pacifics and DD-1 electrics was Manhattan Transfer, an engine-change point just east of Newark whose high-level platforms could be reached only by rail. Trains commissioned Artist George Gloff to re-create that era." Depicted here are PRR engines #5426 and #24. #5426 is a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during February of 1927 and retired in August of 1956. #24 actually consists of #3980 and #3981. Both are DD-1's (2-B+B-2) built in Juniata during July of 1910 and rated at 3,160 horsepower; both were later transferred to the Long Island Rail Road and renumbered: #3980 became "360-A" and #3981 became "356-B."
Photo Date:
10/1/1956
Upload Date:
6/25/2018 2:26:40 AM
Location:
Harrison, NJ
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Station,Steam,Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 3980(Boxcab)
PRR 3981(Boxcab)
PRR 5426(4-6-2)
Views:
345
Comments:
0
Title:
"Pennsy Electrics," Page 28, !962
Description:
Here is page one of a six-page article by Sy Reich entitled "Rollcall Of Pennsy Electrics." It was published originally in the October 1962 issue of "Railroad" magazine, page 28. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #4800 and #5426. #4800 is a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) built by General Electric during August of 1934, rated at 4,620 horsepower, and presently on display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg. Engine #5426 is a K-4S "Pacific" (4-6-2) built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during February of 1927 and retired in August of 1956. They are posing near ZOO Tower in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Photo Date:
10/1/1962
Upload Date:
7/19/2016 12:44:42 PM
Location:
Philadelphia, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 4800(GG1)
PRR 5426(4-6-2)
Views:
751
Comments:
0
Title:
"Pennsy Electrics," Page 29, !962
Description:
Here is page two of a six-page article by Sy Reich entitled "Rollcall Of Pennsy Electrics." It was published originally in the October 1962 issue of "Railroad" magazine, page 29. Shown here is a portion of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5426, a K-4S "Pacific" (4-6-2) built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during February of 1927 and retired in August of 1956 after 29 years of faithful service. It's posing near ZOO Tower in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Photo Date:
10/1/1962
Upload Date:
7/19/2016 12:46:56 PM
Location:
Philadelphia, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 5426(4-6-2)
Views:
389
Comments:
0
Title:
"A Picture Study Of The K-4," Page 37, 1976
Description:
Here is page 37 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. Partial Caption: "This rare newspaper picure shows the first GG-1 electric locomotive No. 4800 beside K-4 No. 5426 near the Zoo Tower in Philadelphia, Pa." Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4800 is a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) built by General Electric as number "4899" during August of 1934, rated at 4,620 horsepower, renumbered "4800" in November of 1934, and presently on display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg. PRR engine #5426 is a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during February of 1927 and retired in August of 1956 after 29 years of faithful service.
Photo Date:
9/22/1976
Upload Date:
4/11/2019 8:55:48 AM
Location:
Philadelphia, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 4800(GG1)
PRR 5426(4-6-2)
Views:
545
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 150, K-2S, c. 1934
Description:
Here is a photo by an unidentified photographer that was taken at Winton Place Station near Cincinnati, Ohio, c. 1934. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #150 and #5427. Both are "K" Class (4-6-2) "Pacific" steam locomotives. #150 is a K-2S built in Juniata as a K-2 during February of 1910, rebuilt as a K-2S in April of 1914, and retired in November of 1948. #5427 is a K-4S built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in February of 1927 and retired in April of 1956. You better watch out for the oncoming train at the far left ... Safety First! Gary Mittner Collection.
Photo Date:
8/15/1934
Upload Date:
9/9/2022 10:26:11 PM
Location:
Cincinnati, OH
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Station,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 150(4-6-2)
PRR 5427(4-6-2)
Views:
351
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 5427, K-4S, 1938
Description:
Here is a photo by T. Martin Flattley, Jr., that was taken at the 46th Street Enginehouse in West Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on 10 July 1938. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5427, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during February of 1927 and retired in April of 1956 after 29 years og faithful service. Gary Mittner Collection.
Photo Date:
7/10/1938
Upload Date:
9/11/2022 9:14:22 PM
Location:
West Philadelphia, PA
Author:
Categories:
Yard,Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 5427(4-6-2)
Views:
256
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 5428, K-4S, 1938
Description:
Here is a photo by an unidentified photographer that was taken at Exchange Place in Jersey City, New Jersey, on 30 July 1938. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5428, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during February of 1927 and retired in July of 1948 after 21 years of faithful service. Gary Mittner Collection.
Photo Date:
7/30/1938
Upload Date:
8/25/2024 4:50:43 PM
Location:
Jersey City, NJ
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Station,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 5428(4-6-2)
Views:
36
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 5429, K-4S, 1938
Description:
Here is a photo by T. Martin Flattley, Jr., that was taken at the 46th Street Enginehouse in West Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on 16 June 1938. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5429, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during February of 1927 and retired in June of 1958 after 31 years of faithful service. Gary Mittner Collection.
Photo Date:
6/16/1938
Upload Date:
3/9/2024 9:07:59 PM
Location:
West Philadelphia, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard,Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 5429(4-6-2)
Views:
69
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 5430, K-4S, c. 1929
Description:
Here is a photo by H.W. Pontin via Rail Photo Service. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5430, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in February of 1927 and retired in November of 1948 after 21 years of service. The exact date and the location are not recorded. John S. Fisher Collection; #27 of 36.
Photo Date:
9/22/1929
Upload Date:
7/2/2022 12:50:22 PM
Location:
Alton, OH
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 5430(4-6-2)
Views:
135
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 5430, K-4S, 1940
Description:
Here is a photo by H.W. Pontin via Rail Photo Service that was taken at the Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, in July of 1940. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5430, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during February of 1927 and retired in November of 1948 after 21 years of faithful service. In this context, it's about to pass the Kittanning Point Station with a passenger train that's on its way down the Allegheny Mountains to Altoona and points East. Photo taken from four-track Signal Bridge #2416/7. John S. Fisher Collection; #4 of 14.
Photo Date:
7/7/1940
Upload Date:
5/18/2022 9:44:24 PM
Location:
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 5430(4-6-2)
Views:
143
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 5434, K-4S, c. 1948
Description:
AW. Here is an image of a photo by Arlington J. Wolfe that was taken from the 17th Street Bridge in Altoona, Pennsylvania, c. 1948. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5434, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during March of 1927 and retired in March of 1950 after 23 years of faithful service. It's parked just West of the Passenger Station awaiting its next passenger helper run up the Allegheny Mountains to Gallitzin, where it will be uncoupled and returned to this location for another helper run up "The Mountain." William E. Burket Collection.
Photo Date:
4/16/1948
Upload Date:
7/7/2022 8:20:01 AM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 5434(4-6-2)
Views:
218
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 5435, K-4S, 1938
Description:
Here is a photo by T. Martin Flattley, Jr., that was taken in Wildwood, New Jersey, on 21 August 1938. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5435, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during March of 1927 and retired in February of 1956 after 29 years of faithful service. Gary Mittner Collection.
Photo Date:
8/21/1938
Upload Date:
3/10/2024 12:56:33 AM
Location:
Wildwood, NJ
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard,Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 5435(4-6-2)
Views:
107
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 5436, K-4S, c. 1929
Description:
Here is a photo via Rail Photo Service. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5436, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during March of 1927 and retired in November of 1955 after 28 years of faithful service. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. John S. Fisher Collection; #28 of 36.
Photo Date:
9/22/1929
Upload Date:
7/2/2022 3:29:37 PM
Location:
Rahway, NJ
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam,Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 5436(4-6-2)
Views:
187
Comments:
0
Title:
Teller, "Spirit Of America," 1933
Description:
Here is the eighth of 32 color prints of calendar art works that were commissioned by the Pennsylvania Railroad from 1925 through 1958. Shown here is Grif Teller's painting entitled "Spirit Of America." It was published originally in 1933. Depicted here is PRR engine #5436, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during March of 1927 and retired in November of 1955 after 28 years of faithful service.
Photo Date:
8/15/1933
Upload Date:
1/25/2022 11:17:25 AM
Location:
McVeytown, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 5436(4-6-2)
Views:
272
Comments:
0
Title:
Teller, "Spirit Of America," 1933
Description:
Here is the eighth of 33 color prints of calendar art works that were commissioned by the Pennsylvania Railroad from 1925 through 1958. Shown here is Grif Teller's painting entitled "Spirit Of America." It was published originally in 1933. Depicted here is PRR engine #5436, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during March of 1927 and retired in November of 1955 after 28 years of faithful service.
Photo Date:
8/15/1933
Upload Date:
12/26/2024 9:21:16 AM
Location:
McVeytown, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 5436(4-6-2)
Views:
35
Comments:
0
Title:
"The Broadway Limited," Page 26, 1962
Description:
Here is page 11 of an 18-page cover article by Arthur D. Dubin entitled "The Broadway Limited: A Salute To Pennsy's Finest And Its Fabled Predecessors." It was published originally in the February 1962 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 26. Top Left Illustration: Grif Teller's 1933 painting entitled "Spirit Of America" featuring Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5436, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during March of 1927 and retired in November of 1955. Top Right Photo: Shown here is a portion of a "Broadway Limited" pulled by PRR engine #5354, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata in March of 1924. Bottom Photo: Shown here is a portion of PRR engine #5471, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built by Baldwin in March of 1927 and retired in August of 1956.
Photo Date:
2/1/1962
Upload Date:
10/7/2022 10:22:32 PM
Location:
Englewood, IL
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Station,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 5436(4-6-2)
PRR 5354(4-6-2)
PRR 5471(4-6-2)
Views:
225
Comments:
0
Title:
"A Picture Study Of The K-4," Page 33, 1976
Description:
Here is page 33 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 these photos show Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5436, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during March of 1927 and retired in November of 1955 after 28 years of faithful service.
Photo Date:
9/22/1976
Upload Date:
4/10/2019 1:21:48 AM
Location:
Baltimore, MD
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard,Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 5436(4-6-2)
Views:
328
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 5437, K-4S, 1927
Description:
Here is a photo by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on 14 June 1927. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5437, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during March of 1927 and retired in January of 1950 after 23 years of faithful service. Note the circular number plate on the smokebox and the semaphores on the signal bridge. Gary Mittner Collection.
Photo Date:
6/14/1927
Upload Date:
9/11/2022 9:17:07 PM
Location:
Philadelphia, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam,Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 5437(4-6-2)
Views:
234
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 5437, K-4S, 1948
Description:
Here is a photo by an unidentified photographer that was taken at the Passenger Station in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, on 27 August 1948. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5437, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during March of 1927 and retired in January of 1950 after 23 years of faithful service. Note the trainphone apparatus on the tender's deck. Gary Mittner Collection.
Photo Date:
8/27/1948
Upload Date:
3/10/2024 12:57:26 AM
Location:
Chambersburg, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Station,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 5437(4-6-2)
Views:
79
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 5439, K-4S, c. 1956
Description:
Wood. Here is an image of a photo by Don Wood that was taken near Bay Head Junction, New Jersey, c. 1956. Wood's Caption: "Bay Head Jct. afforded many opportunities for shooting the unusual. Case in point: K-4's 5439 and 3750 flank passenger 'Shark' 5783." #5439 is a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during March of 1927 and retired in April of 1958. #3750 is a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" constructed in Juniata as number "3750" in March of 1920, renumbered "1737" in 1956, and presently on display as number "3750" at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg. And #5783 is a BP-20 built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in November of 1948, rated at 2,000 horsepower, and retired in November of 1964. William E. Burket Collection.
Photo Date:
2/2/1956
Upload Date:
7/21/2022 10:41:30 PM
Location:
Bay Head Junction, NJ
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 5439(4-6-2)
PRR 3750(4-6-2)
PRR 5783(DR6-4-2000)
Views:
403
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 5439
Description:
Taken by Akron's unknown railfan (Date and location approximate)(Man unknown - After all this was a "second.")
Photo Date:
7/7/1956
Upload Date:
8/11/2013 9:20:19 PM
Location:
South Amboy, NJ
Author:
Robert Farkas
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 5770(DR6-4-2000)
PRR 5439(4-6-2)
Views:
1501
Comments:
9
Title:
PRR 5439, K-4S, 1957
Description:
Here is a photo via Paul W. Prescott that was taken near Haddonfield, New Jersey, on 10 June 1957. Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5439, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during March of 1927 and retired in April of 1958 after 31 years of faithful service. Caption On Reverse: "No. 5439, 4-6-2, with a Race Track Special coming into the Garden State Race Track." Gary Mittner Collection.
Photo Date:
6/10/1957
Upload Date:
3/2/2024 10:00:25 PM
Location:
Haddonfield, NJ
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 5439(4-6-2)
Views:
72
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 5439, K-4S, 1957
Description:
Camden. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken inside of the PRSL Engine House in Camden, New Jersey, on 24 June 1957. The photographer is not identified. Partially visible here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #5439, #4035, and another locomotive whose number is not recorded. #5439 is a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during March of 1927 and retired in April of 1958. #4035 is a B-6SB (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata during November of 1916 and retired in November of 1957. ("Stoneborobranch"; #56 of 69)
Photo Date:
6/24/1957
Upload Date:
11/10/2020 9:29:17 PM
Location:
Camden, NJ
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 5439(4-6-2)
PRR 4035(0-6-0)
Views:
249
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 4-6-2 #5439 - Pennsylvania RR
Description:
PRR #5439 was a 1927 Baldwin built Pacific with 80" drivers and 205 psi boiler pressure.
Photo Date:
8/8/1957
Upload Date:
8/25/2013 8:12:48 AM
Location:
Camden, NJ
Author:
Gary Everhart
Categories:
Roster,Steam,Action
Locomotives:
PRR 5439(4-6-2)
Views:
529
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR "Pennsylvania 5439," K-4S, 1957
Description:
Wood. Here is a postal card entitled "Pennsylvania 5439." No Postmark. Caption On Reverse: "In the darkness of night, Class K-4 Pacific No. 5439 stands at rest in the South Amboy, N.J., enginehouse. The time was October, 1957, three weeks before the end of all steam operations on the Pennsylvania R.R. Photo by Don Wood." #5439 is a K-4S (4-6-2) built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during March of 1927 and retired in April of 1958 after 31 years of faithful service. Mr. Woods' Caption: "K4 5439 poses in the doorway of South Amboy enginehouse. The time was late on two counts: the 1:30 AM photo time plus the curtain coming down on the career of the engine herself, as well as for all Pennsy steam. The end was less than a month away, at this was October, 1957."
Photo Date:
10/10/1957
Upload Date:
9/16/2018 1:11:34 PM
Location:
South Amboy, NJ
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Night,Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 5439(4-6-2)
Views:
451
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 5442, K-4S, 1940
Description:
Here is a photo by Clarence R. Weaver that was taken in East Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 1 July 1940. Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5442, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during March of 1927 and retired in February of 1949 after 22 years of faithful service. Note the long-distance tender. Gary Mittner Collection.
Photo Date:
7/1/1940
Upload Date:
9/12/2022 8:04:49 AM
Location:
Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard,Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 5442(4-6-2)
Views:
320
Comments:
0
Title:
"From Baltimore To Harrisburg," Page 40, 1944
Description:
Here is page three of a four-page article by William Moedinger Jr., entitled "From Baltimore To Harrisburg On The PRR." It was published originally in the August 1944 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 40. Photo Caption: "The two locomotives, a Pacific and a Mikado, on the heavy 'St. Louisian' at the far left are on the last lap of the climb to the summit near New Freedom." Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5442, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during March of 1927 and retired in February of 1949 after 22 years of faithful service.
Photo Date:
8/1/1944
Upload Date:
5/1/2022 6:49:43 AM
Location:
New Freedom, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 5442(4-6-2)
Views:
181
Comments:
0
Title:
"Trains" Centennial Issue, Page 10, 1946
Description:
Here is page ten of the April 1946 issue of "Trains" magazine. It's the first page of a four-page camera study entitled "The Pennsylvania Railroad: Keystone Vignettes." No author is specified. Pictured in the center is K-4S #5495. Pictured Clockwise From Top Left: K-4S #5442 heads a passenger train near Freeland, Maryland, in this photo by William Moedinger Jr.; GG-1 #4800 pulls a passenger train at an unidentified station; wartime crowds surge at New York's Penn Station; E-6S #198 rides the turntable in West Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in this photo by Harold M. Lambert; towerman's view from inside "K" Interlocking in Washington, DC; an M-1A enters the New Portage Tunnel in Gallitzin, Pennsylvania, with an eastbound freight in this photo by H.W. Pontin; and an interior view of New York's Penn Station.
Photo Date:
4/13/1946
Upload Date:
4/16/2017 4:51:23 PM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Tunnel,Winter,Yard,Station,Steam,Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 5495(4-6-2)
PRR 5442(4-6-2)
PRR 4800(GG1)
PRR 198(4-4-2)
Views:
1142
Comments:
0
Title:
"A Picture Study Of The K-4," Page 18, 1976
Description:
Here is page 18 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. Both of the locomotives pictured here are Pennsylvania Railroad K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacifics." Top Photo: #5341 was built in Juniata during May of 1918 and retired in June of 1948. Bottom Photo: #5442 was built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during March of 1927 and retired in February of 1949.
Photo Date:
9/22/1976
Upload Date:
4/6/2019 1:22:11 AM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard,Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 5341(4-6-2)
PRR 5442(4-6-2)
Views:
445
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 5448, K-4S, 1932
Description:
Here is a photo by T. Martin Flattley, Jr., that was taken in Wildwood, New Jersey, in 1932. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5448, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during March of 1927 and retired in June of 1948 after 21 years of faithful service. Gary Mittner Collection.
Photo Date:
8/15/1932
Upload Date:
10/4/2022 7:16:07 PM
Location:
Wildwood, NJ
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard,Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 5448(4-6-2)
Views:
160
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 5448, K-4S, c. 1946
Description:
Portraits 10. Here is a steam locomotive portrait of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5448, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during March of 1927 and retired in June of 1948 after 21 years of faithful service. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. (#36 of 72)
Photo Date:
8/15/1946
Upload Date:
1/2/2023 3:11:04 PM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard,Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 5448(4-6-2)
Views:
126
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR Locomotive Roster, Page 55, JUL 1941
Description:
Here is page six of a 34-page article (in five installmemts) entitled "Locomotives Of the Pennsylvania." It was published originally in the July 1941 issue of "Railroad" magazine, page 55. Photo Caption: "K4 in action.! She's Number 5451, assigned to the 'Iron City Express.'" #5451 is a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during March of 1927 and retired in February of 1956 aftev 29 years of faithful service.
Photo Date:
11/1/1941
Upload Date:
2/14/2018 7:23:32 AM
Location:
Elida, OH
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Roster,Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 5451(4-6-2)
Views:
417
Comments:
0
Title:
Altoona Shops Inspection Trip, Page 15, 1981
Description:
Here is page 12 of a 17-page version of the Pennsylvania Railroad's 13-page booklet entitled "Altoona Shops Inspection Trip ~ Sunday, May 16, 1937." It appeared in the September 1981 issue of "The Keystone" magazine, page 15. Top Photo: Shown here is PRR engine #1, an H-6SB (2-8-0) "Consolidated" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works as an H-6B during 1906, rebuilt in Juniata as an H-6SB in April of 1913, and retired in April of 1949. Photo by Dr. Walter Teskey. Middle Photo: Shown here is PRR engine #5451, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during 1927 and retired in February of 1956. Bottom Photo: Shown here is PRR engine #1528, an L-1S (2-8-0) "Mikado" built in Juniata during 1915 and retired in September of 1948 after 33 years of faithful service.
Photo Date:
9/22/1981
Upload Date:
6/7/2018 3:56:26 AM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 1(2-8-0)
PRR 5451(4-6-2)
PRR 1528(2-8-2)
Views:
812
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 5452, K-4S, c. 1929
Description:
Here is a photo via Rail Photo Service. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5452, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during March of 1927. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. John S. Fisher Collection; #29 of 36.
Photo Date:
9/22/1929
Upload Date:
7/2/2022 3:31:47 PM
Location:
Alton, OH
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 5452(4-6-2)
Views:
148
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 6180, Q-2, 1949
Description:
Here is a photo via Charles E. Winters that was taken in Crestline, Ohio, on 1 August 1949. Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6180, a Q-2 (4-4-6-4) "Duplex" built in Juniata during March of 1945 and retired in December of 1953. Partially visible at the right is PRR engine #5453, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" constructed by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in March of 1927 and retired in February of 1949. Gary Mittner Collection.
Photo Date:
8/1/1949
Upload Date:
8/29/2024 4:46:13 PM
Location:
Crestline, OH
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard,Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 6180(UNKNOWN)
PRR 5453(4-6-2)
Views:
60
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 5456, K-4S, 1953
Description:
Trenton. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by John Dziobko, Jr., that was taken at the Passenger Station in Trenton, New Jersey, on 28 November 1953. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5456, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during March of 1927 and retired in February of 1954 after 27 years of faithful service. ("Stoneborobranch"; #15 of 19)
Photo Date:
11/28/1953
Upload Date:
11/3/2020 7:50:49 AM
Location:
Trenton, NJ
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Station,Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 5456(4-6-2)
Views:
202
Comments:
0
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