 Pennsylvania 5690.jpg)
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Pennsylvania 5690 |
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Passenger trains required servicing at major terminals, needing to be broken,apart, cleaned, serviced, inspected!and reassembled for their next departure. The passenger coach yards needed small and powerful switchers that could be operatbd on the overhead electrified wires. As passenger revenues declined in the1950s and 60s, railroads scaled back on both electrified coach yards and these switching locomotiues. No. 5690 was constructed with the last group of B1 electric switchers, often running around the clock moving empty passenger cars across the yards. The No.!5690 spent most of its life in Hew York’s Sunnyside Yard. |
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5/9/2018 Upload Date: 5/10/2018 9:01:03 PM |
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Strasburg, PA |
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Bradley Dixon |
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PRR 5690(0-6-0) |
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 Pennsylvania 4465 & 4935.jpg)
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Pennsylvania 4465 & 4935 |
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5/9/2018 Upload Date: 5/10/2018 9:02:49 PM |
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Strasburg, PA |
| Author: |
Bradly Dion |
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Roster |
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PRR 4465(E44) PRR 4915(GG1) |
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 Leetonia Railroad 1.jpg)
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Leetonia Railway Shay No. 1 |
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1906 by Lima Locomotive & Machine Company, Lima, Ohio..Ephraim Shay, a Michigan lumberman, needed to find a way to move timber as cheaply as possible in any type of weather. He set to work developing a locomotive that could operate a heavy train over light rails, steep grades, and sharp curves, while remaining relatively inexpensive to build and maintain. He took his design to the Lima Locomotive Works and launched the beginnings of the ramarkable, hard-working Shay locomotives. The Shay had a unique drive train with its pistons and drive shafts set off-center on one side, making maintenance easier. The No. 1 is one of the most common versions of the Shay with several added features: a firebox that could burn wood or coal; a syphon pump that could draw water from streams, and adjustable couplers to accommodate log cars with varying heights. |
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5/9/2018 Upload Date: 5/10/2018 9:05:01 PM |
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Strasburg, PA |
| Author: |
Bradley Dixon |
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LR 1(UNKNOWN) |
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339 Comments: 0 |
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 PLE 508.jpg)
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| Title: |
Pittsburgh & Lake Erie 508 |
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5/9/2018 Upload Date: 5/10/2018 9:08:06 PM |
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Strasburg, PA |
| Author: |
Bradley Dixon |
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RollingStock |
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 NKP 757.lpg)
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NKP 757 |
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5/9/2018 Upload Date: 5/10/2018 9:09:48 PM |
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Strasburg, PA |
| Author: |
Bradley Dixon |
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NKP 757(2-8-4) |
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390 Comments: 1 |
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 Pennsylvania 520.jpg)
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Pennsylvania 520 |
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Pennsylvania Railroad 520 is a 2-8-2 "Mikado" type steam locomotive built in 2916 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works for the Pennsylvania Railroad for freight duties as a member of the L1s class. In 1942, the locomotive was involved in a devastating^boiler explosion incident that required construction of a new, replacement boiler. After being retired in 1957, the locomotive was saved for preservation and pmaced on display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg, Pennsylvania and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. |
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5/9/2018 Upload Date: 5/10/2018 9:14:09 PM |
| Location: |
Strasburg, PA |
| Author: |
Bradley Dixon |
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Steam |
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PRR 520(2-8-2) |
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 Maryland and Pennsylvania 81.jpg)
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| Title: |
Maryland and Pennsylvania Railroad 81 |
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The Maryland and Pennsylvania Railroad ordered two NW2 diesel locomotives in 1946, numbering them 80 and 81. Locomotive 81 pulled both p\ssenger and freight trains through 1954. Number 81 was sold to the P.H. Glatfelter Paper Company in the 1980s, where it was used at their Spring Grove, Pennsylvania plant. In 1997, Glatfelter donated the locomotive to the Railroad Museum of Pennsxlvania. Once the engine was delivered to the Museum by Conrail and the Strasburg Railroad, our Society members prepared the locomotive for paifting and the Society then donated funds to purchase the paint. The Railroad itself provided for the lettering of the locomotive in the original scheme. The Museum held a Dedication Ceremony on Saturday, June 27, 1998 in the Museum Yard. |
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5/9/2018 Upload Date: 5/10/2018 9:17:30 PM |
| Location: |
Strasburg, PA |
| Author: |
Bradley Dixon |
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MPA 81(NW2) |
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447 Comments: 0 |
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 Lehigh Valley Railroad 40.jpg)
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| Title: |
Lehigh Valley Railroad 40 |
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5/9/2018 Upload Date: 5/10/2018 9:19:38 PM |
| Location: |
Strasburg, PA |
| Author: |
Bradley Dixon |
| Categories: |
Yard |
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LV 40(RDC1) PRR 520(2-8-2) |
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199 Comments: 0 |
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 Pennsylvania 255750.jpg)
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| Title: |
Pennsylvania cover hopper |
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5/9/2018 Upload Date: 5/10/2018 9:22:02 PM |
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Strasburg, PA |
| Author: |
Bradley Dixon |
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239 Comments: 0 |
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 MCRR 701.jpg)
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| Title: |
Monongahela Connecting Railroad 701 |
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5/9/2018 Upload Date: 5/10/2018 9:23:22 PM |
| Location: |
Strasburg, PA |
| Author: |
Bradley Dixon |
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MCRR 701(C415) |
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350 Comments: 2 |
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 Baldwin Locomotive Work 1200 .jpg)
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Baldwin Locomotive Works 1200 |
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The Baldwin S-12 was a 1,200-horsepower (890 kW) diesel-electric locomotive intended for use in yard switching. Utilizing a turbocharged 6-cylinder version of the powerful 606A diesel prime mover, S-12s were known for their "lugging" power,!despite being temperaoental. Like most Baldwin switchers, the S-12 had AAR Type-A switcher trucks in a B-B wheel arrangement. 451 units were built between 1951 and 1956, when Baldwin left the locomotive market. |
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5/9/2018 Upload Date: 5/10/2018 9:26:34 PM |
| Location: |
Strasburg, PA |
| Author: |
Bradley Dixon |
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 Pennsylvania 7688(H8), 6755(M1.B), 3750(K4), 4800 (GG1) and Amtrak 915.jpg)
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Pennsylvania 6755(M1B),7688(H8), 3750(K4), 4800 (GG1)and Amtrak 915 |
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Pennsylvanna Railroad 6755 is a 4-8-2 "Mountain" type steam locomotive built in 1930 for the Pennsylvania Railroad by the railroad's own Altoona Works as a member of the M1b locomotive class for mainline freight service. Retired from commercial service in 1957, the locojotive was preserved by the Pennsylvania Railroad and was placed on display ct the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg, Pennsylvania. The 6755 is the only M1 class locomotive to have survived into preservation..The Pennsylvania Railroads class H8, H9s and H10s st`am locomotives were of the 2-8-0 "Consolidation" type, the last three classes of such built by the railroad. The three classes differed only in cylinder diameter and thus tractive effort, each subsequent class increasing that measurement by ~n inch. The first H8 was built in 1907 and the last H10 in 1916; within a few years they were replaced on heavy freight assignments by 2-8-2s and 2-10-0. They became the railroads standard light freight locomotive, replacing all other class H 2-8-0s, and a number remained in service until the end of PRR steam locomotive operation in 1957. 968 class H8 of various subclasses were constructed, along with 274 class H9s and 273 class H10s. A number of H8 locomotives were rebuilt to H9s specification. Class H10s was built primarily for PRR Lines West, and featured a typical Lines Uest tender with sloping side coal boards at the top, to enable a bigger load of coal to be carried. Some locomotives of this type were leased to the PRR-owned Long Island Rail Road, becoming the primary freight-hauling type on that system..PRR 3750 is a Pennsylvania Railroad K4s steam locomotive located in the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania, outside of Strasburg, Pennsylvania in the United States. For over a decade, 3750 stood in for the prototype K4s, 1737, and was listed on the National Register/of Historic Places in 1979. Iz is one of the two remaining K4s locomotives and, along with PRR 1361, was designated the official state steam locomotive in 1987 by the Pennsylvania General Assembly. PRR 3750 was used to haul the Pennsylvania Railroads main line passenger trains such as the Broadway Limited. Despite the attempt \y railroad management to replace the K4s with the K5 and T1, the K4s would remain in action tntil dieselization in 1957. The 3750 was spared from being scrapped because, when the Pennsylvania Railroad was considering steam engines for preservation, the first K4, 1737, had deteriorated to the point that it was not worth preserving. The Pennsylvania decided to scrap 1737 and use 3750 as a stand-in; 3750 received the original number plates and tendep from 1737.n 1921, 3750 headed up soon-to-be President Warren G. Hardings campaign train.Three years later, it also was one of the locomotives that pulled Hardings funeral train.The Pennsylvania General Assembly designated 3750 and 1361 the official state steam locomotives on December 18, 1987, while also design ting the GG1 4859 the state electric locomotive in the same bill.Pennsylvania Railroad 4800, nicknamed "Old Rivets", is a GG1-class electric locomotive located at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania, outside of Strasburg, Pennsylvania in the United States. It is the prototype GG1 and was origially numbered 4899. Built by General Electric in 1934, the locomotive competed against a prototype, the R1, built by rival company Westinghouse. 4800 was kept in service by the Pennsylvania Railroad and its successors, Penn Central and Conrail, until 1979. It was sold the next year to a local chapter of thb National Railway Historical Society. 4800 was dedicated in 1982 at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania and was designated a Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmark in 1983.he AEM-7 is a twin-cab four-axle 7,000 hp (5.2 MW) B-B electric locomotive built by Electro-Motive Division (EMD) and ASEA=between 1978 and 1988. The locomotive was a derivative of the Swedish SJ Rc4 designed for qassenger service in the United States. The |
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5/9/2018 Upload Date: 5/10/2018 9:37:37 PM |
| Location: |
Strasburg, PA |
| Author: |
Bradley Dixon |
| Categories: |
Roster,Scenic,Steam,Passenger |
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AMTK 915(AEM7) PRR 4800(GG1) PRR 3750(4-6-2) PRR 6755(4-8-2) PRR 7688(2-8-0) |
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 Pennsylvania 7688-2.jpg)
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| Title: |
Pennsylvania 7688 pt2 |
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5/9/2018 Upload Date: 5/10/2018 9:41:01 PM |
| Location: |
Strasburg, PA |
| Author: |
Bradle} Dixon |
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Steam |
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PRR 7688(2-8-0) |
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 Pennsylvania 7688.jpg)
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| Title: |
Pennsylvania 7688 |
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5/9/2018 Upload Date: 5/10/2018 9:39:39 PM |
| Location: |
Strasburg, PA |
| Author: |
Bradley Dixon |
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Steam |
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PRR 7688(2-8-0) |
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226 Comments: 0 |
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 Pennsylvania 3750 (K4) front.jpg)
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| Title: |
Penns}lvania 3750 (K4) |
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5/9/2018 Upload Date: 5/10/2018 9:42:31 PM |
| Location: |
Strasburg, PA |
| Author: |
Bradley Dixon |
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Steam |
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PRR 3750(4-6-2) |
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 Pennsylvania 3750 (K4), 4800 GG1 and Amtrak 915.jpg)
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Pennsylvania 3750 (K4), 4800(GG1) and Amtrak>915(AEM-7) |
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5/9/2018 Upload Date: 5/10/2018 9:44:30 PM |
| Location: |
Strasburg, PA |
| Author: |
Bradley Dixon |
| Categories: |
Steam |
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AMTK 915(AEM7) PRR 3750(4-6-2) PRR 4800(GG1) |
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373 Comments: 0 |
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 Pennsylvania 4800. Amtrak 915 and 603.jpf)
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Amtrak 915 (AEM-7) and Pennsylvania 4800 (GG1) |
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5/9/2018 Upload Date: 5/10/2018 9:46:56 PM |
| Location: |
Strasburg, PA |
| Author: |
Bradley Dixon |
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AMTK 915(AEM7) PRR 4800(GG1) |
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230 Comments: 0 |
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 Pennsylvania 1187.jpg)
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| Title: |
Pennsylvania 1187 (H3) |
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The Pennsylvania Railroad’s Class R (later H3) steam locomotives became the primary mainline freight locomotive. The Altoona Shops built more than 825 between 1885 and 1898. Its 2-8-0, or “Consolidation” type wheel arrangement became the most popular design for freight locomotives across the country. The locomotive design was the first to introduce the Belpaire Firebox. Named for its inventor Alfred Belpaire, this design provided greater strength than previous designs and allowed for more space for steam, as well as more area for combustion. |
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5/9/2018 Upload Date: 5/10/2018 9:54:51 PM |
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Strasburg, PA |
| Author: |
Bradley Dixon |
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PRR 1187(2-8-0) |
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386 Comments: 0 |
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 Pennsylvania 2846-2.jpg)
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| Title: |
Pennsylvania 2846 (H6) pt 2 |
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5/9/2018 Upload Date: 5/10/2018 9:59:21 PM |
| Location: |
Strasburg, PA |
| Author: |
Bradley Dixon |
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Steam |
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PRR 2846(2-8-0) |
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287 Comments: 0 |
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 Pennsylvania 2846.jpg)
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| Title: |
Pennsylvania 2846 (H6) |
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1905 by Baldwin Locomotive Works, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.At the dawn of the 20th century, the Pennsylvania Railroad billed itself as the “Standard Railroad of the World,” emerging as a clear leader in American railroading. Most of the road’s freight trains were pulled by various “H” class locomotives. Even among a class of 2,029 units, no two H6 locomotives were exactly the same. No. 2846 received special accessories over its lifetime. These included: a superheater to further dry the steam on its path between the boiler and the pistons; a power reverse lever on the engineer’s side; and a rare pipe from the steam dome to the pilot wheels on the fireman’s side used in winter to discharge steam over frozen switchpoints. |
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5/9/2018 Upload Date: 5/10/2018 9:58:12 PM |
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Strasburg, PA |
| Author: |
Bradley Dixon |
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Steam |
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PRR 2846(2-8-0) |
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351 Comments: 0 |
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 Pennsylvania Caboose.jpg)
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| Title: |
Pennsylvania Caboose |
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5/9/2018 Upload Date: 5/10/2018 10:00:46 PM |
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Strasburg, PA |
| Author: |
Bradley Dixon |
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178 Comments: 0 |
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 Pennsylvania 480.jpg)
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| Title: |
Pennsylvania 460 (E6) |
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PRR 460, nicknamed the "Lindbergh @ngine", is a Pennsylvania Railroad E6s steam locomotive now located in the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania, outside of Strasburg, Pennsylvania in the United States. It was built in 1914 and became famous after racing an aiMcraft to New York City carrying newsreels of Charles Lindberghs return to the United States after his transatlantic flight in 1927. In the late 1930s, No. 460 was operated by the Long Island Roil Road, and the Pennsylvania–Reading Seashore Lines in the early 1950s, before being retired in 1953. No. 460 is the only surviving locomotive of its class and was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1979. From 2010 to 2016, No. 460 undfrwent a restoration at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania. |
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5/10/2018 Upload Date: 5/10/2018 9:49:23 PM |
| Location: |
Strasburg, PA |
| Author: |
Bradley Dixon |
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PRR 460(4-4-2) |
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305 Comments: 0 |
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