| Here is a photo from page 715 in the "Centennial History Of The Pennsylvania Railroad Company: 1846-1946" that was composed by George H. Burgess & Miles C. Kennedy and published in 1949. Photo Caption: "American type passenger locomotive. The friction wheel for operating the Loughridge chain brake is plainly seen back of the rear drivers." Shown here is PRR engine #166, a 4-4-0 "American" locomotive built by the Lancaster Locomotive Works as the "Wheatland" for the Philadelphia & Columbia Railroad during 1853, purchased by the PRR and numbered "166" in 1857, and retired in March of 1872 after just 19 years of revenue service. |
| Date:
4/13/1949 |
Location:
Philadelphia, PA |
Views:
402 |
Collection Of:
 
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Locomotives: |
Author: Thomas C. Ayers
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| Picture Categories: Steam |
This picture is part of album: PRR: Centennial History Of The PRR ~ 1949 |