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By:Thomas C. Ayers
Dates:1/3/1958 - 1/3/1958
Album Info:Here is a two-page article entitled "Death Of A Locomotive: Steam Power Ends Its Passenger Service." It was published originally in the January-February 1958 issue of "Pennsy" magazine, pages 16-17. No author is specified. This story recounts "the last run of the last scheduled passenger steam engine on the Pennsylvania Railroad" from Pemberton to Camden, New Jersey, a distance of 25 miles. Featured is PRR engine #5351, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during March of 1924 and retired in April of 1958 after 34 years of faithful service.
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"Death Of A Locomotive," Page 16, 1958
Title:  "Death Of A Locomotive," Page 16, 1958
Description:  Here is page one of a two-page article entitled "Death Of A Locomotive: Steam Power Ends Its Passenger Service." It was published originally in the January-February 1958 issue of "Pennsy" magazine, page 16. Top Photo Caption: "The PRR's last scheduled passenger steamer makes its final run, still fast and rugged. Engine is K-4, once pride of the fleet." Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5351, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during March of 1924 and retired in April of 1958 after 34 years of faithful service. The "last run" in question was a morning commuter run from Pemberton to Camden on Tuesday, 12 November 1957.
Photo Date:  1/1/1958  Upload Date: 11/17/2016 8:06:47 PM
Location:  Pemberton, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5351(4-6-2)
Views:  966   Comments: 1
"Death Of A Locomotive," Page 17, 1958
Title:  "Death Of A Locomotive," Page 17, 1958
Description:  Here is page two of a two-page article entitled "Death Of A Locomotive: Steam Power Ends Its Passenger Service." It was published originally in the January-February 1958 issue of "Pennsy" magazine, page 17. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5351, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during March of 1924 and retired in April of 1958 after 34 years of service. The number of the Baldwin BP-20 diesel-electric locomotive depicted in the lower left-hand corner of the photo is not recorded.
Photo Date:  1/1/1958  Upload Date: 11/17/2016 8:10:22 PM
Location:  Camden, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5351(4-6-2)
Views:  769   Comments: 2


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