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12/20/2024
 
 
 
 
 
By:Gary Everhart
Dates:7/1/1949 - 8/18/1957
Album Info:These are some recently acquired b&w photos of Pannsylvania RR 4-6-2 Pacifics, all built at the Altoona shops. The photos have been scanned and cleaned up. If written on the backs, the date, location and photo credit will be listed. Some did not have any information so approximate dates and locations are given.
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PRR 4-6-2 #2452, ex-3407
Title:  PRR 4-6-2 #2452, ex-3407
Description:  This Altoona built Pacific hit the rails in July, 1912 as number 3407. According to the Altoona records, it was scrapped in January of 1938. Date is approximate.
Photo Date:  6/1/1937  Upload Date: 9/26/2013 9:32:00 AM
Location:  Unknown, PA
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Steam,Action
Locomotives:  PRR 2452(4-6-2)
Views:  504   Comments: 0
PRR 4-6-2 #5371
Title:  PRR 4-6-2 #5371
Description:  Poised outside one of the shop areas around Columbus, Ohio, is Altoona built (5/1924) K4s Pacific. Photographer C.W. Burns notes on the back - "The 1 K-4 that had roller brgs on all loco wheels and lite wt roller brg rods & Xheads" According to the Altoona shop records, this loco was eventually scrapped in February of 1950. The date in 1937 is approximate. This was an October, 1968 reprint from Burns negative.
Photo Date:  6/1/1937  Upload Date: 9/26/2013 9:32:07 AM
Location:  Columbus, OH
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Steam,Action
Locomotives:  PRR 5371(4-6-2)
Views:  628   Comments: 0
PRR 4-6-2 #5491
Title:  PRR 4-6-2 #5491
Description:  Good looking photo by an unknown photographer captures this Altoona built K4s in the afternoon sun. Sadly, it went to the scrap line in April of 1949. Bet it headed up some fast moving passenger trains in its time though! Date and location are approximate.
Photo Date:  6/1/1946  Upload Date: 9/26/2013 9:32:21 AM
Location:  Unknown, PA
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Steam,Action
Locomotives:  PRR 5491(4-6-2)
Views:  350   Comments: 0
PRR 4-6-2 #3726
Title:  PRR 4-6-2 #3726
Description:  Another Altoona shops built K4s is this good looking brute in an unknown location. The 80" drivers are tucked in neatly behind the rods and pipes, half obscuring them. According to the Altoona records, this K4s class loco was scrapped in April of 1950. Date is approximate.
Photo Date:  6/1/1949  Upload Date: 9/26/2013 9:32:04 AM
Location:  Unknown, PA
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Steam,Action
Locomotives:  PRR 3726(4-6-2)
Views:  327   Comments: 0
PRR 4-6-2 #3761
Title:  PRR 4-6-2 #3761
Description:  Another Altoona K4s Pacific built in 4/1920. This was an October, 1968 reprint from the negative of photographer was C.W. Burns. The day in July, 1949 is approximate.
Photo Date:  7/1/1949  Upload Date: 9/26/2013 9:32:06 AM
Location:  Hammonton, NJ
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Steam,Action
Locomotives:  PRR 3761(4-6-2)
Views:  742   Comments: 0
PRR 4-6-2 #5390
Title:  PRR 4-6-2 #5390
Description:  Putting on a showy display as it heads up an afternoon passenger train, #5390 gives us an iconic view of passenger railroading in 1950. This K4s, built in 7/1924 by the Altoona shops, eventually was scrapped in 8/1956. R.G. Nugent photo credit. One of my favorite PRR Pacific action shots!
Photo Date:  4/16/1950  Upload Date: 9/26/2013 9:32:09 AM
Location:  Keating Summit, PA
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Steam,Action
Locomotives:  PRR 5390(4-6-2)
Views:  441   Comments: 2
PRR 4-6-2 #1361
Title:  PRR 4-6-2 #1361
Description:  Built by the PRR shops in May of 1918, #1361 survives today albeit not in the same location. Interesting note by the unknown photographer -"K-4 #1361, an early K-4, gleams like new. (I was surprised to see a fence around this marvelous machine, felt it was a shame to cage it like a beast), here at it's permanent home at the curve. The locomotive is a gift to the city of Altoon from the PRR." Now preserved at the Altoona RR Memorial Museum
Photo Date:  8/18/1957  Upload Date: 9/26/2013 9:31:28 AM
Location:  Unknown, PA
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Steam,Action
Locomotives:  PRR 1361(4-6-2)
Views:  1201   Comments: 0


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