"Pennsy" Magazine, July-August 1959         
Here is a photo from an article entitled "Rush From Labrador." It was published originally in the July-August 1959 issue of "Pennsy" magazine, page 15. The photographer is not identified. Photo Caption: "Giant furnaces, ore pile, and dumper form background as trains reach Weirton Steel." Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #8949, an LS-25M built by Lima-Hamilton in August of 1951, rated at 2,500 horsepower, and retired in July of 1966 after just 15 years of revenue service.
Date: 7/2/1959 Location: Weirton, WV Views: 169 Collection Of:   Thomas C. Ayers
Locomotives: PRR 8949(LT-2500)    Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
"Pennsy" Magazine, July-August 1959
Picture Categories: This picture is part of album:  PRR: "Pennsy" Magazine Illustrations ~ 1952-1968
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