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8/18/2025
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Pictures of PRR 3878
Owner:
Pennsylvania Railroad
Model:
Altoona 4-6-2
Built As:
PRR 3878 (4-6-2)
Serial Number:
3774
Order No:
Frame Number:
Built:
6/1923
Notes:
PRR Class K-4S; retired 05/56
Other locos with this serial:
PRR 3878(4-6-2)
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Title:
PRR 3878, K-4S, c. 1926
Description:
Mann. Here is a photo of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #3878, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during June of 1923 and retired in May of 1956 after 33 years of faithful service. Wave to the Fireman! The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. (Gift from Brad Mann.)
Photo Date:
10/14/1926
Upload Date:
6/3/2025 12:42:00 AM
Location:
Metuchen, NJ
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 3878(4-6-2)
Views:
241
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR "Broadway Limited," Pages 4-5, 1927
Description:
Here are pages four and five of a 47-page booklet by Katherine Woods entitled "The Broadway Limited: 1902-1927." It was issued originally by the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1927. Left-Hand Page Photo Caption: "Pennsylvania Station, New York." Right-Hand Page: Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #3878, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during June of 1923 and retired in May of 1956 after 33 years of faithful service. Photo taken near Metuchen, New Jersey, c. 1926.
Photo Date:
6/15/1927
Upload Date:
11/1/2022 9:55:02 PM
Location:
New York Penn Sta, NY
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Station,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 3878(4-6-2)
Views:
479
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 3878, K-4S, 1952
Description:
Young. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Andrew D. Young that was taken in Englewood, Illinois, in 1952. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #3878, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during June of 1923 and retired in May of 1956 after 33 years of faithful service. It's pulling a Chicago-bound passenger train into Englewood Union Station and will soon stop to discharge passengers. Produced and distributed by Evda Slides of Maryland Heights, Missouri.
Photo Date:
1/23/1952
Upload Date:
1/14/2022 8:43:42 AM
Location:
Englewood, IL
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Station,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 3878(4-6-2)
Views:
432
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 3878, K-4S, c. 1955
Description:
Mann. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #3878, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during June of 1923 and retired in May of 1956 after 33 years of faithful service. Note the hawk in the sky, searching for snacks! The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. ("PrrFan18n")
Photo Date:
8/15/1955
Upload Date:
5/29/2025 9:38:50 PM
Location:
Red Bank, NJ
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 3878(4-6-2)
Views:
205
Comments:
0
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