| Title: |
"The Iron Horse In Retirement," 1961 |
| Description: |
Personal PC. Here is a postal card entitled "The Iron Horse In Retirement." Postmarked: 1 August 1961. Sent to me by James W. Young, a chemist at the PRR's Altoona Test Plant. Caption On Reverse: "This is the last steam locomotive run on the Maine Central Railroad. Final trip was Portland to Bangor and return on June 13, 1954. No. 470 is a Big C Class Pacific type built by Alco in 1924. It had 30 years of service, being replaced by modern diesels." Photo by Luther S. Phillips. |
| Photo Date: |
8/1/1961 Upload Date: 3/31/2022 7:24:13 PM |
| Location: |
Waterville, ME |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Steam |
| Locomotives: |
MEC 470(4-6-2) |
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