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Viewing Album: PRR: "Death Of A Locomotive" ~ January 1958
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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Title:
PRR "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:
1262
Comments:
1
Title:
PRR "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)
PRR 5779(DR6-4-2000)
Views:
1092
Comments:
2
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