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PRR "Broadway Limited," c. 1929 |
| Description: |
Here is a postal card entitled "Broadway Limited ~ Pennsylvania Railroad System." No Postmark. Caption On Reverse: "The Broadway Limited is America's foremost train. It makes the daily run over the Pennsylvania Railroad System between New York and Chicago in 20 hours; Philadelphia and Chicago in 18-1/4 hours." Depicted here pulling an eight-car consist is PRR engine #646, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during March of 1918 and retired in November of 1957 after 39 years of faithful service. The artist's name and the date are not recorded. |
| Photo Date: |
9/22/1929 Upload Date: 9/9/2017 2:34:05 AM |
| Location: |
Lewistown, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Steam,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 646(4-6-2) |
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1042 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 646, K-4S, c. 1938 |
| Description: |
Here is a photo via Rail Photo Service. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #646, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during March of 1918 and retired in November of 1957 after 39 years of faithful service. The photographer's name, the date, and the location are not recorded. John S. Fisher Collection; #4 of 12. |
| Photo Date: |
8/9/1938 Upload Date: 5/12/2022 8:21:44 AM |
| Location: |
Fort Wayne, IN |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Steam,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 646(4-6-2) |
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241 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 646, K-4S, #2 of 4, c. 1953 |
| Description: |
Here is the second of four original photos by Douglas C. Jones that were taken at the 24th Street Turntable in Altoona, Pennsylvania, c. 1953. Shown here is the firebox backhead of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #646, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during March of 1918 and retired in November of 1957 after 39 years of service. |
| Photo Date: |
2/2/1953 Upload Date: 6/13/2021 1:42:06 PM |
| Location: |
Altoona, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
InCab,Steam |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 646(4-6-2) |
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209 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 646, K-4S, #3 of 4, c. 1953 |
| Description: |
Here is the third of four original photos by Douglas C. Jones that were taken at the 24th Street Turntable in Altoona, Pennsylvania, c. 1953. Shown here is the engineman's view from Pennsylvania Railroad engine #646, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during March of 1918 and retired in November of 1957 after 39 years of faithful service. Visible in the middle distance are the Westbound Locomotive Ready Tracks, where #646 will be moved to await its next passenger helper assignment up "The Mountain." The twin smokestacks at the right mark the location of the PRR's 12th Street Car Shops. |
| Photo Date: |
2/2/1953 Upload Date: 6/13/2021 1:43:31 PM |
| Location: |
Altoona, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Winter,InCab,Steam,Signal |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 646(4-6-2) |
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195 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 646, K-4S, #4 of 4, c. 1953 |
| Description: |
Here is the fourth of four original photos by Douglas C. Jones that were taken at the 24th Street Turntable in Altoona, Pennsylvania, c. 1953. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #646, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during March of 1918 and retired in November of 1957 after 39 years of service. It's parked in the Westbound Locomotive Ready Tracks, awaiting its next passenger helper assignment up "The Mountain." Visible in the left background are several homes situated on Tenth Avenue. |
| Photo Date: |
2/2/1953 Upload Date: 6/13/2021 1:40:20 PM |
| Location: |
Altoona, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Winter,Steam |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 646(4-6-2) |
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210 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 646 sits in the yard |
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| Photo Date: |
7/1/1955 Upload Date: 11/20/2012 6:26:21 PM |
| Location: |
Camden, NJ |
| Author: |
Joseph Petaccio Jr. |
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| Locomotives: |
PRR 646(4-6-2) |
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1276 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 646, K-4S, c. 1956 |
| Description: |
Coal Power. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Bay Head Junction, New Jersey, c. 1956. Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #646, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during March of 1918 and retired in November of 1957. Partially visible at the left is PRR engine #5880, an EP-20 built by GM-EMD in April of 1949 and rated at 2,000 horsepower. |
| Photo Date: |
3/10/1956 Upload Date: 9/17/2023 10:59:37 PM |
| Location: |
Bay Head Junction, NJ |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Steam |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 646(4-6-2) PRR 5880(E7A) |
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185 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 3752, K-4S, c. 1956 |
| Description: |
Blackhawk. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Mayer Pearlman that was taken in South Amboy, New Jersey, perhaps in 1956. Photo Caption: "Pair of Pennsylvania K-4's at South Amboy, N.J." Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #3752 and #646. Both are K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacifics" built in Juniata. #3752 was built during April of 1920 and retired in April of 1958, while #646 was built during March of 1918 and retired in November of 1957. This photo comes from a color slide set entitled "Railroads Around New York" that's produced by Blackhawk Films of Davenport, Iowa (254-17). |
| Photo Date: |
3/21/1956 Upload Date: 8/28/2018 1:44:11 AM |
| Location: |
South Amboy, NJ |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Yard,Steam |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 3752(4-6-2) PRR 646(4-6-2) |
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612 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 646 |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
9/20/1959 Upload Date: 3/28/2009 9:35:57 PM |
| Location: |
South Amboy, NJ |
| Author: |
Unknown |
| Categories: |
Steam |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 646(4-6-2) |
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1457 Comments: 1 |
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