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Owner: Pennsylvania Railroad
Model:Lima-Hamilton LT-2500Built As:PRR 5683 (LT-2500)
Serial Number:9538Order No:1221-DE
Frame Number: Built:9/1951
Notes:PRR Class LS-25.
Other locos with this serial:  PRR 5683(LT-2500)
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"The Lima Story," Page 20, 1952
Title:  "The Lima Story," Page 20, 1952
Description:  Here is page nine of a ten-page article by David P. Morgan entitled "The Lima Story:1 ~ Super Power." It was published originally in the January 1952 issue of "Trains & Travel" magazine, page 20. Partial Caption: "Lima's last locomotive ~ Pennsylvania Railroad 2500-horsepower transfer diesel No. 5683 ~ was taken outside the plant by the works' Plymoouth yard engine on Wednesday, September 12, 1951." Prominent here is PRR engine #5683, an LS-25 built in September 1951 and retired in July of 1966 after just 15 years of revenue service.
Photo Date:  1/1/1952  Upload Date: 2/17/2020 8:05:35 AM
Location:  Lima, OH
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
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Locomotives:  PRR 5683(LT-2500)
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PRR 5683, LS-25, c. 1953
Title:  PRR 5683, LS-25, c. 1953
Description:  Here is an original photo by John S. Fisher. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5683, an LS-25 transfer diesel built by the Lima Locomotive Works in September of 1951, rated at 2,500 horsepower, and retired in July of 1966 after just 15 years of revenue service. It was the last locomotive built by Lima. The road number of the N-6B cabin car, the date, and the location are not recorded.
Photo Date:  11/14/1953  Upload Date: 5/7/2022 9:58:03 PM
Location:  Yellow Springs, OH
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
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Locomotives:  PRR 5683(LT-2500)
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