Title: |
PRR Eastbound Passenger Train, c. 1952 |
Description: |
Niles II. Here is the fourth of 19 original photos by George Niles, Jr., that were taken at the Pennsylvania Railroad's Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, perhaps during 1952. Shown here (R to L) is PRR engine #3742 and another locomotive whose road number is not recorded. Both are K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" Class locomotives. #3742 was built in Juniata during March of 1920 and retired in January of 1949 after 29 years of faithful service; note the trainphone apparatus on the tender's deck. In this context, they're pulling a passenger train around the Curve and down the Allegheny Mountains to Altoona and points East. |
Photo Date: |
9/23/1952 Upload Date: 3/5/2020 2:56:26 PM |
Location: |
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE CURVE), PA |
Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
Categories: |
Steam,Passenger |
Locomotives: |
PRR 3742(4-6-2) |
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