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PRR "Broadway Limited," c. 1929 |
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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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1006 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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203 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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166 Comments: 0 |
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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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168 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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181 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
PRR 646, K-4S, #1 of 4, c. 1953 |
Description: |
Here is the first 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 front end 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 faithful service. In this context, it's on the Turntable having just returned to Altoona from a passenger helper run up the Allegheny Mountains to Gallitzin where it uncoupled and returned here, to be turned around, for yet another run up "The Mountain." |
Photo Date: |
2/2/1953 Upload Date: 6/13/2021 1:45:49 PM |
Location: |
Altoona, PA |
Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
Categories: |
Winter,Steam |
Locomotives: |
PRR 646(4-6-2) |
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159 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
PRR 646, K-4S, 1955 |
Description: |
Coal Power. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Don Ball, Jr., that was taken in Jersey City, New Jersey, on 3 May 1955. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #646, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during 1918 and retired in November of 1957. William P. Nixon Collection #50065. |
Photo Date: |
5/3/1955 Upload Date: 3/15/2018 11:33:34 AM |
Location: |
Jersey City, NJ |
Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
Categories: |
Station,Steam,Signal,Passenger |
Locomotives: |
PRR 646(4-6-2) |
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664 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
PRR 646 sits in the yard |
Description: |
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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. |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
PRR 646(4-6-2) |
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1242 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
PRR 646, K-4S, 1955 |
Description: |
SPM. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Monmouth Beach, New Jersey, on 8 August 1955. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engine #646, a unidentified Central Railroad of New Jersey Baldwin-built diesel, and an unidentified PRR locomotive. #646 is a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during March of 1918 and retired in November of 1957. |
Photo Date: |
8/8/1955 Upload Date: 12/14/2018 1:17:20 PM |
Location: |
Monmouth Junction, NJ |
Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
Categories: |
Steam,Passenger |
Locomotives: |
PRR 646(4-6-2) |
Views: |
454 Comments: 1 |
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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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140 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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570 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
PRR 646, K-4S, c. 1956 |
Description: |
Chione. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione. 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 and the exact date are not recorded. Many thanks to Mr. Robert Hess for identifying this location correctly. |
Photo Date: |
7/14/1956 Upload Date: 12/20/2023 10:36:15 PM |
Location: |
Little Silver, NJ |
Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
Categories: |
Steam,Passenger |
Locomotives: |
PRR 646(4-6-2) |
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100 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
PRR 646, K-4S, 1956 |
Description: |
Here is a photo by an unidentified photographer that was taken in South Amboy, New Jersey, sometime in 1956. 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 numbers of the other two locomotives and the exact date are not recorded. Raymond C. Laws Collection. |
Photo Date: |
8/15/1956 Upload Date: 3/10/2019 10:19:47 AM |
Location: |
South Amboy, NJ |
Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
Categories: |
Yard,Steam |
Locomotives: |
PRR 646(4-6-2) |
Views: |
313 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) |
Views: |
1424 Comments: 1 |
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