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Title:
PRR 1747, L-1S, 1955
Description:
Hollidaysburg. Here is a photo by John Dziobko, Jr., that was taken in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, on 17 September 1955. It was published originally in his 2006 book entitled "The Pennsy In The 1950's: The Last Great Decade," page 96. Partial Caption: "L-1s #1747 and 90F75 tender, with train, at Hollidaysburg, September 17, 1955." PRR engine #1747 is an L-1S (2-8-2) "Mikado" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during March of 1916 and retired in December of 1955 after 39 years of service.
Photo Date:
9/17/1955
Upload Date:
1/20/2018 1:39:50 AM
Location:
Hollidaysburg, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard,Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 1747(2-8-2)
Views:
668
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 1747, L-1S, 1955
Description:
Dziobko. Here is a photo by John Dziobko, Jr., that was taken in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, on 17 September 1955. It was published originally in his 2006 book entitled "The Pennsy In The 1950's: The Last Great Decade," page 95. Partial Caption: "L-1s #1747, with a Futura number plate and 90F75 tender, at Hollidaysburg, September 17, 1955." #1747 is an L-1S (2-8-2) "Mikado" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during March of 1916 and retired in December of 1955 after 39 years of service.
Photo Date:
9/17/1955
Upload Date:
1/20/2018 1:41:37 AM
Location:
Hollidaysburg, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard,Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 1747(2-8-2)
Views:
489
Comments:
0
Title:
"Trains" Magazine, January 1948
Description:
Here is a photo that was published originally in the January 1948 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 40. It was included in a three-page article by Mr. E.L. Thompson entitled "Falls Creek, Pa.: Area of Railroad Thrills." Photo Caption: "PRR Mike readies for a day's work on a way freight." Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #2760, an L-1S (2-8-2) "Mikado" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during February of 1917 and retired in September of 1950 after 33 years of faithful service.
Photo Date:
1/1/1948
Upload Date:
7/13/2019 1:05:26 PM
Location:
Falls Creek, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard,Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 2760(2-8-2)
Views:
418
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 7554, H-10S, c. 1946
Description:
Here is a photo via Rail Photo Service. Shown here (R to L) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #7554 and an unidentified "L" Class (2-8-2) "Mikado" (see Mr. Robert Hess's comment below). #7554 is an H-10S (2-8-0) "Consolidated" built by the American Locomotive Company during September of 1913 and retired in May of 1951 after 38 years of faithful service. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. John S. Fisher Collection; #1 of 20.
Photo Date:
8/15/1946
Upload Date:
5/28/2022 11:20:37 AM
Location:
Indianapolis, IN
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard,Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 7554(2-8-0)
PRR 2861(2-8-2)
Views:
169
Comments:
1
Title:
PRR "Horseshoe Curve," Page 31, 1941
Description:
Here is page four of an eight-page article by Harry T. Sohlberg entitled "Horseshoe Curve." It was published originally in the March 1941 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 31. Top Photo: Visible here is the Pennsylvania Railroad's Kittanning Point Passenger Station, which was demolished during 1940. Bottom Photo: Shown here is PRR engine #3474, an L-1S (2-8-2) "Mikako" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during March of 1916 and retired in November of 1949 after 33 years of faithful service.
Photo Date:
3/1/1941
Upload Date:
7/16/2016 12:44:57 AM
Location:
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Tunnel,Station,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 3474(2-8-2)
Views:
456
Comments:
0
Title:
"Horseshoe Curve," Page 23, 1941
Description:
Here is page four of a seven-page article by Harry T. Sohlberg entitled "Horseshoe Curve." It was published originally in the November 1941 issue of "Mutual Magazine," page 23. (This is actually a reprint of an article published in the March 1941 issue of "Trains" magazine, pages 28-35.) Partial Caption: "A Pennsy Mikado rolling westward out of the single-track [Allegheny] tunnel at Gallitzin." Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #3474, an L-1S (2-8-2) "Mikako" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during March of 1916 and retired in November of 1949 after 33 years of faithful service.
Photo Date:
11/3/1941
Upload Date:
1/26/2019 10:54:14 AM
Location:
Gallitzin, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Tunnel,Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 3474(2-8-2)
Views:
218
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 3579 - Pennsylvania RR
Description:
Information on the reverse side lists this as an L-1s, 2-10-2, built by Baldwin in 2/1919. New locomotive to this site.
Photo Date:
10/1/1934
Upload Date:
12/18/2012 12:01:40 PM
Location:
Meadows Terrace, NJ
Author:
Gary Everhart
Categories:
Roster,Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 3579(2-8-2)
Views:
596
Comments:
2
Title:
"Trains" Magazine, August 1968
Description:
Here is a photo taken by Mr. W.R. Osborne. It was included in his six-page camera study entitled "West Trenton ~ 1938" that was published originally in the August 1968 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 46. Partial Caption: "Oh, Oh ~ a wreck on Pennsy's main line has required rerouting over the Reading. The train's inoperative GG-1 electric is piloted west through West Trenton by footboarded L-1 Mike No. 3579." PRR engine #3579 is an L-1S (2-8-2) "Mikado" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during January of 1919 and retired in January of 1948 after 29 years of faithful service. The exact date is not recorded.
Photo Date:
8/1/1968
Upload Date:
8/15/2019 1:57:30 AM
Location:
West Trenton, NJ
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Station,Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 3579(2-8-2)
Views:
285
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 3581, L-1S, c. 1956
Description:
Burkey. Here is an original photo of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #3581, an L-1S (2-8-2) "Mikado" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during January of 1919 and retired in October of 1956 after 37 years of faithful service. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. (#16 of 25)
Photo Date:
8/15/1956
Upload Date:
1/11/2025 12:21:38 AM
Location:
Northumberland, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard,Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 3581(2-8-2)
Views:
14
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 3583, L-1S, 1951
Description:
Here is a photo via Paul W. Prescott that was taken at the Passenger Station in Ebenezer, New York, on 4 July 1951. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #3583, an L-1S (2-8-2) "Mikado" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during February of 1917 and retired in April of 1958 after 41 years of faithful service. In this context, it's powering one of the Pennsy's famous "Off-The-Beaten-Track" excursions. "All ABOARD!" Gary Mittner Collection.
Photo Date:
7/4/1951
Upload Date:
10/17/2022 11:10:48 PM
Location:
Ebenezer, NY
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Station,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 3583(2-8-2)
Views:
178
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 3583, L-1S, c. 1956
Description:
Chione. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken in Enola, Penns}lvania. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #3583, an L-1S (2-8-2) "Mikado" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during February of 1919 and retired in April of 1958 after 39 years of faithful service. A small portion of the left-to-right flowing Susquehanna River iq visible in the background. The photographer's name and the exact date are not recorded.
Photo Date:
8/18/1956
Upload Date:
11/9/2023 9:17:20 AM
Location:
Enola, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard,Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 3583(2-8-2)
Views:
156
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 3583, L-1S, c. 1958
Description:
East Altoona. Here is an original photo by an unidentified photographer that was taken in East Altoona, Pennsylvania, c. 1958. Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #3583, an L-1S (2-8-2) "Mikado" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during February of 1919 and retired in April of 1958 after 39 years of faithful service.
Photo Date:
4/16/1958
Upload Date:
6/27/2018 2:03:47 AM
Location:
Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard,Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 3583(2-8-2)
Views:
408
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 2-8-2 #3629 - Pennsylvania RR
Description:
Built by Baldwin in 1916, this L1s class loco sits in the 45th Street yard in Philadelphia. Photographer Bob Lorenz marked on the back the word "booster".
Photo Date:
6/1/1957
Upload Date:
9/25/2013 9:34:47 PM
Location:
Philadelphia, PA
Author:
Gary Everhart
Categories:
Roster,Steam,Action
Locomotives:
PRR 3629(2-8-2)
Views:
536
Comments:
0
Title:
"Trains" Centennial Issue, Page 47, 1946
Description:
Here is page 47 of the April 1946 issue of "Trains" magazine. It's the eighth page of an eight-page story by Mr. A.C. Kalmbach entitled "Epoch of Electrification." Top Photo Caption: "Steam locomotives pulling freight on the electrified lines were greeted with loud cheers by steam fans, but the plans actually anticipated this as a much more efficient way of meeting exceptional traffic peaks than to provide excess generating capacity." Photo by C.A. Brown. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #3631, an L-1S (2-8-2) "Mikado" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during March of 1916 and retired in April of 1955 after 39 years of faithful service.
Photo Date:
4/13/1946
Upload Date:
6/21/2019 8:41:43 AM
Location:
Newark, DE
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam,Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 3631(2-8-2)
Views:
328
Comments:
1
Title:
PRR 3633, L-1S, c. 1946
Description:
Lorenz. Here is a photo via Bob Lorenz that was taken near Mansfield, Ohio, c. 1946. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #3633, an L-1S (2-8-2) "Mikado" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during March of 1916 and retired in April of 1950 after 34 years of faithful service. (Preas; #3 of 7)
Photo Date:
8/15/1946
Upload Date:
4/7/2023 10:27:56 PM
Location:
Mansfield, OH
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
RollingStock,Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 3633(2-8-2)
Views:
134
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 3635, L-1S, c. 1949
Description:
Marianchuk. Here is an original photo by Jack Bounds that was taken near Darby, Pennsylvania, c. 1949. Caption On Reverse: "Note Lines West tender on second L-1s." Shown here (L to R) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #3635 and another locomotive whose road number is not recorded. #3635 is an L-1S (2-8-2) "Mikado" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during April of 1916 and retired in November of 1954 after 38 years of faithful service. In this context, they're pulling a mixed-cargo freight train in electrified territory. Note the trainphone apparatus on both tender decks.
Photo Date:
9/22/1949
Upload Date:
10/21/2023 8:12:44 AM
Location:
Darby, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 3635(2-8-2)
Views:
117
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 3639, L-1S, 1954
Description:
TRB. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Bill Price that was taken at the Rockville Bridge near Marysville, Pennsylvania, on 28 October 1954. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #3639, an L-1S (2-8-2) "Mikado" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during April of 1916 and retired in May of 1956 after 40 years of faithful service. In this context, it's about to the Rockville Bridge with a mixed-cargo freight train out of Enola on its way to Renovo and points North.
Photo Date:
10/28/1954
Upload Date:
1/10/2018 4:02:51 AM
Location:
Marysville, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge,Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 3639(2-8-2)
Views:
581
Comments:
1
Title:
PRR 3639, L-1S, #1 of 2, 1955
Description:
Hagerstown. Here is the first of two successive duplicate 35mm color slides of photos by Bill Clynes that were taken in Hagerstown, Maryland on 2 September 1955. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #3639, an L-1S (2-8-2) "Mikado" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during April of 1916 and retired in May of 1956 after 40 years of faithful service. It is pulling a mixed-cargo freight train through the Hagerstown Passenger Station.
Photo Date:
9/2/1955
Upload Date:
8/31/2018 5:17:02 PM
Location:
Hagerstown, MD
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Station,Steam,Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 3639(2-8-2)
Views:
680
Comments:
1
Title:
PRR.4190, L-1S, c. 1946
Description:
Here is a photo via Rail Photo Service. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4190, an L-1S (2-8-2) "Mikado" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1917 and retired in October of 1951 after 34 years of service. The photographer's name, the date, and the location are not recorded. John S. Fisher Collection; #21 of 30.
Photo Date:
8/15/1946
Upload Date:
6/23/2022 10:02:20 PM
Location:
Alton, OH
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Tunnel,Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 4190(2-8-2)
Views:
106
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 7945, L-1S, 1931
Description:
Here is a photo via Paul W. Prescott that was taken in New Castle, Pennsylvania, in July of 1931. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #7945, an L-1S (2-8-2) "Mikado" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works as number "9722" during March of 1917, renumbered "7945" in March of 1919, and retired in October of 1947 after 30 years of faithful service. Gary Mittner Collection.
Photo Date:
7/7/1931
Upload Date:
9/8/2024 10:54:14 PM
Location:
New Castle, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard,Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 7945(2-8-2)
Views:
55
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 8307, L-1S, 1947
Description:
Here is a photo by an unidentified photographer that was taken in West Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in January of 1947. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #8307, an L-1S (2-8-2) "Mikado" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works as number "7245" during December of 1916, renumbered "8307" in November of 1918, and retired in April of 1950 after 34 years of faithful service. Gary Mittner Collection.
Photo Date:
1/23/1947
Upload Date:
3/4/2024 2:10:56 PM
Location:
West Philadelphia, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard,Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 8307(2-8-2)
Views:
76
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 8353, L-1S, 1937
Description:
Here is a photo by William E. Grant that was taken in Delmar, Delaware, on 4 July 1937. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #8353, an L-1S (2-8-2) "Mikado" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works as number "7697" during January of 1917, renumbered "8353" in August of 1919, and retired in November of 1952 after 35 years of faithful service. Gary Mittner Collection.
Photo Date:
7/4/1937
Upload Date:
3/4/2024 2:11:35 PM
Location:
Delmar, DE
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard,Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 8353(2-8-2)
Views:
94
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 8426, L-1S, 1955
Description:
Miscellany. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Philip R. Hastings that was taken in Renovo, Pennsylvania, in September of 1955. Photo Caption: "Pennsylvania 2-8-2 No. 8426 at Renovo, Pennsylvania." Shown here is PRR engine #8246, an L-1S (2-8-2) "Mikado" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works as number "7248" during December of 1916 and renumbered "8426" in February of 1919. In his context, it's being prepared by Renovo workers for stationary steam supply duty at Sunnyside Yard in Queens, New York. This involved converting the boiler to burn fuel oil, removing the main driving rods, and repainting both the engine and its tender. Also note the GM-EMD F-3's in the mid-distance. This photo comes from a color slide set entitled "Steam In Indian Summer" that's produced and distributed by Blackhawk Films of Davenport, Iowa (772-53).
Photo Date:
9/22/1955
Upload Date:
9/30/2018 3:06:51 AM
Location:
Renovo, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard,Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 8426(2-8-2)
Views:
619
Comments:
0
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