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PRR K4s 4-6-2 5343 |
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9/22/1929 Upload Date: 8/12/2022 10:25:21 PM |
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Saint Louis, MO |
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Unknown |
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PRR 5343(4-6-2) |
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PRR 5343, K-4S, c. 1929 |
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Here is a photo from the Cornwall-Martin Collection via Rail Photo Service. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5343, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during May of 1918 and retired in March of 1948 after 30 years of faithful service. The names of the photographer and the Hostler pictured here, as well as the exact date and the location, are not recorded. John S. Fisher Collection; #23 of 36. |
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9/22/1929 Upload Date: 7/2/2022 7:38:30 AM |
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St. Louis, MO |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Station,Steam,Signal,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 5343(4-6-2) |
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PRR 5343 |
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Beautiful example of a 1918 Juniata shops K4s Pacific. Note the fireman sitting on top of the coal in the tender. Between 1917-1928, the Juniata shops built 349 K-4s locomotives. The Pennsylvania Railroad often referred to itself as the "Standard Railroad of the World" and to millions of rail travelers, millions of servicemen during World War II, and railfans for over 80 years, the Class K-4s was, and to many still is, the "Standard Passenger Locomotive". Specifics - K-4s, 80" drivers, 205 psi boiler pressure, 27x28" cylinders, engine weight of 304,500 lb, tractive effort of 44,460 lb. The date & location were not given so approximates were used. Unknown photographer |
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6/1/1945 Upload Date: 11/5/2015 8:14:08 AM |
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Unknown, PA |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
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Roster,Yard,Steam |
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PRR 5343(4-6-2) |
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297 Comments: 0 |
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