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Owner: Pennsylvania Railroad
Model:Altoona 4-6-2Built As:PRR 3801 (4-6-2)
Serial Number:3729Order No:
Frame Number: Built:2/1923
Notes:PRR Class K-4S; retired 04/48
Other locos with this serial:  PRR 3801(4-6-2)
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PRR 3801, K-4S, 1937
Title:  PRR 3801, K-4S, 1937
Description:  Here is an original photo by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Meadows Yard near Kearny, New Jersey, on 18 September 1937. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #3801, #6894, #6710, and six more locomotives whose numbers are not recorded. #3801 is a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata in February of 1923 and retired in April of 1948. Engines #6894 and #6710 are both 4-8-2 "Mountains" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works. #6894 is an M-1 built in October of 1926 and retired in May of 1956, while #6710 is an M-1A built in April of 1930 and retired in September of 1952. Wilson E. Jones Collection; #1 of 6.
Photo Date:  9/18/1937  Upload Date: 6/30/2020 8:26:11 PM
Location:  Kearny, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 3801(4-6-2) PRR 6894(4-8-2) PRR 6710(4-8-2)
Views:  488   Comments: 0
"A Picture Study Of The K-4," Page 5, 1976
Title:  "A Picture Study Of The K-4," Page 5, 1976
Description:  Here is page five of a 40-page booklet published by Harry P. Albrecht entitled "A Picture Study Of The K-4." First issued in October 1967, revised in September 1976. Both locomotives pictured here are Pennsylvania Railroad K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacifics" built in Juniata. Top Photo Caption: "The northbound Congressional Limited about 45 MPH with engine 1433 passing Loudon Park in Baltimore, Md., on May 30, 1919." #1433 was built during May of 1918 and retired in April of 1948. Bottom Photo Caption: "Not far from the same location, Train 146 passes Halethrop, Md. Engine 3801, April 19, 1931." #3801 was built during February of 1923 and retired in April of 1948.
Photo Date:  9/22/1976  Upload Date: 4/4/2019 6:45:11 AM
Location:  Halethorpe, MD
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 1433(4-6-2) PRR 3801(4-6-2)
Views:  683   Comments: 0


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