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PRR 8391, K-3S, c. 1938
Title:  PRR 8391, K-3S, c. 1938
Description:  Here is a photo of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #8391, a K-3S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during May of 1913 and retired in December of 1946 after 33 years of faithful service. The names of the photographer and of the young man pictured at the right, as well as the exact date and the location, are not recorded. Raymond C. Laws Collection.
Photo Date:  8/9/1938  Upload Date: 3/18/2019 8:50:33 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 8391(4-6-2)
Views:  266   Comments: 0
"Story Of A Pacific," Page 48, 1956
Title:  "Story Of A Pacific," Page 48, 1956
Description:  Here is page five of a 15-page cover article by Frederick Westing entitled "This Is The Story Of A Pacific ~ The World's Greatest." It was published originally in the August 1956 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 48. Top Photo: Shown here is PRR engine #1067, an E-6S (4-4-2) "Atlantic" built in Juniata as an E-6 and numbered "5075"during 1910, renumbered "1067" in December of 1911, rebuilt as an E-6S in 1913, and retired in June of 1950. Second Photo Down: Shown here is PRR engine #8656, a K-3S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during 1913 and retired in July of 1947. Third Photo Down: Shown here is PRR engine #868, an L-1S (2-8-2) "Mikado" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1917 and retired in January of 1950. Bottom Photo: Shown here is PRR engine #5698, a K-5 (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during 1929 and retired in October of 1950 after just 21 years of active service.
Photo Date:  8/1/1956  Upload Date: 6/18/2018 1:35:00 AM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 1067(4-4-2) PRR 8656(4-6-2) PRR 868(2-8-2) PRR 5698(4-6-2)
Views:  679   Comments: 0
PRR 8661, K-3S, 1913
Title:  PRR 8661, K-3S, 1913
Description:  Portraits 7. Here is a steam locomotive portrait of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #8661, a K-3S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in July of 1913 and retired in May of 1947 after 34 years' service. It's construction number 40000 ~ the forty-thousandth locomotive produced by BLW! The photographer's name is not recorded. (#14 of 20)
Photo Date:  7/7/1913  Upload Date: 10/23/2021 6:18:17 AM
Location:  Eddystone, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 8661(4-6-2)
Views:  113   Comments: 0
PRR 8661, K-3S, 1913
Title:  PRR 8661, K-3S, 1913
Description:  Here is a builder's photo of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #8661, a K-3S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during July of 1913 and retired in May of 1947 after 34 years of faithful service.
Photo Date:  7/7/1913  Upload Date: 6/20/2020 10:21:20 AM
Location:  Eddystone, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 8661(4-6-2)
Views:  204   Comments: 0
"Power To Burn," Page 10, 1976
Title:  "Power To Burn," Page 10, 1976
Description:  Here is page ten of a 96-page monograph entitled "Power To Burn: Smoke, Steam, & Cinders" that was edited by James M. Shafer and published during 1976. Photo Caption: "PRR No. 8661, a Class K-3a built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1913, is shown in its official photograph upon delivery to Altoona."
Photo Date:  8/29/1976  Upload Date: 2/20/2019 5:17:01 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 8661(4-6-2)
Views:  343   Comments: 0
PRR 8663, K-3S, 1948
Title:  PRR 8663, K-3S, 1948
Description:  Here is a photo by an unidentified photographer that was taken near Kiskimetas Junction, Pennsylvania, on 23 May 1948. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #8663 and another locomotive whose number is not recorded. #8663 is a K-3S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in July of 1913 and retired in April of 1949 after 36 years of service. Raymond C. Laws Collection.
Photo Date:  5/23/1948  Upload Date: 3/10/2019 10:21:05 AM
Location:  Kiskiminetas Junction, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 8663(4-6-2)
Views:  292   Comments: 0


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