PRR 7002, E-7SA, 1949         
Here is a photo by an unidentified photographer that was published originally in the September 1949 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 12. Revised Caption: "The Pennsylvania Railroad's feature exhibit [at the 1949 Chicago Railroad Fair] is their veteran Atlantic, No. 7002 ~ displayed as the locomotive that broke a world's speed record in 1905 by traveling 127.1 miles an hour." Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #7002, an E-7SA (4-4-2) "Atlantic" built in Juniata as E-2A number "8063" during 1902, rebuilt as an E-7SA in October of 1918, withdrawn from service in August of 1939, renumbered "7002" in June of 1949, and presently on display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg.
Date: 9/1/1949 Location: Chicago, IL   Map Show Chicago on a rail map Views: 645 Collection Of:   Thomas C. Ayers
Locomotives: PRR 7002(4-4-2) PRR 8063(4-4-2)    Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
PRR 7002, E-7SA, 1949
Picture Categories: Steam This picture is part of album:  PRR: Locomotive Legerdemain ~ Class "E"
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