PRR 5481, K-4S, 1937         
Here is the Association of American Railroads' stock photo #722. Caption On Reverse: "Pennsylvania Railroad refugee train ready to leave Jeffersonville, Ind., for Indianapolis with hundreds of refugees. The cars were backed down to the water's edge, where the refugees boarded the trains from the rescue boats." The flood proper took place in the last days of January, 1937. Prominent here is PRR engine #5481, a K-4S built in Juniata during October of 1927, later rebuilt as a K-4SA, and retired in November of 1956 after 29 years of faithful service. The photographer's name and the exact date are not recorded. John S. Fisher Collection; #9 of 44.
Date: 2/2/1937 Location: Jeffersonville, IN   Map Show Jeffersonville on a rail map Views: 113 Collection Of:   Thomas C. Ayers
Locomotives: PRR 5481(4-6-2)    Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
PRR 5481, K-4S, 1937
Picture Categories: Night,Steam,Passenger This picture is part of album:  PRR: AAR Pix Of The PRR via Mr. John S. Fisher
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