PRR 612, K-4SA, 1957

Name	Type	Comments	Date

Robert Hess	General	This photograph was certainly taken on October 20, 1957 with K4sa No. 612 running on a Rail Fan Special. The location here however is Englishtown, NJ, where the local fire department supplied water for the tender, as the water plugs at Jamesburg had been removed. The engine than backed up and did a run by for the photographers, a few of whom can be seen in the foreground. The man wearing the white hat standing in the gangway is my uncle, William F. Hess. At the time, he was a 'Special Duty' engineman and as the Special ran on a Sunday, he was representing the Road Foreman of Engines. The fireman (partially visible at the cab window) was C.R. VanDyke, who was requested to 'make some smoke' and readily complied with the result seen here and in numerous other photos before the train stopped and everyone got back on board.	6/4/2023 1:13:28 AM

PRR 612, K-4SA, 1957
Here is an image of a photo by Edward Kaspriske that was taken near Matawan, New Jersey, on 20 October 1957. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #612, a K-4SA (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata as a K-4S during April of 1917, later equipped with a front-end throttle and reclassified as a K-4SA, and retired in April of 1958 after 41 years of faithful service. "Can't you hear the whistle blowing, Rise up so early in the morn...." Edward Kaspriske Collection.
Date: 10/20/1957	Location: Englishtown, NJ Map	Views: 101	Collection Of: Thomas C. Ayers
Locomotives: PRR 612(4-6-2)			Author: Thomas C. Ayers

Picture Categories: Steam,Passenger		This picture is part of album: PRR: Kaspriske ~> PRR "Pacific" #612"

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