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PRR 3858, K-4S, 1956
Title:  PRR 3858, K-4S, 1956
Description:  Chione. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken near Manasquan, New Jersey, on 28 April 1956. The photographer is not identified. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #3858, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during May of 1923 and retired in April of 1958 after 35 years of faithful service.
Photo Date:  4/28/1956  Upload Date: 4/30/2022 7:50:34 AM
Location:  Manasquan, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 3858(4-6-2)
Views:  264   Comments: 0
PRR 3858, K-4S, 1956
Title:  PRR 3858, K-4S, 1956
Description:  PFJ. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken near Frankford Junction near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on 7 July 1956. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #3858, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during May of 1923 and retired in April of 1958 after 35 years of faithful service. In this context, it's rockin' 'n' rollin' with a five-car Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines' commuter train.
Photo Date:  7/7/1956  Upload Date: 7/12/2019 1:38:03 PM
Location:  Frankford Junction, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 3858(4-6-2)
Views:  588   Comments: 0
PRR 3858, K-4S, #1 of 3, 1957
Title:  PRR 3858, K-4S, #1 of 3, 1957
Description:  Camden. Here is the first of three successive duplicate 35mm color slides via Al Chione that were taken in Camden, New Jersey, on 24 June 1957. Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #3858, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during May of 1923 and retired in April of 1958 after 35 years of faithful service. The photographer's name and the road number of the PRR's Baldwin-built locomotive at the left are not recorded. ("Stoneborobranch"; #52 of 69)
Photo Date:  6/24/1957  Upload Date: 11/20/2020 7:25:42 AM
Location:  Camden, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 3858(4-6-2)
Views:  266   Comments: 0
PRR 3858, K-4S, #2 of 3, 1957
Title:  PRR 3858, K-4S, #2 of 3, 1957
Description:  Camden. Here is the second of three successive duplicate 35mm color slides via Al Chione that were taken in Camden, New Jersey, on 24 June 1957. Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #3858, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during May of 1923 and retired in April of 1958 after 35 years of faithful service. The names of the photographer and the hostler, as well as the road number of the Reading Railroad locomotive at the left, are not recorded. ("Stoneborobranch"; #53 of 69)
Photo Date:  6/24/1957  Upload Date: 11/20/2020 9:20:04 AM
Location:  Camden, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 3858(4-6-2)
Views:  328   Comments: 0
PRR 4-6-2 #3868
Title:  PRR 4-6-2 #3868
Description:  Nice example of a K-4s 4-6-2 Pacific built by the PRR Juniata Shops featuring the long steam chest common to both 4-6-2 and 2-8-2's built by the shops. This loco was built in June of 1923 (serial #3763) and lasted until being scrapped in August of 1948. J. R. Quinn photo
Photo Date:  10/30/1944  Upload Date: 6/23/2020 5:52:39 AM
Location:  East St Louis, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 3868(4-6-2)
Views:  206   Comments: 0
PRR 3869, K-4S, c. 1951
Title:  PRR 3869, K-4S, c. 1951
Description:  Blackhawk. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide (converted to B&W) of a photo by Edwin E. Olsen that was taken in Fort Wayne, Indiana, perhaps in 1951. Photo Caption: "Pennsylvania Pacific, 4-6-2, No. 3869, at Fort Wayne, Indiana." PRR engine #3869 is a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during June of 1923 and retired in April of 1956 after 33 years of faithful service. This photo comes from a color slide set entitled "When Steam Was King" that's produced and distributed by Blackhawk Films of Davenport, Iowa (357-11).
Photo Date:  8/15/1951  Upload Date: 1/29/2019 4:20:38 AM
Location:  Fort Wayne, IN
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 3869(4-6-2)
Views:  408   Comments: 0
PRR 4-6-2 #3870
Title:  PRR 4-6-2 #3870
Description:  Powerful, fast and reliable are three wods that explain why this K-4s 4-6-2 Pacific class dominated Pennsy passenger service for decades. Built by the PRR Juniata Shops in June of 1923 (serial #3765), it ran service for nearly 25 years before being scrapped in April of 1948 when diesels began appearing on the system. J.R. With Warren Evans help (see comment below), the exact location has been identified as Rose Lake Enginehouse in E. St. Louis, Ill. Thanks Warren for your help! J.R. Quinn photo
Photo Date:  10/24/1944  Upload Date: 6/23/2020 5:52:42 AM
Location:  East St Louis, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 3870(4-6-2)
Views:  249   Comments: 1
PRR 4-6-2 #3871
Title:  PRR 4-6-2 #3871
Description:  Here is another 1923 Altoona Shops Pacific loaded with coal and waiting for its next assignmnet. The date is approximate.
Photo Date:  6/1/1945  Upload Date: 1/28/2014 9:27:24 AM
Location:  Unknown, PA
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Steam,Action
Locomotives:  PRR 3871(4-6-2)
Views:  380   Comments: 0
PRR "Soliloquy Of Altoona," Page 17,1978
Title:  PRR "Soliloquy Of Altoona," Page 17,1978
Description:  Here is page two of a 15-page article by Bert Pennypacker entitled "Soliloquy Of Altoona." It was published originally in the April 1978 issue of "Rails Northeast" magazine, page 17. Partial Caption: "K-4s #3872 accelerates a passenger train out of Altoona for points east. Taken from the 9th St. Bridge in 1947 by F.S. Gamber." Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #3872, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata in June of 1923 and retired in April of 1958 after 35 years of service.
Photo Date:  4/1/1978  Upload Date: 11/16/2017 1:16:05 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 3872(4-6-2)
Views:  291   Comments: 0
PRR 4-6-2 #3873 - Pennsylvania RR
Title:  PRR 4-6-2 #3873 - Pennsylvania RR
Description:  Another example of a K-4s class Pacific built by the PRR Juniata shops in 1923 and had the 80" drivers and 205 psi boiler pressure.
Photo Date:  6/1/1946  Upload Date: 8/20/2013 8:59:53 PM
Location:  Canton, OH
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Steam,Action
Locomotives:  PRR 3873(4-6-2)
Views:  479   Comments: 1
PRR 3877, K-4S, c. 1946
Title:  PRR 3877, K-4S, c. 1946
Description:  Here is a photo via Rail Photo Service. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #3877, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during June of 1923 and retired in April of 1956 after 33 years of faithful service. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. John S. Fisher Collection; #14 of 26.
Photo Date:  8/15/1946  Upload Date: 6/3/2022 12:06:09 PM
Location:  Alton, OH
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 3877(4-6-2)
Views:  202   Comments: 0
PRR 3877, K-4S, 1950
Title:  PRR 3877, K-4S, 1950
Description:  Portraits 4. Here is a steam locomotive portrait by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Chicago, Illinois, on 7 July 1950. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #3877, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during June of 1923 and retired in April of 1956 after 33 years of faithful service. (#32 of 40)
Photo Date:  7/7/1950  Upload Date: 3/1/2021 10:34:45 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 3877(4-6-2)
Views:  262   Comments: 0
"Story Of A Pacific," Page 44, 1956
Title:  "Story Of A Pacific," Page 44, 1956
Description:  Here is page one 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 44. Both of the locomotives pictured here are PRR Class K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacifics" that were built in Juniata. On The Left: #5495 was built during 1928 and retired in April of 1956. On The Right: #3877 was built during 1923 and retired in April of 1956.
Photo Date:  8/1/1956  Upload Date: 6/18/2018 1:22:23 AM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 5495(4-6-2) PRR 3877(4-6-2)
Views:  599   Comments: 0
PRR 3878, K-4S, 1952
Title:  PRR 3878, K-4S, 1952
Description:  Young. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Andrew D. Young that was taken in Englewood, Illinois, in 1952. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #3878, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during June of 1923 and retired in May of 1956 after 33 years of faithful service. It's pulling a Chicago-bound passenger train into Englewood Union Station and will soon stop to discharge passengers. Produced and distributed by Evda Slides of Maryland Heights, Missouri.
Photo Date:  1/23/1952  Upload Date: 1/14/2022 8:43:42 AM
Location:  Englewood, IL
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 3878(4-6-2)
Views:  261   Comments: 0
PRR 3879, K-4S, c. 1946
Title:  PRR 3879, K-4S, c. 1946
Description:  Here is a photo via Rail Photo Service. Shown here (L to R) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #3879 and another locomotive whose road number is not recorded. Both are K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacifics." Engine #3879 was built in Juniata during June of 1923 and retired in September of 1956 after 33 years of faithful service. In this context, they're pulling the "Manhattan Limited." Note that the trailing "Pacific" sports a long-distance tender! The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. John S. Fisher Collection; #20 of 36.
Photo Date:  8/15/1946  Upload Date: 7/1/2022 5:12:24 PM
Location:  Canton, OH
Author:  Thomas D. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Steam,Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 3879(4-6-2)
Views:  169   Comments: 0
PRR 3879, K-4S, 1954
Title:  PRR 3879, K-4S, 1954
Description:  Here is an original photo by John S. Fisher that was taken in Columbus, Ohio, in November of 1954. Caption On Reverse: "PRR K-4. Columbus. Nov. '54." Partially visible here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #3879, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata in June of 1923 and retired in September of 1956 after 33 years of service.
Photo Date:  11/14/1954  Upload Date: 5/15/2022 4:38:24 PM
Location:  Columbus, OH
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 3879(4-6-2)
Views:  150   Comments: 0
PRR 3880, K-4S, 1954
Title:  PRR 3880, K-4S, 1954
Description:  Meadows. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken at the Pennsylvania Railroad's Engine Service Tracks at Meadows Yard near Kearny, New Jersey, in February of 1954. The photographer is not identified. Shown here is PRR engine #3880, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during June of 1923 and retired in August of 1957 after 34 years of faithful service. ("Stoneborobranch"; #17 of 32)
Photo Date:  2/2/1954  Upload Date: 7/2/2018 1:30:40 AM
Location:  Kearny, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 3880(4-6-2)
Views:  699   Comments: 0
PRR 3880, K-4S, 1954
Title:  PRR 3880, K-4S, 1954
Description:  Here is a photo by Mayer Pearlman that was taken in South Amboy, New Jersey, on 4 April 1954. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #3880, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during June of 1923 and retired in August of 1957 after 34 years of faithful service. Gary Mittner Collection.
Photo Date:  4/4/1954  Upload Date: 3/6/2023 3:06:47 PM
Location:  South Amboy, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 3880(4-6-2)
Views:  233   Comments: 0
PRR "Pennsylvania 3880," K-4S, 1955
Title:  PRR "Pennsylvania 3880," K-4S, 1955
Description:  Here is a postal card entitled "Pennsylvania 3880." No Postmark. Caption On Reverse: "Pennsylvania Railroad local passenger train at Hazlet, N.J., behind K-4 Pacific No. 3880 in 1955. Photo by Homer R. Hill." #3880 is a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during June of 1923 and retired in August of 1957 after 34 years of service.
Photo Date:  8/15/1955  Upload Date: 10/3/2018 5:25:56 PM
Location:  Hazlet, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 3880(4-6-2)
Views:  343   Comments: 0
PRR 3880, K-4S, c. 1955
Title:  PRR 3880, K-4S, c. 1955
Description:  Here is an image of a photo by Edward Kaspriske that was taken at the Enginehouse in South Amboy, New Jersey, c. 1955. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #3880, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during June of 1923 and retired in August of 1957 after 34 years of faithful service. Edward Kaspriske Collection.
Photo Date:  8/15/1955  Upload Date: 6/22/2023 2:01:06 PM
Location:  South Amboy, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 3880(4-6-2)
Views:  228   Comments: 0
PRR 3880, K-4S, 1956
Title:  PRR 3880, K-4S, 1956
Description:  Chione. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken in Asbury Park, New Jersey, on 28 April 1956. The photographer is not identified. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #3880, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during 1923 and retired in August of 1957 after 34 years of faithful service.
Photo Date:  4/28/1956  Upload Date: 6/22/2018 2:53:17 AM
Location:  Asbury Park, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Steam,Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 3880(4-6-2)
Views:  627   Comments: 1
PRR 3880, K-4S, c. 1956
Title:  PRR 3880, K-4S, c. 1956
Description:  Blackhawk. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Mayer Pearlman that was taken in South Amboy, New Jersey, perhaps in 1956. Photo Caption: "Pennsylvania K-4 No. 3880 and GG-1 No. 4884 at South Amboy, N.J." Engine #3880 is a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during June of 1923 and retired in August of 1957, while #4884 is GG-1 (2-C-C-2) built in Juniata in March of 1939 and rated at 4,620 horsepower. This photo comes from a color slide set entitled "Railroads Around New York" that's produced and distributed by Blackhawk Films of Davenport, Iowa (254-15).
Photo Date:  6/30/1956  Upload Date: 10/11/2022 9:56:30 PM
Location:  South Amboy, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 3880(4-6-2) PRR 4884(GG1)
Views:  297   Comments: 0
PRR K4s 3880 and GG1 4884
Title:  PRR K4s 3880 and GG1 4884
Description:  Steam and electric are at South Amboy on the NY&LB (NJCL) for an engine change at the end of the electrified section of track between here and Penn Station, New York.
Photo Date:  6/30/1956  Upload Date: 12/27/2008 8:54:02 AM
Location:  South Amboy, NJ
Author:  Jim Gavin
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 3880(4-6-2) PRR 4884(GG1)
Views:  1578   Comments: 3
PRR 3880, K-4S, c. 1956
Title:  PRR 3880, K-4S, c. 1956
Description:  Here is a postal card via Peter Outerbridge entitled "Pennsylvania 3880." Photo by Homer R. Hill. Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #3880, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during June of 1923 and retired in August of 1957 after 34 years of faithful service. The exact date and the location are not recorded.
Photo Date:  8/15/1956  Upload Date: 12/30/2024 1:50:16 AM
Location:  Belmar, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 3880(4-6-2)
Views:  113   Comments: 0
PRR 3881, K-4S, 1947
Title:  PRR 3881, K-4S, 1947
Description:  Here is a photo by Charles E. Winters that was taken in Chicago, Illinois, on 13 September 1947. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #3881, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during July of 1923 and retired in November of 1949 after 26 years of faithful service. The name of the Fireman pictured here is not recorded. Gary Mittner Collection.
Photo Date:  9/13/1947  Upload Date: 12/10/2022 11:08:16 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 3881(4-6-2)
Views:  201   Comments: 0
PRR 3882, K-4S, 1946
Title:  PRR 3882, K-4S, 1946
Description:  Here is a photo by an unidentified photographer that was taken at the 46th Street Enginehouse in West Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in January of 1946. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #3882, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during July of 1923 and retired in February of 1955 after 32 years of faithful service. Gary Mittner Collection.
Photo Date:  1/23/1946  Upload Date: 10/4/2022 8:36:50 AM
Location:  West Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Winter,Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 3882(4-6-2)
Views:  238   Comments: 0
PRR 3883, K-4S, 1933
Title:  PRR 3883, K-4S, 1933
Description:  Coal Power. Here is an original photo by an unidentified photographer that was taken in York, Pennsylvania, sometime during 1933. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #3883, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during July of 1923 and retired in October of 1955 after 32 years of faithful service.
Photo Date:  8/15/1933  Upload Date: 4/5/2018 3:53:23 AM
Location:  York, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 3883(4-6-2)
Views:  1027   Comments: 0
PRR 3884, K-4S, c. 1929
Title:  PRR 3884, K-4S, c. 1929
Description:  Here is a photo via Rail Photo Service. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #3884, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during July of 1923 and retired in May of 1956 after 33 years of faithful service. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. John S. Fisher Collection; #22 of 36.
Photo Date:  9/22/1929  Upload Date: 7/1/2022 11:14:54 PM
Location:  Rahway, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam,Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 3884(4-6-2)
Views:  245   Comments: 0
PRR 3884, K-4S, c. 1946
Title:  PRR 3884, K-4S, c. 1946
Description:  Here is a photo of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #3884, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during July of 1923 and retired in May of 1956 after 33 years of faithful service. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. Raymond C. Laws Collection.
Photo Date:  8/15/1946  Upload Date: 2/10/2025 2:05:03 PM
Location:  South Amboy, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 3884(4-6-2)
Views:  83   Comments: 0
PRR 3884, K-4S, 1950
Title:  PRR 3884, K-4S, 1950
Description:  Chione. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken at Safe Harbor, Pennsylvania, in the Summer of 1950. The photographer is not identified. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #3884, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during July of 1923 and retired in May of 1956 after 33 years of faithful service. In this context, it's pulling a railfan excursion that's sponsored by the Midwest Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society.
Photo Date:  8/15/1950  Upload Date: 12/17/2018 9:55:36 AM
Location:  Safe Harbor, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 3884(4-6-2)
Views:  1062   Comments: 1
PRR 3884, K-4S, 1953
Title:  PRR 3884, K-4S, 1953
Description:  Kern. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Fred Kern that was taken in Bay Head Junction, New Jersey, on 7 September 1953. The two steam locomotives on the right (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #3884 and #5367. Both are K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacifics" built in Juniata. #3884 was built during July of 1923 and retired in May of 1956, while #5367 was built in May of 1924 and retired in October of 1956. The brightly-colored diesel-electric locomotive on the left is Fairbanks-Morse "Trainmaster" demonstrator #TM-1, built in April of 1953, rated at 2,400 horsepower, and auditioning with the Central Railroad of New Jersey. (Gift from Brad Mann.)
Photo Date:  9/7/1953  Upload Date: 3/29/2018 11:16:42 AM
Location:  Bay Head Junction, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 3884(4-6-2) FM TM-1(H-24-66) PRR 5367(4-6-2)
Views:  1807   Comments: 1
PRR 3884, K-4S, c. 1954
Title:  PRR 3884, K-4S, c. 1954
Description:  Here is a photo by Wayne P. Ellis via Rail Photo Service that was taken near Cliffwood, New Jersey, c. 1954. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #3884, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during July of 1923 and retired in May of 1956 after 33 years of faithful service. John S. Fisher Collection; #21 of 36.
Photo Date:  8/15/1954  Upload Date: 7/1/2022 11:13:59 PM
Location:  Cliffwood, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 3884(4-6-2)
Views:  231   Comments: 0
"Steam Rules The New York & Long Branch," Page 41, 1955
Title:  "Steam Rules The New York & Long Branch," Page 41, 1955
Description:  Here is page one of a seven-page camera study entitled "Steam Rules The New York & Long Branch." It was published originally in the January 1955 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 41. Photo Caption: "Bound for Gotham, K-4 3884 barrels past Cliffwood, N.J. Rail Photo Service: Wayne P. Ellis." Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #3884, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during July of 1923 and retired in May of 1956 after 33 years of faithful service.
Photo Date:  1/1/1955  Upload Date: 9/10/2019 6:24:57 AM
Location:  Cliffwood, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 3884(4-6-2)
Views:  426   Comments: 0
PRR 3884, K-4S, c. 1956
Title:  PRR 3884, K-4S, c. 1956
Description:  Chione. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #3884, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during July of 1923 and retired in May of 1956 after 33 years of faithful service. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded.
Photo Date:  2/2/1956  Upload Date: 2/16/2022 1:25:16 PM
Location:  Belmar, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam,Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 3884(4-6-2)
Views:  253   Comments: 0
PRR 3884, K-4S, 1956
Title:  PRR 3884, K-4S, 1956
Description:  Zak. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Martin S. Zak that was taken in South Amboy, New Jersey, in February of 1956. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #3884, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during 1923 and retired in May of 1956 after 33 years of faithful service.
Photo Date:  2/2/1956  Upload Date: 5/30/2018 11:54:51 AM
Location:  South Amboy, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam,Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 3884(4-6-2)
Views:  637   Comments: 1
PRR 3885, K-4S, 1953
Title:  PRR 3885, K-4S, 1953
Description:  Here is an original photo by Douglas C. Jones that was taken at the Pennsylvania Railroad's Passenger Station in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on 4 October 1953. Prominent here is PRR engine #3885, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during 1923 and retired in March of 1954. Visible in the background are East-facing portions of the Station's trainshed. #2 of 14.
Photo Date:  10/4/1953  Upload Date: 4/13/2018 1:01:31 PM
Location:  Harrisburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Station,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 3885(4-6-2)
Views:  315   Comments: 0
PRR 3885, K-4S, 1953
Title:  PRR 3885, K-4S, 1953
Description:  Here is an original photo by Douglas C. Jones that was taken at the Pennsylvania Railroad's Passenger Station in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on 4 October 1953. Prominent here is PRR engine #3885, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during 1923 and retired in March of 1954. Visible on the right is an eastbound passenger train headed by an unidentified GG-1 electric locomotive. #3 of 14.
Photo Date:  10/4/1953  Upload Date: 4/13/2018 1:02:45 PM
Location:  Harrisburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Station,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 3885(4-6-2)
Views:  321   Comments: 0
PRR 3885, K-4S, 1953
Title:  PRR 3885, K-4S, 1953
Description:  Here is an original photo by Douglas C. Jones that was taken at the Pennsylvania Railroad's Passenger Station in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on 4 October 1953. Prominent here is PRR engine #3885, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during July of 1923 and retired in March of 1954 after 31 years of faithful service. #5 of 14.
Photo Date:  10/4/1953  Upload Date: 4/13/2018 1:08:45 PM
Location:  Harrisburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Station,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 3885(4-6-2)
Views:  353   Comments: 0
"Trains" Magazine, December 1951
Title:  "Trains" Magazine, December 1951
Description:  Here is a photo taken by Mr. Fred McLeod. It was published originally in the December 1951 issue of "Trains & Travel" magazine, page 29. Partial Caption: "No. 25, the Pennsylvania Railroad's westbound 'Metropolitan Limited,' gets a steam assist as she tackles the Allegheny climb up to Gallitzin Summit from Altoona, Pa., in the early afternoon [of 9 October 1949]." Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #3888 and two EP-20's whose numbers are not recorded. #3888 is a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during July of 1923 and retired in September of 1952 after 29 years of faithful service.
Photo Date:  12/1/1951  Upload Date: 8/2/2019 3:06:47 AM
Location:  ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 3888(4-6-2)
Views:  296   Comments: 1
PRR 4040, K-2SA, 1935
Title:  PRR 4040, K-2SA, 1935
Description:  Here is a photo by William E. Grant that was taken near Wilmington, Delaware, on 16 February 1935. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4040, a K-2SA (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata as number "1635" in January of 1912, renumbered "4040" in 1916, and retired in 1935 after 23 years of service. Gary Mittner Collection.
Photo Date:  2/16/1935  Upload Date: 9/23/2022 1:44:28 PM
Location:  Wilmington, DE
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 4040(4-6-2)
Views:  270   Comments: 0
PRR 4700
Title:  PRR 4700
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/23/2007  Upload Date: 8/2/2007 6:50:07 PM
Location:  Kirkwood, MO
Author:  Neil Stutzman
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 4700(4-6-2)
Views:  2258   Comments: 0
PRR 4700
Title:  PRR 4700
Description:  You can barely see the Keystone with the road number in it.
Photo Date:  7/23/2007  Upload Date: 8/2/2007 6:50:58 PM
Location:  Kirkwood, MO
Author:  Neil Stutzman
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 4700(4-6-2)
Views:  650   Comments: 0
C&NW 274 + PRR 4700 both Display
Title:  C&NW 274 + PRR 4700 both Display
Description: 
Photo Date:  2/15/2013  Upload Date: 11/25/2013 8:19:53 PM
Location:  Kirkwood, MO
Author:  Andrew Goblirsch
Categories:  Track
Locomotives:  CNW 274(4-4-0) PRR 4700(4-6-2)
Views:  580   Comments: 0
PRR 4700 on Display
Title:  PRR 4700 on Display
Description: 
Photo Date:  2/15/2013  Upload Date: 1/6/2014 11:42:43 PM
Location:  Kirkwood, MO
Author:  Andrew Goblirsch
Categories:  Track
Locomotives:  PRR 4700(4-6-2)
Views:  363   Comments: 0
PRR #4700
Title:  PRR #4700
Description:  I'm pretty sure that's not brunswick green... poor thing is almost missing her Keystone.
Photo Date:  8/10/2013  Upload Date: 8/21/2013 6:52:31 PM
Location:  St. Louis, MO
Author:  Victoria Broskie
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 4700(4-6-2)
Views:  881   Comments: 2
Pennsylvania Railroad	#4700
Title:  Pennsylvania Railroad #4700
Description:  1931 PRR Shops; class P-5; type 2-C-2 mainline electric locomotive
Photo Date:  8/29/2015  Upload Date: 8/30/2015 7:30:47 PM
Location:  Kirkwood, MO
Author:  Tim Fennell
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 4700(4-6-2)
Views:  787   Comments: 0
PRR South Philly Ready Tracks, #2 of 6, c. 1953
Title:  PRR South Philly Ready Tracks, #2 of 6, c. 1953
Description:  Marianchuk-South Philly. Here is the second of six original photos by an unidentified photographer that were taken at the Pennsylvania Railroad's ready tracks in South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, c. 1953. Shown here are several unidentified diesel-electric and steam locomotives. Prominent among them is PRR engine #5022, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during May of 1917 and retired in February of 1958 after 41 years of faithful service.
Photo Date:  11/14/1953  Upload Date: 1/18/2025 1:42:57 AM
Location:  South Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 5022(4-6-2)
Views:  48   Comments: 0
PRR 5022, K-4S, c. 1955
Title:  PRR 5022, K-4S, c. 1955
Description:  SPM. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5022, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during May of 1917 and retired in February of 1958 after 41 years of faithful service. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded.
Photo Date:  8/15/1955  Upload Date: 12/19/2018 12:26:48 PM
Location:  Matawan, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5022(4-6-2)
Views:  458   Comments: 1
PRR K4s Pacific #5038
Title:  PRR K4s Pacific #5038
Description:  Pennsylvania Railroad K4s Pacific #5038 leads "The Golden Arrow" out of Chicago on June 15, 1941.
Photo Date:  6/15/1941  Upload Date: 9/7/2004 6:57:29 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Herbert K. Vollrath Collection
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 5038(4-6-2)
Views:  3535   Comments: 1
PRR 4-6-2 5038
Title:  PRR 4-6-2 5038
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/4/1944  Upload Date: 12/4/2022 8:39:10 PM
Location:  Valparaiso, IN
Author:  Charles H. Brady
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 5038(4-6-2)
Views:  299   Comments: 0


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