Do you realize this may be the last picture of this engine, under steam, taken. If it were just days before the end of steam maybe this engine was going to the roundhouse to have it's fire dropped, steam blown off, and pipes drained for the last time.
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| Posted by on August 2, 2012 | |
Gorgeous photo! Who knows, it could very well be the last photograph of regular steam.
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What a glorious beat! Such a shame none of the late model Pennsy steamers were to survive so we could ourselves see their greatness. Very well captured Steve. That you for this treat.
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I wish they saved one of those beautiful beasts.
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Another grand shot of the PRR. Please keep them comming. Thanks.
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Rumor has it that the PRR didn't save any of the J1 class locomotives because it wasn't a Pennsy design. The PRR borrowed the design from the C&O due to the need for mainline steam during WWII. The USA needed the railroads to put forth their best efforts during WWII so the PRR didn't have time to design and test a new locomotive. The result....the J1. Of course, the PRR gave her the 'Pennsy look'. Thanks for sharing.
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I would say that Pennsy management was just in "scrap steam" mode. The new models like the expensive, embarrassing duplex models were scrapped first. Then a couple of years later a change of heart occurred so they kept the old PRR standard designs at least.
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