It is possible to pan an active Pennsylvania steam engine, just a much smaller engine than most would hope for. PRR 0-6-0 643 put on a show during the Baltimore Chapter NRHS charter last May.
Altoona built 0-6-0 leaves the loading platform on it's short route on track owned and maintained by the Williams Grove Steam Engine Assoc.
The crew of 643 waits for the last of the passengers to load before leaving the station
106 year old PRR 643 leaves the station for its 2 mile trip.
PRR 643 nears the end of the line. Soon it will reverse the mile or so back to the station to pick up another load of passengers
The rear end crew keeps an eye on things as the train rolls down the line. They're on a N6b caboose built by the PRR in 1916
The PRR's last operating steam engine passes a pile of 85lb rail
643 heads towards an "s" curve on it 1 mile route
643 passes an old Whitcomb switcher and some vintage freight cars
A farmer gives a wave as a PRR 0-6-0 switches a small yard. Thanks to the Baltimore Chapter NRHS for arranging the photo charter and the kid on the tractor for posing on a beautiful Mother's Day.
Engineer Thomas von Trott smiles as he eases PRR 643 back during a switching maneuver on the 106 year old steam locomotive's first move of 2007.
PRR #643 performing a job it was originally built for - switching.
The engineer prepares to climb on board as another guest engineer takes a turn at the throttle.
PRR 643, the only operating PRR steam locomotive, glides past a green meadow in beautiful Cumberland CO, PA.
PRR 643 on one of many student engineer runs. This is the first of many steam locomotive engineer classes to be held this year.
