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Lionel has revived its classic O gauge model of the Pennsylvania RR S2 Steam Turbine. I recently shared the story behind the outstanding versions cataloged by Lionel during its golden age of the 1940s ...
Q: I need help identifying a specific Pennsylvania RR steam engine. The number on the cab was 1299. What class was this locomotive? I have a picture of me as a boy looking out the fireman's window ...
On Sunday, Oct. 21, 1957, the fires in the last steam locomotives assigned to the Pennsylvania Railroad's Northumberland roundhouse were allowed to die, bringing to a close an era that had begun ...
The Pennsylvania Railroad Co.'s selection of ... When the foundation purchased the railroad, all of the steam locomotives it owns were out of commission. During the initial years of the new ...
Rather than its traditional source of energy, steam, the engine is fed at NMIH by compressed ... Engineers Historical Association in Kinzers, Pennsylvania. York Water Co. had donated it to Rough ...
The steam engine, built in 1950 ... a number of cities and towns — including Chambersburg and Greencastle in Pennsylvania, and Hagerstown in Maryland. Lucas Richardson, a student at Loyola ...
A steam locomotive that has been on ... The Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania is home to more than 100 locomotives and railroad cars that highlight the history of rail transport in the state and ...
Jul. 4—HAYFIELD TOWNSHIP — The Pioneer Steam and Gas Engine Society of Northwestern Pennsylvania will hold its Annual Summer Show July 15-17 at their show grounds, located at 16601 State ...
Two steam engine enthusiasts are bringing a little piece of the 19th century back to Lake Hopatcong this weekend. Colt Stewart, of Massachusetts, and Glenn Papp, of Pennsylvania, will be spending ...