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PENNSYLVANIA 1361
Pacific, class K4, No. 1361 waits at South Amboy, NJ for a train to the Jersey shore,
August 4, 1954. Trains arrived from Penn Station, New York City with GG1 electric
locomotives to this point where the switch to steam was made. The switch is still made
at this station, but now its from electric to diesel power. After being retired from
service, 1361 was placed on display along the mainline at Horseshoe Curve near
Altoona, Pa. in 1957. These Pacific locomotives were the mainstay of fast passenger
service for years before the last of the fleet spent their final years on the New York
& Long Branch in commuter service. In September 1985, the Pacific was removed from
the Curve and placed in the Railroaders Memorial Museum in Altoona before being
taken to the Conrail Shops for overhaul. After thirty years, 1361 again turned a wheel
under its own power on April 11, 1987 at 8:57 p.m.
Photo by Jim Fitts
Ray
Published by Audio-Visual Designs, P.O. Box 24. Earlton, N.Y. 12058
Ehmen
7 Nov 1988
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