Pennsylvania Railroad I class Decapod (aka Hippo) 2-10-0 steam locomotive # 4694, is seen while leading a manifest freight train along a river bank, late 1930's
Pennsylvania Railroad I class Decapod (aka Hippo) 2-10-0 steam locomotive # 4694, is seen while leading a manifest freight train along a river bank, late 1930's. The train at this time is passing through a switch turnout to change tracks, with the fireman's head appearing out of the cab window, with possibly the brakeman standing on the gang way. These old steam locomotive were sure not state of the art in locomotive design by this time, but they still produced just a bit over 3,000 hp and about 102,000 lbs of starting tractive effort, which is not very shabby.
The name of the photographer that captured this image on film is unknown. This photo came from my personal collection of Railroad images, however, this negative came from a friends personal collection.
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Pennsylvania Railroad I class Decapod (aka Hippo) 2-10-0 steam locomotive # 4694, is seen while leading a manifest freight train along a river bank, late 1930's
Pennsylvania Railroad I class Decapod (aka Hippo) 2-10-0 steam locomotive # 4694, is seen while leading a manifest freight train along a river bank, late 1930's. The train at this time is passing through a switch turnout to change tracks, with the fireman's head appearing out of the cab window, with possibly the brakeman standing on the gang way. These old steam locomotive were sure not state of the art in locomotive design by this time, but they still produced just a bit over 3,000 hp and about 102,000 lbs of starting tractive effort, which is not very shabby.
The name of the photographer that captured this image on film is unknown. This photo came from my personal collection of Railroad images, however, this negative came from a friends personal collection.
Copyright Disclaimer under Section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for the purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.