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Owner: Pennsylvania Railroad
Model:Altoona 4-6-2Built As:PRR 920 (4-6-2)
Serial Number:3274Order No:
Frame Number:Built:7/1917
Notes:PRR Class K-4S.
Other locos with this serial:  PRR 920(4-6-2)
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PRR 920, K-4S, c. 1938
Title:  PRR 920, K-4S, c. 1938
Description:  Mann. Here is a photo of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #920, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during July of 1917 and retired in 1959 after 42 years of faithful service. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. (Gift from Brad Mann.)
Photo Date:  8/9/1938  Upload Date: 4/21/2021 7:50:38 AM
Location:  Bay Head Junction, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 920(4-6-2)
Views:  325   Comments: 0
PRR 920, K-4S, c. 1953
Title:  PRR 920, K-4S, c. 1953
Description:  Coal Power. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #920, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during July of 1917 and retired in 1959 after 42 years of faithful service. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. Got smoke?
Photo Date:  8/15/1953  Upload Date: 4/13/2024 9:54:39 PM
Location:  South Amboy, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 920(4-6-2)
Views:  14   Comments: 0
PRR Westbound Freight, c. 1954
Title:  PRR Westbound Freight, c. 1954
Description:  Wood. Here is an image of a photo by Don Wood that was taken near Duncannon, Pennsylvania, c. 1954. Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6738, an M-1B (4-8-2) "Mountain" built as an M-1A by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during June of 1930, rebuilt in Juniata as an M-1B in October of 1948, and retired in September of 1959. Also visible to the right is PRR engine #920, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata in July of 1917 and retired in 1959. This freight train has just departed the Enola Yards for Altoona while paralleling the left-to-right-flowing Susquehanna River on a brisk Winter's afternoon. Edward Kaspriske Collection.
Photo Date:  12/21/1954  Upload Date: 6/24/2023 11:07:45 PM
Location:  Duncannon, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Winter,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 6738(4-8-2) PRR 920(4-6-2)
Views:  134   Comments: 0
PRR 920, K-4S, c. 1955
Title:  PRR 920, K-4S, c. 1955
Description:  Here is an image of a photo by an unidentified photographer that was taken near Rahway, New Jersey, c. 1955. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #920, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during July of 1917 and retired in 1959 after 42 years of faithful service. In this context, it's pulling a passenger train bound for South Amboy. The road number of the Baldwin-built diesel-electric switcher pictured at the far left is not recorded. Edward Kaspriske Collection.
Photo Date:  8/15/1955  Upload Date: 6/16/2023 11:38:34 AM
Location:  Rahway, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 920(4-6-2)
Views:  71   Comments: 0
PRR 920, K-4S, c. 1956
Title:  PRR 920, K-4S, c. 1956
Description:  Wood. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Don Wood that was taken in South Amboy, New Jersey, perhaps in 1956. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #920, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during July of 1917 and retired in 1959 after 42 years of faithful service.
Photo Date:  4/15/1956  Upload Date: 9/29/2018 12:37:07 AM
Location:  South Amboy, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 920(4-6-2)
Views:  444   Comments: 1
PRR 920, K-4S, 1956
Title:  PRR 920, K-4S, 1956
Description:  Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by John Dziobko, Jr., that was taken in Elizabeth, New Jersey, on 23 April 1956. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #920 and an unidentified GG-1 electric locomotive. #920 is a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during July of 1917 and retired in 1959 after 42 years of faithful service. ("Stoneborobranch"; #19 of 28)
Photo Date:  4/23/1956  Upload Date: 10/19/2020 7:58:01 AM
Location:  Elizabeth, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 920(4-6-2)
Views:  230   Comments: 2
PRR 920, K-4S, 1956
Title:  PRR 920, K-4S, 1956
Description:  Coal Power. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken in South Amboy, New Jersey, in 1956. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #920, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during July of 1917 and retired in 1959 after 42 years of faithful service.
Photo Date:  12/5/1956  Upload Date: 3/3/2019 3:14:12 AM
Location:  South Amboy, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 920(4-6-2)
Views:  233   Comments: 0
PRR 2897, H-9S, 1957
Title:  PRR 2897, H-9S, 1957
Description:  Blackhawk. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by William K. Viekman that was taken in Camden, New Jersey, in 1957. Photo Caption: "Pennsylvania K-4's Nos. 920 and 3747 and H-9s No. 2897, at Camden, N.J., 1957." #920 and #3747 are both K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacifics" built in Juniata: #920 was built in during July of 1917 and retired in 1959, while #3747 was built during March of 1920 and retired in November of 1957. #2897 is an H-9S (2-8-0) "Consolidated" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works as an H-8SB during November of 1910, rebuilt in Juniata as an H-9S in August of 1923, and retired in October of 1957. This photo comes from a color slide set entitled "Steam Power ~ East and West" that's produced and distributed by Blackhawk Films of Davenport, Iowa (816-13).
Photo Date:  1/23/1957  Upload Date: 1/28/2019 11:07:18 AM
Location:  Camden, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Winter,Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 920(4-6-2) PRR 3747(4-6-2) PRR 2897(2-8-0)
Views:  469   Comments: 0
PRR 920, K-4S, Front, 1957
Title:  PRR 920, K-4S, Front, 1957
Description:  Here is the front side of a "Vanishing Vistas" portrait that was published by Lyman E. Cox in 1975. Photo courtesy of the Mac Owen Collection. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #920, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during July of 1917 and retired in 1959 after 42 years of faithful service. In this context, it awaits its next assignment adjacent to the PRR's Engine House in South Amboy, New Jersey, in March of 1957.
Photo Date:  3/21/1957  Upload Date: 1/5/2021 5:26:41 PM
Location:  South Amboy, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 920(4-6-2)
Views:  160   Comments: 0
PRR 920, K-4S, Back, 1957
Title:  PRR 920, K-4S, Back, 1957
Description:  Here is the back side of a "Vanishing Vistas" portrait that was published by Lyman E. Cox in 1975. The text by Mac Owen sketches the history and development of the Pennsylvania Railroad's "K" Class (4-6-2) "Pacific" steam locomotives.
Photo Date:  3/21/1957  Upload Date: 1/5/2021 5:27:31 PM
Location:  South Amboy, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 920(4-6-2)
Views:  90   Comments: 0
PRR 920, K-4S, 1957
Title:  PRR 920, K-4S, 1957
Description:  Camden. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by William V. Russell that was taken in Camden, New Jersey, on 10 June 1957. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #920, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata in July of 1917 and retired in 1959 after 42 years of faithful service. ("Stoneborobranch"; #49 of 69)
Photo Date:  6/20/1957  Upload Date: 11/13/2020 9:33:05 PM
Location:  Camden, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 920(4-6-2)
Views:  157   Comments: 0
PRR 3752, K-4S, 1957
Title:  PRR 3752, K-4S, 1957
Description:  Camden. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken inside of the PRSL Engine House in Camden, New Jersey, on 24 June 1957. The photographer is not identified. Partially visible here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #3752 and #920. Both are K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacifics" built in Juniata. #3752 was constructed during April of 1920 and retired in February of 1958, while #920 was built in July of 1917 and retired in 1959. ("Stoneborobranch"; #51 of 69)
Photo Date:  6/24/1957  Upload Date: 11/10/2020 7:29:59 AM
Location:  Camden, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 3752(4-6-2) PRR 920(4-6-2)
Views:  210   Comments: 0
"Railroad" Magazine, August 1957
Title:  "Railroad" Magazine, August 1957
Description:  Wood. Here is a photo taken by Don Wood. It was published originally in the August 1957 issue of "Railroad" magazine, page 76. Partial Caption: "The Pennsylvania still uses some steam power, including No. 6738, shown wheeling a long string of freight out of Enola, Pa." Shown here is PRR engine #6738, an M-1B (4-8-2) "Mountain" built as an M-1A by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during June of 1930, rebuilt in Juniata as an M-1B in October of 1948, and retired in September of 1959. Also visible to the right is PRR engine #920, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata in July of 1917 and retired in 1959.
Photo Date:  8/1/1957  Upload Date: 10/21/2017 1:48:25 AM
Location:  Duncannon, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 6738(4-8-2) PRR 920(4-6-2)
Views:  711   Comments: 0
PRR 920, K-4S, 1957
Title:  PRR 920, K-4S, 1957
Description:  Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken in Pemberton, New Jersey, on 28 September 1957. The photographer is not identified. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #920, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata in July of 1917 and retired in 1959 after 42 years of service. ("Stoneborobranch"; #20 of 28)
Photo Date:  9/28/1957  Upload Date: 10/19/2020 8:00:01 AM
Location:  Pemberton, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 920(4-6-2)
Views:  190   Comments: 1
PRR 920, K-4S, 1957
Title:  PRR 920, K-4S, 1957
Description:  Here is a photo that was taken in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #920, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during July of 1917 and retired in 1959 after 42 years of faithful service. Note that its main rod has been removed, so it's been prepared for movement to the recycling center. The photographer's name and the exact date are not recorded. ("AmanGold200"; #1 of 6)
Photo Date:  12/21/1957  Upload Date: 3/7/2021 9:35:08 AM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 920(4-6-2)
Views:  122   Comments: 0
PRR 920, K-4S, 1957
Title:  PRR 920, K-4S, 1957
Description:  Here is a photo by J.S. Rice that was taken in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, during December of 1957. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #920 and several others whose road numbers are not recorded. #920 is a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during July of 1917 and retired in 1959 after 42 years of faithful service. Note that their main rods have been removed, so they've been prepared for movement to the recycling center. ("JpsPcc6992" A; #3 of 6)
Photo Date:  12/21/1957  Upload Date: 3/5/2021 7:53:32 AM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 920(4-6-2)
Views:  177   Comments: 0


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