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PRR 7002, E-7SA, 1949 |
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Here is an original photo by an unidentified photographer that was taken at the Chicago Railroad Fair in the Summer of 1949. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #7002, an E-7SA (4-4-2) "Atlantic" built in Juniata as E-2A number "8063" during 1902, rebuilt as an E-7SA in October of 1918, withdrawn from service in August of 1939, renumbered "7002" in June of 1949, and presently on display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg. |
| Photo Date: |
8/15/1949 Upload Date: 10/25/2019 1:32:41 AM |
| Location: |
Chicago, IL |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Steam |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 7002(4-4-2) PRR 8063(4-4-2) |
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PRR "World's Fastest Locomotive," E-7SA, 1949 |
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Here is a postal card entitled "World's Fastest Locomotive. Pennsylvania Railroad's No. 7002 ~ Record 127.1 Miles an Hour. Chicago Railroad Fair 1949.'" No Postmark. Caption On Reverse: "The world's fastest run by a railroad train was made by the 'Broadway Limited' of the Pennsylvania Railroad on Monday, June 12,1905, when it ran 127.1 miles an hour between AY Tower and Elida, Ohio. The 'Broadway Limited' was pulled by coal-burning steam Locomotive 7002 ~ and although many swift runs have been made in recent years by steam, electric, and diesel locomotives, none has equalled the 127.1 mile-an-hour record established in 1905. At the Chicago Railroad Fair of 1949, Locomotive 7002 stands on a section of P.R.R. standard roadbed with rails weighing 155 pounds to the yard ~ heaviest in the world." The photographer is not identified. This #7002 is an E-7SA (4-4-2) "Atlantic" built in Juniata as E-2A number "8063" during 1902, rebuilt as an E-7SA in October of 1918, withdrawn from service in August of 1939, renumbered "7002" in June of 1949, and presently on display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg. |
| Photo Date: |
8/15/1949 Upload Date: 9/28/2018 2:42:06 PM |
| Location: |
Chicago, IL |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Steam |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 7002(4-4-2) PRR 8063(4-4-2) |
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738 Comments: 0 |
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PRR 7002, E-7SA, 1949 |
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Here is a photo by an unidentified photographer that was published originally in the September 1949 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 12. Revised Caption: "The Pennsylvania Railroad's feature exhibit [at the 1949 Chicago Railroad Fair] is their veteran Atlantic, No. 7002 ~ displayed as the locomotive that broke a world's speed record in 1905 by traveling 127.1 miles an hour." Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #7002, an E-7SA (4-4-2) "Atlantic" built in Juniata as E-2A number "8063" during 1902, rebuilt as an E-7SA in October of 1918, withdrawn from service in August of 1939, renumbered "7002" in June of 1949, and presently on display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg. |
| Photo Date: |
9/1/1949 Upload Date: 10/3/2019 2:57:07 AM |
| Location: |
Chicago, IL |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Steam |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 7002(4-4-2) PRR 8063(4-4-2) |
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642 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 7002, E-7SA, 1949 |
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Here are two letters to the editor which were published originally in the October 1949 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 54. Taken together, they delineate both the fate of speedster E-2 #2007 and how E-2A #8063 was transformed into an ersatz #2007. Top Photo: Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #8063, an E-2A (4-4-2) "Atlantic" built in Juniata during 1902, rebuilt as an E-7SA in October of 1918, withdrawn from service in August of 1939, renumbered "7002" in June of 1949, and presently on display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg. |
| Photo Date: |
10/1/1949 Upload Date: 10/3/2019 2:59:05 AM |
| Location: |
Chicago, IL |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Steam |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 8063(4-4-2) PRR 7002(4-4-2) PRR 7002(4-4-2) |
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654 Comments: 0 |
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PRR 7002, E-7SA, 1955 |
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Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken in Baltimore, Maryland, on 26 August 1955. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #7002, an E-7SA (4-4-2) "Atlantic" built in Juniata as E-2A number "8063" during 1902, rebuilt as an E-7SA in October of 1918, withdrawn from service in August of 1939, renumbered "7002" in June of 1949, and presently on display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg. The slide mount is annotated "NMRA Convention." The names of the photographer and the railfans at the left are not recorded. ("Stoneborobranch"; #1 of 1) (#6,800) |
| Photo Date: |
8/26/1955 Upload Date: 10/5/2020 9:02:23 PM |
| Location: |
Baltimore, MD |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Steam |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 7002(4-4-2) PRR 8063(4-4-2) |
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586 Comments: 0 |
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PRR 7002, E-7SA, 1969 |
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Here is an original photo by Reuben S. Brouse that was taken in Northumberland, Pennsylvania, in October of 1969. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #7002 and another locomotive whose number is not recorded. Engine #7002 is an E-7SA (4-4-2) "Atlantic" built in Juniata as E-2A number "8063" during 1902, rebuilt as an E-7SA in October of 1918, withdrawn from service in August of 1939, renumbered "7002" in June of 1949, and presently on display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg. |
| Photo Date: |
10/5/1969 Upload Date: 11/27/2019 2:19:28 AM |
| Location: |
Northumberland, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Yard,Steam |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 7002(4-4-2) PRR 8063(4-4-2) |
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946 Comments: 0 |
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