PRR 1361

#1361. Here is an original 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken near Tyrone, Pennsylvania, on 25 October 1987. Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #1361, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during May of 1918, retired in September of 1956 after amassing over 2,469,000 revenue miles, enshrined at the Horseshoe Curve on 8 June 1957, restored for excursion service during 1987-1988, withdrawn from service and disassembled because of safety concerns, and is now being restored again for further excursion service.

SP-Prints. Here is a print of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #1361, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during May of 1918, retired in September of 1956 after amassing over 2,469,000 revenue miles, enshrined at the Horseshoe Curve on 8 June 1957, restored for excursion service in 1987-1988, withdrawn from service and disassembled due to safety concerns, and is now being restored again for excursion service. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. Brad Mann Collection. (New #12,000)

PRR #1361 leads an excursion with a Budd RDC right behind the engine. Date and location approximate.

#1361. Here is an original 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken near Tyrone, Pennsylvania, on 25 October 1987. Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #1361, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during May of 1918, retired in September of 1956 after amassing over 2,469,000 revenue miles, enshrined at the Horseshoe Curve on 8 June 1957, restored for excursion service during 1987-1988, withdrawn from service and disassembled because of safety concerns, and is now being restored again for further excursion service.

1361 is still in pieces...

1361 is still in pieces...

Here is page 25 of a 40-page booklet published by Harry P. Albrecht entitled "A Picture Study Of The K-4." First issued in October 1967, revised in September 1976. Section Caption: "The Memorial Locomotive." All of these photos are of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #1361, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during May of 1918, retired in September of 1956 after amassing over 2,469,000 revenue miles, enshrined at the Horseshoe Curve on 8 June 1957, restored for excursion service during 1987-1988, withdrawn from service and disassembled because of safety concerns, and is now being restored again for further excursion service.

Here is page 27 of a 40-page booklet published by Harry P. Albrecht entitled "A Picture Study Of The K-4." First issued in October 1967, revised in September 1976. Section Caption: "The Memorial Locomotive." Photo Caption: "It is June 8, 1957, the day the 1361 was dedicated to the City of Altoona by the Pennsylvania Railroad as a permanent monument to the historic partnership between the community, the railroad, and the Iron Horse." Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #1361, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during May of 1918, retired in September of 1956 after amassing over 2,469,000 revenue miles, enshrined at the Horseshoe Curve on 8 June 1957, restored for excursion service during 1987-1988, withdrawn from service and disassembled because of safety concerns, and is now being restored again for further excursion service.

Here is page 26 of a 40-page booklet published by Harry P. Albrecht entitled "A Picture Study Of The K-4." First issued in October 1967, revised in September 1976. Section Caption: "The Memorial Locomotive." Photo Caption: "G.F. Nixon was on hand during the placement of the 1361 on the Horseshoe Curve in June 1957." Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #1361, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during May of 1918, retired in September of 1956 after amassing over 2,469,000 revenue miles, enshrined at the Horseshoe Curve on 8 June 1957, restored for excursion service during 1987-1988, withdrawn from service and disassembled because of safety concerns, and is now being restored again for further excursion service.

Here is page one of a four-page camera study entitled "Triple Train Treat On Horse Shoe." Photos by J.J. Young, Jr., text by David P. Morgan. It was published originally in the December 1967 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 18. Shown here are some of the results of a derailment on the Pennsylvania Railroad's mainline on the Eastern Slope of the Allegheny Mountains. Photos taken at the Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 14 May 1967.

Here is pages 80-81 of a 96-page monograph entitled "Power To Burn: Smoke, Steam, & Cinders" that was edited by James M. Shafer and published during 1976. Implied Caption: Here is an aerial view of the Horseshoe Curve, c. 1960. Note the presence of Pennsylvania Railroad K-4S "Pacific" #1361 at the Curve's apex.

Camden. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken in Camden, New Jersey, c. 1954. The photographer is not identified. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #1361, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during May of 1918, retired in September of 1956 after amassing over 2,469,000 revenue miles, enshrined at the Horseshoe Curve on 8 June 1957, restored for excursion service during 1987-1988, withdrawn from service and disassembled because of safety concerns, and is now being restored again for further excursion service. ("Stoneborobranch"; #26 of 68) (Second #10,700)

Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione. Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #1361, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during May of 1918, retired in September of 1956 after amassing over 2,469,000 revenue miles, enshrined at the Horseshoe Curve on 8 June 1957, restored for excursion service during 1987-1988, withdrawn from service and disassembled because of safety concerns, and is now being restored again for further excursion service. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. ("Stoneborobranch"; #18 of 29)

1361. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #1361, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during May of 1918, retired in September of 1956 after amassing over 2,469,000 revenue miles, enshrined at the Horseshoe Curve on 8 June 1957, restored for excursion service during 1987-1988, withdrawn from service and disassembled because of safety concerns, and is now being restored again for further excursion service. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. ("PrrFan18n")

Here is an image of a photo by Ed Kaspriske that was taken at the Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, in 1957. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #1361, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during May of 1918, retired in September of 1956 after amassing over 2,469,000 revenue miles, enshrined at the Horseshoe Curve on 8 June 1957, restored for excursion service in 1987-1988, withdrawn from service and disassembled due to safety concerns, and is now being restored again for excursion service. Edward Kaspriske Collection.

Here is an image of a photo by Ed Kaspriske that was taken in Cliffwood, New Jersey, in 1956. Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #1361, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during May of 1918, retired in September of 1956 after amassing over 2,469,000 revenue miles, enshrined at the Horseshoe Curve on 8 June 1957, restored for excursion service in 1987-1988, withdrawn from service and disassembled due to safety concerns, and is now being restored again for excursion service. Edward Kaspriske Collection.

Here is an image of a photo of a mature Ed Kaspriske at the throttle of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #1361 on the grounds of the Railroaders Memorial Museum in Altoona, Pennsylvania, in 1987. #1361 is a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata in May of 1918, retired in September of 1956 after amassing over 2,469,000 revenue miles, enshrined at the Horseshoe Curve on 8 June 1957, restored for excursion service in 1987-1988, withdrawn from service and disassembled due to safety concerns, and is now being restored again for excursion service. The photographer's name and the date are not recorded. Edward Kaspriske Collection.

NRHS. Here is an original photo by an unidentified photographer that was taken at the Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 8 April 1962. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #5899, #5810, and #5761. All are EP-22's built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,250 horsepower each. #5899 and #5810 were constructed in March of 1951, but #5761 was built in November of 1952. They're powering the "Railfan Special to the Horseshoe Curve," sponsored by the Philadelphia Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society. In this context, the "Special" is stopped at the Curve while the railfans inspect K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" #1361 (visible at left).

#1361. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken near the Passenger Station in South Amboy, New Jersey, during 1956. The photographer is not identified. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #1361, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during May of 1918, retired in September of 1956 after amassing over 2,469,000 revenue miles, enshrined at the Horseshoe Curve on 8 June 1957, restored for excursion service during 1987-1988, withdrawn from service and disassembled because of safety concerns, and is now being restored again for further excursion service.

#1361. Here is an original 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken at the Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 10 April 1982. Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #1361, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during May of 1918, retired in September of 1956 after amassing over 2,469,000 revenue miles, enshrined at the Horseshoe Curve on 8 June 1957, restored for excursion service during 1987-1988, withdrawn from service and disassembled because of safety concerns, and is now being restored again for further excursion service. This photo was taken from an eastbound Amtrak passenger train, the last car of which is visible at the extreme right of the photo.

Here is the front cover of a 14-page cover article by Fred W. Frailey entitled "Mountain Railroad Revisited." It was published originally on the January 1985 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 28. Photo Caption: "GP40-2 3336 leads Conrail TV27 around Horseshoe Curve; March 23, 1984. Fred Frailey."

Cab Ride. Here is the eighth of nine successive original photos that I took while riding in the cab of a Pennsylvania Railroad passenger locomotive on 29 December 1962. Shown here is snow-shorn PRR engine #1361, the retired K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" steam locomotive on display at the Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania. Visible across the way is four-track Signal Bridge #2416/7.

Restoration. Here is the 12th of 12 original photos by an unidentified photographer taken at the Altoona Car Shop in Altoona, Pennsylvania, in May of 1986. It was taken during the first restoration of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #1361, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during May of 1918, retired in September of 1956 after amassing over 2,469,000 revenue miles, enshrined at the Horseshoe Curve on 8 June 1957, and restored in 1986 for excursion service during 1987-1988.

Restoration. Here is the 11th of 12 original photos by an unidentified photographer taken at the Altoona Car Shop in Altoona, Pennsylvania, in May of 1986. It was taken during the first restoration of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #1361, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during May of 1918, retired in September of 1956 after amassing over 2,469,000 revenue miles, enshrined at the Horseshoe Curve on 8 June 1957, and restored in 1986 for excursion service during 1987-1988.

Here is page four of a five-page camera study by Don Wood entitled "Piggyback Performance: Pennsy's TT1." It was published originally in the July 1960 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 49. Bottom Left Photo Caption: "No tourists are evident beside preserved K4 1361 on the morning of February 6 [, 1960,] as TT1 cants to Horse Shoe Curve. Five GP9's are leading; DL-600 is a rear helper."

Here is page three of a five-page camera study by Don Wood entitled "Piggyback Performance: Pennsy's TT1." It was published originally in the July 1960 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 48. Bottom Right Photo Caption: "No tourists are evident beside preserved K4 1361 on the morning of February 6 [, 1960,] as TT1 cants to Horse Shoe Curve. Five GP9's are leading; DL-600 is a rear helper."

Here is page 20 of a 28-page booklet entitled "Rail Guide To The Horseshoe Curve." It was published originally in 1976 by PC Publications of East McKeesport, PA. Photo Caption: "Penn Central TV-2 drifts down the Curve on a bitter cold March day. The PRR K-4s sits beside the track near the center of the picture. This view offers a super photo location. Photo by Bill Rettburg." Prominent here are Penn Central engines #6176 and #2563. PRR "Pacific" #1361 rusts away in the distance.

AHC. Here is an original 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken at the Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, in September of 1969. Shown here is a pair of unidentified Penn Central Railroad locomotives pulling a six-car passenger train around the Curve and up the Allegheny Mountains to Pittsburgh. Silent in the center is PRR K-4S "Pacific" #1361. Partially visible at the left is Kittanning Point; the valley beyond it marks the route of the old Kittanning Indian Trail.

Here is page two of a 16-page article by Mark Smith & Michelle Giroux entitled "Where 14,000 Labored." It was published originally in the July-August 1987 issue of "Locomotive & Railway Preservation" magazine, page 14. Bottom Photo Caption: "Altoona, Pennsylvania, April 1987." Photo by Don Wood. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #1361, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during May of 1918, retired in September of 1956 after amassing over 2,469,000 revenue miles, enshrined at the Horseshoe Curve on 8 June 1957, restored for excursion service during 1987-1988, withdrawn from service and disassembled because of safety concerns, and is now being restored again for further excursion service.

Here is page one of a 16-page article by Mark Smith & Michelle Giroux entitled "Where 14,000 Labored." It was published originally in the July-August 1987 issue of "Locomotive & Railway Preservation" magazine, page 13. Photo Caption: "South Amboy, New Jersey, September 1955." Photo by Don Wood. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #1361, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during May of 1918, retired in September of 1956 after amassing over 2,469,000 revenue miles, enshrined at the Horseshoe Curve on 8 June 1957, restored for excursion service during 1987-1988, withdrawn from service and disassembled because of safety concerns, and is now being restored again for further excursion service. Wave to the Engineman!

Here is a one-page piece entitled "The Shop." No author is specified. It was published originally in the July-August 1987 issue of "Locomotive & Railway Preservation" magazine, page 29. Top Photo Caption: "1926 Baldwin-built M1 No. 6944 receives class repairs at Juniata Shops sometime in the 1930s." Engine #6944 is an M-1 (4-8-2) "Mountain" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in November of 1926 and retired in May of 1949. Bottom Photo Caption: "K4 No. 1361 during mid-overhaul at the Altoona Car Shops, winter 1986-87." Photo by Doyle McCormack. Engine #1361 is a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during May of 1918, retired in September of 1956 after amassing over 2,469,000 revenue miles, enshrined at the Horseshoe Curve on 8 June 1957, restored for excursion service during 1987-1988, withdrawn from service and disassembled because of safety concerns, and is now being restored again for further excursion service.

Here is the back side of a "Vanishing Vistas" portrait that was published by Lyman E. Cox in 1972. The text by Robert A. Le Massena sketches the history and development of the Pennsylvania Railroad's "K" Class (4-6-2) "Pacific" class steam locomotives.

Here is the front side of a "Vanishing Vistas" portrait that was published by Lyman E. Cox in 1972. Photo courtesy of Penn Central Railroad. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #1361, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during May of 1918, retired in September of 1956 after amassing over 2,469,000 revenue miles, enshrined at the Horseshoe Curve on 8 June 1957, restored for excursion service during 1987-1988, withdrawn from service and disassembled because of safety concerns, and is now being restored again for further excursion service.

Here is the left-hand portion of a one-page article entitled "National Honor Comes To 113-year-old Horseshoe Curve." It was published originally in the 1 July 1967 issue of "The Pennsy," page 4. Textual Quote: "Last month, the Curve was officially designated as a National Historic Landmark by the National Park Service of the United States Department of the Interior." Partially visible in the photo is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #1361, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during May of 1918, retired in September of 1956 after amassing over 2,469,000 revenue miles, enshrined at the Horseshoe Curve on 8 June 1957, restored for excursion service during 1987-1988, withdrawn from service and disassembled because of safety concerns, and is now being restored again for further excursion service.

Here is a postal card entitled "Autumn Scene At The Horseshoe Curve." No Postmark. The photographer is not identified. Caption On Reverse: "World Famous Horseshoe Curve, showing parking area visited by hundreds of tourists each year. Altoona, Pa." A scene from the good ol' step-climbin' days before the funicular!

Restoration Redux. Here is an image of the second of two successive photos by Edward Kaspriske that were taken at "Steamtown" in Scranton, Pennsylvania, c. 2006. Shown here is the boiler assembly of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #1361, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built during Juniata in May of 1918, retired in September of 1956, enshrined at the Horseshoe Curve on 8 June 1957, restored for excursion service in 1987-1988, withdrawn from service and disassembled because of safety concerns, and is now being restored again for further excursion service. Edward Kaspriske Collection.

Restoration Redux. Here is an image of the first of two successive photos by Edward Kaspriske that were taken at "Steamtown" in Scranton, Pennsylvania, c. 2006. Shown here (R to L) are the boiler assembly and the tender of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #1361, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during May of 1918, retired in September of 1956, enshrined at the Horseshoe Curve on 8 June 1957, restored for excursion service in 1987-1988, withdrawn from service and disassembled because of safety concerns, and is now being restored again for further excursion service. Edward Kaspriske Collection.

#1361. Here is an image of a photo by Edward Kaspriske that was taken near the Enginehouse in South Amboy, New Jersey, in 1956 (not "1957" as indicated). Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #1361, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during May of 1918, retired in September of 1956, enshrined at the Horseshoe Curve on 8 June 1957, restored for excursion service in 1987-1988, withdrawn from service and disassembled because of safety concerns, and is now being restored again for further excursion service. Edward Kaspriske Collection.

Here is a postal card via Peter Outerbridge entitled "Horseshoe Curve." Caption On Reverse: "Horseshoe Curve. Altoona, Pa. Pennsylvania Railroad K-4s No. 1361 on display at the Horseshoe Curve. This locomotive was the premier steam passenger engine on the PRR. The railroad donated this engine to the City of Altoona in recognition of decades of service. It was also constructed in Altoona." Shown here is PRR engine #1361, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata in May of 1918, retired in September of 1956 after amassing over 2,469,000 revenue miles, enshrined at the Curve on 8 June 1957, restored for excursion service during 1987-1988, withdrawn from service and disassembled because of safety concerns, and is now being restored again for further excursion service. The photographer's name and the exact date are not recorded. (#10,000)

Here is a postal card via Peter Outerbridge entitled "Pennsylvania 1361." Caption On Reverse: "Pennsylvania 1361. Pacific K-4s No. 1361 on the waiting track at South Amboy, N.J., ready for a train to the Jersey Shore, August 4, 1954. After being retired from service, No. 1361 was placed on display along the mainline at Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pa. Photo by Jim Fritts." Shown here is PRR engine #1361, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during May of 1918, retired in September of 1956 after amassing over 2,469,000 revenue miles, enshrined at the Horseshoe Curve on 8 June 1957, restored for excursion service during 1987-1988, withdrawn from service and disassembled because of safety concerns, and is now being restored again for further excursion service.

Here is page 31 of a 64-page booklet published by Harry P. Albrecht entitled "World Famous Horseshoe Curve, Altoona, Pennsylvania Railroad." It was first issued in September of 1973. Photo Caption: "K4s No. 1361 was built at the Altoona Works and was placed in service May 18, 1918. In more than 35 years of service, it rolled up 2,469,000 miles and was permanently placed on the Horseshoe Curve June 8, 1957."

Here is a one-page article entitled "Memorial To Steam: K-4 On Horseshoe Curve." It was published originally in the July-August 1957 issue of "Pennsy" magazine, page 15. Top Left Photo Caption: "Retired K-4 is refinished in Altoona shop that built it; J.R. Werner, G.W. Holland." Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #1361, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built during May of 1918, retired in September of 1956, enshrined at the Horseshoe Curve in June of 1957, restored for excursion service during 1987-1988, withdrawn from service and disassembled because of safety concerns, and is now being restored again for further excursion service. The ceremony to honor those who built and operated the PRR's fleet of steam locomotives took place on Saturday, 8 June 1957.

Undergoing restoration at the Altoona Museum

Undergoing restoration at the Altoona Museum

Wood. Here is an image of a photo by Don Wood that was taken near Matawan, New Jersey, c. 1955. Wood's Caption: "3751 & 1361 on the move up Matawan Hill at milepost 6. That's fireman Ferdinand Norman leaning out of 3751's cab. Train 784 was usually double-headed on Sunday as part of a power transfer move." #3751 and #1361 are both K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacifics" built in Juniata. #3751 was constructed in April of 1920 and retired in November of 1957. #1361 was built in May of 1918, retired in September of 1956, enshrined at the Horseshoe Curve on 8 June 1957, restored for excursion service during 1987-1988, withdrawn from service and disassembled because of safety concerns, and is now being restored again for further excursion service. William E. Burket Collection.