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Owner: Pennsylvania Railroad
Model:UNKNOWN 4-4-2Built As:Builder Info (Unavailable )
Serial Number:5438Order No:
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Notes:PRR Class E-1; SACM (France); 1904-1913.
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PRR 2512, "Atlantic," c. 1905
Title:  PRR 2512, "Atlantic," c. 1905
Description:  Here is a photo via Rail Photo Service. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #2512, an "E" Class (4-4-2) "Atlantic" built by Societe Alsacienne de Constructions Mecaniques during 1904 and retired in May of 1913 after just 11 years of revenue service. It's the de Glehn Compound that was built in Belford, France, and exhibited at the St. Louis Exposition of 1905. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. John S. Fisher Collection; #6 of 26.
Photo Date:  8/15/1905  Upload Date: 5/30/2022 10:01:30 PM
Location:  Saint Louis, MO
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 2512(4-4-2)
Views:  313   Comments: 0
PRR Locomotive Roster, Page 54, AUG 1941
Title:  PRR Locomotive Roster, Page 54, AUG 1941
Description:  Here is page 15 of a 34-page article (in five installments) entitled "Locomotives Of the Pennsylvania." It was published originally in the August 1941 issue of "Railroad" magazine, page 54. Partial Caption: "One of the most famous experimental engines ever tested by the Pennsylvania was Number 2512, a de Glehn Compound built in Belford, France, and exhibited at the St. Louis Exposition of 1905." #2512 was built during 1904 and retired in May of 1913. Correction ~> Engine #1361 is actually a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific," not an "E4s."
Photo Date:  8/1/1941  Upload Date: 2/14/2018 9:45:55 AM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Roster,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 2512(4-4-2)
Views:  563   Comments: 0
"PRR Ventures In Locomotives," Page 15, 1949
Title:  "PRR Ventures In Locomotives," Page 15, 1949
Description:  Here is page two of a six-page article entitled "PRR Ventures In Locomotives." It was published originally in the October 1949 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 15. Top Photo: Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #700, an E-1 (4-4-2) "Atlantic" built in Juniata during 1899 and retired in 1911. Second Photo: Shown here is PRR engine #2512, an "E" Class (4-4-2) "Atlantic" built by Societe Alsacienne de Constructions Mecaniques during 1904 and retired in May of 1913. Third Photo: Shown here is PRR engine #7451, an E-28 (4-4-2) "Atlantic" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during 1905 and retired in November of 1925. Bottom Photo: Shown here is PRR engine #7452, an E-29 (4-4-2) "Atlantic" built by the American Locomotive Company during 1905 and retired in April of 1925.
Photo Date:  10/1/1949  Upload Date: 7/16/2016 2:21:56 PM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 700(4-4-2) PRR 2512(4-4-2) PRR 7451(4-4-2) PRR 7452(4-4-2)
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"Power To Burn," Page 5, 1976
Title:  "Power To Burn," Page 5, 1976
Description:  Here is page five of a 96-page monograph entitled "Power To Burn: Smoke, Steam, & Cinders" that was edited by James M. Shafer and published during 1976. Top Photo Caption: "PRR No. 700, a Class E-1, "Camelback" engine, was one of three of its kind built by the PRR and later sold to the Long Island Rail Road." Bottom Photo Caption: "PRR No. 2512, a French compound built in 1904 and tested on the Pittsburgh Division, was scrapped in 1912."
Photo Date:  8/29/1976  Upload Date: 2/20/2019 11:50:36 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 700(4-4-2) PRR 2512(4-4-2)
Views:  551   Comments: 0


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