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Owner: Pennsylvania Railroad
Model:Altoona 4-6-2Built As:PRR 5253 (4-6-2)
Serial Number:3280Order No:
Frame Number: Built:7/1917
Notes:PRR Class K-4S; retired 07/48
Other locos with this serial:  PRR 5253(4-6-2)
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PRR 5253, K-4S, c. 1929
Title:  PRR 5253, K-4S, c. 1929
Description:  Portraits 9. Here is a steam locomotive portrait of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5253, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during July of 1917 and retired in July of 1948 after 31 years of faithful service. Note the piston rod extensions and the bank of ten semaphore signals in the distance. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. (#12 of 14)
Photo Date:  9/22/1929  Upload Date: 5/7/2025 12:48:46 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam,Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5253(4-6-2)
Views:  9   Comments: 0
PRR 5253, K-4S, 1939
Title:  PRR 5253, K-4S, 1939
Description:  Flattley. Here is a photo by T. Martin Flattley, Jr., that was taken in Crestline, Ohio, on 5 August 1939. Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5253, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during July of 1917 and retired in July of 1948 after 31 years of faithful service. ("KDBurkey";"#1 of 1)
Photo Date:  8/5/1939  Upload Date: 11/11/2021 9:33:41 PM
Location:  Crestline, OH
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 5253(4-6-2)
Views:  210   Comments: 0


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