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| Title: |
PRR Lincoln Funeral Train, 1865 |
| Description: |
WB. Here is an image of a photo by an unidentified photographer that was taken in West Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on 23 April 1865. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #331, a Class A (4-4-0) "American" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during 1865 and sold to E.H. Wilson in May of 1882. In this context, it's being readied to pull the funeral train carrying the body of President Abraham Lincoln. William E. Burket Collection. |
| Photo Date: |
1/1/1900 Upload Date: 7/25/2022 4:42:20 PM |
| Location: |
West Philadelphia, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Yard,Steam |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 331(4-4-0) |
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146 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR Lincoln Funeral Train, 1865 |
| Description: |
WB. Here is an image of a photo by an unidentified photographer that was taken in West Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on 23 April 1865. Shown here is the funeral train carrying the body of President Abraham Lincoln. In the lead is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #331, a Class A (4-4-0) "American" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during 1865 and sold to E.H. Wilson in May of 1882. William E. Burket Collection |
| Photo Date: |
1/1/1900 Upload Date: 7/25/2022 4:43:07 PM |
| Location: |
West Philadelphia, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Station,Steam,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 331(4-4-0) |
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126 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 331, Class A, 1865 |
| Description: |
Here is a post card photo via Bob Fremming of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #331. Caption On Reverse: "Pennsylvania Railroad locomotive, one of the many different locomotives that hauled the Lincoln Funeral Train to Springfield, Illinois, in 1865. From a Baldwin negative [taken in West Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on 23 April 1865]." Shown here is PRR engine #331, a Class A (4-4-0) "American" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during 1865 and sold to E.H. Wilson in May of 1882. |
| Photo Date: |
1/1/1900 Upload Date: 1/19/2023 6:29:50 AM |
| Location: |
West Philadelphia, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Station,Steam |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 331(4-4-0) |
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124 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
"Passing Of The Wooden Passenger Car," Page 2, 1928 |
| Description: |
Here is page two of a 12-page pamphlet entitled "The Passing Of The Wooden Passenger Car From This Railroad." It was published originally by the Pennsylvania Railroad in June of 1928. Reprinted by Harry P. Albrecht in 1978. Center Illustration, Partial Caption: "The Pennsylvania Railroad funeral train carrying Abraham Lincoln's body, as it stopped just west of the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia while en route from Washington to the Quaker City, April 22, 1865." Prominent here is PRR engine #331, a Class A (4-4-0) "American" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during 1865 and sold to E.H. Wilson in May of 1882. |
| Photo Date: |
6/1/1928 Upload Date: 2/23/2022 8:31:21 AM |
| Location: |
West Philadelphia, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Station,Steam,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
CA JOHNBULL(2-4-0) PRR JOHNBULL(2-4-0) PRR 331(4-4-0) |
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216 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
"In Mr. Lincoln's Service," Page 20, 1961 |
| Description: |
Here is page three of a three-page article entitled "In Mr. Lincoln's Service." It was published originally in the September-October 1961 issue of "Pennsy" magazine, page 20. Bottom Photo Caption: "Lincoln funeral train on PRR at West Philadelphia, April 23, 1865, during its 13-day, 1,600-mile trip from Washington to Illinois." Prominent here is PRR engine #331, a Class A (4-4-0) "American" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during 1865 and sold to E.H. Wilson in May of 1882. |
| Photo Date: |
9/1/1961 Upload Date: 8/24/2022 8:16:36 AM |
| Location: |
West Philadelphia, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Station,Steam,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 331(4-4-0) |
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85 Comments: 0 |
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