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Owner: Pennsylvania Railroad
Model:Altoona 4-6-2Built As:PRR 1139 (4-6-2)
Serial Number:3284Order No:
Frame Number: Built:7/1917
Notes:PRR Class K.4S; retired 03/1956
Other locos with this serial:  PRR 1139(4-6-2)
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PRR 1139, K-4S, 1954
Title:  PRR 1139, K-4S, 1954
Description:  Kern. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Fred Kern that was taken near Matawan, New Jersey, on 27 August 1954. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #1139, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during July of 1917 and retired in 1956 after 39 years of faithful service. In this context, it's rockin' 'n' rollin' at 50 miles per hour with six-car passenger Train #711.
Photo Date:  8/27/1954  Upload Date: 8/29/2019 9:46:29 AM
Location:  Matawan, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 1139(4-6-2)
Views:  355   Comments: 1
PRR 1139, K-4S, 1954
Title:  PRR 1139, K-4S, 1954
Description:  Kern. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Fred Kern that was taken near Red Bank, New Jersey, on 27 August 1954. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #1139, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during July of 1917 and retired in 1956 after 39 years of faithful service.
Photo Date:  8/27/1954  Upload Date: 4/28/2018 3:55:59 AM
Location:  Red Bank, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 1139(4-6-2)
Views:  572   Comments: 1
PRR 1139, K-4S, 1954
Title:  PRR 1139, K-4S, 1954
Description:  Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken in Bay Head Junction, New Jersey, on 6 September 1954. The photographer is not identified. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #1139, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during July of 1917 and retired in 1956 after 39 years of service. ("LouisFols"; #5 of 16)
Photo Date:  9/6/1954  Upload Date: 6/22/2018 2:56:40 AM
Location:  Bay Head Junction, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 1139(4-6-2)
Views:  614   Comments: 1
PRR 1139, K-4S, #1 of 2, c. 1955
Title:  PRR 1139, K-4S, #1 of 2, c. 1955
Description:  Here is the first of two original photos of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #1139, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during July of 1917 and retired in 1956 after 39 years of faithful service. Looks to me like the Engineman is performing the required pre-run inspection and lubrication drill. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. ("Heisler19"; #1 of 2)
Photo Date:  5/5/1955  Upload Date: 1/21/2022 9:09:35 PM
Location:  Bay Head Junction, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 1139(4-6-2)
Views:  112   Comments: 0
PRR 1139, K-4S, #2 of 2, c. 1955
Title:  PRR 1139, K-4S, #2 of 2, c. 1955
Description:  Here is the second of two original photos of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #1139, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during July of 1917 and retired in 1956 after 39 years of faithful service. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. ("Heisler19"; #2 of 2)
Photo Date:  5/5/1955  Upload Date: 1/21/2022 9:10:31 PM
Location:  Bay Head Junction, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 1139(4-6-2)
Views:  130   Comments: 0
PRR 1139
Title:  PRR 1139
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/1/1955  Upload Date: 3/27/2008 8:44:51 AM
Location:  Camden, NJ
Author:  EDWARD J. OZOG
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 1139(4-6-2)
Views:  3146   Comments: 0
PRR 1139, K-4S, 1955
Title:  PRR 1139, K-4S, 1955
Description:  Flattley. Here is a photo by T. Martin Flattley, Jr., that was taken in Haddonfield, New Jersey, on 27 August 1955. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #1139, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during July of 1917 and retired in 1956 after 39 years of faithful service.
Photo Date:  8/27/1955  Upload Date: 3/23/2019 2:23:33 PM
Location:  Haddonfield, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 1139(4-6-2)
Views:  290   Comments: 0
PRR 1139, K-4S, 1955
Title:  PRR 1139, K-4S, 1955
Description:  Here is a photo by Mayer Pearlman that was taken near Matawan, New Jersey, on 12 November 1955. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #1139, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during July of 1917 and retired in 1956 after 39 years of faithful service. Gary Mittner Collection.
Photo Date:  11/12/1955  Upload Date: 3/12/2023 5:38:44 PM
Location:  Matawan, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 1139(4-6-2)
Views:  79   Comments: 0
"Story Of A Pacific," Page 54, 1956
Title:  "Story Of A Pacific," Page 54, 1956
Description:  Here is page 11 of a 15-page cover article by Frederick Westing entitled "This Is The Story Of A Pacific ~ The World's Greatest." It was published originally in the August 1956 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 54. All of the locomotives pictured here are PRR Class K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacifics." Top Left-Hand Photo: #5473 was built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during 1927, reconditioned in 1944, and retired in February of 1956. Top Right-Hand Photo: #3876 was built in Juniata during 1923 and retired in April of 1950. Bottom Left-Hand Photo: #5385 was built in Juniata during 1924 and retired in June of 1948. Bottom Right-Hand Photo: #1139 was built in Juniata during 1917 and retired in 1956 after 39 years of faithful service.
Photo Date:  8/1/1956  Upload Date: 6/18/2018 1:54:47 AM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5473(4-6-2) PRR 3876(4-6-2) PRR 5385(4-6-2) PRR 1139(4-6-2)
Views:  650   Comments: 0


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