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Pennsylvania Railroad 1361 is a 4-6-2 K4 "Pacific" type steam locomotive built in May 1918 by the Pennsylvania Railroad's (PRR) Juniata Shops in Altoona, Pennsylvania.It hauled mainline passenger trains in Pennsylvania and commuter trains in Central New Jersey on the PRR until its retirement from revenue service in 1956.
PRR Philadelphia to New York City coach ticket, c. 1955. In 1861, the Pennsylvania Railroad gained control of the Northern Central Railway, giving it access to Baltimore, Maryland, and points along the Susquehanna River via connections at Columbia, Pennsylvania, or Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. [25]
The Northern Central Railway of York, a heritage railway, operates on former Northern Central track between New Freedom and Hanover Junction, Pennsylvania. The route between York, Pennsylvania , and the Maryland-Pennsylvania line is now the York County Heritage Rail Trail , much of which is side-by-side with still-functioning track.
The PRR did have the locomotives needed for this, many having been displaced by electrification east of Harrisburg. The two preserved K4s, Nos. 1361 and 3750, were designated as Pennsylvania's official state steam locomotives on December 18, 1987, when Pennsylvania Governor Robert P. Casey signed into law House Bill No. 1211.
Northern Central Branch (Baltimore to Wago Junction) Green Spring Branch (Hollins to Chattolanee) York Branch (Columbia to York) Frederick Branch (York to Frederick) Union Bridge Branch (Keymar to Union Bridge) Baltimore and Eastern Railroad (Marsh Siding to Mardela Springs) Mill Street Branch (Salisbury) McDaniel Branch (Easton to McDaniel)
A pre-restoration PRR 1361 on display at the Horseshoe Curve. In the early hours of October 8, 1983, The Loretto was badly damaged by arson. Two juveniles were charged with setting the fire, whose damage was estimated at $200,000. The Restore the Loretto Committee was formed to raise money to restore and preserve the railroad car. [16] [17]
North and West Branch Railroad: PRR: 1871 1881 North and West Branch Railway: North and West Branch Railway: PRR: 1881 1900 Schuylkill and Juniata Railroad: Northampton Railroad: LNE: 1901 1903 Lehigh and New England Railroad: Northampton and Bath Railroad: NB 1902 1979 N/A North East Pennsylvania Railroad: RDG: 1870 1945 Reading Company ...
The line from Marietta to Wago Junction was chartered as the York Haven and Rowenna Railroad, and much of the construction, including the crossing of the Susquehanna at Shocks Mills, was done by H.S. Kerbaugh, a major PRR contractor. The bridge was first opened on January 1, 1905, as a twenty-eight span brick arch.