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Pennsylvania Railroad 1361 is a K4 class 4-6-2 "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 the northern New Jersey Shore on the PRR until its retirement from revenue service in 1956.
Built for Compañía Azucarera Central Reforma of Cuba as No. 8 but never delivered. 2124: 4-8-4: Reading Shops 1947 Display Built from Reading I-10sa class 2-8-0 2044 [28] 2317: 4-6-2: Montreal Locomotive Works: 1923 Display Sold to Nelson Blount for Steamtown U.S.A. in November 1965. Operated in excursion service from 1978 to 2010. [20]
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.
PRR: 1851 1854 Northern Central Railway: Susquehanna, Bloomsburg, and Berwick Railroad: PRR: 1902 1918 Pennsylvania Railroad: Susquehanna and Buffalo Railroad: 1891 Susquehanna and Clearfield Railroad: PRR/NYC: 1879 1901 Beech Creek Extension Railroad: Sold by the Pennsylvania Railroad to the New York Central & Hudson River Railroad in 1901
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]
Trail was again, re-elected president; Stephen White, who was not only secretary to the Frederick and Pennsylvania Line, but a number of other PRR controlled railroads including the Northern Central and A. W. Hendrix as treasurer who like White served in similar positions to other PRR controlled railroads. [50]