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Owner: Pennsylvania Railroad
Model:Altoona 4-6-2Built As:PRR 1361 (4-6-2)
Serial Number:3475Order No:
Frame Number: Built:5/1918
Notes:PRR Class K-4S; built 5/1918, preserved
Other locos with this serial:  PRR 1361(4-6-2)
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PRR 1361, K-4S, 1987
Title:  PRR 1361, K-4S, 1987
Description:  #1361. Here is a postal card entitled "Pennsylvania 1361." No Postmark. Caption On Reverse: "It's a rainy Sunday morning for the inaugural run of Pennsy K4 Pacific 1361. After years of display at Horseshoe Curve, the 4-6-2 runs east through Bald Eagle, Pa., April 12, 1987, to Bellefonte. 1361, owned by the Railroaders Memorial Museum in Altoona, was restored to service in Conrail's Car Shop. Photo by Carl H. Sturner." Engine #1361 is a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during May of 1918, retired in September of 1956, enshrined at the Horseshoe Curve on 8 June 1957, restored for excursion service in April of 1987, withdrawn from service and disassembled because of safety concerns, and still not reassembled/restored/resurrected.
Photo Date:  4/12/1987  Upload Date: 3/18/2022 9:40:36 PM
Location:  Bald Eagle, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 1361(4-6-2)
Views:  221   Comments: 0
ALTO Tower
Title:  ALTO Tower
Description:  With PRR 1361
Photo Date:  6/21/1987  Upload Date: 1/23/2013 9:31:18 PM
Location:  Altoona (CP ALTO), PA
Author:  Bob Kise
Categories:  Steam,Action
Locomotives:  PRR 1361(4-6-2)
Views:  1278   Comments: 1
At 17th Street after a run from Tyrone
Title:  At 17th Street after a run from Tyrone
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/21/1987  Upload Date: 11/8/2014 5:29:05 AM
Location:  Altoona (CP ALTO), PA
Author:  Bob Kise
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 1361(4-6-2)
Views:  850   Comments: 0
"Where 14,000 Labored," Page 13, 1987
Title:  "Where 14,000 Labored," Page 13, 1987
Description:  Here is page one of a 16-page article by Mark Smith & Michelle Giroux entitled "Where 14,000 Labored." It was published originally in the July-August 1987 issue of "Locomotive & Railway Preservation" magazine, page 13. Photo Caption: "South Amboy, New Jersey, September 1955." Photo by Don Wood. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #1361, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during May of 1918, retired in September of 1956 after amassing over 2,469,000 revenue miles, enshrined at the Horseshoe Curve on 8 June 1957, restored for excursion service during 1987-1988, withdrawn from service and disassembled because of safety concerns, and is now being restored again for further excursion service.
Photo Date:  7/1/1987  Upload Date: 10/17/2024 3:18:08 PM
Location:  South Amboy, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 1361(4-6-2)
Views:  52   Comments: 0
"Where 14,000 Labored," Page 14, 1987
Title:  "Where 14,000 Labored," Page 14, 1987
Description:  Here is page two of a 16-page article by Mark Smith & Michelle Giroux entitled "Where 14,000 Labored." It was published originally in the July-August 1987 issue of "Locomotive & Railway Preservation" magazine, page 14. Bottom Photo Caption: "Altoona, Pennsylvania, April 1987." Photo by Don Wood. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #1361, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during May of 1918, retired in September of 1956 after amassing over 2,469,000 revenue miles, enshrined at the Horseshoe Curve on 8 June 1957, restored for excursion service during 1987-1988, withdrawn from service and disassembled because of safety concerns, and is now being restored again for further excursion service.
Photo Date:  7/1/1987  Upload Date: 10/17/2024 3:23:01 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 1361(4-6-2)
Views:  85   Comments: 0
"The Shop," Page 29, 1987
Title:  "The Shop," Page 29, 1987
Description:  Here is a one-page piece entitled "The Shop." No author is specified. It was published originally in the July-August 1987 issue of "Locomotive & Railway Preservation" magazine, page 29. Top Photo Caption: "1926 Baldwin-built M1 No. 6944 receives class repairs at Juniata Shops sometime in the 1930s." Engine #6944 is an M-1 (4-8-2) "Mountain" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in November of 1926 and retired in May of 1949. Bottom Photo Caption: "K4 No. 1361 during mid-overhaul at the Altoona Car Shops, winter 1986-87." Photo by Doyle McCormack. Engine #1361 is a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during May of 1918, retired in September of 1956 after amassing over 2,469,000 revenue miles, enshrined at the Horseshoe Curve on 8 June 1957, restored for excursion service during 1987-1988, withdrawn from service and disassembled because of safety concerns, and is now being restored again for further excursion service.
Photo Date:  7/3/1987  Upload Date: 10/10/2024 1:30:21 PM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 6944(4-8-2) PRR 1361(4-6-2)
Views:  79   Comments: 0
PRR K4s
Title:  PRR K4s
Description:  PRR K4s 1361 at the Railroaders Memorial Museum, Altoona, PA.
Photo Date:  7/18/1987  Upload Date: 4/2/2013 11:18:53 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Andrew Lisowski
Categories:  Roster,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 1361(4-6-2)
Views:  2148   Comments: 0
PRR K4s 1361
Title:  PRR K4s 1361
Description:  PRR K4s 1361 at the Railroaders Memorial Museum, Altoona, PA.
Photo Date:  7/18/1987  Upload Date: 4/2/2013 11:20:43 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Andrew Lisowski
Categories:  Roster,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 1361(4-6-2)
Views:  1930   Comments: 0
PRR 1361 west
Title:  PRR 1361 west
Description:  On the mainline from Tyrone to Altoona
Photo Date:  7/26/1987  Upload Date: 2/23/2013 7:25:59 PM
Location:  Tipton, PA
Author:  Bob Kise
Categories:  Bridge,Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  PRR 1361(4-6-2)
Views:  1010   Comments: 1
PRR 1361
Title:  PRR 1361
Description:  1361 heads east out of Altoona for Tyrone and the old Bald Eagle branch and a day's romp to Bellefonte.
Photo Date:  7/26/1987  Upload Date: 7/11/2005 2:16:02 PM
Location:  Union Springs, NY
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 1361(4-6-2)
Views:  2525   Comments: 1
PRR 1361
Title:  PRR 1361
Description:  1361 stretches her legs by the signal bridge east of Tipton.
Photo Date:  7/26/1987  Upload Date: 7/11/2005 2:19:36 PM
Location:  Antis, PA
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 1361(4-6-2)
Views:  2021   Comments: 1
PRR 1361
Title:  PRR 1361
Description:  With the light 5 car train and easy grades, 1361 loafs along through the valley of the Bald Eagle Creek.
Photo Date:  7/26/1987  Upload Date: 7/11/2005 2:22:34 PM
Location:  Hannah, PA
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 1361(4-6-2)
Views:  1259   Comments: 0
PRR 1361
Title:  PRR 1361
Description:  1361 opens it up a notch, blasting through Julian at about 50.
Photo Date:  7/26/1987  Upload Date: 7/11/2005 2:23:45 PM
Location:  Julian, PA
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 1361(4-6-2)
Views:  1339   Comments: 0
PRR 1361
Title:  PRR 1361
Description:  At Milesburg, 1361 leaves the Bald Eagle and takes the old Lewisburg & Tyrone to gain entrance to Bellefonte.
Photo Date:  7/26/1987  Upload Date: 7/11/2005 2:25:02 PM
Location:  Milesburg, PA
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 1361(4-6-2)
Views:  1938   Comments: 1
PRR 1361
Title:  PRR 1361
Description:  1361 passing through the yard on the outskirts of Bellefonte.
Photo Date:  7/26/1987  Upload Date: 7/11/2005 2:26:23 PM
Location:  Bellefonte, PA
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 1361(4-6-2)
Views:  1734   Comments: 0
PRR 1361
Title:  PRR 1361
Description:  1361 turning on the wye at Bellefonte, prohibited by timetable rules back in the day...but that was back in the day!
Photo Date:  7/26/1987  Upload Date: 7/11/2005 2:27:06 PM
Location:  Bellefonte, PA
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 1361(4-6-2)
Views:  1362   Comments: 0
PRR 1361
Title:  PRR 1361
Description:  Weather has gmproved as 1361 begins her return trip, rejoining the Bald Eagle at Milesburg.
Photo Date:  7/26/1987  Upload Date: 7/11/2005 2:46:49 PM
Location:  Milesburg, PA
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 1361(4-6-2)
Views:  1570   Comments: 2
PRR 1361
Title:  PRR 1361
Description:  The gods finally smile on us, briefly, as 1361 arrives back at Vail.
Photo Date:  7/26/1987  Upload Date: 7/11/2005 2:50:17 PM
Location:  Vail, PA
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 1361(4-6-2)
Views:  132408   Comments: 1
PRR 1361
Title:  PRR 1361
Description:  Crossing the Juniata River on the Bald Eagle branch in Tyrone, 1361 will momentarily join the main line for the sprint back to Altoona.
Photo Date:  7/26/1987  Upload Date: 7/11/2005 2:51:32 PM
Location:  Tyrone, PA
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 1361(4-6-2)
Views:  1476   Comments: 1
PRR 1361
Title:  PRR 1361
Description:  The old gal relives her glorydays as she gallops along the center track on the high iron at Tipton.
Photo Date:  7/26/1987  Upload Date: 7/11/2005 2:52:29 PM
Location:  Antis, PA
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 1361(4-6-2)
Views:  1309   Comments: 2
PRR 1361
Title:  PRR 1361
Description:  What else can I say? My favorite Pacific type Loco in full stride!
Photo Date:  7/26/1987  Upload Date: 7/11/2005 2:53:22 PM
Location:  Antis, PA
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 1361(4-6-2)
Views:  1032   Comments: 1
PRR 1361
Title:  PRR 1361
Description:  Heading for the barn through East Tipton.
Photo Date:  7/26/1987  Upload Date: 10/5/2515 3:40:21 PM
Location:  Antis, PA
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 1361(4-6-2)
Views:  881   Comments: 2
PRR 1361
Title:  PRR 1361
Description:  Day is almost done. 1361 slowly pulls her train into the east end of the yard complex in Altoona.
Photo Date:  7/26/1987  Upload Date: 7/11/2005 2:54:15 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 1361(4-6-2)
Views:  1517   Comments: 1
PRR 1361
Title:  PRR 1361
Description:  Warm glow of a setting sun bathes 1361 as she heads for the barn at the Railroader's Museum across from the Amtrak station.
Photo Date:  7/26/1987  Upload Date: 7/11/2005 2:54:41 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 1361(4-6-2)
Views:  1452   Comments: 1
A guy photographing children by the K4
Title:  A guy photographing children by the K4
Description:  The kids are probably parents themselves by now...
Photo Date:  7/26/1987  Upload Date: 11/8/2014 5:30:45 AM
Location:  Tyrone, PA
Author:  Bob Kise
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 1361(4-6-2)
Views:  404   Comments: 1
Boarding passengers at Tyrone
Title:  Boarding passengers at Tyrone
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/26/1987  Upload Date: 11/8/2014 5:31:31 AM
Location:  Tyrone, PA
Author:  Bob Kise
Categories:  Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 1361(4-6-2)
Views:  404   Comments: 1
A famous face in railroading
Title:  A famous face in railroading
Description:  Milepost 3 on the Bald Eagle Branch
Photo Date:  7/26/1987  Upload Date: 11/8/2014 5:32:16 AM
Location:  Tyrone, PA
Author:  Bob Kise
Categories:  Steam,Signal
Locomotives:  PRR 1361(4-6-2)
Views:  294   Comments: 1
All Aboard
Title:  All Aboard
Description:  Maryland and Pennsylvania run a set of fan trips on their railroad with the newly rebuilt Pennsy K4
Photo Date:  7/26/1987  Upload Date: 5/1/2012 4:56:16 PM
Location:  York, PA
Author:  JJ Young III
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 1361(4-6-2)
Views:  998   Comments: 1
PRR 1361, K-4S, 1987
Title:  PRR 1361, K-4S, 1987
Description:  #1361. Here is an original 35mm color slide by Walter Schopp that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, in the Summer of 1987. Shown here is former Pennsylvania Railroad engine #1361, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during May of 1918, retired in September of 1956, enshrined at the Horseshoe Curve on 8 June 1957, and restored for excursion service in April of 1987. In this context, the crew has paused for a photo op near Canan Station on the Hollidaysburg Branch line.
Photo Date:  8/9/1987  Upload Date: 7/7/2018 9:32:52 AM
Location:  Canan, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 1361(4-6-2)
Views:  1605   Comments: 0
PRR 1361, K-4S, 1987
Title:  PRR 1361, K-4S, 1987
Description:  #1361. Here is an original 35mm color slide by Walter Schopp that was taken near Tipton, Pennsylvania, in the Summer of 1987. Shown here is former Pennsylvania Raimroad engine #1361, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during May of 1918, retired in September of 1956, enshrined at the Horseshoe Curve on 8 June 1957, and restored for excursion service in April of 1987. Paralleling Brush Mountain, it's headed back to Altoona with an excursion train.
Photo Date:  8/15/1987  Upload Date: 7/22/2018 1:42:35 AM
Location:  Tipton, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 1361(4-6-2)
Views:  476   Comments: 0
PRR 1361, K-4S; 1987
Title:  PRR 1361, K-4S; 1987
Description:  #1361. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 3 October 1987. In the foreground is former Pennsylvania Railroad engine #1361, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during May of 1918, retired in September of 1956, enshrined at the Horseshoe Curve on 8 June 1957, and restored for excursion service in April of 1987. Passing by the AMTRAK Passenger Station is an eastbound trailer train pulled by three Conrail locomotives: #6311, #6485, and #5059. Photo taken from the 12th Street Footbridge.
Photo Date:  10/3/1987  Upload Date: 2/8/2018 9:11:43 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 1361(4-6-2) CR 6311(SD40) CR 6485(SD40-2) CR 5059(B36-7)
Views:  1104   Comments: 1
PRR 1361 profile
Title:  PRR 1361 profile
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/4/1987  Upload Date: 1/21/2012 9:53:19 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Bob Krug
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 1361(4-6-2)
Views:  626   Comments: 0
PRR 1361 back in happier times* when it was in one piece
Title:  PRR 1361 back in happier times* when it was in one piece
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/4/1987  Upload Date: 1/21/2012 10:05:13 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Bob Krug
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 1361(4-6-2)
Views:  2523   Comments: 0
PRR 1361 and Ted
Title:  PRR 1361 and Ted
Description:  Altoona Railroader's Museum
Photo Date:  10/4/1987  Upload Date: 1/27/2012 7:41:04 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Bob Krug
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 1361(4-6-2)
Views:  779   Comments: 1
Standing at the Bellefonte station
Title:  Standing at the Bellefonte station
Description:  After wyeing
Photo Date:  10/25/1987  Upload Date: 11/13/2013 7:55:09 PM
Location:  Bellefonte, PA
Author:  Bob Kise
Categories:  Station,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 1361(4-6-2)
Views:  529   Comments: 0
Ready to board at the Bellefonte station
Title:  Ready to board at the Bellefonte station
Description:  With front coupler raised
Photo Date:  10/25/1987  Upload Date: 11/13/2013 7:55:57 PM
Location:  Bellefonte, PA
Author:  Bob Kise
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 1361(4-6-2)
Views:  561   Comments: 1
Heading south toward Tyrone
Title:  Heading south toward Tyrone
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/25/1987  Upload Date: 11/13/2013 7:56:41 PM
Location:  Port Matilda, PA
Author:  Bob Kise
Categories:  Bridge,Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  PRR 1361(4-6-2)
Views:  409   Comments: 0
Leaving Tyrone for the Conrail mainline
Title:  Leaving Tyrone for the Conrail mainline
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/25/1987  Upload Date: 11/13/2013 7:57:26 PM
Location:  Tyrone, PA
Author:  Bob Kise
Categories:  Bridge,Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  PRR 1361(4-6-2)
Views:  372   Comments: 0
The position light is vertical at Tipton
Title:  The position light is vertical at Tipton
Description:  With three of the boys lined up for a photo...
Photo Date:  10/25/1987  Upload Date: 11/13/2013 7:58:20 PM
Location:  Tipton, PA
Author:  Bob Kise
Categories:  Steam,Signal,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  PRR 1361(4-6-2)
Views:  357   Comments: 0
PRR 1361 boards passengers north of Tyrone
Title:  PRR 1361 boards passengers north of Tyrone
Description:  Flying Conrail and PRR flags, with keystone number plate at a jaunty angle...
Photo Date:  10/25/1987  Upload Date: 11/13/2013 7:52:06 PM
Location:  Tyrone, PA
Author:  Bob Kise
Categories:  Steam,Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 1361(4-6-2)
Views:  379   Comments: 1
Leaving the old PRR Bald Eagle Branch at Milesburg
Title:  Leaving the old PRR Bald Eagle Branch at Milesburg
Description:  Bound for Bellefonte's wye
Photo Date:  10/25/1987  Upload Date: 11/13/2013 7:52:55 PM
Location:  Milesburg, PA
Author:  Bob Kise
Categories:  Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  PRR 1361(4-6-2)
Views:  448   Comments: 1
Passing the old PRR station at Milesburg
Title:  Passing the old PRR station at Milesburg
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/25/1987  Upload Date: 11/13/2013 7:53:27 PM
Location:  Milesburg, PA
Author:  Bob Kise
Categories:  Station,Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  PRR 1361(4-6-2)
Views:  345   Comments: 0
Around the Milesburg station curve, heading toward Bellefonte
Title:  Around the Milesburg station curve, heading toward Bellefonte
Description:  PRR flag a-flying...
Photo Date:  10/25/1987  Upload Date: 11/13/2013 7:54:15 PM
Location:  Milesburg, PA
Author:  Bob Kise
Categories:  Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  PRR 1361(4-6-2)
Views:  278   Comments: 0
PRR K4s 1361 Excursion making some smoke
Title:  PRR K4s 1361 Excursion making some smoke
Description:  Restored PRR K4s 1361 starting north on the former Bald Eagle Branch, now N&BE; just as the steamer reached the old RT 220 overpass, the drivers slipped a bit, creating this plume of smoke and steam.
Photo Date:  10/25/1987  Upload Date: 1/8/2009 1:33:06 PM
Location:  Vail, PA
Author:  James Falcsik
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 1361(4-6-2)
Views:  1192   Comments: 1
PRR 1361 is accelerating away on the N&BE
Title:  PRR 1361 is accelerating away on the N&BE
Description:  A crewman on the 1361 looks down the track on one of the few excursions the 1361 was able to make.
Photo Date:  10/25/1987  Upload Date: 1/10/2009 1:45:20 PM
Location:  Vail, PA
Author:  James Falcsik
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 1361(4-6-2)
Views:  869   Comments: 0
PRR 1361
Title:  PRR 1361
Description:  PRR 1361 on an autumn excursion from Altoona crosses the Little Juniata River entering Tyrone on its way to Bellefonte, PA.
Photo Date:  10/25/1987  Upload Date: 9/19/2017 9:55:18 AM
Location:  Tyrone, PA
Author:  Jim Appleman
Categories:  Bridge,Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  PRR 1361(4-6-2)
Views:  540   Comments: 0
PRR K4 1361
Title:  PRR K4 1361
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/18/1988  Upload Date: 11/16/2017 12:15:22 AM
Location:  Tyrone, PA
Author:  Richard Gorddard
Categories:  Roster,Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  PRR 1361(4-6-2)
Views:  479   Comments: 1
A PRR K4s in York
Title:  A PRR K4s in York
Description:  Will it ever happen again? Photo by my wife.
Photo Date:  8/20/1988  Upload Date: 1/4/2014 7:43:05 AM
Location:  York, PA
Author:  Bob Kise
Categories:  Steam,Action
Locomotives:  PRR 1361(4-6-2)
Views:  631   Comments: 1
PRR 1361 steamed up at the Altoona RR Museum
Title:  PRR 1361 steamed up at the Altoona RR Museum
Description:  With Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament in the background
Photo Date:  10/16/1988  Upload Date: 1/26/2013 8:27:01 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Bob Kise
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 1361(4-6-2)
Views:  615   Comments: 0


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