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1158)Up for your consideration is this Vintage Souvenir Pennsylvania Railroad 1361.TheFamous Horseshoe Curve Altoona,PA. It is in excellent condition however its missing its felt bottom. It measures approximately 4 1/2 x 1 by an inch and a half.
Pennsylvania Railroad 1361 is a 4-6-2 “Pacific” type steam locomotive built in 1918 for the Pennsylvania Railroad by their own Altoona Works. As a member of the K4s locomotive class, it served its active career hauling mainline passenger and mail trains. Retired from revenue service in 1956, it was restored to operating condition in 1987 when mechanical problems sidelined the locomotive after only a year and a half of operation. The engine is currently owned by the Railroaders Memorial Museum in Altoona, Pennsylvania. It is one of the only two remaining K4s locomotives and, along with PRR 3750, was designated the official state steam locomotive in 1987 by the Pennsylvania General Assembly.
WikipediaSearchHorseshoe Curve (Pennsylvania)Read in another languageWatch this pageEditHorseshoe Curve is a three-track railroad curve on Norfolk Southern Railway’s Pittsburgh Line in Blair County, Pennsylvania. The curve itself is about 2,375 feet (700 m) long and 1,300 feet (400 m) in diameter; it was completed in 1854 by the Pennsylvania Railroad as a way to lessen the grade to the summit of the Allegheny Mountains. It eventually replaced the time-consuming Allegheny Portage Railroad, the only other route across the mountains for large vehicles.Everything indicated in photographs. Thanks for taking a look!
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