Saddest aspect of this shot has to be the J1, at the oldest, it would be only ten years old. By pre-war PRR standards, it was just broken in. But, in 1952? Junk.
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Such a sad picture to witness...the end of the great PRR steam era. I wonder how many museums (and railfans) today would have gladly purchased these items.
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Very sad photo . Al BNSF engr.
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It must have been heartbreaking to a man who spent a lifetime perfecting his craft of steam locomotive building to see his hard work and skill just cut up and thrown away.
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Not all of these locomotives were ready for the scrap pile. Some were there for any kind of repair.
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