They are sorely missed. The mainline trips, some of which which operated at nearly a mile-a-minute, were thrilling to ride. Great shot here, with the beautiful Lancaster County farmland.
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I wish I could have seen these two PRR locomotives in action and thanks for the information as to why they were retired. It sure would be neat if one of them could be restored to service. The PRR 'D' and 'E' class locomotives were the predecessors to the famous PRR K4 class locomotive. You can go to You Tube and see the 7002 and 1223 in action (the whistle on 7002 sounds very similar to a K4 whistle).
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And then there were none.... save for PRR #1361 from 1987 and 1988. And PRR 0-6-0 #643, a Pennsy switcher that was rebuilt long ago with a non-Pennsy boiler and firebox. Nice catch, nicely captured.
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