A rare appearance of the famous K-4 on the Northern Central Railway crossing Codorus Creek.
The fleet is ready to depart. Lurking behind 5417 is a K4 celebrity-to-be, PRR #1361 in regular service.
#1361 in regular service, under steam. PRR Class K4s.
One of the most famous steam engines in the world, PRR K4s 1361, sits against a side wall deep inside the Steamtown shops. During Lackawanna Railfest, the public was given access into these rare p... (more)
The new steel bottom panels on the K-4's Tender suggest the challenges faced by the Steamtown crew in restoring nearly 90 year-old rolling stock.
At the machine shop at Steamtown, dedicated volunteers and staff continue the complex task of rebuilding PRR 1361.
Operating on the NBER, departing Bellefonte, heading for Vail.
Restored PRR 1361 is being prepared for a run up the old PRR Bald Eagle Branch, just north of Tyrone, PA
PRR K4 At Special Celabration At York
Restored PRR 1361 gets underway with a passenger excursion to Bellfonte, PA on the old PRR Bald Eagle Branch. Just as the famous pacific reached the underpass, the drivers began slipping, producin... (more)
Restoration activity is buzzing around PRR 1361's boiler inside Conrail's Altoona Car Shops. Photo taken from overhead crane.
Crew training run is southbound (timetable westbound) on the return trip to Altoona.
Re-assembly of train after the engine is turned on the wye.
PRR K4s 1361 rolls into Bellefonte on a special training run.
Moments before 1361 would move again under her own power in over thirty years.