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Owner: Pennsylvania Railroad
Model:BLW 4-6-2Built As:PRR 5426 (4-6-2)
Serial Number:59808Order No:
Frame Number:27X28 cylinders, 80" driversBuilt:2/1927
Notes:PRR Class K-4S; sfs 08/56
Other locos with this serial:  PRR 5426(4-6-2)
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PRR 5426, K-4S, c. 1929
Title:  PRR 5426, K-4S, c. 1929
Description:  Here is a photo via Rail Photo Service. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5426, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during February of 1927 and retired in August of 1956 after 29 years of faithful service. Note the electrified third rail installed at this location. The photographer's name, the date, and the location are not recorded. Many thanks to Mr. Robert Hess for clarifying several details about this photo (see comments below). John S. Fisher Collection; #26 of 36.
Photo Date:  9/22/1929  Upload Date: 7/2/2022 12:49:36 PM
Location:  Harrison, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam,Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5426(4-6-2)
Views:  143   Comments: 1
PRR 5426, K-4S, 1939
Title:  PRR 5426, K-4S, 1939
Description:  Here is a photo by T. Martin Flattley, Jr., that was taken in Wildwood, New Jersey, on 4 July 1939. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5426, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during February of 1927 and retired in August of 1956 after 29 years of faithful service. Gary Mittner Collection.
Photo Date:  7/4/1939  Upload Date: 8/25/2024 4:49:59 PM
Location:  Wildwood, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 5426(4-6-2)
Views:  54   Comments: 0
PRR 5426
Title:  PRR 5426
Description:  Built by Baldwin in 1927, this 4-6-2 Pacific type steam locomotive was serial #59808 and in the famous Pennsylvania K-4s class. No location, date, or photographer was listed for this photo.
Photo Date:  6/1/1948  Upload Date: 11/8/2019 12:42:04 PM
Location:  Unknown, PA
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 5426(4-6-2)
Views:  255   Comments: 0
Saga Of The DD-1's, Page 32, 1956
Title:  Saga Of The DD-1's, Page 32, 1956
Description:  Here is page five of an 11-page cover article by Frederick Westing entitled "The Locomotive That Made Penn Station Possible." It was published originally in the October 1956 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 32. Painting Caption: "The common meeting ground of K-4 Pacifics and DD-1 electrics was Manhattan Transfer, an engine-change point just east of Newark whose high-level platforms could be reached only by rail. Trains commissioned Artist George Gloff to re-create that era." Depicted here are PRR engines #5426 and #24. #5426 is a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during February of 1927 and retired in August of 1956. #24 actually consists of #3980 and #3981. Both are DD-1's (2-B+B-2) built in Juniata during July of 1910 and rated at 3,160 horsepower; both were later transferred to the Long Island Rail Road and renumbered: #3980 became "360-A" and #3981 became "356-B."
Photo Date:  10/1/1956  Upload Date: 6/25/2018 2:26:40 AM
Location:  Harrison, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Steam,Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 3980(Boxcab) PRR 3981(Boxcab) PRR 5426(4-6-2)
Views:  335   Comments: 0
"Pennsy Electrics," Page 28, !962
Title:  "Pennsy Electrics," Page 28, !962
Description:  Here is page one of a six-page article by Sy Reich entitled "Rollcall Of Pennsy Electrics." It was published originally in the October 1962 issue of "Railroad" magazine, page 28. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #4800 and #5426. #4800 is a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) built by General Electric during August of 1934, rated at 4,620 horsepower, and presently on display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg. Engine #5426 is a K-4S "Pacific" (4-6-2) built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during February of 1927 and retired in August of 1956. They are posing near ZOO Tower in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Photo Date:  10/1/1962  Upload Date: 7/19/2016 12:44:42 PM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 4800(GG1) PRR 5426(4-6-2)
Views:  729   Comments: 0
"Pennsy Electrics," Page 29, !962
Title:  "Pennsy Electrics," Page 29, !962
Description:  Here is page two of a six-page article by Sy Reich entitled "Rollcall Of Pennsy Electrics." It was published originally in the October 1962 issue of "Railroad" magazine, page 29. Shown here is a portion of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5426, a K-4S "Pacific" (4-6-2) built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during February of 1927 and retired in August of 1956 after 29 years of faithful service. It's posing near ZOO Tower in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Photo Date:  10/1/1962  Upload Date: 7/19/2016 12:46:56 PM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 5426(4-6-2)
Views:  377   Comments: 0
"A Picture Study Of The K-4," Page 37, 1976
Title:  "A Picture Study Of The K-4," Page 37, 1976
Description:  Here is page 37 of a 40-page booklet published by Harry P. Albrecht entitled "A Picture Study Of The K-4." First issued in October 1967, revised in September 1976. Partial Caption: "This rare newspaper picure shows the first GG-1 electric locomotive No. 4800 beside K-4 No. 5426 near the Zoo Tower in Philadelphia, Pa." Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4800 is a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) built by General Electric as number "4899" during August of 1934, rated at 4,620 horsepower, renumbered "4800" in November of 1934, and presently on display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg. PRR engine #5426 is a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during February of 1927 and retired in August of 1956 after 29 years of faithful service.
Photo Date:  9/22/1976  Upload Date: 4/11/2019 8:55:48 AM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 4800(GG1) PRR 5426(4-6-2)
Views:  516   Comments: 0


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