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The Pennsylvania Railroad liked to double-head K4s Pacifics on heavy passenger trains. Here, the second section of eastbound train 76, the Trail Blazer, leaves Englewood, Ill., in south suburban Chicago in January 1941.
Paul Eilenberger, Harold Stinton collection
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There are two surviving PRR “Pacific”, both are Class K-4s, number 1361 being restored at Steamtown National Historical Site in Scranton, PA and number 3750 which is on display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg, PA.
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