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In September 1955, workers at the Pennsylvania Railroad’s Renovo (Pa.) engine terminal prepare L1s 2-8-2 No. 8426 for service as a stationary steam supply at the road’s giant Sunnyside Yard in New York City. The Mike has been converted to oil-firing for this duty, most likely its last assignment. Philip R. Hastings photo
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The PRR No. 8426, which was 39 years old when this photo was taken, was later retired and then scrapped… The lucky Mikado #520 still exists today and is on display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg.