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PRR "Red Arrow" Wreck, #1 of 2, Photo, 1947 |
| Description: |
Here is the photo from a one-page piece entitled "Death By Rail: 22 Die When A Train Jumps Curve." It was published originally in the 3 March 1947 issue of "Life" magazine, page 38. Implicit Caption: "Sprawling down a 150-foot embankment, the Pennsylvania Railroad's crack 'Red Arrow' lies shattered at a sharp curve in the Allegheny Mountains." Discernable in the very center of the photo is the wreckage of two PRR K-4S "Pacifics": #422 and #3771. The photographer is not identified. |
| Photo Date: |
3/3/1947 Upload Date: 12/24/2024 10:47:20 AM |
| Location: |
Altoona, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Steam,Wreck |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 422(4-6-2) PRR 3771(4-6-2) |
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PRR "Red Arrow" Wreck, #2 of 2, Text, 1947 |
| Description: |
Here is the text from a one-page piece entitled "Death By Rail: 22 Die When A Train Jumps Curve." It was published originally in the 3 March 1947 issue of "Life" magazine, page 38. The author is not identified. |
| Photo Date: |
3/3/1947 Upload Date: 12/24/2024 10:48:35 AM |
| Location: |
Altoona, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Wreck |
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8 Comments: 0 |
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