PRR "Red Arrow" Wreck, #1 of 2, Photo, 1947         
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.
Date: 3/3/1947 Location: Altoona, PA Views: 15 Collection Of:   Thomas C. Ayers
Locomotives: PRR 422(4-6-2) PRR 3771(4-6-2)    Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
PRR "Red Arrow" Wreck, #1 of 2, Photo, 1947
Picture Categories: Steam,Wreck This picture is part of album:  PRR: "Red Arrow" Wreck ~ March 1947
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