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Former Reading Company T-1 4-8-4 2102, in the yard of the Pittsburg and Shawmut Railway in Brookville, Pennsylvania, still equipped with a recessed headlight that was part of its participation in the 150th anniversary of the D&H Railroad. 1973
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Former Reading Company T-1 4-8-4 2102 backing past the abandoned ex-PRR tower at Federal Street, on Pittsburgh's North Side, in 1973.
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Former Reading Company T-1 4-8-4 2102 and fans in Brownsville, Pennsylvania, on the Monogahela Railway, early 1970's.
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RDG 2102 at Pittsbrugh and Lake Erie station in Pittsburgh, 1974.
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Former Reading Company T-1 4-8-4 2102 backing down the eastern slope of the Alleghenies on Penn Central's ex-PRR four-track right-of-way at Bennington Curve, near Gallitzin, Pennsylvania, circa 1974.
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2102 returning to Pittsburgh, near Derry, Pennsylvania, circa 1974.
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Ex-RDG homebuilt 4-8-4 steam locomotive 2102 heads south across the Youghiogheny River at McKeesport, PA, 1973
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Ex-Reading T-1 4-8-4 at the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Shops in McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania, just after its arrival from Brookville, PA, circa 1973.
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Taken from the Bloomfield Bridge that spans the valley between the Oakland and Bloomfield sections of Pittsburgh. Ex-RDG 4-8-4 2102 and ex-GTW 2-8-2 4170 accelerate upgrade on the PC, former PRR, mainline in Pittsburgh, PA. 1973.
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Somewhere in Westmoreland County, 2102 and 4070 head west on their return to PIttsburgh with an excursion train, circa 1973.
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Former Reading Company T-1 4-8-4 crests the Alleghenies at Galliztin, Pennsylvania, and continues it return to Pittsburgh with an excursion train on the ex-PRR mainline. Circa 1972.
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Led by ex-Reading T-1 4-8-4 2101, the Chessie Steam Special retruns to PIttsburgh in the summer of 1978.
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Is this 141R 646, Baldwin-built, 2-8-2 steam locomotive of the SNCF, on the turntable at Nevers Locomotive Depot in France in the summer of 1969? Taken with a Rollei 35, on Kodak Tri-X Pan film.
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The World's Fair Daylight, led by Southern Pacific GS-4 4-8-4 4449. accelerating south from Fresno, California, 1984.
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The Chessie Safety Express led by ex-C&O 4-8-4 614 westbound at the Summit of the Alleghanies, Altamont, Maryland, 1980.
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Returning to Pittsburgh, PA, after an excursion to Youngstown, Ohio, the Chessie Steam Special, led by former Reading Company 4-8-4 2101, passes through West Pittsburg, on the Pennsylvania-Ohio border, in 1978.
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The Chessie Steam Special, led by former Reading Company 4-8-4 2101, crosses Wheeling Creek as it returns to Pittsburgh, PA, after a 1978 excursion to Wheeling, WV.
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Southern Railway 2-8-2 4501 at the roundhouse in Alexandria, Virginia, circa 1975
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Led by former Reading Company 4-8-4 2101, the westbound American Freedom Train is about to pass under the 28th Street bridge in Pittsburgh in July, 1976.
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The Children's Railway in Budapest, Hungary, provides training for youngsters aspiring to railway careers. It also operates this 0-8-0 steam locomotive, and a small number of diesel hydraulics, pulling excursion trains.
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The Chessie Safety Special heads south to PIttsburgh after an excursion to Youngstown, Ohio, in 1980, led by former C&O 4-8-4 614.
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German Federal Railways 3-cylinder 2-10-0 044 184-0 on the turntable at the locomotive depot in Trier, August, 1971.
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In the summer of 1978, the Chessie Steam Special, lead by ex-RDG 4-8-4 2101, climbs the eastern slope of the B&O's Sand Patch grade near Mance, Pennsylvania.
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August, 1971, and it was a muggy day at the DB engine terminal in Trier, Germany, with steam locomotives ready to be dispatched.
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The late 1970's were a great time for steam locomotive excursions in and around Pittsburgh, PA. This double-header is returning to Pittsburgh on the PC, ex-PRR, mainline, crossing Loyalhanna Creek in Latrobe, PA.
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A dreary summer day in Pittsburgh as ex-GTW USRA Light Mikado 4070 heads south on the P&LE with an excursion train. Circa 1977.
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Returning to Pittsburgh from a Youngstown excursion, ex-RDG 4-8-4 2101 leads the Chessie Steam Specail across a high bridge near Evans City, PA, 1978.
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Bound for Wheeling, WV, the Chessie Steam Special led by ex-RDG 4-8-4 2101 navigates the B&O's line near South Park, outside of Pittsburgh, PA. 1978.
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Outside of Wheeling, WV, the 1978 Chessie Steam Special led by ex-RDG 4-8-4 2101 startles a few cows.
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Candian National Railways semi-streamlined 4-8-2 6060 crosses the CNR bridge at Jordan Harbor, Ontario, as it returns to Toronto with a long excursion train on a roudtrip to and from Niagara Falls. 1976.
