Pennsylvania Railroad 4-6-2 K4s 3768, was one of 425 K4s series Pacifics used on its top passenger trains until the late 1950's. 3768 was built by the PRR in its own Altoona Works in 1920. It was retired in October 1953, and was sold for scrap. The engine was famous for its nickname - the 'Torpedo' because it's streamlined nose looked like a ...

No. 3768 heads the first passenger train to cross the municipal bridge in St Louis in 1939.

2025年3月13日 · Depicted here is PRR engine #3768, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during June of 1920, streamlined in 1936, and retired in October of 1953 after 33 years of faithful service.

Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #3768, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during June of 1920, streamlined in 1936, and retired in October of 1953 after 33 years of …

Pennsylvania Railroad 4-6-2 K4s 3768 is one of 425 K4s series Pacifics used on its top passenger trains until the late 1950's. 3768 was built by the PRR in its own Altoona Works in 1920. It was retired in October 1953, and was sold for scrap. The engine was famous for its nickname - the...

In 1936, Raymond Loewy designed a full body shroud for PRR K4s #3768. The bulk of the locomotives functionality was covered, so it acquired the nickname “Torpedo.” It incorporated a center headlight bullet nose, full length sky-lining, an enclosed cab, silver and multiple gold pin striping, and full shrouding across the wheels, pilot & cylinders.

Here is an original glass-negative official photo that was taken at the Rockville Bridge near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on 3 November 1936. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #3768, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during June of 1920, streamlined in 1936, and retired in October of 1953 after 33 years of faithful service.

2024年8月21日 · Fiscally-conservative Pennsylvania Railroad commissioned Raymond Loewy to design a makeover for its tried-and-true K4s Pacifics. PRR #3768 began life as a typical K4s, one of fifty built at the road’s Juniata shops in 1920. Loewy submitted 24 potential designs for a streamlined shroud.

Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #3768, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during June of 1920, streamlined in 1936, and retired in October of 1953 after 33 years of faithful service.

2019年7月5日 · PRR K4 3768 4-6-2 N&W 600 was the first of a series of fourteen J class 4-8-4s built by Norfolk & Western's Roanoke shops. Number 600 rolled out of the shops in October 1941. The 1941 Js were designed to replace various classes of smaller steam (K1s and K2s, primarily) in mainline passenger service.