Steam & Excursion > First Examples

Juniata built only one K4s in 1914, the 1737, and it would be 1917 before 41 more would follow after exhaustive testing. The first 31 examples of the L1 also came from Juniata that same year sharing common components with the K4s. For those lacking Staufer's twin tomes, steamlocomotive.com has excellent histories on both classes.  
Photo credits John S. Powell and the Library of Congress, Bruce Fales collection
Be of good cheer,
—Mac
www.lowellamrine.com

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Nice shots!
I was wondering the other evening about how PRR assigned engine numbers. I know it was random up until the later years when sequential numbers were assigned in a class, like the J1, 6400 series.
Like Pullman, was there a giant fishbowl with numbers in it and someone drew a number for the latest new engine?

The link below shows just how diverse that fish bowl was too.
—Mac

https://pennsyrr.com/databases/steam/search_class.php?q=K4s&Search=Search

Frisco1522 Wrote:
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> Nice shots!
> I was wondering the other evening about how PRR
> assigned engine numbers. I know it was random up
> until the later years when sequential numbers were
> assigned in a class, like the J1, 6400 series.
> Like Pullman, was there a giant fishbowl with
> numbers in it and someone drew a number for the
> latest new engine?

How shiny these were when they were first photographed by the company photographer!.
Bob

MacBeau Wrote:
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> The link below shows just how diverse that fish
> bowl was too.
> —Mac
>
> https://pennsyrr.com/databases/steam/search_class.
> php?q=K4s&Search=Search

I wish there was a pdf or booklet with all of this info for easy reference.
It's maddening, I don't know how roundhouse foremen did it.

Beautiful locomotives, thanks.

I can visualize an engine man getting called for  train "X" engine ???? and having to ask what is it?

refarkas Wrote:
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> How shiny these were when they were first
> photographed by the company photographer!.
> Bob

I don't think I've ever seen a more shiny and polished steam engine.  This one had to have been dressed up for the occasion, I'd guess.  Really looks sharp!

Andy