I came across this photo just now as I was wrapping a book for mailing that I sold. Sorry its not flat but I wanted to grab a quick shot to share here.
Look at that gloss!
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Man I wish I could of seen that beauty racing down the tracks on a bright sunny day..
Killer photo of a stunning loco
Thanks for sharing.
Beautiful engine. I don't think any T-1s were saved. ??
nope, not a one.
Wow, it is beautiful.
I wonder what one of these eager-beaver detailing services would charge to clean, wax, and buff up that bright boy?
Pretty amazing looking locomotive! What I find more amazing is that rail roads like the PRR and NYC were so innovative (especially PRR) and successful for so long and are now no longer with us. It's as troubling to me as it is amazing.
Originally Posted by Lee Willis:
LOL
LOLWow, it is beautiful.
I wonder what one of these eager-beaver detailing services would charge to clean, wax, and buff up that bright boy?
I'm picturing one of those bikini car washes.......
PRR T1 Trust to the rescue! By the early fifties, these grand machines were considered a liability to the Penn....just too much expense for what you got. Especially after 1951 and the BLH merger, when Franklin raised their prices on the remaining steam specialty products. PRR had only one T1 equipped to deal with this scenario...piston valved 5547. The rest were hopelessly loaded with exotic hot rod parts - which ten years before, the Penn was willing to put up with, and pay for. Times changed, alas the T1 didn't!
Originally Posted by Steamer:
I'm picturing one of those bikini car washes.......
Haha, a fluorescent orange bikini with reflective stripes, a hard hat, safety glasses, and steel-toe boots.
better hope it's not one of the Ts with the Buick portholes....one of those poor girls might get stuck....
The Buick "port hole" front end only lasted from a couple of months to almost a year and a half, depending on when the T1 in question was modernized. This was part of a program to reduce labor and down time, and was initiated in July/ August of 1946. 5511 was the first to get the new front end with traditional steps. A bit later, the tender tops were cut down to nearly even with the tank deck to eliminate the troublesome clamshell top doors and standpipe clearance issues. The T1 was still a bear to work on (except for 5500 and 5547) but all these little bits helped...at the time.
Originally Posted by jaygee:
For those not familiar with this group with plans to build a T1 from scratch:
PRR T1 Trust to the rescue!
A number of smaller parts are already made, including the headlight, and number plate. They are now going to do drivers, and I believe there's already a foundry lined up. Looking forward to leaving an Amtrak Toaster in the dust at 140+ MPH ! HAH !
I know this is nearly a year old post but I found this interesting article about a troop train being hauled by this very locomotive being rear-ended by the "St. Louisan" west of Dennison, OH on the Panhandle Division.
The article says that the first car of the train rode up on the tank of the T1 and pierced the rear wall of the water cistern. The 5526 was subsequently towed to the Columbus Shops for repair. Oddly enough both trains had shark-nosed locomotives, the troop train had the T1 and the "St. Louisan" had Baldwin BP20 diesels 5774A and 5776A.
Sadly, 33 Pennsylvania National Guardsmen were killed in the wreck.
