Here is page 32 of the April 1946 issue Pf "Trains" magazine. It's the seventh page of a nine-page article by A.C. Kalmbach entitled "The Era of Improvement." Photo Caption: "The Susquehanna River near Harrisburg was one of the first natural obstacles encountered by the new Pennsylvania Railroad. First bridge had wooden arches, next one iron trusses. Present 3820-foot, four-track, stone-arch bridge was opened in 1902." Photo by Theo. A. Gay. Shown here is PRR engine #8134, an L-1S (2-8-2) "Mikado" built by the Lima Locomotive Works as number "7117" during November of 1917, renumbered "8134" in July of 1918, and retired in August of 1950 after 33 years of faithful service. In this context, it's pulling a mixed-cargo freight train across the Bridge on its way to the Enola Yards. |