PENNSY K - 4S REMEMBERED BY FRANK A. KRAMER (58 PHOTOS OF STEAM)
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THIS IS PENNSY K-4s REMEMBERED. CLASS K-4, THE KEYSTONE OF STEAM PASSENGER POWER. BY FREDRICK A. KRAMER. BELLS & WHISTLES PUBLICATION, WESTFIELD, NEW JERSEY. . COPYRIGHT 1992. . FRONT COVER: THE PRIDE OF THE PENNSY, A K-4 STOOD READY TO PULL TWELVE CARS AT MAINLINE SPEED ON JULY 6, 1954. THIS IS 1361 WAITING FOR THE RACES TO END AT MONMOUTH PARK, NEW JERSEY. TABLE OF CONTENTS INCLUDES, PENNSY's FAMOUS K-4 LOCOMOT...IVE, / ACROSS THE PENNSY SYSTEM, / THE STREAMLINED K-4's, / LONG ISLAND LEASE, / SERVING SOUTH JERSEY, / ON THE NEW YORK & LONG BRANCH, / RESTORATION. BY ANY MEASURE, THE PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD's K-4 LOCOMOTIVES RANKED HIGH AMONG THE TOP TEN IN ALL OF STEAM RAILROADING. SO SUCCESSFUL WERE THEY THAT 425 OF THIS CLASS WERE BUILT OVER A FOURTEEN YEAR SPAN. THEN FOR DECADES, THESE FAST, POWERFUL, ECONOMICAL, AND VERSATILE ENGINES WOULD SERVE THE PENNSY's PASSENGER POWER NEEDS ALL ACROSS ITS SYSTEM. 32 PAGES, 58 PHOTOS OF STEAM LOCOMOTIVES. SOFT COVER. IT MEASURES 8 1/2" WIDE BY 11". PAYPAL, HIGH BID PAYS $3.65 MEDIA MAIL. U. S. ONLY THANKS FOR YOUR TIME. ROCK ON PENNSYLVANIA STEAM ERA.
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