The Pennsylvania Railroad's class J28 comprised two experimental 2-6-2 "Prairie" type steam locomotives.

Class J28 (Locobase 5347) Data from "Locomotive for Experiment, Pennsylvania Railroad," Railway Master Mechanic, Vol XXX [30], No 2 (February 1906), pp. 42-46. See also Pennsylvania Railroad No. 109-D (1908) supplied in May 2005 by Allen Stanley from his extensive Rail Data Exchange collection.

The Pennsylvania Railroad 's class J28 comprised two experimental 2-6-2 "Prairie" type steam locomotives. Quick Facts PRR Class J28, Type and origin ... • Whyte. • Engine. Water cap. • Grate area. • Firebox. In 1905, the Pennsylvania Railroad needed a better steam locomotive than the class E 4-4-2 "Atlantic" type.

The Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) class I1s steam locomotives were the largest class of 2-10-0 "Decapods" in the United States. From 1916 to 1923, 598 locomotives were produced (123 at Altoona Works and 475 at Baldwin Locomotive Works ).

The Pennsylvania Railroad's class J28 comprised two experimental 2-6-2 "Prairie" type steam locomotives. In 1905, the Pennsylvania Railroad needed a better steam locomotive, than the class E 4-4-2 "Atlantic" type.

J28 - experimental 2-6-2 locomotives. The PRR assigned class K to the 4-6-2 "Pacific" type. The Pacific was the most common type of passenger locomotive on the Pennsylvania. K3s - 30 built by Baldwin in 1913. K4 - 425 built by the PRR and Baldwin 1914-1928. Class L was assigned to the 2-8-2 "Mikado" type.

Mar 10, 2019 · J28, 2761, 7453, Two working locomotives designed to be a test platform for the Future K class 6 wheel drive using large wheels. They were a large type 2-6-2. J29 became K29s. A locomotive built by Alco as a test bed for the new K class. K1 lines east drawings only, rejected in favor of K2. None built! K2, an experimental locomotive of lines west.

Feb 2, 2003 · Two experimental Prairie locomotives were received from Alco by the PRR, but the type never took hold; the Pennsy preferred the four-wheel leading truck of the Pacific instead. J28: Two of these were produced by Alco in 1905.

With one excpetion (built in Juniata), all of the locomotives pictured on this page were built in the PRR's Altoona Machine Shops. Top Left-Hand Photo: PRR engine #949, Class H, 0-6-0, switcher, built in 1873, sold in August of 1895.

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