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philip.marshall

October 29, 2021 04:58PM

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John Bush Wrote:
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> I think that is a K4. The keystone is an homage to
> the Pennsy K4 pacifics.
> John Bush

Yes, thank you Mr. Bush, it is indeed a K4.

I believe it may be specifically a reference to PRR 1361, whose boiler was stored on a flatcar in the EBT shop for several years (but is now back in Altoona) and is apparently still a sore point at the EBT.

-Philip Marshall

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