PRR E6s #460 "The Lindbergh Engine" departing Lenola, NJ (1954)

Track Description...

"As anxious to reach the next station as the commuters are to be at their places of work by the appointed hour, famous engine #460 with Train #982 and three cars leaves Lenola for Maple Shade, NJ on her morning Pemberton-Camden run. This is an "on train" recording. Listen for the "go-ahead" cab signal, the station start, and two grade crossing signals from her famous whistle. The throttle is then shut off, the safety valve pops, another grade crossing signal, and the train is braked to a stop to pick up additional commuters. An automatic gate and bell protect the train on the grade crossing at Maple Shade Station."

From "PRR: Audio Documentary to Steam" by Railbar Productions

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[trainman551]

Thats a lie the k4s top speed was 127 mph

[dcoursey82]

@trainman551 The 127mph top speed record wasn't made by a K4 but by a Class E2 (4-4-2) engine #7002 in 1905 when she had to make up time carrying the Pennsylvania Special. Based on what I've researched, the highest speed a K4 was ever clocked at was 98mph.

[dcoursey82]

@dcoursey82 I was reading "Pennsy Power" by Alvin Stauffer just now and came across this...."In October of 1938, a special test train consisting of sixteen cars, weighing 1005.2 tons attained a top speed of 92mph along the Fort Wayne Division racetrack using K4 engines 5354, 5362, and 3876 on various runs. This test was conducted for the Association of American Railroads to determine horsepower requirements for pulling trains at various speeds."

[kiddnormal]

Actually the plane got there first of course, but because 460 had a film lab on board they were able to prep the video footage and literally hand it to the networks to be aired.

[dcoursey82]

@kiddnormal Ah ok, thanks for the correction.

[imagreatbigman]

why was it called the lindbergh engine?

[dcoursey82]

When Charles Lindbergh made his flight from NY to Paris, 460 raced an airplane to get footage of the flight to Manhattan and won. Top speed of that day was 115mph through Marcus Hook and Chester! Even PRR's mighty K4's couldn't go that fast.

[RandN425]

@dcoursey82 The Fastest A K4 went was 92MPH, I think.

[arkyrich]

@david245611 Mallard holds the world's speed record for steam. The speed was verified by instruments in a dynamometer car in the train. 7002 was timed only informally by stop watch. The record was never verified and was often disputed. The New York Times believed the claims to have been exaggerated with the speed being closer to, a still respectable 70–80 miles per hour.

[nastyhabs]

@kiddnormal but it wasn't handed over to the networks to be aired, there was no TV then, they took it to the movie theaters to be shown

[rushs11]

It would be sick if they could run her again on the Mt. Holly line through Moorestown and Maple Shade.

[TheRedzGuy]

Who has The Blue Comet. I guess no one has it.

[david245611]

@dcoursey82 its strange they consider Mallard to be the fastest steam locomotive in the world but its really 7002

[PRRK4Lover]

@Jared1452 Actually, theyre cosmetically repairing her now ;)