| Here is page seven of a ten-page article by Frank P. Donovan, Jr., entitled "A Branch Line Odyssey." It was published originally in the May 1947 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 20. Photo Caption: "Eight-Wheeler No. 5079 is of Class D-16, used on the Love Point-Easton line of the B&E." Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5079 is a D-16SB (4-4-0) "American" built in the Altoona Machine Shops as D-16D number "79" for the Philadelphia, Wilmington, & Baltimore Railroad in March of 1900, renumbered "5079" in 1903, rebuilt as a D-16B in January of 1913, rebuilt as a D-16SB in August of 1916, and retired in 1940 after 40 years of service. |