Here is page eight 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 21. Photo Caption: "In its acquisition of other railroad companies, the Pennsylvania has built up a hash assortment of motive power, of which No. 6536 is an example. This Atlantic was originally built for the New York, Philadelphia, & Norfolk ~ which the PRR leased in the early 1920's. She is shown at Ocean City in 1940." Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6536, an E-5S (4-4-2) "Atlantic" built in Juniata as E-5 number "36" for the NYP&N during April of 1911, rebuilt as an E-5S in March of 1916, renumbered PRR "6536" in 1918, and retired in April of 1948 after 37 years of faithful service. |