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Railway locomotives on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
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identical to the ones eventually used for Pennsylvania Railroad's famed
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National Register of Historic Places in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
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steam locomotives that was developed in 1914 to replace the
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in December 1979 by the Pennsylvania Railroad's successor
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incident that required construction of a new, replacement
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US National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
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Pennsylvania Railroad Rolling Stock Thematic Resource
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History of the National Register of Historic Places
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While pulling freight from 420:Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission 8: 1516:Preserved steam locomotives of Pennsylvania 1486:Individual locomotives of the United States 741: 739: 896: 882: 874: 730: 377: 336: 122: 75: 436:U.S. National Register of Historic Places 773: 718: 16:Preserved PRR L1s class 2-8-2 locomotive 682: 628:On October 20, 1957, No. 520 pulled a " 537:, Pennsylvania, and was listed on the 50: 467: 457: 449: 441: 432: 7: 1407:Native American archaeological sites 695:National Register of Historic Places 654:National Register of Historic Places 539:National Register of Historic Places 861:: Standard Print & Publishing. 14: 1491:Pennsylvania Railroad locomotives 446:Mikado Freight Locomotive No. 520 278:11,980 US gallons (45,300 L) 244:772,000 lb (350,000 kg) 236:447,300 lb (202,900 kg) 228:324,700 lb (147,300 kg) 220:232,500 lb (105,500 kg) 1449: 1440: 1439: 959: 952: 601:. The explosion killed both the 59: 794:Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania 531:Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania 327:943 sq ft (88 m) 310:305 sq ft (28 m) 67:Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania 755:. November 15, 1942. § 3, p. 9 1: 1402:European archaeological sites 747:"Rail engineer dies in wreck" 529:and placed on display at the 642:Northumberland, Pennsylvania 270:18.5 tonnes (41,000 lb) 1422:National Historic Landmarks 1532: 853:Stauffer, Alvin W (1962). 513:duties as a member of the 190:62 in (1,575 mm) 1506:Railway boiler explosions 1435: 950: 666:List of boiler explosions 581:No. 520 was built by the 491:Pennsylvania Railroad 520 480: 476: 376: 335: 324: • Heating area 121: 74: 58: 54:Pennsylvania Railroad 520 583:Baldwin Locomotive Works 573:was introduced in 1924. 503:Baldwin Locomotive Works 96:Baldwin Locomotive Works 652:. It was listed on the 924:Keeper of the Register 731:Hart & Zacher 1978 656:on December 17, 1979. 208: in (25.0 m) 939:National Park Service 919:Contributing property 787:"Motive Power Roster" 699:National Park Service 587:Altoona, Pennsylvania 561:-class. The L1s used 507:Pennsylvania Railroad 501:built in 1916 by the 390:Pennsylvania Railroad 37:39.98222°N 76.16111°W 591:Conway, Pennsylvania 307: • Firebox 340:Performance figures 42:39.98222; -76.16111 33: /  469:Reference no. 429:On static display 1476:2-8-2 locomotives 1463: 1462: 929:Historic district 636:, Maryland, from 488: 487: 484: 483: 454:December 17, 1979 372: 371: 331: 330: 117: 116: 1523: 1453: 1443: 1442: 963: 956: 955: 898: 891: 884: 875: 870: 849: 847: 845: 836: 813: 812: 810: 808: 802: 796:. 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39°58′56″N 76°9′40″W / 39.98222°N 76.16111°W / 39.98222; -76.16111

Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania
Baldwin Locomotive Works
Whyte
2-8-2
Gauge
Driver
Adhesive weight
Coal
psi
kPa
Tractive effort
lbf
kN
Factor of adh.
Pennsylvania Railroad
Class
L1s
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Pennsylvania Railroad Rolling Stock Thematic Resource
2-8-2
steam locomotive
Baldwin Locomotive Works
Pennsylvania Railroad
freight
L1s
boiler explosion
boiler

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