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Alexander, Larry (February 29, 2000). "Full steam ahead; Railroad Museum explores presidential ties".
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train. Three years later, it also was one of the locomotives that pulled
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Railway locomotives on the
National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
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Register of Historic Places listings in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
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No. 3750 decorated with black buntings to pull Warren
Harding's funeral train
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US National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
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703:Pennsylvania Railroad Rolling Stock 1978
16:Preserved PRR K4s class 4-6-2 locomotive
791:Act of Dec. 18, 1987, P.L. 421, No. 89.
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840:. National Park Service. March 1978
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567:would remain in action until final
650:List of Pennsylvania state symbols
513:, both designated as the official
243:83 ft 6 in (25.5 m)
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251:274,500 lb (124,511 kg)
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65:PRR No. 3750 on display at the
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545:passenger trains such as the
519:Pennsylvania General Assembly
436:Passenger Locomotive No. 1737
277:70 sq ft (7 m)
802:Cupper, Dan (25 June 2021).
739:Keefe, Kevin (May 1, 2018).
603:Northumberland, Pennsylvania
1401:National Historic Landmarks
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481:is a 4-6-2 "Pacific" type
479:Pennsylvania Railroad 3750
225:50 in (1,270 mm)
215:80 in (2,032 mm)
54:Pennsylvania Railroad 3750
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1475:Symbols of Pennsylvania
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611:Strasburg, Pennsylvania
274: • Grate area
903:Keeper of the Register
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515:state steam locomotive
918:National Park Service
898:Contributing property
718:Intelligencer Journal
683:National Park Service
539:Pennsylvania Railroad
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37:39.98222°N 79.16111°W
634:electric locomotive
316:Performance figures
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69:in July 1984
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1434:NRHP portal
1374:Other lists
1333:Center City
1257:Susquehanna
1207:Northampton
675:"NPS Focus"
416:Disposition
248:Loco weight
40: /
1449:Categories
1318:Pittsburgh
1282:Washington
1237:Schuylkill
1197:Montgomery
1142:Lackawanna
1122:Huntingdon
1072:Cumberland
1052:Clearfield
777:2022-04-13
661:References
441:Designated
128:April 1920
125:Build date
84:Power type
25:39°58′56″N
1358:Southwest
1348:Northwest
1343:Northeast
1323:Lancaster
1147:Lancaster
1132:Jefferson
965:Armstrong
960:Allegheny
584:President
555:with the
521:in 1987.
491:Strasburg
362:Operators
285:205
256:Fuel type
231:Wheelbase
101:Axel Vogt
28:79°9′40″W
1424:Category
1252:Sullivan
1247:Somerset
1172:Lycoming
1152:Lawrence
1107:Franklin
1082:Delaware
1067:Crawford
1062:Columbia
990:Bradford
844:July 27,
688:July 27,
644:See also
630:No. 4859
591:campaign
543:mainline
511:No. 1361
503:No. 1737
460:79002273
390:PRR 3750
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266:Firebox:
188: in
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92:Designer
1395:covered
1391:Bridges
1297:Wyoming
1272:Venango
1202:Montour
1187:Mifflin
1167:Luzerne
1157:Lebanon
1137:Juniata
1127:Indiana
1097:Fayette
1077:Dauphin
1057:Clinton
1047:Clarion
1025:Chester
1010:Cameron
1005:Cambria
975:Bedford
827:Sources
525:History
517:by the
497:in the
449:Part of
398:Retired
384:Numbers
183:⁄
107:Builder
1277:Warren
1242:Snyder
1232:Potter
1192:Monroe
1182:Mercer
1177:McKean
1162:Lehigh
1117:Greene
1112:Fulton
1102:Forest
1020:Centre
1015:Carbon
1000:Butler
970:Beaver
891:Topics
814:9 July
808:Trains
563:, the
357:Career
240:Length
210:Driver
99:, and
1353:South
1338:North
1287:Wayne
1267:Union
1262:Tioga
1217:Perry
1040:South
1035:North
995:Bucks
985:Blair
980:Berks
955:Adams
373:Class
169:Gauge
162:4-6-2
157:Whyte
87:Steam
1363:West
1302:York
1227:Pike
1092:Erie
1030:East
846:2013
816:2021
752:2019
690:2013
623:1361
577:1737
559:and
401:1956
344:4.54
260:Coal
212:dia.
120:3703
1087:Elk
627:GG1
609:in
589:'s
573:K4s
565:K4s
553:K4s
541:'s
328:lbf
291:kPa
287:psi
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334:)
332:N
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185:2
181:1
178:+
176:8
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