Iron Horse Park
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Iron Horse Park |
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Up on a steaming bay for initial inspection.
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| Loco number or "name": | AV (Assinaboine Valley)5427 "PRR K4" | ||
| Locomotive Type: | 4-6-2 K4 Pacific Mainline Passenger steam locomotive | ||
| Scale: | 1/8 scale | Track gauge: | 7-1/2 inch |
| Steam Pressure: | 120? psi maximum 100? to 110? psi normal operating | ||
| Cylinder Diameter: | X-y/z inches | Piston Stroke: | TBD inches |
| Tractive Force: | TBD pounds | Valve Gear: | Walschaerts |
| Weight: | TBD pounds | Boiler: | Standard, all-welded steel construction |
| Length: | TBD loco only | Driver Diameter: | TBD inches |
| Fueled by: | Propane | Made by: | ??????? |
| Sound: | Steam Whistle. Bell sound card | ||
| Owner | Formerly owned by member Ralph Steeves. Acquired by IHP January, 2024 | ||
| Additional Information: This locomotive build was originally started built by ....... of ..... in YYYY. The locomotive was finally completed in 2007 by a member of the Assinaboine Valley Railroiad club of Winnipeg Manitoba. The owner generously offered his locomotive to AMES in essentially working order in the fall of 2023. Though some tuning is required, we plan to have it running at the park by mid summer 2024. The Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) K4 4-6-2 "Pacific" was its premier passenger-hauling steam locomotive from 1914 through the end of steam on the PRR in 1957. Four hundred and twenty-five were built between 1914 and 1928 at the Altoona Works in Atoona, Pennsylvania. Link to a YouTube Video about the PRR K4's: Click here to watch |
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