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Thank you for the information!
In the online write up of the Parkton Local, there was a comment made that two K4’s were double headed to pull as many as 14 Passenger cars while assaulting the New Freedom Grade. I was not able to find out more about this train as of yet. I did not think that heavy passenger service ran on the NCRR. Was that line strong and well maintained to the point of such big trains?
The K4s probably disappeared by the early 1950s… I know in later years a doodlebug did the honors for the Parkton local.
Up until 1954 the line was double-tracked. Photos show a very well-maintained track. However, there were curves which precluded some of the larger steam equipment (although, ironically, the Baldwin Centipedes are rumored to have done time on the line!). P70s and K4s would have been the norm prior to dieselization on the line. In fact, the Pennsy’s only two K5 Pacifics also ran there! They ended up their lives out of Camden, NJ, doing the PRSL thing.
Nice pics in the Keystone Modeler. The mike was my favorite.