The Real Story of the Lindbergh Engine - Pennsylvania Railroad locomotive

No April Foolin' this time. In 1927, three newsreel companies were making plans to get their coverage of Charles Lindbergh being awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross to the theater screens of New York first. Two companies chartered special flights to rush their film to New York for processing. The third company went a different route, chartering a special train on the Pennsylvania Railroad. A passenger locomotive was chosen from the available pool of locomotives, and cemented its own place in history as a result. This is the story of how PRR locomotive #460 became known as "The Lindbergh Engine."
The Pennsylvania Railroad E6s Class Atlantics were the last 4-4-2 wheel arrangement locomotives the Pennsylvania Railroad built. Some thought them obsolete as soon as they rolled out of the erecting hall, but they had some surprises up their sleeve. This video covers the story of the most remarkable locomotive of the class.
If you would like to see locomotive #460 in person, visit the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg Pennsylvania.
www.rrmuseumpa.org/

[@Stussmeister]

Very nice. I've seen

[@johnbanicki7232]

Very nice! Thanks for sharing. Always good to hear the history involved.