PRR Steam Audio Recording: K4s

From Track Description...
"Class K4s #5406 is Southbound with 10 passenger cars at Spring Lake, NJ in June 1956."
From "Steam on the Standard Railroad of the World. Vol. I" by Semaphore Records
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Photos - www.godfatherrails.com/home/ho...

[@Thunderbolt_1000_Siren]

My god I had my eyes closed and I kinda felt like I was there with the stack talk vibrating my bones! Gotta love the K4s

[@spynlcolmn]

Are these some of the most beautiful sounds in the world, or what!!!
Ole Johnny B.

[@brianfalzon6739]

Great news: 1361 will be back under steam again from what I’ve been hearing about, she’ll be touring around Pennsylvania when completed in the future!

[@jrcrawford4]

Man I love K4's.

[@williamschlenger1518]

Beautiful photos.

[@PRR5406]

5406 spent most of her life on the Long Island Rail Road. She is my favorite K4s, due to some family history with her. Her headlight is exhibited in a useum, not far from where I now live in Maine! So good to hear her. The old girl was one of the last 7 to operate in 1957.

[@deloreanman14]

Incredible sound!!

[@lecoupbilly]

Very good! like the elephant ears!

[@Pennsyduplex]

@boazrg If I remember correctly I believe that the front dome had to do with the front end throttle. Most K4 throttles were connected into the steam dome, usually the last dome closest to the firebox.

[@TheTrainman888]

I've never seen a K4 with smoke deflectors before.

[@Bassfanatic94]

@tinman3804 yes there are two left.

[@williamschlenger1518]

I live in Long Branch which is a major railroad town but Spring Lake only has a station.

[@hughjazzole2037]

My grandfather Lived worked on the PRR raised 9 kids & he died in 1 car. He was 57 & the PRR gave his widow ))00000 nada nothing for all his years of work..

[@b3j8]

Too bad John Prophet didn't grow up on the renowned PRR Fort Wayne Div. I'd love to hear k4's and T1's slamming along there as speeds routinely went up and over the century mark as schedule dictated.

[@tinman3804]

Are any of these engines still around???

[@victoriacyunczyk]

1361 and 3750 remain.

[@AdmiralColdhead]

Yes! PRR 1361 and 3750 both exist today. 1361 is currently in Altoona with funding planned for her restoration to operation. 3750 is also in the plans of getting a cosmetic restoration at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania.

[@TrainFan119]

5038 look Australian with those smoke deflectors

[@TheRedzGuy]

only World war 2 safely