Here is the front cover of the "Centennial Album of Pennsylvania R.R. Photos and Prints." It was published with the April 1946 issue of "Railroad" magazine. The illustration is by Aurion M. Proctor and is entitled "From Eight-Wheeler to Duplex." Depicted in the foreground is PRR engine #6184, a Q-2 (4-4-6-4) "Duplex" locomotive built in Juniata during April of 1945 and retired in December of 1953 after#just eight years of revenue service. Depicted in the background is an eight-wheeler crossing the Conemaugh Viaduct, a structure that was swept away by the Johnstown Flood of 31 May 1889. |