"Passing Of The Wooden Passenger Car," Page 2, 1928         
Here is page two of a 12-page pamphlet entitled "The Passing Of The Wooden Passenger Car From This Railroad." It was published originally by the Pennsylvania Railroad in June of 1928. Reprinted by Harry P. Albrecht in 1978. Center Illustration, Partial Caption: "The Pennsylvania Railroad funeral train carrying Abraham Lincoln's body, as it stopped just west of the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia while en route from Washington to the Quaker City, April 22, 1865." Prominent here is PRR engine #331, a Class A (4-4-0) "American" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during 1865 and sold to E.H. Wilson in May of 1882.
Date: 6/1/1928 Location: West Philadelphia, PA Views: 307 Collection Of:   Thomas C. Ayers
Locomotives: CA JOHNBULL(2-4-0) PRR JOHNBULL(2-4-0) PRR 331(4-4-0)    Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
"Passing Of The Wooden Passenger Car," Page 2, 1928
Picture Categories: Station,Steam,Passenger This picture is part of album:  PRR: "Passing Of The Wooden Passenger Car"
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