| Here is a photo from page 738 in the "Centennial History Of The Pennsylvania Railroad Company: 1846-1946" that was composed by George H. Burgess & Miles C. Kennedy and published in 1949. Photo Caption: "S-2. This was the first direct drive steam turbine locomotive ever built in the United States. It is the result of joint research and development of the Pennsylvania, Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company, and the Baldwin Locomotive Works. It was placed in service in 1944." Shown here is PRR engine #6200, an S-2 (6-8-6) steam turbine built by Baldwin during September of 1944 and retired in January of 1952 after just eight years of revenue service. |