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Pennsylvania Railroad Locomotive No. 460

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Sometimes an artifact can convey tremendous information simply by its presence. That is certainly the case with Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) Locomotive No. 460, housed at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg, Lancaster County. 

On June 11, 1927, No. 460 was given a very special assignment, one that was extremely time-sensitive and would pit its proven technology against one of the age’s current marvels, the airplane. On that day in Washington, D.C., American aviator and new international hero Charles Lindbergh was scheduled to receive a host of honors from President Calvin Coolidge.

Read the full article about the 460 “The Lindbergh Engine”  by Jeffrey Bliemeister featured in the Spring 2016 issue of Pennsylvania Heritage.

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