On Sept. 3, 1958 – nearly a year after the Pennsylvania Railroad stopped using steam locomotives – PRR 0-6-0 5244 emerges from Union Transportation’s New Egypt enginehouse. UT used leased PRR steam engines from 1945 to 1959.
Aaron G. Fryer photo
The last PRR steam locomotive
By Angela Cotey | July 21, 2023
| Last updated on August 8, 2025
