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The fireman of this locomotive, one of the largest in use by the Pennsylvania Railroad, was killed and the huge engine was left in this precarious pos(...)
The fireman of this locomotive, one of the largest in use by the Pennsylvania Railroad, was killed and the huge engine was left in this precarious pos(...)

The fireman of this locomotive, one of the largest in use by the Pennsylvania Railroad, was killed and the huge engine was left in this precarious pos(...)

Date6/5/1944
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Original Toronto Star caption: The fireman of this locomotive; one of the largest in use by the Pennsylvania Railroad; was killed and the huge engine was left in this precarious position after a freight train jumped a switch near McKees Rocks; Pa.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0001084F
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