Pennsylvania Railroad No. 7688 is one of twenty-five H10 class Consolidation type (2-8-0) locomotives that operates on the Pennsylvania Railroad.
History[]
Built by Lima in 1915 for the Pennsylvania Railroad it was designed to haul freight in the central and western parts of the PRR system. It was initially assigned to the Cleveland & Pittsburgh, a PRR Lines West subsidiary, hauling coal and ore between Lake Erie and Pittsburgh, PA.
Although eventually replaced in heavy freight service by larger engines, PRR's Consolidations continued on branch line freight and switching service, and #7688 operated right through to the end of steam on the PRR in October 1957, after which it was retired to the PRR collection.
Today it's on display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania.
Trivia[]
- The company outshopped fifteen more for the railroad in 1916.
- It moved to the museum in 1969.