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460 in 1920s.

Help Us Restore The Lindbergh Engine
Pennsylvania Railroad E6s No. 460

Through foresight and good luck, this speedy locomotive that raced a plane in 1927 and got the goods there first, was saved from being scrapped decades ago. Now it needs your help so it can be preserved for future generations.

See how No. 460 looks now.

Sketch of the race with plane.The Pennsylvania Railroad Technical & Historical Society— PRRT&HS— recently matched, dollar for dollar, $50,000 we raised for this project, bringing that to a $100,000 boost!

More is needed! Some preparatory work has been done, but old locomotives are complex and costly to restore. Please help now! Special gifts available for certain donations.

Built in 1914 by the Pennsylvania Railroad in the Juniata Shops, No. 460 is the sole survivor of 83 E6 Atlantic class engines, and enjoyed a long and colorful career running on trains like the Broadway Limited before she was retired in 1955.

460 In Washington DC 1927.Known as the Lindbergh Engine for her role in racing an airplane from Washington, DC to New York City, carrying news reel film of aviator Charles A. Lindbergh’s presidential medal of honor ceremony, No. 460 is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Donate NOW!
How You Can Help:
  Make A Contribution Online.  
  Print Out Flyer for Mail-In Contribution Form. (PRRT&HS match is complete, but we still need funds!)  
Learn About this Famous Locomotive:
  Construction and Technical Features.  
  Record Setting Race that Gave it the Lindbergh Engine Designation.  
  How 460 Again Acted as a Champion in a South Jersey Challenge.  
PRRTHS.
In cooperation with the PRRTHS.
Special Gifts for certain donations. See them here.

 
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