PERSONAL

PACIFICS I EXPERIENCED IN REGULAR SERVICE

When I began searching and photographing steam locomotives in the mid 1950's, the Pacific type locomotive could still be found at work. Time, budget and my young age limited my filming of steam activity but this page of images provides a look at some of what I experienced. I saw many preserved Pacifics in recent times but I have only included on this page those that were in regular service. Subsequent pages include photographs made by others, mainly unknown, that I collected over the years.

ALL PHOTOGRAPHS ON THIS PAGE ARE BY EDWARD J. OZOG

Pennsylvania RR K-4s Pacific 5406 at the Camden, NJ ashpit in 1955.

Camden, NJ 1955 - an 0-6-0 among K-4s Pacifics

Canadian Pacific G3h Pacific 2426 leaving Westmount Station in Montreal June 15, 1959

Canadian Pacific G-5c Pacific 1258 leaving Windsor Station, Montreal in June 1959.

In June 1959, I rode from Montreal to McAdam, New Brunswick in the Canadian Pacific sleeper on the left which was detached

from the "Atlantic Limited" and left at the combination station hotel restaurant. I woke that morning with a view of the roundhouse

in the rear which was nearly all steam. G2u Class Pacific 2660 is off a freight train.

Canadian Pacific G3q Pacific 2412 Inbound at Montreal West June 16,1959.

Canadian Pacific G3h Pacific 2426 departing Montreal West for Windsor Station in June 1959.

Servicing Canadian Pacific steam power at the Glenn engine terminal in Montreal June 15,1959.

The power for the late afternoon trains consisted of G-5c 1258, several G-3 Class Pacifics and two Hudsons.

The oily foreground tracks are where the engines were washed with an oil and steam mix.

Canadian Pacific G3q Pacific 2412 at the Glen roundhouse in Montreal in June 1959.

Canadian Pacific G3h Pacific 2459 at Montreal West in June 1959.

Canadian Pacific G1s 2219 at Smiths Falls, Ontario April 17,1960 only weeks before all steam activity ceased.

The fifty year old Pacific was built by the Angus Shops in 1910.

Norfolk & Western E-2a Pacific 563 at Norton, Virginia powered the Clinch Valley local to Bluefield in May 1957.

Norfolk & Western E-2a Class Pacifics 578 and 563 on the Clinch Valley local from Bluefield to Norton, Virginia.

NRHS cars were on the regularly scheduled daily local train which explains the two locomotives.

I failed to readjust my light meter after changing film and got this underexposed shot.

Boston & Maine P-2b Pacific 3662 on the Boston (East Somerville) turntable in 1955.

Boston & Maine P-2d Pacific 3624 being watered in Boston in 1954.

Boston & Maine P-2b Pacific 3660 being coaled at the Boston coaling plant in 1954.

Boston & Maine P-2c Pacific 3687 at the East Somerville (Boston) ash pit and servicing platforms in 1955.

Boston & Maine P-2 Pacifics awaiting service at the East Somerville roundhouse Boston.

Boston & Maine P-2b Pacific 3660 at the Boston engine terminal in 1954.

Boston & Maine P-2b Pacific 3673 ready to back from the coach yard to North Station Boston in May 1956.

Boston & Maine P-2b Pacific 3672 with a commuter train at North Station Boston in May 1956.

On April 22,1956, only a few months before steam operations ended on the Boston & Maine,

P-4a Pacific 3713 powered an excursion from Boston to Portland.