Pennsylvania No. 3768

Pennsylvania Railroad 4-6-2 K4s 3768, was one of 425 K4s series Pacifics used on its top passenger trains until the late 1950's. 3768 was built by the PRR in its own Altoona Works in 1920. It was retired in October 1953, and was sold for scrap. The engine was famous for its nickname - the 'Torpedo' because it's streamlined nose looked like a torpedo.
==Streamlined==
3768 operated on the North East portion of the Pennsylvania Railroad, likely operating no further west than Chicago. It often powered the mainline "named trains," such as the Broadway Limited. It also operated occasionally on the jointly owned Pennsylvania into Chicago City. The 3768 was equipped with the most modern fittings installed on the K4s, excluding poppet valves. It got the modern slat pilot, typical PRR smokebox configuration, and modern interchangeable tender. It was also showcased at the 1939-40 World's Fair in New York City, alongside many other noteworthy locomotives. By the 1940's, the streamlined shrouds impeded maintenance. The streamlined casing was removed, and the locomotive returned to its conventional appearance.
==Trivia==
*The locomotive appeared in some Hollywood films such as: "The Broadway Limited", "The Great Flamarion", "Nobody Lives Forever", "The Narrow Margin", "Spy Train", and "Special Agent".
*This locomotive was featured in The Lionel Great Railway Adventures Book, The Torpedo Run.
*It once did a side by side race with a Pennsylvania steam locomotive, and 2 GG1s.
*The locomotive has been painted in 2 different colors schemes from Dark Bronze to Later DGLE Paint.
*This is one of only six K4 locomotive to be streamlined for the Pennsylvania railroad.
*The locomotive was featured on the front cover of a 30-page booklet published by the Pennsylvania Railroad entitled "Modern Locomotives And Cars: 1939."
*The locomotive was used as basis Brutus in GeoTrax, and for Gordon as "Shooting Star" in Thomas & Friends: The Great Race movie.
==See also==
*Gallery
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