PRR class J1 2-10-4 6448 is beside the coaling tower at Columbus, Ohio on Nov. 2, 1957, exactly 25 days before the PRR killed the last fire and declared itself all-diesel or electric.
Dieselization is catching up to the N&W as these Alcos and an EMD Geep await their next assignment at the water tank at Norton, VA. RS-3 306 is ahead of the 308 on Dec. 29, 1956.