| Here is page three of a six-page article by Charles Meyer entitled "William H. Brown And The Great Flood." It was published originally in the "National Railway Bulletin," Volume 54, Number 5, 1989, page 20. Partial Caption: "PRR No. 173, a class I 2-8-0 built in 1875, represents a typical Pennsy workhorse of the time of the great flood." Shown here is PRR engine # 173, and I Class (2-8-0) "Consolidated" built in the Altoona Machine Shops during November of 1875 and retired in April of 1896 after 21 years of faithful service. |