E of Strasburg, Strasburg, Pennsylvania. County/parish: Lancaster.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places December 17, 1979. NRIS 79002269.
Part of Pennsylvania Railroad Rolling Stock TR (NRIS 64000729).
1 contributing structure.
Pennsylvania Railroad 520 is a preserved L1s-class 2-8-2 "Mikado" steam locomotive. It was built in December 1916 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works for the Pennsylvania Railroad for hauling freight. In 1942, the locomotive was involved in a boiler explosion incident that required construction of a new, replacement boiler. After being retired on October 20, 1957, the locomotive was preserved and placed on display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg, Pennsylvania. The locomotive and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 17, 1979.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71993183