E of Strasburg, Strasburg, Pennsylvania. County/parish: Lancaster.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places December 17, 1979. NRIS 79002269.
1 contributing structure.
Pennsylvania Railroad 520 is a preserved L1s class 2-8-2 "Mikado" type steam locomotive built in December 1916 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works for the Pennsylvania Railroad for freight duties as a member of the L1s class. In 1942, the locomotive was involved in a devastating boiler explosion incident that required construction of a new, replacement boiler. After being retired on October 20, 1957 by pulling a railfan special, the locomotive was saved for preservation and placed on display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg, Pennsylvania, 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