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Owner: Pennsylvania Railroad
Model:Altoona 2-8-0Built As:Builder Info (Unavailable )
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Notes:PRR Class I; Altoona Machine Shops, 1881-1904.
Other locos with this serial:  PRR 433(2-8-0)
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Centennial History Of The PRR, Page 723, 1949
Title:  Centennial History Of The PRR, Page 723, 1949
Description:  Here is a photo from page 723 in the "Centennial History Of The Pennsylvania Railroad Company: 1846-1946" that was composed by George H. Burgess & Miles C. Kennedy and published in 1949. Photo Caption: "Class I (H-1) Consolidation type, built at Altoona in 1881, with extended smokebox, straight stack, and air brake equipment. This class was standard for heavy freight service until about 1885." Shown here is PRR engine #433, an H-1 (2-8-0) "Consolidated" built in the Altoona Machine Shops during June of 1881 and retired in March of 1904 after 23 years of faithful service.
Photo Date:  4/13/1949  Upload Date: 9/7/2017 2:46:11 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 433(2-8-0)
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"Power To Burn," Page 93, 1976
Title:  "Power To Burn," Page 93, 1976
Description:  Here is page 93 of a 96-page monograph entitled "Power To Burn: Smoke, Steam, & Cinders" that was edited by James M. Shafer and published during 1976. Top Photo Caption: "Altoona Machine Shops, in September 1873, listed class G (D-5) PRR No. 930, 4-4-0, as a special engine." Bottom Photo Caption: "Altoona Machine Shops, in 1881, built this class I (H-1) PRR No. 433, 2-8-0."
Photo Date:  8/29/1976  Upload Date: 3/14/2019 3:44:05 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 930(4-4-0) PRR 433(2-8-0)
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"Altoona Shops," Page 31, 1996
Title:  "Altoona Shops," Page 31, 1996
Description:  Here is page 14 of a 43-page article by James J.D. Lynch, Jr., entitled "Overview Of The History And Development Of The Pennsylvania Railroad's Altoona Shops." It was published originally in the Autumn 1996 issue of "Keystone" magazine, page 31. With two excpetions (built in Juniata), all of the locomotives pictured on this page were built in the PRR's Altoona Machine Shops. Top Left-Hand Photo: PRR engine #433, Class I, 2-8-0, "Consolidated," built in 1881, retired in March of 1904. Third Left-Hand Photo: PRR engine #129, Class Q, 0-4-0, switcher, built in 1892, sold in February of 1905. Bottom Left-Hand Photo: PRR engine #835, Class F-3C, 2-6-0, "Mogul," built in 1902, retired in November of 1926. Top Right-Hand Photo: PRR engine #380, Class Q, 0-4-0, switcher, built in 1885, rebuilt as a 0-4-0 "Tank" in September of 1897, sold in September of 1899. Second Right-Hand Photo: PRR engine #1000, Class D-13C, 4-4-0, "American," built in 1893, sold in October of 1920. Third Photo Down: PRR engine #420, 4-4-0, "American," built in Juniata as a Class L during 1895, rebuilt as a Class D-16 (with 68" driving wheels) in May of 1906, renumbered "0420" in 1918, retired in June of 1922.
Photo Date:  9/22/1996  Upload Date: 11/17/2017 7:10:57 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 433(2-8-0) PRR 129(0-4-0) PRR 835(2-6-0) PRR 380(0-4-0) PRR 1000(4-4-0) PRR 420(4-4-0)
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