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PRR #6727 & #5872 |
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| Photo Date: |
5/1/1942 Upload Date: 10/23/2019 2:17:15 AM |
| Location: |
Unknown, PA |
| Author: |
Unknown |
| Categories: |
Steam,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 6727(4-8-2) PRR 5872(E7A) |
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242 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
PRR 6727, M-1A, c. 1955 |
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Coal Power. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide showing (L to R) Pennsylvania Railroad engines #6727 and #5872. #6727 is an M-1A (4-8-2) "Mountain" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during May of 1930 and retired in August of 1956. #5872 is an EP-20 built by GM-EMD in April of 1949 and rated at 2,000 horsepower. Symbolically speaking, oil power is about to eclipse coal power forever! The photographer's name and the exact date are not recorded. |
| Photo Date: |
7/24/1955 Upload Date: 3/2/2019 11:46:03 AM |
| Location: |
Duncannon, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Steam,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 6727(4-8-2) PRR 5872(E7A) |
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377 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 6727, M-1A, 1955 |
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Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Mr. Richard R. Wallin that was taken near Duncannon, Pennsylvania, on 24 July 1955. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6727, an M-1A (4-8-2) "Mountain" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during May of 1930 and retired in August of 1956 after 26 years of faithful service. It's pulling a westbound mixed-cargo freight train along the eastward-flowing Susquehanna River. Produced and distributed by Audio-Visual Designs. ("LouisFols"; #13 of 16) |
| Photo Date: |
7/24/1955 Upload Date: 5/31/2018 4:58:04 PM |
| Location: |
Duncannon, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Steam |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 6727(4-8-2) |
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9634 Comments: 3 |
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