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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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554 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
PRR 6899, M-1, c. 1953 |
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Here is an original photo by Douglas C. Jones that was taken from the 17th Street Bridge in the Juniata section of Altoona, Pennsylvania, c. 1953. Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6899, an M-1 (4-8-2) "Mountain" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during October of 1926 and retired in June of 1959. Above and to the left of it is PRR engine #6722, an M-1A (4-8-2) "Mountain" built by Baldwin during May of 1930 and retired in August of 1955. Above and to the right of it is PRR engine #6727, an M-1A (4-8-2) "Mountain" built by Baldwin during May of 1930 and retired in August of 1956. |
| Photo Date: |
2/2/1952 Upload Date: 6/10/2021 12:33:13 PM |
| Location: |
Altoona(Juniata), PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Bridge,Yard,Steam |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 6899(4-8-2) PRR 6722(4-8-2) PRR 6727(4-8-2) |
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278 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 6727, M-1A, c. 1953 |
| Description: |
Here is an original photo by Douglas C. Jones that was taken from the 17th Street Bridge in the Juniata section of Altoona, Pennsylvania, c. 1953. Prominent 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. Note that the main driving rods have been removed. The road numbers of the other deadlined locomotives pictured here are not recorded. |
| Photo Date: |
2/2/1953 Upload Date: 5/21/2021 6:40:37 AM |
| Location: |
Altoona(Juniata), PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Bridge,Yard,Steam |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 6727(4-8-2) |
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258 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 6727, M-1A, c. 1955 |
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Kern. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Fred Kern that was taken near Duncannon, Pennsylvania, on 24 July 1955. Shown here (L to R) are 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! |
| 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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804 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 6727, M-1A, 1955 |
| Description: |
Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Fred Kern 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 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) |
| Views: |
13500 Comments: 3 |
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