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Owner: Pennsylvania Railroad
Model:BLW 4-8-2Built As:PRR 6832 (4-8-2)
Serial Number:59425Order No:
Frame Number:27X30 cylinders, 72" driversBuilt:8/1926
Notes:PRR Class M-1; retired 01/1954
Other locos with this serial:  PRR 6832(4-8-2)
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PRR 6832, M-1, c. 1938
Title:  PRR 6832, M-1, c. 1938
Description:  Here is a photo by H.W. Pontin via Rail Photo Service. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6832, an M-1 (4-8-2) "Mountain" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during September of 1926 and retired in January of 1954 after 28 years of faithful service. Note its reflection in the water of the nearest trackpan! The exact date and the location are not recorded. John S. Fisher Collection; #12 of 20.
Photo Date:  8/9/1938  Upload Date: 5/30/2022 2:37:45 PM
Location:  Newport, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 6832(4-8-2)
Views:  71   Comments: 0
PRR Eastbound Manifest, c. 1946
Title:  PRR Eastbound Manifest, c. 1946
Description:  Baera HC. Here is the seventh of twelve original photos by an unidentified photographer that were taken at the Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, c. 1946. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6832, an M-1 (4-8-2) "Mountain" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in September of 1926 and retired in January of 1954 after 28 years of service. In this context, it's pulling a manifest freight train around the Curve and down the Allegheny Mountains to Altoona and points East. (Track 4)
Photo Date:  8/15/1946  Upload Date: 6/8/2023 4:35:49 PM
Location:  ALTOONA (HORSESHOE CURVE), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 6832(4-8-2)
Views:  59   Comments: 0
PRR 6832, M-1, 1948
Title:  PRR 6832, M-1, 1948
Description:  Here is a photo by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Enola, Pennsylvania, on 23 May 1948. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6832, an M-1 (4-8-2) "Mountain" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in September of 1926 and retired in January of 1954 after 28 years of service. Gary Mittner Collection.
Photo Date:  5/23/1948  Upload Date: 10/24/2022 9:25:36 AM
Location:  Enola, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 6832(4-8-2)
Views:  108   Comments: 0
PRR 6832, M-1, 1952
Title:  PRR 6832, M-1, 1952
Description:  MDiv. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Bill Price that was taken in Newport, Pennsylvania, on 30 May 1952. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6832, an M-1 (4-8-2) "Mountain" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during September of 1926 and retired in January of 1954 after 28 years of faithful service. In this context, it's passing through the Newport Passenger Station with a string of empty hopper cars on their way back to Altoona and the coal mines of Western Pennsylvania. ("Stoneborobranch"; #3 of 56)
Photo Date:  5/30/1952  Upload Date: 10/3/2020 7:06:28 AM
Location:  Newport, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 6832(4-8-2)
Views:  196   Comments: 0
"World Famous Horseshoe Curve," Page 23, 1973
Title:  "World Famous Horseshoe Curve," Page 23, 1973
Description:  Here is page 23 of a 64-page booklet published by Harry P. Albrecht entitled "World Famous Horseshoe Curve, Altoona, Pennsylvania Railroad." It was first issued in September of 1973. Top Photo: Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6765, an M-1A (4-8-2) "Mountain" built in Juniata during August of 1930 and retired in October of 1953. Bottom Photo: Shown here is PRR engine #6832, an M-1 (4-8-2) "Mountain" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in September of 1926 and retired in January of 1954. Both photos taken by H.W. Pontin in July of 1940.
Photo Date:  9/22/1973  Upload Date: 10/29/2022 10:14:24 AM
Location:  ALTOONA (HORSESHOE CURVE), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 6765(4-8-2) PRR 6832(4-8-2)
Views:  85   Comments: 0


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