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PRR 6717, M-1B, c. 1955 |
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Coal Power. Here is duplicate 35mm color slide (converted to B&W) "R-72. PRR. #6717. 4-8-2. Enola, PA" that's produced and distributed by Stanley Color Slides of Beverly Hills, California. The photographer is not identified. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6717, an M-1B (4-8-2) "Mountain" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works as an M-1A during April of 1930, rebuilt in Juniata as an M-1B in March of 1948, and retired in September of 1958 after 28 years of faithful service. The date is an approximation. |
| Photo Date: |
5/5/1955 Upload Date: 5/31/2018 2:49:10 AM |
| Location: |
Enola, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Steam |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 6717(4-8-2) |
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PRR 6717, M-1B, 1955 |
| Description: |
Kern. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Fred Kern that was taken near Duncannon, Pennsylvania, on 4 July 1955. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6717, an M-1B (4-8-2) "Mountain" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works as an M-1A during April of 1930, rebuilt in Juniata as an M-1B in March of 1948, and retired in September of 1958 after 28 years of faithful service. It's pulling a train of empty gondola and hopper cars out of Enola to Altoona. A small portion of the Susquehanna River is visible at the far left. |
| Photo Date: |
7/4/1955 Upload Date: 5/31/2020 9:54:10 AM |
| Location: |
Duncannon, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Steam,Signal |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 6717(4-8-2) |
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PRR 6782, M-1B, c. 1956 |
| Description: |
Wood. Here is an image of a photo by Don Wood that was taken near Denholm, Pennsylvania, in June of 1956. Wood's Caption: "4-8-2 6782 booms by double-slotted sisters 6717 and 6921 at Denholm., on PG5, will scoop water at Hawstone track pans a few miles west; the other M1's will fill up at Denholm's standpipes while taking on coal." #6782 is an M-1B built by the Lima Locomotive Works as an M-1A during March of 1930, rebuilt in Juniata as an M-1B by 1953, and retired in September of 1958. #6717 is an M-1B constructed by the Baldwin Locomotive Works as an M-1A in April of 1930, rebuilt in Juniata as an M-1B in March of 1948, and retired in September of 1958. And #6921 is an M-1 built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in October of 1926 and retired in June of 1959. William E. Burket Collection. |
| Photo Date: |
6/21/1956 Upload Date: 7/5/2022 9:12:53 AM |
| Location: |
Denholm, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Steam |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 6782(4-8-2) PRR 6717(4-8-2) PRR 6921(4-8-2) |
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"No. 2 Ore Hauler," Page 36, 1962 |
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Here is page three of an eight-page article by Bert Pennypacker entitled "Who's The No. 2 Ore Hauler?" It was published originally in the September 1962 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 36. Photo Caption: "Import ore was often dusted in cinders in the summer of 1956. At Denholm, Pa., on August 30 a pair of M-1 4-8-2's were hammering west with a seemingly endless train of ore-laden hoppers behind their big tanks." Photo by Don Wood. Shown here (F to R) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6717 and another locomotive whose road number is not recorded. #6717 is an M-1B (4-8-2) "Mountain" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works as an M-1A during April of 1930, rebuilt in Juniata as an M-1B in March of 1948, and retired in September of 1958 after 28 years of faithful service. |
| Photo Date: |
9/1/1962 Upload Date: 10/9/2022 7:09:10 AM |
| Location: |
Denholm, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Steam |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 6717(4-8-2) |
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Atterbury's M-1 Engines: Part 2, Page 46, 1979 |
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Here is page three of a six-page article by Bert Pennypacker entitled "Atterbury's Engines: Part 2 ~ Why The M-1's Outlasted The Duplex Drives." It was published originally in the November 1979 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 46. Top Left Photo Caption: "Did a Pennsylvania 4-8-2 ever shine as brightly as M-1a 6759 at the New York World's Fair in 1939?" Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6759, an M-1A built in Juniata during June of 1930 and retired in August of 1955. Top Right Photo Caption: "Candidate (for vice president) Richard M. Nixon was hauled by footboarded M-1 6925 out of Titusville, Pa., on October 10, 1952." Shown here is PRR engine #6925, an M-1 built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in November of 1926 and retired in September of 1955. Bottom Left Photo Caption: "Short-tanked M-1 6810 headed a special at NYC station in Erie, Pa." Shown here is PRR engine #6810, an M-1 built by Baldwin in August of 1926 and retired in February of 1958. Bottom Right Photo Caption: "Runaway flatcar of I-beams sprung a leak in 210F75 tank of M-1a 6717 at Enola Yard in 1956." Shown here is the tender of PRR engine #6717, an M-1B built by Baldwin in June of 1930 and retired in September of 1958. |
| Photo Date: |
11/1/1979 Upload Date: 9/13/2022 2:10:07 PM |
| Location: |
Titusville, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Steam |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 6759(4-8-2) PRR 6925(4-8-2) PRR 6810(4-8-2) PRR 6717(4-8-2) |
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