PRR 6161, J-1, 1951         
AHC. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Bill Price that was taken at the Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 13 August 1951. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6161, a J-1 (2-10-4) "Texas" built in Juniata during 1944 and retired in April of 1959 after just 15 years of revenue service. It is pulling a mixed cargo freight train around the Curve on its way down the Allegheny Mountains to Altoona and points East.
Date: 8/13/1951 Location: ALTOONA (HORSESHOE CURVE), PA Views: 1247 Collection Of:   Thomas C. Ayers
Locomotives: PRR 6161(2-10-4)    Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
PRR 6161, J-1, 1951
Picture Categories: Steam This picture is part of album:  PRR: Altoona's Horseshoe Curve ~ '39-'89
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