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PRR 6840, M-1, 1956 |
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MDiv. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken near Duncannon, Pennsylvania, on 7 November 1956. The photographer is not identified. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6840, an M-1 (4-8-2) "Mountain" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during September of 1926 and retired in June of 1959 after 33 years of faithful service. In this context, it's pulling a fully-loaded mineral train out of Altoona and the mines of Western Pennsylvania. ("Stoneborobranch"; #25 of 56) |
| Photo Date: |
11/7/1956 Upload Date: 10/2/2020 6:16:16 AM |
| Location: |
Duncannon, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Steam |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 6840(4-8-2) |
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| Title: |
PRR 6840, M-1, 1957 |
| Description: |
Dziobko. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by John Dziobko, Jr., that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 17 August 1957. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6840, an M-1 (4-8-2) "Mountain" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in September of 1926 and retired in June of 1959. Parked near the 17th Street Bridge is PRR engine #9766, an EF-15A built by GM-EMD in January of 1951, rated at 1,500 horsepower, renumbered "1467" in 1966, and retired in August of 1967. |
| Photo Date: |
8/17/1957 Upload Date: 7/2/2018 6:39:19 AM |
| Location: |
Altoona(Juniata), PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Bridge,Yard,Steam |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 6840(4-8-2) PRR 9766(F7A) |
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585 Comments: 0 |
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