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PRR Locomotive Roster, Page 78, NOV 1941 |
| Description: |
Here is page 32 of a 34-page article (in five installments) entitled "Locomotives Of the Pennsylvania." It was published originally in the November 1941 issue of "Railroad" magazine, page 78. Shown here pulling a US Army Coastal Defense artillery piece is PRR engine #6962, an M-1 (4-8-2) "Mountain" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during December of 1926 and retired in January of 1950 after 24 years of faithful service. |
| Photo Date: |
11/1/1941 Upload Date: 2/15/2018 6:25:43 AM |
| Location: |
Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard,Steam |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 6962(4-8-2) |
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349 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 6962, M-1, #1 of 2, 1946 |
| Description: |
Huntingdon. Here is the first of two duplicate 35mm color slides of photos by Bill Price that were taken near Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, on 7 October 1946. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6962, an M-1 (4-8-2) "Mountain" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during December of 1926 and retired in January of 1950 after 24 years of faithful service. It is pulling an eastbound consist of refrigerator cars, and is presently at the Huntingdon Icing Plant where all of the cars are being replenished with ice. Note the flagmen atop the cars, where they can signal the engineman to move the train forward little by little. |
| Photo Date: |
10/7/1946 Upload Date: 9/5/2018 5:01:42 PM |
| Location: |
Huntingdon, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Steam |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 6962(4-8-2) |
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421 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
PRR 6962, M-1, #2 of 2, 1946 |
| Description: |
Huntingdon. Here is the second of two duplicate 35mm color slides of photos by Bill Price that were taken near Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, on 7 October 1946. On the right is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6962, an M-1 (4-8-2) "Mountain" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during December of 1926 and retired in January of 1950 after 24 years of faithful service. On the left is an eastbound troop train being pulled by an unidentified K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" locomotive. |
| Photo Date: |
10/7/1946 Upload Date: 9/5/2018 4:52:11 PM |
| Location: |
Huntingdon, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Steam,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 6962(4-8-2) |
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414 Comments: 0 |
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