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GTW 6039
Title:  GTW 6039
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Photo Date:  7/27/2014  Upload Date: 8/2/2014 11:19:56 AM
Location:  Scranton, PA
Author:  John McCluskey
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  GTW 6039(4-8-2)
Views:  149   Comments: 0
GTW 6039
Title:  GTW 6039
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/9/2015  Upload Date: 4/19/2015 1:41:30 PM
Location:  Scranton, PA
Author:  John Wilson
Categories: 
Locomotives:  GTW 6039(4-8-2)
Views:  151   Comments: 0
GTW 6039
Title:  GTW 6039
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/9/2015  Upload Date: 4/19/2015 1:44:59 PM
Location:  Scranton, PA
Author:  John Wilson
Categories: 
Locomotives:  GTW 6039(4-8-2)
Views:  180   Comments: 0
GTW 6039
Title:  GTW 6039
Description:  GTW 6039 sits in the engine shops at Steamtown
Photo Date:  7/20/2015  Upload Date: 7/9/2016 8:47:04 PM
Location:  Scranton, PA
Author:  Jacob Werling
Categories: 
Locomotives:  GTW 6039(4-8-2)
Views:  114   Comments: 0
Reading freight power and a steam engine too.
Title:  Reading freight power and a steam engine too.
Description:  A Reading RS 3 sits on display alongside one of Grand Trunk's powerful 4-8-2s adjacent to the parking lot.
Photo Date:  8/20/2015  Upload Date: 9/28/2015 2:44:28 AM
Location:  Scranton, PA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  GTW 6039(4-8-2) RDG 467(RS3)
Views:  289   Comments: 1
GTW 6039
Title:  GTW 6039
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/6/2015  Upload Date: 12/23/2015 3:17:07 PM
Location:  Scranton, PA
Author:  Richard Marchi
Categories:  Roster,Steam
Locomotives:  GTW 6039(4-8-2)
Views:  230   Comments: 0
GTW 6039
Title:  GTW 6039
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/1/2016  Upload Date: 5/8/2016 10:26:19 PM
Location:  Scranton, PA
Author:  Bob Keenan
Categories:  Roster,Steam
Locomotives:  GTW 6039(4-8-2)
Views:  110   Comments: 0
Large Locomotives
Title:  Large Locomotives
Description:  For this year's Railfest, Steamtown brought out some locomotives that are normally only seen under the roof of the roundhouse.
Photo Date:  9/3/2016  Upload Date: 11/2/2016 8:10:50 PM
Location:  Scranton, PA
Author:  Paul Koprowski
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NKP 759(2-8-4) GTW 6039(4-8-2)
Views:  424   Comments: 0
CP 6039
Title:  CP 6039
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/24/2017  Upload Date: 7/8/2017 11:14:48 PM
Location:  Scranton, PA
Author:  Seth Lakin
Categories: 
Locomotives:  GTW 6039(4-8-2)
Views:  103   Comments: 0
GTW 6039
Title:  GTW 6039
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/8/2017  Upload Date: 10/10/2017 11:11:46 AM
Location:  Scranton, PA
Author:  Tim Darnell
Categories: 
Locomotives:  GTW 6039(4-8-2) NKP 759(2-8-4)
Views:  475   Comments: 0
Grand Trunk and Western
Title:  Grand Trunk and Western
Description:  In the shop
Photo Date:  5/28/2019  Upload Date: 8/17/2019 10:01:26 PM
Location:  Scranton, PA
Author:  Jonathan Hinely
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Steam,Action
Locomotives:  GTW 6039(4-8-2)
Views:  274   Comments: 0
GTW 6039
Title:  GTW 6039
Description:  Railfest 2019
Photo Date:  8/31/2019  Upload Date: 4/12/2020 10:13:33 PM
Location:  Scranton, PA
Author:  Bill Christian
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  GTW 6039(4-8-2)
Views:  276   Comments: 0
GTW 6039
Title:  GTW 6039
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/4/2020  Upload Date: 8/9/2020 7:17:28 PM
Location:  Scranton, PA
Author:  Fred Stuckmann
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  GTW 6039(4-8-2)
Views:  253   Comments: 0
GTW 6039
Title:  GTW 6039
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/4/2020  Upload Date: 8/9/2020 7:22:13 PM
Location:  Scranton, PA
Author:  Fred Stuckmann
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  GTW 6039(4-8-2)
Views:  321   Comments: 0
GTW 6039
Title:  GTW 6039
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/23/2021  Upload Date: 7/15/2021 12:12:32 PM
Location:  Scranton, PA
Author:  Nathan Petersen
Categories: 
Locomotives:  GTW 6039(4-8-2)
Views:  103   Comments: 0
GTW 6039
Title:  GTW 6039
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/23/2021  Upload Date: 7/14/2021 12:28:46 AM
Location:  Scranton, PA
Author:  Matt Petersen
Categories: 
Locomotives:  GTW 6039(4-8-2)
Views:  86   Comments: 0
GTW 6039
Title:  GTW 6039
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/6/2022  Upload Date: 8/12/2022 9:49:11 PM
Location:  Scranton, PA
Author:  Tim Darnell
Categories: 
Locomotives:  GTW 6039(4-8-2)
Views:  146   Comments: 1
GTW 6039
Title:  GTW 6039
Description: 
Photo Date:  11/25/2022  Upload Date: 11/27/2022 10:24:00 PM
Location:  Scranton, PA
Author:  Tim Darnell
Categories: 
Locomotives:  GTW 6039(4-8-2)
Views:  74   Comments: 1
GTW 6039
Title:  GTW 6039
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/19/2023  Upload Date: 8/21/2023 5:38:52 PM
Location:  Scranton, PA
Author:  Mark McCabe
Categories:  Roster,Model,Steam
Locomotives:  GTW 6039(4-8-2)
Views:  76   Comments: 0
GTW 6040
Title:  GTW 6040
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/4/1958  Upload Date: 11/1/2009 9:42:18 AM
Location:  Durand, MI
Author:  Jack Smith
Categories: 
Locomotives:  GTW 6040(4-8-2)
Views:  814   Comments: 0
CN 4-8-2 #6041 - Canadian National
Title:  CN 4-8-2 #6041 - Canadian National
Description:  Built by the Baldwin Locmootive Works in July of 1025 (boiler #58465), this 4-8-2 Mountain-type locomtoive served the CN well until being scrapped in October of 1955. The date was given as 1938 only. Al Paterson photo
Photo Date:  6/1/1938  Upload Date: 1/3/2016 6:37:13 AM
Location:  Detroit, MI
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Steam
Locomotives:  CN 6041(4-8-2)
Views:  660   Comments: 0
SOU 6499
Title:  SOU 6499
Description:  Photographer unknown-Location unknown-Date not accurate-Collection of David Stewart
Photo Date:  1/1/1950  Upload Date: 1/19/2009 3:26:36 PM
Location:  Atlanta, GA
Author:  Unknown
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  SOU 6499(4-8-2)
Views:  1435   Comments: 5
SOU 6695
Title:  SOU 6695
Description:  Sou Rwy. 6696 was built by Baldwin in 1917 as AGS 280, ser.#45117. Sold to Luria Bros, Modena, PA in 8/1954. Here she pulls Sou. Train #29 past a clearing near Villa Rica, GA.
Photo Date:  7/15/1950  Upload Date: 12/26/2006 10:34:45 PM
Location:  Villa Rica, GA
Author:  Shelby Lowe
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SOU 6695(4-8-2)
Views:  1563   Comments: 0
PRR 6700, M-1B, #2 of 6, c. 1957
Title:  PRR 6700, M-1B, #2 of 6, c. 1957
Description:  Here is the second of six original photos by Douglas C. Jones that were taken just East of the Coaling Tipple in East Altoona, Pennsylvania, c. 1957. Shown here are the air reservoir and pilot assembly of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6700, an M-1B (4-8-2) "Mountain" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works as an M-1A during March of 1930, rebuilt in Juniata as an M-1B in March of 1944, and retired in June of 1957 after 27 years of faithful service. This is the first M-1A ever produced.
Photo Date:  2/2/1957  Upload Date: 7/7/2021 7:06:14 AM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Winter,Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 6700(4-8-2)
Views:  222   Comments: 0
PRR 6700, M-1B, #1 of 6, c. 1957
Title:  PRR 6700, M-1B, #1 of 6, c. 1957
Description:  Here is the first of six original photos by Douglas C. Jones that were taken just East of the Coaling Tipple in East Altoona, Pennsylvania, c. 1957. Prominent here is the front end of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6700, an M-1B (4-8-2) "Mountain" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works as an M-1A during March of 1930, rebuilt in Juniata as an M-1B in March of 1944, and retired in June of 1957 after 27 years of faithful service. This is the first M-1A ever produced.
Photo Date:  2/2/1957  Upload Date: 7/7/2021 7:04:53 AM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Winter,Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 6700(4-8-2)
Views:  298   Comments: 0
PRR 6701, M-1A, c. 1950
Title:  PRR 6701, M-1A, c. 1950
Description:  Here is an original photo by an unidentified photographer of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6701, an M-1A (4-8-2) "Mountain" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during 1930 and retired in September of 1952. Looks to me like it's about to be coupled to a waiting passenger train, as an EMD switcher tows an out-of-service GG-1 on the left. The date is an approximation. Roy Healey Collection; #36 of 40.
Photo Date:  8/15/1950  Upload Date: 3/17/2018 10:21:09 PM
Location:  Harrisburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 6701(4-8-2)
Views:  382   Comments: 1
"Steam From Altoona," Page 27, 1963
Title:  "Steam From Altoona," Page 27, 1963
Description:  Here is page four of an eight-page article by William D. Gorman entitled "Steam From Altoona." It was published originally in the December 1963 issue of "Railroad" magazine, page 27. Bottom Photo, Partial Caption: "Ten years ago: crew . . . awaits highball from Enola Yard with Susquehanna Div. freight to Renovo, Pa." Shown here is a partial view of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6702, an M-1B (4-8-2) "Mountain" built as an M-1A by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during March of 1930, rebuilt in Juniata as an M-1B in December of 1948, and retired in October of 1956 after 26 years of faithful service.
Photo Date:  12/1/1963  Upload Date: 10/27/2017 4:12:11 AM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 6702(4-8-2)
Views:  506   Comments: 0
PRR 6704, M-1A, 1952
Title:  PRR 6704, M-1A, 1952
Description:  Portraits 3. Here is a steam locomotive portrait via Bert Pennypacker that was taken at the Engine House in Northumberland, Pennsylvania, on 6 July 1952. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #6704, #3159, #2370, and two more locomotives whose numbers are not recorded. #6704 is an M-1A (4-8-2) "Mountain" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during March of 1930 and retired in June of 1959. #3159 is an L-1S (2-8-2) "Mikado" constructed in Juniata during October of 1915 and retired in September of 1952. #2370 is an H-9S (2-8-0) "Consolidated" built in Juniata as an H-8B during November of 1911, rebuilt as an H-8SB in September of 1915, rebuilt as an H-9S in March of 1919, and retired in November of 1955. (#33 of 33)
Photo Date:  7/6/1952  Upload Date: 2/2/2021 5:53:50 PM
Location:  Northumberland, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 6704(4-8-2) PRR 3159(2-8-0) PRR 2370(2/žð)
Views:  508   Comments: 0
PRR 6707, M-1A, 1930
Title:  PRR 6707, M-1A, 1930
Description:  Here is a builder's photo of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6707, an M-1A (4-8-2) "Mountain" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during April of 1930 and retired in January of 1954 after 24 years of faithful service.
Photo Date:  4/16/1930  Upload Date: 1/2/2025 7:54:24 AM
Location:  Eddystone, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 6707(4-8-2)
Views:  23   Comments: 0
PRR "Modern Locomotives And Cars: 1939," Page 9
Title:  PRR "Modern Locomotives And Cars: 1939," Page 9
Description:  Here is wage nine of a 30-page booklet published by the Pennsylvania Railroad entitled "Modern Locomotives And Cars: 1939." Depicted here are PRR engines #6707 and #4530. Both were built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works. Engine #6707 is an M-1A (4-8-2) "Mountain" built during April of 1930 and retired in January of 1954. Engine #4530 is an I-1S (2-10-0) "Decapod" built as an I-1S in August of 1923, rebuilt in Juniata as an I-1SA in January of 1942, and retired in September of 1953.
Photo Date:  7/1/1939  Upload Date: 7/11/2020 1:07:33 PM
Location:  Eddystone, PA
Author:  Tiomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 6707(4-8-2) PRR 4530(2-10-0)
Views:  407   Comments: 0
Atterbury's M-1 Engines, Page 31, 1979
Title:  Atterbury's M-1 Engines, Page 31, 1979
Description:  Here is page ten of an 11-page cover article by Bert Pennypacker entitled "Atterbury's Engines: Part 1 ~ Great Increases In Horsepower And Speed." It was published originally in the October 1979 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 31. Photo Caption: "Final flower of 4-8-2 development on the Pennsylvania was the M-1a, immediately identifiable by her huge smokebox saddle. Although fitted with a brakeman's doghouse on her huge tender, Baldwin-built 6707 was given passenger-power striping." Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6707, an M-1A built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during April of 1930 and retired in January of 1954 after 24 years of faithful service. (#2,600 on 9/11/2017 @ 3:54:07 PM)
Photo Date:  10/1/1979  Upload Date: 9/28/2022 9:20:54 PM
Location:  Eddystone, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 6707(4-8-2)
Views:  168   Comments: 0
PRR 6710, M-1A, 1939
Title:  PRR 6710, M-1A, 1939
Description:  AHC. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide (converted to B&W) of a photo by an unidentified photographer that was taken at the Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, in 1939. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6710, an M-1A (4-8-2) "Mountain" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during April of 1930 and retired in September of 1952 after 22 years of faithful service. Caption On Slide Mount: "Hotshot SW-8, Freight between St. Louis and Enola Yard."
Photo Date:  9/22/1939  Upload Date: 1/9/2024 8:50:16 PM
Location:  ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 6710(4-8-2)
Views:  179   Comments: 0
PRR Westbound Pushers, #2 of 2, c. 1952
Title:  PRR Westbound Pushers, #2 of 2, c. 1952
Description:  Niles I. Here is the seventh of 11 original photos by George Niles, Jr., that were taken at the Pennsylvania Railroad's Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, perhaps during 1952. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #4364 and #6710. Both were built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works. #4364 is an I-1SA (2-10-0) "Decapod" constructed as an I-1S in January of 1923, rebuilt in Juniata as an I-1SA in January of 1942, and retired in January of 1954. #6710 is an M-1A (4-8-2) "Mountain" built in April of 1930 and retired in September of 1952; note the trainphone apparatus on the tender's deck. They're rounding the Curve with a train of empty hopper cars that's heading up the Allegheny Mountains to Gallitzin, where they'll be uncoupled and returned to East Altoona for further assignments. (#2 of 2)
Photo Date:  9/22/1952  Upload Date: 2/15/2019 7:59:14 AM
Location:  ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 4364(2-10-0) PRR 6710(4-8-2)
Views:  669   Comments: 0
PRR 6711, M-1B, c. 1951
Title:  PRR 6711, M-1B, c. 1951
Description:  Portraits 6. Here is a steam locomotive portrait of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6711, 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 April of 1948, and retired in September of 1958 after 28 years of faithful service. Note the railroader standing by the pillar, takin' five! The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. (#40 of 43)
Photo Date:  8/15/1951  Upload Date: 4/2/2021 7:07:32 AM
Location:  Denholm, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  RollingStock,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 6711(4-8-2)
Views:  297   Comments: 0
&Soliloquy Of Altoona," Page 21, 1978
Title:  &Soliloquy Of Altoona," Page 21, 1978
Description:  Here is page six of a 15-page articme by Bert Pennypacker entitled "Soliloquy Of Altoona." It was published originally in the April 1978.issue of "Rails Northeast" magazine, page 21. Partial Caption: "Workers huddle over steam dome atop boiler while M-1b #6711 steams contentedly. PRR Altoona, Pa.,roundhouse in background." Photo by J.W. Swanberg. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6711, an M-1B (4-8-2) "Mountain" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works as an M-1A during @pril of 1930, rebuilt in Juniata as an M-1B in April of 1948, and retired in September of 1958 after 28 years of faithful service. Photo taken at the East Altoona Roundh`use; partially visible on the left are the Power Plant and its smokfstack.
Photo Date:  4/1/1978  Upload Date: 11/16/2017 1:30:48 PM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 6711(4-8-2)
Views:  401   Comments: 0
PRR 6712, M-1A, 1948
Title:  PRR 6712, M-1A, 1948
Description:  Mann. Here is a photo by Fred Kern that was taken near Perdix, Pennsylvania, on 15 August 1948. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6712, an M-1A (4-8-2) "Mountain" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during April of 1930 and retired in August of 1955 after 25 years of faithful service. (Gift from Brad Mann.)
Photo Date:  8/15/1948  Upload Date: 2/4/2021 9:18:49 AM
Location:  Perdix, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 6712(4-8-2)
Views:  405   Comments: 0
Cornwell, "Serving The Nation," 1943
Title:  Cornwell, "Serving The Nation," 1943
Description:  Here is the 18th of 33 color prints of calendar art works that were commissioned by the Pennsylvania Railroad from 1925 through 1958. Shown here is Dean Cornwell's painting entitled "Serving The Nation." It was published originally in 1943. Depicted here is PRR engine #6713, an M-1A (4-8-2) "Mountain" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during April of 1930, rebuilt in Juniata as an M-1B in August of 1944, and retired in December of 1956 after 26 years of faithful service.
Photo Date:  8/15/1943  Upload Date: 12/26/2024 9:29:47 AM
Location:  Pittsburgh, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 6713(4-8-2)
Views:  21   Comments: 0
"Transportation Progress," Pages 3-4, 1946
Title:  "Transportation Progress," Pages 3-4, 1946
Description:  Here are pages three and four of a 14-page booklet published by the Pennsylvania Railroad entitled "One Hundred Years Of Transportation Progress." It was issued originally during 1946. Right-Hand Illustration: Depicted here is PRR engine #6713, 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 August of 1944, and retired in December of 1956 after 26 years of faithful service.
Photo Date:  4/13/1946  Upload Date: 8/26/2022 12:20:46 PM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 6713(4-8-2)
Views:  117   Comments: 0
"When We Had It All Together," Page 20, 1979
Title:  "When We Had It All Together," Page 20, 1979
Description:  Here is page one of a two-page commentary by David P. Morgan entitled "When We Had It All Together." It was published originally in the October 1979 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 20. Shown here is part of Dean Cornwell's 1943 calendar painting called "Serving The Nation." Depicted therein is a portion of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6713, an M-1A (4-8-2) "Mountain" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during April of 1930 and retired in December of 1956 after 26 years of service.
Photo Date:  10/1/1979  Upload Date: 12/24/2024 9:02:45 AM
Location:  Pittsburgh, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 6713(4-8-2)
Views:  31   Comments: 0
"When We Had It All Together," Page 21, 1979
Title:  "When We Had It All Together," Page 21, 1979
Description:  Here is page two of a two-page commentary by David P. Morgan entitled "When We Had It All Together." It was published originally in the October 1979 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 20. Shown here is part of Dean Cornwell's 1943 calendar painting called "Serving The Nation." Depicted therein is a portion of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6713, an M-1A (4-8-2) "Mountain" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during April of 1930 and retired in December of 1956 after 26 years of service.
Photo Date:  10/1/1979  Upload Date: 12/24/2024 9:03:13 AM
Location:  Pittsburgh, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 6713(4-8-2)
Views:  35   Comments: 0
PRR 6715, M-1A, 1946
Title:  PRR 6715, M-1A, 1946
Description:  Price. Here is a photo by Bill Price that was taken near Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, on 7 October 1946. Caption On Reverse: "EB Coal Train." Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6715, an M-1A built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works as an M-1A during April of 1930, rebuilt in Juniata as an M-1B by 1953, and retired in September of 1959 after 29 years of faithful service. It's passing the Huntingdon Icing Plant with a mineral train out of Altoona bound for East Coast markets. (Gift from Brad Mann.)
Photo Date:  10/7/1946  Upload Date: 6/12/2021 10:51:36 AM
Location:  Huntingdon, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 6715(4-8-2)
Views:  238   Comments: 0
PRR 6715, M-1B, 1956
Title:  PRR 6715, M-1B, 1956
Description:  SFM. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken in Enola, Pennsylvania, on 8 October 1956. The photographer is not identified. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #6715 and another locomotive whose number is not recorded. #6715 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 by 1953, and retired in September of 1959 after 29 years of faithful service.
Photo Date:  10/8/1956  Upload Date: 9/26/2018 1:56:04 AM
Location:  Enola, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 6715(4-8-2)
Views:  515   Comments: 2
PRR 6716, M-1A, 1948
Title:  PRR 6716, M-1A, 1948
Description:  Elmira. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide that was taken in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, in 1948. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6716, an M-1A (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 September of 1949, and retired in October of 1956 after 26 years of faithful service. The photographer's name and the exact date are not recorded. ("Stoneborobranch"; #2 of 34)
Photo Date:  8/15/1948  Upload Date: 10/8/2020 7:29:19 PM
Location:  Lock Haven, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam,Signal
Locomotives:  PRR 6716(4-8-2)
Views:  410   Comments: 0
PRR 6717, M-1B, c. 1955
Title:  PRR 6717, M-1B, c. 1955
Description:  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. 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 2 years of faithful service. The photographer's name and the exact date are not recorded.
Photo Date:  6/5/1955  Upload Date: 5/31/2018 2:49:10 AM
Location:  Enola, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 6717(4-8-2)
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PRR 6782, M-1B, c. 1956
Title:  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 consvructed 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 thb Baldwin Locomotive Works in October of 1926 and retired in Junn 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
Title:  "No. 2 Ore Hauler," Page 36, 1962
Description:  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
Title:  Atterbury's M-1 Engines: Part 2, Page 46, 1979
Description:  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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PRR 6738, M-1B, 1956
Title:  PRR 6738, M-1B, 1956
Description:  TRB. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Don Ball, Jr., that was taken at the Rockville Bridge near Marysville, Pennsylvania, in April of 1956. Shown here are two Pennsylvania Railroad "Mountains" about to pass one another with their respective freight trains. In the foreground is eastbound #6738, an M-1B (4-8-2) "Mountain" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works as an M-1A during July of 1930, rebuilt in Juniata as an M-1B in October of 1948, and retired in September of 1959. In the background is westbound #6721, an M-1A (4-8-2) "Mountain" built by Baldwin in May of 1930 and retired in February of 1956.
Photo Date:  4/16/1956  Upload Date: 10/3/2021 7:25:09 AM
Location:  Marysville, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Steam,Signal
Locomotives:  PRR 6738(4-8-2) PRR 6721(4-8-2)
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PRR 6899, M-1, c. 1953
Title:  PRR 6899, M-1, c. 1953
Description:  Here is an original photo by Douglas C. Jones that was taken from the 17th Street Bridge in the Juniata section of Altoona, Pennsylvania, c. 1953. Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6899, an M-1 (4-8-2) "Mountain" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during October of 1926 and retired in June of 1959. Above and to the left of it is PRR engine #6722, an M-1A (4-8-2) "Mountain" built by Baldwin during May of 1930 and retired in August of 1955. Above and to the right of it is PRR engine #6727, an M-1A (4-8-2) "Mountain" built by Baldwin during May of 1930 and retired in August of 1956.
Photo Date:  2/2/1952  Upload Date: 6/10/2021 12:33:13 PM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 6899(4-8-2) PRR 6722(4-8-2) PRR 6727(4-8-2)
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PRR 6432, J-1A, #1 of 4, c. 1953
Title:  PRR 6432, J-1A, #1 of 4, c. 1953
Description:  Here is the first of four original photos by Douglas C. Jones that were taken from the 17th Street Bridge in the Juniata section of Altoona, Pennsylvania, c. 1953. Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6432, a J-1A (2-10-4) "Texas" built in Juniata during September of 1943 and retired in April of 1958. In this context, it's exiting the East Altoona Roundhouse but will soon stop short of the Bridge. Note the shadow silhouette on the ground to the left of it. At the right is PRR engine #6722, an M-1A (4-8-2) "Mountain" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during May of 1930 and retired in August of 1955.
Photo Date:  2/2/1953  Upload Date: 5/20/2021 10:21:38 PM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 6432(2-10-4) PRR 6722(4-8-2)
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