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PRR 6898, M-1, 1946 |
| Description: |
Huntingdon. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Bill Price that was taken near Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, on 7 October 1946. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6898, an M-1 (4-8-2) "Mountain" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during October of 1926 and retired in December of 1955 after 29 years of faithful service. In this context, it's pulling a mixed-cargo freight train out of Altoona to Enola. |
| Photo Date: |
10/7/1946 Upload Date: 3/8/2019 10:33:15 AM |
| Location: |
Huntingdon, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Steam |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 6898(4-8-2) |
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PRR 6898, M-1, c. 1948 |
| Description: |
Mann. Here is a photo by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Marysville, Pennsylvania, c. 1948. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6898, an M-1 (4-8-2) "Mountain" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during October of 1926 and retired in December of 1955 after 29 years of faithful service. In this context, it's pulling a mixed-cargo freight train out of Altoona and will soon enter the Enola Yards. (Gift from Brad Mann.) |
| Photo Date: |
8/15/1948 Upload Date: 3/23/2021 9:55:50 AM |
| Location: |
Marysville, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Steam |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 6898(4-8-2) |
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| Title: |
"De-dieselization," Page 44, 1955 |
| Description: |
Here is page three of a three-page article by Gus Welty entitled "De-dieselization." It was published originally in the September 1955 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 44. Photo Caption: "Steam never left certain districts of Pennsylvania. Last December this is M-1 6898 leaving Northumberland, Pa." Photo by Don Wood. Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6898 is an M-1 (4-8-2) "Mountain" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during October of 1926 and retired in December of 1955 after 29 years of faithful service. Also included are an unidentified German reporter's reflections about riding the "California Zephyr." |
| Photo Date: |
9/2/1955 Upload Date: 8/22/2022 2:16:42 PM |
| Location: |
Northumberland, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Steam |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 6898(4-8-2) |
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