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Owner: Pennsylvania Railroad
Model:BLW 4-8-2Built As:PRR 6879 (4-8-2)
Serial Number:59504Order No:
Frame Number:27X30 cylinders, 72" driversBuilt:9/1926
Notes:PRR Class M-1. retired 03/1953
Other locos with this serial:  PRR 6879(4-8-2)
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PRR 6879, M-1, 1946
Title:  PRR 6879, M-1, 1946
Description:  Huntingdon. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Bill Price that was taken at the Passenger Station in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, on 7 October 1946. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6879, an M-1 (4-8-2) "Mountain" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during October of 1926 and retired in March of 1953 after 27 years of faithful service. In this context, it's pulling a mixed-cargo freight train through the Station on its way from Enola to Altoona and points West.
Photo Date:  10/7/1946  Upload Date: 4/28/2019 2:33:41 AM
Location:  Huntingdon, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 6879(4-8-2)
Views:  1035   Comments: 2
PRR 6879, M-1, 1946
Title:  PRR 6879, M-1, 1946
Description:  Huntingdon. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Bill Price that was taken at the Passenger Station in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, on 8 October 1946. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6879, an M-1 (4-8-2) "Mountain" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during October of 1926 and retired in March of 1953 after 27 years of faithful service. In this context, it's pulling a mixed-cargo freight train out of Altoona through the Station to Enola. (SFM)
Photo Date:  10/8/1946  Upload Date: 12/31/2018 4:40:11 PM
Location:  Huntingdon, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Steam,Signal
Locomotives:  PRR 6879(4-8-2)
Views:  315   Comments: 1


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