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PRR 6944, M-1, 1936 |
| Description: |
WB. Here is an image of an official photo that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 31 January 1936. Shown here in the Pennsylvania Railroad's Erecting & Machine Shop is engine #6944, an M-1 (4-8-2) "Mountain" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in November of 1926 and retired in May of 1949 after 23 years of faithful service. The names of the three Shopmen pictured here are not recorded. William E. Burket Collection. |
| Photo Date: |
1/31/1936 Upload Date: 8/3/2022 11:16:02 PM |
| Location: |
Altoona(Juniata), PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Steam |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 6944(4-8-2) |
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PRR 6944, 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 #6944, an M-1 (4-8-2) "Mountain" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during November of 1926 and retired May of 1949 after 23 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: 4/14/2019 12:53:12 AM |
| Location: |
Huntingdon, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Steam,Signal |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 6944(4-8-2) |
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| Title: |
Altoona Works Inspection Report, Page 36, 1946 |
| Description: |
Here is page 36 of a 44-page report entitled "The Pennsylvania Railroad Company, Altoona Works, 1946." Caption: "Steam Locomotive Work ~ Juniata Shops." Depicted at the lower right is PRR engine #6944, an M-1 (4-8-2) "Mountain" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in November of 1926 and retired in May of 1949 after 23 years of faithful service. |
| Photo Date: |
10/30/1946 Upload Date: 1/27/2023 11:25:57 PM |
| Location: |
Altoona(Juniata), PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Steam |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 6944(4-8-2) |
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70 Comments: 0 |
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