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Owner: Pennsylvania Railroad
Model:BLW 4-8-2Built As:PRR 6871 (4-8-2)
Serial Number:59496Order No:
Frame Number:27X30 cylinders, 72" driversBuilt:9/1926
Notes:PRR Class M-1. scrapped 03/1950
Other locos with this serial:  PRR 6871(4-8-2)
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PRR 6871, M-1, 1952
Title:  PRR 6871, M-1, 1952
Description:  Price. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Bill Price that was taken in Newport, Pennsylvania, on 30 May 1952. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6871, an M-1 (4-8-2) "Mountain" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during October of 1926 and retired in March of 1950 after 24 years of faithful service. In this context, it's passing through Newport's Passenger Station on its way from Enola to Altoona with a mixed-cargo freight train.
Photo Date:  5/30/1952  Upload Date: 7/17/2019 3:29:51 PM
Location:  Newport, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 6871(4-8-2)
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