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| Title: |
PRR 6956, M-1, 1933 |
| Description: |
AW. Here is an image of a photo by Arlington J. Wolfe that was taken from the 24th Street Bridge in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 19 August 1933. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #6956 and #5418. Both were built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works. #6956 is an M-1 (4-8-2) "Mountain" constructed during December of 1926 and retired in November of 1949, while #5418 was built in February of 1927 and retired in February of 1956. In this context, they're passing SLOPE Tower with a passenger train that's on its way up the Allegheny Mountains via the Horseshoe Curve to Johnstown and points West. Note the semaphore signals and the other steam locomotives waiting for their own helper runs at the far right. William E. Burket Collection. |
| Photo Date: |
8/19/1933 Upload Date: 12/26/2021 4:40:13 AM |
| Location: |
Altoona, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Steam,Signal,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 6956(4-8-2) PRR 5418(4-6-2) |
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286 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
"Conemaugh Crossroads," Page 29, 1947 |
| Description: |
Here is page three of a five-page article by C.E. Starr entitled "Conemaugh Crossroads." It was published originally in the May 1947 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 29. Top Photo Caption: "Westbound VC-1, the Enola-Cleveland hot shot headed by engine 6956, is about to cross the bridge." Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6956 is an M-1 (4-8-2) "Mountain" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during December of 1926 and retired in November of 1949. Bottom Photo Caption: "Along the Allegheny River near Freeport are stretches of multiple track. The bluffs usually are only a few feet from the river. Pennsylvania Railroad follows both banks." Shown here is PRR engine #515, an I-1S built in Juniata during October of 1918 and retired in January of 1960. |
| Photo Date: |
5/1/1947 Upload Date: 9/27/2019 3:24:24 AM |
| Location: |
Kiskiminetas Junction, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Station,Steam,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 6956(4-8-2) PRR 515(2-10-0) |
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556 Comments: 0 |
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