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"Trains" Centennial Issue, Page 12, 1946 |
| Description: |
Here is page 12 of the April 1946 issue of "Trains" magazine. It's the third page of a four-page camera study entitled "The Pennsylvania Railroad: Keystone Vignettes." No author is specified. Pictured Clockwise From Top Left: K-5 #5699 photographed at an unidentified location; railroader washing a locomotive's tender at an unknown location; "Atlantic" action at an unknown location; R-1 #4999 paces M-1A #6762 near Elizabeth, New Jersey, in this photo by W.R. Osborne; a triple-header hauls a coal train near Radnor, Pennsylvania, in 1911; freight cars on graceful arches pass over an unidentified river; and an exterior view of New York's Penn Station. |
| Photo Date: |
4/13/1946 Upload Date: 4/16/2017 4:58:55 PM |
| Location: |
Altoona, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Bridge,Station,Steam,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 5699(4-6-2) PRR 4999(Steeple Cab) PRR 6762(4-8-2) |
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1011 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 6762, M-1B, c. 1953 |
| Description: |
Mann. Here is a photo of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6762, an M-1B (4-8-2) "Mountain" built in Juniata as an M-1A during July of 1930, rebuilt as an M-1B in April of 1946, and retired in September of 1959 after 29 years of faithful service. Note the trainphone apparatus on the tender's deck. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. (Gift from Brad Mann.) |
| Photo Date: |
11/14/1953 Upload Date: 5/29/2025 9:46:06 PM |
| Location: |
Duncannon, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Steam |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 6762(4-8-2) |
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7 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 6762, M-1B, #2 of 2, 1955 |
| Description: |
Here is the second of two successive images of photos by an unidentified photographer that were taken near Sunbury, Pennsylvania, in 1955. Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6762, an M-1B (4-8-2) "Mountain" built in Juniata as an M-1A during July of 1930, rebuilt as an M-1B in April of 1946, and retired in September of 1959 after 29 years of faithful service. Edward Kaspriske Collection. |
| Photo Date: |
9/22/1955 Upload Date: 6/22/2023 8:33:32 AM |
| Location: |
Sunbury, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Steam |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 6762(4-8-2) |
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357 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 6762, M-1B, #1 of 2, 1955 |
| Description: |
Here is the first of two successive images of photos by an unidentified photographer that were taken near Sunbury, Pennsylvania, in 1955. Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6762, an M-1B (4-8-2) "Mountain" built in Juniata as an M-1A during July of 1930, rebuilt as an M-3B in April of 1946, and retired in September of 1959 after 29 years of faithful service. Pictured at the far left is a youthful Ed Kaspriske. Edward Kaspriske Collection. |
| Photo Date: |
9/22/1955 Upload Date: 6/2/2023 3:40:15 AM |
| Location: |
Sunbury, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Steam |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 6762(4-8-2) |
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393 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 6779, M-1B, c. 1956 |
| Description: |
Wood. Here is an image of a photo by Don Wood that was taken in Enola, Pennsylvania, c. 1956. Wood's Caption: "The proud ones . . . two of Pennsy's finest in steam pose at Enola enginehouse. The M1 4-8-2's were regarded with the highest esteem in all echelons of the old PRR." Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #6779 and #6762. Both are "M" Class (4-8-2) "Mountains." #6779 is an M-1B built by the Lima Locomotive Works as an M-1A during March of 1930, rebuilt in Juniata as an M-1B in December of 1948, and retired in September of 1959. #6762 is an M-1B constructed in Juniata as an M-1A during July of 1930, rebuilt as an M-1B in April of 1946, and retired in September of 1959. William E. Burket Collection. |
| Photo Date: |
6/21/1956 Upload Date: 7/22/2022 10:03:22 PM |
| Location: |
Enola, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Yard,Steam |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 6779(4-8-2) PRR 6762(4-8-2) |
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383 Comments: 0 |
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