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Pictures of PRR 2760
Owner:
Pennsylvania Railroad
Model:
Alco 4-4-2
Built As:
PRR 2760 (4-4-2)
Serial Number:
31245
Order No:
S-285
Frame Number:
Built:
9/1905
Notes:
PRR Class E-29; Schenectady 1905-1917.
Other locos with this serial:
PRR 2760(4-4-2)
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Title:
"World Famous Horseshoe Curve," Page 13, 1973
Description:
Here is page 13 of a 64-page booklet published by Harry P. Albrecht entitled "World Famous Horseshoe Curve, Altoona, Pennsylvania Railroad." It was first issued in September of 1973. Top Photo: Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #2760, the E-29 (4-4-2) "Atlantic" built by the American Locomotive Company during 1905 and retired in February of 1917. Bottom Photo: Shown here is PRR engine #3395, the K-29 (4-6-2) "Pacific" built by the American Locomotive Company as a K-29 in October of 1911, rebuilt in Juniata as a K-29S in August of 1913, and retired in September of 1929. Both photos taken about 1905.
Photo Date:
9/22/1973
Upload Date:
10/28/2022 11:44:46 AM
Location:
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 3395(4-6-2)
PRR 2760(4-4-2)
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Title:
"Pennsy Steam And Semaphores," Page 63, 1974
Description:
Westing. Here is a photo that was published originally in Fred Westing's 1974 book entitled "Pennsy Steam And Semaphores," page 63. Partial Caption: "Alco's Cole compound No. 2760 built for the road east of Pittsburgh on the point of a westbound triple-header rounding the Horse Shoe Curve." Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #2760, the E-29 (4-4-2) "Atlantic" built by the American Locomotive Company during 1905 and retired in February of 1917 after just 12 years of experimental service.
Photo Date:
1/1/1974
Upload Date:
3/16/2022 10:36:07 PM
Location:
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 2760(4-4-2)
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