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PRR 6170, J-1, 1949 |
| Description: |
FM. Here is an image of a photo by Fred McLeod that was taken at the Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 10 October 1949. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6170, a J-1 (2-10-4) "Texas" built in Juniata in September of 1944 and retired in April of 1958 after just 14 years of service. This image comes from a B&W slide set entitled "Horseshoe Curve, Pennsylvania Railroad" that's produced and distributed by Blackhawk Films of Davenport, Iowa. William E. Burket Collection. |
| Photo Date: |
10/10/1949 Upload Date: 7/5/2022 10:35:06 PM |
| Location: |
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE CURVE), PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Steam |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 6170(2-10-4) |
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PRR 6170, J-1, 1956 |
| Description: |
Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by John Dziobko, Jr., that was taken in East Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 16 August 1956. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6170, a J-1 (2-10-4) "Texas" built in Juniata during September of 1944 and retired in April of 1958 after just 14 years of revenue service. Much like its coal-fired brethern pictured here, #6170 has been "mothballed" pending recall orders. ("LouisFols"; #7 of 21) |
| Photo Date: |
8/16/1956 Upload Date: 5/15/2020 10:15:29 AM |
| Location: |
Altoona(Juniata), PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Yard,Steam |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 6170(2-10-4) |
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240 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 6170, J-1, 1957 |
| Description: |
Portraits 5. Here is a steam locomotive portrait by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Columbus, Ohio, on 18 August 1957. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6170, a J-1 (2-10-4) "Texas" built in Juniata during September of 1944 and retired in April of 1958 after just 14 years of revenue service. (#17 of 40) |
| Photo Date: |
8/18/1957 Upload Date: 3/17/2021 10:00:54 PM |
| Location: |
Columbus, OH |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Steam,Signal |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 6170(2-10-4) |
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196 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
"Farewell to Steam," Page 2, 1960 |
| Description: |
Here is page two of a three-page article entitled "Farewell to Steam." It was published originally in the July-August 1960 issue of "Pennsy" magazine, page 2. Top Left-Hand Photo: Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6170, a J-1 (2-10-4) "Texas" built in Juniata during September of 1944 and retired in April of 1958. Bottom Right-Hand Photo: Shown here is PRR engine #9097, an FS-10 switcher built by Fairbanks-Morse during November of 1949 and rated at 1,000 horsepower. It's shifting a soon-to-be-scrapped "Texas" locomotive. |
| Photo Date: |
7/15/1960 Upload Date: 7/15/2016 1:50:03 AM |
| Location: |
Columbus, OH |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Steam |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 6170(2-10-4) PRR 9097(H10-44) |
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777 Comments: 0 |
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