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Owner: Pennsylvania Railroad
Model:BLW 4-8-2Built As:PRR 6738 (4-8-2)
Serial Number:61366Order No:
Frame Number:27X30 cylinders, 72" driversBuilt:5/1930
Notes:PRR Class M-1B.
Other locos with this serial:  PRR 6738(4-8-2)
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PRR Westbound Freight, c. 1954
Title:  PRR Westbound Freight, c. 1954
Description:  Wood. Here is an image of a photo by Don Wood that was taken near Duncannon, Pennsylvania, c. 1954. Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6738, an M-1B (4-8-2) "Mountain" built as an M-1A by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during June of 1930, rebuilt in Juniata as an M-1B in October of 1948, and retired in September of 1959. Also visible to the right is PRR engine #920, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata in July of 1917 and retired in 1959. This freight train has just departed the Enola Yards for Altoona while paralleling the left-to-right-flowing Susquehanna River on a brisk Winter's afternoon. Edward Kaspriske Collection.
Photo Date:  12/21/1954  Upload Date: 6/24/2023 11:07:45 PM
Location:  Duncannon, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Winter,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 6738(4-8-2) PRR 920(4-6-2)
Views:  136   Comments: 0
PRR 6738, M-1B, 1956
Title:  PRR 6738, M-1B, 1956
Description:  TRB. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Don Ball, Jr., that was taken at the Rockville Bridge near Marysville, Pennsylvania, in April of 1956. Shown here are two Pennsylvania Railroad "Mountains" about to pass one another with their respective freight trains. In the foreground is eastbound #6738, an M-1B (4-8-2) "Mountain" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works as an M-1A during July of 1930, rebuilt in Juniata as an M-1B in October of 1948, and retired in September of 1959. In the background is westbound #6721, an M-1A (4-8-2) "Mountain" built by Baldwin in May of 1930 and retired in February of 1956.
Photo Date:  4/16/1956  Upload Date: 10/3/2021 7:25:09 AM
Location:  Marysville, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Steam,Signal
Locomotives:  PRR 6738(4-8-2) PRR 6721(4-8-2)
Views:  248   Comments: 1
PRR 6738, M-1B, 1956
Title:  PRR 6738, M-1B, 1956
Description:  Price. Here is a photo by Bill Price that was taken near Newport, Pennsylvania, on 11 October 1956. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6738, an M-1B (4-8-2) "Mountain" built by the the Baldwin Locomotive Works as an M-1A during July of 1930, rebuilt in Juniata as an M-1B in October of 1948, and retired in September of 1959 after 29 years of faithful service. In this context, it's pulling a mineral train from the coal mines of Western Pennsylvania to the yards in Enola. (Gift from Brad Mann.)
Photo Date:  10/11/1956  Upload Date: 3/21/2021 8:47:01 PM
Location:  Newport, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 6738(4-8-2)
Views:  248   Comments: 0
PRR 6738, M-1B, c. 1957
Title:  PRR 6738, M-1B, c. 1957
Description:  TRB. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken near Rockville, Pennsylvania, c. 1957. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6738, an M-1B (4-8-2) "Mountain" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works as an M-1A during July of 1930, rebuilt in Juniata as an M-1B in October of 1948, and retired in September of 1959 after 29 years of faithful service. It's crossing the Rockville Bridge with a mixed-cargo freight train out of Enola on its way to Renovo and points North.
Photo Date:  2/2/1957  Upload Date: 11/2/2018 5:32:02 AM
Location:  Rockville, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 6738(4-8-2)
Views:  458   Comments: 1
"Railroad" Magazine, August 1957
Title:  "Railroad" Magazine, August 1957
Description:  Wood. Here is a photo taken by Don Wood. It was published originally in the August 1957 issue of "Railroad" magazine, page 76. Partial Caption: "The Pennsylvania still uses some steam power, including No. 6738, shown wheeling a long string of freight out of Enola, Pa." Shown here is PRR engine #6738, an M-1B (4-8-2) "Mountain" built as an M-1A by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during June of 1930, rebuilt in Juniata as an M-1B in October of 1948, and retired in September of 1959. Also visible to the right is PRR engine #920, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata in July of 1917 and retired in 1959.
Photo Date:  8/1/1957  Upload Date: 10/21/2017 1:48:25 AM
Location:  Duncannon, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 6738(4-8-2) PRR 920(4-6-2)
Views:  711   Comments: 0
PRR 6738, M-1B, 1957
Title:  PRR 6738, M-1B, 1957
Description:  Burkey. Here is a photo by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 22 September 1957. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6738, an M-1B (4-8-2) "Mountain" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works as an M-1A during July of 1930, rebuilt in Juniata as an M-1B in October of 1948, and retired in September of 1959 after 29 years of faithful service. Partially visible in the background is the East Altoona Coaling Tipple. (#15 of 25)
Photo Date:  9/22/1957  Upload Date: 11/14/2021 1:43:37 PM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 6738(4-8-2)
Views:  131   Comments: 0
Atterbury's M-1 Engines: Part 2, Page 49, 1979
Title:  Atterbury's M-1 Engines: Part 2, Page 49, 1979
Description:  Here is page six of a six-page article by Bert Pennypacker entitled "Atterbury's Engines: Part 2 ~ Why The M-1's Outlasted The Duplex Drives." It was published originally in the November 1979 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 49. Top Photo Caption: "If there was a sight more impressive than one M-1a in action it was that of two such machines; 6738 and 6795 shake up the south side of Chicago on April 10, 1947." Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #6738 and #6795. Both are M-1B (4-8-2) "Mountain" steam locomotives. #6738 was built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works as an M-1A in June of 1930, rebuilt in Juniata as an M-1B in October of 1948, and retired in September of 1959. #6795 was built by the Lima Locomotive Works as an M-1A in April of 1930, rebuilt in Juniata as an M-1B in August of 1944, and retired in December of 1956. Middle Photo Caption: "Q-2 4-4-6-4 6186 and M-1 6985 chatted in Fort Wayne, Ind., yard. Latter was destined to outlive the former thanks to simpler machinery." Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #6186 and #6985. #6186 is a Q-2 (4-4-6-4) duplex built in Juniata in April of 1945 and retired in December of 1955. #6985 is an M-1 (4-8-2) "Mountain" built by Lima in September of 1926 and retired in August of 1956.
Photo Date:  11/1/1979  Upload Date: 9/13/2022 2:15:32 PM
Location:  Fort Wayne, IN
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Steam,Signal,Wreck
Locomotives:  PRR 6738(4-8-2) PRR 6795(4-8-2) PRR 6186(UNKNOWN) PRR 6985(4-8-2)
Views:  146   Comments: 0


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