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Owner: Pennsylvania Railroad
Model:Altoona 0-6-0Built As:PRR 745 (0-6-0)
Serial Number:1324Order No:
Frame Number: Built:7/1905
Notes:PRR Class B-8A; rebuilt 10/1926 to 0-6-0T, retired 04/1953
Other locos with this serial:  PRR 745(0-6-0)
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PRR 745, B-8A, 1949
Title:  PRR 745, B-8A, 1949
Description:  Here is a photo via Forrest W. Trittenbach that was taken at the Roundhouse in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on 27 August 1949. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #973, a B-8A (0-6-0T) tank switcher built in Juniata as a B-8 (0-6-0) during 1905, later rebuilt as a B-8A (0-6-0T), and retired in April of 1953 after 48 years of faithful service. Note the three Railroaders atop the locomotive's cab roof, working on the turntable's electrical gear. Williams Collection.
Photo Date:  8/27/1949  Upload Date: 5/17/2023 6:34:01 AM
Location:  Pittsburgh, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 745(0-6-0)
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