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PRR 643
Title:  PRR 643
Description:  Had the day off, who knew?
Photo Date:  9/1/2022  Upload Date: 9/4/2022 8:09:34 PM
Location:  Williams Grove, PA
Author:  Tim Darnell
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 643(0-6-0)
Views:  118   Comments: 1
PRR 660, B-6SB, #1 of 2, 1941
Title:  PRR 660, B-6SB, #1 of 2, 1941
Description:  Here is the first of two official photos that were taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 21 February 1941. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #660, a B-6SB (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata during October of 1917 and retired in May of 1949 after 32 years of faithful service. Williams Collection.
Photo Date:  2/21/1941  Upload Date: 4/9/2023 6:46:57 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 660(0-6-0)
Views:  99   Comments: 0
PRR 660, B-6SB, #2 of 2, 1941
Title:  PRR 660, B-6SB, #2 of 2, 1941
Description:  Here is the second of two official photos that were taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 21 February 1941. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #660, a B-6SB (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata during October of 1917 and retired in May of 1949 after 32 years of faithful service. Williams Collection.
Photo Date:  2/21/1941  Upload Date: 4/9/2023 6:48:42 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 660(0-6-0)
Views:  104   Comments: 0
PRR 670, B-6SB, 1946
Title:  PRR 670, B-6SB, 1946
Description:  Here is a photo via Forrest W. Trittenbach that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, c. 1946. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #670, a B-6SB (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata during March of 1916 and retired in April of 1950 after 34 years of faithful service. In this context, it's parked on Track #1, at the junction of 10th Avenue and 16th Street. The "tell-tails" pictured at the far left are located just East of the 17th Street Bridge. Williams Collection.
Photo Date:  8/15/1946  Upload Date: 4/24/2023 1:32:38 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 670(0-6-0)
Views:  89   Comments: 0
PRR 691, B-6SA, c. 1936
Title:  PRR 691, B-6SA, c. 1936
Description:  Here is a photo of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #691, a B-6SA (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata during June of 1913, then sold to the Washington Terminal Railroad and renumbered "25" in June of 1938. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. Williams Collection.
Photo Date:  10/14/1936  Upload Date: 4/13/2023 2:47:28 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 691(0-6-0)
Views:  34   Comments: 0
PRR 711, B-6SB, c. 1946
Title:  PRR 711, B-6SB, c. 1946
Description:  Here is a photo via Forrest W. Trittenbach of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #711, a B-6SB (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata during December of 1916 and retired in March of 1952 after 36 years of faithful service. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. Williams Collection.
Photo Date:  8/15/1946  Upload Date: 4/24/2023 1:33:35 PM
Location:  Pittsburgh, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  RollingStock,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 711(0-6-0)
Views:  71   Comments: 0
PRR 715, B-6SB, c. 1949
Title:  PRR 715, B-6SB, c. 1949
Description:  Here is a photo via Forrest W. Trittenbach of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #715, a B-6SB (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata during September of 1916 and retired in July of 1949. Partially visible at the far left is PRR engine #5053, an H-9S (2-8-0) "Consolidated" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in October of 1913 and retired in October of 1949. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. Williams Collection.
Photo Date:  8/15/1949  Upload Date: 4/24/2023 6:24:52 PM
Location:  Wilmington, DE
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 715(0-6-0) PRR 5053(2-8-0)
Views:  86   Comments: 0
PRR 721, B-6SB, 1953
Title:  PRR 721, B-6SB, 1953
Description:  Camden. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Fred Kern that was taken in Camden, New Jersey, on 23 August 1953. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #721, a B-6SB (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata during September of 1916 and retired in October of 1956 after 40 years of service. ("Stoneborobranch"; #2 of 69)
Photo Date:  8/23/1953  Upload Date: 11/14/2020 9:11:06 PM
Location:  Camden, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 721(0-6-0)
Views:  203   Comments: 0
PRR 0-6-0 #721 - Pennsylvania RR
Title:  PRR 0-6-0 #721 - Pennsylvania RR
Description:  Here is another example of the PRR Juniata Shops produced 0-6-0 yard swithcer built in September of 1916 as one of the B6sb class. One online source has this loco possibly being renumbered as #3133. Nevertheless, the loco was scrapped in October of 1956. The photo is from the Bob Lorenz collection.
Photo Date:  9/1/1953  Upload Date: 11/25/2018 7:13:27 AM
Location:  Camden, NJ
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 721(0-6-0)
Views:  319   Comments: 0
PRR 721, B-6SB, 1953
Title:  PRR 721, B-6SB, 1953
Description:  Camden. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken in Camden, New Jersey, on 24 October 1953. The photographer is not identified. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #721, a B-6SB (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata during September of 1916 and retired in October of 1956 after 40 years of faithful service. ("Stoneborobranch"; #5 of 69)
Photo Date:  10/24/1953  Upload Date: 11/9/2020 10:46:30 AM
Location:  Camden, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 721(0-6-0)
Views:  157   Comments: 0
PRR 721, B-6SB, 1955
Title:  PRR 721, B-6SB, 1955
Description:  Camden. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by David R. Sweetland that was taken in Camden, New Jersey, on 30 August 1955. Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #721, a B-6SB (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata during September of 1916 and retired in October of 1956 after 40 years of faithful service. The photographer's name and the road numbers of the other locomotives pictured here are not recorded. ("Stoneborobranch"; #34 of 69)
Photo Date:  8/30/1955  Upload Date: 11/14/2020 9:13:11 PM
Location:  Camden, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 721(0-6-0)
Views:  105   Comments: 0
PRR 721, B-6SB, 1956
Title:  PRR 721, B-6SB, 1956
Description:  Camden. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken in Camden, New Jersey, on 10 March 1956. The photographer is not identified. At the left is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #721, a B-6SB (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata during September of 1916 and retired in October of 1956. At the right is Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines engine #6024, an AS-16 road switcher built by Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton in November of 1953 and rated at 1,600 horsepower. ("Stoneborobranch"; #42 of 69)
Photo Date:  3/10/1956  Upload Date: 11/14/2020 6:47:18 PM
Location:  Camden, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 721(0-6-0) PRSL 6024(AS16)
Views:  250   Comments: 0
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)
Views:  75   Comments: 0
PRR 760, B-8, c. 1946
Title:  PRR 760, B-8, c. 1946
Description:  Here is a photo via Forrest W. Trittenbach of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #760, a B-8 (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata during October of 1907 and retired in November of 1949 after 42 years of faithful service. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. Williams Collection.
Photo Date:  5/27/1946  Upload Date: 5/11/2023 6:37:44 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 760(0-6-0)
Views:  55   Comments: 0
PRR 760, B-8, c. 1946
Title:  PRR 760, B-8, c. 1946
Description:  Here is a photo of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #760, a B-8 (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata during October of 1907 and retired in November of 1949 after 42 years of faithful service. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. Williams Collection.
Photo Date:  8/15/1946  Upload Date: 4/25/2023 8:10:28 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 760(0-6-0)
Views:  105   Comments: 0
PRR 775, B-6SA, 1946
Title:  PRR 775, B-6SA, 1946
Description:  Here is a photo by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on 20 April 1946. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #775, a B-6SA (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata during November of 1913 and retired in May of 1953 after 40 years of service. Henry C. Westenberger Collection; #6 of 13.
Photo Date:  4/20/1946  Upload Date: 7/29/2018 1:03:59 PM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 775(0-6-0)
Views:  245   Comments: 0
"Altoona Machine Shops," Page 9, 1984
Title:  "Altoona Machine Shops," Page 9, 1984
Description:  Here is the illustration on page 11 of the "Pennsylvania Railroad Altoona Machine Shops Construction Number List: 1866-1904." It was compiled by Joseph D. Lovell, and published by the Library Of American Transportation during 1984. Partial Caption: "PRR No. 910, a 0-6-0 saddle tank switcher of Class F, is shown here at Pottsville, Pa., passenger station in the late 1880's"
Photo Date:  1/1/1984  Upload Date: 11/23/2018 8:10:22 AM
Location:  Pottsville, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 910(0-6-0)
Views:  242   Comments: 0
"Altoona Machine Shops," Page 21, 1984
Title:  "Altoona Machine Shops," Page 21, 1984
Description:  Here is the illustration on page 21 of the "Pennsylvania Railroad Altoona Machine Shops Construction Number List: 1866-1904." It was compiled by Joseph D. Lovell, and published by the Library Of American Transportation during 1984. Partial Caption: "PRR No. 940 was built in December 1873 and is a representative of Class H, a 0-6-0 separate tender design for switching service."
Photo Date:  1/1/1984  Upload Date: 11/23/2018 1:05:29 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 940(0-6-0)
Views:  175   Comments: 1
"Altoona Shops," Page 30, 1996
Title:  "Altoona Shops," Page 30, 1996
Description:  Here is page 13 of a 43-page article by James J.D. Lynch, Jr., entitled "Overview Of The History And Development Of The Pennsylvania Railroad's Altoona Shops." It was published originally in the Autumn 1996 issue of "Keystone" magazine, page 30. With one excpetion (built in Juniata), all of the locomotives pictured on this page were built in the PRR's Altoona Machine Shops. Top Left-Hand Photo: PRR engine #949, Class H, 0-6-0, switcher, built in 1873, sold in August of 1895. Bottom Left-Hand Photo: PRR engine #667, Class BA, 4-4-0, "American," built in 1882, retired in January of 1901. Top Right-Hand Photo: PRR engine #274, Class C, 4-4-0, "American," built in 1875, sold in May of 1881. Second Right-Hand Photo: PRR engine #138, Class BA, 4-4-0, "American," built in 1881, retired in July of 1896. Bottom Right-Hand Photo: PRR engine #28, Class O, 4-4-0, "Atlantic," built in 1884, sold in November of 1899.
Photo Date:  9/22/1996  Upload Date: 11/17/2017 7:07:53 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 949(0-6-0) PRR 667(4-4-0) PRR 274(4-4-0) PRR 138(4-4-0) PRR 28(4-4-0)
Views:  901   Comments: 0
"World Famous Horseshoe Curve," Page 54, 1973
Title:  "World Famous Horseshoe Curve," Page 54, 1973
Description:  Here is page 54 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. Left Side, Top Photo: Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #142, an Odd Class A (4-4-0) "American" built in the Altoona Machine Shops (AMS) in December of 1866 and retired in 1888; it's the first locomotive built in Altoona. Left Side, Middle Photo: Engine #173 is an H-1 (2-8-0) "Consolidated" built in AMS in November of 1875 and retired in April of 1896. Left Side, Bottom Photo: #963 is a B-3 (0-6-0) switcher built in AMS in December of 1882 and sold to E.H. Wilson in March of 1905. Right Side, Top Photo: Engine #1515 is a D-15 (4-4-0) "Compound" built in AMS in October of 1892 and retired in November of 1905. Right Side, Middle Photo: Engine #1223 is a D-16SB (4-4-0) "American" built in Juniata in 1905 and presently on display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania. Right Side, Bottom Photo: Engine #1067 is an E-6S (4-4-2) "Atlantic" built in Juniata as number "5075" in December of 1910, renumbered "1067" in December of 1911, and retired in June of 1950.
Photo Date:  9/22/1973  Upload Date: 10/31/2022 11:07:45 AM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 142(4-4-0) PRR 173(2-8-0) PRR 963(0-6-0) PRR 1515(4-4-0) PRR 1223(4-4-0) PRR 1067(4-4-2)
Views:  204   Comments: 0
PRR 973, B-8A, 1949
Title:  PRR 973, B-8A, 1949
Description:  Here is a photo via Forrest W. Trittenbach that was taken at the Roundhouse in Mingo Junction, Ohio, on 21 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 March of 1907, rebuilt as a B-8A (0-6-0T) in March of 1926, and retired in October of 1951 after 44 years of faithful service. Williams Collection.
Photo Date:  8/21/1949  Upload Date: 5/17/2023 6:35:12 AM
Location:  Mingo Junction, OH
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 973(0-6-0)
Views:  100   Comments: 0
Altoona RR Pictorial History, Page 55, 1996
Title:  Altoona RR Pictorial History, Page 55, 1996
Description:  Here is a photo that was included in the "Altoona Area Railroad Pictorial History" edited by Linda White and published in 1996 by The Altoona Mirror, page 55. Photo Caption: "Part of the train crew of the Pennsylvania Railroad at the Altoona rail yards in the early 1900s." Shown here is PRR engine #986, a B-5 (0-6-0) switcher built in the Altoona Machine Shops during March of 1883, renumbered "327" in March of 1909, renumbered "568" April of 1909, and retired in May of 1910 after 27 years of faithful service.
Photo Date:  1/1/1996  Upload Date: 11/23/2017 7:39:54 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 986(0-6-0)
Views:  297   Comments: 0
PRR 1012, B-6SB, 1952
Title:  PRR 1012, B-6SB, 1952
Description:  Here is a photo by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Reading, Pennsylvania, on 4 May 1952. Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #1012, a B-6SB (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata as number "2012" during January of 1924, renumbered "1012" in 1951, and retired in 1955 after 33 years of service. Williams Collection.
Photo Date:  5/4/1952  Upload Date: 4/24/2023 6:25:48 PM
Location:  Reading, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 1012(0-6-0)
Views:  75   Comments: 0
PRR 1056, B-8, c. 1937
Title:  PRR 1056, B-8, c. 1937
Description:  Here is a photo of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #1056, a B-8 (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata during April of 1907 and retired in August of 1947 after 40 years of faithful service. The photographer's name, the date, and the location are not recorded. Note the electrified "third rail" in the immediate foreground. ("Demonlum"; #4 of 18)
Photo Date:  11/30/1937  Upload Date: 3/20/2019 11:38:31 PM
Location:  Newark, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 1056(0-6-0)
Views:  621   Comments: 2
PRR 1081, B-8, c. 1948
Title:  PRR 1081, B-8, c. 1948
Description:  Here is an original photo by an unidentified photographer of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #1081, a B-8 (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata during 1907 and retired in October of 1949. The date and the location are approximations. Roy Healey Collection; #6 of 11. (#3,300)
Photo Date:  8/15/1948  Upload Date: 2/23/2018 12:03:22 PM
Location:  Modena, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 1081(0-6-0)
Views:  322   Comments: 0
PRR 1118, B-6SB, c. 1946
Title:  PRR 1118, B-6SB, c. 1946
Description:  Portraits 5. Here is a steam locomotive portrait of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #1118, a B-6SB (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata during October of 1917 and retired in October of 1951 after 34 years of faithful service. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. (#3 of 40)
Photo Date:  8/15/1946  Upload Date: 3/14/2021 8:33:36 PM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 1118(0-6-0)
Views:  188   Comments: 0
PRR 1152, B-8, c. 1945
Title:  PRR 1152, B-8, c. 1945
Description:  Here is a photo of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #1152, a B-8 (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata during December of 1910 and retired in January of 1946 after 36 years of faithful service. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. Williams Collection.
Photo Date:  8/15/1945  Upload Date: 4/22/2023 7:23:33 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 1152(0-6-0)
Views:  117   Comments: 0
PRR 1212, B-8, 1946
Title:  PRR 1212, B-8, 1946
Description:  Here is a photo via Forrest W. Trittenbach that was taken in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, on 24 November 1946. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #1212, a B-8 (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata during September of 1908 and retired in September of 1949 after 41 years of faithful service. Williams Collection.
Photo Date:  11/24/1946  Upload Date: 5/12/2023 5:19:15 AM
Location:  Lebanon, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 1212(0-6-0)
Views:  78   Comments: 0
PRR 1243, B-6SA, c. 1946
Title:  PRR 1243, B-6SA, c. 1946
Description:  Here is a photo by Bruce G. Saylor of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #1243, a B-6SA (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata during May of 1913 and retired in March of 1953 after 40 years of faithful service. The exact date and the location are not recorded. Williams Collection.
Photo Date:  8/15/1946  Upload Date: 4/13/2023 9:58:07 AM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 1243(0-6-0)
Views:  64   Comments: 0
PRR 1255, B-8, 1939
Title:  PRR 1255, B-8, 1939
Description:  Here is a photo by Ivan W. Saunders that was taken near Lancaster, Pennsylvania, on 18 May 1939. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #1255, a B-8 (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata during May of 1907 and retired in August of 1947 after 40 years of faithful service. Williams Collection.
Photo Date:  5/18/1939  Upload Date: 5/12/2023 5:20:08 AM
Location:  Lancaster, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 1255(0-6-0)
Views:  80   Comments: 0
PRR 1260, B-8A, c. 1946
Title:  PRR 1260, B-8A, c. 1946
Description:  Here is a photo via Forrest W. Trittenbach of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #1260, a B-8A (0-6-0T) tank switcher built in Juniata as a B-8 (0-6-0) during April of 1907, rebuilt as a B-8A (0-6-0T) in July of 1926, and retired in October of 1953 after 46 years of faithful service. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. Williams Collection.
Photo Date:  8/15/1946  Upload Date: 5/18/2023 1:23:36 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 1260(0-6-0)
Views:  60   Comments: 0
PRR 1274, B-6SA, c. 1948
Title:  PRR 1274, B-6SA, c. 1948
Description:  Here is an original photo by an unidentified photographer of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #1274, a B-6SA (0-6-0) built in Juniata during 1913 and retired in June of 1949. The date and the location are approximations. Roy Healey Collection; #3 of 11.
Photo Date:  8/15/1948  Upload Date: 2/23/2018 12:07:55 PM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 1274(0-6-0)
Views:  269   Comments: 1
PRR 1316, B-6SA, c. 1946
Title:  PRR 1316, B-6SA, c. 1946
Description:  Portraits 5. Here is a steam locomotive portrait via F.R. Kern that was taken in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, c. 1946. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #1316, a B-6SA (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata during May of 1913 and retired in June of 1949 after 36 years of faithful service. (#1 of 40)
Photo Date:  8/15/1946  Upload Date: 3/14/2021 10:58:00 PM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 1316(0-6-0)
Views:  156   Comments: 0
PRR 1336, B-6SA, 1940
Title:  PRR 1336, B-6SA, 1940
Description:  Portraits 5. Here is a steam locomotive portrait by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Crestline, Ohio, in 1940. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #1336, a B-6SA (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata during December of 1913 and retired in June of 1950 after 37 years' service. Note the non-standard tender. (#2 of 40)
Photo Date:  8/15/1940  Upload Date: 3/14/2021 10:58:41 PM
Location:  Crestline, OH
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 1336(0-6-0)
Views:  171   Comments: 0
PRR 1367, B-6SA, 1949
Title:  PRR 1367, B-6SA, 1949
Description:  Here is a photo by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, on 30 May 1949. Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #1367, a B-6SA (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata during May of 1913 and retired in April of 1950 after 37 years of faithful service. Partially visible in the background are the PRR's locomotive servicing facilities in Lebanon. Henry C. Westenberger Collection; #7 of 13.
Photo Date:  5/30/1949  Upload Date: 7/29/2018 1:05:13 PM
Location:  Lebanon, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 1367(0-6-0)
Views:  295   Comments: 0
PRR 0-6-0 #1398
Title:  PRR 0-6-0 #1398
Description:  Nice example of a PRR Altoona Shops built switcher completed in May of 1913. Specifics - class B6sa, 56" drivers, radial stay firebox, piston valves and Walschaerts valve gears. Retired in January, 1953. Charles E. Winters photo
Photo Date:  9/13/1947  Upload Date: 11/3/2015 5:33:39 AM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 1398(0-6-0)
Views:  309   Comments: 0
PRR 1415, B-8, c. 1946
Title:  PRR 1415, B-8, c. 1946
Description:  Here is a photo via Forrest W. Trittenbach of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #1415, a B-8 (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata during April of 1907 and retired in December of 1948 after 41 years of faithful service. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. Williams Collection.
Photo Date:  7/28/1946  Upload Date: 5/12/2023 10:56:23 AM
Location:  Baltimore, MD
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 1415(0-6-0)
Views:  59   Comments: 0
PRR 1485, B-6SB, c. 1953
Title:  PRR 1485, B-6SB, c. 1953
Description:  Here is an original photo by Douglas C. Jones that was taken just to the East of the 4th Street Footbridge in Altoona, Pennsylvania, c. 1953. Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #1485, a B-6SB (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata during March of 1916 and retired in August of 1957 after 41 years of faithful service. Partially visible at the left is one of the PRR's Passenger Car Shop buildings. At the right, an unidentified "I" Class (2-10-0) "Decapod" steam locomotive scurries about with yard work.
Photo Date:  2/2/1953  Upload Date: 5/19/2021 8:33:05 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam,Signal
Locomotives:  PRR 1485(0-6-0)
Views:  196   Comments: 0
PRR 5466, K-4S, c. 1929
Title:  PRR 5466, K-4S, c. 1929
Description:  Here is a photo via Rail Photo Service. Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5466, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during March of 1927 and retired in August of 1952. Partially visible at the far right is PRR engine #1490, a B-6SB (0-6-0) switcher built in Altoona in April of 1916 and retired in August of 1950. Note the Watchman in the white pith helmet! The photographer's name, the date, and the location are not recorded. John S. Fisher Collection; #30 of 36.
Photo Date:  9/22/1929  Upload Date: 7/2/2022 6:44:52 PM
Location:  Alton, OH
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5466(4-6-2) PRR 1490(0-6-0)
Views:  78   Comments: 0
PRR 1496, B-6SB, c. 1946
Title:  PRR 1496, B-6SB, c. 1946
Description:  Here is a photo by Fred R. Kern of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #1496, a B-6SB (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata during January of 1916 and retired in December of 1957 after 41 years of faithful service. The exact date and the location are not recorded. Williams Collection.
Photo Date:  8/15/1946  Upload Date: 4/28/2023 7:54:24 AM
Location:  Enola, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 1496(0-6-0)
Views:  61   Comments: 0
PRR 1496, B-6SB, 1956
Title:  PRR 1496, B-6SB, 1956
Description:  Miscellanea. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Philip R. Hastings that was taken in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, on 2 December 1956. Shown here (L to R) are four Pennsylvania Railroad engines poised for action: #4249, #4293, #6734, and #1496. #4249 and #4293 are I-1SA (2-10-0) "Decapods" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works: #4249 was constructed in June of 1923 and retired in August of 1957, while #4293 was built in July of 1923 and retired in October of 1959. #6734 is an M-1B (4-8-2) "Mountain" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works as an M-1A in June of 1930, rebuilt in Juniata as an M-1B in August of 1948, and retired in September of 1959. #1496 is a B-6SB (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata in January of 1916 and retired in December of 1957. All that smoke and steam means it's really, really cold! This photo comes from a color slide set entitled "Steam on the Pennsy's Elmira and Shamokin Branches" that's produced and distributed by Blackhawk Films of Davenport, Iowa (785-3).
Photo Date:  12/2/1956  Upload Date: 9/24/2016 12:52:18 AM
Location:  Williamsport, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Winter,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 4249(2-10-0) PRR 4293(2-10-0) PRR 6734(4-8-2) PRR 1496(0-6-0)
Views:  1047   Comments: 0
PRR 1644, B-6SB, 1953
Title:  PRR 1644, B-6SB, 1953
Description:  Camden. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by John Dziobko, Jr., that was taken in Camden, New Jersey, on 7 November 1953. Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #1644, a B-6SB (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata in February of 1916 and retired in October of 1958. Partially visible at the right is PRR engine #7371, an H-10S (2-8-0) "Consolidated" built by the American Locomotive Company in July of 1913 and retired in February of 1959. ("Stoneborobranch"; #7 of 69)
Photo Date:  11/7/1953  Upload Date: 10/29/2020 9:42:17 PM
Location:  Camden, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 1644(0-6-0) PRR 7371(2-8-0)
Views:  406   Comments: 0
PRR 1644, B-6SB, c. 1951
Title:  PRR 1644, B-6SB, c. 1951
Description:  SFM. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Fred Kern that was taken in Camden, New Jersey, on 7 March 1954. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #1644, a B-6SB (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata during February of 1916 and retired in October of 1958 after 42 years of faithful service.
Photo Date:  3/7/1954  Upload Date: 1/6/2019 9:56:06 AM
Location:  Camden, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 1644(0-6-0)
Views:  361   Comments: 0
PRR 1654, B-6SB, c. 1948
Title:  PRR 1654, B-6SB, c. 1948
Description:  Chione. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken at the Passenger Station in Altoona, Pennsylvania, c. 1948. The photographer is not identified. Awaiting its next chore at the left is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #1654, a B-6SB (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata during February of 1916 and retired in March of 1949. At the right is an unidentified T-1 (4-4-4-4) "Duplex" about to depart the Station with a passenger train bound for Harrisburg and points East.
Photo Date:  11/14/1948  Upload Date: 6/17/2022 7:39:36 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Station,Steam,Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 1654(0-6-0)
Views:  117   Comments: 0
PRR 1660, B-6SB, 1946
Title:  PRR 1660, B-6SB, 1946
Description:  Portraits 5. Here is a steam locomotive portrait by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, in August of 1946. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #1660, a B-6SB (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata in February of 1916 and retired in December of 1955 after 39 years' service. (#4 of 40)
Photo Date:  8/15/1946  Upload Date: 3/15/2021 3:42:42 PM
Location:  Chambersburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 1660(0-6-0)
Views:  198   Comments: 0
PRR 1660, B-6SB, c. 1955
Title:  PRR 1660, B-6SB, c. 1955
Description:  Coal Power. Here is duplicate 35mm color slide (converted to B&W) "R-181. PRR. #1660. 0-6-0. Enola, PA" that's produced and distributed by Stanley Color Slides of Beverly Hills, California. The photographer is not identified. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #1660, a B-6SB (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata during 1916 and retired in December of 1955. The date and the location are approximations.
Photo Date:  5/5/1955  Upload Date: 6/9/2018 2:43:31 AM
Location:  Enola, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 1660(0-6-0)
Views:  360   Comments: 0
PRR 1660, B-6SB, 1955
Title:  PRR 1660, B-6SB, 1955
Description:  Camden. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by David R. Sweetland that was taken in Camden, New Jersey, on 30 August 1955. Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #1660, a B-6SB (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata during February of 1916 and retired in December of 1955 after 39 years of faithful service. The road numbers of the other locomotives pictured here are not recorded. ("Stoneborobranch"; #32 of 69)
Photo Date:  8/30/1955  Upload Date: 11/14/2020 7:33:24 AM
Location:  Camden, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 1660(0-6-0)
Views:  145   Comments: 0
PRR 1670, B-6SB, 1959
Title:  PRR 1670, B-6SB, 1959
Description:  Burkey. Here is a photo by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Northumberland, Pennsylvania, on 7 June 1959. Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #1670, a B-6SB (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata during March of 1916, retired in October of 1957, and presently on display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg. (#18 of 25)
Photo Date:  6/7/1959  Upload Date: 11/13/2021 7:30:20 AM
Location:  Northumberland, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 1670(0-6-0)
Views:  238   Comments: 0
PRR 1670, B-6SB, c. 1964
Title:  PRR 1670, B-6SB, c. 1964
Description:  Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Northumberland, Pennsylvania, c. 1964. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #1670, a B-6SB (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata during March of 1916 and presently on display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg.
Photo Date:  7/29/1965  Upload Date: 11/25/2020 9:01:56 PM
Location:  Northumberland, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 1670(0-6-0)
Views:  382   Comments: 0
PRR 1670, 0-6-0, 1973
Title:  PRR 1670, 0-6-0, 1973
Description:  RRMP. Here is an original photo that I took at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg, Pennsylvania, on 30 June 1973. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad steam engine #1670, a B-6SB (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata during March of 1916.
Photo Date:  6/30/1973  Upload Date: 10/31/2016 4:48:20 PM
Location:  Strasburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 1670(0-6-0)
Views:  530   Comments: 0


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