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By:Thomas C. Ayers
Dates:9/3/1946 - 9/3/1946
Album Info:Here are 33 portraits of Pennsylvania Railroad steam locomotives. All of them come from 2.75" x 4.50" photos that I purchased in a single eBay auction conducted by Mr. Nathan Dahms on Tuesday, 19 January 2021. The photographer's name, the locomotive road number(s), the date, and the location are cited when available.
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PRR 1098, A-5S, c. 1946
Title:  PRR 1098, A-5S, c. 1946
Description:  Portraits 3. Here is a steam locomotive portrait via F.R. Kern that was taken in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, c. 1946. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #1098, an A-5S (0-4-0) switcher built in Juniata during November of 1917 and retired in April of 1950 after 33 years of faithful service. (#2 of 33)
Photo Date:  8/15/1946  Upload Date: 1/31/2021 3:19:58 PM
Location:  Philadelphia, IL
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives: 
Views:  389   Comments: 0
PRR 8751, B-6S, 1946
Title:  PRR 8751, B-6S, 1946
Description:  Portraits 3. Here is a steam locomotive portrait via Arthur B. Johnson that was taken in Chicago, Illinois, on 12 May 1946. Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #8751, a B-6S (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata as Vandalia B-6 number "246" during April of 1912, renumbered PRR "8751" in 1917, rebuilt as a B-6S in December of 1925, and retired in May of 1950 after 38 years of faithful service. (#3 of 33)
Photo Date:  5/12/1946  Upload Date: 2/3/2021 8:47:14 AM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 8751(0-6-0)
Views:  134   Comments: 0
PRR 9201, B-6S, c. 1938
Title:  PRR 9201, B-6S, c. 1938
Description:  Portraits 3. Here is a steam locomotive portrait via F.R. Kern that was taken in East Altoona, Pennsylvania, c. 1938. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9201, a B-6S (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata as B-6 number "7541" during 1906, renumbered "9201" in November of 1907, rebuilt as a B-6S in May of 1929, and renumbered "9982" in February of 1948. Visible in the background is the wooden ramp leading up to the East Altoona Coaling Wharf. (#4 of 33)
Photo Date:  8/9/1938  Upload Date: 2/3/2021 8:48:37 AM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 9201(0-6-0)
Views:  165   Comments: 0
PRR 3, B-6SA, c. 1946
Title:  PRR 3, B-6SA, c. 1946
Description:  Portraits 3. Here is a steam locomotive portrait via F.R. Kern that was taken at Meadows Yard near Kearny, New Jersey, c. 1946. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #3, a B-6SA (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata during December of 1913 and retired in August of 1950 after 37 years of faithful service. (#6 of 33)
Photo Date:  8/15/1946  Upload Date: 1/31/2021 6:21:06 AM
Location:  Kearny, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 3(0-6-0)
Views:  254   Comments: 0
PRR 501, B-6SB, c. 1941
Title:  PRR 501, B-6SB, c. 1941
Description:  Portraits 3. Here is a steam locomotive portrait via F.R. Kern. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #501, a B-6SB (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata during October of 1917 and retired in January of 1955 after 38 years of faithful service. The photographer's name, the date, and the location are not recorded. (#7 of 33)
Photo Date:  11/29/1941  Upload Date: 1/31/2021 12:05:24 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 501(0-6-0)
Views:  172   Comments: 0
PRR 4000, B-6SB, c. 1946
Title:  PRR 4000, B-6SB, c. 1946
Description:  Portraits 3. Here is a steam locomotive portrait via F.R. Kern that was taken in Camden, New Jersey, c. 1946. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4000, a B-6SB (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata during January of 1924 and retired in January of 1950 after 26 years of faithful service. (#8 of 33)
Photo Date:  8/15/1946  Upload Date: 2/2/2021 7:32:03 AM
Location:  Camden, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 4000(0-6-0)
Views:  136   Comments: 0
PRR 1109, B-8, 1937
Title:  PRR 1109, B-8, 1937
Description:  Portraits 3. Here is a steam locomotive portrait via Arthur B. Johnson that was taken near Fresh Pond, New York, on 17 April 1937. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #1109, a B-8 (0-6-0) switcher built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during 1903 and retired in March of 1948 after 45 years of faithful service. (#9 of 33)
Photo Date:  4/17/1937  Upload Date: 1/31/2021 3:21:17 PM
Location:  Fresh Pond, NY
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 1109(0-6-0)
Views:  166   Comments: 0
PRR 6258, E-3SD, c. 1946
Title:  PRR 6258, E-3SD, c. 1946
Description:  Portraits 3. Here is a steam locomotive portrait via F.R. Kern that was taken in Trenton, New Jersey, c. 1946. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6258, an E-3SD (4-4-2) "Atlantic" built in Juniata as an E-3D in September of 1908, rebuilt as an E-3SD in April of 1915, and retired in August of 1949 after 41 years of service. (#14 of 33)
Photo Date:  8/15/1946  Upload Date: 2/2/2021 7:33:42 AM
Location:  Trenton, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 6258(4-4-2)
Views:  149   Comments: 0
PRR 6506, E-5S, c. 1938
Title:  PRR 6506, E-5S, c. 1938
Description:  Portraits 3. Here is a steam locomotive portrait via F.R. Kern that was taken in Camden, New Jersey, c. 1938. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6506, an E-5S (4-4-2) "Atlantic" built in Juniata as NYR&N E-5 number "6" during April of 1911, renumbered PRR "6506" in 1918, rebuilt as an E-5S in May of 1916, and retired in December of 1939 after 28 years of faithful service. (#15 of 33)
Photo Date:  8/9/1938  Upload Date: 2/2/2021 5:52:44 PM
Location:  Camden, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 6506(4-4-2)
Views:  135   Comments: 0
PRR 806, F-1A, 1914
Title:  PRR 806, F-1A, 1914
Description:  Portraits 3. Here is a steam locomotive portrait via Harold K. Vollrath that was taken at Meadows Yard near Kearny, New Jersey, in April of 1914. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #806, an F-1A (2-6-0) "Mogul" built in the Altoona Machine Shops during November of 1900, renumbered "0806" in June of 1917, and retired in April of 1923 after 23 years of faithful service. (#16 of 33)
Photo Date:  4/16/1914  Upload Date: 1/31/2021 12:07:22 PM
Location:  Kearny, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 806(2-6-0)
Views:  214   Comments: 0
PRR 2048, F-3C, c. 1911
Title:  PRR 2048, F-3C, c. 1911
Description:  Portraits 3. Here is a steam locomotive portrait by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Camden, New Jersey, c. 1911. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #2048, an F-3C (2-6-0) "Mogul" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during July of 1902 and retired in August of 1926 after 24 years of faithful service. Note the hostler working atop the tender. (#17 of 33)
Photo Date:  4/21/1911  Upload Date: 3/21/2019 8:45:58 PM
Location:  Camden, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 2048(2-6-0)
Views:  1731   Comments: 1
PRR 9684, Odd F, c. 1946
Title:  PRR 9684, Odd F, c. 1946
Description:  Here is a steam locomotive portrait via F.R. Kern that was taken at the Locomotive Shops in Canton, Ohio, c. 1946. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9684. a narrow-gauge 2-6-0 "Mogul." This locomotive was built by the American Locomotive Company as number "4" for the Waynesburg & Washington Railroad during May of 1916. When the PRR acquired the three-foot gauge WWRR in 1920, it was renumbered "9684." After being stored in the Northumberland Roundhouse for many years, it was put on permanent display at the Green County Fairgrounds near Waynesburg, Pennsylvania. Note the transfer table pit in the foreground. (#18 of 33)
Photo Date:  8/15/1946  Upload Date: 2/4/2021 6:29:41 PM
Location:  Canton, OH
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 9684(2-6-0)
Views:  637   Comments: 0
PRR 698, G-5S, 1941
Title:  PRR 698, G-5S, 1941
Description:  Portraits 3. Here is a steam locomotive portrait via Arthur B. Johnson that was taken in Englewood, Illinois, on 29 November 1941. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #698, a G-5S (4-6-0) "Ten-Wheeler" built in Juniata during September of 1923 and retired in July of 1949 after 26 years of faithful service. (#19 of 33)
Photo Date:  11/29/1941  Upload Date: 1/31/2021 12:06:23 PM
Location:  Englewood, IL
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 698(4-6-0)
Views:  162   Comments: 0
PRR 9895, H-10S, 1957
Title:  PRR 9895, H-10S, 1957
Description:  Portraits 3. Here is a steam locomotive portrait by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Columbus, Ohio, on 13 July 1957. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9895, an H-10S (2-8-0) "Consolidated" built by the American Locomotive Company during June of 1913 and retired in October of 1957 after 44 years of faithful service. Next Stop: the Recycling Center! (#21 of 33)
Photo Date:  7/13/1957  Upload Date: 2/4/2021 6:31:18 PM
Location:  Columbus, OH
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 9895(2-8-0)
Views:  135   Comments: 0
PRR 6280, I-1S, 1937
Title:  PRR 6280, I-1S, 1937
Description:  Portraits 3. Here is a steam locomotive portrait by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 16 May 1937. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6280, an I-1S (2-10-0) "Decapod" built in Juniata as an I-1S during July of 1919, rebuilt as an I-1SA in April of 1949, and retired in March of 1954 after 35 years of faithful service. Perhaps it was prepared for the "Altoona Shops Inspection Trip," but it was not included in the final group on locomotives on display. (#25 of 33)
Photo Date:  5/16/1937  Upload Date: 5/4/2019 11:01:03 AM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives: 
Views:  562   Comments: 0
PRR 6426, J-1A, 1948
Title:  PRR 6426, J-1A, 1948
Description:  Portraits 3. Here is a steam locomotive portrait by Arthur B. Johnson that was taken in Chicago, Illinois, on 1 February 1948. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6426, a J-1A (2-10-4) "Texas" built in Juniata during August of 1943 and retired in September of 1959 after just 16 years of revenue service. (#26 of 33)
Photo Date:  2/1/1948  Upload Date: 2/2/2021 12:56:18 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 6426(2-10-4)
Views:  167   Comments: 0
PRR 6428, J-1A, 1958
Title:  PRR 6428, J-1A, 1958
Description:  Portraits 3. Here is a steam locomotive portrait by an unidentified photographer that was taken near Columbus, Ohio, on 18 August 1958. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6428, a J-1A (2-10-4) "Texas" built in Juniata during August of 1943 and retired in April of 1958 after just 15 years of revenue service. (#27 of 33)
Photo Date:  8/18/1958  Upload Date: 2/2/2021 12:57:23 PM
Location:  Columbus, OH
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives: 
Views:  199   Comments: 0
PRR 6432, J-1A, 1957
Title:  PRR 6432, J-1A, 1957
Description:  Portraits 3. Here is a steam locomotive portrait by an unidentified photographer that was taken near Columbus, Ohio, on 18 August 1957. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6432, a J-1A (2-10-4) "Texas" built in Juniata during September of 1943 and retired in April of 1958 after just 15 years of revenue service. (#28 of 33)
Photo Date:  8/18/1957  Upload Date: 2/2/2021 12:58:34 PM
Location:  Columbus, OH
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 6432(2-10-4)
Views:  326   Comments: 0
PRR 3847, K-4S, 1946
Title:  PRR 3847, K-4S, 1946
Description:  Portraits 3. Here is a steam locomotive portrait via Charles E. Winters that was taken at the Passenger Station in Englewood, Illinois, on 13 October 1946. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #3847, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during April of 1923, rebuilt by Lima with rotary cam poppet valves in 1939, and retired in November of 1953 after 30 years of faithful service. (#29 of 33)
Photo Date:  10/13/1946  Upload Date: 2/1/2021 9:10:31 PM
Location:  Englewood, IL
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 3847(4-6-2)
Views:  283   Comments: 0
PRR 3847, K-4S, 1949
Title:  PRR 3847, K-4S, 1949
Description:  Portraits 3. Here is a steam locomotive portrait via Charles E. Winters that was taken at the Passenger Station in Cincinnati, Ohio, on 9 April 1949. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #3847 and another locomotive whose number is not recorded. Both are K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" locomotives. #3847 was built in Juniata during April of 1923, rebuilt by Lima with rotary cam poppet valves in 1939, and retired in November of 1953 after 30 years of faithful service. (#30 of 33)
Photo Date:  4/9/1949  Upload Date: 2/1/2021 9:11:59 PM
Location:  Cincinnati, OH
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 3847(4-6-2)
Views:  399   Comments: 0
PRR 39, L-1S, 1949
Title:  PRR 39, L-1S, 1949
Description:  Portraits 3. Here is a steam locomotive portrait via Charles E. Winters that was taken near York, Pennsylvania, on 15 June 1949. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #39, an L-1S (2-8-0) "Mikado" built in Juniata during July of 1915 and retired in September of 1954 after 39 years of faithful service. (#7,100) (#31 of 33)
Photo Date:  6/15/1949  Upload Date: 1/31/2021 6:22:16 AM
Location:  York, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 39(2-8-2)
Views:  299   Comments: 0
PRR 6704, M-1A, 1952
Title:  PRR 6704, M-1A, 1952
Description:  Portraits 3. Here is a steam locomotive portrait via Bert Pennypacker that was taken at the Engine House in Northumberland, Pennsylvania, on 6 July 1952. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #6704, #3159, #2370, and two more locomotives whose numbers are not recorded. #6704 is an M-1A (4-8-2) "Mountain" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during March of 1930 and retired in June of 1959. #3159 is an L-1S (2-8-2) "Mikado" constructed in Juniata during October of 1915 and retired in September of 1952. #2370 is an H-9S (2-8-0) "Consolidated" built in Juniata as an H-8B during November of 1911, rebuilt as an H-8SB in September of 1915, rebuilt as an H-9S in March of 1919, and retired in November of 1955. (#33 of 33)
Photo Date:  7/6/1952  Upload Date: 2/2/2021 5:53:50 PM
Location:  Northumberland, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 6704(4-8-2) PRR 3159(2-8-0) PRR 2370(2/žð)
Views:  485   Comments: 0


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