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Title:
"Steam From Altoona," Page 30, 1963
Description:
Here is page seven of an eight-page article by William D. Gorman entitled "Steam From Altoona." It was published originally in the December 1963 issue of "Railroad" magazine, page 30. Top Photo: Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6759, an M-1A (4-8-2) "Mountain" built in Juniata during June of 1930 and retired in August of 1955. Bottom Photo: Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6131, a Q-2 (4-4-6-4) built in Juniata during August of 1944 and retired in January of 1952. Builder's photo dated 24 August 1944. (#2,000)
Photo Date:
12/1/1963
Upload Date:
10/27/2017 4:30:01 AM
Location:
Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 6759(4-8-2)
PRR 6131(UNKNOWN)
Views:
675
Comments:
0
Title:
"Pennsy Steam And Semaphores," Page 148, 1974
Description:
Westing. Here is a photo that was published originally in Fred Westing's 1974 book entitled "Pennsy Steam And Semaphores," page 148. Top Photo, Partial Caption: "Another view of the Prosperity Special getting ready to leave on its long trek to the west coast." In the lead is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #121, an L-1S (2-8-2) "Mikado" built in Juniata during December 1917 and retired in February of 1958. Bottom Photo, Revised Caption: "The author [viz., Fred Westing at the New York World's Fair in 1939] points to the vacuum relief valve on M1a class engine No. 6759." Partially visible at the left is PRR engine #6759, an M-1A (4-8-2) "Mountain" built in Juniata during June of 1930 and retired in August of 1955.
Photo Date:
1/1/1974
Upload Date:
3/17/2022 6:07:03 PM
Location:
Flushing, NY
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 121(2-8-2)
PRR 6759(4-8-2)
Views:
289
Comments:
0
Title:
Atterbury's M-1 Engines: Part 2, Page 46, 1979
Description:
Here is page three 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 46. Top Left Photo Caption: "Did a Pennsylvania 4-8-2 ever shine as brightly as M-1a 6759 at the New York World's Fair in 1939?" Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6759, an M-1A built in Juniata during June of 1930 and retired in August of 1955. Top Right Photo Caption: "Candidate (for vice president) Richard M. Nixon was hauled by footboarded M-1 6925 out of Titusville, Pa., on October 10, 1952." Shown here is PRR engine #6925, an M-1 built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in November of 1926 and retired in September of 1955. Bottom Left Photo Caption: "Short-tanked M-1 6810 headed a special at NYC station in Erie, Pa." Shown here is PRR engine #6810, an M-1 built by Baldwin in August of 1926 and retired in February of 1958. Bottom Right Photo Caption: "Runaway flatcar of I-beams sprung a leak in 210F75 tank of M-1a 6717 at Enola Yard in 1956." Shown here is the tender of PRR engine #6717, an M-1B built by Baldwin in June of 1930 and retired in September of 1958.
Photo Date:
11/1/1979
Upload Date:
9/13/2022 2:10:07 PM
Location:
Titusville, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 6759(4-8-2)
PRR 6925(4-8-2)
PRR 6810(4-8-2)
PRR 6717(4-8-2)
Views:
282
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 6760, M-1B, 1952
Description:
Hintingdon. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Nelson Bowers that was taken just East of Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, on 31 August 1952. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6870, an M-1B (4-8-2) "Mountain" built in Juniata as an M-1A during 1930, rebuilt as an M-1B in May of 1948, and retired in September of 1959 after 29 years of faithful service. It is pulling a merchandise freight train from Enola to Altoona and points West. A portion of US Route 22 ~ the "William Penn Highway" ~ is visible at the left.
Photo Date:
8/31/1952
Upload Date:
5/5/2018 1:20:27 AM
Location:
Huntingdon, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 6760(4-8-2)
Views:
717
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 6760, M-1B, #2 of 2, 1956
Description:
TRB. Here is the second of two successive 35mm color slides of photos by John M. Prophet III that were taken at the Rockville Bridge near Rockville, Pennsylvania. Shown here are two Pennsylvania Railroad Class "M" (4-8-2) "Mountain" locomotives. At the left is #6760, an M-1B built in Juniata as an M-1A during 1930, rebuilt as an M-1B in May of 1948, and retired in September of 1959. At the right is #6948, an M-1 built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in December of 1926 and retired in September of 1959. They have just passed ROCKVILLE Tower, and are about to cross the Bridge with an iron-ore train bound for the steel mills of Western Pennsylvania.
Photo Date:
10/20/1956
Upload Date:
10/30/2019 5:25:05 AM
Location:
Rockville, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge,Steam,Signal
Locomotives:
PRR 6760(4-8-2)
PRR 6948(4-8-2)
NS 7653(ES44DC)
Views:
467
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 6760, M-1B, 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 is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6760, an M-1B (4-8-2) "Mountain" built in Juniata as an M-1A during July of 1930, rebuilt as an M-1B in May of 1948, and retired in September of 1959 after 29 years of faithful service. It's pulling a mixed-cargo freight train out of the Williamsport Yards. Note the "doghouse" on the coast-to-coast tender. 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 (785-1).
Photo Date:
12/2/1956
Upload Date:
9/24/2016 12:55:02 AM
Location:
Williamsport, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Winter,Steam,Signal
Locomotives:
PRR 6760(4-8-2)
Views:
484
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 6761, M-1B, 1957
Description:
East Altoona. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken in East Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 26 August 1957. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6761, an M-1B (4-8-2) "Mountain" built in Juniata as an M-1A during July of 1930, rebuilt as an M-1B in July of 1949, and retired in September of 1958 after 28 years of faithful service. Visible in the background are portions of the Westbound Receiving Yard. William P. Nixon Collection #50489.
Photo Date:
8/26/1957
Upload Date:
7/24/2018 11:45:30 PM
Location:
Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard,Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 6761(4-8-2)
Views:
624
Comments:
0
Title:
"Trains" Centennial Issue, Page 12, 1946
Description:
Here is page 12 of the April 1946 issue of "Trains" magazine. It's the third page of a four-page camera study entitled "The Pennsylvania Railroad: Keystone Vignettes." No author is specified. Pictured Clockwise From Top Left: K-5 #5699 photographed at an unidentified location; railroader washing a locomotive's tender at an unknown location; "Atlantic" action at an unknown location; R-1 #4999 paces M-1A #6762 near Elizabeth, New Jersey, in this photo by W.R. Osborne; a triple-header hauls a coal train near Radnor, Pennsylvania, in 1911; freight cars on graceful arches pass over an unidentified river; and an exterior view of New York's Penn Station.
Photo Date:
4/13/1946
Upload Date:
4/16/2017 4:58:55 PM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge,Station,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 5699(4-6-2)
PRR 4999(Steeple Cab)
PRR 6762(4-8-2)
Views:
709
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 6762, M-1B, #2 of 2, 1955
Description:
Here is the second of two successive images of photos by an unidentified photographer that were taken near Sunbury, Pennsylvania, in 1955. Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6762, an M-1B (4-8-2) "Mountain" built in Juniata as an M-1A during July of 1930, rebuilt as an M-1B in April of 1946, and retired in September of 1959 after 29 years of faithful service. Edward Kaspriske Collection.
Photo Date:
9/22/1955
Upload Date:
6/22/2023 8:33:32 AM
Location:
Sunbury, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 6762(4-8-2)
Views:
182
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 6762, M-1B, #1 of 2, 1955
Description:
Here is the first of two successive images of photos by an unidentified photographer that were taken near Sunbury, Pennsylvania, in 1955. Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6762, an M-1B (4-8-2) "Mountain" built in Juniata as an M-1A during July of 1930, rebuilt as an M-3B in April of 1946, and retired in September of 1959 after 29 years of faithful service. Pictured at the far left is a youthful Ed Kaspriske. Edward Kaspriske Collection.
Photo Date:
9/22/1955
Upload Date:
6/2/2023 3:40:15 AM
Location:
Sunbury, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 6762(4-8-2)
Views:
201
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 6779, M-1B, c. 1956
Description:
Wood. Here is an image of a photo by Don Wood that was taken in Enola, Pennsylvania, c. 1956. Wood's Caption: "The proud ones . . . two of Pennsy's finest in steam pose at Enola enginehouse. The M1 4-8-2's were regarded with the highest esteem in all echelons of the old PRR." Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #6779 and #6762. Both are "M" Class (4-8-2) "Mountains." #6779 is an M-1B built by the Lima Locomotive Works as an M-1A during March of 1930, rebuilt in Juniata as an M-1B in December of 1948, and retired in September of 1959. #6762 is an M-1B constructed in Juniata as an M-1A during July of 1930, rebuilt as an M-1B in April of 1946, and retired in September of 1959. William E. Burket Collection.
Photo Date:
6/21/1956
Upload Date:
7/22/2022 10:03:22 PM
Location:
Enola, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard,Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 6779(4-8-2)
PRR 6762(4-8-2)
Views:
191
Comments:
0
Title:
Atterbury's M-1 Engines, Page 29, 1979
Description:
Here is page eight of an 11-page cover article by Bert Pennypacker entitled "Atterbury's Engines: Part 1 ~ Great Increases In Horsepower And Speed." It was published originally in the October 1979 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 29. Right Photo, Partial Caption: "Horse Shoe Curve . . . a single M-1, 6763, sports a tender worthy of her size as she leads tonnage upgrade on rails being sanded ahead of first and third pairs of drivers. This grade dictated 72-inch wheel." Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6763, an M-1A built in Juniata during August of 1930 and retired in August of 1955 after 25 years of faithful service. Notable here is table delineating all of the "PRR Mountain Tenders."
Photo Date:
10/1/1979
Upload Date:
9/28/2022 9:09:21 PM
Location:
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 6763(4-8-2)
Views:
116
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 6764, M-1A, 1953
Description:
FM. Here is a duplicate 35mm B&W slide of a photo by Fred McLeod that was taken near Mount Union, Pennsylvania. Photo Caption: "Old Pennsy Wildcat still in use between Milltown and Mt. Union, Pa. June, 1953." Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6764, an M-1A (4-8-2) "Mountain" built in Juniata during August of 1930 and retired in February of 1956 after 26 years of faithful service. This photo comes from a slide set entitled "Horseshoe Curve, Pennsylvania Railroad" that's produced and distributed by Blackhawk Films of Davenport, Iowa (22-71).
Photo Date:
6/21/1953
Upload Date:
1/10/2018 4:15:38 AM
Location:
Mount Union, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 6764(4-8-2)
Views:
753
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 6767, M-1A, c. 1946
Description:
Here is a photo via Rail Photo Service. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6767, an M-1A (4-8-2) "Mountain" built in Juniata during September of 1930 and retired in October of 1955 after 25 years of service. The photographer's name, the date, and the location are not recorded. John S. Fisher Collection; #25 of 30.
Photo Date:
8/15/1946
Upload Date:
6/21/2022 7:45:48 PM
Location:
Northumberland, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 6767(4-8-2)
Views:
169
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 3710, I-1S, 1939
Description:
Mann. Here is a photo by an unidentified photographer that was taken near Duquesne, Pennsylvania, on 30 April 1939. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #3710 and #6769. Both locomotives are products of the PRR's Juniata Shops. #3710 is an I-1S (2-10-0) "Decapod" built in May of 1919 and retired in August of 1956, while #6769 is an M-1A (4-8-2) "Mountain" built in September of 1930 and retired in August of 1955. This photo was taken quite soon after the accident, witness the steam from rain falling on the still-hot firebox! Many thanks to Mr. Bruce Briggs for providing the details and location of this incident. (Gift from Brad Mann.)
Photo Date:
4/30/1939
Upload Date:
4/13/2021 7:59:49 AM
Location:
Duquesne, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam,Wreck
Locomotives:
PRR 3710(2-10-0)
PRR 6769(4-8-2)
Views:
536
Comments:
1
Title:
Atterbury's M-1 Engines: Part 2, Page 44, 1979
Description:
Here is page one 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 44. Top Photo: Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6769, an M-1A (4-8-2) "Mountain" built in Juniata during September of 1930 and retired in August of 1955. Bottom Photo Caption: "Trailing literally a mile of stock and refrigerator cars, M-1a 6739 comes off the Rockville Bridge over the Susquehanna River, bound for Altoona under a canopy of smoke." Shown here is PRR engine #6739, 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 by 1953, and retired in April of 1958.
Photo Date:
11/1/1979
Upload Date:
9/13/2022 2:06:35 PM
Location:
Marysville, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge,Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 6769(4-8-2)
PRR 6739(4-8-2)
Views:
175
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 6771, M-1A, c. 1946
Description:
Here is a photo via Rail Photo Service. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6771, an M-1A (4-8-2) "Mountain" built in Juniata during October of 1930 and retired in September of 1952 after 22 years of service. The photographer's name, the date, and the location are not recorded. John S. Fisher Collection; #26 of 30.
Photo Date:
8/15/1946
Upload Date:
6/21/2022 11:45:43 PM
Location:
Northumberland, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 6771(4-8-2)
Views:
187
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 6772, M-1A, 1939
Description:
Here is a photo by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Pitcairn, Pennsylvania, on 3 August 1939. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6772, an M-1A (4-8-2) "Mountain" built in Juniata during October of 1930 and retired in August of 1955. Gary Mittner Collection.
Photo Date:
8/3/1939
Upload Date:
6/27/2024 9:57:53 PM
Location:
Pitcairn, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard,Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 6772(4-8-2)
Views:
64
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 6773, M-1A, #7 of 8, c. 1957
Description:
Here is the seventh of eight original photos by Douglas C. Jones that were taken at the Coaling Tipple in East Altoona, Pennsylvania, c. 1957. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6773, an M-1A (4-8-2) "Mountain" built in Juniata during November of 1930 and retired in September of 1955 after 25 years of faithful service. Note the Hostler on the tender's deck, refilling its water tank.
Photo Date:
2/2/1957
Upload Date:
5/20/2021 7:12:13 AM
Location:
Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard,Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 6773(4-8-2)
Views:
308
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 6773, M-1A, #1 of 8, c. 1957
Description:
Here is the first of eight original photos by Douglas C. Jones that were taken at the Coaling Tipple in East Altoona, Pennsylvania, c. 1957. Parked underneath the Tipple is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6773, an M-1A (4-8-2) "Mountain" built in Juniata during November of 1930 and retired in September of 1955 after 25 years of service.
Photo Date:
2/2/1957
Upload Date:
7/14/2021 10:10:50 PM
Location:
Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard,Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 6773(4-8-2)
Views:
190
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 6773, M-1A, #8 of 8, c. 1957
Description:
Here is the eighth of eight original photos by Douglas C. Jones that were taken at the Coaling Tipple in East Altoona, Pennsylvania, c. 1957. Parked underneath the Tipple is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6773, an M-1A (4-8-2) "Mountain" built in Juniata during November of 1930 and retired in September of 1955 after 25 years of faithful service. Visible at the left are the Eastbound Locomotive Ready Tracks. Beyond them, the smokestack marks the location of the East Altoona Roundhouse Power Plant.
Photo Date:
2/2/1957
Upload Date:
7/14/2021 10:09:32 PM
Location:
Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard,Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 6773(4-8-2)
Views:
192
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 6773, M-1A, #3 of 8, c. 1957
Description:
Here is the third of eight original photos by Douglas C. Jones that were taken at the Coaling Tipple in East Altoona, Pennsylvania, c. 1957. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6773, an M-1A (4-8-2) "Mountain" built in Juniata during November of 1930 and retired in September of 1955 after 25 years of faithful service.
Photo Date:
2/2/1957
Upload Date:
6/9/2021 9:53:22 PM
Location:
Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard,Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 6773(4-8-2)
Views:
264
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 6773, M-1A, #2 of 8, c. 1957
Description:
Here is the second of eight original photos by Douglas C. Jones that were taken at the Coaling Tipple in East Altoona, Pennsylvania, c. 1957. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6773, an M-1A (4-8-2) "Mountain" built in Juniata during November of 1930 and retired in September of 1955 after 25 years of faithful service.
Photo Date:
2/2/1957
Upload Date:
6/9/2021 9:52:09 PM
Location:
Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard,Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 6773(4-8-2)
Views:
272
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 6774, M-1A, c. 1946
Description:
Here is an original photo that was taken near Canton, Ohio. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6774, an M-1A (4-8-2) "Mountain" built in Juniata during November of 1930 and retired in February of 1956 after 26 years of faithful service. This is the very last "Mountain" built by Juniata. The photographer's name and the exact date are not recorded. ("Hyee_Auctions"; #3 of 4)
Photo Date:
6/20/1946
Upload Date:
8/10/2020 3:09:00 PM
Location:
Canton, OH
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam,Signal
Locomotives:
PRR 6774(4-8-2)
Views:
237
Comments:
0
Title:
Altoona RR Pictorial History, Page 39, 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 39. Photo Caption: "M-1 locomotive sits at the northwest corner of the Erecting & Machine Shop in this photo taken in 1957." Given the purported date of this photo, my best guess at the number of this locomotive is PRR engine #6774, an M-1A (4-8-2) "Mountain" built in Juniata during November of 1930, retired in February of 1956, and here being "cannibalized" for parts. Alas....
Photo Date:
1/1/1996
Upload Date:
12/3/2017 2:57:35 PM
Location:
Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 6774(4-8-2)
Views:
351
Comments:
0
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