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Owner: Pennsylvania Railroad
Model:BLW 4-8-2Built As:PRR 6721 (4-8-2)
Serial Number:61337Order No:
Frame Number:27X30 cylinders, 72" driversBuilt:5/1930
Notes:PRR Class M-1A. sfs 02/1956
Other locos with this serial:  PRR 6721(4-8-2)
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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:  348   Comments: 1


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