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PRR 6944, M-1, 1936 |
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WB. Here is an image of an official photo that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 31 January 1936. Shown here in the Pennsylvania Railroad's Erecting & Machine Shop is engine #6944, an M-1 (4-8-2) "Mountain" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in November of 1926 and retired in May of 1949 after 23 years of faithful service. The names of the three Shopmen pictured here are not recorded. William E. Burket Collection. |
| Photo Date: |
1/31/1936 Upload Date: 8/3/2022 11:16:02 PM |
| Location: |
Altoona(Juniata), PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Steam |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 6944(4-8-2) |
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PRR 6944, M-1, 1946 |
| Description: |
Huntingdon. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Bill Price that was taken near Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, on 7 October 1946. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6944, an M-1 (4-8-2) "Mountain" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during November of 1926 and retired May of 1949 after 23 years of faithful service. In this context, it's pulling a mixed-cargo freight train out of Altoona to Enola. |
| Photo Date: |
10/7/1946 Upload Date: 4/14/2019 12:53:12 AM |
| Location: |
Huntingdon, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Steam,Signal |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 6944(4-8-2) |
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Altoona Works Inspection Report, Page 36, 1946 |
| Description: |
Here is page 36 of a 44-page report entitled "The Pennsylvania Railroad Company, Altoona Works, 1946." Caption: "Steam Locomotive Work ~ Juniata Shops." Depicted at the lower right is PRR engine #6944, an M-1 (4-8-2) "Mountain" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in November of 1926 and retired in May of 1949 after 23 years of faithful service. |
| Photo Date: |
10/30/1946 Upload Date: 1/27/2023 11:25:57 PM |
| Location: |
Altoona(Juniata), PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Steam |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 6944(4-8-2) |
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"The Shop," Page 29, 1987 |
| Description: |
Here is a one-page piece entitled "The Shop." No author is specified. It was published originally in the July-August 1987 issue of "Locomotive & Railway Preservation" magazine, page 29. Top Photo Caption: "1926 Baldwin-built M1 No. 6944 receives class repairs at Juniata Shops sometime in the 1930s." Engine #6944 is an M-1 (4-8-2) "Mountain" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in November of 1926 and retired in May of 1949. Bottom Photo Caption: "K4 No. 1361 during mid-overhaul at the Altoona Car Shops, winter 1986-87." Photo by Doyle McCormack. Engine #1361 is a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during May of 1918, retired in September of 1956 after amassing over 2,469,000 revenue miles, enshrined at the Horseshoe Curve on 8 June 1957, restored for excursion service during 1987-1988, withdrawn from service and disassembled because of safety concerns, and is now being restored again for further excursion service. |
| Photo Date: |
7/3/1987 Upload Date: 10/10/2024 1:30:21 PM |
| Location: |
Altoona(Juniata), PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Steam |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 6944(4-8-2) PRR 1361(4-6-2) |
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