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By:Thomas C. Ayers
Dates:9/4/1946 - 9/4/1946
Album Info:Here are 40 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, 09 February 2021. The photographer's name, the locomotive road number(s), the date, and the location are cited when available.
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PRR 4179, B-6SB, 1946
Title:  PRR 4179, B-6SB, 1946
Description:  Portraits 4. Here is a steam locomotive portrait via Arthur B. Johnson that was taken in Wilmington, Delaware, on 7 March 1946. Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4179, a B-6SB (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata during March of 1924 and retired in 1955 after 31 years of faithful service. (#5 of 40)
Photo Date:  3/7/1946  Upload Date: 2/22/2021 2:12:09 PM
Location:  Wilmington, DE
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives: 
Views:  208   Comments: 0
PRR 5201, B-6SB, c. 1946
Title:  PRR 5201, B-6SB, c. 1946
Description:  Portraits 4. Here is a steam locomotive portrait via F.R. Kern. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5201, a B-6SB (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata during November of 1917 and retired in October of 1956 after 39 years of faithful service. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. (#6 of 40)
Photo Date:  3/7/1946  Upload Date: 2/22/2021 2:16:58 PM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 5201(0-6-0)
Views:  171   Comments: 0
PRR 6344, B-6SB, 1949
Title:  PRR 6344, B-6SB, 1949
Description:  Portraits 4. Here is a steam locomotive portrait via Arthur B. Johnson that was taken in Chicago, Illinois, on 23 June 1949. Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6344, a B-6SB (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata during August of 1926 and retired in November of 1949 after 23 years of faithful service. Note the non-standard tender! (#7 of 40)
Photo Date:  6/23/1949  Upload Date: 2/22/2021 6:08:03 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives: 
Views:  148   Comments: 0
PRR 6348, B-6SB, 1948
Title:  PRR 6348, B-6SB, 1948
Description:  Portraits 4. Here is a steam locomotive portrait via Arthur B. Johnson that was taken in Chicago, Illinois, on 23 May 1948. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6348, a B-6SB (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata during August of 1926 and retired in February of 1949. Partially visible at the right is PRR engine #8030, an H-10S (2-8-0) "Consolidated" built in Juniata as an H-8SC during October of 1912, rebuilt as an H-10S in August of 1918, and retired in January of 1950. (#8 of 40)
Photo Date:  5/23/1948  Upload Date: 2/22/2021 6:46:40 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives: 
Views:  190   Comments: 0
PRR 6541, B-8A, c. 1946
Title:  PRR 6541, B-8A, c. 1946
Description:  Portraits 4. Here is a steam locomotive portrait by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, c. 1946. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6541, a B-8A (0-6-0T) switcher built in Juniata as B-8 number "3453" during March of 1913, renumbered "41" for the NYP&N in 1915, renumbered "6541" for the PRR in 1918, rebuilt as a B-8A tank switcher in September of 1925, and retired in January of 1952 after 39 years of faithful service. (#9 of 40) (7,200)
Photo Date:  8/15/1946  Upload Date: 2/23/2021 9:48:13 PM
Location:  Harrisburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 6541(0-6-0)
Views:  167   Comments: 0
PRR 1035, D-16SB, c. 1936
Title:  PRR 1035, D-16SB, c. 1936
Description:  Portraits 4. Here is a steam locomotive portrait of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #1035, a D-16SB (4-4-0) "American" built in Juniata as a D-16B during December of 1905 and rebuilt in Trenton as a D-16SB in October of 1915. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. (#10 of 40)
Photo Date:  5/5/1936  Upload Date: 2/23/2021 9:50:55 PM
Location:  Camden, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 1035(4-4-0)
Views:  243   Comments: 0
PRR 1046, D-16SB, 1936
Title:  PRR 1046, D-16SB, 1936
Description:  Portraits 4. Here is a steam locomotive portrait by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Oil City, Pennsylvania, in May of 1936. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #1046, a D-16SB (4-4-0) "American" built in Juniata as a D-16B during 1903, rebuilt as a D-16SB in December of 1915, and retired in January of 1937 after 34 years of faithful service. (#11 of 40)
Photo Date:  5/5/1936  Upload Date: 2/24/2021 4:55:09 PM
Location:  Oil City, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 1046(4-4-0)
Views:  259   Comments: 0
PRR#6470, J-1, 1957
Title:  PRR#6470, J-1, 1957
Description:  Portraits 4. Here is a steam locomotive portrait by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Columbus, Ohio, on 19 August 1957. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6470, a J-1 (2-10-4) "Texas" built in Juniata during February of 1943 and retired in September of 1957 after just 14 years of revenue service. (#21 of 40)
Photo Date:  8/19/1957  Upload Date: 2/28/2021 1:50:58 PM
Location:  Columbus, OH
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives: 
Views:  172   Comments: 0
PRR 6472, J-1, 1957
Title:  PRR 6472, J-1, 1957
Description:  Portraits 4. Here is a steam locomotive portrait by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Columbus, Ohio, on 19 August 1957. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6472, a J-1 (2-10-4) "Texas" built in Juniata during February of 1943 and retired in April of 1958 after just 15 years of revenue service. (#22 of 40)
Photo Date:  8/19/1957  Upload Date: 2/28/2021 1:51:56 PM
Location:  Columbus, OH
Author:  Thomav C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
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Views:  165   Comments: 0
PRR 3766, K-4S, c. 1936
Title:  PRR 3766, K-4S, c. 1936
Description:  Portraits 4. Here is a steam locomotive portrait via F.R. Kern. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #3766, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during May of 1920 and retired in November of 1951 after 31 years of faithful service. Note that it still has two pairs of "claw-foot" marker lights. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. (#29 of 40)
Photo Date:  10/2/1936  Upload Date: 3/1/2021 6:21:17 PM
Location:  Cleveland, OH
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives: 
Views:  153   Comments: 0
PRR 3768, K-4S, 1936
Title:  PRR 3768, K-4S, 1936
Description:  Portraits 4. Here is a steam locomotive portrait via Arthur B. Johnson that was taken in Cleveland, Ohio, on 2 October 1936. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #3768, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during June of 1920, streamlined in 1936, and retired in October of 1953 after 33 years of faithful service. It's on display at the "Great Lakes Exposition," otherwise known as the 1936 World's Fair. (#30 of 40)
Photo Date:  10/2/1936  Upload Date: 3/1/2021 6:22:24 PM
Location:  Cleveland, OH
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives: 
Views:  733   Comments: 0
PRR 3800, K-4S, c. 1936
Title:  PRR 3800, K-4S, c. 1936
Description:  Portraits 4. Here is a steam locomotive portrait via F.R. Kern. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #3800, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during February of 1923 and retired in March of 1948 after 25 years of faithful service. It's poised to pull "The Union." The photographer's name, the number of the locomotive partially visible at the right, as well as the exact date and the location, are not recorded. (#31 of 40)
Photo Date:  10/2/1936  Upload Date: 3/1/2021 10:33:29 PM
Location:  Columbus, OH
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Yard,Steam
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Views:  214   Comments: 1
PRR 3877, K-4S, 1950
Title:  PRR 3877, K-4S, 1950
Description:  Portraits 4. Here is a steam locomotive portrait by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Chicago, Illinois, on 7 July 1950. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #3877, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during June of 1923 and retired in April of 1956 after 33 years of faithful service. (#32 of 40)
Photo Date:  7/7/1950  Upload Date: 3/1/2021 10:34:45 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 3877(4-6-2)
Views:  181   Comments: 0
PRR 5338, K-4S, c. 1946
Title:  PRR 5338, K-4S, c. 1946
Description:  Portraits 4. Here is a steam locomotive portrait via F.R. Kern that was taken at Union Station in Englewood, Illinois. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5338, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during March of 1918, streamlined in 1941, and retired in October of 1955 after 37 years of faithful service. The photographer's name and the exact date are not recorded. (#33 of 40)
Photo Date:  9/6/1946  Upload Date: 3/2/2021 8:35:20 AM
Location:  Englewood, IL
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5338(4-6-2)
Views:  436   Comments: 0
PRR 5388, K-4S, 1946
Title:  PRR 5388, K-4S, 1946
Description:  Portraits 4. Here is a steam locomotive portrait by an unidentified photographer that was taken near Hagerstown, Maryland, on 6 September 1946. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5388, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during July of 1924 and retired in August of 1956 after 32 years of service. (#34 of 40)
Photo Date:  9/6/1946  Upload Date: 3/2/2021 8:36:20 AM
Location:  Hagerstown, MD
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 5388(4-6-2)
Views:  223   Comments: 0
PRR 6911, M-1, 1948
Title:  PRR 6911, M-1, 1948
Description:  Portraits 4. Here is a steam locomotive portrait via Arthur B. Johnson that was taken in Chicago, Illinois, on 17 April 1948. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6911, an M-1 (4-8-2) "Mountain" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during November of 1926 and retired in August of 1956 after 30 years of service. (#35 of 40)
Photo Date:  4/17/1948  Upload Date: 3/2/2021 10:09:30 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 6911(4-8-2)
Views:  166   Comments: 0
PRR 6948, M-1, 1957
Title:  PRR 6948, M-1, 1957
Description:  Portraits 4. Here is a steam locomotive portrait by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 27 August 1957. Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6948, an M-1 (4-8-2) "Mountain" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during December of 1926 and retired in September of 1959 after 33 years of service. Partially visible in the background is the East Altoona Coaling Tipple. (#36 of 40)
Photo Date:  8/27/1957  Upload Date: 3/2/2021 10:10:37 PM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 6948(4-8-2)
Views:  193   Comments: 0
PRR 6995, M-1, 1946
Title:  PRR 6995, M-1, 1946
Description:  Portraits 4. Here is a steam locomotive portrait via Arthur B. Johnson that was taken in Chicago, Illinois, on 12 May 1946. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6995, an M-1 (4-8-2) "Mountain" built by the Lima Locomotive Works during October of 1926 and retired in May of 1949 after 23 years of service. (#37 of 40)
Photo Date:  5/12/1946  Upload Date: 3/3/2021 9:30:32 AM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 6995(4-8-2)
Views:  163   Comments: 0
PRR 6999, M-1, 1948
Title:  PRR 6999, M-1, 1948
Description:  Portraits 4. Here is a steam locomotive portrait via Arthur B. Johnson that was taken in Chicago, Illinois, on 22 August 1948. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6999, an M-1 (4-8-2) "Mountain" built by the Lima Locomotive Works during October of 1926 and retired in February of 1952 after 26 years of service. (#39 of 40)
Photo Date:  8/22/1948  Upload Date: 3/3/2021 9:31:41 AM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 6999(4-8-2)
Views:  227   Comments: 0


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