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Owner: Pennsylvania Railroad
Model:BLW 4-8-2Built As:PRR 6898 (4-8-2)
Serial Number:59558Order No:
Frame Number:27X30 cylinders, 72" driversBuilt:10/1926
Notes:PRR Class M-1; retired 12/1955
Other locos with this serial:  PRR 6898(4-8-2)
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PRR 6898, M-1, 1946
Title:  PRR 6898, 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 #6898, an M-1 (4-8-2) "Mountain" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during October of 1926 and retired in December of 1955 after 29 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: 3/8/2019 10:33:15 AM
Location:  Huntingdon, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 6898(4-8-2)
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