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Title:
Centennial History Of The PRR, Page 731, 1949
Description:
Here is a photo from page 731 in the "Centennial History Of The Pennsylvania Railroad Company: 1846-1946" that was composed by George H. Burgess & Miles C. Kennedy and published in 1949. Photo Caption: "Class Q-2. Four-cylinder freight locomotive, built in 1944, at Altoona Shops. This locomotive is capable of pulling a train of 125 loaded freight cars at speeds in excess of 50 miles per hour." Shown here is PRR engine #6131, a Q-2 (4-4-6-4) built in Juniata during August of 1944 and retired in January of 1952 after just eight years of revenue service.
Photo Date:
4/13/1949
Upload Date:
9/7/2017 3:07:21 AM
Location:
Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 6131(UNKNOWN)
Views:
332
Comments:
0
Title:
"Duplex-Drives," Page 23, 1959
Description:
Here is page eight of a ten-page cover article by David P. Morgan entitled "Duplex-Drives." It was published originally in the November 1959 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 23. Top Two Photos: Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6130, the Q-1 (4-6-4-4) built in Juniata during May of 1942 and retired in January of 1952. Bottom Photo: Shown here is PRR engine #6131, a Q-2 (4-4-6-4) built in Juniata during August of 1944 and retired in January of 1952.
Photo Date:
11/1/1959
Upload Date:
10/31/2019 1:53:58 AM
Location:
Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 6131(UNKNOWN)
Views:
789
Comments:
1
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:
659
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 6175, Q-2, c. 1946
Description:
Portraits 1. Here is a steam locomotive portrait of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6175, a Q-2 (4-4-6-4) built in Juniata during January of 1945 and retired in December of 1953 after just eight years of revenue service. The photographer's name, the date, and the location are not recorded. (#6 of 10)
Photo Date:
8/15/1946
Upload Date:
4/13/2018 1:54:12 AM
Location:
Columbus, OH
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard,Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 6175(UNKNOWN)
Views:
415
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 6176, Q-2, 1949
Description:
Here is a photo via Charles E. Winters that was taken in Canton, Ohio, on 10 May 1949. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6176, a Q-2 (4-4-6-4) "Duplex" built in Juniata during January of 1945 and retired in December of 1953 after just eight years of revenue service. Wave to the Fireman! Gary Mittner Collection.
Photo Date:
5/10/1949
Upload Date:
8/29/2024 4:45:23 PM
Location:
Canton, OH
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard,Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 6176(UNKNOWN)
Views:
31
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 6176, Q-2, c. 1954
Description:
SFM. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6176, a Q-2 (4-4-6-4) "Duplex" built in Juniata during January of 1945 and retired in December of 1953 after just eight years of revenue service. In front of it are five more super steamers, all soon to be scrapped! The photographer's name, the date, and the location are not recorded. Produced by Evda Slides of Maryland Heights, Missouri.
Photo Date:
4/16/1954
Upload Date:
1/9/2019 2:45:12 AM
Location:
Sharpsburg, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 6176(UNKNOWN)
Views:
4243
Comments:
2
Title:
PRR 6180, Q-2, c. 1948
Description:
Portraits 6. Here is a steam locomotive portrait of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6180, a Q-2 (4-4-6-4) built in Juniata during March of 1945 and retired in December of 1953 after just eight years of revenue service. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. (#41 of 43)
Photo Date:
5/30/1948
Upload Date:
4/4/2021 8:18:48 AM
Location:
Englewood, IL
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam,Signal
Locomotives:
PRR 6180(UNKNOWN)
Views:
212
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 6180, Q-2, 1949
Description:
Here is a photo via Charles E. Winters that was taken in Crestline, Ohio, on 1 August 1949. Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6180, a Q-2 (4-4-6-4) "Duplex" built in Juniata during March of 1945 and retired in December of 1953. Partially visible at the right is PRR engine #5453, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" constructed by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in March of 1927 and retired in February of 1949. Gary Mittner Collection.
Photo Date:
8/1/1949
Upload Date:
8/29/2024 4:46:13 PM
Location:
Crestline, OH
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard,Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 6180(UNKNOWN)
PRR 5453(4-6-2)
Views:
43
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 6180, Q-2, 2001
Description:
Coal Power. Here is a photo that was published originally in Paul C. Dietz's 2001 book entitled "Firing On The Pennsy: A Fireman On The Pennsylvania Railroad Describes The 'Last Hurrah' Of The Steam Engine 1943-1947," page 88 and front cover. Photo by Paul Dietz. Photo Caption: "Waiting at Irondale for a pusher engine to attach to help our train up Salineville Hill." Shown here is PRR engine #6180, a Q-2 (4-4-6-4) built in Juniata during March of 1945 and retired in December of 1953 ~ a mere eight years after it was out-shopped!
Photo Date:
1/1/2001
Upload Date:
1/6/2018 3:30:00 AM
Location:
Irondale, OH
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 6180(UNKNOWN)
Views:
435
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 6184, Q-2, 1948
Description:
Portraits 6. Here is a steam locomotive portrait by an unidentified photographer that was taken near Chicago, Illinois, on 30 May 1948. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6184, a Q-2 (4-4-6-4) built in Juniata during April of 1945 and retired in December of 1953 after just eight years of revenue service. (#42 of 43)
Photo Date:
5/30/1948
Upload Date:
4/4/2021 8:21:21 AM
Location:
Chicago, IL
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard,Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 6184(UNKNOWN)
Views:
227
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 6195, Q-2, #1 of 3, 1955
Description:
Here is the first of three successive photos by John S. Fisher that were taken in Crestline, Ohio, in October of 1955. Caption On Reverse: "Pennsy 4-4-6-4 Q-2 Class built in 1945 now scrapped at Crestline, Ohio, in October of 1955." Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #6195, #6197, and #6186. All were built in Juniata; none of them saw more than ten years of revenue service. #6195 was constructed in June of 1945 and retired in January of 1956, #6197 was built in June of 1945 and retired in December of 1955, while #6186 was constructed in April of 1945 and retired in January of 1956.
Photo Date:
10/17/1955
Upload Date:
5/16/2022 9:05:20 AM
Location:
Crestline, OH
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard,Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 6195(UNKNOWN)
PRR 6197(UNKNOWN)
PRR 6186(UNKNOWN)
Views:
284
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 6195, Q-2, #2 of 3, 1955
Description:
Here is the second of three successive photos by John S. Fisher that were taken in Crestline, Ohio, in October of 1955. Caption On Reverse: "Pennsylvania Railroad Q-2 Class scrapped at Crestline, Ohio, yards. October, 1955." Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #6195, #6197, and #6186. All were built in Juniata; none of them saw more than ten years of revenue service. #6195 was constructed in June of 1945 and retired in January of 1956, #6197 was built in June of 1945 and retired in December of 1955, while #6186 was constructed in April of 1945 and retired in January of 1956.
Photo Date:
10/17/1955
Upload Date:
5/16/2022 9:06:13 AM
Location:
Crestline, OH
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard,Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 6195(UNKNOWN)
PRR 6197(UNKNOWN)
PRR 6186(UNKNOWN)
Views:
255
Comments:
0
Title:
Atterbury's M-1 Engines: Part 2, Page 49, 1979
Description:
Here is page six 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 49. Top Photo Caption: "If there was a sight more impressive than one M-1a in action it was that of two such machines; 6738 and 6795 shake up the south side of Chicago on April 10, 1947." Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #6738 and #6795. Both are M-1B (4-8-2) "Mountain" steam locomotives. #6738 was built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works as an M-1A in June of 1930, rebuilt in Juniata as an M-1B in October of 1948, and retired in September of 1959. #6795 was built by the Lima Locomotive Works as an M-1A in April of 1930, rebuilt in Juniata as an M-1B in August of 1944, and retired in December of 1956. Middle Photo Caption: "Q-2 4-4-6-4 6186 and M-1 6985 chatted in Fort Wayne, Ind., yard. Latter was destined to outlive the former thanks to simpler machinery." Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #6186 and #6985. #6186 is a Q-2 (4-4-6-4) duplex built in Juniata in April of 1945 and retired in December of 1955. #6985 is an M-1 (4-8-2) "Mountain" built by Lima in September of 1926 and retired in August of 1956.
Photo Date:
11/1/1979
Upload Date:
9/13/2022 2:15:32 PM
Location:
Fort Wayne, IN
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge,Steam,Signal,Wreck
Locomotives:
PRR 6738(4-8-2)
PRR 6795(4-8-2)
PRR 6186(UNKNOWN)
PRR 6985(4-8-2)
Views:
262
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 6187, Q-2, c. 1946
Description:
Portraits 1. Here is a steam locomotive portrait of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6187, a Q-2 (4-4-6-4) built in Juniata during April of 1945 and retired in December of 1955 after just ten years of revenue service. The photographer's name, the date, and the location are not recorded. (#7 of 10)
Photo Date:
8/15/1946
Upload Date:
4/13/2018 1:47:02 AM
Location:
Columbus, OH
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard,Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 6187(UNKNOWN)
Views:
378
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 6193, Q-2, 1947
Description:
Portraits 6. Here is a steam locomotive portrait by an unidentified photographer that was taken near Columbus, Ohio, on 19 December 1947. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6193, a Q-2 (4-4-6-4) built in Juniata during May of 1945 and retired in January of 1956 after just 11 years of revenue service. (#43 of 43)
Photo Date:
12/19/1947
Upload Date:
4/4/2021 8:22:22 AM
Location:
Columbus, OH
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard,Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 6193(UNKNOWN)
Views:
229
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 6194, Q-2, 1947
Description:
WB. Here is an image of an official photo that was taken at an unidentified location on 17 June 1947. Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6194, a Q-2 (4-4-6-4) "Duplex" built in Juniata during May of 1945 and retired in January of 1956 after just 12 years of revenue service. At the far right, note the mail pouch that's ready for Railway Post Office collection. William E. Burket Collection.
Photo Date:
6/17/1947
Upload Date:
7/28/2022 7:52:11 AM
Location:
Alton, OH
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 6194(UNKNOWN)
Views:
176
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 6194, Q-2, 1947
Description:
Here is a photo via Charles E. Winters that was taken in Crestline, Ohio, on 10 July 1947. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6194, a Q-2 (4-4-6-4) "Duplex" built in Juniata during May of 1945 and retired in January of 1956 after just 11 years of revenue service. Gary Mittner Collection.
Photo Date:
7/10/1947
Upload Date:
3/8/2024 11:33:31 PM
Location:
Crestline, OH
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard,Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 6194(UNKNOWN)
Views:
64
Comments:
0
Title:
99th Annual Report, Front Cover, 1945
Description:
Here is the front cover of the Pennsylvania Railroad's 31-page "Ninety-Ninth Annual Report." It was issued originally on 13 February 1946. Cover art painted by Mr. Frank Reilly. Depicted at the top (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #5900, #5500, #6195, and #4904. #5900 is an EP-20 built by GM-EMD in September of 1945 and rated at 2,000 horsepower. #5500 is a T-1 (4-4-4-4) "Duplex" built in Juniata during November of 1945 and retired in December of 1953. #6195 is a Q-2 (4-4-6-4) built in Juniata during June of 1945 and retired in January of 1956. #4904 is a GG-1 built in Juniata during May of 1940. Depicted at the bottom (L to R) are three vintage steam locomotives: 1831, 1864, and 1902. The one representing 1831 is the Camden & Amboy's "John Bull."
Photo Date:
12/31/1945
Upload Date:
6/16/2017 2:48:26 AM
Location:
Philadelphia, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 5900(E7A)
PRR 5500(4-4-4-4)
PRR 6195(UNKNOWN)
PRR 4904(GG1)
PRR JOHNBULL(2-4-0)
Views:
841
Comments:
0
Title:
Annual Report Color Cover ~ 1945
Description:
Here is the front cover of the Pennsylvania Railroad's 31-page "Ninety-Ninth Annual Report." It was issued originally on 13 February 1946. Cover art painted by Mr. Frank Reilly. Depicted at the top (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #5900, #5500, #6195, and #4904. #5900 is an EP-20 built by GM-EMD in September of 1945 and rated at 2,000 horsepower. #5500 is a T-1 (4-4-4-4) "Duplex" built in Juniata during November of 1945 and retired in December of 1953. #6195 is a Q-2 (4-4-6-4) built in Juniata during June of 1945 and retired in January of 1956. #4904 is a GG-1 built in Juniata during May of 1940. Depicted at the bottom (L to R) are three vintage steam locomotives: 1831, 1864, and 1902. The one representing 1831 is the Camden & Amboy's "John Bull."
Photo Date:
12/31/1945
Upload Date:
12/18/2017 8:48:34 AM
Location:
Philadelphia, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 5900(E7A)
PRR 5500(4-4-4-4)
PRR 6195(UNKNOWN)
PRR 4904(GG1)
PRR JOHNBULL(2-4-0)
Views:
736
Comments:
0
Title:
"Transportation Progress," Covers, 1946
Description:
Here are the back and front covers of a 14-page booklet published by the Pennsylvania Railroad entitled "One Hundred Years Of Transportation Progress." It was issued originally during 1946. Cover art painted by Mr. Frank Reilly. Depicted at the top (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #5900, #5500, #6195, and #4904. #5900 is an EP-20 built by GM-EMD in September of 1945 and rated at 2,000 horsepower. #5500 is a T-1 (4-4-4-4) "Duplex" built in Juniata in November of 1945 and retired in December of 1953. #6195 is a Q-2 (4-4-6-4) built in Juniata in June of 1945 and retired in January of 1956. #4904 is a GG-1 built in Juniata in May of 1940. Depicted at the bottom (L to R) are three vintage steam locomotives from 1831, 1864, and 1902. The one representing 1831 is the Camden & Amboy's "John Bull."
Photo Date:
4/13/1946
Upload Date:
8/26/2022 12:15:01 PM
Location:
Philadelphia, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 5900(E7A)
PRR 5500(4-4-4-4)
PRR 6195(UNKNOWN)
PRR 4904(GG1)
PRR JOHNBULL(2-4-0)
Views:
265
Comments:
0
Title:
Reilly, "1846-1946," 1946
Description:
Here is the 21st of 32 color prints of calendar art works that were commissioned by the Pennsylvania Railroad from 1925 through 1958. Shown here is Frank Reilly's painting entitled "1846-1946." It was published originally in 1946. Depicted at the top (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #5900, #5500, #6195, and #4904. #5900 is an EP-20 built by GM-EMD in September of 1945 and rated at 2,000 horsepower. #5500 is a T-1 (4-4-4-4) "Duplex" built in Juniata during November of 1945 and retired in December of 1953. #6195 is a Q-2 (4-4-6-4) built in Juniata during June of 1945 and retired in January of 1956. #4904 is a GG-1 built in Juniata during May of 1940. Depicted at the bottom (L to R) are three vintage steam locomotives: 1831, 1864, and 1902. The one representing 1831 is the Camden & Amboy's "John Bull."
Photo Date:
8/15/1946
Upload Date:
1/26/2022 11:32:05 AM
Location:
Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 5900(E7A)
PRR 5500(4-4-4-4)
PRR 6195(UNKNOWN)
PRR 4904(GG1)
PRR JOHNBULL(2-4-0)
Views:
432
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 6195, Q-2, #3 of 3, 1955
Description:
Here is the third of three successive photos by John S. Fisher that were taken in Crestline, Ohio, in October of 1955. Caption On Reverse: "Pennsy Q-2 scrap at Crestline, Ohio, yards. Oct. 1955." Prominent here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #6195 and #6197. Both were built in Juniata; neither of them saw more than ten years of revenue service. #6195 was constructed in June of 1945 and retired in January of 1956, while #6197 was built in June of 1945 and retired in December of 1955.
Photo Date:
10/17/1955
Upload Date:
5/16/2022 9:07:09 AM
Location:
Crestline, OH
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard,Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 6195(UNKNOWN)
PRR 6197(UNKNOWN)
Views:
184
Comments:
0
Title:
"Trains" Magazine, June 1968
Description:
Here is a photo that was published originally in the June 1968 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 41. Photo Caption: "'All Muscle': Pennsy's Q2-class duplex-drive 4-4-6-4's had impressive specs, but they were overtaken by diesels before Altoona could iron out developmental design bugs." Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6195, a Q-2 (4-4-6-4) "Duplex" built in Juniata during June of 1945 and retired in January of 1956 after just 11 years of revenue service. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded.
Photo Date:
6/1/1968
Upload Date:
4/12/2022 8:52:25 PM
Location:
Crestline, OH
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 6195(UNKNOWN)
Views:
176
Comments:
0
Title:
"Trains" Magazine, November 1950
Description:
Here is a photo taken by Mr. H. Cotterell, Jr. It was published originally in the November 1950 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 58. Photo Caption: "PRR rubber-tired, storage-battery switcher at Jersey City." Mr. Cotterell's Commentary: "No. 14379 is one of two rubber-tired, storage-battery locomotives used by the Pennsylvania Railroad for switching freight cars through the streets of the Paulus Hook section of Jersey City between the famous Colgate soap plant and docks located south of the Pennsy Station at Exchange Place. Each is steered by means of a large pilot wheel, similar to that on a boat."
Photo Date:
11/1/1950
Upload Date:
8/24/2019 3:31:45 AM
Location:
Jersey City, NJ
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
PRR 14379(UNKNOWN)
Views:
305
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 14380, Street Tractor, c. 1950
Description:
Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of Pennsylvania Railroad rubber-tired street tractor #14380. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. Produced and distributed by FJC Products of Newport, Delaware.
Photo Date:
11/14/1950
Upload Date:
5/24/2022 11:17:47 PM
Location:
Jersey City, NJ
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
PRR 14380(UNKNOWN)
Views:
120
Comments:
0
Title:
"Trains" Magazine, December 1960
Description:
Here is a photo taken by Mr. Bernard L. Albert. It was published originally in the December 1960 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 9. Photo Caption: "'Switchmobile' 89240 of Pennsy was built by Le Tourneau-Westinghouse, switches in Jersey City, is rated at 1000 tons capacity."
Photo Date:
12/1/1960
Upload Date:
3/9/2017 3:20:14 AM
Location:
Jersey City, NJ
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
RollingStock
Locomotives:
PRR 89240(UNKNOWN)
Views:
309
Comments:
0
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