Thomas C. Ayers's Collection
6/26/2025
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Pictures of PRR 6836
Owner:
Pennsylvania Railroad
Model:
BLW 4-8-2
Built As:
PRR 6836 (4-8-2)
Serial Number:
59429
Order No:
Frame Number:
27x30 cylinders, 72" drivers
Built:
8/1926
Notes:
PRR Class M-1; scrapped 02/1950
Other locos with this serial:
PRR 6836(4-8-2)
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Title:
PRR Eastbound Freight, c. 1946
Description:
Baera HC. Here is the fifth of twelve original photos by an unidentified photographer that were taken at the Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, c. 1946. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6836, an M-1 (4-8-2) "Mountain" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in September of 1926 and retired in February of 1950 after 24 years of service. It's pulling a mixed-cargo freight train around the Curve and down the Allegheny Mountains to Altoona and points East. (Track 1)
Photo Date:
8/15/1946
Upload Date:
6/8/2023 1:23:41 PM
Location:
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 6836(4-8-2)
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