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Pictures of PRR 2897
Owner:
Pennsylvania Railroad
Model:
BLW 2-8-0
Built As:
PRR 2897 (2-8-0)
Serial Number:
35577
Order No:
Frame Number:
24X28 cylinders, 62" drivers
Built:
11/1910
Notes:
PRR Class H-9S; Built 1910
Other locos with this serial:
PRR 2897(2-8-0)
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Title:
PRR 2897. H-9S, 1954
Description:
Coal Power. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Charles E. Spragg that was taken at Broadway Station in Camden, New Jersey, on 27 December 1954. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #2897, an H-9S built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works as an H-8B during November of 1910, rebuilt in Juniata as an H-8SB, rebuilt as an H-9S in August of 1923, and retired in October of 1957 after 47 years of faithful service.
Photo Date:
12/27/1954
Upload Date:
7/13/2019 2:10:22 AM
Location:
Camden, NJ
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Station,Steam,Signal
Locomotives:
PRR 2897(2-8-0)
Views:
993
Comments:
2
Title:
PRR 2897, H-9S, c. 1955
Description:
Here is an original photo by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Camden, New Jersey, c. 1955. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #2897, an H-9S (2-8-0) "Consolidated" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works as an H-8SB during November of 1910, rebuilt in Juniata as an H-9S in August of 1923, and retired in October of 1957 after 47 years of faithful service. Henry C. Westenberger Collection; #6 of 25.
Photo Date:
1/23/1955
Upload Date:
8/28/2018 1:42:00 AM
Location:
Camden, NJ
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam,Signal
Locomotives:
PRR 2897(2-8-0)
Views:
983
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 2897, H-9S, 1957
Description:
Blackhawk. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by William K. Viekman that was taken in Camden, New Jersey, in 1957. Photo Caption: "Pennsylvania K-4's Nos. 920 and 3747 and H-9s No. 2897, at Camden, N.J., 1957." #920 and #3747 are both K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacifics" built in Juniata: #920 was built in during July of 1917 and retired in 1959, while #3747 was built during March of 1920 and retired in November of 1957. #2897 is an H-9S (2-8-0) "Consolidated" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works as an H-8SB during November of 1910, rebuilt in Juniata as an H-9S in August of 1923, and retired in October of 1957. This photo comes from a color slide set entitled "Steam Power ~ East and West" that's produced and distributed by Blackhawk Films of Davenport, Iowa (816-13).
Photo Date:
1/23/1957
Upload Date:
1/28/2019 11:07:18 AM
Location:
Camden, NJ
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Winter,Yard,Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 920(4-6-2)
PRR 3747(4-6-2)
PRR 2897(2-8-0)
Views:
1045
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 2897, H-9S, 1957
Description:
Camden. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken in Camden, New Jersey, on 24 June 1957. The photographer is not identified. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #2897, an H-9S (2-8-0) "Consolidated" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works as an H-8B during November of 1910, rebuilt in Juniata as an H-8SB, rebuilt as an H-9S in August of 1923, and retired in October of 1957 after 47 years of faithful service. ("Stoneborobranch"; #50 of 69)
Photo Date:
6/24/1957
Upload Date:
11/8/2020 1:30:44 PM
Location:
Camden, NJ
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard,Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 2897(2-8-0)
Views:
582
Comments:
0
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