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Thomas C. Ayers's Collection
 
5/1/2024
 
 
 
 
 
Owner: Pennsylvania Railroad
Model:BLW 2-8-0Built As:PRR 2846 (2-8-0)
Serial Number:26744Order No:
Frame Number:22X28 cylinders, 56" driversBuilt:11/1905
Notes:PRR Class H-6SB.
Other locos with this serial:  PRR 2846(2-8-0)
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Pennsy's Historical Collection, #1 of 2, 1968
Title:  Pennsy's Historical Collection, #1 of 2, 1968
Description:  Here is page one of a two-page camera study that was published originally in the September 1968 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 38. This photo was taken by Don Wood at the Northumberland Roundhouse on Monday, 13 May 1968. Partially visible here (L to R) are three former Pennsylvania Railroad steam locomotives that were eventually transferred to the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg: #94, #7688, and #2846. #94 is an A-5S (0-4-0) switcher built in Juniata during January of 1917. #7688 is an H-10S (2-8-0) "Consolidated" built by the Lima Locomotive Works in September of 1915. And #2846 is an H-6SB (2-8-0) "Consolidated" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works as an H-6B during November of 1905 and rebuilt in Juniata as an H-6SB in November of 1913.
Photo Date:  9/1/1968  Upload Date: 4/13/2022 7:49:48 AM
Location:  Northumberland, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 94(0-4-0) PRR 7688(2-8-0) PRR 2846(2-8-0)
Views:  292   Comments: 0
"Power To Burn," Page 12, 1976
Title:  "Power To Burn," Page 12, 1976
Description:  Here is page 12 of a 96-page monograph entitled "Power To Burn: Smoke, Steam, & Cinders" that was edited by James M. Shafer and published during 1976. Top Photo, Revised Caption: "PRR Class H-10s [#7688] was shown at Juniata prior to being sent to the Railroad Museum at Strasburg, Pa." Bottom Photo, Revised Caption: "PRR Class H-6s [#2846] was shown at Juniata prior to being sent to the Railroad Museum at Strasburg, Pa." Engine #7688 is an H-10S (2-8-0) "Consolidated" built by the Lima Locomotive Works in September of 1915. And #2846 is an H-6SB (2-8-0) "Consolidated" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works as an H-6B in November of 1905 and rebuilt in Juniata as an H-6SB in November of 1913.
Photo Date:  8/29/1976  Upload Date: 2/20/2019 5:20:27 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 7688(2-8-0) PRR 2846(2-8-0)
Views:  686   Comments: 0
"PRR's Historical Collection," Front Cover, 1996
Title:  "PRR's Historical Collection," Front Cover, 1996
Description:  Here is the front cover of a six-page cover article by Robert Emerson & Kurt Bell entitled "The Pennsylvania Railroad's Historical Collection." It was published originally on the Fall 1996 issue of "Vintage Rails" magazine. Partial Caption: "Don Wood's photo shows three historic Pennsylvania Railroad locomotives in the Northumberland Roundhouse." Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #7688, #2846, and #460; all are presently on display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania. #7688 is an H-10S (2-8-0) "Consolidated" built by the Lima Locomotive Works in September of 1915. #2846 is an H-6SB (2-8-0) "Consolidated" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works as an H-6B in November of 1905 and rebuilt in Juniata as an H-6SB in November of 1913. And #460 is an E-6S (4-4-2) "Atlantic" built in Juniata in August of 1914.
Photo Date:  9/22/1996  Upload Date: 7/14/2017 5:53:44 PM
Location:  Northumberland, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 7688(2-8-0) PRR 2846(2-8-0) PRR 460(4-4-2)
Views:  628   Comments: 0
"PRR's Historical Collection," Page 83, 1996
Title:  "PRR's Historical Collection," Page 83, 1996
Description:  Here is page four of a six-page cover article by Robert Emerson & Kurt Bell entitled "The Pennsylvania Railroad's Historical Collection." It was published originally in the Fall 1996 issue of "Vintage Rails" magazine, page 83. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #94, #7688, #2846, and #460; all are presently on display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg. #94 is an A-5S (0-4-0) switcher built in Juniata in January of 1917. #7688 is an H-10S (2-8-0) "Consolidated" built by the Lima Locomotive Works in September of 1915. #2846 is an H-6SB (2-8-0) "Consolidated" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works as an H-6B in November of 1905 and rebuilt in Juniata as an H-6SB in November of 1913. And #460 is an E-6S (4-4-2) "Atlantic" built in Juniata in August of 1914. Photo by Don Wood (1966).
Photo Date:  9/22/1996  Upload Date: 8/30/2022 8:00:14 AM
Location:  Northumberland, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 94(0-4-0) PRR 7688(2-8-0) PRR 2846(2-8-0) PRR 460(4-4-2)
Views:  195   Comments: 0
"Vintage Rails" Magazine, 1996
Title:  "Vintage Rails" Magazine, 1996
Description:  Wood. Here is a photo by Don Wood that was taken in Northumberland, Pennsylvania, on Monday, 13 May 1968. It comes from an article by Robert Emerson & Kurt Bell entitled "The Pennsylvania Railroad's Historical Collection" that was published in the Fall 1996 issue of "Vintage Rails," pages 82-83. Partial Caption: "In the roundhouse, Nos. 460, 2846, 7688, and 94 shine brightly as afternoon sunlight shows off the new paint jobs." Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #460, #2846, #7688, and #94; all are presently on display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania. #460 is an E-6S (4-4-2) "Atlantic" built in Juniata in August of 1914. #2846 is an H-6SB (2-8-0) "Consolidated" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works as an H-6B in November of 1905 and rebuilt in Juniata as an H-6SB in November of 1913. #7688 is an H-10S (2-8-0) "Consolidated" built by the Lima Locomotive Works in September of 1915. And #94 is an A-5S (0-4-0) switcher built in Juniata in January of 1917.
Photo Date:  9/23/1996  Upload Date: 7/15/2017 4:04:40 AM
Location:  Northumberland, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 460(4-4-2) PRR 2846(2-8-0) PRR 7688(2-8-0) PRR 94(0-4-0)
Views:  991   Comments: 0
"Pennsy At Northumberland," Page 69, 2004
Title:  "Pennsy At Northumberland," Page 69, 2004
Description:  Here is page four of a six-page article by William D. Volkmer entitled "The Pennsy At Northumberland: 1964-1968." It was published originally in the January 2004 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 69. Top Photo Caption: "Northumberland's roundhouse became a museum of sorts in the 1960s for a variety of preserved PRR steam power. In repose in January 1966 are a pair of 2-8-0s, H10s 7688 and H6b 2846, and E6s 4-4-2 460." Bottom Photo Caption: "Baldwin DS4-4-660 9113 looks fresh out of the paint shop on March 16, 1965, but thanks to its mechanical unreliability, it will be retired in a little more than a year." Engine #9113 is a BS-6A built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in August of 1948, rated at 660 horsepower, and retired in May of 1966 after just 18 years of revenue service.
Photo Date:  1/1/2004  Upload Date: 12/8/2021 10:06:40 PM
Location:  Northumberland, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 7688(2-8-0) PRR 2846(2-8-0) PRR 460(4-4-2) PRR 9113(DS44-660)
Views:  341   Comments: 0


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