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Thomas C. Ayers's Collection
 
4/29/2024
 
 
 
 
 
Owner: Pennsylvania Railroad
Model:UNKNOWN BoxcabBuilt As:Builder Info (Unavailable )
Serial Number:4033-2Order No:
Frame Number: Built:
Notes:PRR Class B-1; Juniata.
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PRR "Modern Cars And Locomotives: 1926," Page 8
Title:  PRR "Modern Cars And Locomotives: 1926," Page 8
Description:  Here is page eight of a 15-page booklet published by the Pennsylvania Railroad entitled "Modern Cars And Locomotives: 1926." Depicted here are PRR engines #6556, #3976-3977, and #3914-3915. All were built in Juniata. Engine #6556 is a C-1 (0-8-0) switcher built in May of 1925 and retired in January of 1949. Engines #3976-3977 are DD-1's (2-B+B-2) built in July of 1910 and rated at 3,160 horsepower; #3976 was transferred to the Long Island Rail Road in April of 1928 and renumbered "350-B," but #3977 was retired in January of 1949. Engines #3914-3915 are B-1 (C) electric switchers built in June of 1926 and rated at 570 horsepower each; #3914 was retired in December of 1962, while #3915 was retired in January of 1963.
Photo Date:  7/1/1926  Upload Date: 6/28/2022 10:46:29 PM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 6556(0-8-0) PRR 3976(Boxcab) PRR 3977(Boxcab) PRR 3914(Boxcab) PRR 3915(Boxcab)
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PRR 3915, B-1, 1962
Title:  PRR 3915, B-1, 1962
Description:  Electric Scrap. Here is an original photo that I took of Pennsylvania Railroad locomotives in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, on 24 November 1962. Shown here (R to L) are PRR electric engines #3915, #5689, and #4708. #3915 and #5689 are B-1's built by Juniata; #3915 was built in 1926, but #5689 was built in 1934. #4708 is a P-5A built by Baldwin-Westinghouse in 1932 and rated at 3,750 horsepower.
Photo Date:  11/24/1962  Upload Date: 8/13/2016 2:50:53 AM
Location:  Hollidaysburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 3915(Boxcab) PRR 5689(0-6-0) PRR 4708(4-6-4)
Views:  377   Comments: 0
PRR 3915, B-1, 1962
Title:  PRR 3915, B-1, 1962
Description:  Electric Scrap. Here is an original photo that I took of Pennsylvania Railroad locomotives in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, on 24 November 1962. Shown here (R to L) are PRR electric engines #3915 and #5689. Both are B-1's built by Juniata; #3915 was built in 1926, but #5689 was built in 1934.
Photo Date:  11/24/1962  Upload Date: 8/13/2016 2:51:57 AM
Location:  Hollidaysburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 3915(Boxcab) PRR 5689(0-6-0)
Views:  285   Comments: 0
PRR 4720, P-5A, 1962
Title:  PRR 4720, P-5A, 1962
Description:  Electric Scrap. Here is an original photo that I took of Pennsylvania Railroad locomotives in Frankstown, Pennsylvania, on 15 December 1962. Shown here (R to L) are eight PRR electric engines: #4720, #4708, #5689, #3915, #4704, #4768, #3900, and #3917. #4720, #4708, #4704, #4768 are P-5A's built in 1932 and rated at 3,750 horsepower each. #4720, #4708, and #4704 were built by Baldwin-Westinghouse ~ but #4768 was built by General Electric. #5689, #3915, #3900, and #3917 are B-1's built by Juniata. #5689 was built in 1934 ~ but #3915, #3900, and #3917 were built in 1926.
Photo Date:  12/15/1962  Upload Date: 8/13/2016 2:48:30 AM
Location:  Frankstown, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Winter
Locomotives:  PRR 4720(4-6-4) PRR 4708(4-6-4) PRR 5689(0-6-0) PRR 3915(Boxcab) PRR 4704(4-6-4) PRR 4768(P-5) PRR 3900(Boxcab) PRR 3917(Boxcab)
Views:  700   Comments: 1
PRR 3917, B-1, 1962
Title:  PRR 3917, B-1, 1962
Description:  Electric Scrap. Here is an original photo that I took of Pennsylvania Railroad locomotives in Frankstown, Pennsylvania, on 15 December 1962. Shown here (L to R) are eight PRR electric engines: #3917, #3900, #4768, #4704, #3915, #5689, #4708, and #4720. #3917, #3900, #5689, and #3915 are B-1's built by Juniata. #3917, #3900, and #3915 were built in 1926 ~ but #5689 was built in 1934. #4768, #4704, #4708, #4720 are P-5A's built in 1932 and rated at 3,750 horsepower each. #4768 was built by General Electric ~ but #4720, #4708, and #4704 were built by Baldwin-Westinghouse.
Photo Date:  12/15/1962  Upload Date: 8/13/2016 2:49:44 AM
Location:  Frankstown, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Winter
Locomotives:  PRR 3917(Boxcab) PRR 3900(Boxcab) PRR 4768(P-5) PRR 4704(4-6-4) PRR 3915(Boxcab) PRR 5689(0-6-0) PRR 4708(4-6-4) PRR 4720(4-6-4)
Views:  646   Comments: 2


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