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Thomas C. Ayers's Collection
 
5/29/2024
 
 
 
 
 
Owner: Pennsylvania Railroad
Model:Altoona 4-6-2Built As:PRR 7898 (4-6-2)
Serial Number:4251Order No:
Frame Number:Built:8/1931
Notes:PRR Class P-5; Prototype.
Other locos with this serial:  PRR 4700(4-6-2)
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PRR 4700, P-5, c. 1951
Title:  PRR 4700, P-5, c. 1951
Description:  Newark. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Mr. Martin Zak. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4700, a P-5 (2-C-2) built in Juniata as number "7898" in July of 1931, rated at 3,750 horsepower, renumbered "4700" in September of 1933, retired in April of 1965, and presently on display at the National Museum of Transportation in Kirkwood, Missouri. The exact date and the location are not recorded. ("Stoneborobranch"; #1 of 11) (#6,666)
Photo Date:  3/18/1951  Upload Date: 9/6/2020 1:30:09 PM
Location:  Newark, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
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Locomotives:  PRR 4700(4-6-2)
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PRR 4700, P-5, 1961
Title:  PRR 4700, P-5, 1961
Description:  Electric Action. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken near Leaman Place, Pennsylvania, on 30 April 1961. Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4700, a P-5 (2-C-2) built in Juniata as number "7898" in July of 1931, rated at 3,750 horsepower, renumbered "4700" in September of 1933, retired in April of 1965, and presently on display at the National Museum of Transportation in Kirkwood, Missouri. Here, it's at Leaman Place with an excursion.
Photo Date:  4/30/1961  Upload Date: 11/21/2021 8:26:58 AM
Location:  Leaman Place, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 4700(4-6-2)
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PRR 4700, P-5, 1961
Title:  PRR 4700, P-5, 1961
Description:  Electric Action. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by William P. Nixon that was taken near Leaman Place, Pennsylvania, on 30 April 1961. Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4700, a P-5 (2-C-2) built in Juniata as number "7898" in July of 1931, rated at 3,750 horsepower, renumbered "4700" in September of 1933, retired in April of 1965, and presently on display at the National Museum of Transportation in Kirkwood, Missouri. Here, it's at Leaman Place with an excursion.
Photo Date:  4/30/1961  Upload Date: 5/24/2022 11:20:00 PM
Location:  Leaman Place, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 4700(4-6-2)
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PRR 4700, P-5, c. 1964
Title:  PRR 4700, P-5, c. 1964
Description:  Electrics. Here is a photo of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4700, a P-5 (2-C-2) built in Juniata as number "7898" in July of 1931, rated at 3,750 horsepower, renumbered "4700" in September of 1933, retired in April of 1965, and presently on display at the National Museum of Transportation in Kirkwood, Missouri. This is the very first P-5 electric locomotive. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. (Gift from Brad Mann.)
Photo Date:  8/15/1964  Upload Date: 9/18/2021 10:21:42 PM
Location:  Enola, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
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Locomotives:  PRR 4700(4-6-2)
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