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PRR 5244, B-6SB, #2 of 2, c. 1957
Title:  PRR 5244, B-6SB, #2 of 2, c. 1957
Description:  Here is the second of two successive duplicate 35mm color slides by an unidentified photographer that were taken at the Station in New Egypt, New Jersey, c. 1957. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5244, a B-6SB (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata during February of 1916 and retired on 15 July 1959 after 43 years of faithful service. The names of the Railroaders pictured here are not recorded. Immediately behind the tender is PRR N-6B cabin car #982186.
Photo Date:  8/15/1957  Upload Date: 1/10/2025 12:13:03 AM
Location:  New Egypt, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  RollingStock,Station,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 5244(0-6-0)
Views:  217   Comments: 0
PRR 5244, B-6SB, c. 1957
Title:  PRR 5244, B-6SB, c. 1957
Description:  Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken near Hornerstown, New Jersey, c. 1957. Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5244, a B-6SB (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata during February of 1916 and retired on 15 July 1959 after 43 years of faithful service. The name of the Engineman pictured here is not recorded. Immediately behind the tender is PRR N-6B cabin car #982186.
Photo Date:  8/15/1957  Upload Date: 1/10/2025 12:12:41 AM
Location:  Hornerstown, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  RollingStock,Bridge,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 5244(0-6-0)
Views:  229   Comments: 0
PRR 5244, B-6SB, c. 1957
Title:  PRR 5244, B-6SB, c. 1957
Description:  Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken near New Egypt, New Jersey, c. 1957. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5244, a B-6SB (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata during February of 1916 and retired on 15 July 1959 after 43 years of faithful service. Immediately behind the tender is PRR N-6B cabin car #982186. ("Stoneborobranch")
Photo Date:  11/14/1957  Upload Date: 6/6/2025 12:16:50 AM
Location:  New Egypt, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 5244(0-6-0)
Views:  99   Comments: 0
PRR 5244, B-6SB, 1958
Title:  PRR 5244, B-6SB, 1958
Description:  Here is an original photo by an unidentified photographer that was taken near Hornerstown, New Jersey, on 3 June 1958. Caption On Negative Sleeve: "Union Transportation Company. Leased PRR 5244, 0-6-0, B-6sb, 3/4 left, with train and cabin car 982186, near crossing of Homes Road, north of Hornerstown, N.J., 6-3-1958." Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5244, a B-6SB (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata during February of 1916 and retired on 15 July 1959 after 43 years of faithful service. It's the last active revenue-generating steam locomotive ~ of any type, by any builder ~ in Pennsylvania Railroad service.
Photo Date:  6/3/1958  Upload Date: 2/28/2019 12:26:30 AM
Location:  Hornerstown, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  RollingStock,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 5244(0-6-0)
Views:  825   Comments: 1
PRR 5244, B-6SB, 1959
Title:  PRR 5244, B-6SB, 1959
Description:  Here is an image of a photo by Edward Kaspriske that was taken in the Union Transportation Company's enginehouse in New Egypt, New Jersey, in 1959. Partially visible here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5244, a B-6SB (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata during February of 1916 and retired on 15 July 1959 after 43 years of faithful service. Edward Kaspriske Collection.
Photo Date:  4/16/1959  Upload Date: 4/29/2025 1:02:52 PM
Location:  New Egypt, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 5244(0-6-0)
Views:  115   Comments: 0
PRR "Number 5244," Front Cover, 1959
Title:  PRR "Number 5244," Front Cover, 1959
Description:  Here is the front cover of a five-page camera study by David Plowden entitled "Number 5244: The Pennsy's Last Active Steamer." It was published originally on the December 1959 issue of "Railroad" magazine. Photo Caption: "No. 5244, the Pennsy's last active steam locomotive, makes her final run on the 19-mile Union Transportation line in New Jersey." Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5244, a B-6SB (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata during February of 1916 and retired in July of 1959 after 43 years of faithful service. Partially visible at the left is PRR N-6B cabin car #982186.
Photo Date:  12/1/1959  Upload Date: 2/6/2020 4:35:46 PM
Location:  Hornerstown, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  RollingStock,Bridge,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 5244(0-6-0)
Views:  572   Comments: 0
PRR "Number 5244," Page 13, 1959
Title:  PRR "Number 5244," Page 13, 1959
Description:  Here is page one of a five-page camera study by David Plowden entitled "Number 5244: The Pennsy's Last Active Steamer." It was published originally in the December 1959 issue of "Railroad" magazine, page 13. Partial Caption: "Pennsylvania Railroad, which did more than any other road to develop the steam locomotive, no longer has any live steam power. Except for museum pieces and a very few serviceable engines held in storage, the lone survivor of a great heritage is No. 5244, an 0-6-0, Class B-6SB, built at Juniata shops in 1916, leased in her old age to Union Transportation Co., and shown here at Cream Ridge, N.J." Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5244, a B-6SB (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata during February of 1916 and retired in July of 1979.
Photo Date:  12/1/1959  Upload Date: 1/9/2025 6:54:38 PM
Location:  Cream Ridge, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 5244(0-6-0)
Views:  188   Comments: 0
PRR "Number 5244," Page 14, 1959
Title:  PRR "Number 5244," Page 14, 1959
Description:  Here is page two of a five-page camera study by David Plowden entitled "Number 5244: The Pennsy's Last Active Steamer." It was published originally in the December 1959 issue of "Railroad" magazine, page 14. Bottom Photo Caption: "Conductor Radon walks back to caboose while train, with Fireman Horner at throttle, stops at Hightstown, N.J., crossing." Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5244, a B-6SB (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata during February of 1916 and retired in July of 1979 after 43 years of faithful service.
Photo Date:  12/1/1959  Upload Date: 3/18/2017 3:22:03 AM
Location:  Hightstown, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 5244(0-6-0)
Views:  762   Comments: 0
PRR "Number 5244," Page 15, 1959
Title:  PRR "Number 5244," Page 15, 1959
Description:  Here is page three of a five-page camera study by David Plowden entitled "Number 5244: The Pennsy's Last Active Steamer." It was published originally in the December 1959 issue of "Railroad" magazine, page 15. Photo Caption: "Three little railfans watch the train arrive at New Egypt from Fort Dix, possibly the last steam engine they'll ever see." Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5244, a B-6SB (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata during February of 1916 and retired in July of 0959 after 43 years of faithful service.
Photo Date:  12/1/1959  Upload Date: 3/18/2017 3:30:40 AM
Location:  New Egypt, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 5244(0-6-0)
Views:  743   Comments: 0
PRR "Number 5244," Page 16, 1959
Title:  PRR "Number 5244," Page 16, 1959
Description:  Here is page four of a five-page camera study by David Plowden entitled "Number 5244: The Pennsy's Last Active Steamer." It was published originally in the December 1959 issue of "Railroad" magazine, page 16. Photo Caption: "Leaving Fort Dix, U.S. Army post, the train runs occasionally to Davis, the end of railroad operation but not end of track." Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5244, a B-6SB (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata during February of 1916 and retired in July of 1959 after 43 years of faithful service.
Photo Date:  12/1/1959  Upload Date: 3/18/2017 3:35:03 AM
Location:  Fort Dix, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 5244(0-6-0)
Views:  798   Comments: 0
PRR "Number 5244," Page 17, 1959
Title:  PRR "Number 5244," Page 17, 1959
Description:  Here is page five of a five-page camera study by David Plowden entitled "Number 5244: The Pennsy's Last Active Steamer." It was published originally in the December 1959 issue of "Railroad" magazine, page 17. Bottom Photo Caption: "Union Transportation's only train and engine crew relaxes after putting the old girl to bed in the enginehouse at New Egypt." Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5244, a B-6SB (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata during February of 1916 and retired in July of 1959 after 43 years of faithful service.
Photo Date:  12/1/1959  Upload Date: 3/18/2017 3:39:05 AM
Location:  New Egypt, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 5244(0-6-0)
Views:  831   Comments: 0
PRR "Farewell To Steam," Page 1, 1960
Title:  PRR "Farewell To Steam," Page 1, 1960
Description:  Here is page one of a three-page article entitled "Farewell To Steam." It was published originally in the July-August 1960 issue of "Pennsy" magazine, page 1. Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5244, a B-6SB (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata during February of 1916 and retired on 15 July 1959 after 43 years of faithful service.
Photo Date:  7/1/1960  Upload Date: 1/9/2025 5:58:15 PM
Location:  West Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 5244(0-6-0)
Views:  181   Comments: 0
PRR "Farewell To Steam," Page 3, 1960
Title:  PRR "Farewell To Steam," Page 3, 1960
Description:  Here is page three of a three-page article entitled "Farewell To Steam." It was published originally in the July-August 1960 issue of "Pennsy" magazine, page 3. Photo Caption: "The last steam locomotive in Pennsylvania Railroad service, retired July 15, 1959." Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5244, a B-6SB (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata during February of 1916 and retired on 15 July 1959 after 43 years of service. Partially visible at the left is PRR N-6B cabin car #982186.
Photo Date:  7/1/1960  Upload Date: 1/9/2025 5:59:23 PM
Location:  Hornerstown, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  RollingStock,Bridge,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 5244(0-6-0)
Views:  188   Comments: 0
PRR "New Man On The Job," Page 1, 1963
Title:  PRR "New Man On The Job," Page 1, 1963
Description:  Here is a photo excerpted from a three-page article entitled "New Man On The Job." It was published in the November-December 1963 issue of "Pennsy" magazine, page 1. Note that Messrs. Symes and Saunders are standing in front of the number plate from the very last active Pennsylvania Railroad steam locomotive, #5244 ~ a B-6SB (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata during February of 1916 and retired on 15 July 1959 after 43 years of faithful service.
Photo Date:  11/1/1963  Upload Date: 1/10/2025 5:33:38 PM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 5244(0-6-0)
Views:  178   Comments: 0
PRR 5247, B-6SB, 1937
Title:  PRR 5247, B-6SB, 1937
Description:  Here is a photo by William E. Grant that was taken in South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on 31 October 1937. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5247, a B-6SB (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata during September of 1916 and retired in June of 1954 after 38 years of faithful service. Gary Mittner Collection.
Photo Date:  10/31/1937  Upload Date: 8/30/2024 10:55:32 PM
Location:  South Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 5247(0-6-0)
Views:  176   Comments: 0
PRR 5247, B-6SB, 1949
Title:  PRR 5247, B-6SB, 1949
Description:  Here is a photo via Harold K. Vollrath that was taken in South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in December of 1949. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5247, a B-6SB (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata during September of 1916 and retired in June of 1954 after 38 years of faithful service. Williams Collection.
Photo Date:  12/21/1949  Upload Date: 4/17/2023 8:39:00 PM
Location:  South Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 5247(0-6-0)
Views:  257   Comments: 0
PRR 5252, B-6SB, 1951
Title:  PRR 5252, B-6SB, 1951
Description:  Here is a photo by William E. Grant that was taken in Wilmington, Delaware, on 2 August 1951. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5252, a B-6SB (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata during October of 1917 and retired in March of 1953 after 36 years of faithful service. Wave to the engineman! Gary Mittner Collection.
Photo Date:  8/2/1951  Upload Date: 8/31/2024 8:10:33 AM
Location:  Wilmington, DE
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 5252(0-6-0)
Views:  181   Comments: 0
PRR 5261, B-6SB, 1950
Title:  PRR 5261, B-6SB, 1950
Description:  Here is a photo by Max Miller that was taken in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, on 16 May 1950. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5261, a B-6SB (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata during September of 1916 and retired in October of 1958 after 42 years of faithful service. Williams Collection.
Photo Date:  5/16/1950  Upload Date: 5/7/2023 1:50:02 PM
Location:  Bethlehem, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 5261(0-6-0)
Views:  317   Comments: 0
PRR 5261, B-6SB, 1956
Title:  PRR 5261, B-6SB, 1956
Description:  Camden. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken in Camden, New Jersey, on 10 March 1956. The photographer is not identified. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5261, a B-6SB (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata in September of 1916 and retired in October of 1958 after 42 years of faithful service. ("Stoneborobranch"; #40 of 69)
Photo Date:  3/10/1956  Upload Date: 11/21/2020 8:08:53 AM
Location:  Camden, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 5261(0-6-0)
Views:  386   Comments: 0
PRR 6006, B-4A, c. 1915
Title:  PRR 6006, B-4A, c. 1915
Description:  Here is a photo of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6006, a B-4A (0-6-0) switcher built in the Altoona Machine Shops as West Jersey & Seashore Railroad number "6006" during July of 1902, acquired by the PRR as number "6006" in 1903, and retired in March of 1924 after 22 years of faithful service. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. Williams Collection.
Photo Date:  8/15/1915  Upload Date: 3/23/2023 2:22:17 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 6006(0-6-0)
Views:  271   Comments: 0
PRR 6035, B-4A, 1915
Title:  PRR 6035, B-4A, 1915
Description:  Here is a photo by an unidentified photographer that was taken near Camden, New Jersey, in 1915. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6035, a B-4A (0-6-0) switcher built in the Altoona Machine Shops as number "499" during May of 1894, acquired by the West Jersey & Seashore Railroad and renumbered "6035" in June of 1907, reacquired by the PRR as number "6035," and retired in February of 1925 after 31 years of faithful service. Williams Collection.
Photo Date:  8/15/1915  Upload Date: 3/23/2023 9:10:22 PM
Location:  Camden, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 6035(0-6-0)
Views:  295   Comments: 0
PRR 6219, B-4B, c. 1911
Title:  PRR 6219, B-4B, c. 1911
Description:  Here is a photo of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6219, a B-4B (0-6-0T) switcher built in the Altoona Machine Shops as Western New York & Pennsylvania Railway B-4A (0-6-0) number "102" in September of 1902, rebuilt as PRR B-4B (0-6-0T) number "6219" in November of 1911, and retired in December of 1927 after 25 years of faithful service. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. Williams Collection.
Photo Date:  11/14/1911  Upload Date: 5/19/2025 2:31:43 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 6219(0-6-0)
Views:  76   Comments: 0
PRR 6227, B-6SA, 1946
Title:  PRR 6227, B-6SA, 1946
Description:  Here is a photo via Forrest W. Trittenbach that was taken near Glassport, Pennsylvania, on 8 September 1946. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6227, a B-6SA (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata during January of 1914 and retired in November of 1949 after 35 years of faithful service. Note that the bell and the main driving rods have been removed in preparation for scrapping. Williams Collection.
Photo Date:  9/8/1946  Upload Date: 4/17/2023 6:14:57 AM
Location:  Glassport, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 6227(0-6-0)
Views:  176   Comments: 0
PRR 6289, B-8A, c. 1948
Title:  PRR 6289, B-8A, c. 1948
Description:  Here is an original photo by an unidentified photographer of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6289, a B-8A (0-6-0T) tank switcher built in Juniata as a B-8 during September of 1907, rebuilt as a B-8A (0-6-0T) in January of 1927, and retired in May of 1952 after 45 years of faithful service. Note that the bell, headlight, and main driving rods have been removed in preparation for scrapping. The exact date and the location are not recorded. Roy Healey Collection; #9 of 11.
Photo Date:  8/15/1948  Upload Date: 3/14/2018 4:21:51 PM
Location:  Modena, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 6289(0-6-0)
Views:  407   Comments: 0
PRR 6344, B-6SB, 1949
Title:  PRR 6344, B-6SB, 1949
Description:  Portraits 4. Here is a steam locomotive portrait via Arthur B. Johnson that was taken in Chicago, Illinois, on 23 June 1949. Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6344, a B-6SB (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata during August of 1926 and retired in November of 1949 after 23 years of faithful service. Note the atypical tender for this class of locomotive! (#7 of 40)
Photo Date:  6/23/1949  Upload Date: 2/22/2021 6:08:03 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 6344(0-6-0)
Views:  269   Comments: 0
PRR 6345, B-6SB, c. 1945
Title:  PRR 6345, B-6SB, c. 1945
Description:  Here is a photo of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6345, a B-6SB (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata during August of 1926 and retired in May of 1953 after 27 years of faithful service. Looks to me like it's been "mothballed." The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. Gary Mittner Collection.
Photo Date:  11/14/1945  Upload Date: 5/25/2025 6:30:00 PM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 6345(0-6-0)
Views:  57   Comments: 0
PRR 6346, B-6SB, c. 1945
Title:  PRR 6346, B-6SB, c. 1945
Description:  Here is a photo of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6346, a B-6SB (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata during August of 1926 and retired in February of 1949 after 23 years of faithful service. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. Gary Mittner Collection.
Photo Date:  11/14/1945  Upload Date: 5/25/2025 6:30:46 PM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 6346(0-6-0)
Views:  71   Comments: 0
PRR 6348, B-6SB, 1948
Title:  PRR 6348, B-6SB, 1948
Description:  Portraits 4. Here is a steam locomotive portrait via Arthur B. Johnson that was taken in Chicago, Illinois, on 23 May 1948. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6348, a B-6SB (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata during August of 1926 and retired in February of 1949. Partially visible at the right is PRR engine #8030, an H-10S (2-8-0) "Consolidated" built in Juniata as an H-8SC during October of 1912, rebuilt as an H-10S in August of 1918, and retired in January of 1950. (#8 of 40)
Photo Date:  5/23/1948  Upload Date: 2/22/2021 6:46:40 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 6348(0-6-0) PRR 8030(2-8-0)
Views:  363   Comments: 0
PRR 6350, B-6SB, 1946
Title:  PRR 6350, B-6SB, 1946
Description:  Here is a photo by an unidentified photographer that was taken near Chicago, Illinois, on 14 April 1946. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6350, a B-6SB (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata during August of 1926 and retired in August of 1949 after 23 years of faithful service. Gary Mittner Collection.
Photo Date:  4/14/1946  Upload Date: 2/23/2024 4:57:02 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 6350(0-6-0)
Views:  163   Comments: 0
"Locomotives Of The Pennsylvania," Page 57, JUL 1941
Title:  "Locomotives Of The Pennsylvania," Page 57, JUL 1941
Description:  Here is page eight of a 34-page article8(in five installments) entitled "Locomotives Of The Pennsylvania." It was published originally in the July 1941 issue of "Railroad" magazine, page 57. Top Photo: Shown here is PRP engine #6356, a B-6SB (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata during September of 1926 and retired in June of 1950. Bottom Photo: Shown here is PRR engine #7649, a CC-2S (0-8-8-0) "Articulated" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works!during June of 1919 and retired in April of 1948.
Photo Date:  11/1/1941  Upload Date: 2/14/2018 7:27:39 AM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Roster,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 6356(0-6-0) PRR 7649(2-8-8-0)
Views:  901   Comments: 0
PRSL Atlantic City, #5 of 10, 1948
Title:  PRSL Atlantic City, #5 of 10, 1948
Description:  Here is the fifth of ten original photos by an unidentified photographer that were taken in Atlantic City, New Jersey, on 21 February 1948. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6356, a B-6SB (0-6-0) switcher built by the Pennsylvania Railroad in Juniata during September of 1926, later transferred to the PRSL, and retired in June of 1950 after 24 years of faithful service. It's shifting cars at the Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines Passenger Terminal. Gary Mittner Collection.
Photo Date:  2/21/1948  Upload Date: 10/20/2022 1:05:14 PM
Location:  Atlantic City, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 6356(0-6-0)
Views:  291   Comments: 0
PRR 6357, B-6SB, 1952
Title:  PRR 6357, B-6SB, 1952
Description:  Dziobko. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by John Dziobko, Jr., that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 25 July 1952. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6357, a B-6SB (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata during September of 1926 and retired in January of 1957 after 31 years of faithful service. It's parked in the yard of the Erecting & Machine Shop in Juniata, the very place where it was built!
Photo Date:  7/25/1952  Upload Date: 9/2/2020 5:25:08 PM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 6357(0-6-0)
Views:  336   Comments: 0
PRR 6360, B-6SB, c. 1945
Title:  PRR 6360, B-6SB, c. 1945
Description:  Here is a photo of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6360, a B-6SB (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata during September of 1926 and retired in March of 1953 after 27 years of faithful service. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. Gary Mittner Collection.
Photo Date:  11/14/1945  Upload Date: 5/23/2025 12:48:15 AM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 6360(0-6-0)
Views:  63   Comments: 0
PRR 6811, M-1, c. 1957
Title:  PRR 6811, M-1, c. 1957
Description:  Burkey. Here is an original photo by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, c. 1957. Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6811, an M-1 (4-8-2) "Mountain" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in August of 1926 and retired in September of 1959. Partially visible at the left is PRR engine #6361, a B-6SB (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata in July of 1926 and retired in February of 1959. Also visible is the top of the East Altoona Coaling Tipple. (#17 of 25)
Photo Date:  9/22/1957  Upload Date: 11/12/2021 3:16:33 PM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 6811(4-8-2) PRR 6361(0-6-0)
Views:  456   Comments: 0
PRR 6363, B-6SB, c. 1947
Title:  PRR 6363, B-6SB, c. 1947
Description:  Here is a postal card which could be titled "Pennsylvania 6363." No Postmark. Stamped On Reverse: "James F. Byrne; East McKeesport, Pa." Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6363, a B-6SB switcher built in Juniata during September of 1926 and retired in May of 1951 after 25 years of faithful service. The photographer's name, the date, and the location are not recorded.
Photo Date:  4/13/1947  Upload Date: 3/9/2019 10:22:36 AM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 6363(0-6-0)
Views:  307   Comments: 0
PRR 6367, B-6SB, 1947
Title:  PRR 6367, B-6SB, 1947
Description:  Here is a photo by an unidentified photographer that was taken at Waverly Yard in Newark, New Jersey, on 20 July 1947. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6367, a B-6SB (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata during October of 1926 and retired in January of 1950 after 24 years of service. Gary Mittner Collection.
Photo Date:  7/20/1947  Upload Date: 9/15/2022 7:36:16 AM
Location:  Newark, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 6367(0-6-0)
Views:  333   Comments: 0
PRR 6376, B-6SB, 1939
Title:  PRR 6376, B-6SB, 1939
Description:  Here is a photo by an unidentified photographer that was taken at Waverly Yard in Newark, New Jersey, on 14 May 1939. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6376, a B-6SB (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata during November of 1926 and retired in January of 1950 after 24 years of service. Gary Mittner Collection.
Photo Date:  5/14/1939  Upload Date: 9/15/2022 7:37:44 AM
Location:  Newark, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 6376(0-6-0)
Views:  331   Comments: 0
PRR 6377, B-6SB, 1938
Title:  PRR 6377, B-6SB, 1938
Description:  Here is a photo by T. Martin Flattley, Jr., that was taken at Meadows Yard near Kearny, New Jersey, on 26 June 1938. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6377, a B-6SB (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata during November of 1926 and retired in August of 1952 after 26 years of faithful service. Gary Mittner Collection.
Photo Date:  6/26/1938  Upload Date: 9/15/2022 7:39:03 AM
Location:  Kearny, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 6377(0-6-0)
Views:  361   Comments: 0
PRR 6379, B-6SB, c. 1950
Title:  PRR 6379, B-6SB, c. 1950
Description:  Coal Power. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide that was taken in Camden, New Jersey. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6379, a B-6SB (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata during November of 1926 and retired in April of 1956 after 30 years of faithful service. The photographer's name and the date are not recorded. Published and distributed by FJC Products of Newport, Delaware.
Photo Date:  8/15/1950  Upload Date: 12/17/2018 9:58:28 AM
Location:  Camden, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 6379(0-6-0)
Views:  932   Comments: 1
PRR 6380, B-6SB, 1957
Title:  PRR 6380, B-6SB, 1957
Description:  Here is a photo by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on 31 March 1957. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6380, a B-6SB (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata during November of 1926 and retired in August of 1957 after 31 years of faithful service. Williams Collection.
Photo Date:  3/31/1957  Upload Date: 5/8/2023 7:35:38 AM
Location:  West Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 6380(0-6-0)
Views:  224   Comments: 0
PRR 6382, B-6SB, c. 1952
Title:  PRR 6382, B-6SB, c. 1952
Description:  Here is a photo of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6382, a B-6SB (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata during November of 1926 and retired in May of 1953 after 27 years of faithful service. Note that the main driving rods have been removed in preparation for scrapping. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. Gary Mittner Collection.
Photo Date:  11/14/1952  Upload Date: 5/23/2025 12:50:15 AM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 6382(0-6-0)
Views:  60   Comments: 0
PRR 6387, B-6SB, c. 1953
Title:  PRR 6387, B-6SB, c. 1953
Description:  Camden. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken in Camden, New Jersey, c. 1953. The photographer is not identified. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6387, a B-6SB (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata during November of 1926 and retired in August of 1954 after 28 years of faithful service. ("Stoneborobranch"; #5 of 68)
Photo Date:  9/22/1953  Upload Date: 6/10/2025 10:41:44 PM
Location:  Camden, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 6387(0-6-0)
Views:  50   Comments: 0
PRR 6389, B-6SB, 1929
Title:  PRR 6389, B-6SB, 1929
Description:  Consler. Here is a photo by H. Cotterell that was taken near York, Pennsylvania, on 26 June 1929. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6389, an B-6SB (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata during November of 1926 and retired in March of 1956 after 30 years of faithful service.
Photo Date:  6/26/1929  Upload Date: 3/31/2023 8:24:08 AM
Location:  York, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 6389(0-6-0)
Views:  246   Comments: 0
PRR 6389, B-6SB, 1955
Title:  PRR 6389, B-6SB, 1955
Description:  Camden. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Raymond J. Muller that was taken in Camden, New Jersey, in September of 1955. Shown here (L to R) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6389 and a Baldwin-built diesel--electric switcher whose road number is not recorded. #6389 is a B-6SB (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata during November of 1926 and retired in March of 1956 after 30 years of faithful service. In a soon-to-be-reversed scenario, the steamer is towing the diesel. ("Stoneborobranch"; #38 of 69)
Photo Date:  9/22/1955  Upload Date: 11/22/2020 2:25:53 PM
Location:  Camden, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam,Signal
Locomotives:  PRR 6389(0-6-0)
Views:  302   Comments: 0
PRR 6391, B-6SB, 1957
Title:  PRR 6391, B-6SB, 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 #6391, a B-6SB (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata during December of 1926 and retired in April of 1958 after 32 years of faithful service. Note the presence of a non-slope-backed tender. ("Stoneborobranch"; #58 of 69)
Photo Date:  6/24/1957  Upload Date: 11/22/2020 2:27:32 PM
Location:  Camden, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 6391(0-6-0)
Views:  326   Comments: 0
PRR 1777, H-9S, 1957
Title:  PRR 1777, H-9S, 1957
Description:  Coal Power. Here is an original 35mm color slide (converted to B&W) by D.R. McCulloch that was taken in Camden, New Jersey, on 3 September 1957. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #1777, #784, #5379, #3747, and #6391. #1777 is an H-9S (2-8-0) "Consolidated" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works as an H-8B during January of 1911, rebuilt in Juniata as an H-9S in August of 1916, and retired in October of 1958. #784 is an H-9S (2-8-0) "Condoslidated" built in Juniata as an H-8B and numbered "304" during May of 1911, rebuilt in Juniata as an H-9S and renumbered "5372" in 1918, renumbered "784" in 1921, and retired in October of 1958. #5379 is a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during June of 1924 and retired in April of 1958. Barely visible just to the right of center is #3747, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during March of 1920 and retired in November of 1957. And #6391 is a B-6SB (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata during December of 1926 and retired in April of 1958.
Photo Date:  9/3/1957  Upload Date: 11/28/2018 2:11:18 AM
Location:  Camden, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 1777(2-8-0) PRR 784(2-8-0) PRR 5379(4-6-2) PRR 3747(4-6-2) PRR 6391(0-6-0)
Views:  1018   Comments: 0
PRR 6397, B-6SB, 1954
Title:  PRR 6397, B-6SB, 1954
Description:  Here is a photo by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Atlantic City, New Jersey, on 14 August 1954. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6397, a B-6SB (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata during December of 1926 and retired in December of 1954 after 28 years of faithful service. ("Demonlum"; #14 of 18)
Photo Date:  8/14/1954  Upload Date: 3/18/2019 8:45:29 PM
Location:  Atlantic City, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 6397(0-6-0)
Views:  688   Comments: 1
PRSL Camden Engine Terminal, #1 of 3, c. 1954
Title:  PRSL Camden Engine Terminal, #1 of 3, c. 1954
Description:  Marianchuk-PRSL. Here is the first of three original photos by an unidentified photographer that were taken at the Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines' Engine Terminal in Camden, New Jersey, c. 1954. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6397, a B-6SB (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata during December of 1926 and retired in December of 1954 after 28 years of faithful service. In the right distance, note one of the towers for the Benjamin Franklin Bridge.
Photo Date:  11/14/1954  Upload Date: 10/24/2023 4:46:59 AM
Location:  Camden, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 6397(0-6-0)
Views:  241   Comments: 0
PRR 6399, B-6SB, c. 1945
Title:  PRR 6399, B-6SB, c. 1945
Description:  Here is a photo of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6399, a B-6SB (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata during December of 1926 and retired in April of 1958 after 32 years of faithful service. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. Gary Mittner Collection.
Photo Date:  11/14/1945  Upload Date: 5/23/2025 12:51:06 AM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 6399(0-6-0)
Views:  78   Comments: 0
PRR 6399, B-6SB, 1951
Title:  PRR 6399, B-6SB, 1951
Description:  Chione. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken in Atlantic City, New Jersey, on 17 September 1951. The photographer is not identified. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6399, a B-6SB (0-6-0) built in Juniata during December of 1926 and retired in April of 1958 after 32 years of faithful service. The numbers of the GE 44-Tonner and the steam-powered derrick in the background are not recorded.
Photo Date:  9/17/1951  Upload Date: 11/3/2018 2:53:25 AM
Location:  Atlantic City, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 6399(0-6-0)
Views:  1010   Comments: 1


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