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PRR 3776, B-6SB, 1937
Title:  PRR 3776, B-6SB, 1937
Description:  Here is a photo by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, on 6 September 1937. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #3776, a B-6SB (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata as Cumberland Valley Railroad number "1" during October of 1917, acquired by the PRR and renumbered "3776" in May of 1920, and retired in May of 1949 after 32 years of faithful service. Gary Mittner Collection.
Photo Date:  9/6/1937  Upload Date: 12/3/2022 12:43:44 PM
Location:  Williamsport, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 3776(0-6-0) CV 1(0-6-0)
Views:  89   Comments: 0
PRR 3777, B-6SB, c. 1938
Title:  PRR 3777, B-6SB, c. 1938
Description:  Here is a photo by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, c. 1938. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #3777, a B-6SB (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata as Cumberland Valley Railroad number "2" during October of 1917, acquired by the PRR and renumbered "3777" in May of 1920, and retired in April of 1950 after 33 years of faithful service. Williams Collection.
Photo Date:  8/9/1938  Upload Date: 5/1/2023 7:10:32 AM
Location:  Chambersburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 3777(0-6-0) CV 2(0-6-0)
Views:  74   Comments: 0
PRR 3777, B-6SB, 1942
Title:  PRR 3777, B-6SB, 1942
Description:  Here is a photo by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Hagerstown, Maryland, on 31 March 1942. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #3777, a B-6SB (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata as Cumberland Valley Railroad number "2" during October of 1917, acquired by the PRR and renumbered "3777" in May of 1920, and retired in April of 1950 after 33 years of faithful service. Williams Collection.
Photo Date:  3/31/1942  Upload Date: 5/1/2023 7:09:19 AM
Location:  Hagerstown, MD
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 3777(0-6-0) CV 2(0-6-0)
Views:  67   Comments: 0
PRR 3777, B-6SB, 1949
Title:  PRR 3777, B-6SB, 1949
Description:  Here is a photo by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, on 9 April 1949. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #3777, a B-6SB (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata as Cumberland Valley Railroad number "2" during October of 1917, acquired by the PRR and renumbered "3777" in May of 1920, and retired in April of 1950 after 33 years of faithful service. Gary Mittner Collection.
Photo Date:  4/9/1949  Upload Date: 12/3/2022 12:44:47 PM
Location:  Lancaster, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 3777(0-6-0) CV 2(0-6-0)
Views:  90   Comments: 0
PRR 3, B-6SA, 1922
Title:  PRR 3, B-6SA, 1922
Description:  Here is a photo by Joseph Lavelle that was taken in Jersey City, New Jersey, on 29 October 1922. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #3, a B-6SA (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata during December of 1913 and retired in August of 1950 after 37 years of faithful service. Williams Collection.
Photo Date:  10/29/1922  Upload Date: 4/12/2023 9:10:12 AM
Location:  Jersey City, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 3(0-6-0)
Views:  97   Comments: 0
PRR 3, B-6SA, c. 1946
Title:  PRR 3, B-6SA, c. 1946
Description:  Portraits 3. Here is a steam locomotive portrait via F.R. Kern that was taken at Meadows Yard near Kearny, New Jersey, c. 1946. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #3, a B-6SA (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata during December of 1913 and retired in August of 1950 after 37 years of faithful service. (#6 of 33)
Photo Date:  8/15/1946  Upload Date: 1/31/2021 6:21:06 AM
Location:  Kearny, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 3(0-6-0)
Views:  210   Comments: 0
PRR 3, B-6SA, 1949
Title:  PRR 3, B-6SA, 1949
Description:  Here is a photo by an unidentified photographer that was taken at Meadows Yard in Kearny, New Jersey, on 7 March 1949. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #3, a B-6SA (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata during December of 1913 and retired in August of 1950 after 37 years of faithful service. Raymond C. Laws Collection.
Photo Date:  3/7/1949  Upload Date: 3/24/2019 2:56:58 PM
Location:  Kearny, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 3(0-6-0)
Views:  997   Comments: 0
CV 15, B-8, 1917
Title:  CV 15, B-8, 1917
Description:  Here is a photo by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Hagerstown, Maryland, in January of 1917. Shown here is Cumberland Valley Railroad engine #15, a B-8 (0-6-0) switcher built in the Pennsylvania Railroad's Juniata Shops during September of 1910, acquired by the PRR and renumbered "3780" in 1920, and retired in June of 1929 after just 19 years of revenue service. Williams Collection.
Photo Date:  1/23/1917  Upload Date: 2/17/2023 10:50:11 PM
Location:  Hagerstown, MD
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  CV 15(0-6-0) PRR 3780(0-6-0)
Views:  76   Comments: 0
PRR 27, B-8, c. 1938
Title:  PRR 27, B-8, c. 1938
Description:  Portraits 5. Here is a steam locomotive portrait via F.R. Kern that was taken in Trenton, New Jersey, c. 1938. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #27, a B-8 (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata during June of 1912 and retired in August of 1938 after 26 years of faithful service. (#6 of 40)
Photo Date:  8/9/1938  Upload Date: 3/16/2021 9:34:56 AM
Location:  Trenton, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 27(0-6-0)
Views:  204   Comments: 0
PRR 31, B-6SB, 1946
Title:  PRR 31, B-6SB, 1946
Description:  Here is a photo via Forrest W. Trittenbach that was taken at the 46th Street Enginehouse in West Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on 18 June 1946. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #31, a B-6SB (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata during October of 1917 and retired in January of 1950 after 33 years of faithful service. Williams Collection.
Photo Date:  6/18/1946  Upload Date: 4/22/2023 7:26:16 AM
Location:  West Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 31(0-6-0)
Views:  108   Comments: 0
PRR 31, B-6SB, c. 1946
Title:  PRR 31, B-6SB, c. 1946
Description:  Portraits 6. Here is a steam locomotive portrait via F.R. Kern that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, c. 1946. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #31, a B-6SB (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata during October of 1917 and retired in January of 1950 after 33 years of service. In this context, it's waiting to service the next train that stops at Altoona's Passenger Station. The structure in the background is the Railway Express Office, located at the junction of 10th Avenue and 11th Street. (#6 of 43)
Photo Date:  8/15/1946  Upload Date: 3/25/2021 11:21:35 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 31(0-6-0)
Views:  241   Comments: 0
PRR 34, B-8, 1946
Title:  PRR 34, B-8, 1946
Description:  Portraits 6. Here is a steam locomotive portrait by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Orangeville, Maryland, in March of 1946. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #34, a B-8 (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata during May of 1907 and retired in July of 1947 after 40 years of faithful service. (#7 of 43)
Photo Date:  3/21/1946  Upload Date: 3/25/2021 11:22:22 PM
Location:  Orangeville, MD
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 34(0-6-0)
Views:  242   Comments: 0
PRR 34, B-8, 1946
Title:  PRR 34, B-8, 1946
Description:  Here is a photo via Forrest W. Trittenbach that was taken near Baltimore, Maryland, on 28 July 1946. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #34, a B-8 (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata during May of 1907 and retired in July of 1947 after 40 years of faithful service. Williams Collection.
Photo Date:  7/28/1946  Upload Date: 5/10/2023 7:44:57 AM
Location:  Baltimore, MD
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 34(0-6-0)
Views:  110   Comments: 0
PRR 42, B-1, c. 1875
Title:  PRR 42, B-1, c. 1875
Description:  Here is a photo of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #42, a B-1 (0-6-0T) switcher built in the Altoona Machine Shops during November of 1869 and retired in November of 1896 after 27 years of faithful service. The names of the photographer and of the Railroaders pictured here, as well as the exact date and the location, are not recorded. Williams Collection.
Photo Date:  1/1/1900  Upload Date: 3/21/2023 10:12:55 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 42(0-6-0)
Views:  124   Comments: 0
PRR 42, B-6SB, 1948
Title:  PRR 42, B-6SB, 1948
Description:  Here is a photo by Arthur B. Johnson that was taken in Chicago, Illinois, on 21 August 1948. Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #31, a B-6SB (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata during March of 1916 and retired in May of 1949. Partially visible at the right is PRR engine #9462, an FF-20 built by Fairbanks-Morse in January of 1948, rated at 2,000 horsepower, and retired in September of 1962. Williams Collection.
Photo Date:  8/21/1948  Upload Date: 4/22/2023 7:26:58 AM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 42(0-6-0) PRR 9462(ERIE-A)
Views:  121   Comments: 0
PRR 48, B-1, c. 1869
Title:  PRR 48, B-1, c. 1869
Description:  Here is a photo of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #48, a B-1 (0-6-0T) switcher built in the Altoona Machine Shops during December of 1869 and retired in September of 1891 after 22 years of faithful service. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. Williams Collection.
Photo Date:  1/1/1900  Upload Date: 3/21/2023 10:13:50 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 48(0-6-0)
Views:  108   Comments: 0
"Power To Burn," Page 75, 1976
Title:  "Power To Burn," Page 75, 1976
Description:  Here is page 75 of a 96-page monograph entitled "Power To Burn: Smoke, Steam, & Cinders" that was edited by James M. Shafer and published during 1976. Revised Caption: "Altoona Machine Shops [1676], PRR No. 48, 0-6-0, was considered a switching engine." This locomotive was built in September of 1891.
Photo Date:  8/29/1976  Upload Date: 3/10/2019 11:06:49 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 48(0-6-0)
Views:  145   Comments: 0
PRR 55, B-8, 1931
Title:  PRR 55, B-8, 1931
Description:  Here is a photo by Joseph Lavelle that was taken in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, on 17 May 1931. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #55, a B-8 (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata during June of 1912 and retired in September of 1936 after 24 years of faithful service. Williams Collection.
Photo Date:  5/17/1931  Upload Date: 5/10/2023 7:46:36 AM
Location:  Lebanon, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 55(0-6-0)
Views:  101   Comments: 0
PRR 58, B-6SB, c. 1946
Title:  PRR 58, B-6SB, c. 1946
Description:  Here is a photo via Forrest W. Trittenbach of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #58, a B-6SB (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata during February of 1916 and retired in September of 1950 after 34 years of faithful service. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. Williams Collection.
Photo Date:  8/15/1946  Upload Date: 4/22/2023 7:27:36 AM
Location:  South Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 58(0-6-0)
Views:  100   Comments: 0
PRR 60, B-6SA, 1949
Title:  PRR 60, B-6SA, 1949
Description:  Here is a photo via Forrest W. Trittenbach that was taken in South Philadelphia, on 5 December 1949. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #60, a B-6SA (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata during December of 1913, retired in September of 1952, and stored near Yorklyn, Delaware, as of November 2020. Williams Collection.
Photo Date:  12/5/1949  Upload Date: 4/12/2023 9:11:05 AM
Location:  South Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 60(0-6-0)
Views:  177   Comments: 0
PRR 63, B-6SA, 1948
Title:  PRR 63, B-6SA, 1948
Description:  Portraits 2. Here is a steam locomotive portrait by an unidentified photographer that was taken in South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in May of 1948. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #63, a B-6SA (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata in December of 1913 and retired in November of 1949 after 36 years of service. (#2 of 36)
Photo Date:  5/5/1948  Upload Date: 1/14/2021 8:58:10 AM
Location:  South Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 63(0-6-0)
Views:  215   Comments: 0
PRR 63, B-6SA, 1949
Title:  PRR 63, B-6SA, 1949
Description:  Here is a photo by an unidentified photographer that was taken in South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on 2 October 1949. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #63, a B-6SA (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata in December of 1913 and retired in November of 1949 after 36 years of service. Henry C. Westenberger Collection; #5 of 13.
Photo Date:  10/2/1949  Upload Date: 7/28/2018 1:23:41 PM
Location:  South Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 63(0-6-0)
Views:  386   Comments: 0
PRR 79, B-8, 1948
Title:  PRR 79, B-8, 1948
Description:  Here is a photo by an unidentified photographer that was taken near Wilmington, Delaware, on 11 July 1948. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #79, a B-8 (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata during July of 1912 and retired in September of 1948 after 36 years of faithful service. Williams Collection.
Photo Date:  7/11/1948  Upload Date: 4/22/2023 7:21:55 AM
Location:  Wilmington, DE
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 79(0-6-0)
Views:  159   Comments: 0
PRR 83, B-6SB, 1946
Title:  PRR 83, B-6SB, 1946
Description:  Here is a photo by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in June of 1946. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #83, a B-6SB (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata during November of 1916 and retired in November of 1949 after 33 years of faithful service. Harold K. Vollrath Collection.
Photo Date:  6/6/1946  Upload Date: 4/18/2019 1:40:35 PM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 83(0-6-0)
Views:  299   Comments: 0
PRR 83, B-6SB, c. 1946
Title:  PRR 83, B-6SB, c. 1946
Description:  Here is a photo via Forrest W. Trittenbach of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #83, a B-6SB (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata during November of 1916 and retired in November of 1949 after 33 years of faithful service. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. Williams Collection.
Photo Date:  8/15/1946  Upload Date: 4/22/2023 7:28:24 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 83(0-6-0)
Views:  94   Comments: 0
Centennial History Of The PRR, Page 740, 1949
Title:  Centennial History Of The PRR, Page 740, 1949
Description:  Here is a photo from page 740 in the "Centennial History Of The Pennsylvania Railroad Company: 1846-1946" that was composed by George H. Burgess & Miles C. Kennedy and published in 1949. Photo Caption: "Class B-4a switching locomotive, 1898." Shown here is PRR engine #101, a B-4A (0-6-0) switcher built in the Altoona Machine Shops during September of 1895 and retired in December of 1914 after just 19 years of revenue service.
Photo Date:  4/13/1949  Upload Date: 9/7/2017 3:12:29 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 101(0-6-0)
Views:  328   Comments: 0
PRR 112, B-4A, c. 1918
Title:  PRR 112, B-4A, c. 1918
Description:  Here is a photo via the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #112, a B-4A (0-6-0) switcher built in the Altoona Machine Shops during March of 1903, renumbered "0112" in 1917, and sold to the General Equipment Company in April of 1918. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. Williams Collection.
Photo Date:  4/21/1918  Upload Date: 3/22/2023 11:12:59 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 112(0-6-0)
Views:  101   Comments: 0
PRR 113, B-6SB, 1957
Title:  PRR 113, B-6SB, 1957
Description:  East Altoona. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken in East Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 13 August 1957. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #113, a B-6SB (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata during April of 1916 and retired in February of 1959. William P. Nixon Collection #50036.
Photo Date:  8/13/1957  Upload Date: 7/22/2018 2:05:53 AM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 113(0-6-0)
Views:  422   Comments: 0
PRR 128, B-4A, 1914
Title:  PRR 128, B-4A, 1914
Description:  Here is a photo via Joseph Lavelle that was taken near Camden, New Jersey, on 14 May 1914. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #128, a B-4A (0-6-0) switcher built in the Altoona Machine Shops during November of 1893 and sold to the General Equipment Company in October of 1916. Williams Collection.
Photo Date:  5/14/1914  Upload Date: 3/22/2023 11:14:01 PM
Location:  Camden, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 128(0-6-0)
Views:  101   Comments: 0
PRR 134, B-6SB, 1953
Title:  PRR 134, B-6SB, 1953
Description:  Here is an original photo by Douglas C. Jones taken in conjunction with an "Inaugural Special" in Washington, DC, on 20 January 1953. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #134, a B-6SB (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata during October of 1917 and retired in November of 1954 after 37 years of faithful service. Partially visible at the right is the "Department of Agriculture" building. #4 of 5.
Photo Date:  1/20/1953  Upload Date: 4/14/2018 2:59:05 AM
Location:  Washington, DC
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 134(0-6-0)
Views:  455   Comments: 0
PRR 134, B-6SB, 1953
Title:  PRR 134, B-6SB, 1953
Description:  Here is an original photo by Douglas C. Jones taken in conjunction with an "Inaugural Special" in Washington, DC, on 20 January 1953. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #134, a B-6SB (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata during October of 1917 and retired in November of 1954 after 37 years of faithful service. #5 of 5.
Photo Date:  1/20/1953  Upload Date: 4/14/2018 3:00:22 AM
Location:  Washington, DC
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 134(0-6-0)
Views:  505   Comments: 0
PRR 134, B-6SB, 1953
Title:  PRR 134, B-6SB, 1953
Description:  Camden. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by John Dziobko, Jr., that was taken in Camden, New Jersey, on 7 November 1953. Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #134, a B-6SB (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata during October of 1917 and retired in November of 1954. Partially visible at the left is PRR engine #5471, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during March of 1927 and retired in August of 1956. ("Stoneborobranch"; #6 of 69)
Photo Date:  11/7/1953  Upload Date: 11/12/2020 2:22:48 PM
Location:  Camden, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 134(0-6-0) PRR 5471(4-6-2)
Views:  314   Comments: 0
PRR 146, B-6SB, c. 1946
Title:  PRR 146, B-6SB, c. 1946
Description:  Here is a photo via Forrest W. Trittenbach of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #146, a B-6SB (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata during March of 1916 and retired in November of 1949 after 33 years of faithful service. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. Williams Collection.
Photo Date:  8/15/1946  Upload Date: 4/22/2023 7:29:04 AM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 146(0-6-0)
Views:  81   Comments: 0
PRR 147, B-6SB, c. 1946
Title:  PRR 147, B-6SB, c. 1946
Description:  Here is a photo via Forrest W. Trittenbach of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #147, a B-6SB (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata during November of 1916 and retired in May of 1949 after 33 years of faithful service. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. Williams Collection.
Photo Date:  8/15/1946  Upload Date: 4/22/2023 7:29:44 AM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 147(0-6-0)
Views:  88   Comments: 0
PRR 193, B-8, 1946
Title:  PRR 193, B-8, 1946
Description:  Here is a photo via Forrest W. Trittenbach that was taken at the 46th Street Enginehouse in West Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on 18 July 1946. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #193, a B-8 (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata as a B-8 (0-6-0) during October of 1907, rebuilt as a B-8A (0-6-0T) in March of 1926, rebuilt as a B-8 (0-6-0) in April of 1942, and retired in April of 1947 after 40 years of faithful service. Williams Collection.
Photo Date:  7/18/1946  Upload Date: 5/10/2023 11:25:30 PM
Location:  West Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 193(0-6-0)
Views:  55   Comments: 0
PRR 197, B-6SB, c. 1946
Title:  PRR 197, B-6SB, c. 1946
Description:  Here is a photo via Forrest W. Trittenbach of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #197, a B-6SB (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata during September of 1917 and retired in March of 1953 after 36 years of faithful service. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. Williams Collection.
Photo Date:  8/15/1946  Upload Date: 4/22/2023 7:30:27 AM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 197(0-6-0)
Views:  82   Comments: 0
PRR 201, B-6SA, c. 1948
Title:  PRR 201, B-6SA, c. 1948
Description:  Portraits 2. Here is a steam locomotive portrait of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #201, a B-6SA (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata as number "6052" during February of 1914, renumbered "201" in August of 1915, and retired in April of 1950. Partially visible at the right is PRR engine #3603, an L-1S (2-8-0) "Mikado" built in Juniata during March of 1917 and retired in February of 1950. The photographer's name, the date, and the location are not recorded. Many thanks to Mr. Robert Hess for correctly identifying this locomotive. (#3 of 36)
Photo Date:  5/5/1948  Upload Date: 1/14/2021 9:00:09 AM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 201(0-6-0) PRR 3603(2-8-2)
Views:  242   Comments: 1
"Altoona Machine Shops," Page 69, 1984
Title:  "Altoona Machine Shops," Page 69, 1984
Description:  Here is the lower illustration on page 69 of the "Pennsylvania Railroad Altoona Machine Shops Construction Number List: 1866-1904." It was compiled by Joseph D. Lovell, and published by the Library Of American Transportation during 1984. Photo Caption: "Shown at an unknown location is No. 287, a Class M 0-6-0 switcher. The locomotive was built in November 1893 and later became Class B-4a."
Photo Date:  1/1/1984  Upload Date: 11/25/2018 11:16:45 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 287(0-6-0)
Views:  266   Comments: 0
PRR 288, B-4A, 1920
Title:  PRR 288, B-4A, 1920
Description:  Here is a photo via Joseph Lavelle that was taken in Long Island City, New York, on 28 March 1920. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #288, a B-4A (0-6-0) switcher built in the Altoona Machine Shops during November of 1893, renumbered "0288" in October of 1916, and sold to Luria Brothers in June of 1922. Partially visible at the far right is Long Island Rail Road engine #191, a B-53 (0-6-0) switcher built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works about 1905. Williams Collection.
Photo Date:  3/28/1920  Upload Date: 3/23/2023 9:17:18 AM
Location:  Long Island City, NY
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 288(0-6-0) LIRR 191(0-6-0)
Views:  106   Comments: 0
PRR 288, B-6SB, c. 1946
Title:  PRR 288, B-6SB, c. 1946
Description:  Here is a photo via Forrest W. Trittenbach of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #288, a B-6SB (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata during September of 1916 and retired in 1950 after 34 years of faithful service. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. Williams Collection.
Photo Date:  8/15/1946  Upload Date: 4/22/2023 7:31:17 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 288(0-6-0)
Views:  93   Comments: 0
PRR 330, B-4, c. 1915
Title:  PRR 330, B-4, c. 1915
Description:  Here is a photo by an unidentified photographer that was taken near Camden, New Jersey, c. 1915. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #330, a B-4 (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata during 1892, renumbered "0330" in 1917, then sold to the Sand Springs Railway and renumbered "5" in January of 1918. Note the Belpaire firebox. Williams Collection.
Photo Date:  8/15/1915  Upload Date: 3/23/2023 9:18:08 AM
Location:  Camden, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 330(0-6-0)
Views:  75   Comments: 0
PRR 334, B-6SB, c. 1946
Title:  PRR 334, B-6SB, c. 1946
Description:  Here is a photo via Forrest W. Trittenbach of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #334, a B-6SB (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata during October of 1917 and retired in April of 1950. Partially visible at the right is PRR engine #94, an A-5S (0-4-0) switcher built in Juniata in January of 1917 and presently on display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. Williams Collection.
Photo Date:  8/15/1946  Upload Date: 4/22/2023 7:32:06 AM
Location:  Pittsburgh, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 334(0-6-0) PRR 94(0-4-0)
Views:  212   Comments: 0
PRR 338, B-6SB, 1951
Title:  PRR 338, B-6SB, 1951
Description:  Here is a photo by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Millville, New Jersey, in May of 1951. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #338, a B-6SB (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata during October of 1916 and retired in October of 1951 after 35 years of faithful service. Harold K. Vollrath Collection.
Photo Date:  5/5/1951  Upload Date: 4/20/2019 12:58:12 PM
Location:  Millville, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 338(0-6-0)
Views:  142   Comments: 0
PRR 344, B-6SB, c. 1946
Title:  PRR 344, B-6SB, c. 1946
Description:  Here is a photo via Forrest W. Trittenbach of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #344, a B-6SB (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata during March of 1916 and retired in March of 1953 after 37 years of faithful service. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. Williams Collection.
Photo Date:  8/15/1946  Upload Date: 4/22/2023 7:32:43 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 344(0-6-0)
Views:  80   Comments: 0
PRR 355, B-6SB, c. 1946
Title:  PRR 355, B-6SB, c. 1946
Description:  Here is a photo via Forrest W. Trittenbach of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #355, a B-6SB (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata during November of 1916 and retired in August of 1950 after 34 years of faithful service. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. Williams Collection.
Photo Date:  8/15/1946  Upload Date: 4/23/2023 1:48:24 AM
Location:  West Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 355(0-6-0)
Views:  103   Comments: 0
PRR 381, B-8, c. 1946
Title:  PRR 381, B-8, c. 1946
Description:  Here is a photo via Forrest W. Trittenbach of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #381, a B-8 (9-6-0) switcher built in Juniata during 1905 and retired in February of 1949 after 44 years of faithful service. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. Williams Collection.
Photo Date:  9/8/1946  Upload Date: 5/10/2023 11:26:19 PM
Location:  Clairton, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 381(0-6-0)
Views:  45   Comments: 0
PRR 396, B-4A, c. 1918
Title:  PRR 396, B-4A, c. 1918
Description:  Here is a photo via Joseph Lavelle that was taken near Patterson, New Jersey, c. 1918. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #396, a B-4A (0-6-0) switcher built in the Altoona Machine Shops during June of 1895 and sold to Passaic Structural Steel in February of 1918. The photographer's name and the exact date are not recorded. Williams Collection.
Photo Date:  2/2/1918  Upload Date: 3/22/2023 8:55:44 AM
Location:  Patterson, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 396(0-6-0)
Views:  93   Comments: 0
PRR 428, B-6SB, 1940
Title:  PRR 428, B-6SB, 1940
Description:  Here is a photo via Max Miller that was taken in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on 6 November 1940. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #428, a B-6SB (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata during April of 1916 and retired in March of 1952 after 36 years of faithful service. Williams Collection.
Photo Date:  11/6/1940  Upload Date: 4/23/2023 8:43:17 AM
Location:  Harrisburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 428(0-6-0)
Views:  79   Comments: 0
PRR 428, B-6SB, 1948
Title:  PRR 428, B-6SB, 1948
Description:  Portraits 2. Here is a steam locomotive portrait via Arthur B. Johnson that was taken in Chicago, Illinois, on 16 May 1948. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #428, a B-6SB (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata during April of 1916 and retired in March of 1952 after 36 years of faithful service. (#4 of 36)
Photo Date:  5/16/1948  Upload Date: 1/14/2021 7:15:38 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 428(0-6-0)
Views:  156   Comments: 0
PRR 436, B-8A, 1937
Title:  PRR 436, B-8A, 1937
Description:  Here is a photo by Mr. F.R. Kern that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 16 May 1937. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #436, a B-8A (0-6-0T) switcher built in Juniata as a B-8 during August of 1912, rebuilt as a B-8A (tank) in June of 1924, and retired in October of 1956 after 44 years of service. Photo taken during the "Altoona Shops Inspection Trip" of 16 May 1937; partially visible at the right is the 130P70 tender associated with K-5 "Pacific" #5698. Harold K. Vollrath Collection.
Photo Date:  5/16/1937  Upload Date: 4/20/2019 1:00:00 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 436(0-6-0)
Views:  318   Comments: 0


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