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Thomas C. Ayers's Collection
 
2/2/2025
 
 
 
 
 
Owner: Pennsylvania Railroad
Model:Altoona 0-6-0Built As:PRR 1670 (0-6-0)
Serial Number:3042Order No:
Frame Number: Built:3/1916
Notes:PRR Class B-6SB.
Other locos with this serial:  PRR 1670(0-6-0)
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PRR 1670, B-6SB, c. 1957
Title:  PRR 1670, B-6SB, c. 1957
Description:  Burkey. Here is a photo by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Northumberland, Pennsylvania, c. 1957. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #1670, a B-6SB (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata during March of 1916 and presently on display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg. (#7 of 25)
Photo Date:  6/30/1957  Upload Date: 1/11/2025 12:46:25 AM
Location:  Northumberland, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 1670(0-6-0)
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PRR 1670, B-6SB, c. 1964
Title:  PRR 1670, B-6SB, c. 1964
Description:  Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Northumberland, Pennsylvania, c. 1964. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #1670, a B-6SB (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata during March of 1916 and presently on display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg.
Photo Date:  7/29/1965  Upload Date: 11/25/2020 9:01:56 PM
Location:  Northumberland, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 1670(0-6-0)
Views:  564   Comments: 0
PRR 1670, B-6SB, 1973
Title:  PRR 1670, B-6SB, 1973
Description:  RRMP. Here is an original photo that I took at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg, Pennsylvania, on 30 June 1973. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad steam engine #1670, a B-6SB (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata during March of 1916.
Photo Date:  6/30/1973  Upload Date: 10/31/2016 4:48:20 PM
Location:  Strasburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 1670(0-6-0)
Views:  635   Comments: 0
"PRR's Historical Collection," Page 84, 1996
Title:  "PRR's Historical Collection," Page 84, 1996
Description:  Here is page five 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 84. Top Photo: Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #1670, #94, #460, and #6755; all are presently on display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg. #1670 is a B-6SB (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata in March of 1916. #94 is an A-5S (0-4-0) switcher built in Juniata in January of 1917. #460 is an E-6S (4-4-2) "Atlantic" built in Juniata in August of 1914. And #4755 is an M-1B (4-8-2) "Mountain" built in Juniata in June of 1930. Bottom Photo: Partially visible here is PRR engine #559, an L-1S (2-8-2) "Mikado" built in Juniata in November of 1914 and retired in August of 1959. Top photo by Bill Volkmer (1965); bottom photo by Richard E. Bradley (1957).
Photo Date:  9/22/1996  Upload Date: 8/30/2022 8:16:21 AM
Location:  Northumberland, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 1670(0-6-0) PRR 94(0-4-0) PRR 460(4-4-2) PRR 6755(4-8-2) PRR 559(2-8-2)
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