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PRR 6761, M-1B, 1956 |
| Description: |
Dziobko. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by John Dziobko, Jr., that was taken at the East Altoona Roundhouse in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 16 August 1956. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6761, an M-1B (4-8-2) "Mountain" built in Juniata as an M-1A during July of 1930, rebuilt as an M-1B in July of 1949, and retired in September of 1958 after 28 years of faithful service. This Roundhouse has 50 working stalls! |
| Photo Date: |
8/16/1956 Upload Date: 6/28/2022 11:30:15 AM |
| Location: |
Altoona(Juniata), PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Steam |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 6761(4-8-2) |
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| Title: |
PRR 6761, M-1B, 1957 |
| Description: |
East Altoona. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken in East Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 26 August 1957. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6761, an M-1B (4-8-2) "Mountain" built in Juniata as an M-1A during July of 1930, rebuilt as an M-1B in July of 1949, and retired in September of 1958 after 28 years of faithful service. Visible in the background are portions of the Westbound Receiving Yard. William P. Nixon Collection #50489. |
| Photo Date: |
8/26/1957 Upload Date: 7/24/2018 11:45:30 PM |
| Location: |
Altoona(Juniata), PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Yard,Steam |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 6761(4-8-2) |
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| Title: |
"Where 14,000 Labored," Page 28, 1987 |
| Description: |
Here is page 16 of a 16-page article by Mark Smith & Michelle Giroux entitled "Where 14,000 Labored." It was published originally in the July-August 1987 issue of "Locomotive & Railway Preservation" magazine, page 28. Bottom Photo, Partial Caption: "Displaying rugged simplicity, No. 6761 heads east in 1955 at Duncannon on the Middle Division, the M1s' habitat for 30 years." Photo by Don Wood. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6761, an M-1B (4-8-2) "Mountain" built in Juniata as an M-1A during July of 1930, rebuilt as an M-1B in July of 1949, and retired in September of 1958 after 28 years of faithful service. |
| Photo Date: |
7/1/1987 Upload Date: 10/18/2024 10:02:45 PM |
| Location: |
Duncannon, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Steam,Signal |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 6761(4-8-2) |
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