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PRR #6727 & #5872 |
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Photo Date: |
5/1/1942 Upload Date: 10/23/2019 2:17:15 AM |
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Unknown, PA |
Author: |
Unknown |
Categories: |
Steam,Passenger,Action |
Locomotives: |
PRR 6727(4-8-2) PRR 5872(E7A) |
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600 Comments: 2 |
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Title: |
PRR 6727, M-1A, c. 1955 |
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Kern. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Fred Kern that was taken near Duncannon, Pennsylvania, on 24 July 1955. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #6727 and #5872. #6727 is an M-1A (4-8-2) "Mountain" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during May of 1930 and retired in August of 1956. #5872 is an EP-20 built by GM-EMD in April of 1949 and rated at 2,000 horsepower. Symbolically speaking, oil power is about to eclipse coal power forever! |
Photo Date: |
7/24/1955 Upload Date: 3/2/2019 11:46:03 AM |
Location: |
Duncannon, PA |
Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
Categories: |
Steam,Passenger |
Locomotives: |
PRR 6727(4-8-2) PRR 5872(E7A) |
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863 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
PRR 5872, EP-20, c. 1955 |
Description: |
Mann. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide that was taken just West of the Passenger Station in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5872 and three more units whose road numbers are not recorded. All are EP-20's built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,000 horsepower each. #5872 was constructed in April of 1949. This A-B-B-A set is departing the Station with a mail and express train bound for Altoona and points West. The photographer's name and the exact date are not recorded. ("PrrFan18n") |
Photo Date: |
8/15/1955 Upload Date: 6/24/2021 2:47:46 PM |
Location: |
Harrisburg, PA |
Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
Categories: |
Bridge,Station,Signal |
Locomotives: |
PRR 5872(E7A) |
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287 Comments: 0 |
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