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Owner: Pennsylvania Railroad
Model:BLW 4-8-2Built As:PRR 6713 (4-8-2)
Serial Number:61301Order No:
Frame Number:27X30 cylinders, 72" driversBuilt:4/1930
Notes:PRR Class M-1B.
Other locos with this serial:  PRR 6713(4-8-2) PRR 6713(4-8-2)
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PRR "Horseshoe Curve," Page 32, 1941
Title:  PRR "Horseshoe Curve," Page 32, 1941
Description:  Here is page five of an eight-page article by Harry T. Sohlberg entitled "Horseshoe Curve." It was published originally in the March 1941 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 32. Top Photo: Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6713, an M-1A (4-8-2) "Mountain" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during April of 1930 and retired during December of 1956 after 26 years of faithful service. Bottom Photo: Note the depiction of a two-tracked Curve!
Photo Date:  3/1/1941  Upload Date: 7/16/2016 12:49:00 AM
Location:  ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam,Signal
Locomotives:  PRR 6713(4-8-2)
Views:  708   Comments: 0
PRR "Horseshoe Curve," Page 22, 1941
Title:  PRR "Horseshoe Curve," Page 22, 1941
Description:  Here is page three of a seven-page article by Harry T. Sohlberg entitled "Horseshoe Curve." It was published originally in the November 1941 issue of "Mutual Magazine," page 22. (This is actually a reprint of an article published in the March 1941 issue of "Trains" magazine, pages 28-35.) Photo Caption: "A stock train slides down the grade with its Mountain type locomotive pumping air to control descent." Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6713, an M-1A (4-8-2) "Mountain" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during April of 1930, rebuilt in Juniata as an M-1B in August of 1944, and retired in December of 1956 after 26 years of faithful service. Notable here is a list of 28 named passenger trains that round the Curve between 10:00 P.M. and 4:00 A.M., come rain or come shine!
Photo Date:  11/3/1941  Upload Date: 1/26/2019 10:51:15 AM
Location:  ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam,Signal
Locomotives:  PRR 6713(4-8-2)
Views:  432   Comments: 0
PRR 99th Annual Report, Page 5, 1945
Title:  PRR 99th Annual Report, Page 5, 1945
Description:  Here is page five of the Pennsylvania Railroad's 31-page "Ninety-Ninth Annual Report." It was issued originally on 13 February 1946. Depicted here is PRR engine #6713, an M-1B (4-8-2) "Mountain" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works as an M-1A during April of 1930, rebuilt in Juniata as an M-1B in August of 1944, and retired in December of 1956 after 26 years of faithful service. The illustration is entitled "The Pennsylvania Railroad at War."
Photo Date:  12/31/1945  Upload Date: 6/16/2017 3:17:26 AM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 6713(4-8-2)
Views:  482   Comments: 0
"Transportation Progress," Pages 3-4, 1946
Title:  "Transportation Progress," Pages 3-4, 1946
Description:  Here are pages three and four of a 14-page booklet published by the Pennsylvania Railroad entitled "One Hundred Years Of Transportation Progress." It was issued originally during 1946. Right-Hand Illustration: Depicted here is PRR engine #6713, an M-1B (4-8-2) "Mountain" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works as an M-1A during April of 1930, rebuilt in Juniata as an M-1B in August of 1944, and retired in December of 1956 after 26 years of faithful service.
Photo Date:  4/13/1946  Upload Date: 8/26/2022 12:20:46 PM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 6713(4-8-2) PRR 6713(4-8-2)
Views:  281   Comments: 0
PRR, Atterbury's M-1 Engines, Front Cover, 1979
Title:  PRR, Atterbury's M-1 Engines, Front Cover, 1979
Description:  Here is the front cover of an 11-page cover article by Bert Pennypacker entitled "Atterbury's Engines: Part 1 ~ Great Increases In Horsepower And Speed." It was published originally on the October 1979 issue of "Trains" magazine. Cover Caption: "PRR 1943 calendar 'Serving the Nation' by Dean Cornwell, courtesy Penn Central Corp." Depicted here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6713, an M-1A (4-8-2) "Mountain" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during April of 1930 and retired in December of 1956 after 26 years of faithful service.
Photo Date:  10/1/1979  Upload Date: 9/11/2017 8:49:16 AM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 6713(4-8-2) PRR 6713(4-8-2)
Views:  508   Comments: 0


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