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PRR 6848, M-1, c. 1945 |
| Description: |
Portraits 5. Here is a steam locomotive portrait of (R to L) Pennsylvania Railroad engines #6848 and #5437. Engine #6848 is an M-1 (4-8-2) "Mountain" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in September of 1926 and retired in May of 1956. Engine #5437 is a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built by Baldwin in March of 1927 and retired in January of 1950. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. (#37 of 40) |
| Photo Date: |
11/14/1945 Upload Date: 5/17/2025 7:13:29 AM |
| Location: |
Eddystone, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Steam |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 6848(4-8-2) PRR 5437(4-6-2) |
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PRR, Atterbury's M-1 Engines, Page 22, 1979 |
| Description: |
Here is page one 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 in the October 1979 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 22. Photo Caption: "Summer of '46: M-1 6848 brings westbound merchandise into Delphos, O., with the fireman already on top of the tank to take water when the engineer makes his spot at the plug. General Atterbury (insert) would have been gratified with the recently concluded war work of 'his' 4-8-2's (he paid for prototype)." Photo by Richard J. Cook. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6848, an M-1 (4-8-2) "Mountain" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during September of 1926 and retired in May of 1956 after 30 years of faithful service. |
| Photo Date: |
10/1/1979 Upload Date: 9/28/2022 4:10:06 PM |
| Location: |
Delphos, OH |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Steam |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 6848(4-8-2) |
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