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PRR 6171, J-1, c. 1952 |
| Description: |
Niles I. Here is the second of 11 original photos by George Niles, Jr., that were taken at the Pennsylvania Railroad's Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, perhaps during 1952. Shown here is PRR engine #6171, a J-1 (2-10-4) "Texas" built in Juniata during September of 1944 and retired in October of 1957 after just 13 years of revenue service. It is pulling a fully-loaded mineral train around the Curve and down the Allegheny Mountains to the Eastbound Receiving Yards in Altoona. |
| Photo Date: |
9/22/1952 Upload Date: 2/13/2019 3:20:47 AM |
| Location: |
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Steam |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 6171(2-10-4) |
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| Title: |
PRR 6171, J-1, 1957 |
| Description: |
Portraits 5. Here is a steam locomotive portrait by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Columbus, Ohio, on 19 August 1957. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6171, a J-1 (2-10-4) "Texas" built in Juniata in September of 1944 and retired in October of 1957 after just 13 years of revenue service. (#18 of 40) |
| Photo Date: |
8/19/1957 Upload Date: 3/18/2021 9:51:07 PM |
| Location: |
Columbus, OH |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Yard,Steam |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 6171(2-10-4) PRR 6171(2-10-4) |
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