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| Title: |
PRR 6439, J-1, 1951 |
| Description: |
Rolfe. Here is an original photo by N. Rolfe that was taken near the 12th Street Footbridge and Passenger Station in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on Sunday, 4 November 1951. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6439, a J-1 (2-10-4) "Texas" built in Juniata during October of 1943 and retired in November of 1958 after just 15 years of revenue service. The number of the N-5 cabin car is not recorded. Visible in the background are some of the building constituting the PRR's 12th Street Car Shops. In olden times, this was the site of three locomotive roundhouses as well as the Altoona Machine Shops which produced many of the Pennsy's engines following the end of the American Civil War. #4 of 6. |
| Photo Date: |
11/4/1951 Upload Date: 10/27/2018 11:05:20 AM |
| Location: |
Altoona, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Station,Steam |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 6439(2-10-4) |
| Views: |
599 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
PRR 6439, J-1, 1957 |
| Description: |
Portraits 6. Here is a steam locomotive portrait by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Columbus, Ohio, on 17 August 1957. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6439, a J-1 (2-10-4) "Texas" built in Juniata during October of 1943 and retired in November of 1958 after just 15 years of revenue service. (#18 of 43) |
| Photo Date: |
8/17/1957 Upload Date: 3/28/2021 9:24:43 AM |
| Location: |
Columbus, OH |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Yard,Steam |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 6439(2-10-4) |
| Views: |
228 Comments: 0 |
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