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Owner: Pennsylvania Railroad
Model:BLW 4-8-2Built As:PRR 6848 (4-8-2)
Serial Number:59465Order No:
Frame Number:27X30 cylinders, 72" driversBuilt:9/1926
Notes:PRR Class M-1; sfs 05/1956
Other locos with this serial:  PRR 6848(4-8-2)
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Atterbury's M-1 Engines, Page 22, 1979
Title:  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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