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12/18/2024
 
 
 
 
 
By:Thomas C. Ayers
Dates:5/11/1946 - 5/11/1946
Album Info:Here are photographs of Pennsylvania Railroad electric locomotives. I purchased all of them in an eBay auction conducted by Mr. Gary Mittner in March of 2024. The photographers' names, the exact dates, and the locations are provided when available.
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PRR 5939, L-6, 1939
Title:  PRR 5939, L-6, 1939
Description:  Here is a photo by T. Martin Flattley, Jr., that was taken in Wilmington, Delaware, on 4 June 1939. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5939, an L-6 (1-D-1) boxcab built by Juniata-General Electric as number "7826" during January of 1932, rated at 2,500 horsepower, renumbered "5939" in August of 1933, renumbered "4790" in November of 1966 in preparation for the PRR-NYC merger, and retired in April of 1968 after 36 years of faithful service. Gary Mittner Collection.
Photo Date:  6/4/1939  Upload Date: 3/9/2024 9:25:51 AM
Location:  Wilmington, DE
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 5939(Boxcab)
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PRR 5940, L-6A, 1939
Title:  PRR 5940, L-6A, 1939
Description:  Here is a photo by William Schriber that was taken in Orangeville, Maryland, on 12 March 1938. Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5940, an L-6A (1-D-1) boxcab built by Lima-Westinghouse as number "5940" during May of 1934, rated at 2,500 horsepower, renumbered "4791" in November of 1966 in preparation for the PRR-NYC merger, and retired in April of 1968 after 34 years of faithful service. Gary Mittner Collection.
Photo Date:  3/12/1938  Upload Date: 3/9/2024 9:27:17 AM
Location:  Orangeville, MD
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 5940(Boxcab)
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PRR 5940, L-6A, 1950
Title:  PRR 5940, L-6A, 1950
Description:  Here is a photo by Bert Pennypacker that was taken in Wilmington, Delaware, on 15 January 1950. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5940, an L-6A (1-D-1) boxcab built by Lima-Westinghouse as number "5940" during May of 1934, rated at 2,500 horsepower, renumbered "4791" in November of 1966 in preparation for the PRR-NYC merger, and retired in April of 1968 after 34 years of faithful service. Gary Mittner Collection.
Photo Date:  1/15/1950  Upload Date: 3/9/2024 9:06:54 PM
Location:  Wilmington, DE
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 5940(Boxcab)
Views:  69   Comments: 0


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