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PWR 5783, BP-20, c. 1955 |
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Byerly. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Fred Byerly that was taken in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, c. 1955. The photographer is not identjfeed. Photo Caption: "Baldwin DR-6-2000, 2000-hp, at Pittsburgh, Pa." Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5783, a BP-20 built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in November of;1948, rated at 2Ö000 horsepower, and retired in November of 1964 after just 16 years of passenger service. This photo comes from a color slide set entitled "Diesels On Thb Pennsylvania" that's produced and distributed by Blackhawk Films of Davenport, Iowa (819-24). |
| Photo Date: |
9/9/1955 Upload Date: 10/27/2018 2:51:51 AM |
| Location: |
Pittsburgh, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Yard |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 5783(DR6-4-2000) |
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516 Comments: 1 |
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PRR 5439, K-4S, c. 1956 |
| Description: |
Wood. Here is an image of a photo by Don Wood that was taken near Bay Head Junction, New Jersey, c. 1956. Wood's Caption: "Bay Head Jct. afforded many opportunities for shooting the unusual. Case in point: K-4's 5439 and 3750 flank passenger 'Shark' 5783." #5439 is a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during March of 1927 and retired in April of 1958. #3750 is a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" constructed in Juniata as number "3750" in March of 1920, renumbered "1737" in 1956, and presently on display as number "3750" at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg. And #5783 is a BP-20 built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in November of 1948, rated at 2,000 horsepower, and retired in November of 1964. William E. Burket Collection. |
| Photo Date: |
2/2/1956 Upload Date: 7/21/2022 10:41:30 PM |
| Location: |
Bay Head Junction, NJ |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Yard,Steam,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 5439(4-6-2) PRR 3750(4-6-2) PRR 5783(DR6-4-2000) |
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367 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 5783 |
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PRR Shark 5783 awaits the arrival of a GG-1 powered train at South Amboy. Photo contributed with permission of Ebay seller Superfast454. |
| Photo Date: |
8/1/1957 Upload Date: 7/10/2007 2:41:24 PM |
| Location: |
South Amboy, NJ |
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| Locomotives: |
PRR 5783(DR6-4-2000) |
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2942 Comments: 1 |
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