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Pictures of PRR 6739
Owner:
Pennsylvania Railroad
Model:
BLW 4-8-2
Built As:
PRR 6739 (4-8-2)
Serial Number:
61367
Order No:
Frame Number:
27X30 cylinders, 72" drivers
Built:
5/1930
Notes:
PRR Class M-1B.
Other locos with this serial:
PRR 6739(4-8-2)
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Title:
PRR 6739, M-1B, c. 1956
Description:
Here is an original photo of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6739, an M-1B (4-8-2) "Mountain" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works as an M-1A during 1930, rebuilt in Juniata as an M-1B in May of 1951, and retired in April of 1958 after 28 years of faithful service. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. Roy Healey Collection; #8 of 12.
Photo Date:
8/15/1956
Upload Date:
3/19/2018 6:06:52 PM
Location:
Phillipston, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 6739(4-8-2)
Views:
513
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Title:
PRR 6739, M-1B, 1956
Description:
MDiv. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Bill Price that was taken near Newport, Pennsylvania, in 11 October 1956. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6739, an M-1B (4-8-2) "Mountain" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works as an M-1A during June of 1930, rebuilt in Juniata as an M-1B by 1953, and retired in April of 1958 after 28 years of faithful service. In this context, it's hauling a fully-loaded mineral train out of Altoona and the coal mines of Western Pennsylvania to eastern consumer markets. ("Stoneborobranch"; #22 of 56)
Photo Date:
10/11/1956
Upload Date:
9/29/2020 9:40:06 PM
Location:
Newport, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 6739(4-8-2)
Views:
442
Comments:
0
Title:
"Locomotives Of The Pennsylvania Railroad," Page 80, 1959
Description:
Here is a photo that was inbluded in Paul T. Warner's book entitled "Locomotives Of The Pennsylvania Railroad: 1834-1924," page 80. Photo Caption: "Mountain type No. 6739 westbound at Duncannon, Pa., October 20, 1956, during the last spurt of steam on the PRR." Photo by Kenneth Schumacher. Shown here is PRR engine #6739, an M-1B (4-8-2) "Mountain" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works as an M-1A during May of 1930, rebuilt in Juniata as an M-1B during May of 1951, and retired in April of 1958 after 18 years of faithful service.
Photo Date:
5/5/1959
Upload Date:
12/3/2017 4:47:55 AM
Location:
Duncannon, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam,Signal
Locomotives:
PRR 6739(4-8-2)
Views:
1390
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0
Title:
PRR, Atterbury's M-1 Engines: Part 2, Page 44, 1979
Description:
Here is page one of a six-page article by Bert Pennypacker entitled "Atterbury's Engines: Part 2 ~ Why The M-1's Outlasted The Duplex Drives." It was published originally in the November 1979 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 44. Top Photo: Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6769, an M-1A (4-8-2) "Mountain" built in Juniata during September of 1930 and retired in August of 1955. Bottom Photo Caption: "Trailing literally a mile of stock and refrigerator cars, M-1a 6739 comes off the Rockville Bridge over the Susquehanna River, bound for Altoona under a canopy of smoke." Shown here is PRR engine #6739, an M-1B (4-8-2) "Mountain" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works as an M-1A in June of 1930, rebuilt in Juniata as an M-1B by 1953, and retired in April of 1958.
Photo Date:
11/1/1979
Upload Date:
9/13/2022 2:06:35 PM
Location:
Marysville, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge,Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 6769(4-8-2)
PRR 6739(4-8-2)
Views:
327
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Title:
PRR, Atterbury's M-1 Engines: Part 2, Page 45, 1979
Description:
Here is page two of a six-page article by Bert Pennypacker entitled "Atterbury's Engines: Part 2 ~ Why The M-1's Outlasted The Duplex Drives." It was published originally in the November 1979 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 45. Bottom Photo Caption: "Trailing literally a mile of stock and refrigerator cars, M-1a 6739 comes off the Rockville Bridge over the Susquehanna River, bound for Altoona under a canopy of smoke."
Photo Date:
11/1/1979
Upload Date:
9/13/2022 2:08:17 PM
Location:
Marysville, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge,Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 6739(4-8-2)
Views:
171
Comments:
0
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