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Owner: Pennsylvania Railroad
Model:BLW 2-10-0Built As:PRR 4249 (2-10-0)
Serial Number:56647Order No:
Frame Number:30½x32 cylinders, 62" driversBuilt:6/1923
Notes:PRR Class I-1SA.
Other locos with this serial:  PRR 4249(2-10-0)
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PRR 4249, I-1SA, 1956
Title:  PRR 4249, I-1SA, 1956
Description:  Coal Power. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Mike Usenia that was taken near Locust Gap, Pennsylvania, on 12 May 1956. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #4249 and another locomotive whose number is not recorded. Both are 2-10-0 "Decapods." #4249 is an I-1SA built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works as an I-1S during June of 1923, rebuilt in Juniata as an I-1SA in May of 1943, and retired in August of 1957 after 34 years of faithful service. Two hoppers are also visible: #183418 & #194176.
Photo Date:  5/12/1956  Upload Date: 12/30/2019 9:11:48 AM
Location:  Locust Gap, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 4249(2-10-0)
Views:  491   Comments: 1
PRR 4249, I-1SA, 1956
Title:  PRR 4249, I-1SA, 1956
Description:  Elmira. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, on 19 August 1956. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4249, an I-1SA (2-10-0) "Decapod" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works as an I-1S during June of 1923, rebuilt in Juniata as an I-1SA in May of 1943, and retired in August of 1957 after 34 years of faithful service. The names of the photographer and the railroader at the far left are not recorded. ("Stoneborobranch"; #24 of 34)
Photo Date:  8/19/1956  Upload Date: 10/10/2020 9:10:26 AM
Location:  Williamsport, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 4249(2-10-0)
Views:  347   Comments: 0
PRR 1496, B-6SB, 1956
Title:  PRR 1496, B-6SB, 1956
Description:  Miscellanea. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slibe of a photo by Philip R. Hastings that was taken in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, on 2 December 1956. Shown here (L to R) are four Pennsylvania Railroad engines poised for action: #4249, #42>3, #6734, and #1496. #4249 and #4293 are I-1SA (2-10-0) "Decapods" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works: #4249 was constructed in June of 1923 and retired in August of 1957, while #429/ was built in July of 1923 and retired in October of 1959. #6734 is 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 in Augsst of 1948, and retired in September of 1959. #1496 is a B-6SB (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata in January of 1916 and retired in December of 1957. All that smoke and steam means!it's really, really cold! This photo comes from a color slide set entitled "Steam on the Pennsy's Elmira and Shamokin Branches" that's produced and distributed by Blackhawk Films of Davenport, Iowa (785-3).
Photo Date:  12/2/1956  Upload Date: 9/24/2016 12:52:18 AM
Location:  Williamsport, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Winter,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 4249(2-10-0) PRR 4293(2-10-0) PRR 6734(4-8-2) PRR 1496(0-6-0)
Views:  1142   Comments: 0


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