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Owner: Pennsylvania Railroad
Model:Altoona 2-8-0Built As:PRR 1705 (2-8-0)
Serial Number:1979Order No:
Frame Number: Built:12/1909
Notes:PRR Class H-8SB.
Other locos with this serial:  PRR 1705(2-8-0)
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PRR 1705, H-8SB, c. 1915
Title:  PRR 1705, H-8SB, c. 1915
Description:  WB. Here is an image of a photo showing several Pennsylvania Railroad employees posing with engines #1705 and #486. #1705 is an H-8SB (2-8-0) "Consolidated" built in Juniata as an H-8B during December of 1909, rebuilt as an H-8SB in July of 1912, rebuilt as an H-9S in July of 1916, and retired in October of 1956. #486 is an H-8SB (2-8-0) "Consolidated" constructed in Juniata in June of 1912, rebuilt as an H-9S in July of 1923, and retired in June of 1950. The names of the crew members and of the photographer, as well as the date and the location, are not recorded. William E. Burket Collection. (#9,300)
Photo Date:  8/15/1915  Upload Date: 7/17/2022 8:12:14 AM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 1705(2-8-0) PRR 486(2-8-0)
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