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PRR 6448, J-1, 1953 |
| Description: |
Blackhawk. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Homer T. Newton, Jr., that was taken in Blairsville, Pennsylvania, on 10 August 1953. Photo Caption: "Pennsylvania 2-10-4 No. 6448, Blairsville, Pa. 8-10-1953." PRR engine #6448 is a J-1 (2-10-4) "Texas" built in Juniata during November of 1943 and retired in April of 1958 after just 15 years of revenue service. This photo comes from a color slide set entitled "Steam In Action from Virginia to Ohio" that's produced and distributed by Blackhawk Films of Davenport, Iowa (880-20). |
| Photo Date: |
8/10/1953 Upload Date: 9/29/2018 4:01:25 AM |
| Location: |
Blairsville, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Yard,Steam |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 6448(2-10-4) |
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466 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
PRR "Pennsylvania 6448," J-1, 1956 |
| Description: |
Here is a postal card entitled "Pennsylvania 6448." No Postmark. Caption On Reverse: "Southbound freight at Worthington, Ohio, June 10, 1956, has big Pennsy J class power. Altoona Shops turned out 125 of these Texas type 2-10-4's from 1942 to 1944 based on a Chesapeake & Ohio T-1 design. The J's worked the line with leased Santa Fe 2-10-4's the summer of '56. Photo by Joseph Stark." #6448 is a J-1 (2-10-4) "Texas" built in Juniata during November of 1943. |
| Photo Date: |
6/10/1956 Upload Date: 8/30/2018 4:03:36 AM |
| Location: |
Worthington, OH |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Steam |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 6448(2-10-4) |
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403 Comments: 1 |
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