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Owner: Pennsylvania Railroad
Model:Altoona 0-6-0Built As:PRR 7538 (0-6-0)
Serial Number:2024Order No:
Frame Number: Built:5/1910
Notes:PRR Class B-6. reblt to B6s, retired 04/1948
Other locos with this serial:  PRR 7538(0-6-0)
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PRR 7538, B-6S, 1938
Title:  PRR 7538, B-6S, 1938
Description:  Here is a photo by an unidentified photographer that was taken at the 59th Street Yard in Chicago, Illinois, in January of 1938. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #7538, a B-6S (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata as a B-6 during May of 1910, rebuilt as a B-6S in August of 1927, and retired in April of 1948 after 38 years of faithful service. Note the Fireman perched atop the coal bunker ~ serving as a lookout ~ during a backup move! Gary Mittner Collection.
Photo Date:  1/23/1938  Upload Date: 10/14/2022 7:35:23 AM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 7538(0-6-0)
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