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PRR 6438, J-1, c. 1952 |
| Description: |
Niles I. Here is the eleventh of 11 original photos by George Niles, Jr., that were taken at the Pennsylvania Railroad's Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, perhaps during 1952. Shown here is PRR engine #6438, a J-1 (2-10-4) "Texas" built in Juniata during October of 1943. It's rounding the Curve with a mixed-cargo freight train on its way down the Allegheny Mountains to the Eastbound Receiving Yards in Altoona. Also visible at the far left is the white smoke plume of a train heading up "The Mountain" toward the Curve and points West. |
| Photo Date: |
9/22/1952 Upload Date: 2/15/2019 8:03:00 AM |
| Location: |
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Steam |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 6438(2-10-4) |
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445 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 6438, J-1, 1952 |
| Description: |
ARB. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Nelson Bowers that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 11 November 1952. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6438, a J-1 (2-10-4) "Texas" built in Juniata during October of 1943 and retired in April of 1958 after just 15 years of revenue service. Photo taken from the 8th Street Bridge in Juniata. William P. Nixon Collection. |
| Photo Date: |
11/11/1952 Upload Date: 11/16/2018 5:56:20 PM |
| Location: |
Altoona(Juniata), PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Yard,Steam |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 6438(2-10-4) |
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595 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 6438, J-1, 1956 |
| Description: |
Coal Power. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Raymond J. Muller that was taken in Sandusky, Ohio, in August of 1956. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6438, a J-1 (2-10-4) "Texas" built in Juniata during October of 1943 and retired in April of 1958 after just 15 years of revenue service. |
| Photo Date: |
8/15/1956 Upload Date: 7/12/2021 6:53:51 PM |
| Location: |
Sandusky, OH |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Yard,Steam |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 6438(2-10-4) |
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196 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Seidel's "Horseshoe Curve," Page 34, 2008 |
| Description: |
Here is a photo taken by Bob Lorenz that was published in David W. Seidel's 2008 book entitled "Images Of Rail: Horseshoe Curve," page 34. Partial Caption: "A westbound consist with a specialty shipment is led by Class J-1 No. 6438 in this morning view during the late 1940's or early 1950's." Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6438 is a J-1 (2-10-4) "Texas" built in Juniata during October of 1943 and retired in April of 1958 after just 15 years of revenue service. Note the second "car" in the train: a refurbished "Lines West" locomotive tender. |
| Photo Date: |
1/1/2008 Upload Date: 8/16/2018 2:04:56 AM |
| Location: |
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Steam |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 6438(2-10-4) |
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271 Comments: 0 |
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