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Owner: Pennsylvania Railroad
Model:BLW 4-8-2Built As:PRR 6739 (4-8-2)
Serial Number:61367Order No:
Frame Number:27X30 cylinders, 72" driversBuilt:5/1930
Notes:PRR Class M-1B.
Other locos with this serial:  PRR 6739(4-8-2)
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PRR 6739, M-1B, c. 1956
Title:  PRR 6739, M-1B, c. 1956
Description:  Here is an original photo of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6739, an M-1B (4-8-2) "Mountain" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works as an M-1A during 1930, rebuilt in Juniata as an M-1B in May of 1951, and retired in April of 1958 after 28 years of faithful service. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. Roy Healey Collection; #8 of 12.
Photo Date:  8/15/1956  Upload Date: 3/19/2018 6:06:52 PM
Location:  Phillipston, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 6739(4-8-2)
Views:  430   Comments: 0
PRR 6739, M-1B, 1956
Title:  PRR 6739, M-1B, 1956
Description:  MDiv. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Bill Price that was taken near Newport, Pennsylvania, in 11 October 1956. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6739, an M-1B (4-8-2) "Mountain" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works as an M-1A during June of 1930, rebuilt in Juniata as an M-1B by 1953, and retired in April of 1958 after 28 years of faithful service. In this context, it's hauling a fully-loaded mineral train out of Altoona and the coal mines of Western Pennsylvania to eastern consumer markets. ("Stoneborobranch"; #22 of 56)
Photo Date:  10/11/1956  Upload Date: 9/29/2020 9:40:06 PM
Location:  Newport, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 6739(4-8-2)
Views:  304   Comments: 0
PRR, Atterbury's M-1 Engines: Part 2, Page 44, 1979
Title:  PRR, Atterbury's M-1 Engines: Part 2, Page 44, 1979
Description:  Here is page one of a six-page article by Bert Pennypacker entitled "Atterbury's Engines: Part 2 ~ Why The M-1's Outlasted The Duplex Drives." It was published originally in the November 1979 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 44. Top Photo: Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6769, an M-1A (4-8-2) "Mountain" built in Juniata during September of 1930 and retired in August of 1955. Bottom Photo Caption: "Trailing literally a mile of stock and refrigerator cars, M-1a 6739 comes off the Rockville Bridge over the Susquehanna River, bound for Altoona under a canopy of smoke." Shown here is PRR engine #6739, 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 by 1953, and retired in April of 1958.
Photo Date:  11/1/1979  Upload Date: 9/13/2022 2:06:35 PM
Location:  Marysville, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 6769(4-8-2) PRR 6739(4-8-2)
Views:  186   Comments: 0
PRR, Atterbury's M-1 Engines: Part 2, Page 45, 1979
Title:  PRR, Atterbury's M-1 Engines: Part 2, Page 45, 1979
Description:  Here is page two of a six-page article by Bert Pennypacker entitled "Atterbury's Engines: Part 2 ~ Why The M-1's Outlasted The Duplex Drives." It was published originally in the November 1979 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 45. Bottom Photo Caption: "Trailing literally a mile of stock and refrigerator cars, M-1a 6739 comes off the Rockville Bridge over the Susquehanna River, bound for Altoona under a canopy of smoke."
Photo Date:  11/1/1979  Upload Date: 9/13/2022 2:08:17 PM
Location:  Marysville, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 6739(4-8-2)
Views:  82   Comments: 0


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