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Pictures of PRR 6421
Owner:
Pennsylvania Railroad
Model:
Altoona 2-10-4
Built As:
PRR 6421 (2-10-4)
Serial Number:
4478
Order No:
Frame Number:
Built:
7/1943
Notes:
PRR Class J-1A; retired 11/58
Other locos with this serial:
PRR 6421(2-10-4)
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Title:
PRR 6421, J-1A, 1949
Description:
Baera 1. Here is a photo by W.G. Fancher that was taken at the Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, in 1949. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6421, a J-1A (2-10-4) "Texas" built in Juniata during July of 1943 and retired in April of 1958 after just 15 years of revenue service. In this context, it's pulling a mixed-cargo freight train around the Curve and up the Allegheny Mountains to Gallitzin and points West. (Track 1)
Photo Date:
8/15/1949
Upload Date:
6/8/2023 11:24:30 PM
Location:
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 6421(2-10-4)
Views:
178
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Title:
PRR 6421, J-1A, 1953
Description:
NST. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Fred Kern that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 30 August 1953. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6421, a J-1A (2-10-4) "Texas" built in Juniata during July of 1943 and retired in April of 1958. It is pulling a mixed-cargo freight train under the 24th Street Bridge on its way up the Allegheny Mountains via the Horseshoe Curve to Gallitzin and points West. The signal bridge supports the home signals for SLOPE Tower, which is barely visible just beyond the Bridge. Produced and distributed by Audio-Visual Designs. (SFM)
Photo Date:
8/30/1953
Upload Date:
9/6/2018 9:04:36 AM
Location:
Altoona(CP Slope), PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge,Steam,Signal
Locomotives:
PRR 6421(2-10-4)
Views:
2082
Comments:
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Title:
"Power To Burn," Page 19, 1976
Description:
Here is page 19 of a 96-page monograph entitled "Power To Burn: Smoke, Steam, & Cinders" that was edited by James M. Shafer and published during 1976. Photo Caption: "A PRR Class J-1 is shown moving a heavy freight train westward on the Horseshoe Curve." Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6421, a J-1A (2-10-4) "Texas" built in Juniata during July of 1943 and retired in April of 1958 after just 15 years of revenue service. Photo by Mr. W.G. Fancher.
Photo Date:
8/29/1976
Upload Date:
2/22/2019 1:48:48 AM
Location:
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 6421(2-10-4)
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444
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