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Owner: Pennsylvania Railroad
Model:Altoona 4-4-0Built As:PRR 138 (4-4-0)
Serial Number:541Order No:
Frame Number: Built:5/1881
Notes:PRR Class BA; Altoona Machine Shops, 1881-1896.
Other locos with this serial:  PRR 138(4-4-0)
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Centennial History Of The PRR, Page 732, 1949
Title:  Centennial History Of The PRR, Page 732, 1949
Description:  Here is a photo from page 732 in the "Centennial History Of The Pennsylvania Railroad Company: 1846-1946" that was composed by George H. Burgess & Miles C. Kennedy and published in 1949. Photo Caption: "Class D2a American type locomotive, built at Altoona, 1881, used in express passenger service. These locomotives, as shown on the one in this picture, had extended smokeboxes." Shown here is PRR engine #138, a D-2A (4-4-0) "American" built in the Altoona Machine Shops during May of 1881 and retired in July of 1896 after just 15 years of revenue service.
Photo Date:  4/13/1949  Upload Date: 9/7/2017 3:23:13 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 138(4-4-0)
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"Class 'D' Locomotives," Page 5, 1981
Title:  "Class 'D' Locomotives," Page 5, 1981
Description:  Here is page five of a 78-page booklet published by Harry P. Albrecht entitled "Those Amazing Class 'D' Locomotives." It was issued originally in June of 1981. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #138, a D-2A (4-4-0) "American" built in the Altoona Machine Shops during May of 1881 and retired in July of 1896 after just 15 years of revenue service.
Photo Date:  6/6/1981  Upload Date: 1/28/2022 6:54:19 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 138(4-4-0)
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"Altoona Shops," Page 30, 1996
Title:  "Altoona Shops," Page 30, 1996
Description:  Here is page 13 of a 43-page article by James J.D. Lynch, Jr., entitled "Overview Of The History And Development Of The Pennsylvania Railroad's Altoona Shops." It was published originally in the Autumn 1996 issue of "Keystone" magazine, page 30. With one excpetion (built in Juniata), all of the locomotives pictured on this page were built in the PRR's Altoona Machine Shops. Top Left-Hand Photo: PRR engine #949, Class H, 0-6-0, switcher, built in 1873, sold in August of 1895. Bottom Left-Hand Photo: PRR engine #667, Class BA, 4-4-0, "American," built in 1882, retired in January of 1901. Top Right-Hand Photo: PRR engine #274, Class C, 4-4-0, "American," built in 1875, sold in May of 1881. Second Right-Hand Photo: PRR engine #138, Class BA, 4-4-0, "American," built in 1881, retired in July of 1896. Bottom Right-Hand Photo: PRR engine #28, Class O, 4-4-0, "Atlantic," built in 1884, sold in November of 1899.
Photo Date:  9/22/1996  Upload Date: 11/17/2017 7:07:53 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 949(0-6-0) PRR 667(4-4-0) PRR 274(4-4-0) PRR 138(4-4-0) PRR 28(4-4-0)
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