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Pictures of PRR 6763
Owner:
Pennsylvania Railroad
Model:
Altoona 4-8-2
Built As:
PRR 6763 (4-8-2)
Serial Number:
4235
Order No:
Frame Number:
Built:
7/1930
Notes:
PRR Class M-1A; retired 08/55
Other locos with this serial:
PRR 6763(4-8-2)
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Title:
PRR, Atterbury's M-1 Engines, Page 29, 1979
Description:
Here is page eight of an 11-page cover article by Bert Pennypacker entitled "Atterbury's Engines: Part 1 ~ Great Increases In Horsepower And Speed." It was published originally in the October 1979 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 29. Right Photo, Partial Caption: "Horse Shoe Curve . . . a single M-1, 6763, sports a tender worthy of her size as she leads tonnage upgrade on rails being sanded ahead of first and third pairs of drivers. This grade dictated 72-inch wheel." Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6763, an M-1A built in Juniata during August of 1930 and retired in August of 1955 after 25 years of faithful service. Notable here is table delineating all of the "PRR Mountain Tenders."
Photo Date:
10/1/1979
Upload Date:
9/28/2022 9:09:21 PM
Location:
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 6763(4-8-2)
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