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PRR 6556, C-1, c. 1925 |
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Portraits 7. Here is a steam locomotive portrait of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6556, a C-1 (0-8-0) switcher built in Juniata during May of 1925 and retired in January of 1949 after 24 years of faithful service. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. (#1 of 20) |
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5/5/1925 Upload Date: 5/8/2025 11:06:48 AM |
| Location: |
Altoona(Juniata), PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Steam |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 6556(0-8-0) |
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PRR "Modern Cars And Locomotives: 1926," Page 8 |
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Here is page eight of a 15-page booklet published by the Pennsylvania Railroad entitled "Modern Cars And Locomotives: 1926." Depicted here are PRR engines #6556, #3976-3977, and #3914-3915. All were built in Juniata. Engine #6556 is a C-1 (0-8-0) switcher built in May of 1925 and retired in January of 1949. Engines #3976-3977 are DD-1 (2-B+B-2) electrics built in July of 1910 and rated at 3,160 horsepower. #3976 was transferred to the Long Island Rail Road in April of 1928 and renumbered "350-B," but #3977 was retired in January of 1949. Engines #3914-3915 are B-1 (C) switchers built in June of 1926 and rated at 570 horsepower each. #3914 was retired in December of 1962, while #3915 was retired in January of 1963. |
| Photo Date: |
7/1/1926 Upload Date: 6/28/2022 10:46:29 PM |
| Location: |
Altoona(Juniata), PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Steam |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 6556(0-8-0) PRR 3976(Boxcab) PRR 3977(Boxcab) PRR 3914(Boxcab) PRR 3915(Boxcab) |
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PRR "Modern Locomotives And Cars: 1939," Page 12 |
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Here is page 12 of a 30-page booklet published by the Pennsylvania Railroad entitled "Modern Locomotives And Cars: 1939." Depicted here are PRR engines #4179 and #6556. Both were built in Juniata. Engine #4179 is a B-6SB (0-6-0) switcher built during March of 1924 and retired in 1955. Engine #6556 is a C-1 (0-8-0) switcher built in May of 1925 and retired in January of 1949. |
| Photo Date: |
7/1/1939 Upload Date: 7/11/2020 1:11:06 PM |
| Location: |
Altoona(Juniata), PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Steam |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 4179(0-6-0) PRR 6556(0-8-0) |
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| Title: |
Centennial History Of The PRR, Page 741, 1949 |
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Here is a photo from page 741 in the "Centennial History Of The Pennsylvania Railroad Company: 1846-1946" that was compiled by George H. Burgess & Miles C. Kennedy and published in 1949. Photo Caption: "Class C-1 locomotive, for heavy switching and hump service. Designed in 1924." Shown here is PRR engine #6556, a C-1 (0-8-0) switcher built in Juniata during May of 1925 and retired in January of 1949 after 24 years of faithful service. |
| Photo Date: |
4/13/1949 Upload Date: 9/7/2017 3:13:21 PM |
| Location: |
Altoona(Juniata), PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Steam |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 6556(0-8-0) |
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