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5/16/2024
 
 
 
 
 
By:Thomas C. Ayers
Dates:9/22/1946 - 9/22/1946
Album Info:Here are several photographs of Pennsylvania Railroad steam locomotives. I purchased all of them via two eBay auctions conducted by Mr. Ivan Marianchuk on Sunday, 8 October 2023. The photographers' names, the exact dates, and the locations are provided when available.
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PRR 5401, K-4S, 1929
Title:  PRR 5401, K-4S, 1929
Description:  Marianchuk. Here is a photo by Jake W. Wolf that was taken at Union Station in Washington, DC, in July of 1929. Excerpts From Caption On Reverse: "Photo of the Inaugural Run of 'The Senator,' Washington to Boston. Article written by reporter appeared in the July 28, 1929, edition of the 'Washington Evening Star.' Charles Blardone Collection." Partially visible here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5401, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during January of 1927 and retired in September of 1956 after 29 years of faithful service.
Photo Date:  7/28/1929  Upload Date: 10/20/2023 9:49:48 PM
Location:  Washington Union Station, DC
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5401(4-6-2)
Views:  54   Comments: 0
PRR "Atlantic," 4-4-2, c. 1938
Title:  PRR "Atlantic," 4-4-2, c. 1938
Description:  Marianchuk. Here is an original photo of an unidentified Pennsylvania Railroad "E" Class (4-4-2) "Atlantic" steam locomotive with a passenger train in electrified territory. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded
Photo Date:  8/15/1938  Upload Date: 10/13/2023 8:54:45 AM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam,Passenger
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Views:  75   Comments: 0
PRR "Pacific," 4-6-2, c. 1938
Title:  PRR "Pacific," 4-6-2, c. 1938
Description:  Marianchuk. Here is an original photo of an unidentified Pennsylvania Railroad K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" steam locomotive with a passenger train in electrified territory. Note the Railway Post Office car. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded.
Photo Date:  8/15/1938  Upload Date: 10/13/2023 8:56:13 AM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam,Passenger
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Views:  103   Comments: 0
PRR "Pacific," 4-6-2, c. 1947
Title:  PRR "Pacific," 4-6-2, c. 1947
Description:  Marianchuk. Here is an original photo of an unidentified Pennsylvania Railroad K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" steam locomotive with a passenger train in electrified territory. Note the Troop Sleeper, fourth car back. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded.
Photo Date:  8/15/1947  Upload Date: 10/20/2023 8:49:58 AM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam,Passenger
Locomotives: 
Views:  64   Comments: 0
PRR Passenger Train, c. 1947
Title:  PRR Passenger Train, c. 1947
Description:  Marianchuk. Here is an original photo of an unidentified Pennsylvania Railroad steam locomotive with a passenger train in electrified territory. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded.
Photo Date:  9/22/1947  Upload Date: 10/22/2023 6:05:25 PM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam,Signal,Passenger
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Views:  54   Comments: 0
PRR Switcher, 0-6-0, c. 1948
Title:  PRR Switcher, 0-6-0, c. 1948
Description:  Marianchuk. Here is an original photo of an unidentified Pennsylvania Railroad 0-6-0 steam locomotive rockin' 'n' rollin' on down the line! The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded.
Photo Date:  1/23/1948  Upload Date: 10/22/2023 6:05:59 PM
Location:  Darby, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
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Views:  62   Comments: 0
PRR 4189, B-6SB, c. 1949
Title:  PRR 4189, B-6SB, c. 1949
Description:  Marianchuk. Here is an original photo of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4189, a B-6SB (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata during March of 1924 and retired in October of 1950 after 36 years of faithful service. The names of the photographer and of the ship, as well as the exact date and the location, are not recorded.
Photo Date:  8/15/1949  Upload Date: 10/14/2023 8:07:24 AM
Location:  Baltimore, MD
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 4189(0-6-0)
Views:  56   Comments: 0
PRR 1717, B-6SB, c. 1949
Title:  PRR 1717, B-6SB, c. 1949
Description:  Marianchuk. Here is an original photo by an unidentified photographer that was taken near Darby, Pennsylvania, c. 1949. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #1717, a B-6SB (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata during March of 1916 and retired in January of 1950 after 34 years of faithful service.
Photo Date:  9/22/1949  Upload Date: 10/21/2023 11:45:31 PM
Location:  Darby, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 1717(0-6-0)
Views:  60   Comments: 0
PRR 3635, L-1S, c. 1949
Title:  PRR 3635, L-1S, c. 1949
Description:  Marianchuk. Here is an original photo by Jack Bounds that was taken near Darby, Pennsylvania, c. 1949. Caption On Reverse: "Note Lines West tender on second L-1s." Shown here (L to R) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #3635 and another locomotive whose road number is not recorded. #3635 is an L-1S (2-8-2) "Mikado" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during April of 1916 and retired in November of 1954 after 38 years of faithful service. In this context, they're pulling a mixed-cargo freight train in electrified territory. Note the trainphone apparatus on both tender decks.
Photo Date:  9/22/1949  Upload Date: 10/21/2023 8:12:44 AM
Location:  Darby, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 3635(2-8-2)
Views:  85   Comments: 0
PRR "Mikado," 2-8-2, c. 1950
Title:  PRR "Mikado," 2-8-2, c. 1950
Description:  Marianchuk. Here is an original photo of an unidentified Pennsylvania Railroad L-1S (2-8-2) "Mikado" steam locomotive operating in electrified territory. Note the "bobber"! The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded.
Photo Date:  1/23/1950  Upload Date: 10/22/2023 6:06:34 AM
Location:  Darby, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives: 
Views:  58   Comments: 0
PRR "Mikado," 2-8-2, c. 1950
Title:  PRR "Mikado," 2-8-2, c. 1950
Description:  Marianchuk. Here is an original photo of an unidentified Pennsylvania Railroad L-1S (2-8-2) "Mikado" steam locomotive shifting freight cars about. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded.
Photo Date:  1/23/1950  Upload Date: 10/22/2023 6:07:11 AM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
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Views:  61   Comments: 0
PRR 3751, K-4S, #1 of 2, c. 1954
Title:  PRR 3751, K-4S, #1 of 2, c. 1954
Description:  Marianchuk. Here is the first of two original color photos of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #3751, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during April of 1920 and retired in November of 1957 after 37 years of faithful service. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded.
Photo Date:  8/15/1954  Upload Date: 10/14/2023 10:16:44 PM
Location:  Oceanport, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 3751(4-6-2)
Views:  80   Comments: 0
PRR 3751, K-4S, #2 of 2,, c. 1954
Title:  PRR 3751, K-4S, #2 of 2,, c. 1954
Description:  Marianchuk. Here is the second of two original color photos of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #3751, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during April of 1920 and retired in November of 1957 after 37 years of faithful service. The names of the photographer and of the snazzy dude at the right, as well as the exact date and the location, are not recorded.
Photo Date:  8/15/1954  Upload Date: 10/27/2023 8:26:27 AM
Location:  Oceanport, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 3751(4-6-2)
Views:  58   Comments: 0
PRR 5244, B-6SB, c. 1956
Title:  PRR 5244, B-6SB, c. 1956
Description:  Marianchuk. Here is an original photo by an unidentified photographer that was taken near New Egypt, New Jersey, c. 1956. Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5244, a B-6SB (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata during February of 1916 and retired on 15 July 1959 after 43 years of faithful service. Coupled next to the tender is PRR N-6B cabin car #982186.
Photo Date:  8/15/1956  Upload Date: 10/21/2023 11:46:32 PM
Location:  New Egypt, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  RollingStock,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 5244(0-6-0)
Views:  119   Comments: 0
PRR 94, A-5S, 1957
Title:  PRR 94, A-5S, 1957
Description:  Marianchuk. Here is an original color photo (converted to B&W) by an unidentified photographer that was taken near the Roundhouse in Northumberland, Pennsylvania, on 20 October 1957. Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #94, an A-5S (0-4-0) switcher built in Juniata during January of 1917 and presently on display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg.
Photo Date:  10/20/1957  Upload Date: 10/16/2023 9:56:03 AM
Location:  Northumberland, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 94(0-4-0)
Views:  107   Comments: 0
PRR 559, L-1S, 1957
Title:  PRR 559, L-1S, 1957
Description:  Marianchuk. Here is an original color photo (converted to B&W) by an unidentified photographer that was taken near the Roundhouse in Northumberland, Pennsylvania, on 20 October 1957. Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #559, an L-1S (2-8-2) "Mikado" built in Juniata during November of 1914 and retired in August of 1959 after 45 years of faithful service. Note the Fireman on the tender's deck filling the reservoir in preparation for powering a railfan excursion. "Fill 'er up, Mack!"
Photo Date:  10/20/1957  Upload Date: 10/16/2023 9:55:30 AM
Location:  Northumberland, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 559(2-8-2)
Views:  73   Comments: 0
PRR 1187, H-3E, 1957
Title:  PRR 1187, H-3E, 1957
Description:  Marianchuk. Here is an original color photo (converted to B&W) by an unidentified photographer that was taken near the Roundhouse in Northumberland, Pennsylvania, on 20 October 1957. Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #1187, an H-3E (2-8-0) "Consolidated" built in the Altoona Machine Shops during January of 1888 and presently on display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg.
Photo Date:  10/20/1957  Upload Date: 10/16/2023 9:54:55 AM
Location:  Northumberland, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 1187(2-8-0)
Views:  109   Comments: 0
PRR 1223, D-16SB, 1957
Title:  PRR 1223, D-16SB, 1957
Description:  Marianchuk. Here is an original color photo (converted to B&W) by an unidentified photographer that was taken near the Roundhouse in Northumberland, Pennsylvania, on 20 October 1957. Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #1223, a D-16SB (4-4-0) "American" built in Juniata as a D-16B during 1905, rebuilt as a D-16SB, sold to the Strasburg Rail Road in October of 1960, and presently on display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg.
Photo Date:  10/20/1957  Upload Date: 10/16/2023 2:49:59 AM
Location:  Northumberland, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 1223(4-4-0)
Views:  104   Comments: 0
PRR 7002, E-7SA, 1957
Title:  PRR 7002, E-7SA, 1957
Description:  Marianchuk. Here is an original color photo (converted to B&W) by an unidentified photographer that was taken near the Roundhouse in Northumberland, Pennsylvania, on 20 October 1957. Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #7002, an E-7SA (4-4-2) "Atlantic" built in Juniata as E-2A number "8063" during 1902, rebuilt as an E-7SA in October of 1918, withdrawn from service in August of 1939, renumbered "7002" in June of 1949, and presently on display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg.
Photo Date:  10/20/1957  Upload Date: 10/16/2023 2:49:08 AM
Location:  Northumberland, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 7002(4-4-2)
Views:  74   Comments: 0
PRR 1223, D-16SB, c. 1964
Title:  PRR 1223, D-16SB, c. 1964
Description:  Marianchuk. Here is a postal card that could be entitled "Pennsylvania Railroad No. 1223." Caption On Reverse: "Locomotive No. 1223, built more than half a century ago at the Pennsylvania Railroad's famous Juniata Shops, is the one remaining 'American' type from the Pennsylvania's steam roster of thoroughbreds. Here, she poses proudly on the Strasburg Rail Road main line, fresh from the paint shop of America's oldest short line railroad. Photo by Jim E. Hess." Engine #1223 is a D-16SB (4-4-0) "American" built in Juniata as a D-16B during 1905, rebuilt as a D-16SB, sold to the Strasburg Rail Road in October of 1960, and presently on display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg.
Photo Date:  8/15/1964  Upload Date: 10/13/2023 11:13:20 PM
Location:  Strasburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 1223(4-4-0)
Views:  115   Comments: 0
PRR 1223, D-16SB, c. 1964
Title:  PRR 1223, D-16SB, c. 1964
Description:  Marianchuk. Here is a postal card that could be entitled "East Strasburg Passenger Station." Caption On Reverse: "East Strasburg at train time is a scene not duplicated anywhere in America today. Here, the sixty-year-old train with its open-platform wooden coaches pulls into the wonderful world of yesterday dominated by the eighty-five-year-old depot building. Photo by Gordon E. Roth." Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #1223, a D-16SB (4-4-0) "American" built in Juniata as a D-16B during 1905, rebuilt as a D-16SB, sold to the Strasburg Rail Road in October of 1960, and presently on display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg.
Photo Date:  8/15/1964  Upload Date: 10/13/2023 11:13:54 PM
Location:  Strasburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 1223(4-4-0)
Views:  118   Comments: 0
PRR Documents Envelope, Front, c. 1937
Title:  PRR Documents Envelope, Front, c. 1937
Description:  Marianchuk. Here is the front side of a documents envelope issued by the Pennsylvania Railroad, c. 1937.
Photo Date:  5/17/1937  Upload Date: 10/19/2023 12:29:39 PM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
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Views:  22   Comments: 0
PRR Documents Envelope, Back, c. 1937
Title:  PRR Documents Envelope, Back, c. 1937
Description:  Marianchuk. Here is the back side of a documents envelope issued by the Pennsylvania Railroad, c. 1937.
Photo Date:  5/17/1937  Upload Date: 10/19/2023 12:31:03 PM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 3768(4-6-2)
Views:  64   Comments: 0
PRR Documents Envelope, Inside, c. 1937
Title:  PRR Documents Envelope, Inside, c. 1937
Description:  Marianchuk. Here is the inside of a documents envelope issued by the Pennsylvania Railroad, c. 1937. The text printed here describes "why the Pennsylvania is generally acknowledged to be the standard railroad of the world."
Photo Date:  5/17/1937  Upload Date: 10/19/2023 12:31:40 PM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
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Views:  38   Comments: 0
Travelers Insurance Policy, Front, 1937
Title:  Travelers Insurance Policy, Front, 1937
Description:  Marianchuk. Here is the front side of a Travelers Insurance Company policy issued at the Pennsylvania Railroad's Broad Street Station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on Monday, 17 May 1937.
Photo Date:  5/17/1937  Upload Date: 10/19/2023 12:32:56 PM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
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Views:  41   Comments: 0
Travelers Insurance Policy, Back, 1937
Title:  Travelers Insurance Policy, Back, 1937
Description:  Marianchuk. Here is the back side of a Travelers Insurance Company policy issued at the Pennsylvania Railroad's Broad Street Station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on Monday, 17 May 1937.
Photo Date:  5/17/1937  Upload Date: 10/19/2023 12:33:40 PM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
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Views:  44   Comments: 0


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