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PRR 8729, BS-24M, 1961
Title:  PRR 8729, BS-24M, 1961
Description:  Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in August of 1962. The photographer is not identified. Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #8729, a BS,24M transfer switcher built by Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton in November of 1952, rated at 2,400 horsepower, and retired in December of 1967. Partially visible at the left is PRR engine #4938, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) electric built in Juniata during June of 1943 and rated at 4,620 horsepower; it's the very last GG-1 ever built. ("LouisFols"; #14 of 26)
Photo Date:  8/15/1962  Upload Date: 5/16/2020 6:50:55 AM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Axers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 8729(RT-624) PRR 4938(GG1)
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PRR 4938 With Train 164, The Mount Vernon, Departing Washington Union Terminal
Title:  PRR 4938 With Train 164, The Mount Vernon, Departing Washington Union Terminal
Description:  Steam Valve popping!
Photo Date:  4/29/1969  Upload Date: 1/21/2009 9:53:18 PM
Location:  Washington, DC
Author:  Marty Bernard
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 4938(GG1)
Views:  1075   Comments: 1
PRR GG1 4938
Title:  PRR GG1 4938
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/29/1969  Upload Date: 1/21/2009 9:53:03 PM
Location:  Washington, DC
Author:  Marty Bernard
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Locomotives:  PRR 4938(GG1)
Views:  1294   Comments: 1


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