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Owner: Pennsylvania Railroad
Model:Altoona 4-4-2Built As:Builder Info (Unavailable )
Serial Number:2856Order No:
Frame Number: Built:
Notes:PRR Class E-6S.
Other locos with this serial:  PRR 198(4-4-2)
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PRR West Philadelphia, #1 of 2, 1943
Title:  PRR West Philadelphia, #1 of 2, 1943
Description:  Here is the first of two photos taken by Mr. Harold M. Lambert. It was published originally in the December 1943 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 22. Photo Caption: "The smokiest, dirtiest place on a railroad is the engine terminal. But because the locomotive personifies the railroad to most people, the roundhouse would easily top any popularity poll, and, as shown by these photos at West Philadelphia on the Pennsylvania Railroad, the engine terminal is extremely photogenic. The roundhouse itself is not so much a garage for locomotives as a place for light repairs, and in these days of heavy traffic [during WWII], the railroads are turning locomotives so fast that none of them tarry in roundhouses any longer than absolutely necessary to keep them in first-class operating condition." Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #198, an E-6S (4-4-2) "Atlantic" built in Juniata during August of 1914 and retired in April of 1951 after 37 years of faithful service..
Photo Date:  12/1/1943  Upload Date: 1/5/2017 7:54:20 PM
Location:  West Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam,Track
Locomotives:  PRR 198(4-4-2)
Views:  1229   Comments: 0
"Trains" Centennial Issue, Page 10, 1946
Title:  "Trains" Centennial Issue, Page 10, 1946
Description:  Here is page ten of the April 1946 issue of "Trains" magazine. It's the first page of a four-page camera study entitled "The Pennsylvania Railroad: Keystone Vignettes." No author is specified. Pictured in the center is K-4S #5495. Pictured Clockwise From Top Left: K-4S #5442 heads a passenger train near Freeland, Maryland, in this photo by William Moedinger Jr.; GG-1 #4800 pulls a passenger train at an unidentified station; wartime crowds surge at New York's Penn Station; E-6S #198 rides the turntable in West Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in this photo by Harold M. Lambert; towerman's view from inside "K" Interlocking in Washington, DC; an M-1A enters the New Portage Tunnel in Gallitzin, Pennsylvania, with an eastbound freight in this photo by H.W. Pontin; and an interior view of New York's Penn Station.
Photo Date:  4/13/1946  Upload Date: 4/16/2017 4:51:23 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Tunnel,Winter,Yard,Station,Steam,Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5495(4-6-2) PRR 5442(4-6-2) PRR 4800(GG1) PRR 198(4-4-2)
Views:  1113   Comments: 0
"Trains" Centennial Issue, Page 11, 1946
Title:  "Trains" Centennial Issue, Page 11, 1946
Description:  Here is page 11 of the April 1946 issue of "Trains" magazine. It's the second page of a four-page camera study entitled "The Pennsylvania Railroad: Keystone Vignettes." No author is specified. Pictured Clockwise From Top Left: S-2 #6200 photographed at an unidentified location; a mixed-cargo freight train captured at an unidentified location; partial view of the Passaic River Bridge in Newark, New Jersey; passenger cars await servicing at Sunnyside Yard in Long Island City, New York; E-6S #198 rides the turntable in West Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in this photo by Harold M. Lambert; and wartime crowds surge at New York's Penn Station.
Photo Date:  4/13/1946  Upload Date: 4/16/2017 4:55:14 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Winter,Yard,Station,Steam,Passenger,Track
Locomotives:  PRR 198(4-4-2)
Views:  886   Comments: 0
"Trains" Magazine, May 1947
Title:  "Trains" Magazine, May 1947
Description:  Here is a photo taken by Mr. Harry J. Trede. It was published originally in the May 1947 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 44. Partial Caption: "The Long Island ~ controlled by the Pennsylvania ~ operates 376 miles of line, all but four miles of which is on the island which gives it its name. Here a Pennsylvania Atlantic pulls a one-car extra on the four-track main west of Bellrose." Shown here is PRR engine #198, an E-6S (4-4-2) "Atlantic" built in Juniata during August of 1914 and retired in April of 1951 after 37 years of faithful service.
Photo Date:  5/1/1947  Upload Date: 9/21/2019 11:25:39 AM
Location:  Jamaica, NY
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Winter,Steam,Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 198(4-4-2)
Views:  523   Comments: 0
PRR 198, E-6S, 1950
Title:  PRR 198, E-6S, 1950
Description:  Coal Power. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Jersey City, New Jersey, on 1 June 1950. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #198, an E-6S (4-4-2) "Atlantic" built in Juniata during August of 1914 and retired in April of 1951 after 37 years of faithful service.
Photo Date:  6/1/1950  Upload Date: 6/25/2022 7:14:27 AM
Location:  Jersey City, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 198(4-4-2)
Views:  257   Comments: 0
PRR 198, E-6S, 1954
Title:  PRR 198, E-6S, 1954
Description:  Here is a photo by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Northumberland, Pennsylvania, on 24 June 1954. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #198, an E-6S (4-4-2) "Atlantic" built in Juniata during August of 1914 and retired in April of 1951 after 37 years of faithful service. Henry C. Westenberger Collection; #8 of 29.
Photo Date:  6/24/1954  Upload Date: 8/3/2018 3:24:10 AM
Location:  Northumberland, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 198(4-4-2)
Views:  757   Comments: 0
"Pennsy Power Parade," Page 15, 1954
Title:  "Pennsy Power Parade," Page 15, 1954
Description:  Here is page six of a 15-page cover article by Walter A. Lucas entitled "Pennsy Power Parade." It was published originally in the December 1954 issue of "Railroad" magazine, page 15. Top Photo Caption: "This M1 Class Mountaintype, No. 6804, once settled back on her track for a much-needed service stop." Photo Credit: James H. Allen. Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6804 is a M-1 (4-8-2) "Mountain" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during July of 1926 and retired in September of 1952. Bottom Photo Caption: "No. 198, E6 Class, takes a spin on the table. A sister E6, No. 460, holds the Washington-Newark steam speed record of 216 miles in 175 minutes flat, chalked up June 11, 1927." Photo Credit: Harold M. Lambert. PRR engine #198 is an E-6S (4-4-2) "Atlantic" built in Juniata during August of 1914 and retired in April of 1951.
Photo Date:  12/1/1954  Upload Date: 4/16/2017 1:42:38 AM
Location:  West Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam,Track
Locomotives:  PRR 6804(4-8-2) PRR 198(4-4-2)
Views:  623   Comments: 0


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