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Pictures of PRR 6131
Owner:
Pennsylvania Railroad
Model:
UNKNOWN UNKNOWN
Built As:
Builder Info (Unavailable )
Serial Number:
4527
Order No:
Frame Number:
Built:
Notes:
PRR Class Q-2; 4-4-6-4; Juniata.
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Title:
"Trains" Magazine, October 1944
Description:
Here is a photo by an unidentified photographer that was published originally in the October 1944 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 5. Partial Caption: "Here is the first Pennsylvania Railroad Class Q-2 4-4-6-4 steam freight locomotive, of which 25 more are now being built at company shops in Altoona." Shown here is PRR engine #6131, a Q-2 (4-4-6-4) built in Juniata during August of 1944 and retired in January of 1952 after just eight years of revenue service.
Photo Date:
10/1/1944
Upload Date:
9/24/2019 1:31:37 AM
Location:
Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard,Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 6131(UNKNOWN)
Views:
649
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 99th Annual Report, Page 3, 1945
Description:
Here is page three of the Pennsylvania Railroad's 31-page "Ninety-Ninth Annual Report." It was issued originally on 13 February 1946. Depicted here is PRR engine #6131, a Q-2 (4-4-6-4) built in Juniata during August of 1944 and retired in January of 1952 after just eight years of revenue service. The illustration is entitled "An Assembly Line 26,000 Miles Long."
Photo Date:
12/31/1945
Upload Date:
6/16/2017 2:57:50 AM
Location:
Philadelphia, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 6131(UNKNOWN)
Views:
582
Comments:
0
Title:
"Transportation Progress," Pages 1-2, 1946
Description:
Here are pages one and two of a 14-page booklet published by the Pennsylvania Railroad entitled "One Hundred Years Of Transportation Progress." It was issued originally during 1946. Right-Hand Illustration: Depicted here is PRR engine #6131, a Q-2 (4-4-6-4) built in Juniata during August of 1944 and retired in January of 1952 after just eight years of revenue service.
Photo Date:
4/13/1946
Upload Date:
8/26/2022 12:18:09 PM
Location:
Philadelphia, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 6131(UNKNOWN)
Views:
231
Comments:
0
Title:
Centennial History Of The PRR, Page 731, 1949
Description:
Here is a photo from page 731 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 Q-2. Four-cylinder freight locomotive, built in 1944, at Altoona Shops. This locomotive is capable of pulling a train of 125 loaded freight cars at speeds in excess of 50 miles per hour." Shown here is PRR engine #6131, a Q-2 (4-4-6-4) "Duplex" built in Juniata during August of 1944 and retired in January of 1952 after just eight years of revenue service.
Photo Date:
4/13/1949
Upload Date:
9/7/2017 3:07:21 AM
Location:
Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 6131(UNKNOWN)
Views:
516
Comments:
0
Title:
"Modern Power For Today's Trains," Page 12, 1949
Description:
Here is page 12 of a 22-page booklet published by the Pennsylvania Railroad entitled "Modern Power For Today's Trains." It was issued originally during July of 1949. Partial Caption: "For heavy, through service. Most powerful steam locomotive in the higher speed range ever built." Shown here is PRR engine #6131, a Q-2 (4-4-6-4) "Duplex" built in Juniata during August of 1944 and retired in January of 1952 after just eight years of revenue service.
Photo Date:
7/1/1949
Upload Date:
12/26/2024 5:54:05 PM
Location:
Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 6131(UNKNOWN)
Views:
234
Comments:
0
Title:
"Duplex-Drives," Page 23, 1959
Description:
Here is page eight of a ten-page cover article by David P. Morgan entitled "Duplex-Drives." It was published originally in the November 1959 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 23. Top Two Photos: Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6130, the Q-1 (4-6-4-4) built in Juniata during May of 1942 and retired in January of 1952. Bottom Photo: Shown here is PRR engine #6131, a Q-2 (4-4-6-4) built in Juniata during August of 1944 and retired in January of 1952.
Photo Date:
11/1/1959
Upload Date:
10/31/2019 1:53:58 AM
Location:
Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 6130(UNKNOWN)
PRR 6131(UNKNOWN)
Views:
936
Comments:
1
Title:
PRR "Steam From Altoona," Page 30, 1963
Description:
Here is page seven of an eight-page article by William D. Gorman entitled "Steam From Altoona." It was published originally in the December 1963 issue of "Railroad" magazine, page 30. Top Photo: Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6759, an M-1A (4-8-2) "Mountain" built in Juniata during June of 1930 and retired in August of 1955. Bottom Photo: Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6131, a Q-2 (4-4-6-4) built in Juniata during August of 1944 and retired in January of 1952. Builder's photo dated 24 August 1944. (#2,000)
Photo Date:
12/1/1963
Upload Date:
10/27/2017 4:30:01 AM
Location:
Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 6759(4-8-2)
PRR 6131(UNKNOWN)
Views:
867
Comments:
0
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