Here is a photo from page 731 in the "Centennial History Of The Pennsylvania Railroad Company: 1846-1946" that was composed 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) built in Juniata during August of 1944 and retired in January of 1952 after just eight years of revenue service. |
Date:
4/13/1949 |
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Altoona(Juniata), PA |
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Thomas C. Ayers |
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This picture is part of album: PRR: Centennial History Of The PRR ~ 1949 |