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PRR 2796, B-8A, c. 1948 |
| Description: |
Here is an original photo by an unidentified photographer of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #2796, a B-8A (0-6-0T) tank switcher built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works as a B-8 (0-6-0) during September of 1905, later rebuilt in Juniata as a B-8A (0-6-0T), and retired in July of 1955 after 50 years of faithful service. The date and the location are approximations. Roy Healey Collection; #8 of 11. |
| Photo Date: |
3/28/1948 Upload Date: 3/14/2018 4:18:26 PM |
| Location: |
Wilmington, DE |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Yard,Steam |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 2796(0-6-0) |
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330 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 2796, B-8A, 1955 |
| Description: |
Dziobko. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by John Dziobko, Jr., that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 16 September 1955. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #2796, a B-8A (0-6-0T) tank switcher built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works as a B-8 (0-6-0) during 1905, later rebuilt in Juniata as a B-8A (0-6-0T), and retired in July of 1955 after 50 years of faithful service. It's pictured on the turntable within "The World's Largest Roundhouse" ~ 50 stalls in all! |
| Photo Date: |
9/16/1955 Upload Date: 12/27/2019 8:37:24 AM |
| Location: |
Altoona(Juniata), PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Steam |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 2796(0-6-0) |
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496 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 2796, B-8A, 1955 |
| Description: |
Dziobko. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by John Dziobko, Jr., that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 16 September 1955. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #2796, a B-8A (0-6-0T) tank switcher built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works as a B-8 (0-6-0) during 1905, later rebuilt in Juniata as a B-8A (0-6-0T), and retired in July of 1955 after 50 years of faithful service. It's pictured in the midst of "The World's Largest Roundhouse" ~ 50 stalls in all! |
| Photo Date: |
9/16/1955 Upload Date: 7/2/2018 6:34:06 AM |
| Location: |
Altoona(Juniata), PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Steam |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 2796(0-6-0) |
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724 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 2796, B-8A, 1956 |
| Description: |
East Altoona. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide (converted to B&W) via Al Chione that was taken in East Altoona, Pennsylvania, in March of 1956. The photographer is not identified. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #2796, a B-8A (0-6-0T) tank switcher built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works as a B-8 (0-6-0) during 1905, later rebuilt in Juniata as a B-8A (0-6-0T), and retired in July of 1955 after 50 years of faithful service. |
| Photo Date: |
3/21/1956 Upload Date: 5/24/2018 3:51:50 AM |
| Location: |
Altoona(Juniata), PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Yard,Steam |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 2796(0-6-0) |
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588 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR "Soliloquy Of Altoona," Page 30, 1978 |
| Description: |
Here is page 15 of a 15-page article by Bert Pennypacker entitled "Soliloquy Of Altoona." It was published originally in the April 1978 issue of "Rails Northeast" magazine, page 30. Photo Caption: "PRR B8a 0-6-0T #2796 steamed up ~ house switcher inside the roundhouse at East Altoona, Pa., on June 18, 1957. Last PRR slide-valve non-superheater in steam? Photo by J.W. Swanberg." Shown here is PRR engine #2796, a B-8A (0-6-0T) tank switcher built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works as a B-8 (0-6-0) during September of 1905, later rebuilt in Juniata as a B-8A (0-6-0T), and retired in July of 1955 after 50 years of faithful service. |
| Photo Date: |
4/1/1978 Upload Date: 1/9/2025 7:03:28 AM |
| Location: |
Altoona(Juniata), PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Steam |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 2796(0-6-0) |
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10 Comments: 0 |
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