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Pictures of PRR 1196
Owner:
Pennsylvania Railroad
Model:
Altoona 2-8-0
Built As:
PRR 1196 (2-8-0)
Serial Number:
2423
Order No:
Frame Number:
Built:
5/1912
Notes:
PRR Class H-9S; blt 05/12, reblt 05/25, retired 09/59
Other locos with this serial:
PRR 1196(2-8-0)
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Title:
"A Shipper Talks To Railroaders," Page 26, 1955
Description:
Here is page one of a two-page article by John L. DeLaney entitled "A Shipper Talks To Railroaders." It was published originally in the May 1955 issue of "Pennsy" magazine, page 26. Large Photo Caption: "Cars of expensive crash trucks, used on airfields, carefully braced, are switched at Elmira by the Pennsylvania." Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #1196, an H-9S (2-8-0) "Consolidated" built in Juniata as an H-8SB during May of 1912, rebuilt as an H-9S in May of 1925, and retired in September of 1959 after 47 years of faithful service.
Photo Date:
5/1/1955
Upload Date:
6/18/2020 9:52:20 AM
Location:
Elmira, NY
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 1196(2-8-0)
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