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Pictures of PRR 6556
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Model:
UNKNOWN 0-8-0
Built As:
Builder Info (Unavailable )
Serial Number:
3987
Order No:
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Notes:
PRR Class C-1; Juniata; 1925-1949.
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Title:
PRR "Modern Cars And Locomotives: 1926," Page 8
Description:
Here is page eight of a 15-page booklet published by the Pennsylvania Railroad entitled "Modern Cars And Locomotives: 1926." Depicted here are PRR engines #6556, #3976-3977, and #3914-3915. All were built in Juniata. Engine #6556 is a C-1 (0-8-0) switcher built in May of 1925 and retired in January of 1949. Engines #3976-3977 are DD-1 (2-B+B-2) electrics built in July of 1910 and rated at 3,160 horsepower. #3976 was transferred to the Long Island Rail Road in April of 1928 and renumbered "350-B," but #3977 was retired in January of 1949. Engines #3914-3915 are B-1 (C) switchers built in June of 1926 and rated at 570 horsepower each. #3914 was retired in December of 1962, while #3915 was retired in January of 1963.
Photo Date:
7/1/1926
Upload Date:
6/28/2022 10:46:29 PM
Location:
Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 6556(0-8-0)
PRR 3976(Boxcab)
PRR 3977(Boxcab)
PRR 3914(Boxcab)
PRR 3915(Boxcab)
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Title:
PRR "Modern Locomotives And Cars: 1939," Page 12
Description:
Here is page 12 of a 30-page booklet published by the Pennsylvania Railroad entitled "Modern Locomotives And Cars: 1939." Depicted here are PRR engines #4179 and #6556. Both were built in Juniata. Engine #4179 is a B-6SB (0-6-0) switcher built during March of 1924 and retired in 1955. Engine #6556 is a C-1 (0-8-0) switcher built in May of 1925 and retired in January of 1949.
Photo Date:
7/1/1939
Upload Date:
7/11/2020 1:11:06 PM
Location:
Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 4179(0-6-0)
PRR 6556(0-8-0)
Views:
614
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Title:
Centennial History Of The PRR, Page 741, 1949
Description:
Here is a photo from page 741 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 C-1 locomotive, for heavy switching and hump service. Designed in 1924." Shown here is PRR engine #6556, a C-1 (0-8-0) switcher built in Juniata during May of 1925 and retired in January of 1949 after 24 years of faithful service.
Photo Date:
4/13/1949
Upload Date:
9/7/2017 3:13:21 PM
Location:
Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 6556(0-8-0)
Views:
475
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