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Owner: Pennsylvania Railroad
Model:BLW 4-8-2Built As:PRR 6956 (4-8-2)
Serial Number:59665Order No:
Frame Number:27X30 cylinders, 72" driversBuilt:11/1926
Notes:PRR Class M-1.
Other locos with this serial:  PRR 6956(4-8-2)
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PRR "Conemaugh Crossroads," Page 29, 1947
Title:  PRR "Conemaugh Crossroads," Page 29, 1947
Description:  Here is page three of a five-page article by C.E. Starr entitled "Conemaugh Crossroads." It was published originally in the May 1947 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 29. Top Photo Caption: "Westbound VC-1, the Enola-Cleveland hotshot headed by engine 6956, is about to cross the bridge." Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6956, an M-1 (4-8-2) "Mountain" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in December of 1926 and retired in November of 1949. Bottom Photo: Shown here is PRR engine #515, an I-1S (2-10-0) "Decapod" built in Juniata in October of 1918 and retired in January of 1960.
Photo Date:  5/1/1947  Upload Date: 7/3/2025 9:33:36 AM
Location:  Kiskiminetas Junctio, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 6956(4-8-2) PRR 515(2-10-0)
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