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Owner: Pennsylvania Railroad
Model:Altoona 0-6-0Built As:PRR 539 (0-6-0)
Serial Number:1678Order No:
Frame Number: Built:5/1907
Notes:PRR Class B8; retired 04/49
Other locos with this serial:  PRR 539(0-6-0)
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PRR 539, B-8, 1935
Title:  PRR 539, B-8, 1935
Description:  Here is a photo by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Morris Park, New York, on 20 October 1935. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #539, a B-8 (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata during May of 1907 and retired in April of 1949 after 42 years of faithful service. In this Long Island Rail Road scene, note the electrified third-rail at the bottom left and the unique smoke collectors at the top right. Williams Collection.
Photo Date:  10/20/1935  Upload Date: 5/11/2023 9:52:35 AM
Location:  Morris Park, NY
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 539(0-6-0)
Views:  298   Comments: 0
PRR 539, B-8, c. 1948
Title:  PRR 539, B-8, c. 1948
Description:  Here is an original photo by an unidentified photographer of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #539, a B-8 (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata during May 1907 and retired in April of 1949 after 42 years of faithful service. Note that the bell, headlight, valve housing group, and main driving rods have been removed in preparation for scrapping. The exact date and the location are not recorded. Roy Healey Collection; #5 of 11.
Photo Date:  8/15/1948  Upload Date: 2/23/2018 12:00:00 PM
Location:  Modena, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 539(0-6-0)
Views:  577   Comments: 0


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