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Owner: Pennsylvania Railroad
Model:Altoona 4-4-2Built As:Builder Info (Unavailable )
Serial Number:2805Order No:
Frame Number: Built:
Notes:PRR Class E-6S; 4/1912
Other locos with this serial:  PRR 68(4-4-2)
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PRR 4-4-2 #68 - Pennsylvania RR
Title:  PRR 4-4-2 #68 - Pennsylvania RR
Description:  Another example of an Altoona Juniata Shops built 4-4-2 Atlantic lcoomotive built between 1912-1914 as a class E6s unit. Unknown photographer and the day in May of 1936 is approximate.
Photo Date:  5/1/1936  Upload Date: 11/5/2015 5:29:32 PM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Steam,Action
Locomotives:  PRR 68(4-4-2)
Views:  752   Comments: 0
PRR 68, E-6S, 1937
Title:  PRR 68, E-6S, 1937
Description:  Here is a photo by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 16 May 1937. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #68, an E-6S (4-4-2) "Atlantic" built in Juniata during March of 1914 and retired in July of 1949 after 35 years of faithful service. Raymond C. Laws Collection.
Photo Date:  5/16/1937  Upload Date: 3/17/2019 5:03:14 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 68(4-4-2)
Views:  529   Comments: 1
PRR "Modern Locomotives And Cars: 1939," Page 7
Title:  PRR "Modern Locomotives And Cars: 1939," Page 7
Description:  Here is page seven of a 30-page booklet published by the Pennsylvania Railroad entitled "Modern Locomotives And Cars: 1939." Depicted here are PRR engines #68 and #1961. Both were built in Juniata. Engine #68 is an E-6S (4-4-2) "Atlantic" built during March of 1914 and retired in July of 1949. Engine #1961 is a G-5S (4-6-0) "Ten-Wheeler" built in October of 1923 and retired in March of 1950.
Photo Date:  7/1/1939  Upload Date: 7/11/2020 1:04:41 PM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 68(4-4-2) PRR 1961(4-6-0)
Views:  443   Comments: 0
PRR 68, E-6S, c. 1949
Title:  PRR 68, E-6S, c. 1949
Description:  Here is an original photo by an unidentified photographer of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #68, an E-6S (4-4-2) "Atlantic" built in Juniata during 1914 and retired in July of 1949. The date and the location are approximations. Roy Healey Collection; #1 of 40.
Photo Date:  10/8/1949  Upload Date: 3/23/2018 10:56:59 AM
Location:  Modena, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 68(4-4-2)
Views:  489   Comments: 0
Altoona Shops Inspection Trip, Page 19, 1981
Title:  Altoona Shops Inspection Trip, Page 19, 1981
Description:  Here is page 16 of a 17-page version of the Pennsylvania Railroad's 13-page booklet entitled "Altoona Shops Inspection Trip ~ Sunday, May 16, 1937." It appeared in the September 1981 issue of "The Keystone" magazine, page 19. Top Photo: Shown here is PRR engine #1223, a D-16SB (4-4-0) "American" built in Juniata as a D-16B during 1905, later rebuilt as a D-16SB, sold to the Strasburg Rail Road in October of 1960, and presently on display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg. Photo by Dr. Walter Teskey. Bottom Photo: Shown here is PRR engine #68, an E-6S (4-4-2) "Atlantic" built in Juniata during 1914 and retired in July of 1949 after 35 years of faithful service.
Photo Date:  9/22/1981  Upload Date: 6/7/2018 4:44:18 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 1223(4-4-0) PRR 68(4-4-2)
Views:  657   Comments: 0


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