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Pictures of PRR 601
Owner:
Pennsylvania Railroad
Model:
Altoona 4-4-0
Built As:
PRR (4-4-0)
Serial Number:
1040
Order No:
Frame Number:
Built:
7/1886
Notes:
PRR Class D-11A; 1886-1907.
Other locos with this serial:
PRR 601(4-4-0)
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Title:
PRR "Pennsylvania Limited," #1 of 2, c. 1892
Description:
WR. Here is the first of two successive images of photos by William H. Rau that were taken at the Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, c. 1892. Shown here is the Pennsylvania Railroad's six-car "Pennsylvania Limited" that's paused at the Curve for a portrait. It's powered by engine #601, a D-11A (4-4-0) "American" built in the Altoona Machine Shops during July of 1886 and retired in July of 1907 after 21 years of faithful service. Visible at the right is Milepost 242. William E. Burket Collection.
Photo Date:
1/1/1900
Upload Date:
7/14/2022 12:22:21 PM
Location:
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 601(4-4-0)
Views:
350
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0
Title:
PRR 601, D-11A, c. 1890
Description:
iLocomotives. Here is an image that was taken at the Passenger Station in Dunbar, Pennsylvania. Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #601, a D-11A (4-4-0) "American" built in the Altoona Machine Shops during July of 1886 and retired in July of 1907 after 21 years of faithful service. Given the presence of all those folks gathered at the Station, this may have been a special occasion of some sort. The photographer's name and the exact date are not recorded.
Photo Date:
1/3/1900
Upload Date:
4/28/2023 7:53:20 AM
Location:
Dunbar, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Station,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 601(4-4-0)
Views:
276
Comments:
0
Title:
"Trains" Centennial Issue, Page 20, 1946
Description:
Here is page 20 of the April 1946 issue of "Trains" magazine. It's the seventh page of a ten-page story by Mr. Edwin P. Alexander entitled "Beginnings of a Railroad." Top Photo Caption: "The old reversed photo on Horseshoe Curve shows a train typical of the 1880's on the Pennsylvania Railroad. The neat cap-stacked engines were characteristic of the road." Photo by William H. Rau. Shown here is PRR engine #601, a D-11A (4-4-0) "American" built in the Altoona Machine Shops during 1886 and retired in July of 1907 after 21 years of service. Bottom Left-Hand Photo: Shown here is the Camden & Amboy's "John Bull."
Photo Date:
4/13/1946
Upload Date:
6/7/2019 8:07:54 AM
Location:
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 601(4-4-0)
PRR ASSANPINK(4-4-0)
PRR JOHNBULL(2-4-0)
Views:
767
Comments:
1
Title:
"World Famous Horseshoe Curve," Page 9, 1973
Description:
Here is page nine of a 64-page booklet published by Harry P. Albrecht entitled "World Famous Horseshoe Curve, Altoona, Pennsylvania Railroad." It was first issued in September of 1973. Partial Caption: "It is sometime in 1892 and capped stack Class D-11a No. 601 with the Pennsylvania Limited is slowly gliding around the curve." Photo by William H. Rau. Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #601, a D-11A (4-4-0) "American" built in the Altoona Machine Shops during July of 1886 and retired in July of 1907 after 21 years of faithful service.
Photo Date:
9/22/1973
Upload Date:
10/28/2022 8:42:20 AM
Location:
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 601(4-4-0)
Views:
280
Comments:
0
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