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Owner: Pennsylvania Railroad
Model:UNKNOWN UNKNOWNBuilt As:Builder Info (Unavailable )
Serial Number:4527Order No:
Frame Number: Built:
Notes:PRR Class Q-2; 4-4-6-4; Juniata.
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"Trains" Magazine, October 1944
Title:  "Trains" Magazine, October 1944
Description:  Here is a photo by an unidentified photographer that was published originally in the October 1944 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 5. Partial Caption: "Here is the first Pennsylvania Railroad Class Q-2 4-4-6-4 steam freight locomotive, of which 25 more are now being built at company shops in Altoona." Shown here is PRR engine #6131, a Q-2 (4-4-6-4) built in Juniata during August of 1944 and retired in January of 1952 after just eight years of revenue service.
Photo Date:  10/1/1944  Upload Date: 9/24/2019 1:31:37 AM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 6131(UNKNOWN)
Views:  456   Comments: 0
99th Annual Report, Page 3, 1945
Title:  99th Annual Report, Page 3, 1945
Description:  Here is page three of the Pennsylvania Railroad's 31-page "Ninety-Ninth Annual Report." It was issued originally on 13 February 1946. Depicted here is PRR engine #6131, a Q-2 (4-4-6-4) built in Juniata during August of 1944 and retired in January of 1952 after just eight years of revenue service.
Photo Date:  12/31/1945  Upload Date: 6/16/2017 2:57:50 AM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 6131(UNKNOWN)
Views:  421   Comments: 0
"Transportation Progress," Pages 1-2, 1946
Title:  "Transportation Progress," Pages 1-2, 1946
Description:  Here are pages one and two of a 14-page booklet published by the Pennsylvania Railroad entitled "One Hundred Years Of Transportation Progress." It was issued originally during 1946. Right-Hand Illustration: Depicted here is PRR engine #6131, a Q-2 (4-4-6-4) built in Juniata during August of 1944 and retired in January of 1952 after just eight years of revenue service.
Photo Date:  4/13/1946  Upload Date: 8/26/2022 12:18:09 PM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 6131(UNKNOWN)
Views:  97   Comments: 0
Centennial History Of The PRR, Page 731, 1949
Title:  Centennial History Of The PRR, Page 731, 1949
Description:  Here is a photo from page 731 in the "Centennial History Of The Pennsylvania Railroad Company: 1846-1946" that was composed by George H. Burgess & Miles C. Kennedy and published in 1949. Photo Caption: "Class Q-2. Four-cylinder freight locomotive, built in 1944, at Altoona Shops. This locomotive is capable of pulling a train of 125 loaded freight cars at speeds in excess of 50 miles per hour." Shown here is PRR engine #6131, a Q-2 (4-4-6-4) built in Juniata during August of 1944 and retired in January of 1952 after just eight years of revenue service.
Photo Date:  4/13/1949  Upload Date: 9/7/2017 3:07:21 AM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 6131(UNKNOWN)
Views:  329   Comments: 0
"Duplex-Drives," Page 23, 1959
Title:  "Duplex-Drives," Page 23, 1959
Description:  Here is page eight of a ten-page cover article by David P. Morgan entitled "Duplex-Drives." It was published originally in the November 1959 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 23. Top Two Photos: Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6130, the Q-1 (4-6-4-4) built in Juniata during May of 1942 and retired in January of 1952. Bottom Photo: Shown here is PRR engine #6131, a Q-2 (4-4-6-4) built in Juniata during August of 1944 and retired in January of 1952.
Photo Date:  11/1/1959  Upload Date: 10/31/2019 1:53:58 AM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 6131(UNKNOWN)
Views:  781   Comments: 1
"Steam From Altoona," Page 30, 1963
Title:  "Steam From Altoona," Page 30, 1963
Description:  Here is page seven of an eight-page article by William D. Gorman entitled "Steam From Altoona." It was published originally in the December 1963 issue of "Railroad" magazine, page 30. Top Photo: Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6759, an M-1A (4-8-2) "Mountain" built in Juniata during June of 1930 and retired in August of 1955. Bottom Photo: Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6131, a Q-2 (4-4-6-4) built in Juniata during August of 1944 and retired in January of 1952. Builder's photo dated 24 August 1944. (#2,000)
Photo Date:  12/1/1963  Upload Date: 10/27/2017 4:30:01 AM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 6759(4-8-2) PRR 6131(UNKNOWN)
Views:  654   Comments: 0


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