Logo
 
 
12/30/2024
 
 
 
 
 
Owner: Pennsylvania Railroad
Model:BLW 4-6-4Built As:PRR 4739 (4-6-4)
Serial Number:61720Order No:
Frame Number:Westinghouse # A039Built:0/1933
Notes:PRR Class P-5A; Baldwin-General Electric.
Other locos with this serial:  PRR 4739(4-6-4)
  Page Controls   View:  Pics Per Page:
PRR 4739, P-5A, 1961
Title:  PRR 4739, P-5A, 1961
Description:  Byerly. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by F.G. Zahn that was taken near Enola, Pennsylvania, on 19 September 1961. Photo Caption: "Pennsylvania No. 4739, Class P-5A, Enola, Pa., 1961." Shown here (R to L) are PRR engine #4739 and two more units whose numbers are not recorded. All are P-5A (2-C-2) electrics rated at 3,750 horsepower each. #4739 was built by Baldwin-General Electric in February of 1933 and retired in May of 1964 after 31 years of service. This photo comes from a color slide set entitled "Electric Railroading ~ Penn Central and Pennsylvania Lines" that's produced and distributed by Blackhawk Films of Davenport, Iowa (868-31).
Photo Date:  9/19/1961  Upload Date: 10/7/2018 5:25:06 PM
Location:  Enola, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 4739(4-6-4)
Views:  305   Comments: 0


Site Design ©2001-2020 Tim Huemmer
Photos © respective authors
  Contact: info@rrpicturearchives.net