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Pictures of PRR 85
Owner:
Pennsylvania Railroad
Model:
UNKNOWN 4-4-0
Built As:
Builder Info (Unavailable )
Serial Number:
663
Order No:
Frame Number:
Built:
Notes:
Norris Locomotive Works; "Nescopeck"
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Title:
"Railroad" Centennial Album, Plate #36, 1946
Description:
Here is the 36th of 36 plates constituting the "Centennial Album of Pennsylvania R.R. Photos and Prints." It was published in the April 1946 issue of "Railroad" magazine, page 45. Photo Caption: "Belle of the Sixties. PRR's Norris-built 85 poses for her photo at Anderson's Siding, on the Pennsylvania Central, a water stop before the days of track pans." Shown here is PRR engine #85, a 4-4-0 "American" built by the Norris Locomotive Works during 1854, rebuilt in Altoona in December of 1865, and retired by November of 1874. It was named "Nescopeck."
Photo Date:
4/13/1946
Upload Date:
3/28/2017 2:28:47 AM
Location:
McVeytown, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 85(4-4-0)
Views:
485
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Title:
"The RPO Cars," Page 5 (bottom), 1967
Description:
Here is the bottom portion of a one-page article entitled "What's Happening To The RPO Cars?" It was published originally in the 1 December 1967 issue of "The Pennsy," page 5. Right-Hand Photo Caption: "Below, a Fast Mail of 1869 pauses for its portrait near McVeytown, Pa. The locomotive, No. 85, was a Norris, built in 1854 and rebuilt at Altoona in 1865." Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #85, a 4-4-0 ""American" built by the Norris Locomotive Works during 1854, rebuilt in Altoona in December of 1865, and retired by November of 1874 after 20 years of faithful service.
Photo Date:
12/1/1967
Upload Date:
9/29/2023 1:31:03 PM
Location:
McVeytown, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 85(4-4-0)
Views:
131
Comments:
0
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