PRR Locomotive Test Plant, 1946         
WB. Here is an image of an official photo that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 1 August 1946. Shown here at the Pennsylvania Railroad's Locomotive Test Plant is engine #6200, the S-2 (6-8-6) "Steam Turbine" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during September of 1944, rated at 6,900 horsepower, and retired in January of 1952 after just eight years of experimental service. The names of the seven Railroaders pictured here are not recorded. William E. Burket Collection.
Date: 8/1/1946 Location: Altoona, PA   Map Show Altoona on a rail map Views: 13 Collection Of:   Thomas C. Ayers
Locomotives: PRR 6200(UNKNOWN)    Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
PRR Locomotive Test Plant, 1946
Picture Categories: Steam This picture is part of album:  PRR: Burket Collection ~> Shops-General (R)
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