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"Indian Summer," Page 26, 1956
Title:  "Indian Summer," Page 26, 1956
Description:  Here is page three of a five-page article by David P. Morgan entitled "The Mohawk That Refused To Abdicate, And Other Tales." It was published originally in the September 1956 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 26. Photos by Philip R. Hastings. Top Photo, Partial Caption: "Doubleheading Pennsy J-1 2-10-4's." Shown here (R to L) are portions of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6488 and the coast-to-coast tender of #6486. #6488 is a J-1A (2-10-4) "Texas" built in Juniata during April of 1943 and retired in October of 1957 after just 14 years of revenue service.
Photo Date:  9/1/1956  Upload Date: 8/16/2018 2:21:54 AM
Location:  Columbus, OH
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 6488(2-10-4) NYC 3005(4-8-2)
Views:  881   Comments: 0
PRR 6488, J-1A, c. 1957
Title:  PRR 6488, J-1A, c. 1957
Description:  Here is a photo of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6488, a J-1A (2-10-4) "Texas" built in Juniata during April of 1943 and retired in April of 1958 after just 15 years of faithful service. The photographer's name, the date, and the location are not recorded. ("Leftystoys"; #4 of 7)
Photo Date:  6/29/1957  Upload Date: 4/1/2019 12:17:12 PM
Location:  Columbus, OH
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 6488(2-10-4)
Views:  745   Comments: 0
PRR 6490, J-1A, c. 1946
Title:  PRR 6490, J-1A, c. 1946
Description:  Portraits 10. Here is a steam locomotive portrait of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6490, a J-1A (2-10-4) "Texas" built in Juniata during May of 1943 and retired in April of 1958 after just 15 years of revenue service. Note the trainphone apparatus on the tender's deck. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. (#20 of 72) (#9,900)
Photo Date:  8/15/1946  Upload Date: 1/1/2023 5:00:31 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 6490(2-10-4)
Views:  250   Comments: 0
PRR 6490, J-1A, c. 1956
Title:  PRR 6490, J-1A, c. 1956
Description:  Mann. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6490, a J-1A (2-10-4) "Texas" built in Juniata during May of 1943 and retired in April of 1958 after just 14 years of revenue service. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. ("PrrFan18n")
Photo Date:  8/15/1956  Upload Date: 12/16/2021 7:17:38 AM
Location:  Columbus, OH
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 6490(2-10-4)
Views:  293   Comments: 0
PRR 6491, J-1A, 1949
Title:  PRR 6491, J-1A, 1949
Description:  Lorenz. Here is a photo via Bob Lorenz that was taken near Bellevue, Ohio, in July of 1949. It was published originally in the January-February 1974 issue of "PC Railroader" magazine, page 14. Photo Caption: "Pennsy J-1 #6491 rolls north for lake port loading, just south of Bellevue, Ohio, with 85 Norfolk & Western hoppers on a hot humid July, 1949, afternoon." Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6491, a J-1A (2-10-4) "Texas" built in Juniata during May of 1943 and retired in October of 1957 after just 14 years of revenue service.
Photo Date:  7/7/1949  Upload Date: 7/7/2018 12:54:05 AM
Location:  Bellevue, OH
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 6491(2-10-4)
Views:  656   Comments: 0
PRR 6492, J-1A, c. 1946
Title:  PRR 6492, J-1A, c. 1946
Description:  Portraits 10. Here is a steam locomotive portrait of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6492, a J-1A (2-10-4) "Texas" built in Juniata during May of 1943 and retired in April of 1958 after just 15 years of revenue service. Note the trainphone apparatus on the tender's deck. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. (#21 of 72)
Photo Date:  8/15/1946  Upload Date: 1/1/2023 5:03:29 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 6492(2-10-4)
Views:  234   Comments: 0
PRR 6492, J-1A, c. 1956
Title:  PRR 6492, J-1A, c. 1956
Description:  Portraits 2. Here is a steam locomotive portrait of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6492, a J-1A (2-10-4) "Texas" built in Juniata during May of 1943 and retired in April of 1958 after just 15 years of revenue service. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. (#30 of 36)
Photo Date:  8/15/1956  Upload Date: 2/3/2021 3:35:47 PM
Location:  Columbus, OH
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 6492(2-10-4)
Views:  271   Comments: 0
PRR 6492, J-1A, #1 of 3, 1956
Title:  PRR 6492, J-1A, #1 of 3, 1956
Description:  Here is the first of three successive images of photos by Edward Kaspriske that were taken near Columbus, Ohio, in 1956. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6492, a J-1A (2-10-4) "Texas" built in Juniata during May of 1943 and retired in April of 1958 after just 15 years of service. Edward Kaspriske Collection.
Photo Date:  9/22/1956  Upload Date: 6/2/2023 3:41:50 AM
Location:  Columbus, OH
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 6492(2-10-4)
Views:  288   Comments: 1
PRR 6492, J-1A, #3 of 3, 1956
Title:  PRR 6492, J-1A, #3 of 3, 1956
Description:  Here is the third of three successive images of photos by Edward Kaspriske that were taken near Columbus, Ohio, in 1956. Shown'here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6492, a J-1A (2-10-4) "Texas" built in Juniata during May of 1943 and retired in April of 1958 after just 15 years of service. Edward Kaspriske Collection.
Photo Date:  9/22/1956  Upload Date: 6/2/2023 3:42:19 AM
Location:  Columbus, OH
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 6492(2-10-4)
Views:  316   Comments: 0
PRR 6492, J-1A, #2 of 3, 1956
Title:  PRR 6492, J-1A, #2 of 3, 1956
Description:  Here is the second of three successive images of photos by Edward Kaspriske that were taken near Columbus, Ohio, in 1956. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6492, a J-1A (2-10-4) "Texas" built in Juniata during May of 1943 and retired in April of 1958 after just 15 years of service. Edward Kaspriske Collection.
Photo Date:  9/22/1956  Upload Date: 6/18/2023 3:31:55 PM
Location:  Columbus, OH
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 6492(2-10-4)
Views:  347   Comments: 0
PRR 6492, J-1A, 1957
Title:  PRR 6492, J-1A, 1957
Description:  Portraits 6. Here is a steam locomotive portrait by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Columbus, Ohio, on 18 August 1957. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6492, a J-1A (2-10-4) "Texas" built in Juniata during May of 1943 and retired in April of 1958 after just 15 years of revenue service. (#19 of 43)
Photo Date:  8/18/1957  Upload Date: 3/28/2021 3:09:06 PM
Location:  Columbus, OH
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam,Signal
Locomotives:  PRR 6492(2-10-4)
Views:  310   Comments: 0
PRR 6493, J-1A, 1953
Title:  PRR 6493, J-1A, 1953
Description:  Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Russ Porter that was taken near Cherry Valley, Pennsylvania, in June of 1953. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6493, a J-1A (2-10-4) "Texas" built in Juniata during May of 1943 and retired in September of 1957 after just 14 years of revenue service. Produced and distributed by FJC Products of Newport, Delaware. ("LouisFols"; #4 of 16)
Photo Date:  6/21/1953  Upload Date: 6/3/2019 9:08:23 PM
Location:  Cherry Valley, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam,Signal
Locomotives:  PRR 6493(2-10-4)
Views:  563   Comments: 0
PRR 6494, J-1A, #1 of 2, 1955
Title:  PRR 6494, J-1A, #1 of 2, 1955
Description:  Here is the first of two successive original photos by John S. Fisher that were taken in Walbridge, Ohio, in October of 1955. Caption On Reverse: "Pennsy 'J' #6494 waiting to take the noon freight to Columbus. East Broadway Yards. October, 1955." Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6494, a J-1A (2-10-4) "Texas" built in Juniata during May of 1943 and retired in September of 1957 after just 14 years of revenue service.
Photo Date:  10/10/1955  Upload Date: 5/16/2022 12:03:32 AM
Location:  Walbridge, OH
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 6494(2-10-4)
Views:  306   Comments: 0
PRR 6494, J-1A, #2 of 2, 1955
Title:  PRR 6494, J-1A, #2 of 2, 1955
Description:  Here is the second of two successive original photos by John S. Fisher that were taken in Walbridge, Ohio, in October of 1955. Caption On Reverse: "Pennsy 'J' #6494 taking the noon freight to Columbus. East Broadway Yards. October, 1955." Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6494, a J-1A (2-10-4) "Texas" built in Juniata during May of 1943 and retired in September of 1957 after just 14 years of revenue service.
Photo Date:  10/10/1955  Upload Date: 5/16/2022 12:04:09 AM
Location:  Walbridge, OH
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 6494(2-10-4)
Views:  326   Comments: 0
PRR 6494, J-1A, 1956
Title:  PRR 6494, J-1A, 1956
Description:  Young. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Andrew D. Young that was taken near Columbus, Ohio, in 1956. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6494, a J-1A (2-10-4) "Texas" built in Juniata during May of 1943 and retired in September of 1957 after just 14 years of revenue service. Produced and distributed by Evda Slides of Maryland Heights, Missouri. ("267-4, #6494, Columbus, Oh., 1956")
Photo Date:  9/22/1956  Upload Date: 3/15/2018 11:42:03 AM
Location:  Columbus, OH
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 6494(2-10-4)
Views:  584   Comments: 0
PRR 6494, J-1A, 1957
Title:  PRR 6494, J-1A, 1957
Description:  Portraits 6. Here is a steam locomotive portrait by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Columbus, Ohio, on 20 August 1957. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6494, a J-1A (2-10-4) "Texas" built in Juniata during May of 1943 and retired in September of 1957 after just 14 years of service. (#20 of 43)
Photo Date:  8/20/1957  Upload Date: 3/28/2021 3:10:10 PM
Location:  Columbus, OH
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 6494(2-10-4)
Views:  340   Comments: 0
PRR 6495, J-1A, c. 1945
Title:  PRR 6495, J-1A, c. 1945
Description:  Portraits 4. Here is a steam locomotive portrait of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6495, a J-1A (2-10-4) "Texas" built in Juniata during May of 1943 and retired in April of 1958 after just 15 years of revenue service. Note the trainphone apparatus on the tender's deck. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. (#24 of 40)
Photo Date:  11/14/1945  Upload Date: 5/16/2025 11:10:34 PM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 6495(2-10-4)
Views:  25   Comments: 0
PRR 6496, J-1A, 1952
Title:  PRR 6496, J-1A, 1952
Description:  Coal Power. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by J.J. Buckley that was taken in Bellevue, Ohio, on 1 September 1952. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6496, a J-1A (2-10-4) "Texas" built in Juniata during May of 1943 and retired in April of 1958 after just 15 years of revenue service.
Photo Date:  9/1/1952  Upload Date: 9/25/2019 5:48:14 AM
Location:  Bellevue, OH
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 6496(2-10-4)
Views:  802   Comments: 1
PRR 6496, J-1A, 1956
Title:  PRR 6496, J-1A, 1956
Description:  Chione. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken near Columbus, Ohio, on 21 August 1956. The photographer is not identified. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6496, a J-1A (2-10-4) "Texas" built in Juniata during May of 1943 and retired in April of 1958 after just 15 years oh revenue service. It is pulling a single N-5C cabin car whose number is not recorded.
Photo Date:  8/21/1956  Upload Date: 12/15/2017 1:34:51 AM
Location:  Columbus, OH
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 6496(2-10-4)
Views:  960   Comments: 1
PRR 6497, J-1A, c. 1946
Title:  PRR 6497, J-1A, c. 1946
Description:  Portraits 2. Here is a steam locomotive portrait of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6497, a J-1A (2-10-4) "Texas" built in Juniata during May of 1943 and retired in September of 1957 after just 14 years of revenue service. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. (#31 of 36)
Photo Date:  11/14/1945  Upload Date: 5/13/2025 10:13:29 PM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam,Signal
Locomotives:  PRR 6497(2-10-4)
Views:  46   Comments: 0


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