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By:Thomas C. Ayers
Dates:8/17/1945 - 1/31/1968
Album Info:Here are several postal cards and duplicate 35mm color slides of photos of Pennsylvania Railroad locomotives that were taken by Mr. John M. Prophet III.
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PRR 5544, T-1, #1 of 3, 1949
Title:  PRR 5544, T-1, #1 of 3, 1949
Description:  Prophet. Here is the first of three successive duplicate 35mm color slides of photos by John M. Prophet III that were taken in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on 24 July 1949. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5544, a T-1 (4-4-4-4) "Duplex" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during July of 1946 and retired in January of 1956 after just ten years of revenue service. Visible on the far right are two PRR GG-1's waiting for their next assignments.
Photo Date:  7/24/1949  Upload Date: 9/5/2018 5:42:50 PM
Location:  Harrisburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5544(UNKNOWN)
Views:  558   Comments: 1
PRR 5544, T-1, #2 of 3, 1949
Title:  PRR 5544, T-1, #2 of 3, 1949
Description:  Prophet. Here is the second of three duplicate 35mm color slides of a photos by John M. Prophet III that were taken in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on 24 July 1949. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5544, a T-1 (4-4-4-4) "Duplex" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during July of 1946 and retired in January of 1956 after just ten years of service.
Photo Date:  7/24/1949  Upload Date: 6/23/2018 4:37:47 AM
Location:  Harrisburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5544(UNKNOWN)
Views:  640   Comments: 0
PRR 5880, EP-20, #3 of 3, 1949
Title:  PRR 5880, EP-20, #3 of 3, 1949
Description:  Prophet. Here is the third of three duplicate 35mm color slides of a photos by John M. Prophet III that were taken in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on 24 July 1949. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5880 and another E-7 whose road number is not recorded. Both are EP-20's built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,000 horsepower each. #5880 was constructed in April of 1949.
Photo Date:  7/24/1949  Upload Date: 3/27/2020 5:35:11 PM
Location:  Harrisburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Signal
Locomotives:  PRR 5880(E7A)
Views:  397   Comments: 1
PRR 4226, I-1SA, 1955
Title:  PRR 4226, I-1SA, 1955
Description:  Prophet. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by John M. Prophet III that was taken South of Columbia Crossroads, Pennsylvania, in June of 1955. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4226, an I-1SA (2-10-0) "Decapod" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works as an I-1S during June of 1923, rebuilt in Juniata as an I-1SA in January of 1943, and retired in November of 1956 after 33 years of faithful service. Produced and distributed by FJC Products of Newport, Delaware.
Photo Date:  6/21/1955  Upload Date: 10/30/2020 7:59:51 AM
Location:  Columbia Crossroads, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 4226(2-10-0)
Views:  357   Comments: 0
PRR 6432, J-1A, 1955
Title:  PRR 6432, J-1A, 1955
Description:  Prophet. Here is an image of a photo by John M. Prophet III that was taken near South Fork, Pennsylvania, on 15 July 1955. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6432, a J-1A (2-10-4) "Texas" built in Juniata during September of 1943 and retired in April of 1958 after just 15 years of revenue service.
Photo Date:  7/15/1955  Upload Date: 8/20/2020 9:34:06 PM
Location:  South Fork, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 6432(2-10-4)
Views:  283   Comments: 0
PRR 2369, L-1S, c. 1955
Title:  PRR 2369, L-1S, c. 1955
Description:  Prophet. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by John M. Prophet III that was taken near Snedekerville, Pennsylvania, on the Elmira Branch. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #2369, an L-1S (2-8-2) "Mikado" built in Juniata during March of 1917 and retired in September of 1959 after 42 years of faithful service. The date is not recorded. (SFM)
Photo Date:  9/22/1955  Upload Date: 12/29/2018 1:05:50 AM
Location:  Snedekerville, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 2369(2-8-2)
Views:  283   Comments: 0
PRR I-1S, c. 1955
Title:  PRR I-1S, c. 1955
Description:  Prophet. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by John M. Prophet III that was taken near near Snedikerville, Pennsylvania, on the Elmira Branch. Shown here is a pair of Pennsylvania Railroad Class I-1S (2-10-0) "Decapods" serving as a pusher engines for a northbound mixed-cargo freight train on the Elmira Branch. The locomotive numbers and the date are not recorded. (Parade 2)
Photo Date:  1/1/1955  Upload Date: 12/26/2018 3:59:16 PM
Location:  Snedekerville, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives: 
Views:  226   Comments: 0
PRR 4646, I-1SA, c. 1955
Title:  PRR 4646, I-1SA, c. 1955
Description:  Prophet. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by John M. Prophet III that was taken near Snedikerville, Pennsylvania, on the Elmira Branch. Shown here are two Pennsylvania Railroad freight trains: one moving, the other waiting. The moving train on the left is northbound, and is powered by an A-B-A set of unidentified diesel-electrics built by the American Locomotive Company. The waiting train on the right is southbound, and is powered by PRR engine #4646, an I-1SA (2-10-0) "Decapod" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works as an I-1S during October of 1923, rebuilt in Juniata as an I-1SA in February of 1937, and retired in April of 1955 after 32 years of faithful service. The exact date is not recorded. (Parade 2)
Photo Date:  1/1/1955  Upload Date: 10/14/2018 10:09:17 AM
Location:  Snedekerville, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Winter,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 4646(2-10-0)
Views:  497   Comments: 1
PRR 4646, I-1SA, c. 1955
Title:  PRR 4646, I-1SA, c. 1955
Description:  Prophet. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by John M. Propher III that was taken near Snedikerville, Pennsylvania, on the Elmira Bransh. Shown here are two Pennsylvania Railroad freight trains: one moving, the other waiting. The moving train on the left is northbound, and has PRR trainphone-equipped N-5 cabin car #477772 on the tail end. The waiting train on the right is southbound, and is powered by PRR engine #4646, an I-1SA (2-10-0) "Decapod" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works as an I-1S during October of 1923, rebuilt in Juniata as an I-1SA in February of 1937, and retired in April of 1955 after 32 years of faithful service. The exact date is not recorded. (Parade 2)
Photo Date:  1/1/1955  Upload Date: 10/14/2018 10:11:13 AM
Location:  Snedekerville, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  RollingStock,Winter,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 4646(2-10-0)
Views:  594   Comments: 1
PRR 6793, M-1A, c. 1956
Title:  PRR 6793, M-1A, c. 1956
Description:  Prophet. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by John M. Prophet III that was tken in Northumberland, Pennsylvania, perhaps in 1956. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6793, an M-1A (4-8-2) "Mountain" built by the Lima Locomotive Works during April of 1930 and retired in September of 1959 after 29 years of service. The date is not recorded.
Photo Date:  5/5/1956  Upload Date: 7/21/2018 10:54:22 PM
Location:  Northumberland, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 6793(4-8-2)
Views:  383   Comments: 0
PRR 4030, L-1S, 1956
Title:  PRR 4030, L-1S, 1956
Description:  Prophet. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by John M. Prophet III that was taken in Renovo, Pennsylvania, in October of 1956. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4030, an L-1S (2-8-2) "Mikado" built in Juniata during August of 1915 and retired in August of 1957 after 42 years of faithful service. Visible at the right is a portion of the Renovo Enginehouse. The exact date is not recorded.
Photo Date:  10/10/1956  Upload Date: 3/15/2019 10:26:03 AM
Location:  Renovo, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 4030(2-8-2)
Views:  471   Comments: 0
PRR "Pennsylvania 4930," GG-1, 1962
Title:  PRR "Pennsylvania 4930," GG-1, 1962
Description:  Prophet. Here is a postal card entitled "Pennsylvania 4930." No Postmark. Caption On Reverse: "Loaded with head-end revenue express cars, Pennsylvania RR GG-1 #4930 rolls through Leaman Place, PA, with a westbound passenger express. They looked kinda' black, but they were a special dark green, Brunswich Green, don'tcha know. 1962 photo." Photo by John M. Prophet III. #4930 is a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) built in Juniata during February of 1943, rated at 4,620 horsepower, and retired by the Penn Central Railroad in December of 1968 after 25 years of faithful service. The exact date is not recorded.
Photo Date:  8/15/1962  Upload Date: 2/28/2019 12:25:46 AM
Location:  Leaman Place, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 4930(GG1)
Views:  394   Comments: 1


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