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Owner: Pennsylvania Railroad
Model:Altoona 4-8-2Built As:PRR 4700 (4-8-2)
Serial Number:3819Order No:
Frame Number: Built:10/1923
Notes:PRR Class M-1; renumbered 6699 during 1933.
Other locos with this serial:  PRR 4700(4-8-2)
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PRR 4700, M-1, 1923
Title:  PRR 4700, M-1, 1923
Description:  WB. Here is an image of an official photo that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, in October of 1923. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4700, an M-1 (4-8-2) "Mountain" built in Juniata during October of 1923, renumbered "6699" during 1933, and retired in July of 1950 after 27 years of faithful service. Note the piston extensions and the passenger service signal line. This is the very first M-1, fresh from the Erecting & Machine Shop. William E. Burket Collection.
Photo Date:  10/10/1923  Upload Date: 7/28/2022 3:04:13 PM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 4700(4-8-2)
Views:  320   Comments: 0
PRR 4700, M-1, 1925
Title:  PRR 4700, M-1, 1925
Description:  WB. Here is an image of an official photo that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 10 August 1925. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4700, an M-1 (4-8-2) "Mountain" built in Juniata during October of 1923, renumbered "6699" during 1933, and retired in July of 1950 after 27 years of faithful service. Note the piston extensions and the passenger service signal line. This is the very first M-1 after two years of rigorous testing. William E. Burket Collection.
Photo Date:  8/10/1925  Upload Date: 7/28/2022 3:05:28 PM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 4700(4-8-2)
Views:  302   Comments: 0
"Testing The Iron Horse," Page 93, 1936
Title:  "Testing The Iron Horse," Page 93, 1936
Description:  Here is page three of a five-page article by Frederick Westing entitled "Testing The Iron Horse." It was published originally in the August 1936 issue of "Railroad Stories" magazine, page 93. Photo Caption: "The First of the Pennsylvania's Fleet of Mountain Type Engines, No. 4700, Undergoing Tests at the Altoona Plant." PRR engine #4700 is the original M-1 (4-8-2) "Mountain" built in Juniata during October of 1923 and retired in July of 1950 after 27 years of faithful service.
Photo Date:  8/1/1936  Upload Date: 1/4/2024 3:44:59 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 4700(4-8-2)
Views:  115   Comments: 0
"Test Department," Page 47, 1941
Title:  "Test Department," Page 47, 1941
Description:  Here is page eight of a 16-page article entitled "Test Department And Chemical Laboratory Of The Pennsylvania Railroad." It was published originally in the November 1941 issue of "Mutual Magazine," page 47. Right Photo Caption: "M-1 locomotive 4700 on locomotive test plant." Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4700, an M-1 (4-8-2) "Mountain" built in Juniata during October of 1923, renumbered "6699" in 1933, and retired in July of 1950 after 27 years of faithful service. This is the original Pennsy "Mountain."
Photo Date:  11/9/1941  Upload Date: 2/1/2019 4:18:57 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 4700(4-8-2)
Views:  364   Comments: 0
Centennial History Of The PRR, Page 727, 1949
Title:  Centennial History Of The PRR, Page 727, 1949
Description:  Here is a photo from page 727 in the "Centennial History Of The Pennsylvania Railroad Company: 1846-1946" that was composed by George H. Burgess & Miles C. Kennedy and published in 1949. Photo Caption: "Mountain type, Class M-1 locomotive, 1923." Shown here is PRR engine #4700, an M-1 (4-8-2) "Mountain" built in Juniata in October of 1923, renumbered "6699" in 1933, and retired in July of 1950 after 27 years of service. This is the very first PRR "Mountain" class locomotive.
Photo Date:  4/13/1949  Upload Date: 9/7/2017 3:03:25 AM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 4700(4-8-2)
Views:  475   Comments: 0
Atterbury's M-1 Engines, Page 24, 1979
Title:  Atterbury's M-1 Engines, Page 24, 1979
Description:  Here is page three of an 11-page cover article by Bert Pennypacker entitled "Atterbury's Engines: Part 1 ~ Great Increases In Horsepower And Speed." It was published originally in the October 1979 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 24. Top Photo: Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4700, an M-1 (4-8-2) "Mountain" built in Juniata during October of 1923, renumbered "6699" in 1933, and retired in July of 1950 after 27 years of faithful service. Notable here is a table of comparisons of "Selected U.S. 4-8-2's."
Photo Date:  10/1/1979  Upload Date: 9/28/2022 4:16:43 PM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 4700(4-8-2)
Views:  173   Comments: 0
Atterbury's M-1 Engines, Page 25, 1979
Title:  Atterbury's M-1 Engines, Page 25, 1979
Description:  Here is page four of an 11-page cover article by Bert Pennypacker entitled "Atterbury's Engines: Part 1 ~ Great Increases In Horsepower And Speed." It was published originally in the October 1979 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 25. Top Photo: Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4700, an M-1 (4-8-2) "Mountain" built in Juniata during October of 1923, renumbered "6699" in 1933, and retired in July of 1950. Bottom Two Photos: Shown here is PRR engine #6800, an M-1 (4-8-2) "Mountain" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during August of 1926 and retired in August of 1955.
Photo Date:  10/1/1979  Upload Date: 9/28/2022 4:18:47 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 4700(4-8-2) PRR 6800(4-8-2)
Views:  287   Comments: 0


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