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Owner: Pennsylvania Railroad
Model:Altoona 4-4-0Built As:PWB 69 (4-4-0)
Serial Number:2102Order No:
Frame Number: Built:2/1900
Notes:PRR Class D-16D; AMS, reblt 01/13, reblt 09/15, retired 06/22
Other locos with this serial:  PRR 5069(4-4-0)
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PRR "An American Beauty," Page 22, 1954
Title:  PRR "An American Beauty," Page 22, 1954
Description:  Here is page one of a five-page cover article by Frederick Westing entitled "An American Beauty." It was published originally in the August 1954 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 22. Photo Caption: "It's a sight to warm the heart of a turn-of-the-century railroader as D16d No. 5069 wheels a smart string of varnish down a multiple-track right of way, her gait guarded by semaphores on signal bridges." Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5069, a D-16D (4-4-0) "American" built in the Altoona Machine Shops as Philadelphia, Wilmington, & Baltimore Railroad number "69" during March of 1900, renumbered "5069" in 1903, rebuilt as a D-16B in April of 1911, renumbered "5569," and retired in June of 1922 after 22 years of faithful service.
Photo Date:  8/1/1954  Upload Date: 7/12/2025 11:09:06 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam,Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5069(4-4-0)
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