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Owner: Pennsylvania Railroad
Model:BLW Steeple CabBuilt As:PRR 4743 (Steeple Cab)
Serial Number:61724Order No:
Frame Number:Westinghouse # A043Built:0/1935
Notes:PRR Class P-5A (Modified); Baldwin-Westinghouse.
Other locos with this serial:  PRR 4743(Steeple Cab)
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PRR 4743, P-5A(M), c. 1956
Title:  PRR 4743, P-5A(M), c. 1956
Description:  DMP-1. Here is an electric locomotive portrait by William Rogers that was taken near Halethorpe, Maryland, c. 1956. Shown here (R to L) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4743 and another unit whose road number is not recorded. Both are P-5A electrics rated at 3,750 horsepower each. #4743 is a P-5A (Modified) built by Baldwin-Westinghouse in February of 1935 and retired in March of 1962 after 27 years of faithful service. (Gift from Nathan Dahms.) (#3 of 14)
Photo Date:  8/15/1956  Upload Date: 12/23/2022 4:41:27 PM
Location:  Halethorpe, MD
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
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Locomotives:  PRR 4743(Steeple Cab)
Views:  158   Comments: 0
PRR 4743, P-5A(M), 1960
Title:  PRR 4743, P-5A(M), 1960
Description:  Electric Action. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken in Columbia, Pennsylvania, on 22 July 1960. The photographer is not identified. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4743, a P-5A (Modified) electric built by Baldwin-Westinghouse during February of 1935, rated at 3,750 horsepower, and retired in March of 1962 after 27 years of faithful service. It's the very first of the "Modified" versions ever produced. ("PrrFan18n")
Photo Date:  7/22/1960  Upload Date: 6/18/2021 8:07:42 AM
Location:  Columbia, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Signal
Locomotives:  PRR 4743(Steeple Cab)
Views:  303   Comments: 0
PRR 4777, P-5A, 1962
Title:  PRR 4777, P-5A, 1962
Description:  Tender Scrap. Here is an original photo that I took of Pennsylvania Railroad locomotives in Frankstown, Pennsylvania, on 01 April 1962. Shown here (R to L) are PRR electric engines #4777 and #4743. Both are P-5A Modified's built in 1935 and rated at 3,750 horsepower each. #4777 was built by General Electric, but #4743 was built by Baldwin-Westinghouse. They are parked on the track leading directly into the PRR's Reclamation Plant. Next!
Photo Date:  4/1/1962  Upload Date: 6/19/2016 7:05:03 PM
Location:  Frankstown, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
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Locomotives:  PRR 4777(P-5) PRR 4743(Steeple Cab)
Views:  618   Comments: 1
PRR 4777, P-5A, 1962
Title:  PRR 4777, P-5A, 1962
Description:  Electric Scrap. Here is an original photo that I took of Pennsylvania Railroad locomotives in Frankstown, Pennsylvania, on 01 April 1962. Shown here (R to L) are PRR electric engines #4777 and #4743. Both are P-5A Modified's built in 1935 and rated at 3,750 horsepower each. #4777 was built by General Electric, but #4743 was built by Baldwin-Westinghouse. They are parked on the track leading directly into the PRR's Reclamation Plant. Next!
Photo Date:  4/1/1962  Upload Date: 8/13/2016 2:47:26 AM
Location:  Frankstown, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 4777(P-5) PRR 4743(Steeple Cab)
Views:  454   Comments: 0


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