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Owner: Pennsylvania Railroad
Model:BLW 2-10-0Built As:PRR 4300 (2-10-0)
Serial Number:55725Order No:
Frame Number:30½x32 cylinders, 62" driversBuilt:11/1922
Notes:PRR Class I-1SA.
Other locos with this serial:  PRR 4300(2-10-0)
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PRR 4300, I-1S, c. 1922
Title:  PRR 4300, I-1S, c. 1922
Description:  WB. Here is an image of a photo by the Rachow Studio of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4300, an I-1SA (2-10-0) "Decapod" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works as an I-1S during October of 1922, rebuilt in Juniata as an I-1SA in October of 1943, and retired in May of 1956 after 34 years of faithful service. This is very first of 475 Baldwin-built "Decapods." The exact date and the location are not recorded. William E. Burket Collection.
Photo Date:  11/14/1922  Upload Date: 7/23/2022 10:40:07 PM
Location:  Latrobe, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 4300(2-10-0)
Views:  198   Comments: 0
Centennial History Of The PRR, Page 728, 1949
Title:  Centennial History Of The PRR, Page 728, 1949
Description:  Here is a photo from page 728 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: "Decapod type locomotive, Class I-1s. The first experimental locomotive of this Class was built at the Juniata Shops, Altoona, in 1916." Shown here is PRR engine #4300, an I-1SA (2-10-0) "Decapod" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works as an I-1S during October of 1922, rebuilt in Juniata as an I-1SA in October of 1943, and retired in May of 1956 after 34 years of faithful service.
Photo Date:  4/13/1949  Upload Date: 9/7/2017 3:04:15 AM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 4300(2-10-0)
Views:  440   Comments: 0
PRR 4300, I-1SA, 1956
Title:  PRR 4300, I-1SA, 1956
Description:  East Altoona. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide (converted to B&W) by an unidentified photographer that was taken in East Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 17 April 1956. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4300, an I-1SA (2-10-0) "Decapod" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works as an I-1S during October of 1922, rebuilt in Juniata as an I-1SA in October of 1943, and retired in May of 1956. William P. Nixon Collection #50184.
Photo Date:  4/17/1956  Upload Date: 7/21/2018 10:52:48 PM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 4300(2-10-0)
Views:  536   Comments: 0
"Birth Of A 2-10-0," Page 33, 1974
Title:  "Birth Of A 2-10-0," Page 33, 1974
Description:  Here is page two of a seven-page cover article entitled "Birth Of A 2-10-0." It was published originally in the May 1974 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 33. Shown here are three photos of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4300 while it was being built. #4300 is an I-1S (2-10-0) "Decapod" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during October of 1922, rebuilt in Juniata as an I-1SA in October of 1943, and retired in May of 1956 after 34 years of faithful service.
Photo Date:  5/1/1974  Upload Date: 2/9/2020 9:31:43 AM
Location:  Eddystone, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 4300(2-10-0)
Views:  381   Comments: 0
"Birth Of A 2-10-0," Page 34, 1974
Title:  "Birth Of A 2-10-0," Page 34, 1974
Description:  Here is page three of a seven-page cover article entitled "Birth Of A 2-10-0." It was published originally in the May 1974 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 34. On the right are two photos of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4300 while it was being built. #4300 is an I-1S (2-10-0) "Decapod" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during October of 1922, rebuilt in Juniata as an I-1SA in October of 1943, and retired in May of 1956 after 34 years of faithful service.
Photo Date:  5/1/1974  Upload Date: 2/10/2020 9:50:56 AM
Location:  Eddystone, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 4300(2-10-0)
Views:  360   Comments: 0
"Birth Of A 2-10-0," Page 35, 1974
Title:  "Birth Of A 2-10-0," Page 35, 1974
Description:  Here is page four of a seven-page cover article entitled "Birth Of A 2-10-0." It was published originally in the May 1974 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 35. Shown here are two photos of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4300 while it was being built. #4300 is an I-1S (2-10-0) "Decapod" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during October of 1922, rebuilt in Juniata as an I-1SA in October of 1943, and retired in May of 1956 after 34 years of faithful service.
Photo Date:  5/1/1974  Upload Date: 2/10/2020 9:54:48 AM
Location:  Eddystone, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 4300(2-10-0)
Views:  324   Comments: 0
"Birth Of A 2-10-0," Page 38, 1974
Title:  "Birth Of A 2-10-0," Page 38, 1974
Description:  Here is page seven of a seven-page cover article entitled "Birth Of A 2-10-0." It was published originally in the May 1974 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 38. Shown here is the cab interior of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4300, an I-1S (2-10-0) "Decapod" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during October of 1922, rebuilt in Juniata as an I-1SA in October of 1943, and retired in May of 1956 after 34 years of faithful service.
Photo Date:  5/1/1974  Upload Date: 2/10/2020 10:16:11 PM
Location:  Eddystone, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  InCab,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 4300(2-10-0)
Views:  361   Comments: 0


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