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Owner: Pennsylvania Railroad
Model:BLW AS616Built As:PRR 8973 (AS616)
Serial Number:75080Order No:
Frame Number: Built:5/1951
Notes:PRR Class BS-16M.
Other locos with this serial:  PRR 8973(AS616) PRR 6973(AS616)
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PRR 6973, BS-16M, c. 1967
Title:  PRR 6973, BS-16M, c. 1967
Description:  Byerly. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Fred Byerly that was taken in Baltimore, Maryland, c. 1967. The photographer is not identified. Photo Caption: "Baldwin AS-616 #6973, 1600-hp, at Baltimore, Md." Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6973, a BS-16M road switcher built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works as number "8973" in May of 1951, rated at 1,600 horsepower, and renumbered "6973" in preparation for the PRR-NYC merger. This photo comes from a color slide set entitled "Diesels On The Pennsylvania" that's produced and distributed by Blackhawk Films of Davenport, Iowa (819-22).
Photo Date:  9/9/1967  Upload Date: 10/27/2018 2:47:11 AM
Location:  Baltimore, MD
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 6973(AS616)
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