PRR 6538, E-5S, #4 of 4, 1947         
Here is the fourth of four successive duplicate 35mm color slides of photos by Nelson Bowers that were taken near Bordentown, New Jersey, on Sunday, 13 April 1947. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #6538 and #6513. Both are Class "E" (4-4-2) "Atlantics" built in Juniata. #6538 was built as E-5 number "38" for the New York, Philadelphia, & Norfolk Railroad during 1913; rebuilt as an E-5S in 1913; acquired by the PRR and renumbered "6538" in August of 1918; and retired in September of 1949. #6513 was built as E-6 number "46" for the New York, Philadelphia, & Norfolk Railroad during 1914; acquired by the PRR and renumbered "1649" in April of 1917; renumbered "6513" in August of 1918; and retired in May of 1951. The slide mount is annotated "Trenton Cutoff." (Not from "Stoneborobranch")
Date: 4/13/1947 Location: Bordentown, NJ   Map Show Bordentown on a rail map Views: 418 Collection Of:   Thomas C. Ayers
Locomotives: PRR 6538(4-4-2) PRR 6513(4-4-2)    Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
PRR 6538, E-5S, #4 of 4, 1947
Picture Categories: Steam,Passenger This picture is part of album:  PRR: Rose ~> PRR Steam Locomotives
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