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Owner: Pennsylvania Railroad
Model:BLW 2-8-0Built As:PRR 2897 (2-8-0)
Serial Number:35577Order No:
Frame Number:24X28 cylinders, 62" driversBuilt:11/1910
Notes:PRR Class H-9S; Built 1910
Other locos with this serial:  PRR 2897(2-8-0)
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PRR 2897. H-9S, 1954
Title:  PRR 2897. H-9S, 1954
Description:  Coal Power. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Charles E. Spragg that was taken at Broadway Station in Camden, New Jersey, on 27 December 1954. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #2897, an H-9S built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works as an H-8B during November of 1910, rebuilt in Juniata as an H-8SB, rebuilt as an H-9S in August of 1923, and retired in October of 1957 after 47 years of faithful service.
Photo Date:  12/27/1954  Upload Date: 7/13/2019 2:10:22 AM
Location:  Camden, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Steam,Signal
Locomotives:  PRR 2897(2-8-0)
Views:  668   Comments: 2
PRR 2897, H-9S, c. 1955
Title:  PRR 2897, H-9S, c. 1955
Description:  Here is an original photo by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Camden, New Jersey, c. 1955. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #2897, an H-9S (2-8-0) "Consolidated" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works as an H-8SB during November of 1910, rebuilt in Juniata as an H-9S in August of 1923, and retired in October of 1957 after 47 years of faithful service. Henry C. Westenberger Collection; #6 of 25.
Photo Date:  1/1/1955  Upload Date: 8/28/2018 1:42:00 AM
Location:  Camden, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam,Signal
Locomotives:  PRR 2897(2-8-0)
Views:  650   Comments: 0
PRR 2897 at Camden NJ
Title:  PRR 2897 at Camden NJ
Description:  H-9s 2897 (Baldwin 1910 - 1957) switching the yard adjoining Camden NJ engine terminal
Photo Date:  8/1/1955  Upload Date: 3/27/2008 8:57:59 AM
Location:  Camden, NJ
Author:  EDWARD J. OZOG
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 2897(2-8-0)
Views:  2058   Comments: 2
PRR 2897 at CAMDEN NJ
Title:  PRR 2897 at CAMDEN NJ
Description:  Switching the yard adjoining the engine terminal at Camden NJ (H-9 Baldwin 1910 - 1957)
Photo Date:  8/1/1955  Upload Date: 3/27/2008 9:02:50 AM
Location:  Camden, NJ
Author:  EDWARD J. OZOG
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 2897(2-8-0)
Views:  1622   Comments: 1
PRR 2897, H-9S, 1957
Title:  PRR 2897, H-9S, 1957
Description:  Blackhawk. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by William K. Viekman that was taken in Camden, New Jersey, in 1957. Photo Caption: "Pennsylvania K-4's Nos. 920 and 3747 and H-9s No. 2897, at Camden, N.J., 1957." #920 and #3747 are both K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacifics" built in Juniata: #920 was built in during July of 1917 and retired in 1959, while #3747 was built during March of 1920 and retired in November of 1957. #2897 is an H-9S (2-8-0) "Consolidated" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works as an H-8SB during November of 1910, rebuilt in Juniata as an H-9S in August of 1923, and retired in October of 1957. This photo comes from a color slide set entitled "Steam Power ~ East and West" that's produced and distributed by Blackhawk Films of Davenport, Iowa (816-13).
Photo Date:  1/23/1957  Upload Date: 1/28/2019 11:07:18 AM
Location:  Camden, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Winter,Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 920(4-6-2) PRR 3747(4-6-2) PRR 2897(2-8-0)
Views:  587   Comments: 0
PRR 2897, H-9S, 1957
Title:  PRR 2897, H-9S, 1957
Description:  Camden. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken in Camden, New Jersey, on 24 June 1957. The photographer is not identified. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #2897, an H-9S (2-8-0) "Consolidated" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works as an H-8B during November of 1910, rebuilt in Juniata as an H-8SB, rebuilt as an H-9S in August of 1923, and retired in October of 1957 after 47 years of faithful service. ("Stoneborobranch"; #50 of 69)
Photo Date:  6/24/1957  Upload Date: 11/8/2020 1:30:44 PM
Location:  Camden, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 2897(2-8-0)
Views:  233   Comments: 0


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