Pennsylvania Railroad No. 6755 is a M1b class 4-8-2 "Mountain" type tender steam locomotive built in 1930.
History[]
PRR No. 6755 was built in June 1930[1][2] at Juniata workshops,[3] Altoona works as an M1a class[1] of the Pennsylvania Railroad. In 1953 No. 6755 was rebuilt into an M1b,[1] with the boiler pressure increased by 20 p.s.i.,[1][4] a new nickel-steel boiler fitted,[1] front also gained "modern" modifications.[1]
No. 6755 was retired from active service on the Pennsylvania Railroad in January, 1957[1][3] and was placed into storage at Northumberland,[2][5] it continued to be owned by the preceding Pennsylvania, New York Central Transportation company in February, 1968[6] (which became Penn Central Transportation in March of that year[6]).
In August, 1969 No. 6755 was loaned to the state of Pennsylvania,[6] and then finally donated to the state in December 1979,[6] and was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on the 17th of December[7] in that year.
No. 6755 is part of the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania, and is currently displayed outside, with the boiler cladding removed. It is planned for No. 6755 to get a full cosmetic restoration after the completion of the museum's roundhouse,[8] in which No. 6755 is planned to displayed. No. 6755 was moved to its present location at the front of the museum, alongside Route 741 in 2002.[5]
Trivia[]
- No. 6755 is the only surviving PRR M1 class locomotive, still in existence.[5]
- No. 6755 is the largest PRR locomotive to be preserved.[3]
- Before being moved in 2002, the sleepers underneath No. 6755 had rotted almost completely away.[5]
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Bibliography[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=19916
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://www.steamlocomotive.info/vlocomotive.cfm?Display=1108
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 https://www.rrmuseumpa.org/our-trains
- ↑ https://www.steamlocomotive.com/locobase.php?country=USA&wheel=4-8-2&railroad=prr#220
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 https://www.steamlocomotive.com/places/rmop/
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 https://www.steamlocomotive.info/nlocoowner.cfm?which=1108
- ↑ https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/01000519
- ↑ https://www.trains.com/trn/news-reviews/news-wire/25-pennsylvania-museum-friends-offering-print-to-donors-in-locomotive-restoration-appeal/