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Baldwin Locomotive Works DR6-4-2000
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Pictures of PRR 5783
Owner:
Pennsylvania Railroad
Model:
BLW DR6-4-2000
Built As:
PRR 5783A (DR6-4-2000)
Serial Number:
73518
Order No:
Frame Number:
Built:
11/1948
Notes:
PRR Class BP-20.
Other locos with this serial:
PRR 5783(DR6-4-2000)
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Title:
PRR 5783, BP-20, c. 1955
Description:
Byerly. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Fred Byerly that was taken in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, c. 1955. The photographer is not identified. Photo Caption: "Baldwin DR-6-2000, 2000-hp, at Pittsburgh, Pa." Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5783, a BP-20 built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in November of 1948, rated at 2,000 horsepower, and retired in November of 1964 after just 16 years of revenue service. This photo comes from a color slide set entitled "Diesels On The Pennsylvania" that's produced and distributed by Blackhawk Films of Davenport, Iowa (819-24).
Photo Date:
9/9/1955
Upload Date:
1/7/2025 5:49:20 AM
Location:
Pittsburgh, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
PRR 5783(DR6-4-2000)
Views:
116
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Title:
PRR 5439, K-4S, c. 1956
Description:
Wood. Here is an image of a photo by Don Wood that was taken near Bay Head Junction, New Jersey, c. 1956. Wood's Caption: "Bay Head Jct. afforded many opportunities for shooting the unusual. Case in point: K-4's 5439 and 3750 flank passenger 'Shark' 5783." #5439 is a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during March of 1927 and retired in April of 1958. #3750 is a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" constructed in Juniata as number "3750" in March of 1920, renumbered "1737" in 1956, and presently on display as number "3750" at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg. And #5783 is a BP-20 built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in November of 1948, rated at 2,000 horsepower, and retired in November of 1964. William E. Burket Collection.
Photo Date:
2/2/1956
Upload Date:
7/21/2022 10:41:30 PM
Location:
Bay Head Junction, NJ
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 5439(4-6-2)
PRR 3750(4-6-2)
PRR 5783(DR6-4-2000)
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502
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Title:
PRR 5783
Description:
PRR Shark 5783 awaits the arrival of a GG-1 powered train at South Amboy. Photo contributed with permission of Ebay seller Superfast454.
Photo Date:
8/1/1957
Upload Date:
7/10/2007 2:41:24 PM
Location:
South Amboy, NJ
Author:
Categories:
Locomotives:
PRR 5783(DR6-4-2000)
Views:
3093
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Title:
PRR 5783, BP-20, 1963
Description:
Oil Power. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Enola, Pennsylvania, on 13 October 1963. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #5783 and #5572. Both were built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works. #5783 is a BP-20 constructed in November of 1948, rated at 2,000 horsepower, and retired in November of 1964. #5572 is a BS-10A switcher built in January of 1950, rated at 1,000 horsepower, and retired in February of 1967.
Photo Date:
10/13/1963
Upload Date:
5/19/2024 10:08:49 PM
Location:
Enola, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 5783(DR6-4-2000)
PRR 5572(DS44-1000)
Views:
164
Comments:
0
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