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500:. It has a larger tender, from a 2-8-0 Consolidation, but it is intact, albeit in poor condition. In 2019–2020, it was donated to the Historic Red Clay Valley Inc., and the locomotive remains on a siding near Mt. Cuba. B6sa #60 then was moved to the Wilmington and Western's railroad shops in Wilmington, Delaware on May 9, 2024 where it will be cosmetically restored and then put on display as an exhibit in Lewes, Delaware. 614: 37: 460:
were built. These were the final, definitive type, and had a Belpaire firebox, but were otherwise little changed from the B6sa. The final 97 locomotives had piston valves mounted outboard of the cylinders, instead of inbound as previously built, giving the cylinder assemblies an outward cant at the
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In 1939, toy train manufacturer Lionel introduced their version of Pennsy's B6 in several variations including a scale version (scale couplers and smaller flanges to operate on special track) along with six versions of what would later become known as "semi-scale."
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until July 1959. This was considered quite an achievement considering the Pennsylvania Railroad's extensive steam program.
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constructed the prototype B6 in 1902. The B6 had the Pennsylvania's trademark square-shouldered
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The last PRR locomotive in active service was #5244, leased to Union Transportation of
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to make the frequent back-and-forth of switching quicker and easier.
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and 56-inch (1.422 m) drivers. They were constructed as
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for larger switchers, whereas on other railroads the
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All B6sa and B6sb locomotives were retrofitted with
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Index

PRR B6

Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania
Altoona Works
Baldwin Locomotive Works
Lima Locomotive Works
Whyte
0-6-0
UIC
Gauge
standard gauge
Driver
Wheelbase
Coal
Cylinders
Cylinder size
Valve gear
Stephenson
Walschaerts
Piston valves
Tractive effort
scrapped
Pennsylvania Railroad
switcher locomotive
0-6-0
wheel arrangement
0-8-0
2-8-0s
Altoona Works
Belpaire firebox

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