@Steamfan77, @jstraw124, @Steam Crazy, @trumpettrain, @RSJB18, @Sitka, @MELGAR, @ncdave,
Thank you for the support. I was told to do nothing until a followup on Monday, then minimal for two weeks. Guess my wife will have to do all the racking this year
@RSJB18 Thank you for the comment on my input. I find just uploading a photo leaves too many questions unanswered, but I do try to keep it short. However, I was still a little out of it when I did the post and simplified the history of this great little engine. The entry for the H6 should have read:
"The H6 was Pennsy's mainline freight engine from 1899 until around 1911 when the H8/9/10 took over, and the L1 and I1 in 1914/16. The initial H6 engines with the narrow fireboxes were gone by the mid-1920s. Most H6a and H6b (improved valve gear) were gone by 1934 except those that were superheated in the 1910s. The H6sa and H6sb ran secondary and local frieght as well as shifter duty until 1952."
Here is a comparison of the H6sb and the H10s. You can see how much smaller the H6 is, and lighter. The PRR used the H6 on routes with light rail where the heavier engines could not go.
