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PRR 5712, EP-22, 1965 |
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Winter. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 03 January 1965. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #5712 and #5860-B. Both were built by EMD. #5712 is an EP-22 built in 1952 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. #5860-B is an EP-20 built in 1948 and rated at 2,000 horsepower. They are passing under the 7th Street Bridge with a 20-car passenger train on their way to Harrisburg, Philadelphia, and New York; the time is 3:50 P.M. |
Photo Date: |
1/3/1965 Upload Date: 9/10/2016 4:22:54 PM |
Location: |
Altoona, PA |
Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
Categories: |
Bridge,Winter,Passenger |
Locomotives: |
PRR 5712(E8A) PRR 5860-B(E7B) |
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786 Comments: 0 |
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PRR 6309, AF-27, 1965 |
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Sunday. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 02 May 1965. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #6309, #5861, #5860-B, and #5838. #6309 is an AF-27 built by the American Locomotive Company in 1965 and rated at 2,750 horsepower; it is the "helper" engine in this context. #5861 and #5860-B are EP-20's built by EMD in 1948 and rated at 2,000 horsepower each. #5838 is an EP-22 built by EMD in 1951 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. They are pulling a 13-car passenger train up the Allegheny Mountains via the Horseshoe Curve to Pittsburgh and points West. This photo taken from the steps of SLOPE Tower. |
Photo Date: |
5/2/1965 Upload Date: 9/1/2016 12:43:18 AM |
Location: |
Altoona, PA |
Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
Categories: |
Signal,Passenger |
Locomotives: |
PRR 6309(C628) PRR 5861(E7A) PRR 5860-B(E7B) PRR 5838(E8A) |
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683 Comments: 0 |
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PRR 5838, EP-22, 1965 |
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Sunday. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 02 May 1965. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #6309, #5861, #5860-B, and #5838. #6309 is an AF-27 built by the American Locomotive Company in 1965 and rated at 2,700 horsepower; it is the "helper" engine in this context. #5861 and #5860-B are EP-20's built by EMD in 1948 and rated at 2,000 horsepower each. #5838 is an EP-22 built by EMD in 1951 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. They are passing under the 24th Street Bridge with a 13-car westbound passenger train, and are heading up the Allegheny Mountains to Pittsburgh and points West. This photo taken from the steps of SLOPE Tower. |
Photo Date: |
5/2/1965 Upload Date: 9/1/2016 12:45:12 AM |
Location: |
Altoona, PA |
Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
Categories: |
Bridge,Signal,Passenger |
Locomotives: |
PRR 6309(C628) PRR 5861(E7A) PRR 5860-B(E7B) PRR 5838(E8A) |
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520 Comments: 0 |
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PRR 5894 Leaving St Louis, MO |
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Beautiful color slide of the Spirit of St Louis headed up by PRR 5894 leaving Union Station in St Louis, MO. Built by EMD in March of 1951, it survived into the Penn Central era as 4294 and then Amtrak as #301. Trailing immediately behind is PRR E7B #5860. Definiitely a variety of passenger cars in the background around the station. Photographer's initials may be MH(RW), maybe not. |
Photo Date: |
10/3/1965 Upload Date: 10/19/2016 9:45:38 AM |
Location: |
St Louis, MO |
Author: |
Gary Everhart |
Categories: |
Roster,Scenic,Action |
Locomotives: |
PRR 5894(E8A) PRR 5860B(E7B) PRR 5894(E8A) PRR 5860-B(E7B) |
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737 Comments: 1 |
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