AHC. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide that was taken at the Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, c. 1964. Shown here (L to R) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9856 and two more units whose road numbers are not recorded. All were built by GM-EMD. #9856 is an EFP-15 constructed in June of 1952 and rated at 1,500 horsepower. They're pulling a mixed-cargo freight up the Allegheny Mountains to Gallitzin and points West. The photographer's name and the date are not recorded. |
Date:
8/15/1964 |
Location:
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE CURVE), PA |
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Thomas C. Ayers |
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Author: Thomas C. Ayers
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![PRR 9856, EFP-15, c. 1964](http://s3.amazonaws.com/rrpa_photos/131568/PRR_9856_14_A-Pb.jpg) |
Picture Categories: Signal |
This picture is part of album: PRR: Altoona's Horseshoe Curve ~ '29-'89 |