"Keep Hoppers Moving," Page 2, 1956         
Here is page two of a three-page article entitled "Urgent Job For PRR Men: 'Keep Hoppers Moving.'" It was published originally in the May 1956 issue of "Pennsy" magazine, page 2. Bottom Photo Caption: "Local freight crew out of Cresson, Pa., keeps hoppers moving promptly to and from coal mines: J.H. Bender, R.A. Miller, I.S. Hartman, plus A.M. and R.J. Eckenrode." Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #8811, an FS-16M built by Fairbanks-Morse in April of 1952, rated at 1,600 horsepower, and retired in September of 1967 after just 15 years of revenue service.
Date: 5/1/1956 Location: Cresson, PA   Map Show Cresson on a rail map Views: 73 Collection Of:   Thomas C. Ayers
Locomotives: PRR 8811(H-16-44)    Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
"Keep Hoppers Moving," Page 2, 1956
Picture Categories: This picture is part of album:  PRR: "Keep Hoppers Moving" ~ May 1956
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