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Owner: Pennsylvania Railroad
Model:EMD E7ABuilt As:PRR 5850 (E7A)
Serial Number:3986Order No:E745
Frame Number:E745-A11Built:8/1947
Notes:PRR Class EP-20.
Other locos with this serial:  PC 4210(E7A) PRR 5850(E7A)
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PRR 5850, EP-20, 1956
Title:  PRR 5850, EP-20, 1956
Description:  TRB. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken near Rockville, Pennsylvania, during March of 1956. The photographer is not identified. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #5850 and another "EP" Class unit whose number is not recorded. Both are EP-20's built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,000 horsepower each. #5850 was built in August of 1947. They are pulling a 14-car passenger train across the Rockville Bridge and will soon arrive in Harrisburg.
Photo Date:  3/21/1956  Upload Date: 5/27/2019 10:35:41 PM
Location:  Rockville, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5850(E7A)
Views:  382   Comments: 1
PRR E&M Yard, #1 of 3, 1963
Title:  PRR E&M Yard, #1 of 3, 1963
Description:  E&M. Here is an original photo that I took at the Pennsylvania Railroad's Juniata E&M Shop Yard in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 10 August 1963. Shown here is the trusty turntable on the left. Beyond it are dozens of locomotives in various states of repair: from work almost finished to being cannibalized. Many makes and models are represented. Parked next to an unidentified Baldwin "Shark" in the foreground is PRR engine #5850, an EP-20 built by EMD in 1947 and rated at 2,000 horsepower.
Photo Date:  8/10/1963  Upload Date: 9/12/2016 12:24:50 AM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 5850(E7A)
Views:  573   Comments: 0
PRR E&M Yard, #3 of 3, 1963
Title:  PRR E&M Yard, #3 of 3, 1963
Description:  E&M. Here is an original photo that I took at the Pennsylvania Railroad's Juniata E&M Shop Yard in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 10 August 1963. Shown here is a view even further to the right of the trusty turntable. Visible are dozens of locomotives in various states of repair: from work almost finished to being cannibalized. Many makes and models are represented. Visible on the same track to the left are PRR engines #5850 and #7071. #5850 is an EP-20 built by EMD in 1947 and rated at 2,000 horsepower. #7071 is an EFS-17M built by EMD in 1956 and rated at 1,750 horsepower. Further to the right is PRR engine #8987, a BS-12 built by Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton in 1951 and rated at 1,200 horsepower.
Photo Date:  8/10/1963  Upload Date: 9/12/2016 12:26:17 AM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Wreck
Locomotives:  PRR 5850(E7A) PRR 7071(GP9) PRR 8987(S12)
Views:  760   Comments: 0
PRR 5850, EP-20, 1963
Title:  PRR 5850, EP-20, 1963
Description:  24th Street. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 11 October 1963. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #5850, #5803, and #5849. All were built by EMD. #5850 and #5849 are EP-20's built in 1947 and rated at 2,000 horsepower each. #5803 is an EP-22 built in 1952 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. They are about to pass under the 24th Street Bridge and will shortly stop at the Altoona Passenger Station for a crew change with a 27-car mail/express train. The famous Brick Plant is visible in the right center of the photo.
Photo Date:  10/11/1963  Upload Date: 10/9/2016 12:26:29 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Scenic,Bridge
Locomotives:  PRR 5850(E7A) PRR 5803(E8A) PRR 5849(E7A)
Views:  880   Comments: 0
PRR 5850, EP-20, 1965
Title:  PRR 5850, EP-20, 1965
Description:  WIL-ALT-65. Here is an original photo that I took during a trip on Pennsylvania Railroad passenger trains from Wilmington to Altoona on 28 March 1965. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #5850 and #5795. Both were built by EMD. #5850 is an EP-20 built in 1947 and rated at 2,000 horsepower. #5795 is an EP-22 built in 1952 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. The have coupled onto a 12-car passenger train and are awaiting orders to depart the Harrisburg Passenger Station for Altoona, Pittsburgh, and points West. The time is 4:00 P.M.
Photo Date:  3/28/1965  Upload Date: 10/23/2016 3:07:15 PM
Location:  Harrisburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5850(E7A) PRR 5795(E8A)
Views:  401   Comments: 0
PRR 5850, EP-20, 1965
Title:  PRR 5850, EP-20, 1965
Description:  WIL-ALT-65. Here is an original photo that I took during a trip on Pennsylvania Railroad passenger trains from Wilmington to Altoona on 28 March 1965. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #5850 and #5795. Both were built by EMD. #5850 is an EP-20 built in 1947 and rated at 2,000 horsepower. #5795 is an EP-22 built in 1952 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. They are departing the Harrisburg Station with a 12-car passenger train bound for Altoona, Pittsburgh, and points West. The time is 4:25 P.M.
Photo Date:  3/28/1965  Upload Date: 10/25/2016 2:44:55 AM
Location:  Harrisburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5850(E7A) PRR 5795(E8A)
Views:  399   Comments: 0
PRR 5795, EP-22, 1965
Title:  PRR 5795, EP-22, 1965
Description:  WIL-ALT-65. Here is an original photo that I took during a trip on Pennsylvania Railroad passenger trains from Wilmington to Altoona on 28 March 1965. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #5850 and #5795. Both were built by EMD. #5850 is an EP-20 built in 1947 and rated at 2,000 horsepower. #5795 is an EP-22 built in 1952 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. They are passing under the Market Street Bridge with a 12-car passenger train bound for Altoona, Pittsburgh, and points West. The time is 4:25 P.M.
Photo Date:  3/28/1965  Upload Date: 10/25/2016 2:46:47 AM
Location:  Harrisburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  RollingStock,Bridge,Station,Passenger,Track
Locomotives:  PRR 5850(E7A) PRR 5795(E8A)
Views:  627   Comments: 0


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