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Owner: Pennsylvania Railroad
Model:BLW DR12-8-1500/2Built As:PRR 5833A1 (DR12-8-1500/2)
Serial Number:73386A1Order No:
Frame Number:Built:2/1948
Notes:PRR Class BP-60.
Other locos with this serial:  PRR 5833(DR12-8-1500/2)
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PRR 5833, BP-60, c. 1949
Title:  PRR 5833, BP-60, c. 1949
Description:  Celebration. Here is a photo by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Gallitzin, Pennsylvania, c. 1949. Prominent here (R to L) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5833 and another "Centipede" whose road number is not recorded. Both are BP-60's built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works as BP-60 passenger engines rated at 3,000 horsepower each, but later regeared and reclassified as 2,250 horsepower BH-50's for freight and helper service only. #5833 was constructed in February of 1948 and retired in April of 1962 after just 14 years of revenue service. In this context, they've just passed through the New Portage Tunnel with a passenger train on their way down the Allegheny Mountains to Altoona and points East. The signal at the far left is for the eastbound track of the New Portage Secondary line.
Photo Date:  5/5/1949  Upload Date: 8/9/2024 1:42:31 PM
Location:  Gallitzin, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Tunnel,Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5833(DR12-8-1500/2)
Views:  64   Comments: 0
PRR 5833, BP-60, 1950
Title:  PRR 5833, BP-60, 1950
Description:  Celebration. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Martin Zak that was taken in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, in June of 1950. Shown here (L to R) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5833 and another "Centipede" whose road number is not recorded. Both are BP-60's built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works as BP-60 passenger engines rated at 3,000 horsepower each, but later regeared and reclassified as 2,250 horsepower BH-50's for freight and helper service only. #5833 was built in February of 1948 and retired in April of 1962 after just 14 years of revenue service. Dominating the background are exterior portions of the Passenger Station's trainshed.
Photo Date:  6/6/1950  Upload Date: 6/12/2019 10:38:02 AM
Location:  Harrisburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Signal
Locomotives:  PRR 5833(DR12-8-1500/2)
Views:  2674   Comments: 1
PRR 5833, BP-60, 1951
Title:  PRR 5833, BP-60, 1951
Description:  Dziobko. Here is an image of a photo by John Dziobko, Jr., that was taken at the Passenger Station in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 10 September 1951. Shown here (L to R) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5833 and another "Centipede" whose road number is not recorded. Both are BP-60's built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works as BP-60 passenger engines rated at 3,000 horsepower each, but later regeared and reclassified as 2,250 horsepower BH-50's for freight and helper service only. #5833 was built in February of 1948 and retired in April of 1962 after just 14 years of revenue service. In this context, they're pulling a mail and express train that's paused at the Station for crew changes before heading up the Allegheny Mountains to Pittsburgh and points West. William E. Burket Collection.
Photo Date:  9/10/1951  Upload Date: 7/13/2022 5:13:03 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5833(DR12-8-1500/2)
Views:  242   Comments: 0
PRR 5833 - A Baldwin "Centipede" rolls down the street in Sunbury, PA
Title:  PRR 5833 - A Baldwin "Centipede" rolls down the street in Sunbury, PA
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/10/1952  Upload Date: 11/28/2014 6:50:34 AM
Location:  Sunbury, PA
Author:  Maynard Krug
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  PRR 5833(DR12-8-1500/2)
Views:  1183   Comments: 4
"Trains" Magazine, June 1957
Title:  "Trains" Magazine, June 1957
Description:  Here is a photo taken by Mr. Clayton Tinkham. It was published originally in the June 1957 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 58. Photo Caption: "Centipedes in happier days before being relegated to Pennsylvania's grubbier jobs." Shown here (L to R) is PRR engine #5833 and another "Centipede" whose road number is not recorded. Both are BP-60's built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works, rated at 3,000 horsepower each, and later regeared and reclassified as 2,500 horsepower BH-50's. #5833 was built in February of 1948 and retired in April of 1962 after just 14 years of revenue service.
Photo Date:  6/1/1957  Upload Date: 8/16/2019 2:28:28 AM
Location:  Pittsburgh, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5833(DR12-8-1500/2)
Views:  368   Comments: 2
Centipede Celebration, Page 25, 1973
Title:  Centipede Celebration, Page 25, 1973
Description:  Here is page three of a six-page camera study celebrating the Pennsylvania Railroad's "Centipede" locomotives. It was published originally in the May-June 1973 issue of "PC Railroader" magazine, page 25. All of these locomotives were built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works. Top Photo: Shown here is PRR engine #5812, a BH-50 built in April of 1947, rated at 2,500 horsepower, and retired in April of 1962. Middle Photo: On the left is PRR engine #5833, a BP-60 built in February of 1948, rated at 3,000 horsepower, and retired in April of 1962. Bottom Photo: Shown here is PRR engine #5832, a BH-50 built in February of 1948, rated at 2,500 horsepower, and retired in April of 1962.
Photo Date:  5/1/1973  Upload Date: 7/22/2018 4:07:40 AM
Location:  Dayton, OH
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  PRR 5812(DR12-8-1500/2) PRR 5833(DR12-8-1500/2) PRR 5832(DR12-8-1500/2)
Views:  785   Comments: 0


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