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PRR 9557, EF-15, 1963 |
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24th Street. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 11 October 1963. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #9557, ##9550-B, and #9788. All were built by EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9557 is an EF-15 built in 1948. #9550-B is an EH-15 built in 1948. #9778 is an EF-15A built in 1951. They are about to pass under the 24th Street Bridge with 154 empty hopper cars on their way up the Allegheny Mountains via the Horseshoe Curve to Gallitzin and points West. |
| Photo Date: |
10/11/1963 Upload Date: 10/9/2016 12:37:23 PM |
| Location: |
Altoona, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Bridge,Track |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 9557(F3A) PRR 9550-B(F3B) PRR 9788(F7A) |
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800 Comments: 0 |
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PRR 8624, AS-18M, 1964 |
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Tipton. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Tipton, Pennsylvania, on 11 April 1964. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #8624, two unidentified EMD "B" units, and engine #9788. #8624 is an AS-18M built by the American Locomotive Company in 1956 and rated at 1,800 horsepower. #9788 is an EF-15A built by EMD in 1951 and rated at 1,500 horsepower. They are pulling a 63-car westbound mixed-cargo freight train along with caboose #477228. |
| Photo Date: |
4/11/1964 Upload Date: 8/24/2016 1:22:28 AM |
| Location: |
Tipton, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 8624(RS11) PRR 9788(F7A) |
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775 Comments: 1 |
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PRR 9785, EF-15A, 1964 |
| Description: |
Gallitzin. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Gallitzin, Pennsylvania, on 13 September 1964. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #9785, #9788, #7069, and #8843. #9785 and #9788 are EF-15A's built by EMD in 1951 and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #7069 is an EFS-17M built by EMD in 1956 and rated at 1,750 horsepower. #8843 is an AS-16MS built by the American Locomotive Company in 1951 and rated at 1,600 horsepower. They are emerging from the eastern portal of the New Portage Tunnel with a 108-car coal train on their way down the Allegheny Mountains via the Horseshoe Curve to Altoona and points East. The N-8 caboose is #478171. |
| Photo Date: |
9/13/1964 Upload Date: 10/6/2016 1:22:44 AM |
| Location: |
Gallitzin, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Tunnel |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 9785(F7A) PRR 9788(F7A) PRR 8843(RS3) |
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667 Comments: 1 |
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PRR 9826, EF-15A, 1965 |
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Rainy. Here is an original tœoephoto view that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 12 October 1965. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #9826, #9788, #7122, and #7143. All were built by EMD. #9826 and #9788 are EF-15A's built in 1951 and rated at 1,500 horsepower eacg. #7122 and #7143 are EFS-17M's built in 1957 and rated at 1,750 horsepower each. They are pulling a westbound mixed-cargo freight train under the 24th Street Bridge, and are about to surmount the Allegheny Mountains via the Horseshoe Curve. Bringing-up the rear are "helpers" #6307 and #6501. |
| Photo Date: |
10/12/1965 Upload Date: 9/6/2016 8:55:04 PM |
| Location: |
Altoona, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Bridge,Signal |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 9826(F7A) PRR 9788(F7A) PRR 7122(GP9) PRR 7143(GP9) |
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694 Comments: 2 |
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