| Title: |
PRR 8581, ES-15, 1957 |
| Description: |
MDiv. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by John Dziobko, Jr., that was taken in Lewistown, Pennsylvania, on 17 August 1957. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #8581 and #5759. #8581 is an ES-15M built by GM-EMD in September of 1953 and rated at 1,500 horsepower. #5759 is an AFP-20 built by the American Locomotive Company as an AP-20 in December of 1947, rated at 2,000 horsepower, regeared and reclassified as an AFP-20, and retired in September of 1962 after just 15 years of revenue service. ("Stoneborobranch"; #44 of 56) |
| Photo Date: |
8/17/1957 Upload Date: 9/16/2020 10:56:54 PM |
| Location: |
Lewistown, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Yard |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 8581(GP7) PRR 5759(PA1) |
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