PRR 5855, EP-20, 1965         
AHC. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken at the Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, during June of 1965. The photographer is not identified. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #5855, an unidentified "B" unit, and #5900. All are EP-20's built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,000 horsepower each. #5855 was built in September of 1947, while #5900 was built in September of 1945. They are pulling a passenger train down the Allegheny Mountains and around the Curve to Altoona and points East.
Date: 6/21/1965 Location: ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA Views: 775 Collection Of:   Thomas C. Ayers
Locomotives: PRR 5855(E7A) PRR 5900(E7A)    Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
PRR 5855, EP-20, 1965
Picture Categories: Passenger This picture is part of album:  PRR: Altoona's Horseshoe Curve ~ '29-'89
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