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Owner: Pennsylvania Railroad
Model:EMD E8ABuilt As:PRR 5898:1 (E8A)
Serial Number:13113Order No:6181
Frame Number:6181-A13Built:3/1951
Notes:PRR Class EP-22; 03/1951, 6181-A, xAMT 497
Other locos with this serial:  PRR 5898(E8A) AMTK 497(E8A) AMTK 305(E8A) PC 4298(E8A) BMRG 5898(E8A) SLIM 5898(E8A) MNCR 497(E8A)
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"Grif Teller," Back Cover, 1953
Title:  "Grif Teller," Back Cover, 1953
Description:  Here is the back cover associated with a one-page article entitled "Grif Teller: PRR Calendar Artist." It was published originally on the January 1953 issue of "Pennsy" magazine. Implied Caption: "Calendar scene for 1953 shows Pennsylvania Railroad trains on main line near Steubenville, Ohio." The painting proper is called "Crossroads Of Commerce." Depicted in the center (F to R) are engine #5898 and another unit whose road number is not recorded. Both are EP-22's built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,250 horsepower each. #5898 was constructed in March of 1951. Also depicted (R to L) are engine #2012 and two more units whose road numbers are not recorded. All are BF-16's built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works and rated at 1,600 horsepower each. #2012 was built in February of 1952 and retired in January of 1967.
Photo Date:  1/1/1953  Upload Date: 4/4/2022 11:50:28 AM
Location:  Steubenville, OH
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5898(E8A) PRR 2012(RF-16A)
Views:  200   Comments: 0
Teller, "Crossroads Of Commerce," 1953
Title:  Teller, "Crossroads Of Commerce," 1953
Description:  Here is the 28th of 32 color prints of calendar art works that were commissioned by the Pennsylvania Railroad from 1925 through 1958. Shown here is Grif Teller's painting entitled "Crossroads Of Commerce." It was published originally in 1953. Depicted in the center (F to R) are PRR engine #5898 and another unit whose road number is not recorded. Both are EP-22's built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,250 horsepower each. #5898 was constructed in March of 1951. Also depicted (R to L) are PRR engine #2012 and two more units whose road numbers are not recorded. All are BF-16's built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works and rated at 1,600 horsepower each. #2012 was constructed in February of 1952 and retired in January of 1967.
Photo Date:  8/15/1953  Upload Date: 1/27/2022 6:11:54 PM
Location:  Steubenville, OH
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5898(E8A) PRR 2012(RF-16A)
Views:  231   Comments: 0
PRR 5898, EP-22, c. 1962
Title:  PRR 5898, EP-22, c. 1962
Description:  Showalter. Here is an original photo by H.N. Proctor. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #5898 and #5876. Both were built by GM-EMD. #5898 is an EP-22 built in March of 1951 and rated at 2,250 horsepower, while #5876 was built in April of 1949 and rated at 2,000 horsepower. The exact date and the location are not recorded. (2; #3 of 4)
Photo Date:  7/25/1962  Upload Date: 9/2/2020 5:26:18 PM
Location:  Pittsburgh, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 5898(E8A) PRR 5876(E7A)
Views:  552   Comments: 0
PRR 5898, EP-22, 1963
Title:  PRR 5898, EP-22, 1963
Description:  Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Charles Houser that was taken at Union Station in Chicago, Illinois, on 26 August 1963. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #5898 and #5806. Both are EP-22's built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,250 horsepower each. #5898 was built in March of 1951, while #5806 was constructed in July of 1952. Note the double slip switches! ("Tchowee"; #26 of 29)
Photo Date:  8/26/1963  Upload Date: 5/10/2020 9:52:45 PM
Location:  Chicago Union Station, IL
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Station,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5898(E8A) PRR 5806(E8A)
Views:  554   Comments: 0
PRR 5898, EP-22, 1965
Title:  PRR 5898, EP-22, 1965
Description:  Excursion. Here is an original telephoto view I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train about to enter Frankstown, Pennsylvania, on 17 October 1965. Shown here are four PRR passenger engines. The lead locomotive is #5898, an EP-22 built by EMD in 1951 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. All four engines are of the same model and vintage, so there's 9,000 head-end horsepower at work here. They are pulling the very first "Horseshoe Curve Excursion" sponsored by the Lancaster Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society. The West Branch of the Juniata River is visible at the lower right.
Photo Date:  10/17/1965  Upload Date: 9/3/2016 7:05:13 PM
Location:  Frankstown, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Scenic,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5898(E8A)
Views:  556   Comments: 1
PRR 5898, EP-22, 1965
Title:  PRR 5898, EP-22, 1965
Description:  Excursion. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train passing through Frankstown, Pennsylvania, around noon on 17 October 1965. Shown here are four PRR passenger engines. The lead locomotive is #5898, an EP-22 built by EMD in 1951 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. Also visible are the first two cars of the very first "Horseshoe Curve Excursion" sponsored by the Lancaster Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society.
Photo Date:  10/17/1965  Upload Date: 9/3/2016 7:08:12 PM
Location:  Frankstown, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5898(E8A)
Views:  462   Comments: 0
PRR 5898, EP-22, 1965
Title:  PRR 5898, EP-22, 1965
Description:  Excursion. Here is an original telephoto view I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train at HOLLY Bloc in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, on 17 October 1965. Shown here are four PRR passenger engines. The lead locomotive is #5898, an EP-22 built by EMD in 1951 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. They are pulling the very first "Horseshoe Curve Excursion" sponsored by the Lancaster Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society. The PRR's Hollidaysburg Passenger Station is partially visible on the left.
Photo Date:  10/17/1965  Upload Date: 9/3/2016 7:25:11 PM
Location:  Hollidaysburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5898(E8A)
Views:  782   Comments: 1
PRR 5898, EP-22, 1965
Title:  PRR 5898, EP-22, 1965
Description:  Excursion. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, on 17 October 1965. Shown here are four PRR passenger engines. The lead locomotive is #5898, an EP-22 built by EMD in 1951 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. Also visible are the first two cars of the very first "Horseshoe Curve Excursion" sponsored by the Lancaster Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society. In this photo, the tracks occupy the original right-of-way for the Allegheny Portage Railroad between Hollidaysburg and Duncansville. This train is on its way to surmount the Allegheny Mountains visible in the distance.
Photo Date:  10/17/1965  Upload Date: 9/3/2016 7:26:54 PM
Location:  Hollidaysburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5898(E8A)
Views:  323   Comments: 0
PRR 5898, EP-22, 1965
Title:  PRR 5898, EP-22, 1965
Description:  Excursion. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train below the Muleshoe Curve on the New Portage Branch Line west of Duncansville, Pennsylvania, on 17 October 1965. Shown here are four PRR passenger engines. The lead locomotive is #5898, an EP-22 built by EMD in 1951 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. They are pulling the very first "Horseshoe Curve Excursion" sponsored by the Lancaster Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society. As of 04 July 2016, or 51 years later, engine #5898 ~ aged 65 ~ is in active excursion service with the St. Louis, Iron Mountain, & Southern Railway at Jackson, Missouri!
Photo Date:  10/17/1965  Upload Date: 9/3/2016 7:28:53 PM
Location:  Duncansville, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5898(E8A)
Views:  490   Comments: 1
PRR 5898, EP-22, 1965
Title:  PRR 5898, EP-22, 1965
Description:  Excursion. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train near Gallitzin, Pennsylvania, on 17 October 1965. Shown here are four PRR passenger engines. The lead locomotive is #5898, an EP-22 built by EMD in 1951 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. They are pulling the very first "Horseshoe Curve Excursion" sponsored by the Lancaster Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society.
Photo Date:  10/17/1965  Upload Date: 9/3/2016 7:47:07 PM
Location:  Gallitzin, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5898(E8A)
Views:  444   Comments: 0
PRR 5898, EP-22, 1965
Title:  PRR 5898, EP-22, 1965
Description:  Excursion. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 17 October 1965. Shown here are four PRR passenger engines. The lead locomotive is #5898, an EP-22 built by EMD in 1951 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. They are pulling the very first "Horseshoe Curve Excursion" sponsored by the Lancaster Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society, which has stopped at the Altoona Passenger Station for a crew change.
Photo Date:  10/17/1965  Upload Date: 9/3/2016 8:06:47 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5898(E8A)
Views:  468   Comments: 0
PRR 5898, EP-22, 1965
Title:  PRR 5898, EP-22, 1965
Description:  Excursion. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 17 October 1965. Shown here are four PRR passenger engines. The lead locomotive is #5898, an EP-22 built by EMD in 1951 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. Also visible are the first two cars of the very first "Horseshoe Curve Excursion" sponsored by the Lancaster Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society as they depart the Altoona Passenger Station on their way back to Lancaster.
Photo Date:  10/17/1965  Upload Date: 9/3/2016 8:08:29 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5898(E8A)
Views:  354   Comments: 0
PRR 5898, EP-22, 1965
Title:  PRR 5898, EP-22, 1965
Description:  Museum Bound. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train below the Muleshoe Curve on the New Portage Branch Line west of Duncansville, Pennsylvania, on 17 October 1965. Shown here are four PRR passenger engines. The lead locomotive is #5898, an EP-22 built by EMD in 1951 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. All four engines are of the same model and vintage, so there's 9,000 head-end horsepower at work here. They are pulling the very first "Horseshoe Curve Excursion" sponsored by the Lancaster Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society. The "Excursion" departed Lancaster bright and early on a Sunday morning, following the PRR's mainline through Harrisburg to Huntingdon. There, it switched over to the Petersburg-Hollidaysburg Branch Line and followed the undulating Juniata River to Hollidaysburg ~ where the Railfans were treated to tours of the PRR's Samuel Rea Shop. After leaving Hollidaysburg, the "Excursion" passed WYE Tower and took the New Portage Branch Line via the Muleshoe Curve up the Allegheny Mountains to Gallitzin. There, it passed through the westbound Allegheny Tunnel, navigated the wye at Gallitzin, and passed through the eastbound New Portage Tunnel on its way down the Alleghenies. At the Horseshoe Curve, the "Excursion" stopped to allow the Railfans to visit the PRR's K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" #1361 enshrined there. After all were safely back on board, the train continued down the Mountains toward Altoona and the return trip to Lancaster ~ a round trip of over 350 happy miles! As of 04 July 2016, or 51 years later, this unit ~ still numbered "5898" ~ is in active excursion service with the St. Louis, Iron Mountain, & Southern Railway at Jackson, Missouri.
Photo Date:  10/17/1965  Upload Date: 7/4/2016 2:54:45 AM
Location:  Duncansville, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5898(E8A)
Views:  401   Comments: 1
PRR 5898, EP-22, 1965
Title:  PRR 5898, EP-22, 1965
Description:  Frankstown. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken in Frankstown, Pennsylvania, on 17 October 1965. The photographer is not identified. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5898 and three more units whose road numbers are not recorded. All are EP-22's built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,250 horsepower each. #5898 was constructed in March of 1951. In this context, they're pulling the very first "Horseshoe Curve Excursion" ~ sponsored by the Lancaster Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society ~ through the PRR's Reclamation Plant. Partially visible in the distance is Locke Mountain. ("PrrFan18n")
Photo Date:  10/17/1965  Upload Date: 7/23/2021 6:30:16 AM
Location:  Frankstown, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5898(E8A)
Views:  170   Comments: 0
PRR 5898, EP-22, 1965
Title:  PRR 5898, EP-22, 1965
Description:  Frankstown. Here is an original 35mm color slide by Dave Augsburger that was taken in Frankstown, Pennsylvania, on 17 October 1965. Shown here is the motive power for the very first "Horseshoe Curve Excursion" sponsored by the Lancaster Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society. They are parked adjacent to the PRR's Samuel Rea Shop while the railfans tour the facilities. In the lead is PRR engine #5898, an EP-22 built by GM-EMD in March of 1951 and rated at 2,250 horsepower.
Photo Date:  10/17/1965  Upload Date: 11/27/2019 9:46:40 AM
Location:  Frankstown, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5898(E8A)
Views:  337   Comments: 1
Side view of the restored PRR E8
Title:  Side view of the restored PRR E8
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/29/1986  Upload Date: 12/6/2014 6:21:39 AM
Location:  Temple, PA
Author:  Bob Kise
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  PRR 5898(E8A)
Views:  743   Comments: 1
PRR 5706, EP-22, c. 1986
Title:  PRR 5706, EP-22, c. 1986
Description:  Here is a post card via Peter Outerbridge entitled "Pennsylvania Railroad's E-8A Units Numbers 5706 & 5898." Caption On Reverse: "Pennsylvania Railroad's E-8A Units Numbers 5706 & 5898. The Blue Mountain & Reading Railroad operates these ex-Pennsylvania Railroad passenger units on excursion trains both on and off-line. Photo by John M. Petko." Shown here (L to R) are ex-PRR engines #5706 and #5898. Both are E-8's built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,250 horsepower each; #5706 was constructed in October of 1952, while #5898 was built in March of 1951. The exact date and the location are not recorded.
Photo Date:  7/6/1986  Upload Date: 1/22/2023 2:40:08 PM
Location:  Temple, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 5706(E8A) PRR 5898(E8A)
Views:  150   Comments: 0
PRR 5898, E-8, 1986
Title:  PRR 5898, E-8, 1986
Description:  Here is a photo (R to L) of former Pennsylvania Railroad engines #5896 and #5706. Both are E-8's built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,250 horsepower each; #5898 was built in March of 1951, while #5706 was built in October of 1952. In this context, they have stopped with an excursion train near Temple, Pennsylvania. The photographer's name is not recorded. Henry C. Westenberger Collection.
Photo Date:  7/6/1986  Upload Date: 8/4/2018 8:21:14 PM
Location:  Temple, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5706(E8A) PRR 5898(E8A)
Views:  649   Comments: 2
PRR 5706
Title:  PRR 5706
Description:  Both of these Es have fared badly, but still exist: 5706 is butchered near Sumiton, AL as part of a wedding chapel. 5898 is at the St. Louis, Iron Mtn and Southern in Jackson, MO.
Photo Date:  8/17/1986  Upload Date: 1/20/2007 7:12:36 PM
Location:  South Hamburg, PA
Author:  Jeffrey Pfeiffer
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 5706(E8A) PRR 5898(E8A)
Views:  1825   Comments: 2
CR 6761 Waits in Anticipation of Preservation
Title:  CR 6761 Waits in Anticipation of Preservation
Description:  C630 no. 6761 may be whitelined, but unlike its roster mates, it's not being chopped up into razor blades. Instead, it has been acquired by the Reading Company Technical & Historical Society, who will restore it back to its original green and yellow livery with loco no. 5308. Note also the Tuscan Pennsy E-unit in the background. Unknown photographer, from the Ralph L. Phillips collection of the Bay State Model Railroad Museum.
Photo Date:  10/11/1986  Upload Date: 12/4/2021 5:18:02 PM
Location:  Reading, PA
Author:  Unknown
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CR 6761(C630) RDG 5308(C630) PRR 5898(E8A)
Views:  325   Comments: 0
PRR E8 5898 west in Lebanon on the old RDG
Title:  PRR E8 5898 west in Lebanon on the old RDG
Description:  At 7th Street crossing, by Heilig's Moving & Storage
Photo Date:  11/14/1986  Upload Date: 3/1/2013 6:04:57 PM
Location:  Lebanon, PA
Author:  Bob Kise
Categories:  Signal,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  PRR 5898(E8A)
Views:  628   Comments: 0
The Blue Mountain and Reading brought their E8s to the dedication
Title:  The Blue Mountain and Reading brought their E8s to the dedication
Description:  Note Amtrak "pumpkin" Geep in the background
Photo Date:  11/15/1986  Upload Date: 4/7/2014 8:31:44 PM
Location:  Harrisburg, PA
Author:  Bob Kise
Categories:  Station
Locomotives:  PRR 5898(E8A) AMTK 780(GP7)
Views:  503   Comments: 1
PRR 5898
Title:  PRR 5898
Description: 
Photo Date:  11/15/1986  Upload Date: 12/9/2009 9:55:26 AM
Location:  Harrisburg, PA
Author:  Sam Botts
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 5898(E8A) PRR 5706(E8A) AMTK 780(GP7)
Views:  1441   Comments: 1
PRR 5898
Title:  PRR 5898
Description:  PRR (RBMN) E8A #5898 & 5706 with the Southern Tier Fall Excursion crossing Moodna Viaduct, Salisbury Mills, NY
Photo Date:  9/27/1987  Upload Date: 5/20/2018 9:18:13 PM
Location:  Salisbury Mills, NY
Author:  Mike Bischak
Categories:  Bridge,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  PRR 5898(E8A)
Views:  254   Comments: 2
PRR 5898
Title:  PRR 5898
Description:  PRR E8A #5898 & 5706 on NJT Southern Tier Fall Excursion at Port Jervis, NY on east end of consist.
Photo Date:  9/27/1987  Upload Date: 12/30/2018 4:47:36 PM
Location:  Port Jervis, NY
Author:  Mike Bischak
Categories:  Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  PRR 5898(E8A)
Views:  325   Comments: 1
PRR 5898
Title:  PRR 5898
Description:  PRR E8A #5898 & 5706 on NJT Southern Tier Fall Excursion at Port Jervis, NY on east end of consist.
Photo Date:  9/27/1987  Upload Date: 12/30/2018 4:52:25 PM
Location:  Binghamton, NY
Author:  Mike Bischak
Categories:  Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  PRR 5898(E8A)
Views:  236   Comments: 2
PRR 5898 Pennsylvania Pinstripes
Title:  PRR 5898 Pennsylvania Pinstripes
Description:  This excursion train had two matching E-8's and former Lackawanna coaches.
Photo Date:  10/15/1987  Upload Date: 5/30/2005 10:25:38 PM
Location:  Port Jervis, NY
Author:  Tony Krslovic
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 5898(E8A)
Views:  1813   Comments: 2
Hard to catch
Title:  Hard to catch
Description:  But it wasnt easy!! In October 1987, Western NY NRHS ran a couple of circle trips from Buffalo through Rochester on the CR Chicago Line, down to Corning on the Corning Secondary, then back to Buffalo on the Southern Tier. I caught the Oct 17 trip out of Corning, and chased down the Canisteo River. The Es did what they do best-about 70 MPH-and I was doing 75 along River Rd from Addison, along with three other lunatics. The only thing that saved us is that the police presence down there was almost nil at the time-in 20 years of running that road, I think I saw a sheriffs car one time. We were cooking. I finally got ahead of the train at Carson, yielding this shot.
Photo Date:  10/17/1987  Upload Date: 6/9/2015 3:17:45 AM
Location:  Canisteo, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Signal,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  PRR 5898(E8A) PRR 5806(E8A)
Views:  624   Comments: 3
PRR 5898
Title:  PRR 5898
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/18/1987  Upload Date: 12/14/2009 1:09:53 PM
Location:  Canisteo, NY
Author:  Sam Botts
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 5898(E8A)
Views:  546   Comments: 3
PRR 5898
Title:  PRR 5898
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/18/1987  Upload Date: 12/29/2010 9:12:13 AM
Location:  Lyons, NY
Author:  Sam Botts
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 5898(E8A)
Views:  619   Comments: 0
PRR 5898
Title:  PRR 5898
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/18/1987  Upload Date: 12/29/2010 9:22:27 AM
Location:  Himrod, NY
Author:  Sam Botts
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 5898(E8A)
Views:  391   Comments: 0
PRR 5898
Title:  PRR 5898
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/18/1987  Upload Date: 12/29/2010 9:26:23 AM
Location:  Beaver Dams, NY
Author:  Sam Botts
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 5898(E8A)
Views:  333   Comments: 0
PRR 5898
Title:  PRR 5898
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/18/1987  Upload Date: 12/29/2010 9:26:39 AM
Location:  Corning, NY
Author:  Sam Botts
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 5898(E8A)
Views:  428   Comments: 1
PRR 5898
Title:  PRR 5898
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/18/1987  Upload Date: 10/5/2008 9:28:58 PM
Location:  West Cameron, NY
Author:  Sam Botts
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 5898(E8A) PRR 5706(E8A)
Views:  628   Comments: 4
PRR 5898
Title:  PRR 5898
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/18/1987  Upload Date: 5/11/2008 2:34:10 PM
Location:  Lyons, NY
Author:  Sam Botts
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 5898(E8A)
Views:  490   Comments: 0
PRR 5898
Title:  PRR 5898
Description:  PRR E units lead an excursion train south on the ex NYC at north Corning ny. date approx
Photo Date:  10/25/1987  Upload Date: 7/25/2010 12:27:23 AM
Location:  Corning, NY
Author:  CE Turley
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  PRR 5898(E8A)
Views:  656   Comments: 2
CR 6296 helper on the fan trip
Title:  CR 6296 helper on the fan trip
Description:  Randy Curlin Collection
Photo Date:  11/1/1987  Upload Date: 3/24/2024 4:17:28 PM
Location:  ALTOONA (HORSESHOE CURVE), PA
Author:  Randy Curlin Collection
Categories:  Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  CR 6296(SD40) CR 6290(SD40) PRR 5898(E8A)
Views:  19   Comments: 1
PRR 5898, E-8A, 1987
Title:  PRR 5898, E-8A, 1987
Description:  Here is an original 35mm color slide by M.E. Brouse that was taken just East of the 24th Street Bridge in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 1 November 1987. Shown here (R to L) are former Pennsylvania Railroad engines #5898 and #5706. Both are E-8A's built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,250 horsepower each; #5898 was built in March of 1951, while #5706 was built in October of 1952. At the time this photo was taken, they were owned by the Blue Mountain & Reading Railroad and are seen pulling the 17-car "Horseshoe Curve Excursion" down the Allegheny Mountains and will soon stop at the Altoona Passenger Station before returning to Hamburg.
Photo Date:  11/1/1987  Upload Date: 7/1/2018 12:59:22 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5898(E8A) PRR 5706(E8A)
Views:  643   Comments: 0
"Altoona Sunday," Page 22, 1988
Title:  "Altoona Sunday," Page 22, 1988
Description:  Here is page one of a three-page article by Denis Connell entitled "Altoona Sunday!" It was published originally in the January 1988 issue of "Railpace Newsmagazine," page 22. Partial Caption: "Conrail SD40 helpers 6296-6290 assist restored PRR E8's 5898-5706 on a seventeen-car consist around Horseshoe Curve on November 1, 1987."
Photo Date:  1/1/1988  Upload Date: 11/23/2022 11:41:29 PM
Location:  ALTOONA (HORSESHOE CURVE), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  CR 6296(SD40) CR 6290(SD40) PRR 5898(E8A) PRR 5706(E8A) PRR 7048(GP9)
Views:  247   Comments: 0
"Altoona Sunday," Page 23, 1988
Title:  "Altoona Sunday," Page 23, 1988
Description:  Here is page two of a three-page article by Denis Connell entitled "Altoona Sunday!" It was published originally in the January 1988 issue of "Railpace Newsmagazine," page 23. Bottom Photo Caption: "The special reboards passengers at Altoona following a two-hour layover and an opportunity to visit the adjacent Railroader's Museum."
Photo Date:  1/1/1988  Upload Date: 11/23/2022 11:46:54 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Station,Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5898(E8A) PRR 5706(E8A)
Views:  140   Comments: 0
"Altoona Sunday," Page 24, 1988
Title:  "Altoona Sunday," Page 24, 1988
Description:  Here is page three of a three-page article by Denis Connell entitled "Altoona Sunday!" It was published originally in the January 1988 issue of "Railpace Newsmagazine," page 24. Top Photo, Partial Caption: "Blue Mountain & Reading 'Horseshoe Curve' excursion is reminiscent of the Blue Ribbon Fleet as Pennsy E8's 5898-5706 roll westbound near Union Furnace, PA, between Spruce Creek Tunnels and Tyrone."
Photo Date:  1/1/1988  Upload Date: 11/26/2022 9:51:39 PM
Location:  Union Furnace, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5898(E8A) PRR 5706(E8A)
Views:  125   Comments: 0
"Keystones On The Curve," Page 25, 1988
Title:  "Keystones On The Curve," Page 25, 1988
Description:  Here is page one of a two-page article by Steve Barry entitled "Keystones On The Curve." It was published originally in the January 1988 issue of "Railpace Newsmagazine," page 25. Bottom Photo, Partial Caption: "The excursion train is still rounding the curve as Amtrak 46, the 'Pennsylvanian,' roars by with F40PH 258 on the point of a five car consist."
Photo Date:  1/1/1988  Upload Date: 11/26/2022 10:05:29 PM
Location:  ALTOONA (HORSESHOE CURVE), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:  CR 6296(SD40) CR 6290(SD40) PRR 5898(E8A) PRR 5706(E8A) PRR 7048(GP9) AMTK 258(F40PHR)
Views:  289   Comments: 0
The PRR E8s on the old Schuylkill Division
Title:  The PRR E8s on the old Schuylkill Division
Description:  Southbound during the railfan weekend
Photo Date:  6/26/1988  Upload Date: 12/23/2014 5:30:30 AM
Location:  Maiden Creek, PA
Author:  Bob Kise
Categories:  Bridge,Action
Locomotives:  PRR 5898(E8A)
Views:  281   Comments: 0
PRR 5898
Title:  PRR 5898
Description:  Andy Muller's pair of E's, 5898 ex AMTK 497, 5706A ex AMTK 495. PRR #'s are origional.
Photo Date:  7/24/1988  Upload Date: 5/15/2005 5:35:15 PM
Location:  Leesport, PA
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 5898(E8A) PRR 5706(E8A)
Views:  1143   Comments: 0
RDG 2102
Title:  RDG 2102
Description:  RDG T-1 2102 shows the diesels how it's done!
Photo Date:  7/24/1988  Upload Date: 5/15/2005 5:35:44 PM
Location:  Leesport, PA
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  PRR 5898(E8A) RDG 2102(4-8-4) PRR 5706(E8A)
Views:  1529   Comments: 0
PRR passenger diesel in Tuscan Red
Title:  PRR passenger diesel in Tuscan Red
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/11/1988  Upload Date: 4/7/2009 8:54:44 PM
Location:  Leesport, PA
Author:  Bob Krug
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 5898(E8A)
Views:  515   Comments: 0
PRR 5898
Title:  PRR 5898
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/11/1988  Upload Date: 7/22/2009 3:33:06 PM
Location:  Leesport, PA
Author:  Bob Krug
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 5898(E8A)
Views:  567   Comments: 0
PRR 5706 & 5898
Title:  PRR 5706 & 5898
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/11/1988  Upload Date: 2/7/2009 11:33:10 AM
Location:  Leesport, PA
Author:  Bob Krug
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 5706(E8A) PRR 5898(E8A)
Views:  487   Comments: 0
PRR 5898
Title:  PRR 5898
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/11/1988  Upload Date: 7/26/2009 9:12:25 AM
Location:  Leesport, PA
Author:  Ted Krug
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 5898(E8A)
Views:  304   Comments: 0
PRR E8s in a snow squall
Title:  PRR E8s in a snow squall
Description:  Got lucky catching the Es on the BM&R during a 15 minute snow squall
Photo Date:  4/7/1990  Upload Date: 1/24/2010 10:26:00 AM
Location:  Leesport, PA
Author:  Joe Osciak
Categories:  Winter,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  PRR 5898(E8A)
Views:  655   Comments: 4


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