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PRR 5708, EP-22, 1961 |
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Horseshoe Curve-1961. Here is an original photo that I took at the Pennsylvania Railroad's Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 17 August 1961. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #5708, #5707, and #5709. All three locomotives are EP-22's built by EMD in 1952 and rated at 2,250 horsepower each. They are pulling an eastbound mail/express train around the Horseshoe Curve and down the Allegheny Mountains to Altoona and points East. |
| Photo Date: |
8/17/1961 Upload Date: 7/8/2016 1:35:45 AM |
| Location: |
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE CURVE), PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 5708(E8A) PRR 5707(E8A) PRR 5709(E8A) |
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586 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 5902, EP-22, 1965 |
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WIL-ALT-65. Here is an original photo that I took during a trip on Pennsylvania Railroad passenger trains from Wilmington to Altoona on 28 March 1965. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #5709, #5856-B, and #5902. All were built by EMD. #5709 and #5902 are EP-22's rated at 2,250 horsepower each; #5709 was built in 1952, but #5902 was built in 1951. #5856-B is an EP-20 built in 1948 and rated at 2,000 horsepower. They are backing-up to couple onto a 17-car passenger train from New York City heading to Altoona, Pittsburgh, and points West. The time is 5:25 P.M. |
| Photo Date: |
3/28/1965 Upload Date: 10/25/2016 3:11:24 AM |
| Location: |
Harrisburg, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 5709(E8A) PRR 5856-B(E7B) PRR 5902(E8A) |
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704 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 5709, EP-22, 1965 |
| Description: |
WIL-ALT-65. Here is an original (color-enhanced) time-exposure that I took during a trip on Pennsylvania Railroad passenger trains from Wilmington to Altoona on 28 March 1965. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #5709, #5856-B, and #5902. All were built by EMD. #5709 and #5902 are EP-22's rated at 2,250 horsepower each; #5709 was built in 1952, but #5902 was built in 1951. #5856-B is an EP-20 built in 1948 and rated at 2,000 horsepower. They have just arrived in Altoona, and the new crew is awaiting orders to proceed with a 17-car passenger train from New York City heading to Johnstown, Pittsburgh, and points West. The time is 7:55 P.M. |
| Photo Date: |
3/28/1965 Upload Date: 10/25/2016 3:48:44 AM |
| Location: |
Altoona, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Night,Station,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 5709(E8A) PRR 5856-B(E7B) PRR 5902(E8A) |
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409 Comments: 0 |
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