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PRR 5710, EP-22, 1960 |
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Volkmer. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by William D. Volkmer that was taken in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on 15 January 1960. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5710, an EP-22 built by GM-EMD in September of 1952 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. The paint's so fresh it's almost tacky! |
| Photo Date: |
1/15/1960 Upload Date: 2/8/2022 11:33:21 AM |
| Location: |
Harrisburg, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Yard |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 5710(E8A) |
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174 Comments: 0 |
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PRR 5761, EP-22, 1961 |
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Harrisburg-1961. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on 23 August 1961. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #5761 and #5710. Both are EP-22's built by EMD in 1952 and rated at 2,500 horsepower each. They have just departed the Harrisburg Station with a Baltimore- and Washington-bound passenger train, and are about to cross the Susquehanna River via the Cumberland Valley Railroad Bridge near downtown Harrisburg. One of Harrisburg's hospitals is partially visible on the left. ("Red Shift" slide converted to Black & White.) |
| Photo Date: |
8/23/1961 Upload Date: 9/27/2016 1:20:50 AM |
| Location: |
Harrisburg, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 5710(E8A) PRR 5761(E8A) |
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523 Comments: 0 |
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PRR 5807, EP-22, 1963 |
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AHC. Here is an original photo that I took at the Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 28 September 1963. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #5807, #5704, #5857, and #5710. All were built by GM-EMD. #5807, #5704, and #5710 are EP-22's built in 1952 and rated at 2,250 horsepower each. #5857 is an EP-20 built in 1948 and rated at 2,000 horsepower. They are pulling a 50-car westbound mail/express train up the Allegheny Mountains to Gallitzin and points West. |
| Photo Date: |
9/28/1963 Upload Date: 8/12/2016 2:57:23 AM |
| Location: |
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE CURVE), PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Scenic |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 5807(E8A) PRR 5704(E8A) PRR 5857(E7A) PRR 5710(E8A) |
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1670 Comments: 4 |
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PRR 5710, EP-22, 1965 |
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Huntingdon. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train East of Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, during October of 1965. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #5710, #5859, and another "EP" Class unit whose number is not recorded. All were built by EMD. #5710 is an EP-22 built in 1952 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. #5859 is an EP-20 built in 1948 and rated at 2,000 horsepower. They are pulling a westbound refrigerator-car express train up a straight stretch of track in the Juniata River Valley. |
| Photo Date: |
10/23/1965 Upload Date: 8/9/2016 1:37:15 AM |
| Location: |
Huntingdon, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 5710(E8A) PRR 5859(E7A) |
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700 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
"Altoona Shops," Page 45, 1996 |
| Description: |
Here is page 28 of a 43-page article by James J.D. Lynch, Jr., entitled "Overview Of The History And Development Of The Pennsylvania Railroad's Altoona Shops." It was published originally in the Autumn 1996 issue of "Keystone" magazine, page 45. Top Left-Hand Photo: Stopped at the Altoona Passenger Station is the PRR's "Aerotrain," built by General Motors during July of 1955. Top Right-Hand Photo Caption: "An eastbound passenger train, headed by EP-22 #5710 (EMD E-8), is about to go under the 12th. St. bridge in Altoona, after passing through the station's train shed." Shown here is PRR engine #5710, an EP-22 built by GM-EMD in 1952 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. |
| Photo Date: |
9/22/1996 Upload Date: 11/18/2017 3:15:19 PM |
| Location: |
Altoona, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Bridge,Station,Steam,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 1000(LWT-12) PRR 5710(E8A) |
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477 Comments: 0 |
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