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PRR 9474, FF-20, 1958
Title:  PRR 9474, FF-20, 1958
Description:  Lorenz. Here is a photo via Bob Lorenz that was taken near Woodville, Ohio, on 8 March 1958. Shown here (L to R) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9474 and two more units whose road numbers are not recorded. All are FF-20's built by Fairbanks-Morse and rated at 2,000 horsepower each. #9474 was constructed as an FP-20A in June of 1948, later regeared and reclassified as an FF-20, and retired in November of 1962 after just 14 years of revenue service. Note that the first "car" in this train is an unidentified and inert Baldwin-built switcher. (Gift from Brad Mann.)
Photo Date:  3/8/1958  Upload Date: 9/2/2021 6:38:42 AM
Location:  Woodville, OH
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 9474(ERIE-A)
Views:  232   Comments: 0
PRR 9474, FF-20, c. 1961
Title:  PRR 9474, FF-20, c. 1961
Description:  AHC. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken at the Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, c. 1961. Shown here (L to R) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9474 and two more units whose road numbers are not recorded. All were built by Fairbanks-Morse and rated at 2,000 horsepower each. #9474 was constructed as an FP-20 in June of 1948, later regeared and reclassified as an FF-20, and retired in November of 1962 after just 14 years of revenue service. In this context, this A-B-A set is rounding the Curve with a freight train on its way up the Allegheny Mountains to Gallitzin and points West.
Photo Date:  8/15/1961  Upload Date: 1/18/2023 10:23:56 PM
Location:  ALTOONA (HORSESHOE CURVE), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 9474(ERIE-A)
Views:  83   Comments: 0
PRR 9475, FF-20, 1956
Title:  PRR 9475, FF-20, 1956
Description:  Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken in Columbus, Ohio, on 8 August 1956. The photographer is not identified. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #9475 and another "Erie-A" whose number is not recorded. Both are FF-20's built by Fairbanks-Morse and rated at 2,000 horsepower each. #9475 was built as an FP-20A in June of 1948, regeared and reclassified as an FF-20, and retired in September of 1962 after just 14 years' service. ("LouisFols"; #34 of 39)
Photo Date:  8/8/1956  Upload Date: 4/27/2020 8:15:34 AM
Location:  Columbus, OH
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Signal
Locomotives:  PRR 9475(ERIE-A)
Views:  409   Comments: 0
PRR 9476, FF-20, 1962
Title:  PRR 9476, FF-20, 1962
Description:  Sweetland. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by David R. Sweetland that was taken in Enola, Pennsylvania, in April of 1962. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9476, an FF-20 built by Fairbanks-Morse as an FP-20A rated at 2,000 horsepower in July of 1948, later regeared and classified as an FF-20 freight locomotive, and retired in December of 1963 after just 15 years of revenue service.
Photo Date:  4/16/1962  Upload Date: 5/2/2018 2:52:17 AM
Location:  Enola, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 9476(ERIE-A)
Views:  507   Comments: 0
PRR 9477, FP-20A, c. 1949
Title:  PRR 9477, FP-20A, c. 1949
Description:  Oil Power. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide taken in Englewood, Illinois, c. 1949. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9477 and another unit whose number is not recorded. Both are FP-20's built by Fairbanks-Morse and rated at 2,000 horsepower each. #9477 was built in July of 1948, later regeared an classified as an FF-20 freight locomotive, and retired in December of 1963 after just 15 years of revenue service. In this context, they are pulling an eastbound passenger train and have stopped at the Englewood Station to pick-up more riders. The photographer's name and the exact date are not recorded.
Photo Date:  1/23/1949  Upload Date: 9/22/2018 2:34:01 AM
Location:  Englewood, IL
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 9477(ERIE-A)
Views:  690   Comments: 2
PRR 9478, FP-20, 1952
Title:  PRR 9478, FP-20, 1952
Description:  Here a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, during June of 1952. The photographer is not identified. Shown in the center is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9478, an FP-20 built by Fairbanks-Morse in September of 1948, rated at 2,000 horsepower, later regeared and reclassified as an FF-20, and retired in December of 1963. Also visible are several Baldwin-built passenger "Sharks" whose numbers are not recorded. ("Stoneborobranch"; #10 of 10)
Photo Date:  6/21/1952  Upload Date: 7/22/2020 7:10:59 AM
Location:  Harrisburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 9478(ERIE-A)
Views:  229   Comments: 0
PRR 9478, FF-20, c. 1960
Title:  PRR 9478, FF-20, c. 1960
Description:  Chione. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione. Shown here (R to L) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9478 and three more units whose road numbers are not recorded. All are FF-20's built by Fairbanks-Morse and rated at 2,000 horsepower each. #9478 was constructed as an FP-20 in September of 1948, later regeared and reclassified as an FF-20, and retired in December of 1963 after just 15 years' service. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded.
Photo Date:  7/5/1960  Upload Date: 2/10/2022 10:43:22 PM
Location:  Toledo, OH
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge
Locomotives:  PRR 9478(ERIE-A)
Views:  149   Comments: 0
PRR 9479, FP-20, 1951
Title:  PRR 9479, FP-20, 1951
Description:  Harley. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Tom Harley that was taken at Union Furnace, Pennsylvania, in June of 1951. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9479 and another unit whose number is not recorded. Both are FP-20's built by Fairbanks-Morse and rated at 2,000 horsepower each. #9479 was built in September of 1948, later regeared and reclassified as an FF-20, and retired in December of 1963 after just 15 years of service. In this context, this A-A set has just crossed the Juniata River and is passing under three-track Signal Bridge #2163 on its way to Harrisburg with Train #72, the eastbound "Juniata." ("PrrFan18n")
Photo Date:  6/21/1951  Upload Date: 4/20/2021 8:05:27 PM
Location:  Union Furnace, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 9479(ERIE-A)
Views:  360   Comments: 0
PRR 9483, FF-20, 1953
Title:  PRR 9483, FF-20, 1953
Description:  Here is an original photo by an unidentified photographer that was taken near 14th Street in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on 19 December 1953. Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9483, an FF-20 built by Fairbanks-Morse in November of 1948, rated at 2,000 horsepower, and retired in December of 1963 after just 15 years of service. The road numbers of the Baldwin and American Locomotive products pictured here are not recorded. Photo via Bob Hanson. ("Garr254" A; #6 of 6)
Photo Date:  12/19/1953  Upload Date: 8/1/2023 9:40:18 PM
Location:  Pittsburgh, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 9483(ERIE-A)
Views:  84   Comments: 0
PRR 9483, FF-20, 1959
Title:  PRR 9483, FF-20, 1959
Description:  ARB. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by David R. Sweetland that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, in September of 1959. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9483 and another "Erie-A" whose road number is not recorded. Both are FF-20's built by Fairbanks-Morse and rated at 2,000 horsepower each. #9483 was built in November of 1948 and retired in December of 1963 after just 15 years of revenue service. They are about to pass under the 8th Street Bridge in Juniata on their way up the Allegheny Mountains to Gallitzin and points West.
Photo Date:  9/22/1959  Upload Date: 5/17/2018 1:12:30 AM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 9483(ERIE-A)
Views:  633   Comments: 0
PRR 9486
Title:  PRR 9486
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/11/1964  Upload Date: 11/3/2020 10:46:40 AM
Location:  Camden, NJ
Author:  Jeffrey Lawrence Collection
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 9486(ERIE-A)
Views:  155   Comments: 0
PRR 9487, FF-20, 1960
Title:  PRR 9487, FF-20, 1960
Description:  Chione. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken in Toledo, Ohio, during July of 1960. The photographer is not identified. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #9487 and two other units ~ one an "Erie-A," the other an ALCo switcher ~ whose numbers are not recorded. #9487 is an FF-20 built by Fairbanks-Morse in 1948 and rated at 2,000 horsepower. Note the cargo ship in the background, to the left of #9487.
Photo Date:  7/6/1960  Upload Date: 5/17/2018 1:15:04 AM
Location:  Toledo, OH
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Signal
Locomotives:  PRR 9487(ERIE-A)
Views:  754   Comments: 0
PRR 9488, FF-20, 1960
Title:  PRR 9488, FF-20, 1960
Description:  Wallin. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Richard R. Wallin that was taken in Homestead, Pennsylvania, in April of 1960. Shown here (L to R) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9488 and two more units whose road numbers are not recorded. All are FF-20's built by Fairbanks-Morse and rated at 2,000 horsepower each. #9488 was constructed in November of 1948 and retired in December of 1963 after just 15 years of service. When there's icicles on the grilles, it's really cold!
Photo Date:  4/16/1960  Upload Date: 5/16/2023 11:09:06 PM
Location:  Homestead, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 9488(ERIE-A)
Views:  75   Comments: 0
PRR 9488, FF-20, c. 1962
Title:  PRR 9488, FF-20, c. 1962
Description:  Oil Power. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide showing (R to L) Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9488 and a trio of unidentified GM-EMD "Geeps." #9488 was built by Fairbanks-Morse in November of 1948, rated at 2,000 horsepower, and retired in December of 1963 after just 15 years of revenue service. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded.
Photo Date:  10/10/1962  Upload Date: 2/8/2023 9:46:05 PM
Location:  Renovo, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 9488(ERIE-A)
Views:  99   Comments: 0
PRR 9489, FF-20, c. 1963
Title:  PRR 9489, FF-20, c. 1963
Description:  Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide showing (L to R) Pennsylvania Railroad engines #9489 and several other units whose numbers are not recorded. #9489 is an FF-20 built by Fairbanks-Morse in November of 1948, rated at 2,000 horsepower, and retired in December of 1963 after just 15 years of revenue service. Looks to me like quittin' time! The photographer's name, the date, and the location are not recorded. Produced and distributed by FJC Products of Newport, Delaware. ("LouisFols"; #30 of 31)
Photo Date:  1/23/1963  Upload Date: 6/21/2019 3:22:04 PM
Location:  Emporium, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 9489(ERIE-A)
Views:  643   Comments: 1
PRR 9491, FF-20, 1962
Title:  PRR 9491, FF-20, 1962
Description:  Oil Power. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Jeffersonville, Indiana, on 12 October 1962. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9491, an FF-20 built by Fairbanks-Morse in December of 1948, rated at 2,000 horsepower, and retired in December of 1963 after just 15 years of service. The riveted patch where the road number is painted hints at some sort of prior ~ though minor ~ damage. Collection of Bill Strassner.
Photo Date:  10/12/1962  Upload Date: 2/9/2021 11:24:38 PM
Location:  Jeffersonville, IN
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 9491(ERIE-A)
Views:  249   Comments: 0


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