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PRR 9860, EFP-15, c. 1953 |
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Nyman. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by John Szwajkart that was taken in Chicago, Illinois, c. 1953. Shown here (R to L) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9860 and another unit whose number is not recorded. Both were built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower. #9860 is an EFP-15 built in July of 1952. |
| Photo Date: |
1/23/1953 Upload Date: 7/1/2023 11:07:23 PM |
| Location: |
Chicago, IL |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Bridge,Signal |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 9860(FP7A) |
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PRR 9860, EFP-15, 1965 |
| Description: |
Slope to Works. Here is an original photo that I took of Pennsylvania Railroad trains between SLOPE and WORKS Towers in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 06 June 1965. Shown here is PRR engine #9860, an EFP-15 built by EMD in 1952 and rated at 1,500 horsepower. It is pulling a three-car "extra" freight train, which is about to pass under the 4th Street Bridge. |
| Photo Date: |
6/6/1965 Upload Date: 6/25/2016 5:27:00 PM |
| Location: |
Altoona, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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| Locomotives: |
PRR 9860(FP7A) |
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PRR 8614, AS-24M, 1965 |
| Description: |
Rainy. Here is an original photo that I took of Pennsylvania Railroad trains in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 12 October 1965. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #8614, #8609, #9866, #9852-B, #9641-B, and #9860. #8614 and #8609 were built by the American Locomotive Company in 1956 and rated at 2,400 horsepower each; #8614 is an AS-24M, but #8609 is an APS-24MS; they are serving as "helpers" in this context. #9866, #9852-B, #9641-B, and #9860 were built by EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9866, #9852-B, and #9860 are EFP-15's built in 1952. #9641-B is an EF-15A built in 1950. They are threading the 14th Street interlocking on their way up the New Portage/Muleshoe Curve route with a 95-car iron-ore train. The caboose is N-5C #477898. Also visible (L to R) are the Altoona Passenger Station, the 12th Street Bridge, a westbound passenger train about to depart, an eastbound passenger train in the process of departing, and several of the PRR's 12th Street Shop buildings. This photo taken from the 17th Street Bridge. |
| Photo Date: |
10/12/1965 Upload Date: 9/7/2016 2:37:27 AM |
| Location: |
Altoona, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Bridge,Station,Signal,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 8614(RSD15) PRR 8609(RSD7) PRR 9866(FP7A) PRR 9852-B(F7B) PRR 9641-B(F7B) PRR 9860(FP7A) |
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