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PRR 8797, ES-15M, 1952 |
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Dziobko. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by John Dziobko, Jr., that was taken from the 9th Street Footbridge in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 25 July 1952. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #8797 and #8798. Both are ES-15M road switchers built by GM-EMD in January of 1952 and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. Photo taken from the 9th Street Footbridge, facing North toward downtown Altoona. |
| Photo Date: |
7/25/1952 Upload Date: 8/4/2019 5:16:42 PM |
| Location: |
Altoona, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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| Locomotives: |
PRR 8797(GP7) PRR 8798(GP7) |
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762 Comments: 1 |
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PRR 5648, AS-10, c. 1962 |
| Description: |
Showalter. Here is an original photo by H.N. Proctor. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #5648 and #8797. #5648 is an AS-10 built by the American Locomotive Company in April of 1950 and rated at 1,000 horsepower. #8797 is an ES-15M built by GM-EMD in January of 1952 and rated at 1,500 horsepower. The exact date and the location are not recorded. (2; #1 of 4) |
| Photo Date: |
7/25/1962 Upload Date: 9/3/2020 7:15:53 AM |
| Location: |
Pitcairn, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Yard |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 5648(S2) PRR 8797(GP7) |
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461 Comments: 0 |
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PRR 8797, ES-15M, c. 1963 |
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Chione. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione. Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #8797, an ES-15M built by GM-EMD in January of 1952 and rated at 1,500 horsepower. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. |
| Photo Date: |
3/21/1963 Upload Date: 9/29/2023 8:38:33 AM |
| Location: |
Louisville, KY |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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| Locomotives: |
PRR 8797(GP7) |
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95 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 8797, ES-15M, 1965 |
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Oil Power. Here is an original photo that I took while riding a Pennsylvania Railroad passenger train near Downingtown, Pennsylvania, during August of 1965, Shown here is PRR engine #8797, an ES-15M built by EMD in January of 1952 and rated at 1,500 horsepower. It's pulling a westbound "wide-load" special in electrified territory. |
| Photo Date: |
8/15/1965 Upload Date: 9/15/2016 3:18:56 AM |
| Location: |
Downingtown, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Passenger,Track |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 8797(GP7) |
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1051 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
"Altoona Shops," Back Cover #2, 1996 |
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Here is the second of two photographs on the back cover of the Autumn 1996 issue of "Keystone" magazine. Photo Caption: "Both the freight diesels and the reefers in the background command attention in this view from the old Altoona 8th St. footbridge, looking northwest, on July 25, 1952. The freight station was demolished about a year after this photo was taken." Photo by John Dziobko, Jr. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #8797 and #8798. Both are ES-15M's built by GM-EMD in 1952 and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. |
| Photo Date: |
9/22/1996 Upload Date: 11/23/2017 3:01:09 AM |
| Location: |
Altoona, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Yard,Track |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 8797(GP7) PRR 8798(GP7) |
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596 Comments: 0 |
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