Oil Power. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide that was taken in Englewood, Illinois, c. 1949. Shown here (L to R) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9477 and another unit whose road 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 and reclassified as an FF-20, and retired in December of 1963 after just 15 years of revenue service. In this context, they're 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. |