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Owner: Pennsylvania Railroad
Model:EMD E8ABuilt As:PRR 5890 (E8A)
Serial Number:10427Order No:6079
Frame Number:6079-A7Built:4/1950
Notes:PRR Class EP-22.
Other locos with this serial:  PC 4290(E8A) PRR 5890(E8A)
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PRR 5890, EP-22, 1954
Title:  PRR 5890, EP-22, 1954
Description:  Zak. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Martin Zak that was taken near Mount Union, Pennsylvania, during June of 1954. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #5890 and another E-8A whose number is not recorded. Both are EP-22's built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,250 horsepower each; #5890 was built in April of 1950. They have just passed under Signal Bridge #2007 with an 11-car passenger train on their way from Harrisburg to Altoona and points West.
Photo Date:  6/3/1954  Upload Date: 10/3/2018 3:14:25 AM
Location:  Mount Union, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5890(E8A)
Views:  832   Comments: 1
PRR 5809, EP-22, 1965
Title:  PRR 5809, EP-22, 1965
Description:  Winter. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 03 January 1965. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #5809, #5842-B, and #5890. All were built by EMD. #5809 is an EP-22 built in 1951 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. #5824-B is an EP-20 built in 1947 and rated at 2,000 horsepower. #5890 is an EP-22 built in 1950 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. They are pulling a 19-car westbound passenger train and are about to stop at the Altoona Passenger Station; the time is 2:11 P.M. Visible in the background are some of the PRR's Passenger Car Shops.
Photo Date:  1/3/1965  Upload Date: 9/10/2016 2:05:39 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Winter,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5809(E8A) PRR 5842-B(E7B) PRR 5890(E8A)
Views:  1403   Comments: 0


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