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PRR 9551, EF-15A, 1957 |
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Kern. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Fred R. Kern that was taken in Enola, Pennsylvania, on 20 October 1957. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9551 and two more "EF" Class units whose road numbers are not recorded. All were built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9551 is an EH-15 constructed in December of 1948, rebuilt later as an EF-15A, and retired in September of 1965 after just 17 years of revenue service. ("PrrFan18n") |
| Photo Date: |
10/20/1957 Upload Date: 5/5/2021 9:40:02 AM |
| Location: |
Enola, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Yard |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 9551(F3A) |
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PRR 9700, BF-15A, #1 of 2, 1957 |
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Kern. Here is the first of two successive duplicate 35mm color slides of photos by Fred R. Kern ~ this one taken near Perdix, Pennsylvania, on 20 October 1957. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #9700 and two more "BF" Class units whose numbers are not recorded. All were built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works. #9700 is a BF-15A constructed in April of 1950, rated at 1,500 horsepower, and retired in February of 1965 after just 15 years of service. This A-B-B set is passing under four-track Signal Bridge #1142 with empty hoppers on their way back to the coal mines of Western Pennsylvania. Blue Mountain dominates the distance. |
| Photo Date: |
10/20/1957 Upload Date: 1/30/2021 7:17:16 PM |
| Location: |
Perdix, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Signal |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 9700(DR4-4-15) |
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PRR 9700, BF-15A, #2 of 2, 1957 |
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Kern. Here is the second of two successive duplicate 35mm color slides of photos by Fred R. Kern ~ this one taken near View, Pennsylvania, on 20 October 1957. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #9700 and two more "BF" Class units whose road numbers are not recorded. All were built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works. #9700 is a BF-15A constructed in April of 1950, rated at 1,500 horsepower, and retired in February of 1965 after just 15 years of revenue service. In this context, this A-B-B set is rockin' 'n' rollin' with a long string of empty hoppers on their way back to Altoona and the coal mines of Western Pennsylvania. |
| Photo Date: |
10/21/1957 Upload Date: 2/3/2022 10:08:04 PM |
| Location: |
Duncannon, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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| Locomotives: |
PRR 9700(DR4-4-15) |
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151 Comments: 0 |
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PRR 9497, FF-16, 1959 |
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Kern. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Fred R. Kern that was taken in Pitcairn, Pennsylvania, in the Spring of 1959. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #9497 and the tail-end of another unit whose road number is not recorded. #9497 is an FF-16 built by Fairbanks-Morse in October of 1950, rated at 1,600 horsepower, and retired in April of 1965 after just 15 years of revenue service. |
| Photo Date: |
4/16/1959 Upload Date: 4/11/2018 2:56:35 AM |
| Location: |
Pitcairn, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Yard |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 9497(CFA16-4) |
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| Title: |
PRR 9546, EF-15A, 1960 |
| Description: |
Kern. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Fred R. Kern that was taken near Cove, Pennsylvania, on 9 January 1960. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #9546 and #9550-B. Both were built as EH-15's by GM-EMD, rated at 1,500 horsepower each, but later regeared and reclassified as EF-15A's. #9546 was constructed in November of 1948 and retired in December of 1963, while #9550-B was built in December of 1948 and retired in September of 1965. |
| Photo Date: |
1/9/1960 Upload Date: 8/18/2020 9:21:49 PM |
| Location: |
Cove, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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| Locomotives: |
PRR 9546(F3A) PRR 9550-B(F3B) |
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348 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 9567, EF-15, 1960 |
| Description: |
Kern. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Fred R. Kern that was taken near Cove, Pennsylvania, on 9 January 1960. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9567 and two more "EF" Class units whose road numbers are not recorded. All were built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9567 was built in September of 1948 and retired in August of 1967 after just 19 years of revenue service. This A-B-A set is heading toward the Enola Yards with a mixed-cargo freight train out of Altoona. |
| Photo Date: |
1/9/1960 Upload Date: 4/15/2021 8:12:49 AM |
| Location: |
Cove, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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| Locomotives: |
PRR 9567(F3A) |
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180 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 5870, EP-20, 1960 |
| Description: |
Kern. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Fred R. Kern that was taken near Aqueduct, Pennsylvania, on 17 October 1960. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5870 and two more "EP" Class units whose road numbers are not recorded. All are EP-20's built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,000 horsepower each. #5870 was constructed in April of 1949. In this context, they're rockin' 'n' rollin' with a passenger train out of Pittsburgh bound for Harrisburg and points East. ("PrrFan18n") |
| Photo Date: |
10/17/1960 Upload Date: 2/27/2021 7:32:18 AM |
| Location: |
Aqueduct, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Signal,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 5870(E7A) |
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164 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 9535, EF-15, 1960 |
| Description: |
Kern. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Fred R. Kern that was taken near Cove, Pennsylvania, on 17 October 1960. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9535 and two more "EF" Class units whose road numbers are not recorded. All were built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9535 is an EF-15 constructed in September of 1948 and retired in December of 1966 after just 18 years of service. In this context, they're heading West to Altoona. ("PrrFan18n") |
| Photo Date: |
10/17/1960 Upload Date: 4/21/2021 11:08:56 PM |
| Location: |
Cove, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Signal |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 9535(F3A) |
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163 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
PRR 9866, EFP-15, 1966 |
| Description: |
Kern. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Fred R. Kern that was taken near Lewistown, Pennsylvania, in the Spring of 1966. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9866 and an "EF" Class B-unit whose road number is not recorded. Both were built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9566 was constructed in August of 1952. This A-B set is pulling a long string of "Yellow Ball" 100-ton capacity hoppers back to Western Pennsylvania's coal mines. |
| Photo Date: |
4/16/1966 Upload Date: 5/12/2021 8:21:24 AM |
| Location: |
Lewistown, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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| Locomotives: |
PRR 9866(FP7A) |
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191 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 9849, EFP-15, 1966 |
| Description: |
Kern. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Fred R. Kern that was taken near Perdix, Pennsylvania, on 2 October 1966. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9849 and two "Geeps" whose road numbers are not recorded. All were built by GM-EMD. #9849 is an EFP-15 built in May of 1952 and rated at 1,500 horsepower. That's BANKS Tower in the middle distance; Blue Mountain dominates the background; between them (though not visible) is the mighty Susquehanna River flowing from left to right on its merry way to Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic Ocean. |
| Photo Date: |
10/2/1966 Upload Date: 8/30/2018 12:50:30 PM |
| Location: |
Perdix, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Signal |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 9849(FP7A) |
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356 Comments: 1 |
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