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By:Thomas C. Ayers
Dates:10/12/1950 - 10/12/1950
Album Info:Here are 16 original photos of Pennsylvania Railroad oil- and diesel-electric locomotives. The photographer's name(s), the dates, and the locations are not recorded. The negatives for these photos came from the estate of Mr. Roy Healey, a railfan who lived in California. I purchased all of them in a single eBay auction during February of 2018.
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PRR 446, Street Tractor, 1954
Title:  PRR 446, Street Tractor, 1954
Description:  Here is an original photo by an unidentified photographer of Pennsylvania Railroad Street Tractor #446. Built in Juniata, it is a rubber-tired, gas-electric machine with standard couplers, grab irons, footboards, and air brakes; it's steered with a huge, vertically-mounted wheel ~ not unlike the helm of a sailing ship! Photo taken on 23 October 1954 in Baltimore, Maryland. Roy Healey Collection; #1 of 16. (#3,333)
Photo Date:  10/23/1954  Upload Date: 2/25/2018 4:14:01 PM
Location:  Baltimore, MD
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 446(UNKNOWN)
Views:  391   Comments: 1
PRR 3907, A-6B, 1948
Title:  PRR 3907, A-6B, 1948
Description:  Here is an original photo by an unidentified photographer of Pennsylvania Railroad oil-electric switcher #3907, an A-6B built in Altoona during June of 1930 and rated at 450 horsepower. Photo taken at "Haws Avenue" in Norristown, Pennsylvania, on 8 May 1948. Roy Healey Collection; #2 of 16.
Photo Date:  5/8/1948  Upload Date: 2/25/2018 3:01:14 PM
Location:  Norristown, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  PRR 3907(Boxcab)
Views:  457   Comments: 0
PRR 8817, AS-16M, c. 1952
Title:  PRR 8817, AS-16M, c. 1952
Description:  Here is an original photo by an unidentified photographer of a Pennsylvania Railroad freight train. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #8817 and #8820. Both are AS-16M's built by the American Locomotive Company in 1951 and rated at 1,600 HP each. The date and the location are approximations. Roy Healey Collection; #3 of 16.
Photo Date:  8/15/1952  Upload Date: 2/25/2018 3:40:48 PM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 8817(RS3) PRR 8820(RS3)
Views:  617   Comments: 0
PRR Philadelphia Excursion, #1 of 2, 1949
Title:  PRR Philadelphia Excursion, #1 of 2, 1949
Description:  Here is an original photo by an unidentified photographer of a Pennsylvania Railroad excursion train. Shown here is PRR engine #9018, a BS-6A built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1949 and rated at 600 horsepower. Photo taken on 26 June 1949 at "Delaware & Washington Avenues." Roy Healey Collection; #4 of 16.
Photo Date:  6/26/1949  Upload Date: 2/25/2018 10:15:19 AM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 9018(DS44-660)
Views:  382   Comments: 0
PRR Philadelphia Excursion, #2 of 2, 1949
Title:  PRR Philadelphia Excursion, #2 of 2, 1949
Description:  Here is an original photo by an unidentified photographer of a Pennsylvania Railroad excursion train. Shown here is PRR engine #9018, a BS-6A built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1949 and rated at 600 horsepower. Photo taken on 26 June 1949 at "Delaware & Washington Avenues." Roy Healey Collection; #5 of 16.
Photo Date:  6/26/1949  Upload Date: 2/25/2018 10:17:24 AM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 9018(DS44-660)
Views:  335   Comments: 0
PRR 9113, BS-6A, c. 1950
Title:  PRR 9113, BS-6A, c. 1950
Description:  Here is an original photo by an unidentified photographer of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9113, a BS-6A built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1948 and rated at 660 horsepower. The date and the location are approximations. Roy Healey Collection; #6 of 16.
Photo Date:  12/15/1950  Upload Date: 2/25/2018 4:17:39 PM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  PRR 9113(DS44-660)
Views:  341   Comments: 0
PRR 9215, BS-6A, 1950
Title:  PRR 9215, BS-6A, 1950
Description:  Here is an original photo by an unidentified photographer of a Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9215, a BS-6A built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1948 and rated at 600 horsepower. Photo taken on 6 July 1950; the location is an approximation. Roy Healey Collection; #7 of 16.
Photo Date:  7/6/1950  Upload Date: 2/25/2018 10:19:20 AM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 9215(DS44-660)
Views:  317   Comments: 0
PRR 5560, BS-10A, c. 1950
Title:  PRR 5560, BS-10A, c. 1950
Description:  Here is an original photo by an unidentified photographer of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5560, a BS-10A built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1950 and rated at 1,000 horsepower. It appears to be coupled to an unidentified PRR 'Doodlebug" on a cloudy winter's day. The date and the location are approximations. Roy Healey Collection; #8 of 16.
Photo Date:  12/15/1950  Upload Date: 2/25/2018 3:03:37 PM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Winter
Locomotives:  PRR 5560(DS44-1000)
Views:  264   Comments: 0
PRR Manayunk Excursion, #1 of 2, 1950
Title:  PRR Manayunk Excursion, #1 of 2, 1950
Description:  Here is the first of two successive original photos by an unidentified photographer showing a pair of the Pennsylvania Railroad's Baldwin-built switchers pulling a "Boy Scout Special" through Manayunk, Pennsylvania, on 27 June 1950. Their road numbers and the exact date are not recorded. Roy Healey Collection; #9 of 16.
Photo Date:  6/27/1950  Upload Date: 2/25/2018 10:02:30 AM
Location:  Manayunk, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Passenger
Locomotives: 
Views:  246   Comments: 0
PRR Manayunk Excursion, #2 of 2, c. 1950
Title:  PRR Manayunk Excursion, #2 of 2, c. 1950
Description:  Here is the second of two successive original photos by an unidentified photographer showing a pair of the Pennsylvania Railroad's Baldwin-built switchers pulling a "Boy Scout Special" through Manayunk, Pennsylvania, on 27 June 1950. Their road numbers and the exact date are not recorded. Roy Healey Collection; #10 of 16.
Photo Date:  6/27/1950  Upload Date: 2/25/2018 10:04:27 AM
Location:  Manayunk, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Station,Passenger
Locomotives: 
Views:  237   Comments: 1
PRR Wilkes-Barre Excursion, #1 of 2, c. 1950
Title:  PRR Wilkes-Barre Excursion, #1 of 2, c. 1950
Description:  Here is the first of two successive photos by an unidentified photographer that were taken in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, c. 1950. Shown here in excursion service (R to L) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5875 and two more units whose road numbers are not recorded. All are EP-20's built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,000 horsepower each. #5875 was constructed in April of 1949. Many thanks to Anthony Zinskie for identifying this location correctly. Roy Healey Collection; #11 of 16.
Photo Date:  8/15/1950  Upload Date: 2/25/2018 10:09:42 AM
Location:  Wilkes-Barre, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Station,Passenger
Locomotives: 
Views:  346   Comments: 1
PRR Wilkes-Barre Excursion, #2 of 2, c. 1950
Title:  PRR Wilkes-Barre Excursion, #2 of 2, c. 1950
Description:  Here is the second of two successive photos by an unidentified photographer that were taken in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, c. 1950. Shown here is a Pennsylvania Railroad excursion train that's being pulled by three EP-20 passenger locomotives rated at 2,000 horsepower each, including engine #5875. Roy Healey Collection; #12 of 16.
Photo Date:  8/15/1950  Upload Date: 2/25/2018 10:12:25 AM
Location:  Wilkes-Barre, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives: 
Views:  185   Comments: 0
PRR 5880, EP-20, 1949
Title:  PRR 5880, EP-20, 1949
Description:  Here is an original photo by an unidentified photographer of two Pennsylvania Railroad diesel-electric locomotives that was taken in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, in July of 1949. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engine #5880 and another unit whose road number is not recorded. Both are EP-20's built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,000 horsepower each. #5880 was constructed in April of 1949. Partially visible on the right is PRR box car #370074. Roy Healey Collection; #13 of 16.
Photo Date:  7/24/1949  Upload Date: 2/25/2018 3:37:14 PM
Location:  Harrisburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  RollingStock,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5880(E7A)
Views:  403   Comments: 0
PRR 5880, EP-20, c. 1950
Title:  PRR 5880, EP-20, c. 1950
Description:  Here is an original photo by an unidentified photographer of a Pennsylvania Railroad passenger train. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engine #5880 and another unit whose road number is not recorded. Both are EP-20's built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,000 horsepower each. #5880 was constructed in April of 1949. The date and the location are approximations. Roy Healey Collection; #14 of 16.
Photo Date:  8/15/1950  Upload Date: 2/25/2018 3:38:57 PM
Location:  Englewood, IL
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5880(E7A)
Views:  274   Comments: 1
PRR 5796, EP-22, c. 1952
Title:  PRR 5796, EP-22, c. 1952
Description:  Here is an original photo by an unidentified photographer of a Pennsylvania Railroad passenger train in Haddonfield, New Jersey. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engine #5796 and another unit whose road number is not recorded. Both are EP-22's built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,250 horsepower each. #5796 was constructed in June of 1952. The date is an approximation. Roy Healey Collection; #15 of 16.
Photo Date:  8/15/1952  Upload Date: 2/25/2018 3:06:18 PM
Location:  Haddonfield, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5796(E8A)
Views:  519   Comments: 1
PRR 9340, GS-4, 1948
Title:  PRR 9340, GS-4, 1948
Description:  Here is an original photo by an unidentified photographer of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9340, a GS-4 built by General Electric in 1948 and rated at 380 horsepower. Partially visible on the left is CB&Q box car #35382. Photo taken on 23 October 1948 at "Delaware Avenue." Roy Healey Collection; #16 of 16.
Photo Date:  10/23/1948  Upload Date: 2/25/2018 4:11:47 PM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 9340(44Tonner)
Views:  508   Comments: 1


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