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Viewing Album: PRR: Fols ~> PRR Diesel Locomotives 3
By:
Thomas C. Ayers
Dates:
1/10/1949 - 1/10/1949
Album Info:
Here are 26 photos of Pennsylvania Railroad diesel locomotives. All of them were purchased in two eBay auctions conducted by Mr. Louis Fols ~ one on 05 April 2020, the other on 04 May 2020. The photographer's name, the locomotive number(s), the date, and the location are cited when specified on the slide mount.
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Title:
PRR 9610, AF-16, 1960
Description:
Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by David R. Sweetland that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, during April of 1960. Shown here (F to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #9610 and two more "AF" Class units whose numbers are not recorded. All were built by the American Locomotive Company. #9610 was built in May of 1951, rated at 1,600 horsepower, and retired in July of 1966 after just 15 years of revenue service. In this context, they're about to pass under the 8th Street Bridge in Juniata with a westbound mixed-cargo freight train. Visible in the distance are the 17th Street Bridge, the roundhouse's power house smoke stack, and the East Altoona Coaling Tipple. ("LouisFols"; #1 of 26)
Photo Date:
4/16/1960
Upload Date:
4/20/2020 7:14:03 AM
Location:
Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge,Winter,Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 9610(FA2)
Views:
529
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 6326, AF-30, 1967
Description:
Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken at the Brick Yard Crossing in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 21 October 1967. The photographer is not identified. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #6326 and two more units whose numbers are not recorded. #6326 is an AF-30 built by the American Locomotive Company in December of 1966 and rated at 3,000 horsepower. In this context, they're on their way down the Allegheny Mountains via the Horseshoe Curve and are on their way back to East Altoona for yet another helper/pusher run up "The Mountain." ("LouisFols"; #2 of 26)
Photo Date:
10/21/1967
Upload Date:
4/19/2020 9:48:01 AM
Location:
Altoona(Brickyard), PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Signal
Locomotives:
PRR 6326(C630)
Views:
575
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 8479, AS-16MS, 1964
Description:
Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken near Cornwall, Pennsylvania, on 18 November 1964. The photographer is not identified. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #8479, an AS-16MS built by the American Locomotive Company in June of 1952 and rated at 1,600 horsepower. ("LouisFols"; #3 of 26)
Photo Date:
11/18/1964
Upload Date:
5/15/2020 10:09:59 PM
Location:
Cornwall, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
PRR 8479(RS3)
Views:
976
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 8659, AS-18AM, 1965
Description:
Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, during August of 1965. The photographer is not identified. Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #8659, an AS-18AM built by the American Locomotive Company in January of 1958 and rated at 1,800 horsepower. In this context, it's parked near the 17th Street Bridge in Juniata. Visible in the near distance (L to R) are the concrete slabs of the East Altoona Roundhouse, the Power Plant building sans smokestack, the Wreck Train in yellow, and the Eastbound Coal Train Classification Yard. Visible in the far distance is the East Altoona Coaling Tipple. ("LouisFols"; #4 of 26)
Photo Date:
8/15/1965
Upload Date:
4/20/2020 7:16:52 AM
Location:
Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 8659(RSD12)
Views:
478
Comments:
0
Title:
PRS 8667, AS-18AM, 1963
Description:
Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken at the Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 18 August 1963. The photographer is not identified. Shown here (L to R) are!Pennsylvania Railroad engines #8667, #8675, and #8658. All are AS-18AM road switchers built by the American Locomotive Company and rated at 1,800 horsepower each. #8667 was built in Febrtary of 1958, #8675 was completed one month later, while #8658 was constructed in January of the same year. They're serving as tail-end pushers on an ore train rounding the Curve on its way up the Allegheny Mountains to Gallitzin, where they'll uncouple and return to East Altoona for yet another helper-pusher run up "The Mountain." ("LouisFols"; #5 of 26)
Photo Date:
8/18/1963
Upload Date:
5/16/2020 6:49:13 AM
Location:
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
RollingStock
Locomotives:
PRR 8675(RSD12)
PRR 8667(RSD12)
PRR 8658(RSD12)
Views:
725
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 8676, AS-18AM, 1959
Description:
Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by David R. Sweetland that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, during September of 1959. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #8676, #8673, and #8664. All were built by the American Locomotive Company in 1958 and rated at 1,800 horsepower each. #8676 and #8673 were constructed in March, while #8664 was built in February. Photo taken from the 8th Street Bridge in Juniata. ("LouisFols"; #6 of 26)
Photo Date:
9/22/1959
Upload Date:
4/20/2020 7:15:31 AM
Location:
Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 8676(RSD12)
PRR 8673(RSD12)
PRR 8664(RSD12)
Views:
685
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 8637, AS-18M, 1966
Description:
Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Martin Zak that was taken in Trenton, New Jersey, on 20 March 1966. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #8637 and #8638. Both are AS-18M's built by the American Locomotive Company in November of 1957 and rated at 1,800 HP each. ("LouisFols"; #7 of 26)
Photo Date:
3/20/1966
Upload Date:
5/16/2020 6:47:18 AM
Location:
Trenton, NJ
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 8637(RS11)
PRR 8638(RS11)
Views:
385
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 5832, BH-50, 1954
Description:
Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by David R. Sweetland that was taken at the Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 15 August 1954. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5832 and another "Centipede" whose road number is not recorded. Both were built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works as 3,000 horsepower BP-60's for passenger service, but later regeared and downgraded to 2,500 horsepower BP-50's for freight and helper service. #5832 was constructed in February of 1948 and retired in April of 1962 after just 14 years of revenue service. The number of the N-5 cabin car are not recorded. ("LouisFols"; #8 of 26)
Photo Date:
8/15/1954
Upload Date:
4/18/2020 10:29:17 PM
Location:
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
PRR 5832(DR12-8-1500/2)
Views:
495
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 9226, BS-6A, 1962
Description:
Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken in Camden, New Jersey, during August of 1962. The photographer is not identified. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9226, a BS-6A switcher built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in April of 1949 and rated at 660 horsepower. ("LouisFols"; #9 of 26)
Photo Date:
7/7/1962
Upload Date:
5/16/2020 12:28:34 PM
Location:
Camden, NJ
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 9226(DS44-660)
Views:
281
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 5574, BS-10A, 1962
Description:
Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, during July of 1962. The photographer is not identified. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5574, a BS-10A switcher built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in January of 1950 and rated at 1,000 horsepower. ("LouisFols"; #10 of 26)
Photo Date:
7/8/1962
Upload Date:
5/15/2020 10:06:05 PM
Location:
Philadelphia, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
RollingStock,Signal
Locomotives:
PRR 5574(DS44-1000)
Views:
360
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 5594, BS-10AS, 1966
Description:
Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, during January of 1966. The photographer is not identified. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5594, a BS-10AS road switcher built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in March of 1950, rated at 1,000 horsepower, and retired in February of 1967 after just 17 years of revenue service. ("LouisFols"; #11 of 26)
Photo Date:
1/23/1966
Upload Date:
4/19/2020 9:49:26 AM
Location:
Philadelphia, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 5594(DS44-1000)
Views:
393
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 8970, BS-16MS, 1960
Description:
Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken in Columbus, Ohio, during August of 1960. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #8970, a BS-16MS road switcher built by Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton in June of 1951, rated at 1,600 horsepower, and retired in July of 1966 after just 15 years of revenue service. The photographer's name and the number of the N-6B cabin car are not recorded. ("LouisFols"; #13 of 26)
Photo Date:
8/15/1960
Upload Date:
5/16/2020 12:26:45 PM
Location:
Columbus, OH
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 8970(AS616)
Views:
439
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 8729, BS-24M, 1961
Description:
Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, during August of 1962. The photographer is not identified. Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #8729, a BS,24M transfer switcher built by Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton in November of 1952, rated at 2,400 horsepower, and retired in December of 1967. Partially visible at the left is PRR engine #4938, a FG-1 (2-C-C-2) built in Juniata during June of 1943 and rated at 4,620 horsepower; it's the very last GG-1 ever built. ("LouisFols"; #14 of 26)
Photo Date:
8/15/1962
Upload Date:
5/16/2020 6:50:55 AM
Location:
Philadelphia, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Axers
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 4938(GG1)
PRR 8729(RT-624)
Views:
539
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 7102, EFS-17M, 1963
Description:
Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken near Gallitzin, Pennsylvania, during July of 1963. The photographer is not identified. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #7102, #7041, and three more "Geeps" whose numbers are not recorded. All were built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,750 horsepower each. #7102 was built in November of 1956, while #7041 was built in December of 1955. In this context, they've just passed AR Tower and are about to enter the single-tracked New Portage Tunnel on their way down the Allegheny Mountains via the Horseshoe Curve to Altoona and points East. ("LouisFols"; #17 of 26)
Photo Date:
7/7/1963
Upload Date:
4/21/2020 8:43:40 AM
Location:
Gallitzin, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Tunnel,Signal
Locomotives:
PRR 7041(GP9)
PRR 7102(GP9)
Views:
425
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 4204, EP-20, 1966
Description:
Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken near Cove, Pennsylvania, on 10 December 1966. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #4204 and two more E-7's whose numbers are not recorded. All were built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,000 horsepower each. #4204 was built as number "5880" in April of 1949 and renumbered "4204" in preparation for the PRR-NYC merger. In this context, they're on their way from Pittsburgh to Harrisburg pulling the "Pennsylvania Limited." ("LouisFols"; #18 of 26)
Photo Date:
12/10/1966
Upload Date:
4/21/2020 1:35:05 PM
Location:
Cove, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 4204(E7A)
Views:
360
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 4229, EP-20, 1966
Description:
Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken in South Amboy, New Jersey, in September of 1966. Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4229, an EP-20 built by GM-EMD as number "5869" in April of 1949, rated at 2,000 horsepower, and renumbered "4229" in preparation for the PRR-NYC merger. ("LouisFols"; #19 of 26)
Photo Date:
9/22/1966
Upload Date:
4/21/2020 1:36:40 PM
Location:
South Amboy, NJ
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Station,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 4229(E7A)
Views:
413
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 9398, ES-6, 1956
Description:
Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken in Hagerstown, Maryland, on 4 August 1956. The photographer is not identified. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9398, an ES-6 built by GM-EMD in August of 1950 and rated at 600 horsepower. The numbers of the N-6 cabin cars in the background are not recorded. ("LouisFols"; #20 of 26)
Photo Date:
8/4/1956
Upload Date:
4/23/2020 11:01:38 AM
Location:
Hagerstown, MD
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 9398(SW1)
Views:
375
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 9413, ES-6, 1965
Description:
Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, during June of 1965. The photographer is not identified. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #9413 and #8543. Both are ES-6 switchers built by GM-EMD and rated at 600 horsepower each. #9413 was built in October of 1950. #8543 was built as number "9143" in July of 1948 and renumbered "8543" in preparation for the PRR-NYC merger. ("LouisFols"; #21 of 26)
Photo Date:
6/21/1965
Upload Date:
4/23/2020 11:03:23 AM
Location:
Lancaster, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 9413(SW1)
PRR 8543(SW1)
Views:
373
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 8238, FS-10, 1967
Description:
Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken in Toledo, Ohio, on 8 July 1967. The photographer is not identified. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #8238, an FS-10 built by Fairbanks-Morse as number "9293" in March of 1949, rated at 1,000 horsepower, and renumbered "8238" in preparation for the PRR-NYC merger. ("LouisFols"; #23 of 26)
Photo Date:
7/8/1967
Upload Date:
5/15/2020 10:08:05 PM
Location:
Toledo, OH
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 8238(H10-44)
Views:
256
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 9296, FS-10, 1956
Description:
Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken in Chicago, Illinois, on 11 August 1956. The photographer is not identified. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #9296 and another "FS" Class unit whose number is not recorded. Both are FS-10 road switchers built by Fairbanks-Morse and rated at 1,000 horsepower each. #9296 was built in April of 1949 and retired in March of 1967 after just 18 years of revenue service. ("LouisFols"; #24 of 26)
Photo Date:
8/11/1956
Upload Date:
4/20/2020 9:31:57 AM
Location:
Chicago, IL
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 9296(H10-44)
Views:
335
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 2504, GF-25, 1965
Description:
Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by John Dziobko, Jr., that was taken in Cleveland, Ohio, during June of 1965. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #2504 and two other units whose numbers are not recorded. #2405 is a GF-25 built by General Electric as number "2504" in August of 1962, rated at 2,500 horsepower, and renumbered "2604" in preparation for the PRR-NYC merger. ("LouisFols"; #25 of 26)
Photo Date:
6/21/1965
Upload Date:
4/20/2020 9:34:16 AM
Location:
Cleveland, OH
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 2504(U25B)
Views:
402
Comments:
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