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By:Thomas C. Ayers
Dates:9/14/1946 - 9/14/1946
Album Info:Here are 20 portraits of Pennsylvania and Penn Central Railroad electric and diesel locomotives. All of them come from duplicate 35mm color slides that I purchased in eBay auctions conducted by Mr. Nathan Dahms on 6 October and 15 November of 2022. The photographer's name, the road number(s), the exact date, and the location are cited when available.
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PRR 4897, GG-1, 1958
Title:  PRR 4897, GG-1, 1958
Description:  DMP-2. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by William D. Volkmer that was taken in Ivy City, District of Columbia, on 18 October 1958. Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4897, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) electric built in Juniata during April of 1940 and rated at 4,620 horsepower. Partially visible at the left is PRR engine #4881, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) electric built in Juniata in February of 1939 and rated at 4,620 horsepower. (#1 of 20)
Photo Date:  10/18/1958  Upload Date: 11/28/2022 9:59:11 AM
Location:  Ivy City, DC
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 4897(GG1) PRR 4881(GG1)
Views:  167   Comments: 0
PRR 4769, P-5A, 1962
Title:  PRR 4769, P-5A, 1962
Description:  DMP-2. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Enola, Pennsylvania, on 8 July 1962. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #4769 and #4741. Both are P-5A (2-C-2) electrics rated at 3,750 horsepower each. #4769 was built by General Electric in October of 1932 and retired in April of 1965, while #4741 was constructed by Baldwin-G.E. in March of 1933 and retired in October of 1964. Produced and distributed by Charly's Slides. (#2 of 20)
Photo Date:  7/8/1962  Upload Date: 10/15/2022 10:53:07 PM
Location:  Enola, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 4769(P-5) PRR 4741(Boxcab)
Views:  231   Comments: 0
PRR 4776, P-5A(M), 1960
Title:  PRR 4776, P-5A(M), 1960
Description:  DMP-2. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on 28 February 1960. Shown here (R to L) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4776 and two more units whose road numbers are not recorded. #4776 is a P-5A (Modified) (2-C-2) electric built by General Electric in February of 1935, rated at 3,750 horsepower, and retired in May of 1962 after 27 years of faithful service. Produced and distributed by Charly's Slides. (#3 of 20)
Photo Date:  2/28/1960  Upload Date: 10/15/2022 10:55:09 PM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 4776(P-5)
Views:  217   Comments: 0
PRR 9609, AF-16, 1959
Title:  PRR 9609, AF-16, 1959
Description:  DMP-2. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by William D. Volkmer that was taken near Pinecroft, Pennsylvania, on 2 May 1959. Pulling a westbound freight at the left are (R to L) Pennsylvania Railroad engines #9609 and #9617; both are AF-16's built by the American Locomotive Company and rated at 1,600 horsepower each. Pulling an eastbound freight are (L to R) PRR engines #5812 and #5831; both are BH-50's built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works and rated at 2,500 each. (#4 of 20)
Photo Date:  5/2/1959  Upload Date: 11/28/2022 9:22:46 PM
Location:  Pinecroft, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 9609(FA2) PRR 9617(FA2) PRR 5812(DR12-8-1500/2) PRR 5831(DR12-8-1500/2)
Views:  241   Comments: 1
PRR 8436, AS-16M, 1964
Title:  PRR 8436, AS-16M, 1964
Description:  DMP-2. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by William D. Volkmer that was taken in Northumberland, Pennsylvania, on 15 September 1964. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #8436 and #7095. #8436 is an AS-16M built by the American Locomotive Company in November of 1953 and rated at 1,600 horsepower. #7095 is an EFS-17M built by GM-EMD in November of 1956 and rated at 1,750 horsepower. (#5 of 20)
Photo Date:  9/15/1964  Upload Date: 11/28/2022 9:21:58 PM
Location:  Northumberland, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 8436(RS3) PRR 7095(GP9)
Views:  123   Comments: 0
PRR 5864, EP-20, #1 of 2, 1960
Title:  PRR 5864, EP-20, #1 of 2, 1960
Description:  DMP-2. Here is the first of two successive 35mm color slides by an unidentified photographer that were taken in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on 12 February 1960. Shown here (L to R) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5864 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. #5864 was constructed in February of 1948. Produced & distributed by Charly's Slides. (#6 of 20)
Photo Date:  2/12/1960  Upload Date: 10/17/2022 9:13:33 AM
Location:  Harrisburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge
Locomotives:  PRR 5864(E7A)
Views:  217   Comments: 0
PRR 5864, EP-20, #2 of 2, 1960
Title:  PRR 5864, EP-20, #2 of 2, 1960
Description:  DMP-2. Here is the second of two successive 35mm color slides by an unidentified photographer that were taken in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on 12 February 1960. Shown here (L to R) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5864 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. #5864 was constructed in February of 1948. Produced & distributed by Charly's Slides. (#7 of 20)
Photo Date:  2/12/1960  Upload Date: 10/17/2022 9:15:04 AM
Location:  Harrisburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge
Locomotives:  PRR 5864(E7A)
Views:  166   Comments: 0
PRR 5874, EP-20, 1962
Title:  PRR 5874, EP-20, 1962
Description:  DMP-2. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 27 October 1962. Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5874, an EP-20 built by GM-EMD in April of 1949 and rated at 2,000 horsepower. Produced & distributed by Charly's Slides. (#8 of 20)
Photo Date:  10/27/1962  Upload Date: 10/17/2022 9:16:19 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Signal
Locomotives:  PRR 5874(E7A)
Views:  168   Comments: 0
PRR 4246, EP-22, 1967
Title:  PRR 4246, EP-22, 1967
Description:  DMP-2. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken near Keating, Pennsylvania, on 26 March 1967. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #4246 and #4283. Both are EP-22's built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,250 horsepower each. #4246 was constructed as number "5836" in February of 1951, and renumbered "4246" in preparation for the PRR-NYC merger. #4283 was built as number "5803" in July of 1952 and renumbered "4282" in preparation for the merger. Produced and distributed by Charly's Slides. (#9 of 20)
Photo Date:  3/26/1967  Upload Date: 10/16/2022 8:53:30 AM
Location:  Keating, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 4246(E8A) PRR 4283(E8A)
Views:  294   Comments: 0
PRR 4277, EP-22, 1967
Title:  PRR 4277, EP-22, 1967
Description:  DMP-2. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken at the Passenger Station in Fort Wayne, Indiana, in January of 1967. Shown here (L to R) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4277 and two more units whose road numbers are not recorded. All were built by GM-EMD. #4277 is an EP-22 constructed as number "5707" in October of 1952, rated at 2,250 horsepower, and renumbered "4277" in preparation for the PRR-NYC merger. Produced and distributed by Charly's Slides. (#10 of 20)
Photo Date:  1/23/1967  Upload Date: 10/16/2022 8:52:15 AM
Location:  Fort Wayne, IN
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 4277(E8A)
Views:  198   Comments: 0
PRR 5711, EP-22, 1965
Title:  PRR 5711, EP-22, 1965
Description:  DMP-2. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by William D. Volkmer that was taken in Northumberland, Pennsylvania, on 28 June 1965. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5711, an EP-22 built by GM-EMD in October of 1952 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. (#11 of 20)
Photo Date:  6/28/1965  Upload Date: 11/28/2022 9:59:59 AM
Location:  Northumberland, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 5711(E8A)
Views:  373   Comments: 0
PRR 5792, EP-22, 1958
Title:  PRR 5792, EP-22, 1958
Description:  DMP-2. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken near the Passenger Station in Baltimore, Maryland, on 18 October 1958. Shown here (L to R) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5792 and another unit whose road number is not recorded. Both are EP-22's built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,500 horsepower each. #5792 was constructed in May of 1952. Produced and distributed by Charly's Slides. (#12 of 20)
Photo Date:  10/18/1958  Upload Date: 10/16/2022 11:20:39 PM
Location:  Baltimore Penn Stati, MD
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge
Locomotives:  PRR 5792(E8A)
Views:  198   Comments: 0
PRR 5802, EP-22, 1965
Title:  PRR 5802, EP-22, 1965
Description:  DMP-2. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken near Jeffersonville, Indiana, on 7 September 1965. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5802, an EP-22 built by GM-EMD in July of 1952 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. Produced & distributed by Charly's Slides. (#13 of 20)
Photo Date:  9/7/1965  Upload Date: 10/16/2022 11:21:53 PM
Location:  Jeffersonville, IN
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 5802(E8A)
Views:  233   Comments: 0
PRR 5803, EP-22, 1962
Title:  PRR 5803, EP-22, 1962
Description:  DMP-2. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken near Kalkaska, Michigan, on 12 August 1962. Shown here (R to L) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5803 and another unit whose road number is not recorded. Both are EP-22's built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,500 horsepower each. #5803 was constructed in July of 1952. Produced and distributed by Charly's Slides. (#14 of 20)
Photo Date:  8/12/1962  Upload Date: 10/16/2022 11:23:17 PM
Location:  Kalkaska, MI
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5803(E8A)
Views:  212   Comments: 0
PRR 8917, FS-20, 1964
Title:  PRR 8917, FS-20, 1964
Description:  DMP-2. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken near Grandview, Missouri, in August of 1964. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #8917, an FS-20 built by Fairbanks-Morse in May of 1951, rated at 2,000 horsepower, and retired in December of 1966 after just 15 years of revenue service. (#19 of 20)
Photo Date:  8/15/1964  Upload Date: 10/16/2022 8:21:34 AM
Location:  Grandview, MO
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives: 
Views:  209   Comments: 0
PC 4265, E8A, 1968
Title:  PC 4265, E8A, 1968
Description:  DMP-2. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken near Lima, Ohio, in May of 1968. Shown here (L to R) is Penn Central engine #4265 and another unit whose road number is not recorded. Both are E8A's built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,500 horsepower each. #4265 was built as Pennsylvania Railroad number "5765" in March of 1952 and renumbered "4265" in preparation for the PRR-NYC merger. Produced and distributed by Charly's Slides. (#15 of 20)
Photo Date:  5/5/1968  Upload Date: 10/17/2022 12:48:01 PM
Location:  Lima, OH
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  PC 4265(E8A)
Views:  219   Comments: 0
PC 4343, FP7A, 1968
Title:  PC 4343, FP7A, 1968
Description:  DMP-2. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken near Fort Wayne, Indiana, in May of 1968. Shown here is Penn Central engine #4343, an FP7A built by GM-EMD as Pennsylvania Railroad number "9843" in May of 1952, rated at 1,500 horsepower, and renumbered "4343" in preparation for the PRR-NYC merger. Produced and distributed by Charly's Slides. (#16 of 20)
Photo Date:  5/5/1968  Upload Date: 10/17/2022 12:54:49 PM
Location:  Fort Wayne, IN
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PC 4343(FP7A)
Views:  162   Comments: 0
PC 4350, FP7A, 1968
Title:  PC 4350, FP7A, 1968
Description:  DMP-2. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken near Fort Wayne, Indiana, on 18 March 1968. Shown here is Penn Central engine #4350, an FP7A built by GM-EMD as Pennsylvania Railroad number "9850" in June of 1952, rated at 1,500 horsepower, and renumbered "4350" in preparation for the PRR-NYC merger. Produced and distributed by Charly's Slides. (#17 of 20)
Photo Date:  3/18/1968  Upload Date: 10/17/2022 12:56:29 PM
Location:  Fort Wayne, IN
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PC 4350(FP7A)
Views:  168   Comments: 0
CR 8568, SW1, 1984
Title:  CR 8568, SW1, 1984
Description:  DMP-2. Here is an original 35mm color slide by F. David Petke that was taken near Cincinnati, Ohio, on 23 November 1984. Shown here is Penn Central engine #8568, an SW1 built by GM-EMD as Pennsylvania Railroad number "9408" in September of 1950, rated at 600 horsepower, renumbered "8568" in preparation for the PRR-NYC merger, retained that number in the Penn Central era, and presently on exhibit at the Railway Museum of Greater Cincinnati. (#18 of 20)
Photo Date:  11/23/1984  Upload Date: 11/29/2022 8:57:16 AM
Location:  Cincinnati, OH
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PC 8568(SW1)
Views:  82   Comments: 0


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