|
| Title: |
PRR 9525, EF-15, 1965 |
| Description: |
Slope to Works. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train between SLOPE and WORKS Towers in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 06 June 1965. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #9525, #9641-B, and a GP-9 whose number is not recorded. All were built by GM-EMD. #9525 is an EF-15 built in 1948, while #9641-B is an EF-15A built in 1950; both are rated at 1,500 horsepower. They are pulling a westbound mixed-cargo freight and are about to pass under the 7th Street Bridge. |
| Photo Date: |
6/6/1965 Upload Date: 6/25/2016 5:04:04 PM |
| Location: |
Altoona, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
|
| Locomotives: |
PRR 9525(F3A) PRR 9641-B(F7B) |
| Views: |
815 Comments: 0 |
|
|
|
| Title: |
PRR 9525, EF-15, 1965 |
| Description: |
Slope to Works. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train between SLOPE and WORKS Towers in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 06 June 1965. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #9525 and #9641-B. Both were built by GM-EMD. #9525 is an EF-15 built in 1948, while #9641-B is an EF-15A built in 1950; both are rated at 1,500 horsepower. They are pulling a westbound mixed-cargo freight and are about to pass under the 7th Street Bridge. Note the two train-watchers on the Bridge! |
| Photo Date: |
6/6/1965 Upload Date: 6/25/2016 5:05:13 PM |
| Location: |
Altoona, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Bridge |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 9525(F3A) PRR 9641-B(F7B) |
| Views: |
561 Comments: 0 |
|
|
|
| Title: |
PRR 5791, EP-22, 1965 |
| Description: |
Slope to Works. Here is an original photo that I took of Pennsylvania Railroad trains between SLOPE and WORKS Towers in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 06 June 1965. Shown here (L to R) is PRR engine #5791 and two other units whose numbers are not visible. All were built by EMD. #5791 is an EP-22 built in 1952 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. They are pulling an eastbound mail/express train and are about to pass under the 7th Street Bridge. Note that the westbound mixed-cargo freight train pulled by PRR engine #9525 has stopped. |
| Photo Date: |
6/6/1965 Upload Date: 6/25/2016 5:07:13 PM |
| Location: |
Altoona, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
|
| Locomotives: |
PRR 5791(E8A) PRR 9525(F3A) PRR 9641-B(F7B) |
| Views: |
918 Comments: 1 |
|
|
|
| Title: |
PRR 8614, AS-24M, 1965 |
| Description: |
Rainy. Here is an original photo that I took of Pennsylvania Railroad trains in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 12 October 1965. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #8614, #8609, #9866, #9852-B, #9641-B, and #9860. #8614 and #8609 were built by the American Locomotive Company in 1956 and rated at 2,400 horsepower each; #8614 is an AS-24M, but #8609 is an APS-24MS; they are serving as "helpers" in this context. #9866, #9852-B, #9641-B, and #9860 were built by EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9866, #9852-B, and #9860 are EFP-15's built in 1952. #9641-B is an EF-15A built in 1950. They are threading the 14th Street interlocking on their way up the New Portage/Muleshoe Curve route with a 95-car iron-ore train. The caboose is N-5C #477898. Also visible (L to R) are the Altoona Passenger Station, the 12th Street Bridge, a westbound passenger train about to depart, an eastbound passenger train in the process of departing, and several of the PRR's 12th Street Shop buildings. This photo taken from the 17th Street Bridge. |
| Photo Date: |
10/12/1965 Upload Date: 9/7/2016 2:37:27 AM |
| Location: |
Altoona, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Bridge,Station,Signal,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 8614(RSD15) PRR 8609(RSD7) PRR 9866(FP7A) PRR 9852-B(F7B) PRR 9641-B(F7B) PRR 9860(FP7A) |
| Views: |
1695 Comments: 0 |
|
|
|
