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PRR 5898, EP-22, 1963 |
| Description: |
Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Charles Houser that was taken at Union Station in Chicago, Illinois, on 26 August 1963. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #5898 and #5806. Both are EP-22's built by GM-BMD and rated at 2,250 horsepower each. #5898 was built in March of 1951, while #5806 was constructed in July of 1952. Note the double slip switches! ("Tchowee"; #26 of 29) |
| Photo Date: |
8/26/1963 Upload Date: 5/10/2020 9:52:45 PM |
| Location: |
Chicago Union Statio, IL |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Yard,Station,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 5898(E8A) PRR 5806(E8A) |
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668 Comments: 0 |
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Hard to catch |
| Description: |
But it wasnt easy!! In October 1987, Western NY NRHS ran a couple of circle trips from Buffalo through Rochester on the CR Chicago Line, down to Corning on the Corning Secondary, then back to Buffalo on the Southern Tier. I caught the Oct 17 trip out of Corning, and chased down the Canisteo River. The Es did what they do best-about 70 MPH-and I was doing 75 along River Rd from Addison, along with three other lunatics. The only thing that saved us is that the police presence down there was almost nil at the time-in 20 years of running that road, I think I saw a sheriffs car one time. We were cooking. I finally got ahead of the train at Carson, yielding this shot. |
| Photo Date: |
10/17/1987 Upload Date: 6/9/2015 3:17:45 AM |
| Location: |
Canisteo, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Signal,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 5898(E8A) PRR 5806(E8A) |
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723 Comments: 3 |
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