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| Title: |
Penn Central 7103 |
| Description: |
An EMD GP9 at Edgemore Yard, Wilmington, DE, February 1976. |
| Photo Date: |
2/21/1976 Upload Date: 8/24/2013 9:40:42 PM |
| Location: |
Wilmington, DE |
| Author: |
John Hepp |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard |
| Locomotives: |
PC 7103(GP9) |
| Views: |
371 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
CR 7103 It isn't BLACK |
| Description: |
Still!wearing its PRR Locomotive Green GP9 7103 sits quietly in a yard that won't make it thru the 1980's. |
| Photo Date: |
10/1/1977 Upload Date: 9/30/2005 12:51:08 PM |
| Location: |
Perryville, MD |
| Author: |
John C Durant |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
CR 7103(GP9) |
| Views: |
730 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
CR GP9 7103 |
| Description: |
Conrail GP9 7103 shuffling dead locomotives at Wilmington, Delaware on an unknown day in May 1979, Ektachrome by Chuck Zeiler. |
| Photo Date: |
5/1/1979 Upload Date: 6/25/2013 1:53:12 PM |
| Location: |
Wilmington, DE |
| Author: |
Chuck Zeiler |
| Categories: |
Yard |
| Locomotives: |
CR 7103(GP9) |
| Views: |
245 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 7104, EFS-17M, 1964 |
| Description: |
Tipton. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Tipton, Pennsylvania, on 11 April 1964. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #7104 and #7111. Both are EFS-17M's built by EMD and rated at 1,750 horsepower each; #7104 was built in 1956, but #7111 was built in 1957. They are pulling a 135-car eastbound coal train along with caboose #477866. |
| Photo Date: |
4/11/1964 Upload Date: 8/24/2016 1:24:13 AM |
| Location: |
Tipton, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
PRR 7104(GP9) PRR 7111(GP9) |
| Views: |
408 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
PRR Juniata E&M Shop Yard, 1966 |
| Description: |
Altoona Action. Here is an original 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken at the Pennsylvania Railroad's Erecting & Machine Shop storage yard in Altoona, Pennsylvania, in June of 1966. Among the numerous locomotives depicted here is PRR engine #8968, a BS-16M road switcher built by Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton in June of 1951 and retired in July of 1966. Beyond it is PRR engine #7104, an EFS-17M built by GM-EMD in November of 1956 and rated at 1,750 horsepower. |
| Photo Date: |
6/21/1966 Upload Date: 4/21/2022 7:58:37 AM |
| Location: |
Altoona(Juniata), PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
PRR 8968(AS616) PRR 7104(GP9) |
| Views: |
241 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 7105, ES-17M, 1963 |
| Description: |
Mann. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken near Gallitzin, Pennsylvania, on 23 June 1963. The photographer is not identified. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engine #7105 and another "Geep" whose road number is not recorded. Both were built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,750 horsepower each. #7105 was constructed in May of 1957. In this context, they're about to enter one of the Gallitzin Tunnels with a short iron-ore train ~ as evidenced by the cabin car and rear-end pushers, just down grade a bit. The two eastbound tracks just out of the New Portage Tunnel ~ aka "The Slide" ~ are visible at the right. ("PrrFan18n") |
| Photo Date: |
6/23/1963 Upload Date: 6/16/2021 3:35:28 PM |
| Location: |
Gallitzin, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
PRR 7105(GP9) |
| Views: |
170 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
CR GP9 7106 |
| Description: |
Still in PC paint at the end of her operating days, CR GP9 7106 rests in a Harrisburg deadline in April, 1984. "REW" is stencilied on her nose and a happy face has been added by her handrail. |
| Photo Date: |
4/12/1984 Upload Date: 9/20/2015 5:13:28 PM |
| Location: |
Harrisburg, PA |
| Author: |
Alan Page |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
CR 7106(GP9) |
| Views: |
354 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
CR 7106 |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
7/8/1988 Upload Date: 7/23/2015 8:13:44 PM |
| Location: |
Altoona, PA |
| Author: |
andrew koenigsberg |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
CR 7106(GP9) |
| Views: |
281 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
NDEM 7107 |
| Description: |
Al Chione set |
| Photo Date: |
4/15/1966 Upload Date: 9/9/2023 1:18:58 AM |
| Location: |
Ciudad Juarez, MX |
| Author: |
Al Chione |
| Categories: |
Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
NDEM 7107(GP9) |
| Views: |
147 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
Conrail GP9 #7107 |
| Description: |
CR 7107 after blizzard of 1978. |
| Photo Date: |
2/9/1978 Upload Date: 5/30/2015 2:05:43 PM |
| Location: |
Harrisburg, PA |
| Author: |
Steven Vincent |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
CR 7107(GP9) |
| Views: |
336 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
NDM 7108 |
| Description: |
SAN LUIS POTOSI MODEL SLP6 |
| Photo Date: |
1/1/1967 Upload Date: 4/15/2009 3:34:55 AM |
| Location: |
Mexico City, MX |
| Author: |
Toshihiko Yamada |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
NdeM 7108(GP9) |
| Views: |
1411 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
CR 7108 West, pulling local freight |
| Description: |
While waiting for the Broadway Limited |
| Photo Date: |
4/9/1980 Upload Date: 7/15/2013 8:32:24 PM |
| Location: |
Harrisburg, PA |
| Author: |
Bob Kise |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
CR 7108(GP9) |
| Views: |
218 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
CR GP9 7108 |
| Description: |
CR GP9's 7108 and 7109, and a number of Alco RS3Ms in storage at Rutherford yard in April, 1984. |
| Photo Date: |
4/12/1984 Upload Date: 8/15/2015 9:15:35 PM |
| Location: |
Rutherford, PA |
| Author: |
Alan Page |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard |
| Locomotives: |
CR 7108(GP9) CR 7109(GP9) |
| Views: |
379 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
CR GP-9 7110 tows GG1s 4870 and 4808 |
| Description: |
CR GP-9 7110 tows GG1s 4870 and 4808 and autoracks through Harrisburg in August, 1977. With permission. |
| Photo Date: |
8/17/1977 Upload Date: 10/5/2016 7:13:51 PM |
| Location: |
Harrisburg, PA |
| Author: |
Andrew J. Erlichman |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
CR 7110(GP9) CR 4870(GG1) CR 4808(GG1) |
| Views: |
459 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
CR GP-9 7110 tows GG1s 4870 and 4808 |
| Description: |
CR GP-9 7110 tows GG1s 4870 and 4808 and autoracks through Harrisburg in August, 1977. With permission. |
| Photo Date: |
8/17/1977 Upload Date: 10/5/2016 7:17:24 PM |
| Location: |
Harrisburg, PA |
| Author: |
Andrew J. Erlichman |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
CR 4870(GG1) CR 7110(GP9) |
| Views: |
364 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
CR 7110 |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
5/24/1980 Upload Date: 10/26/2011 3:14:02 PM |
| Location: |
Harrisburg, PA |
| Author: |
C.W. Lahickey |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
CR 7110(GP9) |
| Views: |
283 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 9799, EF-15A. 1966 |
| Description: |
Portraits 1. Here is a diesel locomotive portrait by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Chicago, Illinois, on 10 August 1966. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #9799, an unidentified "EF" Class B-unit, #7112, and three more units whose road numbers are not recorded. All were built by GM-EMD. #9799 is an EF-15A constructed in March of 1951 and retired in October of 1967. Engine #7112 is an EFS-17M built in May of 1957. (#8 of 20) |
| Photo Date: |
8/10/1966 Upload Date: 2/19/2021 12:56:14 PM |
| Location: |
Chicago, IL |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Yard |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 9799(F7A) PRR 7112(GP9) |
| Views: |
234 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
CR GP9 7112 |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
4/20/1980 Upload Date: 11/27/2013 5:54:06 PM |
| Location: |
Logansport, IN |
| Author: |
Alan Gaines |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
CR 7112(GP9) |
| Views: |
269 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
CR GP9 7113 |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
2/7/1981 Upload Date: 11/27/2013 5:59:54 PM |
| Location: |
Columbus, OH |
| Author: |
Alan Gaines |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
CR 7113(GP9) |
| Views: |
156 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
CR 7113 |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
7/8/1988 Upload Date: 7/23/2015 8:05:38 PM |
| Location: |
Altoona, PA |
| Author: |
andrew koenigsberg |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
CR 7113(GP9) |
| Views: |
160 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PC 7114 |
| Description: |
Three PC Geeps bring a westbound freight into the TP&W yard at Effner, IN. |
| Photo Date: |
8/16/1974 Upload Date: 3/4/2009 1:54:09 PM |
| Location: |
Effner, IN |
| Author: |
Stephen J. Benkovitz |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
PC 7114(GP9) |
| Views: |
1006 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
CR GP-9 7114 |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
11/16/1980 Upload Date: 7/21/2007 11:54:55 PM |
| Location: |
Logansport, IN |
| Author: |
Alan Gaines |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
CR 7114(GP9) |
| Views: |
459 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
PRR 7115, EFS-17M, 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) is PRR engine #7115 and two other units whose numbers are not visible. All were built by EMD. #7115 is an EFS-17M built in 1957 and rated at 1,750 horsepower. They are pulling an eastbound merchandise freight and are about to pass under the 17th Street Bridge. |
| Photo Date: |
6/6/1965 Upload Date: 6/25/2016 4:28:54 PM |
| Location: |
Altoona, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
PRR 7115(GP9) |
| Views: |
338 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 7115, EFS-17M, c. 1967 |
| Description: |
Mann. Here is a photo by an unidentified photographer that was taken near Cove, Pennsylvania, c. 1967. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #7115, an EFS-17M built by GM-EMD in June of 1957 and rated at 1,750 horsepower. It's heading East toward the Enola Yards with a "high-&-wide" special. (Gift from Brad Mann.) |
| Photo Date: |
11/14/1967 Upload Date: 8/11/2021 12:08:50 AM |
| Location: |
Cove, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Winter,Signal |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 7115(GP9) |
| Views: |
189 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
CR GP-9 7115 |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
11/16/1980 Upload Date: 7/21/2007 11:54:30 PM |
| Location: |
Logansport, IN |
| Author: |
Alan Gaines |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
CR 7115(GP9) |
| Views: |
424 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
PRR 7143, EFS-17M, 1962 |
| Description: |
12th Street. Kere is an original photo that I took of Pennsylvania Railroad trains in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 24 September 1962. Shown here are PRR engines #7143, #7219, #7221, and #7116. All ard EFS-17M's built by EMD in 1957 and rated at 1,750 horsepower each. They are pulling a mixed-cargo freight train under the 12th Street Bridge, on their way up the Allegheny Mountains pia the Horseshoe Curve toÞGallitzin and points West. Photo taken from an unidentified caboose that was part of a static display of PRR locomotives and rolling stock at the Passenger Station. |
| Photo Date: |
9/24/1962 Upload Date: 10/12/2016 6:45:04 PM |
| Location: |
Altoona, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Bridge |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 7143(GP9) PRR 7219(GP9) PRR 7221(GP9) PRR 7116(GP9) |
| Views: |
555 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Conrail Boneyard |
| Description: |
The Conrail boneyard at Conway in March of 1984 (date not exact) |
| Photo Date: |
3/1/1984 Upload Date: 8/7/2006 12:47:36 PM |
| Location: |
Conway, PA |
| Author: |
Rob Kitchen |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
CR 6113(SD45) CR 7116(GP9) CR 6151(SD45) |
| Views: |
1558 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
PRR 7214, EFS-17M, 1964 |
| Description: |
Mid-Mountain. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train West of Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 20 June 1964. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #7214, #7246, and #7118. All are EFS-17M's built by EMD and rated at 1,750 horsepower each. #7214 and #7118 were built in 1957, but #7246 was built in 1959. They are pulling a 107-car eastbound merchandise freight with caboose #477763. |
| Photo Date: |
6/20/1964 Upload Date: 8/25/2016 4:04:03 AM |
| Location: |
Altoona, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 7214(GP9) PRR 7246(GP9) PRR 7118(GP9) |
| Views: |
650 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
East Altoona Ready Tracks, 1965 |
| Description: |
17th Street. Here is an original photo that I took of Pennsylvania Railroad locomotives in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 10 July 1965. Shown here are the Locomotive Ready Tracks below the 17th Street Bridge; many makes and models are represented. Of the 40 or so locomotives visible, the following are identifiable by number. Starting from the right are PRR engines #7118, #7124, #9662, #6302, and #6308. #7118 and #7124 are EFS-17M's built by EMD in 1957 and rated at 1,750 horsepower each. #9662 is an EF-15A built by EMD in 1950 and rated at 1,500 horsepower. #6302 and #6308 are AF-27's built by the American Locomotive Company in 1965 and rated at 2,700 horsepower each. |
| Photo Date: |
7/10/1965 Upload Date: 9/15/2016 4:48:48 PM |
| Location: |
Altoona(Juniata), PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Bridge,Yard |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 7118(GP9) PRR 7124(GP9) PRR 9662(F7A) PRR 6302(C628) PRR 6308(C628) |
| Views: |
1322 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PC GP9 7118 |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
3/8/1975 Upload Date: 3/30/2008 6:27:21 AM |
| Location: |
Kearny, NJ |
| Author: |
Jim Gavin |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
PC 7118(GP9) |
| Views: |
511 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
PRR 7119, EFS-17M, 1969 |
| Description: |
12th Street. Here is an original (fuzzy) photo tbat I took of Pennsylvania Railroad trains in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 24 September 1962. Shown here are PRR engines #7119, #7193, and #7174. All are EFS-17M's buimt by EMD in 1957 and rated at 1,750 horsepower each. They are pulling a mixed-cargo freight train under the 12th Street Bridge, om their way up the Allegheny Mountains {ia the Horseshoe Curve to Gallitzin and points West. Partially visible in the background are some of the PRR's 12th Street Car Shop buildings. |
| Photo Date: |
9/24/1962 Upload Date: 10/12/2016 6:35:37 PM |
| Location: |
Altoona, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Bridge,Station |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 7119(GP9) PRR 7193(GP9) PRR 7174(GP9) |
| Views: |
574 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
CR GP9 7119 |
| Description: |
Former PRR GP9 7119 sits outside the roundhouse at Conway PA on 25MAR1983 |
| Photo Date: |
3/25/1983 Upload Date: 5/4/2020 3:06:00 PM |
| Location: |
Conway, PA |
| Author: |
Donald Albertson |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard |
| Locomotives: |
CR 7119(GP9) |
| Views: |
194 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 7121, EFS-17M, 1959 |
| Description: |
Volkmer. Here is a duplicate 35m color slide of a photo by William D. Volkmer that was taken in East Conemaugh, Pennsylvania, on 14 March 1959. Prominent here (R to L) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #7121 and another "Geep" whose road number is not recorded. Both are EFS-17M road switchers built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,750 horsepower each. #7121 was constructed in June of 1957. In this context, they're passing through the Conemaugh Yard with a mixed-cargo freight train. The Conemaugh Valley was devastated during the "Great Johnstown Flood" which occurred on Friday, 31 May 1889. |
| Photo Date: |
3/14/1959 Upload Date: 10/29/2021 9:22:00 PM |
| Location: |
Conemaugh, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Bridge,Winter,Yard,Signal |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 7121(GP9) |
| Views: |
346 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
CR 7122 |
| Description: |
at Woodyard ILL on Cairo line S of Ridge Farm |
| Photo Date: |
2/4/1978 Upload Date: 6/2/2022 9:34:36 PM |
| Location: |
Ridge Farm, IL |
| Author: |
Brian Knight |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
CR 7122(GP9) |
| Views: |
150 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
CR 7123 |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
2/17/1980 Upload Date: 10/26/2011 3:15:18 PM |
| Location: |
Juniata, PA |
| Author: |
C.W. Lahickey |
| Categories: |
Winter |
| Locomotives: |
CR 7123(GP9) |
| Views: |
205 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 7124 |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
1/1/1960 Upload Date: 3/14/2020 6:03:21 PM |
| Location: |
Hebron, IN |
| Author: |
Paul Meyer |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
PRR 7124(GP9) |
| Views: |
310 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
CR GP9 7124 |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
2/7/1981 Upload Date: 11/27/2013 6:00:37 PM |
| Location: |
Columbus, OH |
| Author: |
Alan Gaines |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
CR 7124(GP9) |
| Views: |
216 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
CR GP9 7124 |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
8/16/1987 Upload Date: 11/27/2013 6:05:03 PM |
| Location: |
Altoona, PA |
| Author: |
Alan Gaines |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
CR 7124(GP9) |
| Views: |
190 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
CR 7124 |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
7/17/1988 Upload Date: 3/20/2015 1:29:22 PM |
| Location: |
Altoona, PA |
| Author: |
andrew koenigsberg |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
CR 7124(GP9) |
| Views: |
233 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
CR GP9 7125 |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
2/7/1981 Upload Date: 11/27/2013 6:01:19 PM |
| Location: |
Columbus, OH |
| Author: |
Alan Niebel |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
CR 7125(GP9) |
| Views: |
244 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
CR GP9 7125 |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
7/4/1985 Upload Date: 11/27/2013 6:02:01 PM |
| Location: |
Columbus, OH |
| Author: |
Alan Gaines |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
CR 7125(GP9) |
| Views: |
292 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
MCER 7125 |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
9/25/1995 Upload Date: 1/19/2011 9:17:12 AM |
| Location: |
Palmer, MA |
| Author: |
BILL CASWELL SR |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
MCER 7125(GP9) |
| Views: |
1056 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 7126, EFS-17M, 1965 |
| Description: |
WIL-ALT-65. Here is an original photo that I took while riding in a Pennsylvania Railroad passenger train from Harrisburg to Altoona during August of 1965. Shown here (F to R) are PRR engine #7126 and another unit whose number is not recorded. #7126 is an EFS-17M built by EMD in 1957 and rated at 1,750 horsepower. They are pulling a eaptbound mixed-cargo freight train near Bellwood, Pennsylvania. Both trains are moving at around 60 miles per hour. Zoom-Zoom! |
| Photo Date: |
8/15/1965 Upload Date: 11/5/2016 5:09:40 AM |
| Location: |
Bellwood, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 7126(GP9) |
| Views: |
326 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
PRR 7128, EFS-17M, 1961 |
| Description: |
Museum Bound. Here is an original photo that I took at the Pennsylvania Railroad's Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 17 August 1961. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #7128, #7170, and three others that are not visible. All five are EFS-17M's built by EMD in 1957 and rated at 1,750 horsepower each. They are pulling a 50-car eastbound TrucTrain around the Horseshoe Curve and down the Allegheny Mountains to Altoona and points East. Wave to the head-end brakeman in the second unit! As of 04 July 2016, or 55 years later, #7128 ~ now numbered "7580" ~ is in active excursion service with Steam Into History at New Freedom, Pennsylvania. |
| Photo Date: |
8/17/1961 Upload Date: 7/8/2016 5:47:44 PM |
| Location: |
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
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PRR 7128(GP9) PRR 7170(GP9) |
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PRR 7128, EFS-17M, 1961 |
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Horseshoe Curve-1961. Here is an original photo that I took at the Pennsylvania Railroad's Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 17 August 1961. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #7128, #7170, and three others that are not visible. All five are EFS-17M's built by EMD in 1957 and rated at 1,750 horsepower each. They are pulling a 50-car eastbound TrucTrain around the Horseshoe Curve and down the Allegheny Mountains to Altoona and points East. Wave to the head-end brakeman in the second unit! As of 04 July 2016, or 55 years later, #7128 ~ now numbered "7580" ~ is in active excursion service with Steam Into History at New Freedom, Pennsylvania. |
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8/17/1961 Upload Date: 7/8/2016 1:48:16 AM |
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ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA |
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Thomas C. Ayers |
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PRR 7128(GP9) PRR 7170(GP9) |
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PRR 7128, EFS-17M, 1962 |
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MDiv. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by John Dziobko, Jr., that was taken near Duncannon, Pennsylvania, in May of 1962. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engine #7128 and two more "Geeps" whose road numbers are not recorded. All are EFS-17M's built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,750 horsepower each. #7128 was built in June of 1957 and is presently in excursion service as Northern Central Railway number "7580" in New Freedom, Pennsylvania. They're about to pass the Duncannon Passenger Station with a string of empty hoppers on their way to Altoona and the coal mines of Western Pennsylvania. ("Stoneborobranch"; #51 of 56) |
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5/5/1962 Upload Date: 9/15/2020 12:33:13 PM |
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Duncannon, PA |
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Thomas C. Ayers |
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Station |
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PRR 7128(GP9) |
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PRR 7129, EFS-17M, 1962 |
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Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken near Gallitzin, Pennsylvania, on 22 July 1962. The photographer is not identified. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #7129 and two more "Geeps" whose numbers are not recorded. All were built by GM-EMD and rated as 1,750 horsepower each. #7129 was built in June of 1957 and retired in September of 1964 after just seven years of revenue service. In this context, they're pulling a mixed-cargo freight train out of Conway and will soon pass through the New Portage Tunnel on the way down the Allegheny Mountains to Enola and points East. Photo taken from the State Route 53 overpass. ("LouisFols"; #23 of 39) |
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7/22/1962 Upload Date: 4/28/2020 11:00:11 AM |
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Gallitzin, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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PRR 7129(GP9) |
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PRR 7131, EFS-17M, 1963 |
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AHC. Here is an original photo that I took at the Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 28 September 1963. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #7131, #7252, #2204, #2205, and #2220. All were built by GM-EMD. #7131 and #7252 are EFS-17M's rated at 1,750 horsepower each. #7131 was built in 1957, but #7252 was built in 1959. #2204, #2205, and #2220 are EF-22's built in 1963 and rated at 2,250 horsepower each. They are pulling a 56-car westbound merchandise freight up the Allegheny Mountains to Gallitzin and points West. |
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9/28/1963 Upload Date: 8/12/2016 2:43:59 AM |
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ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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Scenic |
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PRR 7131(GP9) PRR 7252(GP9) PRR 2204(GP30) PRR 2205(GP30) PRR 2220(GP30) PRR 7131(GP9) PRR 7252(GP9) PRR 2204(GP30) PRR 2205(GP30) PRR 2220(GP30) |
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