| Volkmer. Here is an image of a photo by William D. Volkmer that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 18 May 1959. Shown here (L to R) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9640 and two more units whose road numbers are not recorded. All were built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9840 is an EF-15A constructed in March of 1950. In this context, this A-B-A set is passing SLOPE Tower with train of empty hoppers on its way up the Allegheny Mountain to Gallitzin and the coal mines of Western Pennsylvania. Photo taken near the 24th Street Bridge. William E. Burket Collection. |