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| Title: |
The Good Ol "Geep" |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
9/4/2016 Upload Date: 9/25/2016 9:20:10 PM |
| Location: |
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA |
| Author: |
Harry Warren |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
PRR 7048(GP9) |
| Views: |
235 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 7048 |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
9/19/2016 Upload Date: 9/23/2016 4:01:36 PM |
| Location: |
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA |
| Author: |
Dick Leonhardt |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
PRR 7048(GP9) |
| Views: |
162 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
The old 7048 stands by |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
10/14/2016 Upload Date: 10/15/2016 7:01:18 PM |
| Location: |
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA |
| Author: |
Bob Kise |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
PRR 7048(GP9) |
| Views: |
206 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
PRR 7048 |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
10/29/2016 Upload Date: 10/30/2016 10:31:10 PM |
| Location: |
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA |
| Author: |
ken sherts |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
PRR 7048(GP9) |
| Views: |
334 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
NS 9444,6769 PRR 7048 |
| Description: |
Westbound containers passing static display PRR 7048 |
| Photo Date: |
10/29/2016 Upload Date: 10/30/2016 10:21:28 PM |
| Location: |
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA |
| Author: |
ken sherts |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
NS 9444(C40-9W) NS 6769(SD60M) PRR 7048(GP9) |
| Views: |
325 Comments: 4 |
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| Title: |
CR 6795 |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
3/25/2017 Upload Date: 3/27/2017 8:10:01 PM |
| Location: |
Horseshoe Curve, PA |
| Author: |
Ben Gifford |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
CR 6795(SD50) PRR 7048(GP9) |
| Views: |
386 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
CR 6795 |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
3/25/2017 Upload Date: 3/27/2017 8:17:05 PM |
| Location: |
Horseshoe Curve, PA |
| Author: |
Ben Gifford |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
CR 6795(SD50) CR 5052(B36-7) PRR 7048(GP9) |
| Views: |
844 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
PRR 7048 |
| Description: |
PRR 7048 at Horseshoe Curve |
| Photo Date: |
6/22/2017 Upload Date: 6/27/2017 10:19:50 PM |
| Location: |
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA |
| Author: |
Jacob Newton |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
PRR 7048(GP9) |
| Views: |
123 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Eastbound and Down |
| Description: |
Eastbound helpers drift downgrade back to Altoona, PA for their next assignment on a rainy Friday afternoon, people stood out in the rain armed with their cameras and umbrellas for the passing trains that drift or grind the grade. |
| Photo Date: |
6/23/2017 Upload Date: 6/29/2017 10:21:31 PM |
| Location: |
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA |
| Author: |
Patrick Denbow |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Model,Action |
| Locomotives: |
NS 6317(SD40E) NS 6303(SD40E) PRR 7048(GP9) |
| Views: |
364 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Just a drizzle |
| Description: |
A empty coal train slugs it out on the grade as mother nature decides to let the flood gates open from the heavens |
| Photo Date: |
6/23/2017 Upload Date: 8/3/2017 1:46:08 PM |
| Location: |
Horseshoe Curve, PA |
| Author: |
Patrick Denbow |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
NS 9444(C40-9W) PRR 7048(GP9) |
| Views: |
357 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR display engine |
| Description: |
Former PRR GP9 placed on display at Horseshoe Curve. |
| Photo Date: |
5/26/2018 Upload Date: 11/19/2023 7:49:33 PM |
| Location: |
Logan Township, PA |
| Author: |
Stephen Bradley |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 7048(GP9) |
| Views: |
152 Comments: 0 |
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.jpg)
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| Title: |
PRR 7048 |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
9/25/2018 Upload Date: 9/30/2018 11:58:11 PM |
| Location: |
Horseshoe Curve, PA |
| Author: |
Dom Blevins |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
PRR 7048(GP9) |
| Views: |
381 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 7048 |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
4/6/2019 Upload Date: 5/7/2019 8:31:11 PM |
| Location: |
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA |
| Author: |
Nicholas Katz |
| Categories: |
Roster,Scenic,RollingStock,Track |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 7048(GP9) |
| Views: |
197 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
PRR 7048 |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
4/6/2019 Upload Date: 5/7/2019 8:29:42 PM |
| Location: |
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA |
| Author: |
Nicholas Katz |
| Categories: |
Roster,Scenic,RollingStock,Track |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 7048(GP9) |
| Views: |
207 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 7048 |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
7/5/2019 Upload Date: 10/15/2019 10:59:03 AM |
| Location: |
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA |
| Author: |
Harry Warren |
| Categories: |
Roster,Scenic |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 7048(GP9) |
| Views: |
228 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
NS 8110/ PRR 7048 |
| Description: |
8110 leading a stack train west bound at the Horseshoe Curve. |
| Photo Date: |
8/22/2019 Upload Date: 10/30/2019 4:31:23 AM |
| Location: |
Altoona, PA |
| Author: |
scott crotwell |
| Categories: |
Roster,Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
NS 8110(ES44AC) PRR 7048(GP9) |
| Views: |
361 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Before the Refurbishment |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
7/17/2020 Upload Date: 2/6/2024 1:30:28 PM |
| Location: |
Horseshoe Curve, PA |
| Author: |
Shenandoah Railfan |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
NS 7253(SD70ACU) PRR 7048(GP9) |
| Views: |
177 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
9700 and 9446 head away |
| Description: |
A view of this duo as they head toward Altoona. |
| Photo Date: |
8/30/2020 Upload Date: 9/4/2020 7:48:44 AM |
| Location: |
Altoona, PA |
| Author: |
scott crotwell |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
NS 9700(C40-9W) NS 9446(C40-9W) PRR 7048(GP9) |
| Views: |
362 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
PRR 7048 |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
6/24/2021 Upload Date: 7/15/2021 12:42:57 PM |
| Location: |
Altoona, PA |
| Author: |
Nathan Petersen |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
PRR 7048(GP9) |
| Views: |
275 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 7048 |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
5/1/2022 Upload Date: 5/4/2022 5:21:23 PM |
| Location: |
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA |
| Author: |
Andrew Henry |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
PRR 7048(GP9) |
| Views: |
206 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 7048 |
| Description: |
PRR 7048 on display at Horseshoe Curve. |
| Photo Date: |
6/19/2022 Upload Date: 6/23/2022 11:20:23 AM |
| Location: |
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA |
| Author: |
Dave Crawford |
| Categories: |
Roster,Scenic |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 7048(GP9) |
| Views: |
144 Comments: 1 |
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.JPG)
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| Title: |
PRR 7048 |
| Description: |
PRR 7048 on display at Horseshoe Curve. |
| Photo Date: |
6/19/2022 Upload Date: 6/23/2022 11:20:25 AM |
| Location: |
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA |
| Author: |
Dave Crawford |
| Categories: |
Roster,Scenic |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 7048(GP9) |
| Views: |
165 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
PRR 7048 on display |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
7/30/2022 Upload Date: 8/3/2022 9:03:21 PM |
| Location: |
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA |
| Author: |
Tim Darnell |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
PRR 7048(GP9) |
| Views: |
114 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
PRR 7048 on display |
| Description: |
Probably passed here many times in its career. |
| Photo Date: |
7/30/2022 Upload Date: 8/3/2022 9:03:24 PM |
| Location: |
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA |
| Author: |
Tim Darnell |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
PRR 7048(GP9) |
| Views: |
179 Comments: 3 |
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| Title: |
PRR 7048 |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
6/9/2024 Upload Date: 6/11/2024 5:46:36 PM |
| Location: |
Horseshoe Curve, PA |
| Author: |
Jonathan Ferraro |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
PRR 7048(GP9) |
| Views: |
76 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Train 63V |
| Description: |
Westbound trash train 63V passes PRR GP9 #7048 on display at Horseshoe Curve. |
| Photo Date: |
6/9/2024 Upload Date: 6/10/2024 9:35:28 PM |
| Location: |
Horseshoe Curve, PA |
| Author: |
Jonathan Ferraro |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
NS 1152(SD70ACe) NS 4244(AC44C6M) NS 4444(AC44C6M) PRR 7048(GP9) |
| Views: |
238 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Train 63V |
| Description: |
A pair of SD70ACUs push train 63V upgrade. |
| Photo Date: |
6/9/2024 Upload Date: 6/11/2024 5:43:36 PM |
| Location: |
Horseshoe Curve, PA |
| Author: |
Jonathan Ferraro |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
NS 7295(SD70ACU) NS 7249(SD70ACU) PRR 7048(GP9) |
| Views: |
202 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
PRR 7048 |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
6/9/2024 Upload Date: 6/11/2024 5:47:26 PM |
| Location: |
Horseshoe Curve, PA |
| Author: |
Jonathan Ferraro |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
PRR 7048(GP9) |
| Views: |
93 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
"Pennsy" Magazine, May 1957 |
| Description: |
Here is a photo from an article entitled "Review And Preview: 1956-1957." It was published originally in the May 1957 issue of "Pennsy" magazine, page 1. The photographer is not identified. Partial Caption: "The first two of this trio of EFS-17M's, hauling mixed freight into Enola, are among 83 diesel-electric units put into service by the PRR during 1956." Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #7085, #7050, and another GP-9 whose number is not recorded. All are EFS-17M's built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,750 horsepower each. #7085 and #7050 were both built in 1956: the former in November, the latter in October. |
| Photo Date: |
5/1/1957 Upload Date: 3/22/2017 5:48:05 PM |
| Location: |
Summerdale, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 7085(GP9) PRR 7050(GP9) |
| Views: |
789 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 7050, EFS-17M, c. 1957 |
| Description: |
Here is the sixth of eight original photos that were taken by an unidentified photographer at the Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, c. 1957. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #7050, #7113, and another "Geep" whose road number is not recorded. All are EFS-17M's built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,750 horsepower each. #7050 was constructed in October of 1956, while #7113 was built in May of 1957. They're pushing a mixed-cargo freight train around the Curve and up the Allegheny Mountains to Gallitzin, where they'll be uncoupled and returned to East Altoona. Also visible is PRR & Railway Express N-5 cabin car #5001. |
| Photo Date: |
9/22/1957 Upload Date: 9/3/2018 12:54:38 AM |
| Location: |
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
RollingStock |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 7050(GP9) PRR 7113(GP9) |
| Views: |
828 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 7050, EFS-17M, c. 1957 |
| Description: |
Here is the seventh of eight original photos that were taken by an unidentified photographer at the Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, c. 1957. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #7050, #7113, and another "Geep" whose road number is not recorded. All are EFS-17M's built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,750 horsepower each. #7050 was constructed in October of 1956, while #7113 was built in May of 1957. They're pushing a mixed-cargo freight train around the Curve and up the Allegheny Mountains to Gallitzin, where they'll be uncoupled and returned to East Altoona. Also visible is PRR & Railway Express N-5 cabin car #5001. |
| Photo Date: |
9/22/1957 Upload Date: 9/3/2018 12:56:59 AM |
| Location: |
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
RollingStock |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 7050(GP9) PRR 7113(GP9) |
| Views: |
562 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 9808, EF-15A, 1965 |
| Description: |
Rainy. Here is an original photo that I took in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 12 October 1965. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #9808 and #7050. Both were built by GM-EMD. #9808 is an EF-15A built in April of 1951 and rated at 1,500 horsepower. #7050 is an EFS-17M built in October of 1956 and rated at 1,750 horsepower. They're passing directly in front of the Passenger Station with a 110-car train of empty hopper cars on its way up the East Slope of the Allegheny Mountains to the coal mines of Western Pennsylvania. Partially visible in the background is the wrought-iron 12th Street Footbridge. (#12 of 21) |
| Photo Date: |
10/12/1965 Upload Date: 9/6/2016 9:50:50 PM |
| Location: |
Altoona, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Bridge,Station |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 9808(F7A) PRR 7050(GP9) |
| Views: |
679 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 7052, EFS-17M, 1963 |
| Description: |
Tipton. Here is an original photo that I took in Tipton, Pennsylvania, on 4 August 1963. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #7052, #7182-B, and #7144. All are EFS-17M's built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,750 horsepower each. #7052 was built in October of 1956, but #7182-B and #7144 were built in November and June of 1957 respectively. They're at the Crawford Avenue grade crossing with a mixed-cargo freight train on its way from Enola to Altoona. |
| Photo Date: |
8/4/1963 Upload Date: 10/19/2016 4:12:54 AM |
| Location: |
Tipton, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 7052(GP9) PRR 7182-B(GP9B) PRR 7144(GP9) |
| Views: |
873 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 7052, EFS-17M, 1964 |
| Description: |
Chione. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken near Gallitzin, Pennsylvania, in June of 1964. The photographer is not identified. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engine #7052 and two more units whose road numbers are not recorded. All are EFS-17M road switchers built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,750 horsepower each. #7052 was constructed in October of 1956. They're pulling a mixed-cargo freight train, and will soon enter the New Portage Tunnel on their way down the Allegheny Mountains to Altoona and points East. |
| Photo Date: |
6/21/1964 Upload Date: 11/16/2019 12:19:45 PM |
| Location: |
Gallitzin, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Signal |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 7052(GP9) |
| Views: |
350 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
PRR 7108, EFS-17M, 1965 |
| Description: |
Winter. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 03 January 1965. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #7108 and #7054. Both are EFS-17M's built by EMD and rated at 1,750 horsepower each; #7108 was built in 1957, but #7054 was built in 1956. They are moving past WORKS Tower with a string of empty hopper cars, and are about to climb the Allegheny Mountains via the Horseshoe Curve to Gallitzin and points West. Visible on the left are some of the PRR's Passenger Car Shops. Visibile above the train is the 4th Street Bridge: the new (girder) version is being built inside the old (cast iron) structure. |
| Photo Date: |
1/3/1965 Upload Date: 9/10/2016 2:04:02 PM |
| Location: |
Altoona, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Bridge,Winter,Signal |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 7108(GP9) PRR 7054(GP9) |
| Views: |
716 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 7058, EFS-17M, 1962 |
| Description: |
Everyday. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, on 24 November 1962. Shown here are PRR engines #7058 and #7185-B. Both are EFS-17M's built by EMD and rated at 1,750 horsepower each; #7058 was built in 1956, but #7185-B was built in 1957. They are pulling a mixed-cargo freight train past HOLLY Bloc and into the Hollidaysburg Yards. |
| Photo Date: |
11/24/1962 Upload Date: 9/26/2016 5:17:26 AM |
| Location: |
Hollidaysburg, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Yard,Track |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 7058(GP9) PRR 7185-B(GP9B) |
| Views: |
1044 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
PRR 7189, EFS-17M, 1964 |
| Description: |
Tipton. Here is an original photo that I took in Tipton, Pennsylvania, on 10 May 1964. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engine #7189, an unidentified "B" unit, and engine #7059. All are EFS-17M's built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,750 horsepower each. #7189 was built in November of 1957, but #7059 was built in October of 1956. They're about to cross Clearfield Avenue with a 50-car eastbound merchandise freight train and N-8 cabin car #478219. Visible at the right is a short stretch of the Bellwood-Tipton Road. Also note the on-coming passenger train in the distance. |
| Photo Date: |
5/10/1964 Upload Date: 8/24/2016 3:17:18 AM |
| Location: |
Tipton, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
PRR 7189(GP9) PRR 7059(GP9) |
| Views: |
851 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
PRR 7059, EFS-17M, 1965 |
| Description: |
Slope to Works. Here is an original photo that I took in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 6 June 1965. Prominent here (F to R) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #7059 and another unit whose road number is not recorded. Both are EFS-17M road switchers built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,750 horsepower each. #7059 was constructed in October of 1956. They're pulling an eastbound coal train and are about to pass under the 12th Street Footbridge. Note that the eastbound coal train pulled by PRR engine #9530 has stopped on the adjacent track. At the far right, newly-refurbished boxcars have been parked in front of the Altoona Passenger Station. (#16 of 44) |
| Photo Date: |
6/6/1965 Upload Date: 6/25/2016 4:35:03 PM |
| Location: |
Altoona, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Bridge,Station |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 7059(GP9) |
| Views: |
486 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 7063, EFS-17M, 1965 |
| Description: |
Tyrone. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Tyrone, Pennsylvania, on 15 May 1965. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #7063 and #7195. Both are EFS-17M's built by EMD; #7063 was built in 1956, but #7195 was built in 1957. They are pulling a 126-car westbound train of empty hopper cars with N-8 caboose #478013 through the Tyrone Station. |
| Photo Date: |
5/15/1965 Upload Date: 8/6/2016 11:18:38 AM |
| Location: |
Tyrone, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Station |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 7063(GP9) PRR 7195(GP9) |
| Views: |
771 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 7063, EFS-17M, 1965 |
| Description: |
Tyrone. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Tyrone, Pennsylvania, on 15 May 1965. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #7063 and #7195. Both are EFS-17M's built by EMD; #7063 was built in 1956, but #7195 was built in 1957. They are pulling a 126-car westbound train of empty hopper cars with N-8 caboose #478013 through the Tyrone Station. Also visible is PRR #181725, an H-43 100-ton capacity Hopper Car built at the PRR's Samuel Rea Shop in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, during September of 1964. |
| Photo Date: |
5/15/1965 Upload Date: 8/6/2016 11:19:56 AM |
| Location: |
Tyrone, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
RollingStock,Station |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 7063(GP9) PRR 7195(GP9) |
| Views: |
878 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR "79 More Workhorses Join Diesel Lineup," Page 7, 1956 |
| Description: |
Here is page three of a three-page article entitled "79 More Workhorses Join Diesel Lineup." It was published originally in the December 1956 issue of "Pennsy" magazine, page 7. Bottom Left Photo Caption: "W.H. Engle supplies sand. Capacity: 18 cubic feet of sand, 230 gallons of water, 200 gallons of lubricant, 1600 gallons of fuel." Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #7067, an EFS-17M built by GM-EMD in October of 1956 and rated at 1,750 horsepower. |
| Photo Date: |
12/1/1956 Upload Date: 4/18/2022 7:30:08 AM |
| Location: |
Enola, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
PRR 7067(GP9) |
| Views: |
123 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 9785, EF-15A, 1964 |
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Gallitzin. Here is an original photo that I took at the tunnels under Gallitzin, Pennsylvania, on 13 September 1964. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #9785, #9788, #7069, and #8843. #9785 and #9788 are EF-15A's built by EMD in February of 1951 and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #7069 is an EFS-17M built by GM-EMD in October of 1956 and rated at 1,750 horsepower. #8843 is an AS-16MS built by the American Locomotive Company in December of 1951 and rated at 1,600 horsepower. In this context, they're emerging from the eastern portal of the New Portage Tunnel with a 108-car coal train on their way down the Allegheny Mountains via the Horseshoe Curve to the Eastbound Receiving Yard in Altoona. The N-8 cabin car is #478171. |
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9/13/1964 Upload Date: 10/6/2016 1:22:44 AM |
| Location: |
Gallitzin, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Tunnel |
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PRR 9785(F7A) PRR 9788(F7A) PRR 7069(GP9) PRR 8843(RS3) |
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PRR 2022, BF-16, 1964 |
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7th Street. Here is an original photo that I took of Pennsylvania Railroad trains in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 08 March 1964. Shown here is PRR engine #2022, a BF-15 built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1952 and rated at 1,600 horsepower. It and two other Baldwin "Sharks" are pulling an eastbound freighw train under the 7th Street Bridge into the Altoona Yards. Visible bekind it are portions of PRR engines #7070 and #9766-B, which are waiting for orders to proceed with a westbound mixed-cargo freight train. |
| Photo Date: |
3/8/1964 Upload Date: 9/26/2016 3:04:51 AM |
| Location: |
Altoona, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Bridge |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 2022(RF-16A) PRR 7070(GP9) |
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| Title: |
PRR 7070, EFS-17M, 1964 |
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7th Street. Here is fn original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 08 March 1964. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #7070, #9766-B, and #9650-B. All were built by EMD. #7070 is an EFS-17M built in 1956 and rated at 1,750 horsepower. #9766-B and #9650-B are EF-15A's rated at 1,500 horsepower each; #9766-B was built in 1951, but #9650-B was built in 1950. They are pulling a mixed-cargo freight train ulder the 7th Bridge on their way up the Allegheny Mountains via the Horseshoe Curve to Gallitzin and points West. |
| Photo Date: |
3/8/1964 Upload Date: 9/26/2016 3:06:38 AM |
| Location: |
Altoona, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Bridge,Signal |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 7070(GP9) PRR 9766-B(F7B) PRR 9650-B(F7B) |
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| Title: |
PRR 7070, EFS-17M, 1964 |
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4th Street. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 15 August 1964. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #7070, #9648-B, and #2246. All were built by EMD. #7070 is an EFS-17M built in 1956 and rated at 1,750 horsepower. #9648-B is an EF-15A built in 1950 and rated at 1,500 horsepower. #2246 is an EF-22 built in 1963 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. They have pulled a train of empty hopper cars to a point midway between the 7th Street Bridge (not shown) and the 4th Street Bridge (visible in the distance). They have stopped, and await orders to proceed up the Allegheny Mountains via the Horseshoe Curve to Gallitzin and points West. |
| Photo Date: |
8/15/1964 Upload Date: 9/30/2016 8:43:31 PM |
| Location: |
Altoona, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Bridge,Signal |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 7070(GP9) PRR 9648-B(F7B) PRR 2246(GP30) |
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PRR E&M Yard, #2 of 3, 1963 |
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E&M. Here is an original photo that I took at the Pennsylvania Railroad's Juniata E&M Shop Yard in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 10 August 1963. Shown here is a view to the right of the trusty turntable. Visible are dozens of locomotives in various states of repair: from work almost finished to being cannibalized. Many makes and models are represented. Visible in the foreground is what is left of PRR engine #7071, an EFS-17M built by EMD in 1956 and rated at 1,750 horsepower. Directly beyond it is PRR engine #8987, a BS-12 built by Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton in 1951 and rated at 1,200 horsepower. |
| Photo Date: |
8/10/1963 Upload Date: 9/12/2016 12:22:11 AM |
| Location: |
Altoona(Juniata), PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Yard,Wreck |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 7071(GP9) PRR 8987(S12) |
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PRR E&M Yard, #3 of 3, 1963 |
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E&M. Here is an original photo that I took at the Pennsylvania Railroad's Juniata E&M Shop Yard in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 10 August 1963. Shown here is a view even further to the right of the trusty turntable. Visible are dozens of locomotives in various states of repair: from work almost finished to being cannibalized. Many makes and models are represented. Visible on the same track to the left are PRR engines #5850 and #7071. #5850 is an EP-20 built by EMD in 1947 and rated at 2,000 horsepower. #7071 is an EFS-17M built by EMD in 1956 and rated at 1,750 horsepower. Further to the right is PRR engine #8987, a BS-12 built by Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton in 1951 and rated at 1,200 horsepower. |
| Photo Date: |
8/10/1963 Upload Date: 9/12/2016 12:26:17 AM |
| Location: |
Altoona(Juniata), PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Yard,Wreck |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 5850(E7A) PRR 7071(GP9) PRR 8987(S12) |
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PRR 7086, EFS-17M, c. 1957 |
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Chione. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #7086 and #7072. Both are EFS-17M's built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,750 horsepower each. #7086 was constructed in October of 1956, while #7072 was built one month earlier. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. |
| Photo Date: |
10/20/1957 Upload Date: 12/4/2023 12:22:13 AM |
| Location: |
Emporium, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Bridge |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 7086(GP9) PRR 7072(GP9) |
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360 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 7072, 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 is PRR engine #7072, an EFS-17M built by EMD in 1956 and rated at 1,750 horsepower. It is pulling a single PRR hopper car: #181055. Perhaps this is some sort of test involving one of the new H-43 100-ton capacity hopper cars. |
| Photo Date: |
6/20/1964 Upload Date: 8/25/2016 4:01:51 AM |
| Location: |
Altoona, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
RollingStock |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 7072(GP9) |
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