| Slope to Works. Here is an original photo that I took in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 6 June 1965. Shown here (L to R) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9804 and two more units whose road numbers are not recorded. All were built by GM-EMD. #9804 is an EF-15A constructed in March of 1951, rated at 1,500 horsepower, and retired in October of 1967 after just 16 years of revenue service. In this context, they're roaring past SLOPE Tower with a mixed-cargo freight train on its way up the Allegheny Mountains to Gallitzin and points West. (#2 of 44) |