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PRR 7163, EFS-17M, 1963 |
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Wye Switches. Here is an original photo that I took at the "Wye Switches" (aka "New Portage Junction") in Duncansville, Pennsylvania in the Summer of 1963. Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #7163, an EFS-17M road switcher built by GM-EMD in November of 1957 and rated at 1,750 horsepower. In this context, it's pulling a mixed-cargo freight train from the Altoona Yards to the Hollidaysburg Yards. |
| Photo Date: |
8/15/1963 Upload Date: 4/8/2025 8:01:12 AM |
| Location: |
Duncansville, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Signal |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 7163(GP9) |
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366 Comments: 0 |
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PRR 2534, GF-25, 1965 |
| Description: |
Brickyard. Here is an original photo that I took at the Brickyard Crossing in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 18 July 1965. At the left (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #6306 and #6303. Both are AF-27's built by the American Locomotive Company in March of 1965 and rated at 2,700 horsepower each; they're returning to East Altoona after helping or pushing a train up the Allegheny Mountains to Gallitzin. At the right (L to R) are PRR engines #2534, #2247, and #7163. #2534 is a GF-25 built by General Electric in February of 1965 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. #2247 is an EF-22 built by GM-EMD in May of 1963 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. #7163 is an EFS-17M built by GM-EMD in October of 1957 and rated at 1,750 horsepower. They're pulling ~ or, rather, braking ~ a 43-car merchandise freight train down the Allegheny Mountains to Altoona and points East. The cabin car is N-8 #478032. |
| Photo Date: |
7/18/1965 Upload Date: 8/17/2016 6:49:19 PM |
| Location: |
Altoona(Brickyard), PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Signal |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 6306(C628) PRR 6303(C628) PRR 2534(U25B) PRR 2247(GP30) PRR 7163(GP9) |
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1507 Comments: 2 |
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PRR 7163 - Pennsylvania RR |
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This was a 1958 EMD GP9 and labeled a class EFS17m with a 1750 hp prime mover. Later it would become PC 7163. The date is approximate but with Warren Evans help, the date must be after 1966 when PRR used large numbers on the cabs. With the help of Daniel Andres, Jr, who identified the location, this was taken at upper Bel-Del yard in Phillipsburg, NJ. Forrest Trittenbach photo |
| Photo Date: |
6/1/1967 Upload Date: 1/10/2014 9:34:02 AM |
| Location: |
Unknown, PA |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 7163(GP9) |
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998 Comments: 2 |
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