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PRR 7214, EFS-17M, 1964 |
| Description: |
Mid-Mountain. Here is an original photo that I took just West of Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 20 June 1964. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #7214, #7246, and #7118. All are EFS-17M's built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,750 horsepower each. #7214 was built in November of 1957, #7246 in October of 1959, and #7118 in June of 1957. They're pulling a 107-car merchandise freight down the Allegheny Mountains to Altoona and points East. The cabin car is #477763. Note the emergency cut-out siding in the left foreground; it's built on numerous of pilings driven into the hillside. |
| Photo Date: |
6/20/1964 Upload Date: 8/25/2016 4:04:03 AM |
| Location: |
Altoona, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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Action |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 7214(GP9) PRR 7246(GP9) PRR 7118(GP9) |
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1271 Comments: 1 |
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PRR 7246, EFS-17M, 1966 |
| Description: |
Birmingham. Here is an original photo that I took near Birmingham, Pennsylvania, on 16 April 1966. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #7246 and #7201. Both are EFS-17M's built by GM-EMD rated at 1,750 horsepower each. #7246 was built in October of 1959, but #7201 was built in November of 1957. They're pulling a westbound string of empty hopper cars. Photo was taken where State Route 453 bridges both the railroad tracks and the Little Juniata River. |
| Photo Date: |
4/16/1966 Upload Date: 7/27/2016 12:08:06 PM |
| Location: |
Birmingham, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Bridge |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 7246(GP9) PRR 7201(GP9) |
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954 Comments: 0 |
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