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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 |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 7214(GP9) PRR 7246(GP9) PRR 7118(GP9) |
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1089 Comments: 1 |
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PRR East Altoona Ready Tracks, 1965 |
| Description: |
17th Street. Here is an original photo that I took in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 10 July 1965. Shown here are the Pennsylvania Railroad's Locomotive Ready Tracks below the 17th Street Bridge. Many makes and models are represented. Of the 40 or so locomotives visible here, the following are identifiable by road number. Starting from the right are PRR engines #7118, #7124, #9662, #6302, and #6308. #7118 and #7124 are EFS-17M's built by GM-EMD in June of 1957 and rated at 1,750 horsepower each. #9662 is an EF-15A built by GM-EMD in February of 1950 and rated at 1,500 horsepower. #6302 and #6308 are AF-27's built by the American Locomotive Company in March of 1965 and rated at 2,700 horsepower each. Note the red PRR Refueling Truck next to #6302. |
| Photo Date: |
7/10/1965 Upload Date: 9/15/2016 4:48:48 PM |
| Location: |
Altoona(Juniata), PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Bridge,Yard |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 7118(GP9) PRR 7124(GP9) PRR 9662(F7A) PRR 6302(C628) PRR 6308(C628) |
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1870 Comments: 0 |
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