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PRR 2424, AF-25, #1 of 2, 1965 |
| Description: |
Station. Here is the first of two successive original photos that I took in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on the afternoon of 11 December 1965. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #2424, an unidentified unit, #2243, and #2286. #2424 is an AF-25 built by the American Locomotive Company in February of 1965 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. #2243 is an EF-22 built by GM-EMD in May of 1963 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. #2286 is an EF-25 built by GM-EMD in June of 1964 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. They're about to pass under the 12th Street Footbridge with a long string of brand-new PRR covered hopper cars. The train three tracks over is the mail & express train powered by PRR engine #5900; it's stopped for a crew change. The Passenger Station is partially visible at the far right, adjacent to the parking lots filled with cars belonging to merry Christmas shoppers. |
| Photo Date: |
12/11/1965 Upload Date: 8/31/2016 3:38:26 AM |
| Location: |
Altoona, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Bridge,Station |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 2424(C425) PRR 2243(GP30) PRR 2286(GP35) |
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1202 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
PRR 2424, AF-25, #2 of 2, 1965 |
| Description: |
Station. Here is the second of two successive original photos that I took in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on the afternoon of 11 December 1965. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #2424, an unidentified unit, #2243, and #2286. #2424 is an AF-25 built by the American Locomotive Company in February of 1965 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. #2243 is an EF-22 built by GM-EMD in May of 1963 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. #2286 is an EF-25 built by GM-EMD in June of 1964 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. They're heading East to Enola with a long string of brand-new PRR covered hopper cars. The train three tracks over is the mail & express train powered by PRR engine #5900; it's stopped under the 12th Street Footbridge. Also visible are the two-story Railway Express Office, PRR ES-10 switcher #9174, the 7th Street Bridge, as well as Brush Mountain in the distance. |
| Photo Date: |
12/11/1965 Upload Date: 8/31/2016 3:19:05 AM |
| Location: |
Altoona, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Bridge,Station |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 2424(C425) PRR 2243(GP30) PRR 2286(GP35) |
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1430 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
PRR 2243, EF-22, 1967 |
| Description: |
Oil Power. Here is an original 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Rutherford Heights, Pennsylvania, on 18 November 1967. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #2243, #2537, and two more units whose road numbers are not recorded. #2243 is an EF-22 built by GM-EMD in May of 1963 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. #2537 is a GF-25 built by General Electric in February of 1965 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. Note the presence of "Radio Equipped" labels and the corresponding lack of Train Phone antennae. |
| Photo Date: |
11/18/1967 Upload Date: 10/18/2018 5:22:17 AM |
| Location: |
Rutherford Heights, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 2243(GP30) PRR 2537(U25B) |
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877 Comments: 1 |
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