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PRR 9454, FF-16, 1964 |
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8th Street. Here is an original photo that I took of Pennsylvania Railroad locomotives in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 12 January 1964. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #9454, #9630-B, #9717, #9594, and #8576. #9454 is an FF-16 built by Fairbanks-Morse in 1950 and rated at 1,600 horsepower. #9630-B is an AF-16 built by the American Locomotive Company in 1951 and rated at 1,600 horsepower. #9717 and #9594 are BF-16's built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1951 and rated at 1,600 horsepower each. #8576 is an ES-15M built by EMD in 1953 and rated at 1,500 horsepower. They are about to pass under the 8th Street Bridge in Juniata on their way to the East Altoona Roundhouse for servicing. Visible in the immediate background are at least eight cabin cars and PRR engine #7923, an ES-12 built by EMD in 1957 and rated at 1,200 horsepower. |
| Photo Date: |
1/12/1964 Upload Date: 9/13/2016 3:40:02 PM |
| Location: |
Altoona(Juniata), PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Bridge,Winter,Yard |
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PRR 9454(CFA16-4) PRR 9630-B(FB2) PRR 9717(RF-16A) PRR 9594(RF-16A) PRR 8576(GP7) PRR 7923(SW1200) |
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PRR Roundhouse, #2 of 2, 1964 |
| Description: |
Blairsville. Here is the second of two successive original photos that I took in Blairsville, Pennsylvania, on 25 October 1964. Prominent here are the Pennsylvania Railroad's eight-stall roundhouse and turntable, now largely abandoned. Partially visible at the far left is PRR engine #8576, an ES-15M built by GM-EMD in September of 1953 and rated at 1,500 horsepower. |
| Photo Date: |
10/25/1964 Upload Date: 8/1/2025 10:46:15 PM |
| Location: |
Blairsville, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Yard |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 8576(GP7) |
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| Title: |
PRR 8576, ES-15M, 1964 |
| Description: |
Blairsville. Here is an original photo that I took in Blairsville, Pennsylvania, on 25 October 1964. At the right (L to R) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #8576 and two more units whose road numbers are not recorded. All are ES-15M's built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #8576 was built in September of 1953. At the left are four PRR cabin cars; among them is N-5 #477656. |
| Photo Date: |
10/25/1964 Upload Date: 8/1/2025 10:46:55 PM |
| Location: |
Blairsville, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
RollingStock,Yard |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 8576(GP7) |
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| Title: |
PRR 8503, ES-15M, 1964 |
| Description: |
24th Street. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 29 November 1964. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #8503 and #8576. Both are ES-15M's built by EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each; #8503 was built in 1952, but #8576 was built in 1953. With an unidentified caboose in tow, they are about to pass under the 24th Street Bridge on their way up the Allegheny Mountains via the Horseshoe Curve to Gallitzin and points West. Partially visible on the left is SLOPE Tower. |
| Photo Date: |
11/29/1964 Upload Date: 10/9/2016 1:45:29 PM |
| Location: |
Altoona, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Bridge |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 8503(GP7) PRR 8576(GP7) PRR 8576(GP7) PRR 8503(GP7) |
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