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PRR 7070, EFS-17M, 1964 |
| Description: |
7th Street. Here is fn original photo that I took in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 8 March 1964. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #7070, #9766-B, and #9650-B. All were built by GM-EMD. #7070 is an EFS-17M built in October of 1956 and rated at 1,750 horsepower. #9766-B and #9650-B are EF-15A's rated at 1,500 horsepower each; #9766-B was built in January of 1951 and retired in August of 1966, while #9650-B was built in February of 1950 and retired in December of 1967. They're pulling a mixed-cargo freight train under the 7th Bridge on its way up the Allegheny Mountains to Gallitzin and points West. |
| Photo Date: |
3/8/1964 Upload Date: 9/26/2016 3:06:38 AM |
| Location: |
Altoona, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Bridge,Signal |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 7070(GP9) PRR 9766-B(F7B) PRR 9650-B(F7B) |
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968 Comments: 0 |
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PRR 9656, EF-15A, 1965 |
| Description: |
8th Street. Here is an original photo that I took in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 14 February 1965. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #9656, #9650-B, and #9778. All are EF-15A's built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9656 was built in March of 1950, #9650-B in February of 1950, and #9778 in February of 1951. In this context, they're about to pass under the 8th Street Bridge into the Westbound Receiving Yard with a 94-car mixed-cargo freight train and N-8 cabin car #478169. |
| Photo Date: |
2/14/1965 Upload Date: 9/13/2016 10:55:15 PM |
| Location: |
Altoona(Juniata), PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Bridge,Winter,Yard |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 9656(F7A) PRR 9650-B(F7B) PRR 9778(F7A) |
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1115 Comments: 2 |
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