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PRR 2505, GF-25, 1964 |
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Tyrone. Here is ao original photo that I took in Tyrone, Pennsylvania, on 19 September 1964. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #2505, #7231-B, and #9691. #2505 is a GF-25 built by General Electric in August of 1962 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. #7231-B is an EFS-17M built by GM-EMD in October of 1959 and rated at 1,750 horsepower. #9691 is an EF-15A built by GM-EMD as an EH-15 in April of 1949, rated at 1,500 horsepower, later regeared and reclassified as an EF-15A, and retired in February of 1967. They're pulling a 129-car mixed-cargo freight train to Enola and points East. The cabin car is PRR #477819. Photo taken just West of the Tyrone Station. Wave to the Fireman! |
| Photo Date: |
9/19/1964 Upload Date: 8/17/2016 1:03:18 PM |
| Location: |
Tyrone, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Station |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 2505(U25B) PRR 7231B(GP9B) PRR 9691(F7A) |
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1382 Comments: 0 |
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PRR 9691, EF-15A, 1965 |
| Description: |
Derailment. Here is an original photo that I took at the site of a derailment in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 21 May 1965. Shown here at the right (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #9691 and #7206. Both were built by GM-EMD. #9691 is an EF-15A built as an EH-15 in April of 1949, rated at 1,500 horsepower, later regeared and reclassified as an EF-15A, and retired in February of 1967. #7206 is an EFS-17M built in November of 1957 and rated at 1,750 horsepower. They've just come down the Allegheny Mountains with a 60-car mixed-cargo freight train and are passing the derailment site with caution. The cabin car is #477382. Visible in the center is PRR steam-powered crane #490965. Visible at the left is one of the two derailed locomotives, PRR engine #8890 ~ an AS-10 built by the American Locomotive Company in November of 1950 and rated at 1,000 horsepower. In the distance (L to R) are the PRR's Test Plant Building and the 17th Street Bridge. (#6 of 14) |
| Photo Date: |
5/21/1965 Upload Date: 10/20/2016 3:56:46 AM |
| Location: |
Altoona, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
RollingStock,Bridge,Wreck |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 9691(F7A) PRR 7206(GP9) PRR 8890(S4) |
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1830 Comments: 0 |
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