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Owner: Pennsylvania Railroad
Model:EMD E8ABuilt As:PRR 5766 (E8A)
Serial Number:15649Order No:6354
Frame Number:6354-A2Built:3/1952
Notes:PRR Class EP-22.
Other locos with this serial:  PRR 5766(E8A) MBTA 4266(E8A)
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PRR 5766, EP-22, Front, 1951
Title:  PRR 5766, EP-22, Front, 1951
Description:  Here is the front side of a "Vanishing Vistas" portrait that was published by Lyman E. Cox in 1976. Photo courtesy of GM-EMD. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #5766 and #5765. Both are EP-22's built by GM-EMD in March of 1952 and rated at 2,250 horsepower each.
Photo Date:  3/21/1951  Upload Date: 1/26/2019 3:34:42 AM
Location:  LaGrange, IL
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 5766(E8A) PRR 5765(E8A)
Views:  1355   Comments: 1
PRR 5766, EP-22, Back, 1951
Title:  PRR 5766, EP-22, Back, 1951
Description:  Here is the back side of a "Vanishing Vistas" portrait that was published by Lyman E. Cox in 1976. The text by Robert A. Le Massena sketches the history and development of the Pennsylvania Railroad's passenger diesels built by GM-EMD.
Photo Date:  3/21/1951  Upload Date: 1/26/2019 3:35:45 AM
Location:  LaGrange, IL
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 5766(E8A) PRR 5765(E8A)
Views:  1073   Comments: 0
PRR 5766, EP-22, c. 1955
Title:  PRR 5766, EP-22, c. 1955
Description:  D-Prints. Here is a print by Mr. R.L. Long that was taken near Lindenwold, New Jersey, c. 1955. Caption On Reverse: "Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines. Lindenwold, N.J. Shriner's Special, Northbound." Shown here (L to R) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5766 and two more units whose road numbers are not recorded. All were built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,250 horsepower each. #5766 was built in March of 1952. Brad Mann Collection.
Photo Date:  8/15/1955  Upload Date: 10/23/2025 11:23:14 PM
Location:  Lindenwold, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5766(E8A)
Views:  45   Comments: 0
PRR 5892, EP-22, c. 1964
Title:  PRR 5892, EP-22, c. 1964
Description:  Chione. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken near Union Station in Chicago, Illinois, c. 1964. The photographer is not identified. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #5892 and #5766. Both are EP-22's built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,250 horsepower each. #5892 was constructed in April of 1950, while #5766 was built in March of 1952. The road number of the Baldwin-built switcher in the background is not recorded.
Photo Date:  4/16/1964  Upload Date: 3/30/2025 2:33:16 AM
Location:  Chicago Union Statio, IL
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 5892(E8A) PRR 5766(E8A)
Views:  512   Comments: 0
"Those Esthetic E's," Page 27, 1964
Title:  "Those Esthetic E's," Page 27, 1964
Description:  Here is page eight of an eight-page cover article by David P. Morgan & Al Kamm, Jr., entitled "Those Esthetic E's: A Story Of The Power That Bumped Steam Off The Varnish." It was published originally in the May 1964 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 27. Top Photo Caption: "E8 striping on Pennsy units 5765-5766 reduced porthole visibility; antenna on roof of 2250 h.p. units is for trainphones." Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #5765 and #5766. Both are EP-22's built in March of 1952.
Photo Date:  5/1/1964  Upload Date: 10/1/2023 4:19:23 AM
Location:  LaGrange, IL
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 5765(E8A) PRR 5766(E8A) KCS 23(E9AM) CRIP 643(E8A) IC 4034(E9A) SP 6051(E9A)
Views:  1319   Comments: 0
Pigeons, Roof Ridio Antennas, Morning at Englewood Union Station, and All, This Was the PRR in 1965
Title:  Pigeons, Roof Ridio Antennas, Morning at Englewood Union Station, and All, This Was the PRR in 1965
Description:  The train is the WB Manhatten Limited and ~olden Triangle. Looks like the first E-s and second E's radio antennas are connected!
Photo Date:  4/21/1965  Upload Date: 12/27/2007 7:25:06 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Merty Bernard
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 5766(E8A)
Views:  2075   Comments: 8
The PRR Combined WB Manhatten Lty. and Golden Triangle
Title:  The PRR Combined WB Manhatten Lty. and Golden Triangle
Description:  Englewood9Union Station.
Photo Date:  12/27/2007  Upload Date: 12/27/2007 7:25:06 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Marty Bernard
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 5766(E8A)
Views:  1562   Comments: 2


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