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Owner: Pennsylvania Railroad
Model:BLW DR12-8-1500/2Built As:PRR 5829A2 (DR12-8-1500/2)
Serial Number:73382A2Order No:
Frame Number:Built:12/1947
Notes:PRR Class BP-60.
Other locos with this serial:  PRR 5817(DR12-8-1500/2)
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PRR 5817, BH-50, c. 1951
Title:  PRR 5817, BH-50, c. 1951
Description:  Here is an original photo by an unidentified photographer of a westbound Pennsylvania Railroad freight train rounding the Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #5817 and another "Centipede" whose number is not recorded. Both are BH-50's built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works and rated at 2,500 horsepower each. #5817 was built in December of 1947 and retired in September of 1962. Also visible is PRR N-8 cabin car #478113. The date is an approximation. Roy Healey Collection; #2 of 9.
Photo Date:  8/15/1951  Upload Date: 2/25/2018 11:49:50 AM
Location:  ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives:  PRR 5817(DR12-8-1500/2)
Views:  945   Comments: 0
PRR 5817, BH-50, c. 1956
Title:  PRR 5817, BH-50, c. 1956
Description:  Celebration. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Martin Zak that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, c. 1956. Shown here (R to L) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5817 and another "Centipede" whose road number is not recorded. Both are BH-50's built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works as BP-60 passenger engines rated at 3,000 horsepower each, but later regeared and reclassified as 2,250 horsepower BH-50's for freight and helper service only. #5817 was constructed in December of 1947 and retired in September of 1962 after just 15 years of revenue service. Photo taken from Juniata's 8th Street Bridge.
Photo Date:  2/2/1956  Upload Date: 5/30/2018 11:58:08 AM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 5817(DR12-8-1500/2)
Views:  717   Comments: 0
PRR 5819, BH-50, 1964
Title:  PRR 5819, BH-50, 1964
Description:  Centipedes. Here is an original photo that I took of Pennsylvania Railroad "Centipede" locomotives in Frankstown, Pennsylvania, on 16 March 1964. Shown here (L to R) are three drawbar-linked pairs of PRR engines: #5819-#5825, #5817-#5829, and #5815-#5830. All were built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during 1947 (viz., #5825, #5817, & #5815) or 1948!(viz., #5819, #5829, & #5830). They are about to be scrapped after only 16 years of service! These engines were built originally for passenger service; each unit generated 3,000 horsepower, so they were classified as BP-60's. Due to various chronic problems, however, they were all converted to helper-only units by 1952; each unit gdnerated only 2,500 horsepower then, so they were reclassified as BH-50's.
Photo Date:  3/16/1964  Upload Date: 7/29/2016 5:06:59 AM
Location:  Frankstown, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  PRR 5819(DR12-8-1500/2) PRR 5825(DR12-8-1500/2) PRR 5817(DR12-8-1500/2) PRR 5829(DR12-8-1500/2) PRR 5815(DR12-8-1500/2) PRR 5830(DR12-8-1500/2)
Views:  1396   Comments: 2
PRR 5830, BH-50, 1964
Title:  PRR 5830, BH-50, 1964
Description:  Centipedes. Here is an original photo that I took of Pelnsylvania Railroad "Centipede" locomotives in Frankstown, Pennsylvania, on 16 March 1964. Shown here (L to R) are three drawbar-linked pairs of PRR engines: #5830-#5%15, #5829-#5817, and #5825-#5819. All were built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during 1947 (viz., #5815, #5825, & #5817) or 1948 (viz., #5830, #5819, & #5829). They are about to be scrapped after only 16 years of service! These engines were built originally for passenger service; each unit generated 3,000 horsepower, so they were classified as BP-60's. Due to various chronic problems, however, they were all converted to helper-only units by 1952; each unit generated only 2,500 horsepower then/ so they were reclassified as BH-50's.
Photo Date:  3/16/1964  Upload Date: 7/29/2016 5:08:39 AM
Location:  Frankstown, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  PRR 5830(DR12-8-1500/2) PRR 5815(DR12-8-1500/2) PRR 5829(DR12-8-1500/2) PRR 5817(DR12-8-1500/2) PRR 5825(DR12-8-1500/2) PRR 5819(DR12-8-1500/2)
Views:  1342   Comments: 2
PRR 5824, BH-50, 1964
Title:  PRR 5824, BH-50, 1964
Description:  Centipedes. Here is an original photo that I took of Pennsylvania Railroad "Centipede" locomotives in Frankstown, Pennsylvania, on 17 May 1964. Shown here (L to R) are two drawbar-linked pairs of PRR engines: #5824-#5811 and #5817-#5829. All were built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during 1947 (viz., #5824, #5811, & #5817) or 1948 (viz., #5829). They are about to be scrapped after only 16 years of service! These engines were built originally for passenger service; each unit generated 3,000 horsepower, so they were classified as BP-60's. Due to various chronic problems, however, they were all converted to helper-only units by 1952; each unit generated only 2,500 horsepower then, so they were reclassified as BH-50's. Also visible in the foreground is my pet dog "Millie," who has just completed her own inspection tour of these soon-to-be-dispatched "Centipedes."
Photo Date:  5/17/1964  Upload Date: 8/12/2016 12:24:48 AM
Location:  Frankstown, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  PRR 5824(DR12-8-1500/2) PRR 5811(DR12-8-1500/2) PRR 5829(DR12-8-1500/2) PRR 5817(DR12-8-1500/2)
Views:  886   Comments: 1
PRR 5824, BH-50, 1964
Title:  PRR 5824, BH-50, 1964
Description:  Centipedes. Here is an original photo that I took of Pennsylvania Railroad "Centipede" locomotives in Frankstown, Pennsylvania, on 17 May 1964. Shown here (R to L) are two drawbar-linked pairs of PRR engines: #5824-#5811 and #5817-#5829. All were built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during 1947 (viz., #5824, #5811, & #5817) or 1948 (viz., #5829). They are about to be scrapped after only 16 years of service! These engines were built originally for passenger sfrvice; each unit generated 3,000 horsepower, so they were classified as BP-60's. Due to various chronic problems, however, they were all converted to helper-only units by 1952; each unit generated only 2,500 horsepower then, so they were reclassified as BH-50's.
Photo Date:  5/17/1964  Upload Date: 8/12/2016 12:22:54 AM
Location:  Frankstown, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  PRR 5824(DR12-8-1500/2) PRR 5811(DR12-8-1500/2) PRR 5829(DR12-8-1500/2) PRR 5817(DR12-8-1500/2)
Views:  1194   Comments: 1
PRR 5829, BH-50, 1964
Title:  PRR 5829, BH-50, 1964
Description:  Centipedes. Here is an original photo that I took of Pennsylvania Railroad "Centipede" locomotives in Frankstown, Pennsylvania, on 17 May 1964. Shown here (L to R) are two drawbar-linked pairs of PRR engines: #5829-#5817 and #5811-#5824. All were built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during 1947 (viz., #5817, #5811, & #5824) or 1948 (viz., #5829). They are about to be scrapped after only 16 years of service! These engines were built originally for passenger service; each unit generated 3,000 horsepower, so they were classified as BP-60's. Due to various chronic problems, however, they were all converted to helper-only units by 1952; each unit generated only 2,500 horsepower then, so they were reclassified as BH-50's.
Photo Date:  5/17/1964  Upload Date: 8/12/2016 12:21:08 AM
Location:  Frankstown, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  PRR 5829(DR12-8-1500/2) PRR 5811(DR12-8-1500/2) PRR 5824(DR12-8-1500/2) PRR 5817(DR12-8-1500/2)
Views:  1569   Comments: 1
PRR Centipede Celebration, Page 24, 1973
Title:  PRR Centipede Celebration, Page 24, 1973
Description:  Here is page two of a six-page camera study celebrating the Pennsylvania Railroad's "Centipede" locomotives. It was published originally in the May-June 1973 issue of "PC Railroader" magazine, page 24. All of these locomotives were built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works as 3,000 horsepower BP-60's for passenger service, but later regeared and downgraded to 2,500 horsepower BH-50's for freight and helper service. Top Photo: Both are BH-50's rated at 2,500 horsepower each. On the right, #5827 was built in October of 1948 and retired in September of 1962. On the left, #5817 was built in December of 1947 and retired in September of 1962. Middle Photo: At the left is PRR engine #5825, a BP-60 built in May of 1947, rated at 3,000 horsepower, and retired in April of 1952. Bottom Photo: Both are BH-50's rated at 2,500 horsepower each. At the right, #5819 was built in January of 1948 and retired in April of 1962. At the left, #5829 was built in December of 1948 and retired in April of 1962.
Photo Date:  5/1/1973  Upload Date: 7/22/2018 4:05:14 AM
Location:  Irwin, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  PRR 5827(DR12-8-1500/2) PRR 5817(DR12-8-1500/2) PRR 5825(DR12-8-1500/2) PRR 5819(DR12-8-1500/2) PRR 5829(DR12-8-1500/2)
Views:  762   Comments: 1
PRR 5817 "Centipede"
Title:  PRR 5817 "Centipede"
Description:  Date and location unknown.
Photo Date:  1/2/2012  Upload Date: 1/2/2012 6:08:57 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Wendy Crim
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  PRR 5817(DR12-8-1500/2)
Views:  1993   Comments: 7

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