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PRR 4314, I-1SA, 1952 |
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ARB. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Nelson Bowers that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 11 November 1952. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #4314, #9821, and two more "EF" Class units whose numbers are not recorded. #4314 is an I-1SA (2-10-0) "Decapod" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works as an I-1S during November of 1922, rebuilt in Juniata as an I-1SA in December of 1942, and retired in September of 1959. #9821 is an EF-15A built by GM-EMD in May of 1951, rated at 1,500 horsepower, and retired in December of 1967. Partially visible at the left is a pair of Baldwin-built "Centipedes"; in the middle distance are the Coaling Tipple and the Roundhouse situated in East Altoona. Photo taken from the 8th Street Bridge in Juniata. |
Photo Date: |
11/11/1952 Upload Date: 6/10/2019 10:50:25 AM |
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Altoona(Juniata), PA |
Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
Categories: |
Yard,Steam |
Locomotives: |
PRR 4314(2-10-0) PRR 9821(F7A) |
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608 Comments: 2 |
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PRR 9821, EF-15A, 1959 |
Description: |
Horseshoe Curve-1959. Here is an original photo that I took at the Pennsylvania Railroad's Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 03 September 1959. Shown here is PRR engine #9821 and two others whose numbers are not visible. All were built by EMD. #9821 is an EF-15A built in 1951 and rated at 1,500 horsepower. It is the lead unit pulling a westbound mixed-cargo freight train around the Horsehoe Curve and up the Allegheny Mountains to Gallitzin and points West. |
Photo Date: |
9/3/1959 Upload Date: 7/7/2016 12:32:12 PM |
Location: |
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE CURVE), PA |
Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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Locomotives: |
PRR 9821(F7A) |
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367 Comments: 0 |
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PRR 9821, EF-15A, 1960 |
Description: |
French. Here is an original photo by Harold Buckley, Jr., that was taken in Richmond, Indiana, on 21 August 1960. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9821, an EF-15A built by GM-EMD in May of 1951, rated at 1,500 horsepower, and retired in December of 1967 after just 16 years of revenue service. |
Photo Date: |
8/21/1960 Upload Date: 6/22/2024 11:29:51 PM |
Location: |
Richmond, IN |
Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
Categories: |
RollingStock,Yard |
Locomotives: |
PRR 9821(F7A) |
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35 Comments: 0 |
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PRR 9536, EF-15, 1964 |
Description: |
17th Street. Here is an original photo that I took of Pennsylvania Railroad trains in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 25 April 1964. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #9536, #9782, and #9821. All were built by EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9536 is an EF-15 built in 1948. #9782 and #9821 are EF-15A's built in 1951. They are about to pass under the 17th Street Bridge with a 64-car eastbound TrucTrain. The caboose is #477897. |
Photo Date: |
4/25/1964 Upload Date: 9/17/2016 4:05:14 AM |
Location: |
Altoona, PA |
Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
Categories: |
RollingStock,Bridge,Signal,Track |
Locomotives: |
PRR 9536(F3A) PRR 9782(F7A) PRR 9821(F7A) |
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977 Comments: 0 |
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