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Owner: Pennsylvania Railroad
Model:BLW AS616Built As:PRR 8974 (AS616)
Serial Number:75081Order No:
Frame Number: Built:5/1951
Notes:PRR Class BS-16M.
Other locos with this serial:  PRR 8974(AS616) PC 6974(AS616)
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PRR 8974, BS-16M, c. 1959
Title:  PRR 8974, BS-16M, c. 1959
Description:  Altoona Action. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, c. 1959. The photographer is not identified. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #8974, a BS-16M built by Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton in May of 1951 and rated at 1,600 horsepower.
Photo Date:  8/15/1959  Upload Date: 7/16/2020 6:45:34 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 8974(AS616)
Views:  457   Comments: 0
PRR 8974, BS-16M, 1960
Title:  PRR 8974, BS-16M, 1960
Description:  ARB. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by David R. Sweetland that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, in June of 1960. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #8974, a BS-16M road switcher built by Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton in May of 1951 and rated at 1,600 horsepower. "It's just another day in the Yard!" Photo taken from the 8th Street Bridge in Juniata. ("PrrFan18n")
Photo Date:  6/21/1960  Upload Date: 8/29/2021 12:07:07 PM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 8974(AS616)
Views:  250   Comments: 0
PRR 8974, BS-16M, 1961
Title:  PRR 8974, BS-16M, 1961
Description:  Everyday. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad locomotive in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, on 17 July 1961. Shown here is PRR engine #8974, a BS-16M built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1951 and rated at 1,600 horsepower. Its crew is in the process of switching cars at the Juniata River Railroad Bridge, just East of the Hollidaysburg Passenger Station. ("Red Shift" slide converted to Black & White.)
Photo Date:  7/17/1961  Upload Date: 9/27/2016 2:57:32 AM
Location:  Hollidaysburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 8974(AS616)
Views:  516   Comments: 0
PRR 8974, BS-16M, 1964
Title:  PRR 8974, BS-16M, 1964
Description:  Everyday. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad locomotive in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, on 27 October 1964. Shown here is PRR engine #8974, a BS-16M built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in May of 1951 and rated at 1,600 horsepower. Its crew is in the process of switching cars in the Hollidaysburg Yard, adjacent to the Yard Master's Office at the very eastern end of South Juniata Street. Visible on the far right are the venerable water tower and the western end of the PRR's Samuel Rea Shop. Partially visible in the far distance is Bald Hill.
Photo Date:  10/27/1964  Upload Date: 9/26/2016 4:19:27 AM
Location:  Hollidaysburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 8974(AS616)
Views:  564   Comments: 1


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