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PRR 8575, ES-15M, c. 1962 |
| Description: |
Altoona Action. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione. Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #8575, an ES-15M built by GM-EMD in September of 1953 and rated at 1,500 horsepower. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. |
| Photo Date: |
10/10/1962 Upload Date: 7/6/2024 10:58:27 PM |
| Location: |
Altoona, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Yard |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 8575(GP7) PRR 8574(GP7) |
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| Title: |
East Altoona Ready Tracks, 1965 |
| Description: |
17th Street. Here is an original photo that I took of Pennsylvania Railroad locomotives in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 11 April 1965. Shown here are the Locomotive Ready Tracks below the 17th Street Bridge; many makes and models are represented. Of the 35 or so locomotives visible, the following are identifiable by number. Starting from the bottom are PRR engines #8807, #8967, #8574, and #6307. #8807 is an FS-16M built by Fairbanks-Morse in 1952 and rated at 1,600 horsepower. #8967 is a BS-16M built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1951 and rated at 1,600 horsepower. #8574 is an ES-15M built by EMD in 1953 and rated at 1,500 horsepower. #6307 is an AF-27 built by the American Locomotive Company in 1965 and rated ate 2,700 horsepower. Visible in the distance is a portion of the 8th Street Bridge. |
| Photo Date: |
4/11/1965 Upload Date: 9/15/2016 4:46:29 PM |
| Location: |
Altoona(Juniata), PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Bridge,Yard |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 6307(C628) PRR 8807(H-16-44) PRR 8574(GP7) PRR 8967(AS616) |
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1498 Comments: 0 |
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