Here is page five 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 27. Here are four running-gear photos taken of a pair of semi-permanently coupled "Centipedes": #5816 and #5828. Both are BH-50's built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works and rated at 2,500 horsepower each. #5816 was built in November 1947 and retired in September of 1962, whereas #5?28 was built in November of 1948 and retired in April of 1962. The location is not recorded. |
Date:
5/1/1973 |
Location:
Eddystone, PA Map  |
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1069 |
Collection Of:

Thomas C. Ayers |
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Author: Thomas C. Ayers
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Picture Categories: Roster |
This picture is part of album: PRR: Centipede Celebration ~ May 1973 (R) |