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Title:
PRR 5863, EP-20, 1948
Description:
FM. Here is an image of a photo by Fred McLeod that was taken at the Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, in August of 1948. Shown here (R to L) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5863 and another unit whose road number is not recorded. Both are EP-20's built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,000 horsepower each. #5863 was constructed in February of 1948. In this context, this A-A set is pulling a passenger train under four-track Signal Bridge #2417 on its way down the Allegheny Mountains to Altoona and points East. This image comes from a B&W slide set entitled "Horseshoe Curve, Pennsylvania Railroad" that's produced and distributed by Blackhawk Films of Davenport, Iowa. William E. Burket Collection.
Photo Date:
8/15/1948
Upload Date:
7/4/2022 7:51:46 AM
Location:
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 5863(E7A)
Views:
162
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 5863, EP-20, 1960
Description:
Sweetland. Here is duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by David R. Sweetland that was taken near Gallitzin, Pennsylvania, in October of 1960. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #5863 and two more E-7's whose numbers are not recorded. All were built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,000 horsepower each. #5863 was built in February of 1948. In this context, they're pulling a mail-express train that's about to enter the Gallitzin Tunnel on its way to Pittsburgh and points West.
Photo Date:
10/1/1960
Upload Date:
3/17/2020 1:56:21 AM
Location:
Gallitzin, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Tunnel,Signal
Locomotives:
PRR 5863(E7A)
Views:
406
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 5864, EP-20, #1 of 2, 1960
Description:
DMP-2. Here is the first of two successive 35mm color slides by an unidentified photographer that were taken in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on 12 February 1960. Shown here (L to R) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5864 and another unit whose road number is not recorded. Both are EP-20's built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,000 horsepower each. #5864 was constructed in February of 1948. Produced & distributed by Charly's Slides. (#6 of 20)
Photo Date:
2/12/1960
Upload Date:
10/17/2022 9:13:33 AM
Location:
Harrisburg, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge
Locomotives:
PRR 5864(E7A)
Views:
236
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 5864, EP-20, #2 of 2, 1960
Description:
DMP-2. Here is the second of two successive 35mm color slides by an unidentified photographer that were taken in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on 12 February 1960. Shown here (L to R) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5864 and another unit whose road number is not recorded. Both are EP-20's built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,000 horsepower each. #5864 was constructed in February of 1948. Produced & distributed by Charly's Slides. (#7 of 20)
Photo Date:
2/12/1960
Upload Date:
10/17/2022 9:15:04 AM
Location:
Harrisburg, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge
Locomotives:
PRR 5864(E7A)
Views:
196
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 5864, EP-20, 1964
Description:
Mann. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Tom Smart that was taken near Jeffersonville, Indiana, in August of 1964. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5864, an EP-20 built by GM-EMD in February of 1948 and rated at 2,000 horsepower. It's running backwards with a local freight train! ("PrrFan18n")
Photo Date:
8/15/1964
Upload Date:
9/20/2021 6:01:51 PM
Location:
Jeffersonville, IN
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
PRR 5864(E7A)
Views:
219
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 5864, EP-20, 1965
Description:
Slope to Works. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train between SLOPE and WORKS Towers in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 06 June 1965. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #5864 and two other units whose numbers are not recorded. All were built by EMD. #5864 is an EP-20 built in 1948 and rated at 2,000 horsepower. They are pulling a westbound passenger train into the Altoona Station; its platform is visible in the foreground.
Photo Date:
6/6/1965
Upload Date:
6/25/2016 4:54:34 PM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Station,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 5864(E7A)
Views:
490
Comments:
1
Title:
PRR 5865, EP-20, 1953
Description:
Wallin. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Richard R. Wallin that was taken at the Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, in May of 1953. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #5865 and two more units whose numbers are not recorded. All are EP-20's built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,000 horsepower each. #5865 was constructed during February of 1948. This A-B-A set is pulling a mail and express train down the Allegheny Mountains and around the Curve en route to Altoona and points East.
Photo Date:
5/5/1953
Upload Date:
12/24/2020 5:37:07 PM
Location:
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 5865(E7A)
Views:
294
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 5865, EP-20, c. 1955
Description:
Portraits 1. Here is diesel locomotive portrait of (R to L) Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5865 and another unit whose number is not recorded. Both are EP-20's built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,000 horsepower each. #5865 was built in February of 1948. The photographer's name, the date, and location are not recorded. (#14 of 20)
Photo Date:
5/5/1955
Upload Date:
1/6/2025 1:34:11 PM
Location:
Columbus, OH
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
PRR 5865(E7A)
Views:
21
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 5865, EP-20, 1959
Description:
FSF. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by David R. Sweetland that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, in September of 1959. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5865 and two more "EP" Class units whose road numbers are not recorded. All were built by GM-EMD. #5865 is an EP-20 built during February of 1948 and rated at 2,000 horsepower. They are about to pass under the 4th Street Footbridge with a mail and express train on their way to Harrisburg and points East. Just behind them are the crew-change building and the water tank, both of which saw service during the good ol' days when steam locomotives were marshaled here to push freights up the Allegheny Mountains via the Horseshoe Curve to the summit at Gallitzin.
Photo Date:
9/22/1959
Upload Date:
4/28/2018 4:45:52 AM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 5865(E7A)
Views:
546
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 5865, EP-20, 1962
Description:
MDiv. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by John Dziobko, Jr., that was taken near Duncannon, Pennsylvania, on 9 June 1962. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #5865 and two more "EP" Class units whose numbers are not recorded. All were built by GM-EMD. #5865 is an EP-20 built in February of 1948 and rated at 2,000 horsepower. This A-A-A set will soon cross the Rockville Bridge and arrive in Harrisburg with a ten-car passenger train bound for New York City. ("Stoneborobranch"; #54 of 56)
Photo Date:
6/9/1962
Upload Date:
9/15/2020 7:14:17 AM
Location:
Duncannon, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 5865(E7A)
Views:
318
Comments:
1
Title:
PRR 5865, EP-20, 1965
Description:
Slope to Works. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train between SLOPE and WORKS Towers in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 06 June 1965. Shown here (R to L) is PRR engine #5865 and two other units whose numbers are not visible. All were built by EMD. #5865 is an EP-20 built in 1948 and rated at 2,000 horsepower. They are pulling an eastbound passenger train, and will soon stop at the Altoona Passenger Station on their way to Philadelphia and New York City.
Photo Date:
6/6/1965
Upload Date:
6/25/2016 4:27:22 PM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
PRR 5865(E7A)
Views:
307
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 5866, EP-20, c. 1953
Description:
Here is an original photo by John S. Fisher that was taken near the Passenger Station in Yellow Springs, Ohio, c. 1953. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5866, an EP-20 built by GM-EMD in March of 1949 and rated at 2,000 horsepower. It's just departing the Station with a four-car passenger train bound for Columbus.
Photo Date:
9/22/1953
Upload Date:
5/9/2022 8:49:28 AM
Location:
Yellow Springs, OH
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 5866(E7A)
Views:
237
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 5866, EP-20, c. 1967
Description:
Here is a photo of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5866, an EP-20 built by GM-EMD in March of 1949 and rated at 2,000 horsepower. Note the "Stadium" and its floodlight towers in the background. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. John S. Fisher Collection; #15 of 15.
Photo Date:
1/23/1967
Upload Date:
6/14/2022 7:45:36 AM
Location:
Ivy City, DC
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 5866(E7A)
Views:
152
Comments:
0
Title:
"Busiest Mountain Railroad," Page 30, 1957
Description:
Here is page 15 of a 15-page cover article by David P. Morgan entitled "World's Busiest Mountain Railroad." It was published originally in the April 1957 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 30. Photo by Philip R. Hastings. Photo Caption: "What the helper crew sees ot the train it assists." Partially visible here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5867, an EP-20 built by GM-EMD in March of 1949 and rated at 2,000 horsepower. Barely visible in the distance is the Altoona Passenger Station.
Photo Date:
4/1/1957
Upload Date:
6/12/2018 12:44:34 AM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Night,Station,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 5867(E7A)
Views:
408
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 5867, EP-20, c. 1963
Description:
Chione. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione. Shown here (L to R) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5867 and two more units whose road numbers are not recorded. All were built by GM-EMD. #5867 is an EP-20 constructed in March of 1949 and rated at 2,000 horsepower. The names of the photographer and the Tower at the left, as well as the exact date and the location, are not recorded. (Any assistance with this location and/or Tower name will be much appreciated!)
Photo Date:
8/15/1963
Upload Date:
9/19/2023 9:54:34 PM
Location:
Indianapolis, IN
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 5867(E7A)
Views:
167
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 5867, EP-20, 1964
Description:
Tipton. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Tipton, Pennsylvania, on 10 May 1964. Shown here (L to R) is PRR engine #5867 and two other units whose numbers are not legible. All were built by EMD. #5867 is an EP-20 built in 1949 and rated at 2,000 horsepower. They are pulling an 8-car eastbound passenger train.
Photo Date:
5/10/1964
Upload Date:
8/24/2016 3:19:31 AM
Location:
Tipton, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 5867(E7A)
Views:
448
Comments:
1
Title:
PRR 5867, EP-20, 1964
Description:
Tipton. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Tipton, Pennsylvania, on 10 May 1964. Shown here (L to R) is PRR engine #5867 and two other units whose numbers are not legible. All were built by EMD. #5867 is an EP-20 built in 1949 and rated at 2,000 horsepower. They are pulling an 8-car eastbound passenger train.
Photo Date:
5/10/1964
Upload Date:
8/24/2016 3:21:07 AM
Location:
Tipton, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
RollingStock,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 5867(E7A)
Views:
636
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR ABA Set in Chicago
Description:
Photo Date:
1/1/1955
Upload Date:
5/15/2007 4:03:33 PM
Location:
Chicago, IL
Author:
Tom Bedwell
Categories:
Locomotives:
PRR 5868(E7A)
Views:
1897
Comments:
2
Title:
PRR 5895, EP-22, 1961
Description:
Horseshoe Curve-1961. Here is an original photo that I took at the Pennsylvania Railroad's Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 17 August 1961. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #5895, #5715, and #5868. All were built by EMD. #5895 is an EP-22 built in 1951 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. #5715 is an EP-22 built in 1952 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. #5868 is an EP-20 built in 1949 and rated at 2,000 horsepower. They are pulling a westbound mail/express train around the Horseshoe Curve and up the Allegheny Mountains to Gallitzin and points West.
Photo Date:
8/17/1961
Upload Date:
7/8/2016 1:40:49 AM
Location:
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Action
Locomotives:
PRR 5895(E8A)
PRR 5715(E8A)
PRR 5868(E7A)
Views:
678
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 5869
Description:
Photo Date:
9/6/1966
Upload Date:
11/3/2020 10:11:06 AM
Location:
Richmond, IN
Author:
Jeffrey Lawrence Collection
Categories:
Locomotives:
PRR 5869(E7A)
Views:
199
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 5870, EP-20, c. 1951
Description:
Altoona Action. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken at the Passenger Station in Altoona, Pennsylvania, c. 1951. Shown at the right is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5870, an EP-20 built by GM-EMD in April of 1949 and rated at 2,000 horsepower. Along with another "EP" Class unit (not pictured), it's passing under the Train Shed with an eastbound passenger train, and will soon come to a stop both to change crews and discharge & pick-up passengers at the Station. Also visible are two unidentified "EF" Class locomotives pulling a westbound mixed-cargo freight train a couple of tracks over, as well as portions of the PRR's 12th Street Car Shops in the distance. Produced and distributed by Creative Graphics of Newark, NJ. ("PrrFan18n")
Photo Date:
7/13/1951
Upload Date:
12/8/2020 5:54:51 PM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Station,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 5870(E7A)
Views:
409
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 5870, EP-20, 1960
Description:
Kern. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Fred R. Kern that was taken near Aqueduct, Pennsylvania, on 17 October 1960. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5870 and two more "EP" Class units whose road numbers are not recorded. All are EP-20's built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,000 horsepower each. #5870 was constructed in April of 1949. In this context, they're rockin' 'n' rollin' with a passenger train out of Pittsburgh bound for Harrisburg and points East. ("PrrFan18n")
Photo Date:
10/17/1960
Upload Date:
2/27/2021 7:32:18 AM
Location:
Aqueduct, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 5870(E7A)
Views:
182
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 5871
Description:
This 1949 EMD built E7A unit with its spiked radio antenna and another E7A unit heads up a long string of varnish. Unknown photographer
Photo Date:
6/1/1965
Upload Date:
11/5/2015 6:14:30 AM
Location:
South Amboy, NJ
Author:
Gary Everhart
Categories:
Roster,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:
PRR 5871(E7A)
Views:
514
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 6727, M-1A, c. 1955
Description:
Kern. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Fred Kern that was taken near Duncannon, Pennsylvania, on 24 July 1955. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #6727 and #5872. #6727 is an M-1A (4-8-2) "Mountain" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during May of 1930 and retired in August of 1956. #5872 is an EP-20 built by GM-EMD in April of 1949 and rated at 2,000 horsepower. Symbolically speaking, oil power is about to eclipse coal power forever!
Photo Date:
7/24/1955
Upload Date:
3/2/2019 11:46:03 AM
Location:
Duncannon, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 6727(4-8-2)
PRR 5872(E7A)
Views:
970
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 5872, EP-20, c. 1955
Description:
Mann. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide that was taken just West of the Passenger Station in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5872 and three more units whose road numbers are not recorded. All are EP-20's built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,000 horsepower each. #5872 was constructed in April of 1949. This A-B-B-A set is departing the Station with a mail and express train bound for Altoona and points West. The photographer's name and the exact date are not recorded. ("PrrFan18n")
Photo Date:
8/15/1955
Upload Date:
6/24/2021 2:47:46 PM
Location:
Harrisburg, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge,Station,Signal
Locomotives:
PRR 5872(E7A)
Views:
361
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR #6727 & #5872
Description:
RE-UPLOAD due to missing file. Scanned with an Epson V550 from a duplicate 35mm slide, brand is unknown. Date, location, and photographer are unknown.
Photo Date:
12/8/2014
Upload Date:
1/1/2025 10:28:28 PM
Location:
Unknown, US
Author:
Unknown/Louis Fols Collection
Categories:
Steam,Action
Locomotives:
PRR 6727(4-8-2)
PRR 5872(E7A)
Views:
22
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 5705, EP-22, 1966
Description:
Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Cincinnati, Ohio, on 19 March 1966. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #5705 and #5873. Both were built by GM-EMD. #5705 is an EP-22 built in September of 1952 and rated at 2,250 horsepower, while #5873 is an EP-20 constructed in April of 1949 and rated at 2,000 horsepower. ("Tchowee"; #17 of 29)
Photo Date:
3/19/1966
Upload Date:
5/8/2020 9:12:58 PM
Location:
Cincinnati, OH
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Station,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 5705(E8A)
PRR 5873(E7A)
Views:
495
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 5874, EP-20, 1961
Description:
Oil Power. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken near Chicago, Illinois, in August of 1961. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #5874 and #5762. Both were built by GM-EMD. #5874 is an EP-20 built in April of 1949 and rated at 2,000 horsepower. #5762 is an EP-22 built in November of 1952, rated at 2,250 horsepower, acquired by the Penn Central and renumbered "4262," and later turned into a roadside cafe in Duanesburg (NY) as New York Central E-8 number "4097" (circa 2010)!
Photo Date:
8/15/1961
Upload Date:
6/21/2018 12:38:25 AM
Location:
Chicago, IL
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 5874(E7A)
PRR 5762(E8A)
Views:
754
Comments:
1
Title:
PRR 5874, EP-20, 1962
Description:
DMP-2. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 27 October 1962. Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5874, an EP-20 built by GM-EMD in April of 1949 and rated at 2,000 horsepower. Produced & distributed by Charly's Slides. (#8 of 20)
Photo Date:
10/27/1962
Upload Date:
10/17/2022 9:16:19 AM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard,Signal
Locomotives:
PRR 5874(E7A)
Views:
193
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 5874, EP-20, 1964
Description:
WIL-ALT-64. Here is an original photo that I took during a trip on Pennsylvania Railroad passenger trains from Wilmington to Altoona on 03 July 1964. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #5798 and #5874, Both were built by EMD. #5798 is an EP-22 built in 1952 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. #5874 is an EP-20 built in 1949 and rated at 2,000 horsepower. They are about to couple onto an 18-car passenger train heading to Altoona, Pittsburgh, and points West. (Note the duplicate "PRR" logos on the front door.)
Photo Date:
7/3/1964
Upload Date:
9/12/2016 10:40:44 AM
Location:
Harrisburg, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Station,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 5798(E8A)
PRR 5874(E7A)
Views:
959
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 5882, EP-20, c. 1966
Description:
Oil Power. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, c. 1966. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #5882 and #5874. Both are EP-20's built by GM-EMD in April of 1949 and rated at 2,000 horsepower each. Note the contrast between the "old" and the "new" paint schemes.
Photo Date:
8/15/1966
Upload Date:
1/18/2023 10:25:33 PM
Location:
Harrisburg, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 5882(E7A)
PRR 5874(E7A)
Views:
202
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 5874, EP-20, c. 1967
Description:
Mann. Here is a photo showing (R to L) Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5874 and two more units whose numbers are not recorded. All are EP-20's built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,000 horsepower each. #5874 was constructed in April of 1949. The photographer's name, the date, and the location are not recorded. (Gift from Brad Mann.)
Photo Date:
11/14/1967
Upload Date:
8/20/2021 3:33:07 PM
Location:
Cove, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 5874(E7A)
Views:
153
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR Wilkes-Barre Excursion, #1 of 2, c. 1950
Description:
Here is the first of two successive photos by an unidentified photographer that were taken in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, c. 1950. Shown here in excursion service (R to L) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5875 and two more units whose road numbers are not recorded. All are EP-20's built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,000 horsepower each. #5875 was constructed in April of 1949. Many thanks to Anthony Zinskie for identifying this location correctly. Roy Healey Collection; #11 of 16.
Photo Date:
8/15/1950
Upload Date:
2/25/2018 10:09:42 AM
Location:
Wilkes-Barre, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge,Station,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 5875(E7A)
Views:
360
Comments:
1
Title:
PRR 5875, EP-20, #3 of 3, c. 1951
Description:
Baera 2. Here is the third of three photos by an unidentified photographer that were taken at Union Station in Indianapolis, Indiana, c. 1951. Shown here (L to R) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5875 and a "B" unit whose road number is not recorded. Both are EP-20's built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,000 horsepower each. #5875 was constructed in April of 1949.
Photo Date:
8/15/1951
Upload Date:
6/14/2023 7:05:51 AM
Location:
Indianapolis, IN
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Station,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 5875(E7A)
Views:
108
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 5876, EP-20, 1949
Description:
FM. Here is an image of a photo by Fred McLeod that was taken at the Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 10 October 1949. Shown here (R to L) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5876 and another unit whose road number is not recorded. Both are EP-20's built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,000 horsepower each. #5876 was constructed in April of 1949. In this context, this A-A set is pulling the "Gotham Limited" around the Curve on its way down the Allegheny Mountains to Altoona and points East. This image comes from a B&W slide set entitled "Horseshoe Curve, Pennsylvania Railroad" that's produced and distributed by Blackhawk Films of Davenport, Iowa. William E. Burket Collection.
Photo Date:
10/10/1949
Upload Date:
7/6/2022 1:36:35 AM
Location:
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 5876(E7A)
Views:
185
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 5876, EP-20, 1952
Description:
Altoona Action. Here is an image of a photo by an unidentified photographer that was taken at the Pennsylvania Railroad's Passenger Station in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 24 April 1952. Partial Caption: "Nearly 500 Blair County residents rode a special Pennsylvania Railroad train to Pittsburgh and the Old Nixon Theater on April 24, 1952, to see the stage production of 'South Pacific' and to celebrate the birthday of its star, Altoona's Janet Lafferty, whose stage name was Janet Blair." Partially visible here is PRR engine #5876, an EP-20 built by GM-EMD in April of 1949 and rated at 2,000 horsepower. William E. Burket Collection.
Photo Date:
4/24/1952
Upload Date:
8/14/2022 5:39:29 PM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Station,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 5876(E7A)
Views:
193
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 5898, EP-22, c. 1962
Description:
Showalter. Here is an original photo by H.N. Proctor. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #5898 and #5876. Both were built by GM-EMD. #5898 is an EP-22 built in March of 1951 and rated at 2,250 horsepower, while #5876 was built in April of 1949 and rated at 2,000 horsepower. The exact date and the location are not recorded. (2; #3 of 4)
Photo Date:
7/25/1962
Upload Date:
9/2/2020 5:26:18 PM
Location:
Pittsburgh, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 5898(E8A)
PRR 5876(E7A)
Views:
719
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 5877, EP-20, 1964
Description:
17th Street. Here is an original photo that I took of Pennsylvania Railroad trains in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 25 April 1964. On the right (L to R) are PRR engines #5877 and #5876. Both are EP-20's built by EMD in 1949 and rated at 2,000 horsepower each. They are about to stop at the Altoona Station with a nine-car passenger train on its way to Harrisburg, Philadelphia, and New York City. On the left (L to R) are PRR engines #8608 and #8607. Both are APS-24MS's built by the American Locomotive Company in 1955 and rated at 2,400 horsepower each. They are returning to Altoona after making a helper/pusher run up the Allegheny Mountains via the Horseshoe Curve to Gallitzin and back. This photo taken adjacent to ALTO Tower.
Photo Date:
4/25/1964
Upload Date:
9/17/2016 3:16:26 AM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 5877(E7A)
PRR 5876(E7A)
PRR 8608(RSD7)
PRR 8607(RSD7)
Views:
1266
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 5877, EP-20, c. 1951
Description:
AHC. Here is an original 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken at the Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, c. 1951. Shown here (R to L) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5877 and another unit whose road number is not recorded. Both are EP-20's built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,000 horsepower each. #5877 was built in April of 1949. In this context, they're pulling a passenger train around the Curve and down the Allegheny Mountains to Altoona and points East.
Photo Date:
4/16/1951
Upload Date:
12/19/2024 7:43:05 AM
Location:
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 5877(E7A)
Views:
34
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 5877, EP-20, 1964
Description:
Here a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by R.P. Olmsted that was taken at Chicago's Union Station on 7 June 1964. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #5877 and two more "EP" Class units whose numbers are not recorded. All were built by GM-EMD. #5877 is an EP-20 built in April of 1949 and rated at 2,000 horsepower. They're ready to depart the Station with a mail and express train bound for Pittsburgh and points East. ("Stoneborobranch"; #5 of 10)
Photo Date:
6/7/1964
Upload Date:
7/23/2020 12:38:00 PM
Location:
Chicago Union Statio, IL
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Station,Signal
Locomotives:
PRR 5877(E7A)
Views:
266
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 5878, EP-20, c. 1955
Description:
Mann. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide showing Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5878, an EP-20 built by GM-EMD in April of 1949 and rated at 2,000 horsepower. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. ("PrrFan18n")
Photo Date:
8/15/1955
Upload Date:
6/24/2021 2:49:07 PM
Location:
Harrisburg, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
PRR 5878(E7A)
Views:
294
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 5878, EP-20, 1960
Description:
AHC. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by David R. Sweetland that was taken at the Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, during March of 1960. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #5878 and two more "EP" Class units whose numbers are not recorded. All were built by GM-EMD. #5878 is an EP-20 constructed in April of 1949 and rated at 2,000 horsepower. In this context, this A-B-A trio is rounding the Curve on its way down the Allegheny Mountains to the Altoona Passenger Station and points East. Also visible is PRR passenger coach #4004. ("PrrFan18n")
Photo Date:
3/21/1960
Upload Date:
3/18/2021 11:39:35 AM
Location:
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
RollingStock,Winter,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 5878(E7A)
Views:
294
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 5708, EP-22, 1962
Description:
MDiv. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by John Dziobko, Jr., that was taken in Duncannon, Pennsylvania, in May of 1962. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #5708, two unidentified "EP" Class units, and #5878. All were built by GM-EMD. #5708 is an EP-22 built in October of 1952 and rated at 2,250 horsepower, while #5878 is an EP-20 constructed in April of 1949 and rated at 2,000 horsepower. This A-A-B-A set is passing through the Duncannon Station with a passenger train bound for Harrisburg and points East. ("Stoneborobranch"; #50 of 56)
Photo Date:
5/5/1962
Upload Date:
9/14/2020 10:42:06 AM
Location:
Duncannon, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Station,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 5708(E8A)
PRR 5878(E7A)
Views:
569
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 5700, EP-22, 1965
Description:
Oil Power. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Tom Smart that was taken in Louisville, Kentucky, on 1 May 1965. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #5700 and #5878. Both were built by GM-EMD. #5700 is an EP-22 built in September of 1952 and rated at 2,250 horsepower, while #5878 is an EP-20 built in April of 1949 and rated at 2,000 horsepower. Looks to me like #5700 has had a close encounter of the third kind!
Photo Date:
5/1/1965
Upload Date:
10/3/2018 5:08:03 AM
Location:
Louisville, KY
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 5700(E8A)
PRR 5878(E7A)
Views:
745
Comments:
1
Title:
PRR 6305, AF-27, 1965
Description:
17th Street. Here is an original photo that I took of Pennsylvania Railroad trains in Altoona, Pennsylvania, during August of 1965. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engine #6305, an unidentified ALCo diesel, two EMD "E" units, and engine #5878. #6305 is an AF-27 built by the American Locomotive Company in 1965 and rated at 2,700 horsepower; in this context, it is a "helper" engine. #5878 is an EP-20 built by EMD in 1949 and rated at 2,000 horsepower. They are about to pass under the 17th Street Bridge with a passenger train on their way up the Allegheny Mountains via the Horseshoe Curve to Pittsburgh and points West. Partially visible in the distance are some of the PRR's 12th Street Shop buildings. This photo taken from the pedestrian stairway connecting 10th Avenue with the 17th Street Bridge.
Photo Date:
8/15/1965
Upload Date:
9/17/2016 2:07:38 PM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 6305(C628)
PRR 5878(E7A)
Views:
655
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 5878, EP-20, 1965
Description:
17th Street. Here is an original photo that I took of Pennsylvania Railroad trains in Altoona, Pennsylvania, during August of 1965. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engine #6305, an unidentified ALCo diesel, two EMD "E" units, and engine #5878. #6305 is an AF-27 built by the American Locomotive Company in 1965 and rated at 2,700 horsepower; in this context, it is a "helper" engine. #5878 is an EP-20 built by EMD in 1949 and rated at 2,000 horsepower. They are passing ALTO Tower with a passenger train on their way up the Allegheny Mountains via the Horseshoe Curve to Pittsburgh and points West. This photo taken from the pedestrian stairway connecting 10th Avenue with the 17th Street Bridge.
Photo Date:
8/15/1965
Upload Date:
9/17/2016 2:10:01 PM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge,Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 6305(C628)
PRR 5878(E7A)
Views:
540
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 5878, ET-20, 1966
Description:
7th Street. Here is an original telephoto view that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Altoona, Pennsylvania, during March of 1966. Shown here (R to L) arz PRR engine #5878 and two other units whose numbers are not recorded. All were built by EMD. #5878 is an EP-20 built in 1949 and rated at 2,000 horsepower. After departine the Altoona Station, they are pulling a long passenger train under the 7th Street Bridge on their way to Harrisburg and points East.
Photo Date:
3/21/1966
Upload Date:
9/30/2016 4:18:15 AM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Byers
Categories:
Bridge,Night,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 5878(E7A)
Views:
400
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 5879, EP-20, c. 1951
Description:
Baera 1. Here is a photo by an unidentified photographer that was taken at Union Station in Indianapolis, Indiana, c. 1951. Shown here (R to L) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5879 and another unit whose road number is not recorded. Both are EP-20's built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,000 horsepower each. #5879 was constructed in April of 1949.
Photo Date:
8/15/1951
Upload Date:
6/9/2023 11:17:03 PM
Location:
Indianapolis, IN
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Station,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 5879(E7A)
Views:
103
Comments:
0
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