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PRR 4339, EFP-15, 1966
Title:  PRR 4339, EFP-15, 1966
Description:  Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken in Toledo, Ohio, during September of 1966. The photographer is not identified. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #4339 and #1454. Both were built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #4339 was built as EFP-15 number "9839" in April of 1952 and renumbered "4339" in preparation for the PRR-NYC merger. #1454 was constructed as EF-15 number "9667" in March of 1949 and renumbered "1454" for the merger. In my opinion, #4339 has become a sad example of the PRR's policy of "deferred maintenance." ("Stoneborobranch"; #3 of 10)
Photo Date:  9/22/1966  Upload Date: 7/21/2020 6:27:10 AM
Location:  Toledo, OH
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 4339(FP7A) PRR 1454(F7A)
Views:  506   Comments: 0
PRR 1457, EF-15A, 1967
Title:  PRR 1457, EF-15A, 1967
Description:  Oil Power. Here a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Dennison, Ohio, in December of 1967. Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #1457, an EF-15A built by GM-EMD as number "9670" in April of 1949, rated at 1,500 horsepower, and renumbered "1457" in preparation for the PRR-NYC merger. Partially visible at the right is #2415, the AF-24A built by the American Locomotive Company in September of 1963 and rated at 2,400 horsepower.
Photo Date:  12/21/1967  Upload Date: 9/22/2024 2:58:11 AM
Location:  Dennison, OH
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 1457(F7A) PRR 2415(C424)
Views:  71   Comments: 0
West Coast Clipper
Title:  West Coast Clipper
Description:  Harsimus Cove to Conway symbol freight NWC-1 - the "West Coast Clipper" (Chicago connections from Conway) passed McVeytown, PA on a rainy morning in May of 1968 - Penn-Central being 3 months old at the time.
Photo Date:  5/12/1968  Upload Date: 10/11/2012 1:16:11 PM
Location:  McVeytown, PA
Author:  Rick Erben
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  PRR 4366(FP7A) PRR 3546B(F7B) PRR 1477(F7A) PRR 2404(RS27)
Views:  2911   Comments: 1
PRR 1488, EF-15A, 1967
Title:  PRR 1488, EF-15A, 1967
Description:  Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken near Jeffersonville, Indiana, on 3 October 1967. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #1488 and another "EF" Class unit whose number is not recorded. Both were built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #1488 is an EF-15A built as number "9788" in February of 1951 and renumbered "1488" in preparation for the PRR-NYC merger. ("Tchowee"; #20 of 39)
Photo Date:  10/3/1967  Upload Date: 5/20/2020 5:57:44 PM
Location:  Jeffersonville, IN
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Signal
Locomotives:  PRR 1488(F7A)
Views:  359   Comments: 0
PRR 1507, EF-15A, 1967
Title:  PRR 1507, EF-15A, 1967
Description:  Lorenz. Here is a photo via Bob Lorenz that was taken near Bucyrus, Ohio, in 1967. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engine #1507 and two "Geeps" whose road numbers are not recorded. All were built by GM-EMD. #1507 is an EF-15A constructed as number "9807" in April of 1951, rated at 1,500 horsepower, renumbered "1507" in preparation for the PRR-NYC merger, and retired in October of 1967 after just 16 years of service. Perhaps its final revenue run? (Gift from Brad Mann.)
Photo Date:  8/15/1967  Upload Date: 9/11/2021 9:23:40 PM
Location:  Bucyrus, OH
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 1507(F7A)
Views:  311   Comments: 0
PRR 1535, EF-15A, 1967
Title:  PRR 1535, EF-15A, 1967
Description:  Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken in Dennison, Ohio, on 19 April 1967. The photographer is not identified. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #1535, #3549, and #3562. All are EF-15A's built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #1535: built as "9876-A" in September of 1952, renumbered "1535" in preparation for the PRR-NYC merger, and retired in October of 1967. #3549: built as "9798-B" in March of 1951, renumbered "3549" for the merger, and retired in December of 1967. #3562: built as "9876-B" in September of 1952 and renumbered "3562" for the merger. ("Tchowee"; #21 of 39)
Photo Date:  4/19/1967  Upload Date: 5/20/2020 5:56:53 PM
Location:  Dennison, OH
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 1535(F7A) PRR 3549(F7B) PRR 3562(F7B)
Views:  581   Comments: 0
PRR 9541
Title:  PRR 9541
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/8/1954  Upload Date: 12/18/2022 9:35:41 PM
Location:  Unknown, PA
Author:  Niko B
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 9641(F7A)
Views:  103   Comments: 0
PRR 9641, EF-15A, 1957
Title:  PRR 9641, EF-15A, 1957
Description:  Oil Power. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Erie, Pennsylvania, in July of 1957. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #9641, #9663, and #9643. All are EF-15A's built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9641 was built in March of 1950 and retired in July of 1965, #9662 was built in February of 1950 and survived into the Penn Central era, while #9643 was built in March of 1950 and also survived into the PC era. Produced and distributed by the Lake Shore Railway Historical Society, Inc.
Photo Date:  7/7/1957  Upload Date: 11/2/2018 5:27:45 AM
Location:  Erie, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 9641(F7A) PRR 9663(F7A) PRR 9643(F7A)
Views:  868   Comments: 2
PRR 9641, EF-15A, 1962
Title:  PRR 9641, EF-15A, 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 #9641, an unidentified EFS-17M, and #9509. All were built by GM-EMD. #9641 is an EF-15A built in March of 1950, rated at 1,500 horsepower, and retired in July of 1965. #9509 is an EF-15 built in April of 1948, rated at 1,500 horsepower, and retired in May of 1962. They're about to pass the Duncannon Passenger Station with a mixed-cargo freight train on their way to the Enola Yards. A minute portion of the Susquehanna River is visible at the far right. ("Stoneborobranch"; #53 of 56)
Photo Date:  5/5/1962  Upload Date: 9/17/2020 4:28:48 AM
Location:  Duncannon, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station
Locomotives:  PRR 9641(F7A) PRR 9509(F3A)
Views:  545   Comments: 0
"Motive Power Roster," Page 57, 1957
Title:  "Motive Power Roster," Page 57, 1957
Description:  Here is page five of a seven-page article by Sy Reich entitled "Pennsylvania Railroad Motive Power Roster." It was published originally in the August 1957 issue of "Railroad" magazine, page 57. Second Photo Down: Shown here is PRR engine #8813, an FS-16M built by Fairbanks-Morse in April of 1952, rated at 1,600 horsepower, and retired in December of 1967. Third Photo Down: Shown here is PRR engine #9451, an FF-16 built by Fairbanks-Morse in September of 1950, rated at 1,600 horsepower, and retired in April of 1964. Fourth Photo Down: Shown here is PRR engine #9642, an EF-15A built by EMD in March of 1950, rated at 1,500 horsepower, and retired in August of 1966.
Photo Date:  8/1/1957  Upload Date: 10/14/2017 2:09:18 PM
Location:  Pittsburgh, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  PRR 8813(H-16-44) PRR 9451(CFA16-4) PRR 9642(F7A)
Views:  784   Comments: 0
PRR 9642, EF-15A, 1965
Title:  PRR 9642, EF-15A, 1965
Description:  17th Street. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Altoona, Pennsylvania, during August of 1965. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engine #9642 and two other units whose numbers are not legible. All were built by EMD. #9642 is an EF-15A built in 1950 and rated at 1,500 horsepower. They are pulling an eastbound coal train past ALTO Tower into the Altoona Yards.
Photo Date:  8/15/1965  Upload Date: 9/17/2016 2:37:47 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Signal
Locomotives:  PRR 9642(F7A)
Views:  623   Comments: 0
PRR 9643, EF-15A, 1950
Title:  PRR 9643, EF-15A, 1950
Description:  Portraits 1. Here is a diesel locomotive portrait by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Chicago, Illinois, on 7 July 1950. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #9643 and two more "EF" Class units whose road numbers are not recorded. All were built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9643 is an EF-15A constructed in March of 1950. (#5 of 20)
Photo Date:  7/7/1950  Upload Date: 2/19/2021 8:07:36 AM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 9643(F7A)
Views:  273   Comments: 0
PRR 9644, EF-15, 1954
Title:  PRR 9644, EF-15, 1954
Description:  Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Fred Kern that was taken near Cove, Pennsylvania, on 25 July 1954. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9644 and two more "EF" Class units whose road numbers are not recorded. All were built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9644 is an EF-15A constructed in March of 1950. Note the "dragging-object" dectecors in the foreground. ("Tchowee"; #18 of 39)
Photo Date:  7/25/1954  Upload Date: 5/20/2020 12:09:51 PM
Location:  Cove, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 9644(F7A)
Views:  289   Comments: 0
PRR 9644, EF-15A, 1964
Title:  PRR 9644, EF-15A, 1964
Description:  17th Street. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 25 April 1964. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #9806 and #9644. Both are EF-15A's built by EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each; #9806 was built in 1951, but #9644 was built in 1950. They are pulling a 63-car eastbound coal train under the 17th Street Bridge on their way to the Altoona Yards. The caboose is #477148. Partially visible in the background is the PRR's Test Plant building.
Photo Date:  4/25/1964  Upload Date: 9/17/2016 4:55:45 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge
Locomotives:  PRR 9806(F7A) PRR 9644(F7A)
Views:  870   Comments: 0
PRR F3 A-B Sets
Title:  PRR F3 A-B Sets
Description:  3x PRR F3 A-B locomotive sets; 9553, 9644, 9875, and 1x PRR F3 A-B-A set; 9552 (with 9540 in the rear.)
Photo Date:  5/17/2018  Upload Date: 5/18/2018 9:44:18 AM
Location:  Newtown Square, PA
Author:  Ryne Birdsong
Categories:  Scenic,Model
Locomotives:  PRR 9552(F3A) PRR 9553(F3A) PRR 9540(F3A) PRR 9875(F7A) PRR 9644(F7A)
Views:  851   Comments: 0
PRR 7220, EFS-17M, 1964
Title:  PRR 7220, EFS-17M, 1964
Description:  8th Street. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 12 January 1964. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #7220, #9646, #9770-B, and #9492. #7220 is an EFS-17M built by EMD in 1957 and rated at 1,750 horsepower. #9646 and #9770-B are EF-15A's built by EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each; #9646 was built in 1950, but #9770-B was built in 1951. #9492 is an FF-16 built by Fairbanks-Morse in 1950 and rated at 1,600 horsepower. They are about to pass under the 8th Street Bridge in Juniata with a 100-car mixed-cargo freight train destined for Enola and points East.
Photo Date:  1/12/1964  Upload Date: 9/13/2016 11:17:56 AM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Winter
Locomotives:  PRR 7220(GP9) PRR 9646(F7A) PRR 9770-B(F7B) PRR 9492(CFA16-4)
Views:  1081   Comments: 0
PRR 9647, EF-15A, 1964
Title:  PRR 9647, EF-15A, 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) are PRR engines #9647, #9852-B, and #9544. All were built by EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9647 is an EF-15A built in 1950. #9852-B is an EFP-15 built in 1952. #9544 is an EH-15 built in 1948. They are crossing Clearfield Avenue with a 160-car westbound mixed-cargo freight train along with N-8 caboose #478189.
Photo Date:  5/10/1964  Upload Date: 8/24/2016 3:22:54 AM
Location:  Tipton, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 9647(F7A) PRR 9852-B(F7B) PRR 9544(F3A)
Views:  915   Comments: 1
PRR 9647, EF-15A, 1965
Title:  PRR 9647, EF-15A, 1965
Description:  Winter. Here is an original photo that I took of Pennsylvania Railroad locomotives in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 03 January 1965. Shown here (F to R) are PRR engines #9647, #9823, and #9668. All are EF-15A's built by EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9647 was built in 1950, #9823 was built in 1951, while #9668 was built in 1949. They have just uncoupled from a train they pulled into Altoona and are about to pass under the 7th Street Bridge ~ after which they will proceed a short distance and stop, and then they will back into the East Altoona Ready Tracks. Visible on the right are some of the cars of a 40-car TrucTrain entering the Eastbound Receiving Yard.
Photo Date:  1/3/1965  Upload Date: 9/10/2016 3:42:49 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Winter
Locomotives:  PRR 9647(F7A)
Views:  500   Comments: 1
"Largest Locomotive Fleet," Page 41, 1964
Title:  "Largest Locomotive Fleet," Page 41, 1964
Description:  Here is page four of an 11-page article by Bert Pennypacker entitled "All About America's Largest Locomotive Fleet." It was published originally in the April 1964 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 41. Photo Caption: "Sometimes diesel power is not exchanged for electric at Enola Yard (near Harrisburg) but goes right on through under catenary to destination. F-7's roll through Elizabeth, N.J., en route to Waverly Yard, Newark, with an Altoona coal drag." Photo by Don Wood. Shown here (L to R) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9651 and two more units whose road numbers are not recorded. All were built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9651 is an EF-15A constructed in February of 1950 and retired in July of 1966 after just 16 years of revenue service.
Photo Date:  4/1/1964  Upload Date: 9/29/2022 9:04:33 AM
Location:  Elizabeth, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 9651(F7A)
Views:  107   Comments: 0
PRR 9785, EF-15A, 1960
Title:  PRR 9785, EF-15A, 1960
Description:  Gallitzin. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Gallitzin, Pennsylvania, during November of 1960. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #9785, #9876-B, and #9652. All were built by EMD and are rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9785 is an EF-15A built in 1951. #9876-B is an EF-15A built in 1952. #9652 is an EH-15 built in 1950. They are running light and are about to pass under the State Route 53 Bridge just West of Gallitzin, which is visible in the distance. ("Red Shift" slide converted to Black & White.)
Photo Date:  11/24/1960  Upload Date: 9/29/2016 11:47:00 AM
Location:  Gallitzin, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Signal,Track
Locomotives:  PRR 9785(F7A) PRR 9876-B(F7B) PRR 9652(F7A)
Views:  586   Comments: 0
PRR 9654, EF-15A, 1961
Title:  PRR 9654, EF-15A, 1961
Description:  Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken near Detroit, Michigan, during July of 1961. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #9654 and two more "EF" Class units whose numbers are not recorded. All were built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9841 is an EF-15A built as an EH-15 in February of 1950, regeared and reclassified as an EF-15A, and retired in November of 1966 after just 16 years' service. ("Tchowee"; #22 of 39)
Photo Date:  7/7/1961  Upload Date: 5/5/2020 12:48:44 PM
Location:  Detroit, MI
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 9654(F7A)
Views:  503   Comments: 0
PRR 7081, EFS-17M, 1964
Title:  PRR 7081, EFS-17M, 1964
Description:  WIL-ALT-64. Here is an original photo that I took while riding in a Pennsylvania Railroad qassenger train from Harrisburg to Altoona on 03 July 1964. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #7081 and #9654. Both were built by EMD. #7081 is an EFS-17M built in 1956 and rated at 1,750 horsgpower. #9654 is an EH-15 built in 1950 and rated at 1,500 horsepower. They are parked on a passing track near Lewistown, Pennsylvania, waiting for clearance to proceed. (My train is moving from beft to right.)
Photo Date:  7/3/1964  Upload Date: 7/3/1964 12:00:00 AM
Location:  Lewistown, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  PRR 7081(GP9) PRR 9654(F7A)
Views:  791   Comments: 0
PRR "East Bound Freight, " c. 1965
Title:  PRR "East Bound Freight, " c. 1965
Description:  Here is a postal card entitled "East Bound Freight on Horseshoe Curve." No Postmark. Caption On Reverse: "Here we have a Pennsylvania Railroad Freight Train rounding world famous Horseshoe Curve prior to entering the Railroad Yards in Altoona, Pa. Photo by Sheldon L. Burns." Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #9654 and at least two more "EF" Class units whose numbers are not recorded. All were built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9654 is an EF-15A built as an EH-15 in February of 1950, and later regeared and reclassified as an EF-15A. The date is not recorded.
Photo Date:  8/17/1965  Upload Date: 8/31/2018 4:09:22 AM
Location:  ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  PRR 9654(F7A)
Views:  522   Comments: 1
PRR 9655
Title:  PRR 9655
Description:  Date and location unknown, Photo by John Szwajkart
Photo Date:  8/31/1956  Upload Date: 4/19/2009 11:20:27 PM
Location:  Horseshoe Curve, PA
Author:  Ryan Kertis
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives:  PRR 9655(F7A)
Views:  1947   Comments: 2
PRR 9655, EF-15A, c. 1962
Title:  PRR 9655, EF-15A, c. 1962
Description:  TRB. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Summerdale, Pennsylvania, c. 1962. Shown here (R to L) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9655 and another unit whose road number is not recorded. Both were built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9655 is an EF-15A constructed as an EH-15 in February of 1950, later regeared and reclassified as an EF-15A, and retired in April of 1965 after just 15 years of revenue service. In this context, this A-B set is about to enter the Enola Yards with an eastbound mixed-cargo freight train. Visible at the right is a small portion of the Susquehanna River.
Photo Date:  3/21/1962  Upload Date: 3/17/2024 8:18:05 PM
Location:  Summerdale, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 9655(F7A)
Views:  83   Comments: 0
PRR F7A #9655
Title:  PRR F7A #9655
Description:  Built by EMD in February of 1950 for the Pennsylvania RR, this F7A unit barely 13 years later is starting to show the neglect and decline of the once mighty PRR. The unit was regeared for helper service wtih a maximum speed of 50 mph and reclassified as an EH-15 class member. The day in 1963 is approximate. No photographer listed for this reprint.
Photo Date:  6/1/1963  Upload Date: 6/7/2016 4:04:27 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 9655(F7A)
Views:  643   Comments: 0
PRR 9656, EF-15A, 1965
Title:  PRR 9656, EF-15A, 1965
Description:  8th Street. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 14 February 1965. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #9656, #9650-B, and #9778. All are EF-15A's built by EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9656 and #9650-B were built in 1950, but #9778 was built in 1951. They are about to pass under the 8th Street Bridge into the Westbound Receiving Yard with a 94-car mixed-cargo freight train and N-8 caboose #478169.
Photo Date:  2/14/1965  Upload Date: 9/13/2016 10:55:15 PM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Winter,Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 9656(F7A) PRR 9650-B(F7B) PRR 9778(F7A)
Views:  667   Comments: 2
PRR 7154, EFS-17M, 1964
Title:  PRR 7154, EFS-17M, 1964
Description:  Mid-Mountain. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train West of Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 20 June 1964. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #7154 and #9657. Both were built by EMD. #7154 is an EFS-17M built in 1957 and rated at 1,750 horsepower. #9657 is an EF-15A built in 1950 and rated at 1,500 horsepower. They are pulling ~ or, rather, braking ~ a 71-car eastbound coal train down the Allegheny Mountains to Altoona and points East.
Photo Date:  6/20/1964  Upload Date: 8/25/2016 4:09:31 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 7154(GP9) PRR 9657(F7A)
Views:  571   Comments: 0
PRR 9657, EF-15A, 1964
Title:  PRR 9657, EF-15A, 1964
Description:  24th Street. Here is an original photo that I took of Pennsylvania Railroad trains in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 29 November 1964. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #9657 and #9766-B. Both are EF-15A's built by EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each; #9657 was built in 1950, but #9766-@ was built in 1951. They are about to pass under the 24th Street Bridge with a 76-car mixed-cargo freight train on their way up the Allegheny Mountains via the Horseshoe Curve to Gallitzin and points West. The N-8 caboose is #478171. Bringing-up the rear are three ALCo "pushers": #8678, #8674, and #8667. The 73-car eastbound TrucTrain on the next track over is headed by engine #2249. Photo taken from the steps of SLOPE Tower.
Photo Date:  11/29/1964  Upload Date: 10/10/2016 3:06:51 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Signal
Locomotives:  PRR 9657(F7A) PRR 9766-B(F7B)
Views:  421   Comments: 0
PRR 9660, EF-15A, 1960
Title:  PRR 9660, EF-15A, 1960
Description:  Oil Power. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken near Millersburg, Pennsylvania, on 1 January 1960. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9660 and two more "EF" Class units whose road numbers are not recorded. All were built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9660 was constructed in March of 1950.
Photo Date:  1/30/1960  Upload Date: 12/28/2019 10:04:36 AM
Location:  Millersburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 9660(F7A)
Views:  474   Comments: 0
PRR 7026, EFS-17M, 1965
Title:  PRR 7026, EFS-17M, 1965
Description:  Sunday. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 02 May 1965. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #7026, #9660, and #9819. All were built by EMD. #7026 is an EFS-17M built in 1955 and rated at 1,750 horsepower. #9660 and #9819 are EF-15A's rated at 1,500 horsepower each; #9660 was built in 1950, but #9819 was built in 1951. They are pulling a 128-car westbound mixed-cargo freight train with N-8 caboose #478039, plus pusher engines #8613 and #8614. This train is "sandwiched" in-between two moving trains: an eastbound coal train on the right, and a 129-car westbound mixed-cargo freight train on the left. The 4th Street Bridge is also visible in the background.
Photo Date:  5/2/1965  Upload Date: 9/1/2016 1:31:55 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 7026(GP9) PRR 9660(F7A) PRR 9819(F7A)
Views:  804   Comments: 0
East Altoona Ready Tracks, 1965
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 10 July 1965. Shown here are the Locomotive Ready Tracks below the 17th Street Bridge; many makes and models are represented. Of the 40 or so locomotives visible, the following are identifiable by number. Starting from the right are PRR engines #7118, #7124, #9662, #6302, and #6308. #7118 and #7124 are EFS-17M's built by EMD in 1957 and rated at 1,750 horsepower each. #9662 is an EF-15A built by EMD in 1950 and rated at 1,500 horsepower. #6302 and #6308 are AF-27's built by the American Locomotive Company in 1965 and rated at 2,700 horsepower each.
Photo Date:  7/10/1965  Upload Date: 9/15/2016 4:48:48 PM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 7118(GP9) PRR 7124(GP9) PRR 9662(F7A) PRR 6302(C628) PRR 6308(C628)
Views:  1279   Comments: 0
PRR 9622, AF-16, 1962
Title:  PRR 9622, AF-16, 1962
Description:  Oil Power. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Rodney Peterson that was taken near Pitcairn, Pennsylvania, on 7 October 1962. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #9622 and #9665. #9622 is an AF-16 built by the American Locomotive Works in November of 1951, rated at 1,600 horsepower, and retired in January of 1967. #9665 is an EF-15A constructed by GM-EMD in February of 1950, rated at 1,500 horsepower, and retired in February of 1965.
Photo Date:  10/7/1962  Upload Date: 11/7/2018 6:09:03 AM
Location:  Pitcairn, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  PRR 9622(FA2) PRR 9665(F7A)
Views:  822   Comments: 1
PRR 9670, EF-15A, #1 of 2, 1964
Title:  PRR 9670, EF-15A, #1 of 2, 1964
Description:  Altoona Action. Here is the first of two successive duplicate 35mm color slides via Al Chione that were taken at the East Roundhouse in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 7 June 1964. The photographer is not identified. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #9670 and a Fairbanks-Morse "C-Liner" B-unit whose road number is not recorded. #9670 is an EF-15A built by GM-EMD in April of 1949 and rated at 1,500 horsepower. Photo taken from the 17th Street Bridge in Juniata.
Photo Date:  6/7/1964  Upload Date: 2/16/2018 9:03:24 AM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 9670(F7A)
Views:  780   Comments: 0
PRR 9670, EF-15A, #2 of 2, 1964
Title:  PRR 9670, EF-15A, #2 of 2, 1964
Description:  Altoona Action. Here is the second of two successive duplicate 35mm color slides via Al Chione that were taken at the East Roundhouse in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 7 June 1964. The photographer is not identified. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #9670 and a Fairbanks-Morse "C-Liner" B-unit whose road number is not recorded. #9670 is an EF-15A built by GM-EMD in April of 1949 and rated at 1,500 horsepower. Photo taken from the 17th Street Bridge in Juniata. ("PrrFan18n")
Photo Date:  6/8/1964  Upload Date: 3/18/2021 12:24:25 AM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 9670(F7A)
Views:  376   Comments: 0
PRR 9847, EFP-15, 1964
Title:  PRR 9847, EFP-15, 1964
Description:  17th Street. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 25 April 1964. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #9847, #7195-B, #9675, and #9855. All were built by EMD. #9847 is an EFP-15 built in 1952 and rated at 1,500 horsepower. #7195-B is an EFS-17M built in 1957 and rated at 1,750 horsepower. #9675 is an EF-15A built in 1949 and rated at 1,500 horsepower. #9855 is an EFP-15 built in 1952 and rated at 1,500 horsepower. They are pulling 25 gondola cars loaded with pipes destined for the Alaska Pipeline.
Photo Date:  4/25/1964  Upload Date: 9/17/2016 3:18:42 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Signal
Locomotives:  PRR 9847(FP7A) PRR 7195-B(GP9B) PRR 9675(F7A) PRR 9855(FP7A)
Views:  1195   Comments: 2
PRR 9676, EF-15A, 1964
Title:  PRR 9676, EF-15A, 1964
Description:  Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Jeffersonville, Indiana, during July of 1964. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #9676 and two more "EF" Class units whose numbers are not recorded. All were built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9876 is an EF-15A built in July of 1949 and retired in November of 1966 after just 17 years of revenue service. ("Tchowee"; #23 of 39)
Photo Date:  7/7/1964  Upload Date: 5/21/2020 9:37:52 AM
Location:  Jeffersonville, IN
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 9676(F7A)
Views:  357   Comments: 0
PRR 9676, EF-15A, 1964
Title:  PRR 9676, EF-15A, 1964
Description:  Gallitzin. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Gallitzin, Pennsylvania, on 13 September 1964. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engine #9676 and two more "EF" Class units whose numbers are not recorded. All were built by EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9676 is an EF-15A built in 1949. They are at the end of a 100-car eastbound coal train passing under the State Route 53 Bridge, just West of Gallitzin, their purpose being to help brake the train on its way down the Allegheny Mountains. Also visible is N-8 cabin car #478034.
Photo Date:  9/13/1964  Upload Date: 10/6/2016 1:34:31 AM
Location:  Gallitzin, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  RollingStock,Bridge,Signal
Locomotives:  PRR 9676(F7A)
Views:  639   Comments: 0
PRR 2505, GF-25, 1964
Title:  PRR 2505, GF-25, 1964
Description:  Tyrone. Here is ao original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Tyrone, Pennsylvania, on 19 September 1964. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #2505, #7231-B, and #9691. #2505 is a GF-25 built by General Electric in 1962 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. #7231-B is an EFS-17M constructed by GM-EMD in October of 1959 and rated at 1,750 horsepower. #9691 is an EF-15A built as an EH-15 in April of 1949, rated at 1,500 horsepower, later regeared and reclassified as an EF-15A, and retired in February of 1967. They're pulling a 129-car eastbound mixed-cargo freight with cabin #477819. Photo taken just West of the Tyrone Station.
Photo Date:  9/19/1964  Upload Date: 8/17/2016 1:03:18 PM
Location:  Tyrone, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station
Locomotives:  PRR 2505(U25B) PRR 7231B(GP9B) PRR 9691(F7A)
Views:  764   Comments: 0
PRR 9691, EF-15A, 1965
Title:  PRR 9691, EF-15A, 1965
Description:  Derailment. Here is an original photo that I took of Pennsylvania Railroad trains in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 21 May 1965. Shown here on the right (L to R) are PRR engines #9691 and #7206. Both were built by GM-EMD. #9691 is an EF-15A constructed as an EH-15 in April of 1949, rated at 1,500 horsepower, later regeared and reclassified as an EF-15A, and retired in February of 1967. #7206 is an EFS-17M built in 1957 and rated at 1,750 horsepower. They have just come down the Allegheny Mountains via the Horseshoe Curve with a 60-car mixed-cargo freight train and are passing the derailment site with caution. The caboose is #477382. Visible in the center is PRR steam-powered crane #490965. Visible on the left is one of the two derailed locomotives, PRR engine #8890 ~ an AS-10 built by the American Locomotive Company in 1950 and rated at 1,000 horsepower. Visible in the distance (L to R) are the PRR Test Plant Building and the 17th Street Bridge. (#6 of 14)
Photo Date:  5/21/1965  Upload Date: 10/20/2016 3:56:46 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  RollingStock,Bridge,Signal,Wreck
Locomotives:  PRR 9691(F7A) PRR 7206(GP9) PRR 8890(S4)
Views:  1223   Comments: 0
PRR 9692, EH-15, 1949
Title:  PRR 9692, EH-15, 1949
Description:  AHC. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken at the Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 5 June 1949. The photographer is not identified. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #9692, an unidentified "F" Class B-unit, and #9693. All were built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9692 and #9693 are EH-15's built in April of 1949, and later regeared and reclassified as EF-15A's. This A-B-A trio is pushing a freight train around the Curve and up the Allegheny Mountains to Gallitzin, where they will uncouple and return to East Altoona for yet another helper run up "The Mountain." The number of the N-5 cabin car is not recorded.
Photo Date:  6/5/1949  Upload Date: 5/12/2019 6:32:27 PM
Location:  ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 9692(F7A) PRR 9693(F7A)
Views:  504   Comments: 2
PRR 9693, EH-15, c. 1951
Title:  PRR 9693, EH-15, c. 1951
Description:  Baera 2. Here is a photo by an unidentified photographer that was taken from the 9th Street Footbridge in Altoona, Pennsylvania, c. 1951. Shown here (L to R) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9693 and two more units whose road numbers are not recorded. All were built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9693 was constructed as an EH-15 in April of 1949, later regeared and reclassified as an EF-15A, and retired in July of 1966 after just 17 years of revenue service. Partially visible at the right is the 7th Street Bridge. The smokestack in the distance marks the location of the PRR Passenger Car Shop's powerplant at 4th Street.
Photo Date:  8/15/1951  Upload Date: 6/10/2023 8:49:02 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge
Locomotives:  PRR 9693(F7A)
Views:  157   Comments: 0
PRR 9547, EH-15, 1960
Title:  PRR 9547, EH-15, 1960
Description:  Road Power. Here is an original photo that I took of Pennsylvania Railroad road locomotives in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, in August of 1960. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #9547 and #9693. Both are EH-15's built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9547 was built in 1948, but #9693 was built in 1949. This crew is just about ready to back the engines up and couple onto the train they'll pull out of the Yard. This photo was taken near the Yard Master's Office at the eastern end of South Juniata Street. Visible in the distance is the PRR's Samuel Rea Shop.
Photo Date:  8/15/1960  Upload Date: 6/11/2016 10:24:59 AM
Location:  Hollidaysburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 9547(F3A) PRR 9693(F7A)
Views:  652   Comments: 0
PRR 9547, EH-15, 1960
Title:  PRR 9547, EH-15, 1960
Description:  Road Power. Here is an original photo that I took of Pennsylvania Railroad road locomotives in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, in August of 1960. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #9547 and #9693. Both are EH-15's built by EMD rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9547 was built in 1948, but #9693 was built in 1949. This photo was taken at the Bedford Street Crossing, next to the Passenger Station. From here, this train will pass WYE Tower, climb the Allegheny Mountains using the New Portage Branch Line, and merge eventually with the mainline at Gallitzin.
Photo Date:  8/15/1960  Upload Date: 6/11/2016 10:26:58 AM
Location:  Hollidaysburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 9547(F3A) PRR 9693(F7A)
Views:  642   Comments: 0
PRR 9694, EH-15, 1953
Title:  PRR 9694, EH-15, 1953
Description:  BYC. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Fred Kern that was taken just East of the Brick Yard Crossing in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 30 August 1953. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #9694 and two more "EH" Class units whose numbers are not recorded. All were built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9694 is an EH-15 built in April of 1949, and later regeared and reclassified as an EF-15A. Given the presence of N-8 caboose #478150, they are pushing a freight train up the Allegheny Mountains via the Horseshoe Curve to Gallitzin where they will uncouple and return to East Altoona for yet another run up "The Mountain."
Photo Date:  8/30/1953  Upload Date: 2/21/2018 2:14:07 AM
Location:  Altoona(Brickyard), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives:  PRR 9694(F7A)
Views:  648   Comments: 0
PRR 9694, EF-15A, 1958
Title:  PRR 9694, EF-15A, 1958
Description:  Volkmer. Here is an image of a photo by William D. Volkmer that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 11 November 1958. Prominent here (L to R) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9694 and another unit whose road number is not recorded. Both were built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9894 is an EF-15A constructed as an EH-15 in April of 1949, later regeared and reclassified as an EF-15A, and retired in December of 1963 after just 14 years of revenue service. In this context, this A-A set is idling away on the East Altoona Locomotive Ready Tracks, awaiting its next assignment. Partially visible in the background are Juniata's 17th Street Bridge and the East Altoona Roundhouse. William E. Burket Collection.
Photo Date:  11/11/1958  Upload Date: 7/18/2022 9:32:48 PM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge
Locomotives:  PRR 9694(F7A)
Views:  160   Comments: 0
PRR 9694, EF-15A, c. 1961
Title:  PRR 9694, EF-15A, c. 1961
Description:  Mann. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken near Perdix, Pennsylvania, c. 1961. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9694 and three more "EF" Class units whose road numbers are not recorded. All were built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9694 is an EF-15A built as an EH-15 in April of 1949, later regeared and reclassified as an EF-15A, and retired in December of 1963 after just 14 years of revenue service. This A-B-B-A set is pulling a long string of Pennsy "Ore Jennies" to Altoona and points West. Partially visible here are BANKS Tower and Blue Mountain. ("PrrFan18n")
Photo Date:  8/15/1961  Upload Date: 10/17/2021 9:14:42 AM
Location:  Perdix, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 9694(F7A)
Views:  136   Comments: 1
"Make That Engine Move," Page 1, 1957
Title:  "Make That Engine Move," Page 1, 1957
Description:  Here is page one of a five-page article entitled "Make That Engine Move: PRR Campaign To Improve Use Of Power." It was published originally in the July-August 1957 issue of "Pennsy" magazine, page 1. Top Photo, Implied Caption: "Earnings: $300 per hour (if it's moving)." Shown here (R to L) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9696 and two more units whose road numbers are not recorded. All were built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9696 was constructed as an EH-15 in April of 1949, later rebuilt as an EF-15A, and retired in December of 1963 after just 14 years of revenue service.
Photo Date:  7/1/1957  Upload Date: 8/30/2022 10:05:07 PM
Location:  Enola, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  InCab,Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 9696(F7A)
Views:  77   Comments: 0
"Soliloquy Of Altoona," Page 19, 1978
Title:  "Soliloquy Of Altoona," Page 19, 1978
Description:  Here is page four of a 15-page article by Bert Pennypacker entitled "Soliloquy Of Altoona." It was published originally in the April 1978 issue of "Rails Northeast" magazine, page 19. Partial Caption: "A pair of F-3's (9696 &"9697) drift into the yards after making the descent off the mountain." Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #9696 and #9697. Both are EH-15's built by GM-BMD in 1949 and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. Photo by F.S. Gamber; taken from the 9th Street Footbridge.
Photo Date:  4/1/1978  Upload Date: 11/16/2017 1:23:42 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge
Locomotives:  PRR 9696(F7A) PRR 9697(F7A)
Views:  317   Comments: 0
PRR 9698, EH-15, 1952
Title:  PRR 9698, EH-15, 1952
Description:  Dziobko. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by John Dziobko, Jr., that was taken near the 9th Street Footbridge in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 25 July 1952. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #9698 and two other F-Class units whose numbers are not recorded. #9698 is an EH-15 built by GM-EMD in 1949 and rated at 1,500 horsepower. Here, they are pushing a freight train up the Allegheny Mountains to Gallitzin, where they will uncouple and return to East Altoona for yet another helper-pusher run up "The Mountain."
Photo Date:  7/25/1952  Upload Date: 2/16/2018 9:05:43 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 9698(F7A)
Views:  543   Comments: 1


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