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Owner: Pennsylvania Railroad
Model:EMD E7ABuilt As:PRR 5874 (E7A)
Serial Number:7844Order No:E1113
Frame Number:E1113-A9Built:4/1949
Notes:PRR Class EP-20.
Other locos with this serial:  PC 4234(E8A) PRR 4234(E7A) PRR 5874(E7A)
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PRR 5874, EP-20, 1961
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:  629   Comments: 1
PRR 5874, EP-20, 1962
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:  131   Comments: 0
Pennsylvania freight passing through Vandalia, IL
Title:  Pennsylvania freight passing through Vandalia, IL
Description:  This is an eastbound Pennsylvania freight headed by PRR 5874 just crossing the Illinois Central at the crossing. The Vandalia station, used by both railroads, is at the left. The Pennsylvania brick interlocking tower appears just right of the locomotive. At the left is a Pennsylvania work truck painted Tuscan Red and lettered on the door for "Pennsylvania Railroad" and "Brownstown, Ill." and the number "89190" and "Southwestern Div." on the truck body.
Photo Date:  11/23/1962  Upload Date: 10/22/2020 12:31:10 AM
Location:  Vandalia, IL
Author:  Charles Kinzer
Categories:  Station,Action
Locomotives:  PRR 5874(E7A)
Views:  324   Comments: 1
PRR 5874, EP-20, 1964
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:  855   Comments: 0
PRR 5882, EP-20, c. 1966
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:  99   Comments: 0
PRR 5874, EP-20, c. 1967
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:  90   Comments: 0


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