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PRR 5849, EP-20, 1949 |
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Here is a photo by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Saint Louis, Missouri, on 1 August 1949. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #5849 and #5868. Both are EP-20's built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,000 horsepower each. #5849 was built in August of 1947, while #5868 was built in April of 1949. Note the steam locomotive at the far right. Raymond C. Laws Collection. |
| Photo Date: |
8/1/1949 Upload Date: 3/16/2019 10:56:43 PM |
| Location: |
St. Louis, MO |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Yard,Steam,Signal |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 5849(E7A) PRR 5868(E7A) |
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412 Comments: 0 |
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PRR ABA Set in Chicago |
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| Photo Date: |
1/1/1955 Upload Date: 5/15/2007 4:03:33 PM |
| Location: |
Chicago, IL |
| Author: |
Tom Bedwell |
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| Locomotives: |
PRR 5868(E7A) |
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1824 Comments: 2 |
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PRR 5851, EP-20, 1957 |
| Description: |
Here is a post card via Peter Outerbridge entitled "Pennsylvania EP-20's 5851 & 5868." Caption On Reverse: "Pennsylvania EP-20's 5851 & 5868. An A-B-A set of EP-20's [at the left] eases a passenger train out of Union Station and through the crossovers at Chicago on June 29, 1957. The five-stripe EP-20 5851 led the consist past another set of EP-20's on its eastbound trip on a clear day in the 'Windy City.' Originally delivered in Brunswick Green, the EP-20's had been repainted to match the passenger cars. Photo by David R. Sweetland." All six of the PRR locomotives pictured here are EP-20's rated at 2,000 horsepower each. Of those six, two are identifiable: #5851 and #5868. #5851 was constructed in August of 1947, while #5868 was built in April of 1949. |
| Photo Date: |
6/29/1957 Upload Date: 1/22/2023 10:11:56 PM |
| Location: |
Chicago Union Station, IL |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 5851(E7A) PRR 5868(E7A) |
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113 Comments: 0 |
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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 CURVE), PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 5895(E8A) PRR 5715(E8A) PRR 5868(E7A) |
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579 Comments: 0 |
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PRR 5868, EP-20, 1963 |
| Description: |
Oil Power. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Tom Smart that was taken near Louisville, Kentucky, on 2 March 1963. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5868 and two E-8's whose road numbers are not recorded. All were built by GM-EMD. #5868 is an EP-20 built in April of 1949 and rated at 2,000 HP. |
| Photo Date: |
3/2/1963 Upload Date: 11/15/2019 11:10:16 AM |
| Location: |
Louisville, KY |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 5868(E7A) |
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295 Comments: 1 |
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