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PRR 5796, EP-22, c. 1952 |
| Description: |
Here is an original photo by an unidentified photographer of a Pennsylvania Railroad passenger train in Haddonfield, New Jersey. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engine #5796 and another unit whose road number is not recorded. Both are EP-22's built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,250 horsepower each. #5796 was constructed in June of 1952. The date is an approximation. Roy Healey Collection; #15 of 16. |
| Photo Date: |
8/15/1952 Upload Date: 2/25/2018 3:06:18 PM |
| Location: |
Haddonfield, NJ |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 5796(E8A) |
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478 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
"Modern Railroads," Front Cover, 1956 |
| Description: |
Here is the front cover from a reprint of the November 1956 issue of "Modern Railroads" magazine. Partial Caption: "Photographer Bill Mutschmann snapped this striking color photo to emphasize the stress which the Pennsylvania Railroad places on modern power in its drive to become a new type of pace setter." Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #5796 and a GG-1 electric locomotive whose number is not discernable. #5796 is an EP-22 built by GM-EMD in June of 1952 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. The location is an approximation. |
| Photo Date: |
11/14/1956 Upload Date: 5/25/2018 12:41:55 AM |
| Location: |
Harrisburg, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 5796(E8A) |
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313 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 5796 |
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An unknown photographer caught PRR 5796 pulling a very long string of varnish through the Chicago Union Station yard. Note the spiked radio antenna extending down the A and B units. Eventually this unit would be renumbered 4256. Unknown photographer. |
| Photo Date: |
4/1/1964 Upload Date: 11/5/2015 6:14:55 AM |
| Location: |
Chicago Union Station, IL |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
| Categories: |
Roster,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 5796(E8A) |
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529 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
PRR 5796, EP-22, 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 #5796 and two other units whose numbers were not recorded. #5796 is an EP-22 built by EMD in 1952 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. They are about to stop at the Altoona Station with a 17-car passenger train on its way to Harrisburg, Philadelphia, and New York City. The time is 2:12 P.M. This photo taken adjacent to ALTO Tower. |
| Photo Date: |
4/25/1964 Upload Date: 9/17/2016 4:08:02 AM |
| Location: |
Altoona, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Bridge,Signal,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 5796(E8A) |
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259 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 5893, EP-22, 1965 |
| Description: |
Spruce Creek. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Spruce Creek, Pennsylvania, on 10 July 1965. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #5893, #5852-B, and #5796. All were built by EMD. #5893 is an EP-22 built in 1950 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. #5852-B is an EP-20 built in 1947 and rated at 2,000 horsepower. #5796 is an EP-22 built in 1952 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. They are pulling a 14-car eastbound passenger train. "Next Stop: Huntingdon!" |
| Photo Date: |
7/10/1965 Upload Date: 7/10/2016 1:29:34 PM |
| Location: |
Spruce Creek, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 5893(E8A) PRR 5852-B(E7B) PRR 5796(E8A) |
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644 Comments: 0 |
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