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PRR 5704, EP-22, c. 1954 |
| Description: |
Chione. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chone. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5704, an EP-22 built by GM-EMD in September of 1952 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. |
| Photo Date: |
8/15/1954 Upload Date: 2/6/2024 10:59:56 PM |
| Location: |
Cincinnati, OH |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Bridge,Yard |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 5704(E8A) |
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40 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 5704, EP-22, c. 1956 |
| Description: |
Chione. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5704, New York Central engine #4088, as well as Louisville & Nashville engine #760. All were built by GM-EMD. #5704 is an EP-22 constructed in September of 1952 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. |
| Photo Date: |
6/2/1956 Upload Date: 4/30/2022 8:41:22 AM |
| Location: |
Cincinnati, OH |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Bridge,Station,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 5704(E8A) NYC 4088(E8A) LN 760(E7A) |
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254 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 5704, 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 (R to L) are PRR engines #5704 and #5864-B. Both were built by EMD. #5704 is an EP-22 built in September of 1952 and rated at 2,250 horsepower, while #5864-B is an EP-20 built in February of 1948 and rated at 2,000 horsepower. In this context, they're pulling a passenger train around the Curve and down the Allegheny Mountains to Altoona and points East. |
| Photo Date: |
8/17/1961 Upload Date: 7/8/2016 1:52:25 AM |
| Location: |
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE CURVE), PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 5704(E8A) PRR 5864-B(E7B) |
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619 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 5807, EP-22, 1963 |
| Description: |
AHC. Here is an original photo that I took at the Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 28 September 1963. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #5807, #5704, #5857, and #5710. All were built by GM-EMD. #5807, #5704, and #5710 are EP-22's built in 1952 and rated at 2,250 horsepower each. #5857 is an EP-20 built in 1948 and rated at 2,000 horsepower. They are pulling a 50-car westbound mail/express train up the Allegheny Mountains to Gallitzin and points West. |
| Photo Date: |
9/28/1963 Upload Date: 8/12/2016 2:57:23 AM |
| Location: |
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE CURVE), PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Scenic |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 5807(E8A) PRR 5704(E8A) PRR 5857(E7A) PRR 5710(E8A) |
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1668 Comments: 4 |
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| Title: |
PRR 5704, EP-22, 1963 |
| Description: |
Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by R.P. Olmsted that was taken in Chicago, Illinois, on 14 December 1963. Shown here (L to R) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5704 and two more units whose road numbers are not recorded. All were built by GM-EMD. #5704 was built in September of 1952 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. ("Tchowee"; #16 of 29) |
| Photo Date: |
12/14/1963 Upload Date: 5/8/2020 9:11:06 PM |
| Location: |
Chicago Union Station, IL |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Winter,Yard,Signal |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 5704(E8A) |
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360 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
PRR 5764, EP-22, 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 (L to R) are PRR engines #5764, #5704, and #5894. All are EP-22's built by EMD and rated at 2,250 horsepower each. #5764 and #5704 were built in 1952, but #5894 was built in 1951. They are passing ALTO Tower with an 18-car eastbound passenger train and will soon stop at the Altoona Passenger Station. |
| Photo Date: |
5/2/1965 Upload Date: 9/1/2016 1:24:15 AM |
| Location: |
Altoona, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Signal,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 5764(E8A) PRR 5704(E8A) PRR 5894(E8A) |
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733 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
"Horseshoe Curve," Page 42, 2004 |
| Description: |
Here is a portion of a two-page spread included in a 24-page cover article entitled "Horseshoe Curve: 150 Years." It was published originally in the August 2004 issue of "Trains" magazine, pages 42-43. Partial Caption: "Pinstriped E-8 5704 leans into Horseshoe Curve with an eastward train of heavyweight coaches and Pullman cars in 1957. Photo by Thomas J. McNamara." Shown here (L to R) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5704 and another unit whose road number is not recorded. Both were built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,250 horsepower each. #5704 was constructed in September of 1952. |
| Photo Date: |
8/1/2004 Upload Date: 10/28/2017 2:18:06 AM |
| Location: |
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE CURVE), PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 5704(E8A) |
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351 Comments: 1 |
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