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Owner: Pennsylvania Railroad
Model:EMD F3ABuilt As:PRR 9687 (F3A)
Serial Number:7577Order No:E1080
Frame Number:E1080-A4Built:2/1949
Notes:PRR Class EH-15.
Other locos with this serial:  PRR 9687(F3A)
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"Altoona Interlude," Page 65, 1949
Title:  "Altoona Interlude," Page 65, 1949
Description:  Here is page nine of a 14-page camera study by W.A. Feibelman entitled "Altoona Interlude." It was published originally in his (1979) monograph entitled "Rails To Pittsburgh: 1945-1970," page 65. Top Photo: Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #9687 and two more "EH" Class units whose numbers are not recorded. All are EH-15's built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9687 was built in February of 1949, later regeared and reclassified as an EF-15A, and retired in October of 1967. The twin smokestacks belong to the power plant for the PRR's Passenger Car Shops. Bottom Photo: Prominent here is PRR engine #9684, an EH-15 built by GM-EMD in February of 1949, rated at 1,500 horsepower, later regeared and reclassified as an EF-15A, and retired in December of 1963.
Photo Date:  2/2/1949  Upload Date: 10/26/2019 7:49:33 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 9687(F3A) PRR 9684(F3A)
Views:  303   Comments: 0
PRR 9687, EH-15, 1949
Title:  PRR 9687, 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 (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #9687 and two more "EH" Class units whose numbers are not recorded. All are EH-15's built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9687 was constructed as an EH-15 in February of 1949, later regeared and reclassified as an EF-15A, and retired in October of 1969 after just 18 years of revenue service. In this context, this A-B-A trio is rounding the Curve on its way down the Allegheny Mountains to East Altoona where it'll await yet another helper/pusher run up "The Mountain." Wave to the Fireman! ("PrrFan18n")
Photo Date:  6/5/1949  Upload Date: 1/17/2021 7:09:08 AM
Location:  ALTOONA (HORSESHOE CURVE), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 9687(F3A)
Views:  230   Comments: 0
PRR 9687, EF-15A, 1953
Title:  PRR 9687, EF-15A, 1953
Description:  Here is an original photo by an unidentified photographer that was taken near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in May of 1953. Shown here (L to R) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9687 and two more units whose road numbers are not recorded. All were built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9687 is an EF-15A constructed as an EH-15 in February of 1949, later regeared and reclassified as an EF-15A, and retired in October of 1969 after just 18 years of revenue service. The presence of an air horn in the foreground suggests that this photo was taken from an interlocking tower. Photo via Bob Hanson. ("Garr254" A; #4 of 6)
Photo Date:  5/5/1953  Upload Date: 6/18/2023 2:57:22 AM
Location:  Pittsburgh, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge
Locomotives:  PRR 9687(F3A)
Views:  90   Comments: 0
PRR 9771, EF-15A, 1963
Title:  PRR 9771, EF-15A, 1963
Description:  24th Street. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 11 October 1963. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #9771, #9687, and #7262. All were built by EMD. #9771 is an EF-15A built in 1951 and rated at 1,500 horsepower. #9687 is an EH-15 built in 1949 and rated at 1,500 horsepower. #7262 is an EFS-17M built in 1959 and rated at 1,750 horsepower. They are about to pass under the 24th Street Bridge with a 103-car mixed-cargo freight train on their way up the Allegheny Mountains via the Horseshoe Curve to Gallitzin and points West. Partially visible on the left is SLOPE Tower.
Photo Date:  10/11/1963  Upload Date: 10/9/2016 12:30:34 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Signal
Locomotives:  PRR 9771(F7A) PRR 9687(F3A) PRR 7262(GP9)
Views:  3124   Comments: 2
PRR 9687, EH-15, 1966
Title:  PRR 9687, EH-15, 1966
Description:  Mid-Mountain. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train West of Altoona, Pennsylvania, during mid-June of 1966. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engine #9687 and four other "F" units whose numbers were not recorded. All were built by EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9687 is an EH-15 built in 1949. They are pulling an eastbound coal train down the Allegheny Mountains to Altoona and points East. Wave to the engineer!
Photo Date:  6/21/1966  Upload Date: 8/26/2016 12:57:58 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 9687(F3A)
Views:  375   Comments: 2


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