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Viewing Album: PRR: Lancaster "Excursion" ~ 17 October 1965
By:
Thomas C. Ayers
Dates:
10/17/1965 - 10/17/1965
Album Info:
Here are ten original photos that I took of the "Horseshoe Curve Excursion" sponsored by the Lancaster Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society on 17 October 1965. The "Excursion" departed Lancaster bright and early on a Sunday morning, following the PRR's mainline through Harrisburg to Huntingdon. There, it switched over to the Petersburg-Hollidaysburg Branch Line and followed the undulating Juniata River to Hollidaysburg ~ where the Railfans were treated to tours of the PRR's Samuel Rea Shop. After leaving Hollidaysburg, the "Excursion" passed WYE Tower and took the New Portage Branch Line via the Muleshoe Curve up the Allegheny Mountains to Gallitzin. There, it passed through the westbound Allegheny Tunnel, navigated the wye at Gallitzin, and passed through the eastbound New Portage Tunnel on its way down the Alleghenies. At the Horseshoe Curve, the "Excursion" stopped to allow the Railfans to visit the PRR's K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" #1361 enshrined there. After all were safely back on board, the train continued down the Mountains toward Altoona and the return trip to Lancaster ~ a round trip of over 350 happy miles!
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Title:
PRR 5898, EP-22, 1965
Description:
Excursion. Here is an original telephoto view I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train about to enter Frankstown, Pennsylvania, on 17 October 1965. Shown here are four PRR passenger engines. The lead locomotive is #5898, an EP-22 built by EMD in 1951 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. All four engines are of the same model and vintage, so there's 9,000 head-end horsepower at work here. They are pulling the very first "Horseshoe Curve Excursion" sponsored by the Lancaster Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society. The West Branch of the Juniata River is visible at the lower right.
Photo Date:
10/17/1965
Upload Date:
9/3/2016 7:05:13 PM
Location:
Frankstown, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Scenic,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 5898(E8A)
Views:
567
Comments:
1
Title:
PRR 5898, EP-22, 1965
Description:
Excursion. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train passing through Frankstown, Pennsylvania, around noon on 17 October 1965. Shown here are four PRR passenger engines. The lead locomotive is #5898, an EP-22 built by EMD in 1951 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. Also visible are the first two cars of the very first "Horseshoe Curve Excursion" sponsored by the Lancaster Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society.
Photo Date:
10/17/1965
Upload Date:
9/3/2016 7:08:12 PM
Location:
Frankstown, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 5898(E8A)
Views:
467
Comments:
0
Title:
NRHS Observation Car, 1965
Description:
Excursion. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train passing through Frankstown, Pennsylvania, around noon on 17 October 1965. Shown here are the last four cars of the very first "Horseshoe Curve Excursion" sponsored by the Lancaster Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society. The switchman's shanty is visible on the left, while US Route 22 is discernable on the right. Also note the "Cool Cats" taking in the view on the observation car!
Photo Date:
10/17/1965
Upload Date:
9/3/2016 7:09:38 PM
Location:
Frankstown, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Passenger
Locomotives:
Views:
117
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 5898, EP-22, 1965
Description:
Excursion. Here is an original telephoto view I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train at HOLLY Bloc in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, on 17 October 1965. Shown here are four PRR passenger engines. The lead locomotive is #5898, an EP-22 built by EMD in 1951 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. They are pulling the very first "Horseshoe Curve Excursion" sponsored by the Lancaster Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society. The PRR's Hollidaysburg Passenger Station is partially visible on the left.
Photo Date:
10/17/1965
Upload Date:
9/3/2016 7:25:11 PM
Location:
Hollidaysburg, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Station,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 5898(E8A)
Views:
808
Comments:
1
Title:
PRR 5898, EP-22, 1965
Description:
Excursion. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, on 17 October 1965. Shown here are four PRR passenger engines. The lead locomotive is #5898, an EP-22 built by EMD in 1951 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. Also visible are the first two cars of the very first "Horseshoe Curve Excursion" sponsored by the Lancaster Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society. In this photo, the tracks occupy the original right-of-way for the Allegheny Portage Railroad between Hollidaysburg and Duncansville. This train is on its way to surmount the Allegheny Mountains visible in the distance.
Photo Date:
10/17/1965
Upload Date:
9/3/2016 7:26:54 PM
Location:
Hollidaysburg, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 5898(E8A)
Views:
330
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 5898, EP-22, 1965
Description:
Excursion. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train below the Muleshoe Curve on the New Portage Branch Line west of Duncansville, Pennsylvania, on 17 October 1965. Shown here are four PRR passenger engines. The lead locomotive is #5898, an EP-22 built by EMD in 1951 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. They are pulling the very first "Horseshoe Curve Excursion" sponsored by the Lancaster Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society. As of 04 July 2016, or 51 years later, engine #5898 ~ aged 65 ~ is in active excursion service with the St. Louis, Iron Mountain, & Southern Railway at Jackson, Missouri!
Photo Date:
10/17/1965
Upload Date:
9/3/2016 7:28:53 PM
Location:
Duncansville, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 5898(E8A)
Views:
501
Comments:
1
Title:
PRR 5898, EP-22, 1965
Description:
Excursion. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train near Gallitzin, Pennsylvania, on 17 October 1965. Shown here are four PRR passenger engines. The lead locomotive is #5898, an EP-22 built by EMD in 1951 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. They are pulling the very first "Horseshoe Curve Excursion" sponsored by the Lancaster Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society.
Photo Date:
10/17/1965
Upload Date:
9/3/2016 7:47:07 PM
Location:
Gallitzin, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 5898(E8A)
Views:
454
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 8612, AS-24M, 1965
Description:
Excursion. Here is an original photo that I took of Pennsylvania Railroad trains at the Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 17 October 1965. The arrival of the Lancaster Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society's "Horseshoe Curve Excursion" was eclipsed by a really, really long westbound mixed-cargo freight train sporting rear-end pushers. Shown here is PRR engine #8612, an AS-24M built by the American Locomotive Company in 1956 and rated at 2,400 horsepower. One of the "Excursion's" passenger cars is partially visible on the left, while Milepost 242 sits on the right.
Photo Date:
10/17/1965
Upload Date:
9/3/2016 7:49:24 PM
Location:
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE CURVE), PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Roster,Action
Locomotives:
PRR 8612(RSD15)
Views:
838
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 5898, EP-22, 1965
Description:
Excursion. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 17 October 1965. Shown here are four PRR passenger engines. The lead locomotive is #5898, an EP-22 built by EMD in 1951 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. They are pulling the very first "Horseshoe Curve Excursion" sponsored by the Lancaster Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society, which has stopped at the Altoona Passenger Station for a crew change.
Photo Date:
10/17/1965
Upload Date:
9/3/2016 8:06:47 PM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Station,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 5898(E8A)
Views:
477
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 5898, EP-22, 1965
Description:
Excursion. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 17 October 1965. Shown here are four PRR passenger engines. The lead locomotive is #5898, an EP-22 built by EMD in 1951 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. Also visible are the first two cars of the very first "Horseshoe Curve Excursion" sponsored by the Lancaster Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society as they depart the Altoona Passenger Station on their way back to Lancaster.
Photo Date:
10/17/1965
Upload Date:
9/3/2016 8:08:29 PM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Station,Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 5898(E8A)
Views:
360
Comments:
0
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