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Pictures of PRR 5829
 
Owner: Pennsylvania Railroad
Model:BLW DR12-8-1500/2Built As:PRR 5829A1 (DR12-8-1500/2)
Serial Number:73382A1Order No:
Frame Number: Built:12/1947
Notes:PRR Class BH-50.
Other locos with this serial:  PRR 5829(DR12-8-1500/2)
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PRR 5829, BP-60, c. 1950
Title:  PRR 5829, BP-60, c. 1950
Description:  Celebration. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Martin Zak that was taken in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, c. 1950. Shown here (L to R) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5829 and another "Centipede" whose road number is not recorded. Both are BP-60's built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works as BP-60 passenger engines rated at 3,000 horsepower each, but later regeared and reclassified as 2,250 horsepower BH-50's for freight and helper service only. #5829 was constructed in December of 1948 and retired in April of 1962 after just 16 years of revenue service. In this context, they're navigating the interlocking just West of the Harrisburg Passenger Station, visible in the distance on the right. Barely visible behind them is a PRR steam locomotive, perhaps a K-4S "Pacific."
Photo Date:  6/6/1950  Upload Date: 3/16/2018 1:34:27 PM
Location:  Harrisburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Station,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 5829(DR12-8-1500/2)
Views:  908   Comments: 0
PRR 5819, BH-50, 1964
Title:  PRR 5819, BH-50, 1964
Description:  Centipedes. Here is an original photo that I took of Pennsylvania Railroad "Centipede" locomotives in Frankstown, Pennsylvania, on 16 March 1964. Shown here (L to R) are three drawbar-linked pairs of PRR engines: #5819-#5825, #5817-#5829, and #5815-#5830. All were built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during 1947 (viz., #5825, #5817, & #5815) or 1948 (viz., #5819, #5829, & #5830). They are about to be scrapped after only 16 years of service! These engines were built originally for passenger service; each unit generated 3,000 horsepower, so they were classified as BP-60's. Due to various chronic problems, however, they were all converted to helper-only units by 1952; each unit generated only 2,500 horsepower then, so they were reclassified as BH-50's.
Photo Date:  3/16/1964  Upload Date: 7/29/2016 5:06:59 AM
Location:  Frankstown, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  PRR 5819(DR12-8-1500/2) PRR 5825(DR12-8-1500/2) PRR 5817(DR12-8-1500/2) PRR 5829(DR12-8-1500/2) PRR 5815(DR12-8-1500/2) PRR 5830(DR12-8-1500/2)
Views:  1193   Comments: 2
PRR 5830, BH-50, 1964
Title:  PRR 5830, BH-50, 1964
Description:  Centipedes. Here is an original photo that I took of Pennsylvania Railroad "Centipede" locomotives in Frankstown, Pennsylvania, on 16 March 1964. Shown here (L to R) are three drawbar-linked pairs of PRR engines: #5830-#5815, #5829-#5817, and #5825-#5819. All were built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during 1947 (viz., #5815, #5825, & #5817) or 1948 (viz., #5830, #5819, & #5829). They are about to be scrapped after only 16 years of service! These engines were built originally for passenger service; each unit generated 3,000 horsepower, so they were classified as BP-60's. Due to various chronic problems, however, they were all converted to helper-only units by 1952; each unit generated only 2,500 horsepower then, so they were reclassified as BH-50's.
Photo Date:  3/16/1964  Upload Date: 7/29/2016 5:08:39 AM
Location:  Frankstown, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  PRR 5830(DR12-8-1500/2) PRR 5815(DR12-8-1500/2) PRR 5829(DR12-8-1500/2) PRR 5817(DR12-8-1500/2) PRR 5825(DR12-8-1500/2) PRR 5819(DR12-8-1500/2)
Views:  1153   Comments: 2
PRR 5824, BH-50, 1964
Title:  PRR 5824, BH-50, 1964
Description:  Centipedes. Here is an original photo that I took of Pennsylvania Railroad "Centipede" locomotives in Frankstown, Pennsylvania, on 17 May 1964. Shown here (L to R) are two drawbar-linked pairs of PRR engines: #5824-#5811 and #5817-#5829. All were built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during 1947 (viz., #5824, #5811, & #5817) or 1948 (viz., #5829). They are about to be scrapped after only 16 years of service! These engines were built originally for passenger service; each unit generated 3,000 horsepower, so they were classified as BP-60's. Due to various chronic problems, however, they were all converted to helper-only units by 1952; each unit generated only 2,500 horsepower then, so they were reclassified as BH-50's. Also visible in the foreground is my pet dog "Millie," who has just completed her own inspection tour of these soon-to-be-dispatched "Centipedes."
Photo Date:  5/17/1964  Upload Date: 8/12/2016 12:24:48 AM
Location:  Frankstown, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  PRR 5824(DR12-8-1500/2) PRR 5811(DR12-8-1500/2) PRR 5829(DR12-8-1500/2) PRR 5817(DR12-8-1500/2)
Views:  734   Comments: 1
PRR 5824, BH-50, 1964
Title:  PRR 5824, BH-50, 1964
Description:  Centipedes. Here is an original photo that I took of Pennsylvania Railroad "Centipede" locomotives in Frankstown, Pennsylvania, on 17 May 1964. Shown here (R to L) are two drawbar-linked pairs of PRR engines: #5824-#5811 and #5817-#5829. All were built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during 1947 (viz., #5824, #5811, & #5817) or 1948 (viz., #5829). They are about to be scrapped after only 16 years of service! These engines were built originally for passenger service; each unit generated 3,000 horsepower, so they were classified as BP-60's. Due to various chronic problems, however, they were all converted to helper-only units by 1952; each unit generated only 2,500 horsepower then, so they were reclassified as BH-50's.
Photo Date:  5/17/1964  Upload Date: 8/12/2016 12:22:54 AM
Location:  Frankstown, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  PRR 5824(DR12-8-1500/2) PRR 5811(DR12-8-1500/2) PRR 5829(DR12-8-1500/2) PRR 5817(DR12-8-1500/2)
Views:  1004   Comments: 1
PRR 5829, BH-50, 1964
Title:  PRR 5829, BH-50, 1964
Description:  Centipedes. Here is an original photo that I took of Pennsylvania Railroad "Centipede" locomotives in Frankstown, Pennsylvania, on 17 May 1964. Shown here (L to R) are two drawbar-linked pairs of PRR engines: #5829-#5817 and #5811-#5824. All were built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during 1947 (viz., #5817, #5811, & #5824) or 1948 (viz., #5829). They are about to be scrapped after only 16 years of service! These engines were built originally for passenger service; each unit generated 3,000 horsepower, so they were classified as BP-60's. Due to various chronic problems, however, they were all converted to helper-only units by 1952; each unit generated only 2,500 horsepower then, so they were reclassified as BH-50's.
Photo Date:  5/17/1964  Upload Date: 8/12/2016 12:21:08 AM
Location:  Frankstown, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  PRR 5829(DR12-8-1500/2) PRR 5811(DR12-8-1500/2) PRR 5824(DR12-8-1500/2) PRR 5817(DR12-8-1500/2)
Views:  1366   Comments: 1
PRR 5829, BH-50, 1964
Title:  PRR 5829, BH-50, 1964
Description:  Celebration. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Frankstown, Pennsylvania, c. June of 1964. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #5829 and #5811. Both are BH-50's built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works as BP-60 passenger engines rated at 3,000 horsepower each, but later regeared and reclassified as 2,250 horsepower BH-50's for freight and helper service only. #5829 was constructed in December of 1948, while #5811 was built in March of 1947. Next stop for both: the Reclamation Plant!
Photo Date:  6/21/1964  Upload Date: 4/26/2023 11:59:27 PM
Location:  Frankstown, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 5829(DR12-8-1500/2) PRR 5811(DR12-8-1500/2)
Views:  136   Comments: 0
"Baldwin Centipede," Page 35, 1967
Title:  "Baldwin Centipede," Page 35, 1967
Description:  Here is page two of a two-page article entitled "Baldwin Centipede Production Model, Pennsylvania RR Class BP-1 3000 HP." Drawings by Craig Bossler. It was published originally in the February 1967 issue of "Railroad Model Craftsman" magazine, page 35. Photo Caption: "Pennsylvania Railroad 5822-5829 Baldwin Centipede diesels road class BH-50, originally BP-1, swing light around the famous Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pa., in the early 1950's in pusher service." #5822 was built in February of 1948, while #5829 was built in December of 1948; both were retired in April of 1962 after just 14 years of revenue service.
Photo Date:  2/2/1967  Upload Date: 11/2/2018 5:38:43 AM
Location:  ALTOONA (HORSESHOE CURVE), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 5822(DR12-8-1500/2) PRR 5829(DR12-8-1500/2)
Views:  622   Comments: 0
Centipede Celebration, Page 24, 1973
Title:  Centipede Celebration, Page 24, 1973
Description:  Here is page two of a six-page camera study celebrating the Pennsylvania Railroad's "Centipede" locomotives. It was published originally in the May-June 1973 issue of "PC Railroader" magazine, page 24. All of these locomotives were built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works as 3,000 horsepower BP-60's for passenger service, but later regeared and downgraded to 2,500 horsepower BH-50's for freight and helper service. Top Photo: Both are BH-50's rated at 2,500 horsepower each. On the right, #5827 was built in October of 1948 and retired in September of 1962. On the left, #5817 was built in December of 1947 and retired in September of 1962. Middle Photo: On the left is PRR engine #5825, a BP-60 built in May of 1947, rated at 3,000 horsepower, and retired in April of 1962. Bottom Photo: Both are BH-50's rated at 2,500 horsepower each. On the right, #5819 was built in January of 1948 and retired in April of 1962. On the left, #5829 was built in December of 1948 and retired in April of 1962.
Photo Date:  5/1/1973  Upload Date: 7/22/2018 4:05:14 AM
Location:  Irwin, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  PRR 5827(DR12-8-1500/2) PRR 5817(DR12-8-1500/2) PRR 5825(DR12-8-1500/2) PRR 5819(DR12-8-1500/2) PRR 5829(DR12-8-1500/2)
Views:  561   Comments: 1

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