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PRR 8969, BS-16M, 1960 |
| Description: |
Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 5 June 1960. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #8969, a BS-16M road switcher built by Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton in June of 1951, rated at 1,600 horsepower, and retired in July of 1966 after just 15 years of revenue service. ("Tchowee"; #14 of 39) |
| Photo Date: |
6/5/1960 Upload Date: 5/5/2020 5:34:36 PM |
| Location: |
Altoona, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Yard |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 8969(AS616) |
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381 Comments: 0 |
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PRR 8969, BS-16M, 1964 |
| Description: |
8th Street. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad locomotive in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 12 January 1964. Shown here is PRR engine #8969, a BS-16M built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1951 and rated at 1,600 horsepower. It is shifting some cars just short of the 8th Street Bridge in Juniata. Note the "tell-tales" dancin' in the breeze! |
| Photo Date: |
1/12/1964 Upload Date: 9/13/2016 11:15:00 AM |
| Location: |
Altoona(Juniata), PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Bridge,Winter,Yard |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 8969(AS616) |
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632 Comments: 0 |
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PRR 8114, BS-16M, 1964 |
| Description: |
4th Street. Here is an original photo that I took of Pennsylvania Railroad locomotives in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 05 April 1964. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #8114 and #8969. Both are BS-16M's built by Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton and rated at 1,600 horsepower each. #8114 was constructed in May of 1951 and retired in September of 1967, while #8969 was built in June of 1951 and retired in July of 1966. They are parked near the 4th Street Footbridge and SOUTH Tower, and will resume their yard-shifting duties the following morning. Engine #8114 was once owned by the Pittsburgh & West Virginia Railroad and numbered #40! |
| Photo Date: |
4/5/1964 Upload Date: 8/18/2016 3:08:00 PM |
| Location: |
Altoona, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Bridge |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 8114(AS616) PRR 8969(AS616) |
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1053 Comments: 1 |
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