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PRR 7189, EFS-17M, 1964 |
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Tipton. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Tipton, Pennsylvania, on 10 May 1964. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engine #7189, an unidentified "B" unit, and engine #7059. All are EFS-17M's built by EMD and rated at 1,750 horsepower each; #7189 was built in 1957, but #7059 was built in 1956. They are pulling a 50-car eastbound merchandise freight train with N-8 caboose #478219. Visible on the right is the Bellwood-Tipton Road. Also note the on-coming passenger train in the distance. |
| Photo Date: |
5/10/1964 Upload Date: 8/24/2016 3:17:18 AM |
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Tipton, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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| Locomotives: |
PRR 7189(GP9) PRR 7059(GP9) |
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515 Comments: 1 |
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PRR 8944, LS-25M, 1964 |
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Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken in East Altoona, Pennsylvania on 7 June 1964. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #8944 and #7059. #8944 is an LS-25M transfer unit built by Lima-Hamilton in June of 1951, rated at 2,500 horsepower, and retired in July of 1966. #7059 is an EFS-17M built by GM-EMD in October of 1956 and rated at 1,750 horsepower. ("Stoneborobranch"; #20 of 20) |
| Photo Date: |
6/7/1964 Upload Date: 7/20/2020 2:57:31 PM |
| Location: |
Altoona(Juniata), PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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Yard |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 8944(LT-2500) PRR 7059(GP9) |
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435 Comments: 0 |
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PRR 7059, EFS-17M, 1965 |
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Slope to Works. Here is an original photo that I took of Pennsylvania Railroad trains between SLOPE and WORKS Towers in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 06 June 1965. Shown here (F to R) is PRR engine #7059 and another unit whose number is not visible. Both were built by EMD. #7059 is an EFS-17M built in 1956 and rated at 1,750 horsepower. They are pulling an eastbound coal train and are about to pass under the 12th Street Bridge. Note that the eastbound coal train pulled by PRR engine #9530 has stopped on the far left track. |
| Photo Date: |
6/6/1965 Upload Date: 6/25/2016 4:35:03 PM |
| Location: |
Altoona, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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| Locomotives: |
PRR 7059(GP9) |
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260 Comments: 0 |
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PRR 7059, EFS-17M, c. 1967 |
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Oil Power. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken near Perdix, Pennsylvania, c. 1967. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #7059, #7085, and #7096. All are EFS-17M's built by GM-EMD in 1956: #7059 was built in October, while #7085 and #7096 were built in November. They're passing BANKS Tower with a train of empty hoppers bound for Altoona and the coal mines in Western Pennsylvania. Blue Mountain dominates the distance. |
| Photo Date: |
9/22/1967 Upload Date: 12/29/2021 8:25:15 AM |
| Location: |
Perdix, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Signal |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 7059(GP9) PRR 7085(GP9) PRR 7096(GP9) |
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110 Comments: 0 |
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