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Owner: Pennsylvania Railroad
Model:EMD GP9Built As:PRR 7145 (GP9)
Serial Number:23943Order No:5566
Frame Number:5566-1Built:11/1957
Notes:PRR Class EFS-17M.
Other locos with this serial:  PC 7145(GP9) PRR 7145(GP9)
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"The Strike," Page 8, 1960
Title:  "The Strike," Page 8, 1960
Description:  Here is page one of a five-page article entitled "The Strike." It was published originally in the November-December 1960 issue of "Pennsy" magazine, page 8. Bottom Photo Caption: "Diesel locomotives made idle by the shopmen's strike are lined up in forlorn rows at East Altoona. (Don Wood photo)"
Photo Date:  11/1/1960  Upload Date: 8/29/2022 8:33:15 AM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Station,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 7145(GP9)
Views:  45   Comments: 0
"Trains" Magazine, December 1960
Title:  "Trains" Magazine, December 1960
Description:  Wood. Here are two photos taken by Don Wood. They were published originally in the December 1960 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 9. Photo Caption: "Tie-up of diesels and cabin cars in East Altoona, Pa., reflected systemwide conditions when Pennsylvania was shut down for 12 days by Transport Union Workers strike." Top Photo: Visible in the right foreground is PRR engine #7145, an EFS-17M built by EMD in 1957 and rated at 1,750 horsepower. Photos taken from Juniata's 17th Street Bridge.
Photo Date:  12/1/1960  Upload Date: 3/9/2017 3:16:24 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 7145(GP9)
Views:  579   Comments: 0
"How Big Was Big," Page 45, 1979
Title:  "How Big Was Big," Page 45, 1979
Description:  Here is page two of a four-page article by Robert A. Le Massena entitled "How Big Was Big?: The Dimensions Of The Standard Railroad Of The World." It was published originally in the February 1979 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 45. Photo taken by Don Wood in East Altoona, Pennsylvania, during the 12-day Transport Union Workers Strike of 1960. Visible on the lower right is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #7145, an EFS-17M built by GM-EMD in October of 1957 and rated at 1,750 horsepower. Photo taken from Juniata's 17th Street Bridge.
Photo Date:  2/1/1979  Upload Date: 9/29/2022 12:49:08 PM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
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Locomotives:  PRR 7145(GP9)
Views:  53   Comments: 0


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