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PRR 9766, EF-15A, c. 1953 |
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AHC. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken at the Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, c. 1953. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9766 and three more units whose road numbers are not recorded. All are EF-15's built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9766 was constructed in January of 1951. In this context, this A-B-B-A set is pulling a mixed-cargo freight train down the Allegheny Mountains, and is about to round the Curve on its way to Altoona and points East. ("PrrFan18n") |
| Photo Date: |
9/11/1953 Upload Date: 10/12/2021 10:38:46 PM |
| Location: |
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE CURVE), PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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| Locomotives: |
PRR 9766(F7A) |
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156 Comments: 0 |
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PRR 6818, M-1, c. 1954 |
| Description: |
East Altoona. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken in East Altoona, Pennsylvania, c. 1952. The photographer's name is not recorded. Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6818, an M-1 (4-8-2) "Mountain" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during September of 1926 and retired in January of 1957. Partially visible at the far left is PRR engine #9766, an EF-15A built by GM-EMD in January of 1951, rated at 1,500 horsepower, renumbered "1467" in 1966, and retired in August of 1967. Photo taken from Juniata's 17th Street Bridge. |
| Photo Date: |
6/23/1954 Upload Date: 5/6/2023 11:42:49 PM |
| Location: |
Altoona(Juniata), PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Steam |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 6818(4-8-2) PRR 9766(F7A) |
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67 Comments: 0 |
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PRR 6840, M-1, 1957 |
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Dziobko. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by John Dziobko, Jr., that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 17 August 1957. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6840, an M-1 (4-8-2) "Mountain" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in September of 1926 and retired in June of 1959. Parked near the 17th Street Bridge is PRR engine #9766, an EF-15A built by GM-EMD in January of 1951, rated at 1,500 horsepower, renumbered "1467" in 1966, and retired in August of 1967. |
| Photo Date: |
8/17/1957 Upload Date: 7/2/2018 6:39:19 AM |
| Location: |
Altoona(Juniata), PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Bridge,Yard,Steam |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 6840(4-8-2) PRR 9766(F7A) |
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470 Comments: 0 |
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PRR 9766, EF-15A, c. 1966 |
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Mann. Here is a photo by an unidentified photographer that was taken near Rockville, Pennsylvania, c. 1966. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9766 and another "EF" Class unit whose road number is not recorded. Both were built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9766 is an EF-15A constructed in January of 1951. In this context, this A-A set is heading toward the Rockville Bridge with a mixed-cargo freight train. (Gift from Brad Mann.) |
| Photo Date: |
4/16/1966 Upload Date: 8/12/2021 7:53:02 AM |
| Location: |
Rockville, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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| Locomotives: |
PRR 9766(F7A) |
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126 Comments: 0 |
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