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PRR 5892, EP-22, 1956 |
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Here is a post card via Peter Outerbridge entitled "Cincinnati Union Terminal." Caption On Reverse: "Cincinnati Union Terminal. At the CUT enginehouse in September of 1956, E-8's belonging to the PRR (No. 5892), C&O, and NYC are joined by L&N E-6 (No. 757). CUT was built between 1929 and 1933 by seven railroads at a cost of $41 million. It handled over 200 trains per day and had 16 platform tracks. Photo by David R. Sweetland." Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5892 is an EP-22 built by GM-EMD in April of 1950 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. |
| Photo Date: |
9/22/1956 Upload Date: 1/22/2023 10:15:06 PM |
| Location: |
Cincinnati, OH |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 5892(E8A) LN 757(E6A) |
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PRR 5892, EP-22, 1963 |
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Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Dave Ingles that was taken at Union Station in Chicago, Illinois, on 18 August 1963. Prominent here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #5892 and #5799. Both are EP-22's built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,250 horsepower each. #5892 was built in April of 1950, while #5799 was constructed in June of 1952. Three Equipment Notes: (1) a pair of PRR double-door boxcars one track over; (2) a two-car diner assigned to the "Broadway Limited" two tracks over; as well as (3), Railway Express refrigerator cars and an N-6 cabin car three tracks over. ("Tchowee"; #25 of 29) |
| Photo Date: |
8/18/1963 Upload Date: 5/10/2020 5:17:35 PM |
| Location: |
Chicago Union Station, IL |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Yard |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 5892(E8A) PRR 5799(E8A) |
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| Title: |
PRR 5892, EP-22, 1963 |
| Description: |
Here a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Dave Ingles that was taken at Chicago's Union Station on 18 August 1963. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #5892 and #5799. Both are EP-22's built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,250 horsepower each. #5892 was built in April of 1950, while #5799 was constructed in June of 1952. They're ready to depart the Station with the "Broadway Limited" bound for Pittsburgh and New York City. ("Stoneborobranch"; #9 of 10) |
| Photo Date: |
8/18/1963 Upload Date: 7/23/2020 12:39:59 PM |
| Location: |
Chicago Union Station, IL |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 5892(E8A) PRR 5799(E8A) |
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PRR 5712, EP-22, Front, c. 1964 |
| Description: |
Here is the front side of a "Vanishing Vistas" portrait that was published by Lyman E. Cox in 1972. Photo courtesy of the Penn Central Railroad. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #5712 and #5892. Both are EP-22's built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,250 horsepower each. #5712 was constructed in October of 1952, while #5892 was built in April of 1950. In this context, they're departing Chicago's Union Station with the eastbound "General" during the waning days of the PRR. |
| Photo Date: |
12/21/1964 Upload Date: 1/4/2021 4:56:37 PM |
| Location: |
Chicago Union Station, IL |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 5712(E8A) PRR 5892(E8A) |
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344 Comments: 0 |
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