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PRR 5858, EP-20, 1949 |
| Description: |
AHC. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken at the Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 5 June 1949. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #5858 and a "B" unit whose number is not recorded. Both are EP-20's built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,000 horsepwer each. #5858 was built in February of 1948 and retired in March of 1967 after just 19 years of revenue service. They are pulling a passenger train down the Allegheny Mountains and around the Curve on their way to Altoona, Harrisburg, and points East. This photo comes from a slide set distributed by Marlo Industries of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. |
| Photo Date: |
6/5/1949 Upload Date: 2/7/2018 8:24:21 PM |
| Location: |
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE CURVE), PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 5858(E7A) |
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697 Comments: 0 |
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PRR EP20 5858 arrives at Union Station |
| Description: |
The 5858 entered service in 1948 and was retired in 1967. It is pictured with a solid stripe and large number boards in Douglas and Weiglin's Pennsy Diesels 1924-1968 P. 201 |
| Photo Date: |
1/28/1950 Upload Date: 1/13/2011 10:55:24 PM |
| Location: |
Saint Louis, MO |
| Author: |
Lew Schneider |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 5858(E7A) |
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1547 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
PRR 5858, EP-20, c. 1963 |
| Description: |
Chione. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken in Bay Head Junction, New Jersey, c. 1962. The photographer is not identified. Prominent here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #5858 and #5771. #5858 is an EP-20 built by GM-EMD in February of 1948 and rated at 2,000 horsepower. #5771 is a BP-20 built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in June of 1948, rated at 2,000 horsepower, and retired in May of 1965. ("PrrFan18n") |
| Photo Date: |
1/23/1963 Upload Date: 11/17/2021 9:49:38 PM |
| Location: |
Bay Head Junction, NJ |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Yard,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 5858(E7A) PRR 5771(DR6-4-2000) |
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208 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 5858, EP-20, 1963 |
| Description: |
Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken at Union Station in Chicago, Illinois, on 22 December 1963. The photographer is not identified. Prominent here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #5858 and two more E-7's whose numbers are not recorded. All are EP-20's built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,000 horsepower each. #5858 was built in February of 1948. ("Tchowee"; #11 of 29) |
| Photo Date: |
12/22/1963 Upload Date: 5/10/2020 7:12:04 AM |
| Location: |
Chicago Union Station, IL |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Winter,Station,Signal,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 5858(E7A) |
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161 Comments: 0 |
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