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Poised for Action, 1972 |
| Description: |
PC Power. Here is an original telephoto view that I took of Penn Central Railroad locomotives in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, during March of 1972. Shown here (L to R) are PC engines #9035, #9020, and #2436. #9035 is an SW7 built by GM-EMD in May of 1950 and rated at 1,200 horsepower; its original PRR number was "9365." #9020 is a SW1200 built by GM-EMD in November of 1957 and rated at 1,200 horsepower; its original PRR number was "7920." #2436 is a C425 built by the American Locomotive Company in March of 1965 and rated at 2,500 horsepower; its original PRR number was the same. Visible in the background (L to R) are Bald Hill and the Samuel Rea Shop; also visible on the right are two box cars marshalled for reconditioning in the Shop. Photo taken from the Jones Street crossing and entryway. |
| Photo Date: |
3/21/1972 Upload Date: 10/6/2016 3:47:10 AM |
| Location: |
Hollidaysburg, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Yard |
| Locomotives: |
PC 9035(SW7) PC 9020(SW1200) PC 2436(C425) |
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514 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
PC Westbound Hump, 1972 |
| Description: |
Yard Work. Here is an original photo that I took of Penn Central Railroad yard operations in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, during August of 1972. Shown here is PC engine #9020, an SW-1200 built by General Motors' Electro-Motive Division in 1957 and rated at 1,200 horsepower. It is shifting a gondola car at the eastern end of the Westbound Hump at the base of Bald Hill, next to US Route 22. Also visible are the PC's Samuel Rea Shop on the left and the town of Hollidaysburg on the right. |
| Photo Date: |
8/15/1972 Upload Date: 6/25/2016 12:32:03 AM |
| Location: |
Hollidaysburg, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Yard |
| Locomotives: |
PC 9020(SW1200) |
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278 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PC 9020, SW-1200, 1972 |
| Description: |
Yard Work. Here is an original photo that I took of Penn Central Railroad yard operations in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, in August of 1972. Shown here is PC engine #9020, an SW-1200 built by General Motors' Electro-Motive Division in 1957 and rated at 1,200 horsepower. It is shifting a gondola car at the eastern end of the Westbound Hump at the base of Bald Hill, next to US Route 22. In the days of the Pennsylvania Railroad, this engine was numbered "7920"; builder's number: 24152. |
| Photo Date: |
8/15/1972 Upload Date: 6/25/2016 12:34:35 AM |
| Location: |
Hollidaysburg, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Yard |
| Locomotives: |
PC 9020(SW1200) |
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345 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
PC Westbound Hump, 1972 |
| Description: |
Yard Work. Here is an original photo that I took of Penn Central Railroad yard operations in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, during August of 1972. Shown here is PC engine #9020, an SW-1200 built by General Motors' Electro-Motive Division in 1957 and rated at 1,200 horsepower. It is shifting a gondola car at the eastern end of the Westbound Hump at the base of Bald Hill, next to US Route 22. Also visible are the PC's Samuel Rea Shop on the left and the town of Hollidaysburg on the right. |
| Photo Date: |
8/15/1972 Upload Date: 6/25/2016 12:36:05 AM |
| Location: |
Hollidaysburg, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Yard |
| Locomotives: |
PC 9020(SW1200) |
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193 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PC Westbound Hump, 1972 |
| Description: |
Yard Work. Here is an original photo that I took of Penn Central Railroad yard operations in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, during August of 1972. Shown here is PC engine #9020, an SW-1200 built by General Motors' Electro-Motive Division in 1957 and rated at 1,200 horsepower. In this artsy-shot using the rear-view mirror of my Datsun 240-Z, #9020 is at the very top of the Westbound Hump. In olden days, there was a two-storey Hump Tower located there. |
| Photo Date: |
8/15/1972 Upload Date: 6/25/2016 12:37:13 AM |
| Location: |
Hollidaysburg, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Yard |
| Locomotives: |
PC 9020(SW1200) |
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145 Comments: 0 |
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