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TRRA  14th St locomotive servicing tracks
Title:  TRRA 14th St locomotive servicing tracks
Description:  Note the GM&O motor train and the PRR BP-60a Centipede
Photo Date:  3/3/1951  Upload Date: 12/28/2010 8:15:48 PM
Location:  Saint Louis, MO
Author:  Lew Schneider
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR E8(E8A)
Views:  1915   Comments: 0
PRR E8 5711 at Conklin Yard
Title:  PRR E8 5711 at Conklin Yard
Description: 
Photo Date:  12/1/2018  Upload Date: 12/2/2018 7:34:56 PM
Location:  Binghamton, NY
Author:  Peter Lyden
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR E8(E8A)
Views:  581   Comments: 2
PRR E8 5809 at Conklin Yard
Title:  PRR E8 5809 at Conklin Yard
Description: 
Photo Date:  12/1/2018  Upload Date: 12/2/2018 7:35:29 PM
Location:  Binghamton, NY
Author:  Peter Lyden
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR E8(E8A)
Views:  473   Comments: 1
PRR E8s 5711 & 5809 at Bainbridge NY
Title:  PRR E8s 5711 & 5809 at Bainbridge NY
Description: 
Photo Date:  12/1/2018  Upload Date: 12/2/2018 7:36:03 PM
Location:  Binghamton, NY
Author:  Peter Lyden
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR E8(E8A)
Views:  384   Comments: 1
PRR 4246, EP-22, 1967
Title:  PRR 4246, EP-22, 1967
Description:  DMP-2. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken near Keating, Pennsylvania, on 26 March 1967. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #4246 and #4283. Both are EP-22's built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,250 horsepower each. #4246 was constructed as number "5836" in February of 1951, and renumbered "4246" in preparation for the PRR-NYC merger. #4283 was built as number "5803" in July of 1952 and renumbered "4282" in preparation for the merger. Produced and distributed by Charly's Slides. (#9 of 20)
Photo Date:  3/26/1967  Upload Date: 10/16/2022 8:53:30 AM
Location:  Keating, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 4246(E8A) PRR 4283(E8A)
Views:  248   Comments: 0
PRR 4248, EP-22, 1966
Title:  PRR 4248, EP-22, 1966
Description:  Mann. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken near Gallitzin, Pennsylvania, on 21 October 1966. The photographer is not identified. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #4248 and two more "EP" Class units whose road numbers are not recorded. All were built by GM-EMD. #4248 was built as number "5788" in May of 1952, rated at 2,250 horsepower, and renumbered "4248" in preparation for the PRR-NYC merger. In this context, this A-B-A set is climbing the Allegheny Mountains and is about to pass through one of the tunnels at Gallitzin with a passenger train bound for Pittsburgh and points West. ("PrrFan18n")
Photo Date:  10/21/1966  Upload Date: 12/29/2020 11:04:46 PM
Location:  Gallitzin, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 4248(E8A)
Views:  387   Comments: 0
PRR "Fort Pitt"
Title:  PRR "Fort Pitt"
Description:  Westbound (Date approximate)
Photo Date:  11/11/1967  Upload Date: 6/4/2012 7:28:28 PM
Location:  Canton, OH
Author:  Robert Farkas
Categories:  Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  PRR 4259(E8A)
Views:  1241   Comments: 5
PRR E7A 4208 and PRR E8A 4262 - Pennsylvania RR
Title:  PRR E7A 4208 and PRR E8A 4262 - Pennsylvania RR
Description:  Two EMD E units are heading up this passenger train. PRR 4208 was first delivered as one of the 5800 numbered units, it was renumbered after PRR 2-10-0 #4208 was retired. Note the lack of a Pennsy stripe on the lead unit but a solid one on the trailing unit. Date and location unknown.
Photo Date:  1/1/1966  Upload Date: 1/31/2013 10:49:51 AM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 4208(E7A) PRR 4262(E8A)
Views:  992   Comments: 3
PRR 4262
Title:  PRR 4262
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/30/1968  Upload Date: 11/3/2020 9:49:52 AM
Location:  Indianapolis, IN
Author:  Jeffrey Lawrence Collection
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 4262(E8A)
Views:  209   Comments: 0
PRR 4268, EP-22, 1967
Title:  PRR 4268, EP-22, 1967
Description:  Here is a post card via Peter Outerbridge entitled "Merger Mania." Caption On Reverse: "Merger Mania. Both of these EMD E-8's ~ Pennsylvania No. 4268 and Illinois Central No. 4032 ~ looked spiffy in this 1967 shot. Alas, soon both railroads became history (well sort of). But to the E-8's, it would only mean new paint jobs." At the left is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4268, an E-8 built by GM-EMD as number "5768" in April of 1952, rated at 2,250 horsepower, and renumbered "4268" in preparation for the PRR-NYC merger. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recroded.
Photo Date:  8/15/1967  Upload Date: 1/22/2023 6:48:18 AM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 4268(E8A) IC 4032(E8A)
Views:  110   Comments: 0
PRR 4269, EP-22, 1967
Title:  PRR 4269, EP-22, 1967
Description:  Lorenz. Here is a photo via Bob Lorenz that was taken West of Crestline, Ohio, on 3 September 1967. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #4269, #4209, and another "EP" Class unit whose road number is not recorded. All were built by GM-EMD. #4269 is an EP-22 built as number "5769" in May of 1952, rated at 2,250 horsepower, and renumbered "4269" in preparation for the PRR-NYC merger. #4209 is an EP-20 built as number "5849" in August of 1947, rated at 2,000 horsepower, and renumbered "4209" in preparation for the merger. (Gift from Brad Mann.)
Photo Date:  9/3/1967  Upload Date: 7/4/2021 4:37:57 PM
Location:  Crestline, OH
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 4269(E8A) PRR 4209(E7A)
Views:  278   Comments: 0
PRR 4270, EP-22, c. 1967
Title:  PRR 4270, EP-22, c. 1967
Description:  Altoona Action. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken at the Passenger Station in Altoona, Pennsylvania, c. 1967. Shown here (R to L) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4270 and two more units whose road numbers are not recorded. All are EP-22's built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,250 horsepower each. #4270 was constructed as number "5805" in July of 1952 and later renumbered "4270" in preparation for the PRR-NYC merger. In this context, this A-A-A set is waiting for a helper engine to couple on before pulling a passenger train up the Allegheny Mountains to Pittsburgh and points West. Partially visible at the left is the "new" 12th Street Footbridge; partially visible at the right are two structures that are part of the PRR's 12th Street Car Shops. ("PrrFan18n")
Photo Date:  8/15/1967  Upload Date: 4/11/2021 10:28:20 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Station,Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 4270(E8A)
Views:  270   Comments: 0
PRR 4273, EP-22, 1967
Title:  PRR 4273, EP-22, 1967
Description:  Mid-Mountain. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train West of Altoona, Pennsylvania, during mid-December of 1967. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #4273 and two other "E" units whose numbers were not recorded. All were built by EMD. #4273 is an EP-22 built in 1952. It has been re-numbered in preparation for the PRR-NYC merger; its original number was "5703." They are pulling a passenger train down the Allegheny Mountains via the Horseshoe Curve to Altoona and points East on a frigid, flurry-filled afternoon.
Photo Date:  12/21/1967  Upload Date: 8/26/2016 3:27:59 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Winter,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 4273(E8A)
Views:  567   Comments: 1
PRR 4275
Title:  PRR 4275
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/22/1974  Upload Date: 8/17/2020 3:44:33 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Jeffrey Lawrence Collection
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 4275(E8A)
Views:  157   Comments: 0
Snapping the First Class
Title:  Snapping the First Class
Description:  No.25 - The Duquesne - with a pair of U25C helpers and three E units with 22 cars and healthy head-end traffic is coming out of Scotch Run Curve at MP 241 on this first day of September, 1966 at a time when renumbering of locomotives had begun for the pending Penn-Central merger. PRR helpers on the point were referred to as "snappers". Note the lead E unit still has its trainphone antennas.
Photo Date:  9/1/1966  Upload Date: 10/11/2012 12:47:54 PM
Location:  ALTOONA (HORSESHOE CURVE), PA
Author:  Rick Erben
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  PRR 6514(U25C) PRR 6516(U25C) PRR 4206(E7A) PRR 4117B(E7B) PRR 4276(E8A)
Views:  2687   Comments: 2
PRR 4277, EP-22, 1967
Title:  PRR 4277, EP-22, 1967
Description:  DMP-2. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken at the Passenger Station in Fort Wayne, Indiana, in January of 1967. Shown here (L to R) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4277 and two more units whose road numbers are not recorded. All were built by GM-EMD. #4277 is an EP-22 constructed as number "5707" in October of 1952, rated at 2,250 horsepower, and renumbered "4277" in preparation for the PRR-NYC merger. Produced and distributed by Charly's Slides. (#10 of 20)
Photo Date:  1/23/1967  Upload Date: 10/16/2022 8:52:15 AM
Location:  Fort Wayne, IN
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 4277(E8A)
Views:  174   Comments: 0
Broadway Limited arriving Chicago
Title:  Broadway Limited arriving Chicago
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/1/1965  Upload Date: 10/6/2010 3:04:26 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Daryl McGee
Categories:  Bridge,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  PRR 4278(E8A)
Views:  1346   Comments: 1
PRR 4280 blasting off
Title:  PRR 4280 blasting off
Description:  J M Seidl photo
Photo Date:  6/2/1967  Upload Date: 3/30/2021 2:03:12 AM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  J M Seidl
Categories:  Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  PRR 4280(E8A)
Views:  274   Comments: 2
PRR 4285, EP-22, 1968
Title:  PRR 4285, EP-22, 1968
Description:  Oil Power. Here is an original 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken in January of 1968. Shown here (L to R) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4285 and two more units whose road numbers are not recorded. All are EP-22's built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,250 horsepower each. #4285 was constructed as number "5885" in March of 1950 and renumbered "4285" in preparation for the PRR-NYC merger. In this context, they're rockin' 'n' rollin' with a 14-car passenger train.
Photo Date:  1/23/1968  Upload Date: 2/28/2023 11:14:55 PM
Location:  Valparaiso, IN
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 4285(E8A)
Views:  72   Comments: 0
PRR 4286
Title:  PRR 4286
Description:  Westbound on ex-PRR (Date approximate)
Photo Date:  3/9/1968  Upload Date: 2/9/2014 9:36:04 PM
Location:  Massillon, OH
Author:  Robert Farkas
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  PRR 4286(E8A)
Views:  726   Comments: 2
PRR 4288
Title:  PRR 4288
Description:  Westbound "Fort Pitt" (Date approximate)
Photo Date:  11/18/1967  Upload Date: 5/3/2015 10:05:39 PM
Location:  Alliance, OH
Author:  Robert Farkas
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 4288(E8A)
Views:  526   Comments: 1
PRR 4293
Title:  PRR 4293
Description:  Westbound with the "Fort Pitt" after passing WANDLE Tower Date approximate)
Photo Date:  12/23/1967  Upload Date: 3/5/2015 1:26:03 PM
Location:  Canton, OH
Author:  Robert Farkas
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 4293(E8A)
Views:  843   Comments: 2
"Pennsy At Northumberland," Page 66, 2004
Title:  "Pennsy At Northumberland," Page 66, 2004
Description:  Here is page one of a six-page article by William D. Volkmer entitled "The Pennsy At Northumberland: 1964-1968." It was published originally in the January 2004 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 66. Partial Caption: "Pennsy passenger train 570, the daytime Harrisburg-Buffalo run, rolls into Sunbury behind steam-generator equipped RS3 8445 (one of only two RS3s built with a high hood; the other is Western Maryland 192) and E8 4293." Engine #8445 is an AS-16MS built by the American Locomotive Company in December of 1953 and rated at 1,600 horsepower. Engine #4293 is an EP-22 built by GM-EMD as number "5893" in April of 1950, rated at 2,250 horsepower, and renumbered "4293" in preparation for the PRR-NYC merger. Note that the "A" in "PENNSYLVANIA" has been painted over with the new road number.
Photo Date:  1/1/2004  Upload Date: 12/8/2021 9:56:38 PM
Location:  Sunbury, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 8445(RS3) PRR 4293(E8A)
Views:  336   Comments: 0
PRR "Next Stop, Merger City," EP-20, 1966
Title:  PRR "Next Stop, Merger City," EP-20, 1966
Description:  Here is a postal card entitled "Next Stop, Merger City." No Postmark. Caption On Reverse: "Pennsylvania RR EMD E7 #4244 and E8 #4295 whisk a passenger train near Chicago in August, 1966. Recently re-painted tuscan red, both units wear Penn-Central style numbers on sides, anticipating the approaching PC merger." The photographer is not identified. Both engines were built by GM-EMD. #4244 is an EP-20 constructed in August of 1947 as number "5844" and rated at 2,000 horsepower, while #4295 is an EP-22 built in March of 1951 as number "5895" and rated at 2,250 horsepower.
Photo Date:  8/15/1966  Upload Date: 7/16/2020 6:47:01 PM
Location:  Englewood, IL
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 4244(E7A) PRR 4295(E8A)
Views:  301   Comments: 0
PRR 4309
Title:  PRR 4309
Description:  Westbound "The Fort Pitt" (Date approximate)
Photo Date:  12/16/1967  Upload Date: 2/26/2015 10:10:04 AM
Location:  Massillon, OH
Author:  Robert Farkas
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 4309(E8A)
Views:  632   Comments: 2
PRR 4309
Title:  PRR 4309
Description:  Westbound sitting at the PC passenger station
Photo Date:  5/30/1968  Upload Date: 3/28/2015 9:32:27 PM
Location:  Canton, OH
Author:  Robert Farkas
Categories:  Station
Locomotives:  PRR 4309(E8A)
Views:  564   Comments: 0
JTCX 5809
Title:  JTCX 5809
Description:  NS 04T
Photo Date:  12/3/2018  Upload Date: 12/22/2020 5:25:28 PM
Location:  Reading, PA
Author:  Andrew Bishop
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  JTCX 5809(E8A) JTCX 5711(E8A) PC 4309(E8A) PRR 4309(E8A) NS 1000(E8A) JTFS 5809(E8A) AMTK 315(E8A) AMTK 498(E8A) CR 4020(E8A) PRR 5809(E8A) AMTK 317(E8A) JTFS 5711(E8A) CR 4021(E8A) PRR 5711(E8A)
Views:  1028   Comments: 0
PRR 4318, EP-22, 1967
Title:  PRR 4318, EP-22, 1967
Description:  Lorenz. Here is a photo via Bob Lorenz that was taken in Bucyrus, Ohio, in 1967. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4318 and two more "EP" Class units whose road numbers are not recorded. All were built by GM-EMD. #4318 is an EP-22 constructed as number "5838" in February of 1951, rated at 2,250 horsepower, and renumbered "4318" in preparation for the PRR-NYC merger. How much would you like to have lived in that house at the far left? (Gift from Brad Mann.)
Photo Date:  8/15/1967  Upload Date: 7/1/2021 7:55:02 PM
Location:  Bucyrus, OH
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 4318(E8A)
Views:  280   Comments: 0
PRR 5700 in Harrisburg Yard on a cold January morning
Title:  PRR 5700 in Harrisburg Yard on a cold January morning
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/12/1953  Upload Date: 11/28/2014 6:51:52 AM
Location:  Harrisburg, PA
Author:  Maynard Krug
Categories:  Yard,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  PRR 5700(E8A)
Views:  1034   Comments: 1
PRR 5700, EP-22, c. 1955
Title:  PRR 5700, EP-22, c. 1955
Description:  Mann. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide that was taken at the Passenger Station in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5700 and another unit whose road number is not recorded. Both are EP-22's built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,250 horsepower each. #5700 was constructed in September of 1952. The photographer's name and the exact date are not recorded. ("PrrFan18n")
Photo Date:  8/15/1955  Upload Date: 6/30/2021 10:14:20 PM
Location:  Harrisburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5700(E8A)
Views:  398   Comments: 0
PRR 5700, EP-22, 1963
Title:  PRR 5700, EP-22, 1963
Description:  Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken in Detroit, Michigan, on 17 June 1963. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5700, an EP-22 built by GM-EMD in September of 1952 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. Note the "Mars" light! ("Tchowee"; #15 of 29)
Photo Date:  6/17/1963  Upload Date: 5/8/2020 5:21:43 PM
Location:  Detroit, MI
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 5700(E8A)
Views:  422   Comments: 0
PRR 5700, EP-22, 1965
Title:  PRR 5700, EP-22, 1965
Description:  Oil Power. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Tom Smart that was taken in Louisville, Kentucky, on 1 May 1965. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #5700 and #5878. Both were built by GM-EMD. #5700 is an EP-22 built in September of 1952 and rated at 2,250 horsepower, while #5878 is an EP-20 built in April of 1949 and rated at 2,000 horsepower. Looks to me like #5700 has had a close encounter of the third kind!
Photo Date:  5/1/1965  Upload Date: 10/3/2018 5:08:03 AM
Location:  Louisville, KY
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5700(E8A) PRR 5878(E7A)
Views:  602   Comments: 1
PRR 5701, EP-22, c. 1966
Title:  PRR 5701, EP-22, c. 1966
Description:  Chione. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione. Shown here (R to L) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5701 and another unit whose road number is not recorded. Both are EP-22's built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,250 horsepower each. #5701 was constructed in September of 1952. In this context, they're powering a six-car passenger train. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded.
Photo Date:  8/15/1966  Upload Date: 11/12/2023 10:12:38 AM
Location:  Dauphin, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5701(E8A)
Views:  55   Comments: 0
Harrisburg's Diesel Specialists, Page 7, 1953
Title:  Harrisburg's Diesel Specialists, Page 7, 1953
Description:  Here is page two of a four-page article entitled "Harrisburg's Specialists On Diesel-Electrics." It was published originally in the December 1953 issue of "Pennsy" magazine, page 7. Top Photo: Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5703, an EP-22 built by GM-EMD in September of 1952 and rated at 2,250 horsepower.
Photo Date:  12/1/1953  Upload Date: 4/14/2022 10:26:56 PM
Location:  Harrisburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  InCab
Locomotives:  PRR 5703(E8A)
Views:  80   Comments: 0
Harrisburg's Diesel Specialists, Page 9, 1953
Title:  Harrisburg's Diesel Specialists, Page 9, 1953
Description:  Here is page four of a four-page article entitled "Harrisburg's Specialists On Diesel-Electrics." It was published originally in the December 1953 issue of "Pennsy" magazine, page 9. Center Photo: Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5703, an EP-22 built by GM-EMD in September of 1952 and rated at 2,250 horsepower.
Photo Date:  12/1/1953  Upload Date: 4/14/2022 10:32:58 PM
Location:  Harrisburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 5703(E8A)
Views:  73   Comments: 0
"Progress In Transportation: 1958," Pages 15 & 16
Title:  "Progress In Transportation: 1958," Pages 15 & 16
Description:  Here are pages 15 and 16 of a 22-page booklet published by the Pennsylvania Railroad entitled "Serving You Through Progress In Transportation." It was issued originally in December of 1958. Bottom Left-Hand Photo Caption: "Fifty freight cars are turned out every day on half-mile long assembly lines of PRR's new $14 million repair shop at Hollidaysburg, Pa." Bottom Right-Hand Photo: Shown here is PRR engine #5703, an EP-22 built by GM-EMD in September of 1952 and rated at 2,250 horsepower.
Photo Date:  12/21/1958  Upload Date: 7/19/2020 6:16:13 PM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 5703(E8A)
Views:  100   Comments: 0
"Progress In Transportation: 1963," Pages 15 & 16
Title:  "Progress In Transportation: 1963," Pages 15 & 16
Description:  Here are pages 15 and 16 of a 22-page booklet published by the Pennsylvania Railroad entitled "Serving You Through Progress In Transportation." It was issued originally in December of 1963. Bottom Left-Hand Photo Caption: "Sixty freight cars can be turned out per day on half-mile long assembly lines of PRR's Samuel Rea Shop at Hollidaysburg, Pa." Bottom Right-Hand Photo: Shown here is PRR engine #5703, an EP-22 built by GM-EMD in September of 1952 and rated at 2,250 horsepower.
Photo Date:  12/21/1963  Upload Date: 7/19/2020 2:43:16 PM
Location:  Hollidaysburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 5703(E8A)
Views:  78   Comments: 0
PRR 5703, EP-22, c. 1964
Title:  PRR 5703, EP-22, c. 1964
Description:  Oil Power. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken near Union Station in Chicago, Illinois, c. 1964. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5703 and two more "EP" Class units whose road numbers are not recorded. All were built by GM-EMD. #5703 is an EP-22 constructed in September of 1952 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. In this context, they're departing the Station with a passenger train bound for Pittsburgh and points East. Also departing is a Burlington Route passenger train.
Photo Date:  6/20/1964  Upload Date: 3/21/2020 1:51:12 AM
Location:  Chicago Union Station, IL
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Signal,Passenger,Track
Locomotives:  PRR 5703(E8A)
Views:  394   Comments: 1
PRR 5703, EP-22, 1965
Title:  PRR 5703, EP-22, 1965
Description:  Oil Power. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by Jim Scott that was taken at the Wintergarden Gorge near Erie, Pennsylvania, on 27 March 1965. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5703, an EP-22 built by GM-EMD in September of 1952 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. It is pulling a three-car consist in the last run of Train #581 between Erie and Harrisburg. Slide produced and distributed by the Lake Shore Railway Historical Society.
Photo Date:  3/27/1965  Upload Date: 1/24/2020 12:02:42 PM
Location:  Erie, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Winter,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5703(E8A)
Views:  356   Comments: 0
PRR 5703, EP-22, 1965
Title:  PRR 5703, EP-22, 1965
Description:  Brickyard. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train at the Brickyard Crossing in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 18 July 1965. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #5703, #5862-B, and #5848. All were built by EMD. #5703 is an EP-22 built in 1952 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. #5862-B and #5848 are EP-20's and rated at 2,000 horsepower each; #5862-B was built in 1948, but #5848 was built in 1947. They are pulling an 18-car eastbound passenger train and will soon stop at the Passenger Station in Altoona. At that point, not only will passengers exit and board the train, but both engine and train crews will change.
Photo Date:  7/18/1965  Upload Date: 8/17/2016 6:47:50 PM
Location:  Altoona(Brickyard), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5703(E8A) PRR 5862-B(E7B) PRR 5848(E7A)
Views:  695   Comments: 0
PRR 5703, EP-22, 1966
Title:  PRR 5703, EP-22, 1966
Description:  Tyrone. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Tyrone, Pennsylvania, on 16 April 1966. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engine #5703 and another unit whose number is not recorded. #5703 is an EP-22 built by EMD in 1952 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. They are pulling a westbound passenger train from Harrisburg through the Tyrone Station to Altoona, Pittsburgh, and points West.
Photo Date:  4/16/1966  Upload Date: 8/6/2016 11:40:21 AM
Location:  Tyrone, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5703(E8A)
Views:  2719   Comments: 2
PRR 5703
Title:  PRR 5703
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/25/2008  Upload Date: 6/26/2008 11:53:06 PM
Location:  Whiting, IN
Author:  Ryan Kertis
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 5703(E8A)
Views:  387   Comments: 0
PRR 5704, EP-22, c. 1954
Title:  PRR 5704, EP-22, c. 1954
Description:  Chione. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chone. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5704, an EP-22 built by GM-EMD in September of 1952 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded.
Photo Date:  8/15/1954  Upload Date: 2/6/2024 10:59:56 PM
Location:  Cincinnati, OH
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 5704(E8A)
Views:  44   Comments: 0
PRR 5704, EP-22, c. 1956
Title:  PRR 5704, EP-22, c. 1956
Description:  Chione. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5704, New York Central engine #4088, as well as Louisville & Nashville engine #760. All were built by GM-EMD. #5704 is an EP-22 constructed in September of 1952 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded.
Photo Date:  6/2/1956  Upload Date: 4/30/2022 8:41:22 AM
Location:  Cincinnati, OH
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Station,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5704(E8A) NYC 4088(E8A) LN 760(E7A)
Views:  258   Comments: 0
PRR 5704, EP-22, 1961
Title:  PRR 5704, EP-22, 1961
Description:  Horseshoe Curve-1961. Here is an original photo that I took at the Pennsylvania Railroad's Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 17 August 1961. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #5704 and #5864-B. Both were built by EMD. #5704 is an EP-22 built in September of 1952 and rated at 2,250 horsepower, while #5864-B is an EP-20 built in February of 1948 and rated at 2,000 horsepower. In this context, they're pulling a passenger train around the Curve and down the Allegheny Mountains to Altoona and points East.
Photo Date:  8/17/1961  Upload Date: 7/8/2016 1:52:25 AM
Location:  ALTOONA (HORSESHOE CURVE), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5704(E8A) PRR 5864-B(E7B)
Views:  622   Comments: 0
PRR 5807, EP-22, 1963
Title:  PRR 5807, EP-22, 1963
Description:  AHC. Here is an original photo that I took at the Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 28 September 1963. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #5807, #5704, #5857, and #5710. All were built by GM-EMD. #5807, #5704, and #5710 are EP-22's built in 1952 and rated at 2,250 horsepower each. #5857 is an EP-20 built in 1948 and rated at 2,000 horsepower. They are pulling a 50-car westbound mail/express train up the Allegheny Mountains to Gallitzin and points West.
Photo Date:  9/28/1963  Upload Date: 8/12/2016 2:57:23 AM
Location:  ALTOONA (HORSESHOE CURVE), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Scenic
Locomotives:  PRR 5807(E8A) PRR 5704(E8A) PRR 5857(E7A) PRR 5710(E8A)
Views:  1670   Comments: 4
PRR 5704, EP-22, 1963
Title:  PRR 5704, EP-22, 1963
Description:  Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by R.P. Olmsted that was taken in Chicago, Illinois, on 14 December 1963. Shown here (L to R) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5704 and two more units whose road numbers are not recorded. All were built by GM-EMD. #5704 was built in September of 1952 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. ("Tchowee"; #16 of 29)
Photo Date:  12/14/1963  Upload Date: 5/8/2020 9:11:06 PM
Location:  Chicago Union Station, IL
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Winter,Yard,Signal
Locomotives:  PRR 5704(E8A)
Views:  362   Comments: 1
PRR 5764, EP-22, 1965
Title:  PRR 5764, EP-22, 1965
Description:  Sunday. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 02 May 1965. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #5764, #5704, and #5894. All are EP-22's built by EMD and rated at 2,250 horsepower each. #5764 and #5704 were built in 1952, but #5894 was built in 1951. They are passing ALTO Tower with an 18-car eastbound passenger train and will soon stop at the Altoona Passenger Station.
Photo Date:  5/2/1965  Upload Date: 9/1/2016 1:24:15 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5764(E8A) PRR 5704(E8A) PRR 5894(E8A)
Views:  738   Comments: 1
"Horseshoe Curve," Page 42, 2004
Title:  "Horseshoe Curve," Page 42, 2004
Description:  Here is a portion of a two-page spread included in a 24-page cover article entitled "Horseshoe Curve: 150 Years." It was published originally in the August 2004 issue of "Trains" magazine, pages 42-43. Partial Caption: "Pinstriped E-8 5704 leans into Horseshoe Curve with an eastward train of heavyweight coaches and Pullman cars in 1957. Photo by Thomas J. McNamara." Shown here (L to R) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5704 and another unit whose road number is not recorded. Both were built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,250 horsepower each. #5704 was constructed in September of 1952.
Photo Date:  8/1/2004  Upload Date: 10/28/2017 2:18:06 AM
Location:  ALTOONA (HORSESHOE CURVE), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5704(E8A)
Views:  352   Comments: 1
"Pennsy Power Parade," Page 20, 1954
Title:  "Pennsy Power Parade," Page 20, 1954
Description:  Here is page 11 of a 15-page cover article by Walter A. Lucas entitled "Pennsy Power Parade." It was published originally in the December 1954 issue of "Railroad" magazine, page 20. Photo Caption: "On the ready track at Harrisburg, Pa., diesel-servicing shops: four Electro-Motive passenger speedsters." Pictured at the far right is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5705, an EP-22 built by GM-EMD in September of 1952 and rated at 2,250 horsepower.
Photo Date:  12/1/1954  Upload Date: 4/16/2017 2:34:26 AM
Location:  Harrisburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5705(E8A)
Views:  310   Comments: 0


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