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Title:
PRR 9566, EF-15, 1952
Description:
Lorenz. Here is a photo via Bob Lorenz that was taken near Smithville, Ohio, in 1952. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9566 and two more "EF" Class units whose road numbers are not recorded. All were built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9566 is an EF-15 built in September of 1948 and retired in December of 1963 after just 15 years of revenue service. (Gift from Brad Mann.)
Photo Date:
9/22/1952
Upload Date:
9/19/2021 8:45:43 AM
Location:
Smithville, OH
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
PRR 9566(F3A)
Views:
119
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 9567, EF-15, 1960
Description:
Kern. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Fred Kern that was taken near Cove, Pennsylvania, on 9 January 1960. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9567 and two more "EF" Class units whose road numbers are not recorded. All were built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9567 was built in September of 1948 and retired in August of 1967 after just 19 years of revenue service. This A-B-A set is heading toward the Enola Yards with a mixed-cargo freight train out of Altoona.
Photo Date:
1/9/1960
Upload Date:
4/15/2021 8:12:49 AM
Location:
Cove, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
PRR 9567(F3A)
Views:
152
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 9677 at Enola
Description:
Al Chione set
Photo Date:
10/7/1962
Upload Date:
9/1/2020 12:41:28 PM
Location:
Enola, PA
Author:
Al Chione
Categories:
Action
Locomotives:
PRR 9677(F3A)
Views:
295
Comments:
1
Title:
"Altoona Interlude," Page 66, 1949
Description:
Here is page ten of a 14-page camera study by W.A. Feibelman entitled "Altoona Interlude." It was published originally in his (1979) monograph entitled "Rails To Pittsburgh: 1945-1970," page 66. Top Photo: Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #9680 and two more "EH" Class units whose numbers are not recorded. All are EH-15's built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9680 was built in January of 1949, later regeared and reclassified as an EF-15, and retired in December of 1963. Bottom Photo, Partial Caption: "One of these K-4's will give us an assist up the Curve in a few minutes, just as the one in the background is helping a pair of diesels." The latter is parked adjacent to the Altoona Passenger Station. At the far right, note the prefabricated boxcar underframes marshalled for use in the PRR's 12th Street Car Shops. Photo taken from the 17th Street Bridge.
Photo Date:
2/2/1949
Upload Date:
10/26/2019 7:54:56 AM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge,Yard,Station,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 9680(F3A)
Views:
194
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 9680, EF-15, c. 1960
Description:
Mann. Here is a photo showing (L to R) Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9680 and another "EF" Class unit whose road number is not recorded. Both were built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9680 was constructed as an EH-15 in January of 1949, later regeared and reclassified as an EF-15, and retired in December of 1963 after just 14 years of revenue service. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. (Gift from Brad Mann.)
Photo Date:
5/5/1960
Upload Date:
8/19/2021 4:39:43 PM
Location:
Lilly, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
PRR 9680(F3A)
Views:
98
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 9682, EH-15, c. 1952
Description:
Oil Power. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of (R to L) Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9682 and two more units whose road numbers are not recorded. All were built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9682 was constructed as an EH-15 in February of 1949, rebuilt as an EF-15A, and retired in November of 1965 after just 16 years of revenue service. Note the "Helper Service" stripe on the cab door. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded.
Photo Date:
8/15/1952
Upload Date:
2/10/2022 10:41:20 PM
Location:
Cresson, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
PRR 9682(F3A)
Views:
170
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 9682, EH-15, 1965
Description:
8th Street. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 14 February 1965. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #9682 and #9847. Both were built by EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9862 is an EH-15 built in 1949. #9847 is an EFP-15 built in 1952. They are about to pass under the 8th Street Bridge into the Westbound Receiving Yard with 100 empty coal cars and N-8 caboose #478213.
Photo Date:
2/14/1965
Upload Date:
9/13/2016 5:52:23 PM
Location:
Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge,Winter,Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 9682(F3A)
PRR 9847(FP7A)
Views:
523
Comments:
1
Title:
PRR 9847, EFP-15, 1965
Description:
8th Street. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 14 February 1965. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #9682 and #9847. Both were built by EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9862 is an EH-15 built in 1949. #9847 is an EFP-15 built in 1952. They are passing under the 8th Street Bridge into the Westbound Receiving Yard with 100 empty coal cars and N-8 caboose #478213. Immediately to the right of these tracks is ROSE Tower.
Photo Date:
2/14/1965
Upload Date:
9/13/2016 5:53:37 PM
Location:
Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
RollingStock,Bridge,Winter,Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 9682(F3A)
PRR 9847(FP7A)
Views:
527
Comments:
0
Title:
Pennsy lineup.
Description:
Photo Date:
10/1/1958
Upload Date:
6/25/2012 2:51:10 PM
Location:
Erie, PA
Author:
William Volkmer
Categories:
Locomotives:
PRR 2025(RF-16A)
PRR 9738(RF-16A)
PRR 9683(F3A)
Views:
2411
Comments:
8
Title:
PRR 2025, BF-16, 1958
Description:
Volkmer. Here is a postal card entitled "Pennsylvania RR." No postmark. Caption On Reverse: "A line of Pennsy units ready for service at Erie, Pennsylvania, October 1958. EMD and Baldwin built freight power are in this unposed view. Photo by William D. Volkmer." Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #2025, #9738, and #9683. #2025 and #9738 were both built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works and rated at 1,600 horsepower each. #2025 was built in April of 1952 and retired in January of 1967, while #9738 was built in May of 1951 and retired July of 1966. #9683 is an EH-15 built by GM-EMD in February of 1949, rated at 1,500 horsepower, and later regeared and reclassified as an EF-15A.
Photo Date:
10/27/1958
Upload Date:
3/8/2019 10:30:12 AM
Location:
Erie, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 2025(RF-16A)
PRR 9738(RF-16A)
PRR 9683(F3A)
Views:
696
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 2025, BF-16, 1958
Description:
Volkmer. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by William D. Volkmer that was taken in Erie, Pennsylvania, on 27 October 1958. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #2025, #9738, and #9683. #2025 and #9738 were both built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works and rated at 1,600 horsepower each. #2025 was built in April of 1952 and retired in January of 1967, while #9738 was built in May of 1951 and retired July of 1966. #9683 is an EH-15 built by GM-EMD in February of 1949, rated at 1,500 horsepower, and later regeared and reclassified as an EF-15A.
Photo Date:
10/27/1958
Upload Date:
4/17/2019 7:47:12 PM
Location:
Erie, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 2025(RF-16A)
PRR 9738(RF-16A)
PRR 9683(F3A)
Views:
808
Comments:
1
Title:
PRR 9683, EH-15, 1964
Description:
New Portage. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train near Foot-of-Ten on the New Portage Branch Line west of Duncansville, Pennsylvania, on 14 June 1964. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #9683, #7255, and another "F" unit whose number is not recorded. All were built by EMD. #9683 is an EH-15 built in 1949 and rated at 1,500 horsepower. #7255 is an EFS-17M built in 1959 and rated at 1,750 horsepower. Total head-end horsepower: 4,750. They are pulling a 77-car freight train up the New Portage Branch Line to Gallitzin, where it will merge with the mainline and head West. Most of the cars in this train have just been produced at the PRR's Samuel Rea Shop in Hollidaysburg.
Photo Date:
6/14/1964
Upload Date:
6/18/2016 11:53:59 AM
Location:
Duncansville, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Action
Locomotives:
PRR 9683(F3A)
PRR 7255(GP9)
Views:
557
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 9683, EH-15, 1964
Description:
New Portage. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train near Foot-of-Ten on the New Portage Branch Line west of Duncansville, Pennsylvania, on 14 June 1964. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #9683, #7255, and another "F" unit whose number is not recorded. All were built by EMD. #9683 is an EH-15 built in 1949 and rated at 1,500 horsepower. #7255 is an EFS-17M built in 1959 and rated at 1,750 horsepower. Total head-end horsepower: 4,750. They are pulling a 77-car freight train up the New Portage Branch Line to Gallitzin, where it will merge with the mainline and head West. Most of the cars in this train have just been produced at the PRR's Samuel Rea Shop in Hollidaysburg. Note the two newly-built gondola cars. Very shiny!
Photo Date:
6/14/1964
Upload Date:
6/18/2016 11:55:47 AM
Location:
Duncansville, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Action
Locomotives:
PRR 9683(F3A)
PRR 7255(GP9)
Views:
649
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 9683, EH-15, 1964
Description:
New Portage. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train near Foot-of-Ten on the New Portage Branch Line west of Duncansville, Pennsylvania, on 14 June 1964. Shown here are two of the three PRR locomotives pulling this westbound freight train. Both were built by EMD. #9683 is an EH-15 built in 1949 and rated at 1,500 horsepower. #7255 is an EFS-17M built in 1959 and rated at 1,750 horsepower. They are pulling a 77-car freight train up the New Portage Branch Line to Gallitzin, where it will merge with the mainline and head West. Most of the cars in this train have just been produced at the PRR's Samuel Rea Shop in Hollidaysburg. Note that the Head-end Brakeman is leaning out the GP-9's cab window!
Photo Date:
6/14/1964
Upload Date:
6/18/2016 11:59:59 AM
Location:
Duncansville, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Action
Locomotives:
PRR 9683(F3A)
PRR 7255(GP9)
Views:
426
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 9683, EH-15, 1966
Description:
Horseshoe Curve-1966. Here is an original photo that I took at the Pennsylvania Railroad's Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, during mid-May of 1966. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #9683 and #9777. Both locomotives were built by EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9683 is an EH-15 built in 1949, while #9777 is an EF-15A built in 1951. They are pulling an eastbound mixed-cargo freight around the Horseshoe Curve and down to Altoona and points East.
Photo Date:
5/21/1966
Upload Date:
7/9/2016 11:49:48 AM
Location:
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE CURVE), PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
PRR 9683(F3A)
PRR 9777(F7A)
Views:
540
Comments:
2
Title:
"Altoona Interlude," Page 65, 1949
Description:
Here is page nine of a 14-page camera study by W.A. Feibelman entitled "Altoona Interlude." It was published originally in his (1979) monograph entitled "Rails To Pittsburgh: 1945-1970," page 65. Top Photo: Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #9687 and two more "EH" Class units whose numbers are not recorded. All are EH-15's built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9687 was built in February of 1949, later regeared and reclassified as an EF-15A, and retired in October of 1967. The twin smokestacks belong to the power plant for the PRR's Passenger Car Shops. Bottom Photo: Prominent here is PRR engine #9684, an EH-15 built by GM-EMD in February of 1949, rated at 1,500 horsepower, later regeared and reclassified as an EF-15A, and retired in December of 1963.
Photo Date:
2/2/1949
Upload Date:
10/26/2019 7:49:33 AM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge,Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 9687(F3A)
PRR 9684(F3A)
Views:
306
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 9684, EH-15, 1949
Description:
AHC. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken at the Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 5 June 1949. The photographer is not identified. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #9684 and two more "EH" Class units whose numbers are not recorded. All are EH-15's built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9684 was constructed as an EH-15 in February of 1949, later regeared and reclassified as an EF-15A, and retired in December of 1966 after just 17 years of revenue service. In this context, this A-B-A trio is rounding the Curve on its way down the Allegheny Mountains to Altoona where it'll await yet another helper/pusher run up "The Mountain." Visible at the far left is Milepost 242. ("PrrFan18n")
Photo Date:
6/5/1949
Upload Date:
2/17/2021 10:15:02 PM
Location:
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE CURVE), PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
PRR 9684(F3A)
Views:
245
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 9684, EH-15, 1949
Description:
FM. Here is a duplicate 35mm B&W slide of a photo by Fred McLeod that was taken near Altoona, Pennsylvania. Photo Caption: "A mile below the Horseshoe Curve with a 3-unit diesel on front and a 3-unit diesel pusher. Summer, 1949." Shown here (L to R) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9684 and two more units whose road numbers are not recorded. All are EH-15's built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9684 was constructed as an EH-15 in February of 1949, later regeared and reclassified as an EF-15A, and retired in December of 1966 after just 17 years of revenue service. In this context, this A-B-A set is serving as tail-end pushers on a westbound freight train ~ but once through one of the Gallitzin tunnels, they'll be uncoupled and returned to Altoona for yet another helper/pusher run up "The Mountain." This photo comes from a slide set entitled "Horseshoe Curve, Pennsylvania Railroad" that's produced and distributed by Blackhawk Films of Davenport, Iowa (22-52).
Photo Date:
8/15/1949
Upload Date:
6/25/2021 8:01:57 AM
Location:
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE CURVE), PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
PRR 9684(F3A)
Views:
135
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 9684, EH-15, c. 1949
Description:
Baera 1. Here is a photo by an unidentified photographer that was taken at the Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, c. 1949. Shown here (R to L) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9684 and two more units whose road numbers are not recorded. All were built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9684 was constructed as an EH-15 in February of 1949, later regeared and reclassified as an EF-15A, and retired in December of 1966 after just 17 years of revenue service. They're pushing a mixed-cargo freight train around the Curve and up the Allegheny Mountains to Gallitzin, where they will be uncoupled and returned to Altoona for yet another helper/pusher run up "The Mountain." (Track 1)
Photo Date:
8/15/1949
Upload Date:
6/9/2023 7:52:52 AM
Location:
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE CURVE), PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
PRR 9684(F3A)
Views:
51
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 9685, EH-15, 1949
Description:
Altoona Action. Here is a photo by Thomas Lynam that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, during February of 1949. It was published originally in Mr. Robert L. Emerson's 1984 book entitled "Allegheny Passage: An Illustrated History Of Blair County," page 75. Photo Caption: "The sight of clouds billowing out of a passing steam engine vanished shortly after these two photos were made, as the newer diesel engine edged its older sister out of commission. Both the J-1a steam engine (not shown) and the EMD diesels (bottom) ~ nicknamed 'covered wagons' ~ were photographed in Altoona's Pennsy yard in 1949." Shown here (L to R) are the 7th Street Bridge, a sanding tower, a vest-pocket coaling tipple, and a watering point ~ the latter two now obsolete with the passing of the "Age of Steam." Also visible on the right is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9685, an EH-15 built by EMD in February of 1949 and rated at 1,500 horsepower.
Photo Date:
2/2/1949
Upload Date:
9/30/2017 2:53:40 AM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge,Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 9685(F3A)
Views:
722
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 9685, EH-15, 1949
Description:
AHC. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken at the Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 5 June 1949. The photographer is not identified. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #9685 and two more "F" Class units whose numbers are not recorded. All were built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9685 is an EH-15 built in February of 1949 and later regeared and reclassified as an EF-15A. This A-B-A trio is pushing a mixed-cargo freight train around the Curve and up the Allegheny Mountains to Gallitzin, where they will uncouple and return to East Altoona for yet another helper run up "The Mountain." The number of the N-5C cabin car is not recorded.
Photo Date:
6/5/1949
Upload Date:
2/10/2019 6:17:01 PM
Location:
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE CURVE), PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
PRR 9685(F3A)
Views:
513
Comments:
1
Title:
PRR 9685, EH-15, 1954
Description:
ARB. Here is an original photo by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 10 June 1954. Prominent here (R to L) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9685 and two more units whose road numbers are not recorded. All were built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9685 was constructed as an EH-15 in February of 1949, but later regeared and reclassified as an EF-15. Photo taken from the 8th Street Bridge in Juniata, facing toward the East Altoona Roundhouse.
Photo Date:
6/10/1954
Upload Date:
6/4/2023 3:08:15 PM
Location:
Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard,Steam,Signal
Locomotives:
PRR 9685(F3A)
Views:
49
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 9685
Description:
Ray Richards author.
Photo Date:
5/12/1965
Upload Date:
6/14/2014 5:21:25 PM
Location:
Blasdell, NY
Author:
Dave Eagen
Categories:
Action
Locomotives:
PRR 9685(F3A)
Views:
671
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 9686, EH-15, 1955
Description:
BYC. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Fred Kern that was taken just East of the Brick Yard Crossing in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 23 July 1955. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #9686 and two more "EF" Class units whose numbers are not recorded. All were built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9686 is an EH-15 built in February of 1949 and later regeared and reclassified as an EF-15A. They are pulling a mixed-cargo freight train up the Allegheny Mountains via the Horseshoe Curve to Gallitzin and points West.
Photo Date:
7/23/1955
Upload Date:
10/18/2018 2:47:53 AM
Location:
Altoona(Brickyard), PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Action
Locomotives:
PRR 9686(F3A)
Views:
394
Comments:
1
Title:
PRR 2511, GF-25, 1964
Description:
Wye Switches. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train at the Wye Switches in Duncansville, Pennsylvania, on 5 October 1964. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #2511, #9546-B, and #9686. #2511 is a GF-25 built by GE in 1962 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. #9546-B and #9686 are EH-15's built by EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each; the B-unit was built in 1948, but the A-unit was built in 1949. These three Diesels, two freight cars, PRR caboose #477781, and three ALCO helper engines have just arrived from Altoona and have stopped in the middle of US Route 22 so that the fireman can call-in to request clearance to proceed up the New Portage Branch for a short distance and then stop. After that, they will back into the Hollidaysburg Yards, pick-up a freight train, and then pull it up the New Portage Branch to Gallitzin and points West.
Photo Date:
10/5/1964
Upload Date:
6/29/2016 1:36:11 AM
Location:
Duncansville, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Signal
Locomotives:
PRR 2511(U25B)
PRR 9546-B(F3B)
PRR 9686(F3A)
Views:
606
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 2511, GF-25, 1964
Description:
Wye Switches. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train at the Wye Switches in Duncansville, Pennsylvania, on 5 October 1964. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #2511, #9546-B, and #9686. #2511 is a GF-25 built by GE in 1962 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. #9546-B and #9686 are EH-15's built by EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each; the B-unit was built in 1948, but the A-unit was built in 1949. These three Diesels, two freight cars, PRR caboose #477781, and three ALCO helper engines have just arrived from Altoona and have stopped in the middle of US Route 22 so that the fireman can call-in to request clearance to proceed up the New Portage Branch for a short distance and then stop. After that, they will back into the Hollidaysburg Yards, pick-up a freight train, and then pull it up the New Portage Branch to Gallitzin and points West.
Photo Date:
10/5/1964
Upload Date:
6/29/2016 1:37:20 AM
Location:
Duncansville, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Signal
Locomotives:
PRR 2511(U25B)
PRR 9546-B(F3B)
PRR 9686(F3A)
Views:
581
Comments:
1
Title:
PRR 2511, GF-25, 1964
Description:
Wye Switches. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train at the Wye Switches in Duncansville, Pennsylvania, on 5 October 1964. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #2511, #9546-B, and #9686. #2511 is a GF-25 built by GE in 1962 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. #9546-B and #9686 are EH-15's built by EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each; the B-unit was built in 1948, but the A-unit was built in 1949. These three Diesels, two freight cars, PRR caboose #477781, and three ALCO helper engines have just arrived from Altoona and are now backing into the Hollidaysburg Yards as they pass WYE Tower.
Photo Date:
10/5/1964
Upload Date:
6/29/2016 1:58:02 AM
Location:
Duncansville, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
PRR 2511(U25B)
PRR 9546-B(F3B)
PRR 9686(F3A)
Views:
2177
Comments:
3
Title:
PRR 2511, GF-25, 1964
Description:
Wye Switches. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train at the Wye Switches in Duncansville, Pennsylvania, on 5 October 1964. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #2511, #9546-B, and #9686. #2511 is a GF-25 built by GE in 1962 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. #9546-B and #9686 are EH-15's built by EMD in 1949 and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. They are pulling a 109-car freight train up the New Portage Branch Line to Gallitzin and points West. Wave to the engineer!
Photo Date:
10/5/1964
Upload Date:
6/29/2016 1:59:12 AM
Location:
Duncansville, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
PRR 2511(U25B)
PRR 9546-B(F3B)
PRR 9686(F3A)
Views:
850
Comments:
2
Title:
PRR 9687, EH-15, 1949
Description:
AHC. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken at the Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 5 June 1949. The photographer is not identified. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #9687 and two more "EH" Class units whose numbers are not recorded. All are EH-15's built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9687 was constructed as an EH-15 in February of 1949, later regeared and reclassified as an EF-15A, and retired in October of 1969 after just 18 years of revenue service. In this context, this A-B-A trio is rounding the Curve on its way down the Allegheny Mountains to East Altoona where it'll await yet another helper/pusher run up "The Mountain." Wave to the Fireman! ("PrrFan18n")
Photo Date:
6/5/1949
Upload Date:
1/17/2021 7:09:08 AM
Location:
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE CURVE), PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
PRR 9687(F3A)
Views:
236
Comments:
0
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PRR 9687, EF-15A, 1953
Description:
Here is an original photo by an unidentified photographer that was taken near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in May of 1953. Shown here (L to R) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9687 and two more units whose road numbers are not recorded. All were built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9687 is an EF-15A constructed as an EH-15 in February of 1949, later regeared and reclassified as an EF-15A, and retired in October of 1969 after just 18 years of revenue service. The presence of an air horn in the foreground suggests that this photo was taken from an interlocking tower. Photo via Bob Hanson. ("Garr254" A; #4 of 6)
Photo Date:
5/5/1953
Upload Date:
6/18/2023 2:57:22 AM
Location:
Pittsburgh, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge
Locomotives:
PRR 9687(F3A)
Views:
93
Comments:
0
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PRR 9771, EF-15A, 1963
Description:
24th Street. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 11 October 1963. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #9771, #9687, and #7262. All were built by EMD. #9771 is an EF-15A built in 1951 and rated at 1,500 horsepower. #9687 is an EH-15 built in 1949 and rated at 1,500 horsepower. #7262 is an EFS-17M built in 1959 and rated at 1,750 horsepower. They are about to pass under the 24th Street Bridge with a 103-car mixed-cargo freight train on their way up the Allegheny Mountains via the Horseshoe Curve to Gallitzin and points West. Partially visible on the left is SLOPE Tower.
Photo Date:
10/11/1963
Upload Date:
10/9/2016 12:30:34 PM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge,Signal
Locomotives:
PRR 9771(F7A)
PRR 9687(F3A)
PRR 7262(GP9)
Views:
3150
Comments:
2
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PRR 9687, EH-15, 1966
Description:
Mid-Mountain. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train West of Altoona, Pennsylvania, during mid-June of 1966. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engine #9687 and four other "F" units whose numbers were not recorded. All were built by EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9687 is an EH-15 built in 1949. They are pulling an eastbound coal train down the Allegheny Mountains to Altoona and points East. Wave to the engineer!
Photo Date:
6/21/1966
Upload Date:
8/26/2016 12:57:58 AM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
PRR 9687(F3A)
Views:
377
Comments:
2
Title:
PRR 9688, EH-15, 1950
Description:
FM. Here is a duplicate 35mm B&W slide of a photo by Fred McLeod that was taken near Gallitzin, Pennsylvania. Photo Caption: "3-unit Electro-Motive pusher on upgrade as viewed two miles above the Horseshoe. Fall, 1950." Shown here (R to L) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9688 and two more units whose road numbers are not recorded. All are EH-15's built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9688 was constructed as an EH-15 in February of 1949, later regeared and reclassified as an EF-15A, and retired in November of 1964 after just 15 years of service. In this context, they're serving as tail-end pushers on a westbound freight train ~ but once through one of the Gallitzin tunnels, they'll be uncoupled and returned to Altoona for yet another helper/pusher run up "The Mountain." This photo comes from a slide set entitled "Horseshoe Curve, Pennsylvania Railroad" that's produced and distributed by Blackhawk Films of Davenport, Iowa (22-34). (Photo taken 21 October 1950)
Photo Date:
10/21/1950
Upload Date:
8/17/2021 8:27:05 AM
Location:
Gallitzin, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
PRR 9688(F3A)
Views:
209
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR Westbound Pushers, c. 1951
Description:
Baera 2. Here is a photo by an unidentified photographer that was taken at the Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, c. 1951. Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9689 and two more units whose road numbers are not recorded. All were built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9689 was constructed as an EH-15 in February of 1949, later regeared and reclassified as an EF-15A, and retired in August of 1967 after just 18 years of revenue service. In this context, this A-B-A set is pushing a westbound mixed-cargo freight train around the Curve and up the Allegheny Mountains to Gallitzin, where they'll be uncoupled and returned to East Altoona for their next helper/pusher run up "The Mountain." The road number of the N-5C cabin car pictured here is not recorded. (Track 2)
Photo Date:
8/15/1951
Upload Date:
6/12/2023 12:14:48 AM
Location:
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE CURVE), PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
PRR 9689(F3A)
Views:
56
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR Westbound Pushers, #1 of 2, c. 1951
Description:
AHC. Here is the first of two successive duplicate 35mm color slides via Al Chione that were taken at the Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, c. 1951. Shown here (L to R) are two unidentified Pennsylvania Railroad locomotives and engine #9689. All were built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9689 is an EH-15 built in February of 1949, later regeared and reclassified as an EF-15A, and retired in August of 1967 after just 18 years of revenue service. In this context, this A-B-A set is pushing a westbound mixed-cargo freight train around the Curve and up the Allegheny Mountains to Gallitzin, where they'll be uncoupled and returned to East Altoona for their next helper/pusher run up "The Mountain." The photographer's name, the exact date, and the road number of the N-5 cabin car are not recorded.
Photo Date:
8/16/1951
Upload Date:
11/28/2018 2:23:48 AM
Location:
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE CURVE), PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
PRR 9689(F3A)
Views:
385
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR Westbound Pushers, #2 of 2, c. 1951
Description:
AHC. Here is the second of two successive duplicate 35mm color slides via Al Chione that were taken at the Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, c. 1951. Shown here (L to R) are two unidentified Pennsylvania Railroad locomotives and engine #9689. All were built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9689 is an EH-15 built in February of 1949, later regeared and reclassified as an EF-15A, and retired in August of 1967 after just 18 years of revenue service. In this context, this A-B-A set is pushing a westbound mixed-cargo freight train around the Curve and up the Allegheny Mountains to Gallitzin, where they'll be uncoupled and returned to East Altoona for their next helper/pusher run up "The Mountain." The photographer's name, the exact date, and the road number of the N-5 cabin car are not recorded.
Photo Date:
8/17/1951
Upload Date:
3/17/2024 2:12:46 PM
Location:
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE CURVE), PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
PRR 9689(F3A)
Views:
34
Comments:
0
Title:
"Soliloquy Of Altoona," Page 29, 1978
Description:
Here is page 14 of a 15-page article by Bert Pennypacker entitled "Soliloquy Of Altoona." It was published originally in the April 1978 issue of "Rails Northeast" magazine, page 29. Partially visible in the foreground is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9689, an EH-15 built by GM-EMD in February of 1949, rated at 1,500 horsepower, rebuilt as an EF-15A, and retired in August of 1967 after just 18 years of revenue service. Photo by F.S. Gamber; taken just West of the 17th Street Bridge in Juniata.
Photo Date:
4/1/1978
Upload Date:
2/21/2020 1:17:53 AM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 9689(F3A)
Views:
204
Comments:
0
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