PRR 7119, EFS-17M, 1969         
12th Street. Here is an original (fuzzy) photo tbat I took of Pennsylvania Railroad trains in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 24 September 1962. Shown here are PRR engines #7119, #7193, and #7174. All are EFS-17M's buimt by EMD in 1957 and rated at 1,750 horsepower each. They are pulling a mixed-cargo freight train under the 12th Street Bridge, om their way up the Allegheny Mountains {ia the Horseshoe Curve to Gallitzin and points West. Partially visible in the background are some of the PRR's 12th Street Car Shop buildings.
Date: 9/24/1962 Location: Altoona, PA Views: 546 Collection Of:   Thomas C. Ayers
Locomotives: PRR 7119(GP9) PRR 7193(GP9) PRR 7174(GP9)    Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
PRR 7119, EFS-17M, 1969
Picture Categories: Bridge,Station This picture is part of album:  PRR: Altoona Bridges ~ 12th Street
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