PRR "Diesels on West Slope," c. 1965         
Here is a postal card entitled "Diesels on West Slope of Horseshoe Curve." No Postmark. Caption On Reverse: "Diesel freight descending the West Slope of the Horseshoe Curve just west of Altoona, Pa. Photo by Sheldon L. Burns." The numbers of these three Pennsylvania Railroad locomotives are not recorded, but all of them were built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. The date is an approximation.
Date: 8/16/1965 Location: ALTOONA (HORSESHOE CURVE), PA Views: 189 Collection Of:   Thomas C. Ayers
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
PRR "Diesels on West Slope," c. 1965
Picture Categories: This picture is part of album:  PRR: Horseshoe Curve Postal Cards ~ 1900-1999
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