Horseshoe Curve Souvenir, Frame 16, 1952         
Here is the sixteenth of 18 photos by Fred McLeod that are included in a souvenir brochure entitled "Horseshoe Curve; Pennsylvania Railroad; Altoona, Pa." Photo Caption: "Custom Built Baldwin Passenger Diesel." Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #5771 and two more "BP" Class units whose numbers are not recorded. All are BP-20's built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works and rated at 2,000 horsepower each. #5771 was built in June of 1948 and retired in May of 1965 after 17 years of service. This A-B-A trio is pulling a passenger train down the Allegheny Mountains and around the Curve to Altoona and points East. In this context, "custom built" means that #5771 is equipped with a rotating Mars headlight.
Date: 8/23/1952 Location: ALTOONA (HORSESHOE CURVE), PA Views: 368 Collection Of:   Thomas C. Ayers
Locomotives: PRR 5771(DR6-4-2000)    Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Horseshoe Curve Souvenir, Frame 16, 1952
Picture Categories: Passenger This picture is part of album:  PRR: McLeod ~>Horseshoe Curve Souvenir~1952
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