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PRR 6306, AF-27, 1965 |
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Slope to Works. Here is an original photo that I took in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 6 June 1965. Prominent here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #6306 and #6303. Both are AF-27's built by the American Locomotive Company in March of 1965 and rated at 2,700 horsepower each. They are pushing a westbound mixed-cargo freight and are about to pass under the 12th Street Footbridge. The road number of the newly-rebuilt N-5 cabin car is not recorded. In the right foreground, the westbound ore train headed by engine #6011 continues to rumble on. Note the Blue & White Lines passenger bus parked in the left distance. (#21 of 44) |
| Photo Date: |
6/6/1965 Upload Date: 6/25/2016 4:42:26 PM |
| Location: |
Altoona, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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| Locomotives: |
PRR 6306(C628) PRR 6303(C628) |
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1162 Comments: 0 |
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PRR 2534, GF-25, 1965 |
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Brickyard. Here is an original photo that I took at the Brickyard Crossing in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 18 July 1965. At the left (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #6306 and #6303. Both are AF-27's built by the American Locomotive Company in March of 1965 and rated at 2,700 horsepower each; they're returning to East Altoona after helping or pushing a train up the Allegheny Mountains to Gallitzin. At the right (L to R) are PRR engines #2534, #2247, and #7163. #2534 is a GF-25 built by General Electric in February of 1965 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. #2247 is an EF-22 built by GM-EMD in May of 1963 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. #7163 is an EFS-17M built by GM-EMD in October of 1957 and rated at 1,750 horsepower. They're pulling ~ or, rather, braking ~ a 43-car merchandise freight train down the Allegheny Mountains to Altoona and points East. The cabin car is N-8 #478032. |
| Photo Date: |
7/18/1965 Upload Date: 8/17/2016 6:49:19 PM |
| Location: |
Altoona(Brickyard), PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Signal |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 6306(C628) PRR 6303(C628) PRR 2534(U25B) PRR 2247(GP30) PRR 7163(GP9) |
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1649 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
PRR 6302, AF-27, 1965 |
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7th Street. Here is an original photo that I took in Altoona, Pennsylvania, in August of 1965. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #6302, #6306, #6300, and #6304. All are AF-27's built by the American Locomotive Company in March of 1965 and rated at 2,700 horsepower each. In this context, they're about to pass under the 7th Street Bridge on their way to East Altoona after completing a helper/pusher run up to Allegheny Mountains to Gallitzin and back. |
| Photo Date: |
8/15/1965 Upload Date: 9/30/2016 4:03:46 AM |
| Location: |
Altoona, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Bridge,Signal |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 6302(C628) PRR 6306(C628) PRR 6300(C628) PRR 6304(C628) |
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1565 Comments: 0 |
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PRR 6500, GF-25A, 1965 |
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Rainy. Here is an original telephoto that I took at the Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 12 October 1965. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #6500 and #6306. #6500 is a GF-25A built by General Electric in April of 1965 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. #6306 is an AF-27 built by the American Locomotive Company in March of 1965 and rated at 2,700 horsepower. They're serving as tail-end pushers on a 99-car mixed-cargo freight train that's on its way up the Allegheny Mountains to Gallitzin, where they'll be uncoupled and returned to East Altoona for further assignment. Also visible is PRR N-8 cabin car #478151. (#6 of 21) |
| Photo Date: |
10/12/1965 Upload Date: 9/6/2016 8:16:12 PM |
| Location: |
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
RollingStock |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 6500(U25C) PRR 6306(C628) |
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1418 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 6304, AF-27, 1965 |
| Description: |
Rainy. Here is an original telephoto that I took in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 12 October 1965. Shown here are two sets of Pennsylvania Railroad helper/pusher units returning to East Altoona for further assignment. At the right (R to L) are engines #6304 and #6303. Both are AF-27's built by the American Locomotive Company in March of 1965 and rated at 2,700 horsepower each. Beyond the 24th Street Bridge are (R to L) engines #6500 and #6306. #6500 is a GF-25A built by General Electric in April of 1965 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. #6306 is an AF-27 built by the American Locomotive Company in March of 1965 and rated at 2,700 horsepower. (#11 of 21) |
| Photo Date: |
10/12/1965 Upload Date: 9/6/2016 9:21:44 PM |
| Location: |
Altoona, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Bridge,Signal |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 6304(C628) PRR 6303(C628) PRR 6306(C628) PRR 6500(U25C) |
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1516 Comments: 0 |
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