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PRR 7132, EFS-17M, 1964 |
| Description: |
7th Street. Here is an original photo that I took in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 8 March 1964. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #7132, #9802-B, and #7004. All were built by GM-EMD. #7132 and #7004 are EFS-17M's rated at 1,750 horsepower each; #7132 was built in June of 1957 and #7004 was built in October of 1955. #9802-B is an EF-15A built in March of 1951, rated at 1,500 horsepower, and retired in October of 1967. They're about to pass under the 7th Bridge with a mixed-cargo freight train on its way up the Allegheny Mountains to Gallitzin and points West. Also visible (L to R) are some of the PRR's Passenger Car Shops, smokestacks for the Car Shops' Power House, the steel Water Tower (last vestige of the steam era in this part of town), the wrought-iron 4th Street Footbridge (with SOUTH Tower nestled under it at the far right), as well as several other westbound freight trains awaiting crews and orders to proceed. |
| Photo Date: |
3/8/1964 Upload Date: 9/26/2016 3:08:33 AM |
| Location: |
Altoona, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Bridge,Yard,Signal |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 7132(GP9) PRR 9802-B(F7B) PRR 7004(GP9) |
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1427 Comments: 1 |
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PRR "Diesel Helpers," c. 1965 |
| Description: |
Here is a postal card entitled "Diesel Helpers." No Postmark. Revised Caption On Reverse: "'Diesel Helpers' descending the mountain after helping a [freight] train over the Horseshoe Curve, Altoona, Pa. Color Photo by Sheldon L. Burns." Shown here (L to R) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #7132 and two more "Geeps" whose road numbers are not recorded. All are EFS-17M's built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,750 horsepower each. #7132 was built in June of 1957. The exact date is not recorded. |
| Photo Date: |
8/18/1965 Upload Date: 9/11/2018 3:00:10 AM |
| Location: |
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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| Locomotives: |
PRR 7132(GP9) |
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813 Comments: 1 |
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"Diesel Helpers," 1970 |
| Description: |
Personal PC. Here is a postal card entitled "Diesel Helpers." Postmarked: 14 July 1970. Sent to me by Peggy Burket, a maternal aunt. Revised Caption On Reverse: "'Diesel Helpers' descending the mountain after helping a [freight] train over the Horseshoe Curve, Altoona, Pa. Photo by Sheldon L. Burns." Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engine #7132 and two more "Geeps" whose road numbers are not recorded. All are EFS-17M's built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,750 horsepower each. #7132 was built in June of 1957. |
| Photo Date: |
7/14/1970 Upload Date: 4/3/2022 1:58:09 AM |
| Location: |
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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| Locomotives: |
PRR 7132(GP9) |
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