Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) 5765 - EMD E8A

Horseshoe Curve-1966. Here is an original photo that I took at the Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, in May of 1966. Shown here (R to L) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5789 and two more diesels. All are EP-22's built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,250 horsepower. Among them is engine #5765, built in March of 1952. At Signal Bridge 2416/7, they've rounded the Curve with a mail & express train and are heading down the Allegheny Mountains to Altoona and points East. (#18 of 39)

Horseshoe Curve-1966. Here is an original photo that I took at the Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, in May of 1966. Shown here (R to L) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5789 and two more diesels. All are EP-22's built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,250 horsepower each. #5789 was built in May of 1952. In this context, they're rounding the Curve with a mail & express train and are heading down the Allegheny Mountains to Altoona and points East. (#17 of 39)

Here is page eight of an eight-page cover article by David P. Morgan & Al Kamm, Jr., entitled "Those Esthetic E's: A Story Of The Power That Bumped Steam Off The Varnish." It was published originally in the May 1964 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 27. Top Photo Caption: "E8 striping on Pennsy units 5765-5766 reduced porthole visibility; antenna on roof of 2250 h.p. units is for trainphones." Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #5765 and #5766. Both are EP-22's built in March of 1952.

Here is the back side of a "Vanishing Vistas" portrait that was published by Lyman E. Cox in 1976. The text by Robert A. Le Massena sketches the history and development of the Pennsylvania Railroad's passenger diesels built by GM-EMD.

Here is the front side of a "Vanishing Vistas" portrait that was published by Lyman E. Cox in 1976. Photo courtesy of GM-EMD. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #5766 and #5765. Both are EP-22's built by GM-EMD in March of 1952 and rated at 2,250 horsepower each.

PGH-ALT-63. Here is an original photo that I took after riding in a Pennsylvania Railroad passenger train from Pittsburgh to Altoona on 8 September 1963. Shown here is PRR engine #5765, an EP-22 built by GM-EMD in March of 1952 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. It's the lead unit of my train; the second unit is engine #5760. We've just arrived in Altoona ~ where the engine and train crews are changing, existing passengers are detraining, and new passengers are boarding. Visible in the background are the rooftops of two of the PRR's 12th Street Car Shop buildings.

Birmingham. Here is an original photo that I took in Birmingham, Pennsylvania, on 10 July 1965. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #5765, #5714, #5889, #5856, and #5867. All were built by GM-EMD. Engines #5765, #5714, and #5889 are EP-22's rated at 2,250 horsepower each. #5765 was built in March of 1952, #5714 in November of 1952, and #5889 in April of 1950. Engines #5856 and #5867 are EP-20's rated at 2,000 horsepower each; #5856 was built in February of 1948, but #5867 was built in March of 1949. They're pulling a 48-car westbound mail & express train. Photo taken at the stone quarry crossing, just off of State Route 453.