Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) 5789 - EMD E8A

Kraemer 3. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken at the Passenger Station in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on 5 September 1964. The photographer is not identified. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #5761 and #5709. Both were built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,250 horsepower each. #5789 was built in November of 1952, while #5709 was built in September of 1952. Note the "AC Motor Stop" sign.

DP-Prints. Here is a print of (L to R) Pennsylvania Railroad engines #5789, #5845, and #5704. All were built by GM-EMD. #5789 is an EP-22 built in May of 1952 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. #5845 is an EP-20 built in April of 1947 and rated at 2,000 horsepower. #5704 is an EP-22 built in September of 1952 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. Brad Mann Collection.

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)

Pinecroft. Here is an original photo that I took near Pinecroft on 26 June 1965. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #5789, #5801, #5844-B, and #5889. All were built by GM-EMD. #5789, #5801, and #5889 are EP-22's rated at 2,250 horsepower each; #5789 was built in May of 1952, #5801 in June of 1952, and #5889 in April of 1950. #5844-B is an EP-20 built in August of 1947 and rated at 2,000 horsepower. They're pulling a 38-car mail & express train (with "Railway Express" N-5 cabin car #5031) to Altoona and points West. Photo taken from the Riggle's Gap Bridge.

Pennsylvania Railroad E8 5789 at Englewood, on the south side of Chicago, Illinois, on April 11, 1965, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. This locomotive was built in May 1952 (c/n 15654) on EMD Order 6354A, was later renumbered PRR 4249, retaining that number through PC and CR ownership.