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"Motive Power Roster," Page 57, 1957
Title:  "Motive Power Roster," Page 57, 1957
Description:  Here is page five of a seven-page article by Sy Reich entitled "Pennsylvania Railroad Motive Power Roster." It was published originally in the August 1957 issue of "Railroad" magazine, page 57. Second Photo Down: Shown here is PRR engine #8813, an FS-16M built by Fairbanks-Morse in April of 1952, rated at 1,600 horsepower, and retired in December of 1967. Third Photo Down: Shown here is PRR engine #9451, an FF-16 built by Fairbanks-Morse in September of 1950, rated at 1,600 horsepower, and retired in April of 1964. Fourth Photo Down: Shown here is PRR engine #9642, an EF-15A built by EMD in March of 1950, rated at 1,500 horsepower, and retired in August of 1966.
Photo Date:  8/1/1957  Upload Date: 10/14/2017 2:09:18 PM
Location:  Pittsburgh, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  PRR 8813(H-16-44) PRR 9451(CFA16-4) PRR 9642(F7A)
Views:  710   Comments: 0
PRR 9642, EF-15A, 1965
Title:  PRR 9642, EF-15A, 1965
Description:  17th Street. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Altoona, Pennsylvania, during August of 1965. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engine #9642 and two other units whose numbers are not legible. All were built by EMD. #9642 is an EF-15A built in 1950 and rated at 1,500 horsepower. They are pulling an eastbound coal train past ALTO Tower into the Altoona Yards.
Photo Date:  8/15/1965  Upload Date: 9/17/2016 2:37:47 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Signal
Locomotives:  PRR 9642(F7A)
Views:  520   Comments: 0
PRR 9643, EF-15A, 1950
Title:  PRR 9643, EF-15A, 1950
Description:  Portraits 1. Here is a diesel locomotive portrait by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Chicago, Illinois, on 7 July 1950. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #9643 and two more "EF" Class units whose road numbers are not recorded. All were built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9643 is an EF-15A constructed in March of 1950. (#5 of 20)
Photo Date:  7/7/1950  Upload Date: 2/19/2021 8:07:36 AM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 9643(F7A)
Views:  221   Comments: 0
PRR 2024, BF-16, c. 1957
Title:  PRR 2024, BF-16, c. 1957
Description:  Mann. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by William F. Herrmann that was taken in Erie, Pennsylvania, c. 1957. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #2024, #8470, #9643, and another unit whose road number is not recorded. #2024 is a BF-16 built by Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton in April of 1952, rated at 1,600 horsepower, and retired in January of 1967. #8470 is an AS-16M constructed by the American Locomotive Company in June of 1952 and rated at 1,600 horsepower. #9643 is an EF-15A built by GM-EMD in March of 1950 and rated at 1,500 horsepower. ("PrrFan18n")
Photo Date:  7/4/1957  Upload Date: 10/5/2021 5:35:24 AM
Location:  Erie, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 2024(RF-16A) PRR 8470(RS3) PRR 9643(F7A)
Views:  347   Comments: 0
PRR 9643, EF-15A, 1959
Title:  PRR 9643, EF-15A, 1959
Description:  NST. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by David R. Sweetland that was taken from the 24th Street Bridge in Altoona, Pennsylvania, in June of 1959. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9643 and two more "EF" Class units whose road numbers are not recorded. All were built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9643 is an EF-15A built in March of 1950. They've just passed the Brick Plant with a mixed-cargo freight train, and are about to pass SLOPE Tower on their way to the Eastbound Receiving Yards in Altoona. ("PrrFan18n")
Photo Date:  6/21/1959  Upload Date: 12/1/2020 9:46:14 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Signal
Locomotives:  PRR 9643(F7A)
Views:  168   Comments: 0
PRR 9643, EF-15A, c. 1963
Title:  PRR 9643, EF-15A, c. 1963
Description:  Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide showing (L to R) Pennsylvania Railroad engines #9643 and two more "EF" Class units whose numbers are not recorded. All were built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9643 is an EF-15A built in March of 1950. The photographer's name, the road numbers of the passenger "Sharks" in the background, the date, and the location are not recorded. Produced and distributed by FJC Products of Newport, Delaware. ("LouisFols"; #21 of 31)
Photo Date:  12/31/1963  Upload Date: 6/15/2019 1:52:27 PM
Location:  South Amboy, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Winter,Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 9643(F7A)
Views:  448   Comments: 1
PRR 9644, EF-15, 1954
Title:  PRR 9644, EF-15, 1954
Description:  Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Fred Kern that was taken near Cove, Pennsylvania, on 25 July 1954. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9644 and two more "EF" Class units whose road numbers are not recorded. All were built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9644 is an EF-15A constructed in March of 1950. Note the "dragging-object" dectecors in the foreground. ("Tchowee"; #18 of 39)
Photo Date:  7/25/1954  Upload Date: 5/20/2020 12:09:51 PM
Location:  Cove, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 9644(F7A)
Views:  207   Comments: 0
PRR 9644, EF-15A, 1964
Title:  PRR 9644, EF-15A, 1964
Description:  17th Street. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 25 April 1964. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #9806 and #9644. Both are EF-15A's built by EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each; #9806 was built in 1951, but #9644 was built in 1950. They are pulling a 63-car eastbound coal train under the 17th Street Bridge on their way to the Altoona Yards. The caboose is #477148. Partially visible in the background is the PRR's Test Plant building.
Photo Date:  4/25/1964  Upload Date: 9/17/2016 4:55:45 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge
Locomotives:  PRR 9806(F7A) PRR 9644(F7A)
Views:  774   Comments: 0
PRR F3 A-B Sets
Title:  PRR F3 A-B Sets
Description:  3x PRR F3 A-B locomotive sets; 9553, 9644, 9875, and 1x PRR F3 A-B-A set; 9552 (with 9540 in the rear.)
Photo Date:  5/17/2018  Upload Date: 5/18/2018 9:44:18 AM
Location:  Newtown Square, PA
Author:  Ryne Birdsong
Categories:  Scenic,Model
Locomotives:  PRR 9552(F3A) PRR 9553(F3A) PRR 9540(F3A) PRR 9875(F7A) PRR 9644(F7A)
Views:  757   Comments: 0
PRR 7220, EFS-17M, 1964
Title:  PRR 7220, EFS-17M, 1964
Description:  8th Street. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 12 January 1964. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #7220, #9646, #9770-B, and #9492. #7220 is an EFS-17M built by EMD in 1957 and rated at 1,750 horsepower. #9646 and #9770-B are EF-15A's built by EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each; #9646 was built in 1950, but #9770-B was built in 1951. #9492 is an FF-16 built by Fairbanks-Morse in 1950 and rated at 1,600 horsepower. They are about to pass under the 8th Street Bridge in Juniata with a 100-car mixed-cargo freight train destined for Enola and points East.
Photo Date:  1/12/1964  Upload Date: 9/13/2016 11:17:56 AM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Winter
Locomotives:  PRR 7220(GP9) PRR 9646(F7A) PRR 9770-B(F7B) PRR 9492(CFA16-4)
Views:  999   Comments: 0
PRR 9647, EF-15A, 1964
Title:  PRR 9647, EF-15A, 1964
Description:  Tipton. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Tipton, Pennsylvania, on 10 May 1964. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #9647, #9852-B, and #9544. All were built by EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9647 is an EF-15A built in 1950. #9852-B is an EFP-15 built in 1952. #9544 is an EH-15 built in 1948. They are crossing Clearfield Avenue with a 160-car westbound mixed-cargo freight train along with N-8 caboose #478189.
Photo Date:  5/10/1964  Upload Date: 8/24/2016 3:22:54 AM
Location:  Tipton, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 9647(F7A) PRR 9852-B(F7B) PRR 9544(F3A)
Views:  823   Comments: 1
PRR 9647, EF-15A, 1965
Title:  PRR 9647, EF-15A, 1965
Description:  Winter. Here is an original photo that I took of Pennsylvania Railroad locomotives in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 03 January 1965. Shown here (F to R) are PRR engines #9647, #9823, and #9668. All are EF-15A's built by EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9647 was built in 1950, #9823 was built in 1951, while #9668 was built in 1949. They have just uncoupled from a train they pulled into Altoona and are about to pass under the 7th Street Bridge ~ after which they will proceed a short distance and stop, and then they will back into the East Altoona Ready Tracks. Visible on the right are some of the cars of a 40-car TrucTrain entering the Eastbound Receiving Yard.
Photo Date:  1/3/1965  Upload Date: 9/10/2016 3:42:49 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Winter
Locomotives:  PRR 9647(F7A)
Views:  426   Comments: 1
"Largest Locomotive Fleet," Page 41, 1964
Title:  "Largest Locomotive Fleet," Page 41, 1964
Description:  Here is page four of an 11-page article by Bert Pennypacker entitled "All About America's Largest Locomotive Fleet." It was published originally in the April 1964 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 41. Photo Caption: "Sometimes diesel power is not exchanged for electric at Enola Yard (near Harrisburg) but goes right on through under catenary to destination. F-7's roll through Elizabeth, N.J., en route to Waverly Yard, Newark, with an Altoona coal drag." Photo by Don Wood. Shown here (L to R) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9651 and two more units whose road numbers are not recorded. All were built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9651 is an EF-15A constructed in February of 1950 and retired in July of 1966 after just 16 years of revenue service.
Photo Date:  4/1/1964  Upload Date: 9/29/2022 9:04:33 AM
Location:  Elizabeth, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 9651(F7A)
Views:  50   Comments: 0
PRR 9785, EF-15A, 1960
Title:  PRR 9785, EF-15A, 1960
Description:  Gallitzin. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Gallitzin, Pennsylvania, during November of 1960. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #9785, #9876-B, and #9652. All were built by EMD and are rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9785 is an EF-15A built in 1951. #9876-B is an EF-15A built in 1952. #9652 is an EH-15 built in 1950. They are running light and are about to pass under the State Route 53 Bridge just West of Gallitzin, which is visible in the distance. ("Red Shift" slide converted to Black & White.)
Photo Date:  11/24/1960  Upload Date: 9/29/2016 11:47:00 AM
Location:  Gallitzin, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Signal,Track
Locomotives:  PRR 9785(F7A) PRR 9876-B(F7B) PRR 9652(F7A)
Views:  523   Comments: 0
PRR 9654, EH-15, 1956
Title:  PRR 9654, EH-15, 1956
Description:  Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken in Columbus, Ohio, on 8 August 1956. The photographer is not identified. Prominent here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #9654 and two more "EF" Class units whose numbers are not recorded. All were built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9654 is an EH-15 built in February of 1950, later regeared and reclassified as an EF-15A. Bracketing the engines are two PRR cabin cars: N-5 #477663 on the right and an unidentified N-6 on the left. ("LouisFols"; #24 of 39)
Photo Date:  8/8/1956  Upload Date: 4/28/2020 2:28:33 AM
Location:  Columbus, OH
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  RollingStock,Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 9654(F7A)
Views:  347   Comments: 0
PRR Locomotive Sanding Tower, 1960
Title:  PRR Locomotive Sanding Tower, 1960
Description:  Gallitzin. Here is an original photo that I took of Pennsylvania Railroad property in Gallitzin, Pennsylvania, during November of 1960. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #9542, #9550-B, and #9654. All are EH-15's built by EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9542 and #9550-B were built in 1948, but #9654 was built in 1950. They are parked (with engines off) at the sanding tower at the wye connecting the east- and westbound legs of the PRR's mainline in Gallitzin.
Photo Date:  11/24/1960  Upload Date: 9/4/2016 1:53:21 PM
Location:  Gallitzin, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 9542(F3A) PRR 9550-B(F3B) PRR 9654(F7A)
Views:  544   Comments: 0
PRR 9654, EF-15A, 1961
Title:  PRR 9654, EF-15A, 1961
Description:  Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken near Detroit, Michigan, during July of 1961. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #9654 and two more "EF" Class units whose numbers are not recorded. All were built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9841 is an EF-15A built as an EH-15 in February of 1950, regeared and reclassified as an EF-15A, and retired in November of 1966 after just 16 years' service. ("Tchowee"; #22 of 39)
Photo Date:  7/7/1961  Upload Date: 5/5/2020 12:48:44 PM
Location:  Detroit, MI
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 9654(F7A)
Views:  413   Comments: 0
PRR 9654, EH-15, 1964
Title:  PRR 9654, EH-15, 1964
Description:  Oil Power. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Northumberland, Pennsylvania, on 17 May 1964. Shown here (L to R) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9654, as well as an "EF" Class B-unit and a Fairbanks-Morse "C-Liner" A-unit whose road numbers are not recorded. #9654 is an EH-15 built by GM-EMD in February of 1950, rated at 1,500 horsepower, later regeared and reclassified as an EF-15A.
Photo Date:  5/17/1964  Upload Date: 9/15/2018 8:16:53 PM
Location:  Northumberland, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  PRR 9654(F7A)
Views:  660   Comments: 0
PRR 7081, EFS-17M, 1964
Title:  PRR 7081, EFS-17M, 1964
Description:  WIL-ALT-64. Here is an original photo that I took while riding in a Pennsylvania Railroad passenger train from Harrisburg to Altoona on 03 July 1964. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #7081 and #9654. Both were built by EMD. #7081 is an EFS-17M built in 1956 and rated at 1,750 horsepower. #9654 is an EH-15 built in 1950 and rated at 1,500 horsepower. They are parked on a passing track near Lewistown, Pennsylvania, waiting for clearance to proceed. (My train is moving from left to right.)
Photo Date:  7/3/1964  Upload Date: 9/12/2016 12:15:14 PM
Location:  Lewistown, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  PRR 7081(GP9) PRR 9654(F7A)
Views:  716   Comments: 0
PRR "East Bound Freight, " c. 1965
Title:  PRR "East Bound Freight, " c. 1965
Description:  Here is a postal card entitled "East Bound Freight on Horseshoe Curve." No Postmark. Caption On Reverse: "Here we have a Pennsylvania Railroad Freight Train rounding world famous Horseshoe Curve prior to entering the Railroad Yards in Altoona, Pa. Photo by Sheldon L. Burns." Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #9654 and at least two more "EF" Class units whose numbers are not recorded. All were built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9654 is an EF-15A built as an EH-15 in February of 1950, and later regeared and reclassified as an EF-15A. The date is not recorded.
Photo Date:  8/17/1965  Upload Date: 8/31/2018 4:09:22 AM
Location:  ALTOONA (HORSESHOE CURVE), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  PRR 9654(F7A)
Views:  444   Comments: 1
PRR 9655
Title:  PRR 9655
Description:  Date and location unknown, Photo by John Szwajkart
Photo Date:  8/31/1956  Upload Date: 4/19/2009 11:20:27 PM
Location:  Horseshoe Curve, PA
Author:  Ryan Kertis
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives:  PRR 9655(F7A)
Views:  1877   Comments: 2
PRR 9655, EF-15A, c. 1958
Title:  PRR 9655, EF-15A, c. 1958
Description:  Chione. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9655 and another unit whose road number is not recorded. Both were built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9655 is an EF-15A constructed as an EH-15 in February of 1950, later regeared and reclassified as an EF-15A, and retired in April of 1965 after just 15 years of revenue service. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded.
Photo Date:  8/15/1958  Upload Date: 1/9/2024 8:48:02 PM
Location:  Colonia, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Signal
Locomotives:  PRR 9655(F7A)
Views:  33   Comments: 0
PRR 9655, EF-15A, c. 1962
Title:  PRR 9655, EF-15A, c. 1962
Description:  TRB. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Summerdale, Pennsylvania, c. 1962. Shown here (R to L) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9655 and another unit whose road number is not recorded. Both were built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9655 is an EF-15A constructed as an EH-15 in February of 1950, later regeared and reclassified as an EF-15A, and retired in April of 1965 after just 15 years of revenue service. In this context, this A-B set is about to enter the Enola Yards with an eastbound mixed-cargo freight train. Visible at the right is a small portion of the Susquehanna River.
Photo Date:  3/21/1962  Upload Date: 3/17/2024 8:18:05 PM
Location:  Summerdale, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 9655(F7A)
Views:  34   Comments: 0
PRR F7A #9655
Title:  PRR F7A #9655
Description:  Built by EMD in February of 1950 for the Pennsylvania RR, this F7A unit barely 13 years later is starting to show the neglect and decline of the once mighty PRR. The unit was regeared for helper service wtih a maximum speed of 50 mph and reclassified as an EH-15 class member. The day in 1963 is approximate. No photographer listed for this reprint.
Photo Date:  6/1/1963  Upload Date: 6/7/2016 4:04:27 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 9655(F7A)
Views:  594   Comments: 0
PRR 9656, EF-15A, 1965
Title:  PRR 9656, EF-15A, 1965
Description:  8th Street. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 14 February 1965. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #9656, #9650-B, and #9778. All are EF-15A's built by EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9656 and #9650-B were built in 1950, but #9778 was built in 1951. They are about to pass under the 8th Street Bridge into the Westbound Receiving Yard with a 94-car mixed-cargo freight train and N-8 caboose #478169.
Photo Date:  2/14/1965  Upload Date: 9/13/2016 10:55:15 PM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Winter,Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 9656(F7A) PRR 9650-B(F7B) PRR 9778(F7A)
Views:  578   Comments: 2
PRR 7154, EFS-17M, 1964
Title:  PRR 7154, EFS-17M, 1964
Description:  Mid-Mountain. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train West of Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 20 June 1964. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #7154 and #9657. Both were built by EMD. #7154 is an EFS-17M built in 1957 and rated at 1,750 horsepower. #9657 is an EF-15A built in 1950 and rated at 1,500 horsepower. They are pulling ~ or, rather, braking ~ a 71-car eastbound coal train down the Allegheny Mountains to Altoona and points East.
Photo Date:  6/20/1964  Upload Date: 8/25/2016 4:09:31 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 7154(GP9) PRR 9657(F7A)
Views:  482   Comments: 0
PRR 9657, EF-15A, 1964
Title:  PRR 9657, EF-15A, 1964
Description:  24th Street. Here is an original photo that I took of Pennsylvania Railroad trains in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 29 November 1964. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #9657 and #9766-B. Both are EF-15A's built by EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each; #9657 was built in 1950, but #9766-B was built in 1951. They are about to pass under the 24th Street Bridge with a 76-car mixed-cargo freight train on their way up the Allegheny Mountains via the Horseshoe Curve to Gallitzin and points West. The N-8 caboose is #478171. Bringing-up the rear are three ALCo "pushers": #8678, #8674, and #8667. The 73-car eastbound TrucTrain on the next track over is headed by engine #2249. Photo taken from the steps of SLOPE Tower.
Photo Date:  11/29/1964  Upload Date: 10/10/2016 3:06:51 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Signal
Locomotives:  PRR 9657(F7A) PRR 9766-B(F7B)
Views:  352   Comments: 0
PRR 9660, EF-15A, 1960
Title:  PRR 9660, EF-15A, 1960
Description:  Oil Power. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken near Millersburg, Pennsylvania, on 1 January 1960. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9660 and two more "EF" Class units whose road numbers are not recorded. All were built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9660 was constructed in March of 1950.
Photo Date:  1/30/1960  Upload Date: 12/28/2019 10:04:36 AM
Location:  Millersburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 9660(F7A)
Views:  388   Comments: 0
PRR 7026, EFS-17M, 1965
Title:  PRR 7026, EFS-17M, 1965
Description:  Sunday. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 02 May 1965. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #7026, #9660, and #9819. All were built by EMD. #7026 is an EFS-17M built in 1955 and rated at 1,750 horsepower. #9660 and #9819 are EF-15A's rated at 1,500 horsepower each; #9660 was built in 1950, but #9819 was built in 1951. They are pulling a 128-car westbound mixed-cargo freight train with N-8 caboose #478039, plus pusher engines #8613 and #8614. This train is "sandwiched" in-between two moving trains: an eastbound coal train on the right, and a 129-car westbound mixed-cargo freight train on the left. The 4th Street Bridge is also visible in the background.
Photo Date:  5/2/1965  Upload Date: 9/1/2016 1:31:55 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 7026(GP9) PRR 9660(F7A) PRR 9819(F7A)
Views:  694   Comments: 0
PRR 5849, EP-20, 1957
Title:  PRR 5849, EP-20, 1957
Description:  TRB. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Fred Kern that was taken at the Rockville Bridge near Marysville, Pennsylvania, on 20 October 1957. In this photo, a westbound Pennsylvania Railroad passenger train meets an eastbound freight at the western end of the Bridge as Peter's Mountain guards the far shore of the Susquehanna River. All of the locomotives pictured here were built by GM-EMD. At the right (L to R) are engines #5849 and two more "EP" Class units whose numbers are not recorded; #5849 is an EP-20 built in August of 1947 and rated at 2,000 horsepower. At the left (R to L) are engines #9662 and another "EF" Class unit whose number is not recorded; #9662 is an EF-15A built in February of 1950 and rated at 1,500 horsepower. Richard R. Wallin Collection.
Photo Date:  10/20/1957  Upload Date: 4/13/2019 12:53:58 AM
Location:  Marysville, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5849(E7A) PRR 9662(F7A)
Views:  399   Comments: 1
PRR "Pennsylvania 5849," EP-20, 1957
Title:  PRR "Pennsylvania 5849," EP-20, 1957
Description:  Kern. Here is a postal card entitled "Pennsylvania 5849." No Postmark. Caption On Reverse: "A passenger train, with E-7 5849 up front, heads west after crossing the Rockville Bridge into Marysville, Pa. A freight is ready to cross the stone arch bridge and continue east. Enola, location of the large Pennsy yard, is a short distance to the right of the photo. October 20, 1957." Photo by Fred Kern. Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5849 is an EP-20 built by GM-EMD in August of 1947 and rated at 2,000 horsepower. The eastbound freight train is headed by PRR engine #9662, an EF-15A built by GM-EMD in February of 1950 and rated at 1,500 horsepower.
Photo Date:  10/20/1957  Upload Date: 8/30/2018 3:59:11 AM
Location:  Marysville, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5849(E7A) PRR 9662(F7A)
Views:  380   Comments: 0
East Altoona Ready Tracks, 1965
Title:  East Altoona Ready Tracks, 1965
Description:  17th Street. Here is an original photo that I took of Pennsylvania Railroad locomotives in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 10 July 1965. Shown here are the Locomotive Ready Tracks below the 17th Street Bridge; many makes and models are represented. Of the 40 or so locomotives visible, the following are identifiable by number. Starting from the right are PRR engines #7118, #7124, #9662, #6302, and #6308. #7118 and #7124 are EFS-17M's built by EMD in 1957 and rated at 1,750 horsepower each. #9662 is an EF-15A built by EMD in 1950 and rated at 1,500 horsepower. #6302 and #6308 are AF-27's built by the American Locomotive Company in 1965 and rated at 2,700 horsepower each.
Photo Date:  7/10/1965  Upload Date: 9/15/2016 4:48:48 PM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 7118(GP9) PRR 7124(GP9) PRR 9662(F7A) PRR 6302(C628) PRR 6308(C628)
Views:  1143   Comments: 0
PRR 9662, EF-15A, 1966
Title:  PRR 9662, EF-15A, 1966
Description:  Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken in Detroit, Michigan, during August of 1966. The photographer is not identified. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9662, an EF-15A built by GM-EMD in February of 1950 and rated at 1,500 horsepower. ("Stoneborobranch"; #14 of 20)
Photo Date:  8/16/1966  Upload Date: 7/26/2020 8:16:26 AM
Location:  Detroit, MI
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 9662(F7A)
Views:  151   Comments: 0
PRR 9663, EF-15A, 1965
Title:  PRR 9663, EF-15A, 1965
Description:  Spruce Creek. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Spruce Creek, Pennsylvania, on 10 July 1965. Shown here is PRR engine #9663 and six other units whose numbers are not visible. #9663 is an EF-15A built by GM-EMD in February of 1950 and rated at 1,500 horsepower. They are pulling a 93-car westbound mixed-cargo freight train with N-8 cabin car #478158. Looks like "Millie" likes to watch trains, too!
Photo Date:  7/10/1965  Upload Date: 7/10/2016 1:41:03 PM
Location:  Spruce Creek, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  PRR 9663(F7A)
Views:  368   Comments: 1
PRR 9665, EF-15A, c. 1960
Title:  PRR 9665, EF-15A, c. 1960
Description:  Chione. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione. Shown here (R to L) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9665 and two more units whose road numbers are not recorded. All were built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9665 is an EF-15A constructed in February of 1950 and retired in February of 1965 after just 15 years of revenue service. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded.
Photo Date:  1/23/1960  Upload Date: 7/10/2023 2:57:40 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Winter
Locomotives:  PRR 9665(F7A)
Views:  47   Comments: 0
PRR 9622, AF-16, 1962
Title:  PRR 9622, AF-16, 1962
Description:  Oil Power. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Rodney Peterson that was taken near Pitcairn, Pennsylvania, on 7 October 1962. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #9622 and #9665. #9622 is an AF-16 built by the American Locomotive Works in November of 1951, rated at 1,600 horsepower, and retired in January of 1967. #9665 is an EF-15A constructed by GM-EMD in February of 1950, rated at 1,500 horsepower, and retired in February of 1965.
Photo Date:  10/7/1962  Upload Date: 11/7/2018 6:09:03 AM
Location:  Pitcairn, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  PRR 9622(FA2) PRR 9665(F7A)
Views:  738   Comments: 1
PRR 9669, EF-15A, c. 1964
Title:  PRR 9669, EF-15A, c. 1964
Description:  Altoona Action. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by K.L. Douglas that was taken at the Passenger Station in Altoona, Pennsylvania, c. 1964. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #9669, #7201, and another "Geep" whose road number is not recorded. All were built by GM-EMD. #9669 is an EF-15A built in April of 1949, rated at 1,500 horsepower, and retired in May of 1966. #7201 is an EFS-17M built in November of 1957 and rated at 1,750 horsepower. They're passing under the 12th Street Footbridge with a mixed-cargo freight train on their way up the Allegheny Mountains to Pitcairn. Produced and distributed by FJC Products of Newport, Delaware. ("PrrFan18n")
Photo Date:  6/5/1964  Upload Date: 12/23/2020 10:16:41 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Station
Locomotives:  PRR 9669(F7A) PRR 7201(GP9)
Views:  269   Comments: 0
PRR 9670, EF-15A, #1 of 2, 1964
Title:  PRR 9670, EF-15A, #1 of 2, 1964
Description:  Altoona Action. Here is the first of two successive duplicate 35mm color slides via Al Chione that were taken at the East Roundhouse in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 7 June 1964. The photographer is not identified. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #9670 and a Fairbanks-Morse "C-Liner" B-unit whose road number is not recorded. #9670 is an EF-15A built by GM-EMD in April of 1949 and rated at 1,500 horsepower. Photo taken from the 17th Street Bridge in Juniata.
Photo Date:  6/7/1964  Upload Date: 2/16/2018 9:03:24 AM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 9670(F7A)
Views:  728   Comments: 0
PRR 9670, EF-15A, #2 of 2, 1964
Title:  PRR 9670, EF-15A, #2 of 2, 1964
Description:  Altoona Action. Here is the second of two successive duplicate 35mm color slides via Al Chione that were taken at the East Roundhouse in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 7 June 1964. The photographer is not identified. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #9670 and a Fairbanks-Morse "C-Liner" B-unit whose road number is not recorded. #9670 is an EF-15A built by GM-EMD in April of 1949 and rated at 1,500 horsepower. Photo taken from the 17th Street Bridge in Juniata. ("PrrFan18n")
Photo Date:  6/8/1964  Upload Date: 3/18/2021 12:24:25 AM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 9670(F7A)
Views:  307   Comments: 0
PRR 9832, EFP-15, 1963
Title:  PRR 9832, EFP-15, 1963
Description:  Oil Power. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Harry L. Juday that was taken during August of 1963. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #9832 and #9672. Both were built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9832 is an EFP-15 constructed in April of 1952, while #9672 is an EF-15A built in June of 1949 and retired in December of 1963. The exact date and the location are not recorded.
Photo Date:  8/15/1963  Upload Date: 4/24/2021 6:03:21 PM
Location:  Canton, OH
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 9832(FP7A) PRR 9672(F7A)
Views:  274   Comments: 0
"Railroading Without Precedent," Page 39, 1951
Title:  "Railroading Without Precedent," Page 39, 1951
Description:  Here is page four of a five-page article by David P. Morgan entitled "Railroading Without Precedent." It was published originally in the February 1951 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 39. Left Photo Caption: "The K-4s is pulling the 'Golden Arrow' out of Detroit in the days before the Pennsy was a major diesel user." Shown here is PRR engine #3877, a K-4S (4-6-2) built in Juniata during June of 1923 and retired in April of 1956. Right Photo Caption: "PRR Class EF-3 diesel, a three-unit EMD F-7 freighter, is over the pit at the Nelson Road (Columbus) quonset hut engine house on a rainy summer night." Shown here is PRR engine #9673, an EF-15A built by GM-EMD in June of 1949 and rated at 1,500 horsepower.
Photo Date:  2/1/1951  Upload Date: 8/8/2019 7:52:06 AM
Location:  Detroit, MI
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 3877(4-6-2) PRR 9673(F7A)
Views:  261   Comments: 0
PRR F7A #9675
Title:  PRR F7A #9675
Description:  With a long string of freight cars taking Horseshoe Curve, the lead loco, PRR F7A #9675, with help from two B units and another A, keep the cars rolling. No date, location or photographer was listed for the great action photo.
Photo Date:  6/1/1955  Upload Date: 6/21/2020 4:37:18 PM
Location:  Horseshoe Curve, PA
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Track,Action
Locomotives:  PRR 9675(F7A)
Views:  152   Comments: 0
PRR 9847, EFP-15, 1964
Title:  PRR 9847, EFP-15, 1964
Description:  17th Street. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 25 April 1964. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #9847, #7195-B, #9675, and #9855. All were built by EMD. #9847 is an EFP-15 built in 1952 and rated at 1,500 horsepower. #7195-B is an EFS-17M built in 1957 and rated at 1,750 horsepower. #9675 is an EF-15A built in 1949 and rated at 1,500 horsepower. #9855 is an EFP-15 built in 1952 and rated at 1,500 horsepower. They are pulling 25 gondola cars loaded with pipes destined for the Alaska Pipeline.
Photo Date:  4/25/1964  Upload Date: 9/17/2016 3:18:42 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Signal
Locomotives:  PRR 9847(FP7A) PRR 7195-B(GP9B) PRR 9675(F7A) PRR 9855(FP7A)
Views:  1077   Comments: 2
PRR 9676, EF-15A, 1964
Title:  PRR 9676, EF-15A, 1964
Description:  Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Jeffersonville, Indiana, during July of 1964. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #9676 and two more "EF" Class units whose numbers are not recorded. All were built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9876 is an EF-15A built in July of 1949 and retired in November of 1966 after just 17 years of revenue service. ("Tchowee"; #23 of 39)
Photo Date:  7/7/1964  Upload Date: 5/21/2020 9:37:52 AM
Location:  Jeffersonville, IN
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 9676(F7A)
Views:  290   Comments: 0
PRR 9676, EF-15A, 1964
Title:  PRR 9676, EF-15A, 1964
Description:  Gallitzin. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Gallitzin, Pennsylvania, on 13 September 1964. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engine #9676 and two more "EF" Class units whose numbers are not recorded. All were built by EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9676 is an EF-15A built in 1949. They are at the end of a 100-car eastbound coal train passing under the State Route 53 Bridge, just West of Gallitzin, their purpose being to help brake the train on its way down the Allegheny Mountains. Also visible is N-8 cabin car #478034.
Photo Date:  9/13/1964  Upload Date: 10/6/2016 1:34:31 AM
Location:  Gallitzin, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  RollingStock,Bridge,Signal
Locomotives:  PRR 9676(F7A)
Views:  577   Comments: 0
PRR 9690, EH-15, Front, 1948
Title:  PRR 9690, EH-15, Front, 1948
Description:  Here is the front side of a "Vanishing Vistas" portrait that was published by Lyman E. Cox in 1974. Photo courtesy of GM-EMD. Shown here (R to L) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9690 and two more units whose road numbers are not recorded. All are EH-15's built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9690 was constructed as an EH-15 in April of 1949, later regeared and classified as an EF-15A, and retired in October of 1967 after just 18 years of revenue service.
Photo Date:  4/16/1948  Upload Date: 1/26/2019 3:40:18 AM
Location:  LaGrange, IL
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 9690(F7A)
Views:  413   Comments: 2
PRR 9690, EH-15, Back, 1948
Title:  PRR 9690, EH-15, Back, 1948
Description:  Here is the back side of a "Vanishing Vistas" portrait that was published by Lyman E. Cox in 1974. The text by Robert A. Le Massena sketches the history and development of the Pennsylvania Railroad's freight diesels built by GM-EMD.
Photo Date:  4/16/1948  Upload Date: 1/26/2019 3:41:44 AM
Location:  LaGrange, IL
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 9690(F7A)
Views:  209   Comments: 0
PRR 8661, AS-18AM, 1964
Title:  PRR 8661, AS-18AM, 1964
Description:  12th Street. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 28 July 1964. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #8661, #8657, #8667, #9690, and #9776. #8661, #8657, and # 8667 are AS-18AM's built by the American Locomotive Company and rated at 1,800 horsepower each. #8661 and #8667 were built in 1958, but # 8657 was built in 1957. #9690 is an EH-15 built by EMD in 1949 and rated at 1,500 horsepower. #9776 is an EF-15A built by EMD in 1951 and rated at 1,500 horsepower. They are pulling a 59-car westbound freight train with caboose #477806. They have just passed under the 12th Street Bridge and are right in front of the Altoona Passenger Station.
Photo Date:  7/28/1964  Upload Date: 8/11/2016 5:06:48 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Station
Locomotives:  PRR 8661(RSD12) PRR 8667(RSD12) PRR 9690(F7A) PRR 9776(F7A)
Views:  1116   Comments: 0
PRR 9691, EH-15, 1950
Title:  PRR 9691, EH-15, 1950
Description:  AHC. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken at the Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 21 August 1950. The photographer is not identified. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #9691 and two more units whose road numbers are not recorded. All were built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9691 is an EH-15 constructed in April of 1949, later rebuilt as an EF-15A, and retired in February of 1967 after just 18 years of revenue service. This A-B-A trio is rounding the Curve on its way down the Allegheny Mountains to East Altoona where it'll await yet another helper/pusher run up "The Mountain." ("PrrFan18n")
Photo Date:  8/21/1950  Upload Date: 4/1/2021 8:10:24 AM
Location:  ALTOONA (HORSESHOE CURVE), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 9691(F7A)
Views:  242   Comments: 0
PRR 2505, GF-25, 1964
Title:  PRR 2505, GF-25, 1964
Description:  Tyrone. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Tyrone, Pennsylvania, on 19 September 1964. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #2505, #7231-B, and #9691. #2505 is a GF-25 built by General Electric in 1962 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. #7231-B is an EFS-17M built by EMD in 1959 and rated at 1,750 horsepower. #9691 is an EH-15 built by EMD in 1949 and rated at 1,500 horsepower. They are pulling a 129-car eastbound mixed cargo freight train with caboose #477819. This photo was taken just West of the Tyrone Station.
Photo Date:  9/19/1964  Upload Date: 8/17/2016 1:03:18 PM
Location:  Tyrone, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station
Locomotives:  PRR 2505(U25B) PRR 7231B(GP9B) PRR 9691(F7A)
Views:  664   Comments: 0


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