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PRR 2539, GF-25, 1965 |
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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 are PRR engines #2539, #2517, #2234, and #2247. #2539 and #2517 are GF-25's built by General Electric and rated at 2,500 horsepower each; #2539 was built in 1965, but #2517 was built in 1962. #2234 and #2247 are EF-22's built by EMD in 1963 and rated at 2,250 horsepower each. They are pulling a 61-car eastbound TrucTrain with cabin car #477627. At this point, the railroad tracks parallel State Route 45. |
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7/10/1965 Upload Date: 7/10/2016 1:39:50 PM |
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Spruce Creek, PA |
Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
Categories: |
Action |
Locomotives: |
PRR 2539(U25B) PRR 2517(U25B) PRR 2234(GP30) PRR 2247(GP30) |
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828 Comments: 1 |
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PRR 2536, GF-25, 1965 |
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Brickyard. Here is an original photo that I took of Pennsylvania Railroad trains at the Brickyard Crossing in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 18 July 1965. On the left (L to R) are PRR engines #6306 and #6303. Both are AF-27's built by the American Locomotive Company during 1965 and rated at 2,700 horsepower each. They are returning to East Altoona after helping or pushing a train up the Allegheny Mountains to Gallitzin, Pennsylvania. On the right (L to R) are PRR engines #2534, #2247, and #7163. #2534 is a GF-25 built by GE in February of 1965 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. #2247 is an EF-22 built by GM-EMD in 1963 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. #7163 is an EFS-17M built by GM-EMD in 1957 and rated at 1,750 horsepower. They are pulling a 43-car eastbound merchandise train with N-8 caboose #478032. |
Photo Date: |
7/18/1965 Upload Date: 8/17/2016 6:49:19 PM |
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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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847 Comments: 2 |
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PRR 2247, EF-22, 1965 |
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WIL-ALT-65. Here is an original photo that I took while riding in a Pennsylvania Railroad passenger train from Harrisburg to Altoona during August of 1965. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engine #2247 and another unit whose number is not recorded. Both were built by EMD. #2247 is an EF-22 built in 1963 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. They are pulling an eastbound mixed-cargo freight train near Mount Union, Pennsylvania. Note the steepness of the mountain slope bordering the tracks! |
Photo Date: |
8/15/1965 Upload Date: 11/5/2016 4:33:05 AM |
Location: |
Mount Union, PA |
Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
Categories: |
Passenger |
Locomotives: |
PRR 2247(GP30) |
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377 Comments: 0 |
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