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PRR 2252, EF-25, 1965 |
| Description: |
12th Street. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Altoona, Pennsylvania, during August of 1965. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #2252, #2286, and another unit whose number is not recorded. #2252 and #2286 are EF-25's built by EMD in 1964 and rated at 2,500 horsepower each. They are pulling a mixed-cargo freight train past the Altoona Passenger Station on their way up the Allegheny Mountains via the Horseshoe Curve to Gallitzin and points West. The time is approximately 2:00 A.M. |
| Photo Date: |
8/15/1965 Upload Date: 10/12/2016 4:59:16 AM |
| Location: |
Altoona, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Night,Station |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 2252(GP35) PRR 2286(GP35) |
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847 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 2433, AF-25, 1965 |
| Description: |
Rainy. Here is an original photo that I took in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 12 October 1965. Pictured at the right is a train consisting of 110 empty hoppers ~ headed by Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9808 ~ on its way up the East Slope of the Allegheny Mountains; the N-5 cabin car is #477202. Pictured at the left (L to R) are PRR engines #2433, #2239, #2362, and #2286. #2433 is an AF-25 built by the American Locomotive Company in March of 1965 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. #2239 is an EF-22 built by GM-EMD in May of 1963 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. #2362 and #2286 are EF-25's built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,500 horsepower each; #2362 was built in March of 1965, but #2286 was built in June of 1964. They've come down the East Slope of the Allegheny Mountains with a 99-car merchandise freight train and are on their way to the Enola Yards. Visible at the far left are some of the PRR's 12th Street Car Shops. Photo taken from the 12th Street Footbridge. (#13 of 21) |
| Photo Date: |
10/12/1965 Upload Date: 9/6/2016 9:52:27 PM |
| Location: |
Altoona, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
RollingStock,Bridge,Station |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 2433(C425) PRR 2239(GP30) PRR 2362(GP35) PRR 2286(GP35) |
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1277 Comments: 0 |
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PRR 2424, AF-25, #1 of 2, 1965 |
| Description: |
Station. Here is the first of two original photos that I took near the Pennsylvania Railroad's Passenger Station in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on the afternoon of 11 December 1965. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #2424, a "U Boat" whose road number is not recorded, #2243, and #2286. #2424 is an AF-25 built by the American Locomotive Company in 1965 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. #2243 is an EF-22 built by EMD in 1963 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. #2286 is an EF-25 built by EMD in 1964 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. They are about to pass under the 12th Street Bridge with a long string of brand-new PRR covered hopper cars. The train two tracks over is the mail/express train headed by PRR engine #5900; it is stopped for a crew change. The Passenger Station is visible on the far right, adjacent to the parking lots filled with cars belonging to merry Christmas shoppers. |
| Photo Date: |
12/11/1965 Upload Date: 8/31/2016 3:38:26 AM |
| Location: |
Altoona, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 2286(GP35) PRR 2424(C425) PRR 2243(GP30) |
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961 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
PRR 2424, AF-25, #2 of 2, 1965 |
| Description: |
Station. Here is the second of two original photos that I took near the Pennsylvania Railroad's Passenger Station in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on the afternoon of 11 December 1965. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #2424, a "U Boat" whose road number is not recorded, #2243, and #2286. #2424 is an AF-25 built by the American Locomotive Company in 1965 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. #2243 is an EF-22 built by EMD in 1963 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. #2286 is an EF-25 built by EMD in 1964 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. They are heading East toward the Enola Yards with a long string of brand-new PRR covered hopper cars. The train two tracks over is the mail/express train headed by PRR engine #5900; it is stopped under the 12th Street Bridge. Also visible are the Railway Express Office, PRR ES-10 switcher #9174, the 7th Street Bridge, and Brush Mountain in the far distance. |
| Photo Date: |
12/11/1965 Upload Date: 8/31/2016 3:19:05 AM |
| Location: |
Altoona, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 2243(GP30) PRR 2286(GP35) PRR 2424(C425) |
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1202 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
PRR 2286, EF-25, 1966 |
| Description: |
Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken at the Passenger Station in Olean, New York, on 27 August 1966. The photographer is not identified. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #2286, #7243, and three more units whose numbers are not recorded. #2286 was built by GM-EMD in June of 1964 and rated at 2,500 horsepower, while #7243 is an EFS-17M built by GM-EMD is October of 1959 and rated at 1,750 horsepower. ("Stoneborobranch"; #16 of 20) |
| Photo Date: |
8/27/1966 Upload Date: 7/22/2020 2:08:04 AM |
| Location: |
Olean, NY |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Station |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 2286(GP35) PRR 7243(GP9) |
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643 Comments: 0 |
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