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PRR 8960, BS-24M, 1962 |
| Description: |
Chione. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken in Pitcairn, Pennsylvania, in June of 1962. The photographer is not identified. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #8960 and #8959. Both are BS-24M transfer switchers built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works and rated at 2,400 horsepower each. Both units were constructed in October of 1951 and retired in July of 1966 after just 15 years of revenue service. |
| Photo Date: |
6/21/1962 Upload Date: 6/2/2020 7:02:25 PM |
| Location: |
Pitcairn, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Yard |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 8960(RT-624) PRR 8959(RT-624) |
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| Title: |
PRR 8959, BS-24M, c. 1965 |
| Description: |
Byerly. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Fred Byerly that was taken in Pitcairn, Pennsylvania, c. 1965. The photographer is not identified. Photo Caption: "Baldwin RT-624 #8959, 2400-hp, at Pitcairn, Pa." Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #8959 and another RT-624 whose number is not recorded. #8959 is a BS-24M transfer switcher built by Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton in October of 1951, rated at 2,400 horsepower, and retired in July of 1966 after just 15 years of revenue service. This photo comes from a color slide set entitled "Diesels On The Pennsylvania" that's produced and distributed by Blackhawk Films of Davenport, Iowa (819-21). |
| Photo Date: |
9/9/1965 Upload Date: 10/27/2018 2:44:47 AM |
| Location: |
Pitcairn, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Bridge,Yard,Signal |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 8959(RT-624) |
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