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PRR 8852, AS-16MS, c. 1955 |
| Description: |
AHC. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by John Pickett that was taken at the Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 13 October 1955. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #8852 and at least two GM-EMD "E" Class passenger units whose numbers are not recorded. #8852 is an AS-16MS built by the American Locomotive Company in January of 1952 and rated at 1,600 horsepower. It is helping to pull a mail and express train around the Curve and up the Allegheny Mountains to Gallitzin, Pittsburgh, and points West. The date is an approximation. |
| Photo Date: |
10/14/1955 Upload Date: 2/16/2018 8:51:32 AM |
| Location: |
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE CURVE), PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 8852(RS3) |
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552 Comments: 1 |
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PRR 8855, AS-16MS, c. 1962 |
| Description: |
Chione. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #8855 and #8852. Both are AS-16MS's built by the American Locomotive Company in January of 1952 and rated at 1,600 horsepower each. The photographer's name, the date, and the location are not recorded. |
| Photo Date: |
1/23/1962 Upload Date: 6/10/2022 9:49:41 PM |
| Location: |
Reading, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Bridge,Winter |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 8855(RS3) PRR 8852(RS3) |
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98 Comments: 1 |
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