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Pictures of PRR 5898
Owner:
Pennsylvania Railroad
Model:
EMD E8A
Built As:
PRR 5898:1 (E8A)
Serial Number:
13113
Order No:
6181
Frame Number:
6181-A13
Built:
3/1951
Notes:
PRR Class EP-22; 03/1951, 6181-A, xAMT 497
Other locos with this serial:
PRR 5898(E8A)
AMTK 497(E8A)
AMTK 305(E8A)
PC 4298(E8A)
BMRG 5898(E8A)
SLIM 5898(E8A)
MNCR 497(E8A)
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Title:
"Grif Teller," Back Cover, 1953
Description:
Here is the back cover associated with a one-page article entitled "Grif Teller: PRR Calendar Artist." It was published originally on the January 1953 issue of "Pennsy" magazine. Implied Caption: "Calendar scene for 1953 shows Pennsylvania Railroad trains on main line near Steubenville, Ohio." The painting proper is called "Crossroads Of Commerce." Depicted in the center (F to R) are engine #5898 and another unit whose road number is not recorded. Both are EP-22's built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,250 horsepower each. #5898 was constructed in March of 1951. Also depicted (R to L) are engine #2012 and two more units whose road numbers are not recorded. All are BF-16's built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works and rated at 1,600 horsepower each. #2012 was built in February of 1952 and retired in January of 1967.
Photo Date:
1/1/1953
Upload Date:
4/4/2022 11:50:28 AM
Location:
Steubenville, OH
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 5898(E8A)
PRR 2012(RF-16A)
Views:
212
Comments:
0
Title:
Teller, "Crossroads Of Commerce," 1953
Description:
Here is the 28th of 32 color prints of calendar art works that were commissioned by the Pennsylvania Railroad from 1925 through 1958. Shown here is Grif Teller's painting entitled "Crossroads Of Commerce." It was published originally in 1953. Depicted in the center (F to R) are PRR engine #5898 and another unit whose road number is not recorded. Both are EP-22's built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,250 horsepower each. #5898 was constructed in March of 1951. Also depicted (R to L) are PRR engine #2012 and two more units whose road numbers are not recorded. All are BF-16's built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works and rated at 1,600 horsepower each. #2012 was constructed in February of 1952 and retired in January of 1967.
Photo Date:
8/15/1953
Upload Date:
1/27/2022 6:11:54 PM
Location:
Steubenville, OH
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 5898(E8A)
PRR 2012(RF-16A)
Views:
244
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 5898, EP-22, c. 1962
Description:
Showalter. Here is an original photo by H.N. Proctor. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #5898 and #5876. Both were built by GM-EMD. #5898 is an EP-22 built in March of 1951 and rated at 2,250 horsepower, while #5876 was built in April of 1949 and rated at 2,000 horsepower. The exact date and the location are not recorded. (2; #3 of 4)
Photo Date:
7/25/1962
Upload Date:
9/2/2020 5:26:18 PM
Location:
Pittsburgh, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 5898(E8A)
PRR 5876(E7A)
Views:
562
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 5898, EP-22, 1963
Description:
Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Charles Houser that was taken at Union Station in Chicago, Illinois, on 26 August 1963. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #5898 and #5806. Both are EP-22's built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,250 horsepower each. #5898 was built in March of 1951, while #5806 was constructed in July of 1952. Note the double slip switches! ("Tchowee"; #26 of 29)
Photo Date:
8/26/1963
Upload Date:
5/10/2020 9:52:45 PM
Location:
Chicago Union Station, IL
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard,Station,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 5898(E8A)
PRR 5806(E8A)
Views:
566
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 5898, EP-22, 1965
Description:
Excursion. Here is an original telephoto view I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train about to enter Frankstown, Pennsylvania, on 17 October 1965. Shown here are four PRR passenger engines. The lead locomotive is #5898, an EP-22 built by EMD in 1951 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. All four engines are of the same model and vintage, so there's 9,000 head-end horsepower at work here. They are pulling the very first "Horseshoe Curve Excursion" sponsored by the Lancaster Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society. The West Branch of the Juniata River is visible at the lower right.
Photo Date:
10/17/1965
Upload Date:
9/3/2016 7:05:13 PM
Location:
Frankstown, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Scenic,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 5898(E8A)
Views:
568
Comments:
1
Title:
PRR 5898, EP-22, 1965
Description:
Excursion. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train passing through Frankstown, Pennsylvania, around noon on 17 October 1965. Shown here are four PRR passenger engines. The lead locomotive is #5898, an EP-22 built by EMD in 1951 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. Also visible are the first two cars of the very first "Horseshoe Curve Excursion" sponsored by the Lancaster Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society.
Photo Date:
10/17/1965
Upload Date:
9/3/2016 7:08:12 PM
Location:
Frankstown, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 5898(E8A)
Views:
468
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 5898, EP-22, 1965
Description:
Excursion. Here is an original telephoto view I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train at HOLLY Bloc in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, on 17 October 1965. Shown here are four PRR passenger engines. The lead locomotive is #5898, an EP-22 built by EMD in 1951 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. They are pulling the very first "Horseshoe Curve Excursion" sponsored by the Lancaster Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society. The PRR's Hollidaysburg Passenger Station is partially visible on the left.
Photo Date:
10/17/1965
Upload Date:
9/3/2016 7:25:11 PM
Location:
Hollidaysburg, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Station,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 5898(E8A)
Views:
811
Comments:
1
Title:
PRR 5898, EP-22, 1965
Description:
Excursion. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, on 17 October 1965. Shown here are four PRR passenger engines. The lead locomotive is #5898, an EP-22 built by EMD in 1951 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. Also visible are the first two cars of the very first "Horseshoe Curve Excursion" sponsored by the Lancaster Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society. In this photo, the tracks occupy the original right-of-way for the Allegheny Portage Railroad between Hollidaysburg and Duncansville. This train is on its way to surmount the Allegheny Mountains visible in the distance.
Photo Date:
10/17/1965
Upload Date:
9/3/2016 7:26:54 PM
Location:
Hollidaysburg, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 5898(E8A)
Views:
332
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 5898, EP-22, 1965
Description:
Excursion. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train below the Muleshoe Curve on the New Portage Branch Line west of Duncansville, Pennsylvania, on 17 October 1965. Shown here are four PRR passenger engines. The lead locomotive is #5898, an EP-22 built by EMD in 1951 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. They are pulling the very first "Horseshoe Curve Excursion" sponsored by the Lancaster Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society. As of 04 July 2016, or 51 years later, engine #5898 ~ aged 65 ~ is in active excursion service with the St. Louis, Iron Mountain, & Southern Railway at Jackson, Missouri!
Photo Date:
10/17/1965
Upload Date:
9/3/2016 7:28:53 PM
Location:
Duncansville, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 5898(E8A)
Views:
502
Comments:
1
Title:
PRR 5898, EP-22, 1965
Description:
Excursion. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train near Gallitzin, Pennsylvania, on 17 October 1965. Shown here are four PRR passenger engines. The lead locomotive is #5898, an EP-22 built by EMD in 1951 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. They are pulling the very first "Horseshoe Curve Excursion" sponsored by the Lancaster Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society.
Photo Date:
10/17/1965
Upload Date:
9/3/2016 7:47:07 PM
Location:
Gallitzin, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 5898(E8A)
Views:
455
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 5898, EP-22, 1965
Description:
Excursion. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 17 October 1965. Shown here are four PRR passenger engines. The lead locomotive is #5898, an EP-22 built by EMD in 1951 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. They are pulling the very first "Horseshoe Curve Excursion" sponsored by the Lancaster Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society, which has stopped at the Altoona Passenger Station for a crew change.
Photo Date:
10/17/1965
Upload Date:
9/3/2016 8:06:47 PM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Station,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 5898(E8A)
Views:
479
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 5898, EP-22, 1965
Description:
Excursion. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 17 October 1965. Shown here are four PRR passenger engines. The lead locomotive is #5898, an EP-22 built by EMD in 1951 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. Also visible are the first two cars of the very first "Horseshoe Curve Excursion" sponsored by the Lancaster Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society as they depart the Altoona Passenger Station on their way back to Lancaster.
Photo Date:
10/17/1965
Upload Date:
9/3/2016 8:08:29 PM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Station,Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 5898(E8A)
Views:
361
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 5898, EP-22, 1965
Description:
Museum Bound. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train below the Muleshoe Curve on the New Portage Branch Line west of Duncansville, Pennsylvania, on 17 October 1965. Shown here are four PRR passenger engines. The lead locomotive is #5898, an EP-22 built by EMD in 1951 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. All four engines are of the same model and vintage, so there's 9,000 head-end horsepower at work here. They are pulling the very first "Horseshoe Curve Excursion" sponsored by the Lancaster Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society. The "Excursion" departed Lancaster bright and early on a Sunday morning, following the PRR's mainline through Harrisburg to Huntingdon. There, it switched over to the Petersburg-Hollidaysburg Branch Line and followed the undulating Juniata River to Hollidaysburg ~ where the Railfans were treated to tours of the PRR's Samuel Rea Shop. After leaving Hollidaysburg, the "Excursion" passed WYE Tower and took the New Portage Branch Line via the Muleshoe Curve up the Allegheny Mountains to Gallitzin. There, it passed through the westbound Allegheny Tunnel, navigated the wye at Gallitzin, and passed through the eastbound New Portage Tunnel on its way down the Alleghenies. At the Horseshoe Curve, the "Excursion" stopped to allow the Railfans to visit the PRR's K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" #1361 enshrined there. After all were safely back on board, the train continued down the Mountains toward Altoona and the return trip to Lancaster ~ a round trip of over 350 happy miles! As of 04 July 2016, or 51 years later, this unit ~ still numbered "5898" ~ is in active excursion service with the St. Louis, Iron Mountain, & Southern Railway at Jackson, Missouri.
Photo Date:
10/17/1965
Upload Date:
7/4/2016 2:54:45 AM
Location:
Duncansville, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 5898(E8A)
Views:
409
Comments:
1
Title:
PRR 5898, EP-22, 1965
Description:
Frankstown. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken in Frankstown, Pennsylvania, on 17 October 1965. The photographer is not identified. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5898 and three more units whose road numbers are not recorded. All are EP-22's built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,250 horsepower each. #5898 was constructed in March of 1951. In this context, they're pulling the very first "Horseshoe Curve Excursion" ~ sponsored by the Lancaster Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society ~ through the PRR's Reclamation Plant. Partially visible in the distance is Locke Mountain. ("PrrFan18n")
Photo Date:
10/17/1965
Upload Date:
7/23/2021 6:30:16 AM
Location:
Frankstown, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 5898(E8A)
Views:
184
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 5898, EP-22, 1965
Description:
Frankstown. Here is an original 35mm color slide by Dave Augsburger that was taken in Frankstown, Pennsylvania, on 17 October 1965. Shown here is the motive power for the very first "Horseshoe Curve Excursion" sponsored by the Lancaster Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society. They are parked adjacent to the PRR's Samuel Rea Shop while the railfans tour the facilities. In the lead is PRR engine #5898, an EP-22 built by GM-EMD in March of 1951 and rated at 2,250 horsepower.
Photo Date:
10/17/1965
Upload Date:
11/27/2019 9:46:40 AM
Location:
Frankstown, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 5898(E8A)
Views:
345
Comments:
1
Title:
PRR 5706, EP-22, c. 1986
Description:
Here is a post card via Peter Outerbridge entitled "Pennsylvania Railroad's E-8A Units Numbers 5706 & 5898." Caption On Reverse: "Pennsylvania Railroad's E-8A Units Numbers 5706 & 5898. The Blue Mountain & Reading Railroad operates these ex-Pennsylvania Railroad passenger units on excursion trains both on and off-line. Photo by John M. Petko." Shown here (L to R) are ex-PRR engines #5706 and #5898. Both are E-8's built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,250 horsepower each; #5706 was constructed in October of 1952, while #5898 was built in March of 1951. The exact date and the location are not recorded.
Photo Date:
7/6/1986
Upload Date:
1/22/2023 2:40:08 PM
Location:
Temple, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
PRR 5706(E8A)
PRR 5898(E8A)
Views:
158
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 5898, E-8, 1986
Description:
Here is a photo (R to L) of former Pennsylvania Railroad engines #5896 and #5706. Both are E-8's built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,250 horsepower each; #5898 was built in March of 1951, while #5706 was built in October of 1952. In this context, they have stopped with an excursion train near Temple, Pennsylvania. The photographer's name is not recorded. Henry C. Westenberger Collection.
Photo Date:
7/6/1986
Upload Date:
8/4/2018 8:21:14 PM
Location:
Temple, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 5706(E8A)
PRR 5898(E8A)
Views:
665
Comments:
2
Title:
PRR 5898, E-8A, 1987
Description:
Here is an original 35mm color slide by M.E. Brouse that was taken just East of the 24th Street Bridge in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 1 November 1987. Shown here (R to L) are former Pennsylvania Railroad engines #5898 and #5706. Both are E-8A's built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,250 horsepower each; #5898 was built in March of 1951, while #5706 was built in October of 1952. At the time this photo was taken, they were owned by the Blue Mountain & Reading Railroad and are seen pulling the 17-car "Horseshoe Curve Excursion" down the Allegheny Mountains and will soon stop at the Altoona Passenger Station before returning to Hamburg.
Photo Date:
11/1/1987
Upload Date:
7/1/2018 12:59:22 AM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 5898(E8A)
PRR 5706(E8A)
Views:
654
Comments:
0
Title:
"Altoona Sunday," Page 22, 1988
Description:
Here is page one of a three-page article by Denis Connell entitled "Altoona Sunday!" It was published originally in the January 1988 issue of "Railpace Newsmagazine," page 22. Partial Caption: "Conrail SD40 helpers 6296-6290 assist restored PRR E8's 5898-5706 on a seventeen-car consist around Horseshoe Curve on November 1, 1987."
Photo Date:
1/1/1988
Upload Date:
11/23/2022 11:41:29 PM
Location:
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE CURVE), PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Passenger
Locomotives:
CR 6296(SD40)
CR 6290(SD40)
PRR 5898(E8A)
PRR 5706(E8A)
PRR 7048(GP9)
Views:
265
Comments:
0
Title:
"Altoona Sunday," Page 23, 1988
Description:
Here is page two of a three-page article by Denis Connell entitled "Altoona Sunday!" It was published originally in the January 1988 issue of "Railpace Newsmagazine," page 23. Bottom Photo Caption: "The special reboards passengers at Altoona following a two-hour layover and an opportunity to visit the adjacent Railroader's Museum."
Photo Date:
1/1/1988
Upload Date:
11/23/2022 11:46:54 PM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge,Station,Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 5898(E8A)
PRR 5706(E8A)
Views:
147
Comments:
0
Title:
"Altoona Sunday," Page 24, 1988
Description:
Here is page three of a three-page article by Denis Connell entitled "Altoona Sunday!" It was published originally in the January 1988 issue of "Railpace Newsmagazine," page 24. Top Photo, Partial Caption: "Blue Mountain & Reading 'Horseshoe Curve' excursion is reminiscent of the Blue Ribbon Fleet as Pennsy E8's 5898-5706 roll westbound near Union Furnace, PA, between Spruce Creek Tunnels and Tyrone."
Photo Date:
1/1/1988
Upload Date:
11/26/2022 9:51:39 PM
Location:
Union Furnace, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge,Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 5898(E8A)
PRR 5706(E8A)
Views:
131
Comments:
0
Title:
"Keystones On The Curve," Page 25, 1988
Description:
Here is page one of a two-page article by Steve Barry entitled "Keystones On The Curve." It was published originally in the January 1988 issue of "Railpace Newsmagazine," page 25. Bottom Photo, Partial Caption: "The excursion train is still rounding the curve as Amtrak 46, the 'Pennsylvanian,' roars by with F40PH 258 on the point of a five car consist."
Photo Date:
1/1/1988
Upload Date:
11/26/2022 10:05:29 PM
Location:
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE CURVE), PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:
CR 6296(SD40)
CR 6290(SD40)
PRR 5898(E8A)
PRR 5706(E8A)
PRR 7048(GP9)
AMTK 258(F40PHR)
Views:
305
Comments:
0
Title:
"Altoona Shops," Page 46, 1996
Description:
Here is page 29 of a 43-page article by James J.D. Lynch, Jr., entitled "Overview Of The History And Development Of The Pennsylvania Railroad's Altoona Shops." It was published originally in the Autumn 1996 issue of "Keystone" magazine, page 46. Bottom Photo: Shown here are PRR engines #5898 and three other "E" units whose numbers are not recorded. All were built by GM-EMD. #5898 is an EP-22 built in 1951 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. Middle Photo: Shown here are PRR engines #8610 and another unit whose number is not recorded. Both were built by the American Locomotive Company. #8610 is an APS-24MS built in 1956 and rated at 2,400 horsepower. These units are actually the rear-end "pushers" for the mail-express train pictured in the bottom photo.
Photo Date:
9/22/1996
Upload Date:
11/18/2017 3:19:22 PM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge,Station,Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 8610(RSD7)
PRR 5898(E8A)
Views:
524
Comments:
0
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