Thomas C. Ayers's Collection
8/21/2025
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Pictures taken in Cove, PA
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Title:
PRR 5760, EP-22, 1953
Description:
Mann. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken near Cove, Pennsylvania, on 1 January 1953. Shown here (L to R) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5760 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. #5760 was built in November of 1952. This A-A set is pulling a passenger train that's just crossed the Rockville Bridge on its way to Altoona. ("PrrFan18n")
Photo Date:
1/1/1953
Upload Date:
8/31/2021 9:26:17 PM
Location:
Cove, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 5760(E8A)
Views:
677
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 6723, M-1A, #3 of 4, 1953
Description:
Mann. Here is the third of four successive duplicate 35mm color slides of photos taken by John M. Prophet III on 16 October 1953. Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6723, an M-1A (4-8-2) "Mountain" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during June of 1930 and retired in December of 1955 after 25 years of faithful service. In this context, it's pulling a train of empty hopper cars under the four-track Watering Point near Cove, Pennsylvania. The train will parallel the Susquehanna and Juniata Rivers all the way to Altoona on a water-level route to the Allegheny Mountains. ("PrrFan18n")
Photo Date:
10/16/1953
Upload Date:
6/2/2025 11:15:30 PM
Location:
Cove, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 6723(4-8-2)
Views:
184
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 9644, EF-15, 1954
Description:
Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Fred R. Kern that was taken near Cove, Pennsylvania, on 25 July 1954. Shown here (L to R) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9644 and two more units whose road numbers are not recorded. All were built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9644 is an EF-15A constructed in March of 1950. Note the "dragging-object" detectors in the foreground. ("Tchowee"; #19 of 40)
Photo Date:
7/25/1954
Upload Date:
5/20/2020 12:09:51 PM
Location:
Cove, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
PRR 9644(F7A)
Views:
621
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 9558, EF-15, 1954
Description:
Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Fred R. Kern that was taken near Cove, Pennsylvania, on 25 July 1954. Shown here (L to R) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9558 and two more units whose road numbers are not recorded. All were built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. $9558 is an EF-15 constructed in September of 1948. ("Tchowee"; #18 of 40)
Photo Date:
7/25/1954
Upload Date:
3/30/2025 4:53:06 PM
Location:
Cove, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
PRR 9558(F3A)
Views:
288
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 4616, I-1SA, c. 1955
Description:
Here is a photo via Rail Photo Service. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4616, an I-1SA (2-10-0) "Decapod" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works as an I-1S during October of 1923, rebuilt in Juniata as an I-1SA in February of 1937, and retired in August of 1959 after 36 years of faithful service. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. John S. Fisher Collection; #12 of 30.
Photo Date:
6/21/1955
Upload Date:
6/20/2022 8:23:11 AM
Location:
Cove, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 4616(2-10-0)
Views:
521
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 6753, M-1B, 1955
Description:
SFM. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Fred Kern that was taken near Cove, Pennsylvania, on 25 July 1955. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6753, an M-1B built in Juniata as an M-1A during May of 1930, rebuilt as an M-1B in November of 1948, and retired in February of 1958 after 28 years of faithful service. In this context, it's pulling a mixed-cargo freight train out of Enola under the four-track Watering Point to Altoona and points West.
Photo Date:
7/25/1955
Upload Date:
1/9/2019 11:27:38 AM
Location:
Cove, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 6753(4-8-2)
Views:
845
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 6753, M-1B, 1955
Description:
Kern. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Fred R. Kern that was taken near Cove, Pennsylvania, on 25 July 1955. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6753, an M-1B built in Juniata as an M-1A during May of 1930, rebuilt as an M-1B in November of 1948, and retired in February of 1958 after 28 years of faithful service. Note the four-track overhead watering point. ("PrrFan18n")
Photo Date:
7/25/1955
Upload Date:
2/26/2021 9:03:29 PM
Location:
Cove, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 6753(4-8-2)
Views:
886
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 9524, EF-15, 1955
Description:
Here is an image of a photo by Edward Kaspriske that was taken near Cove, Pennsylvania, in 1955. Shown here (L to R) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9524 and three more units whose road numbers are not recorded. All were built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9524 was produced in July of 1948 and retired in May of 1966 after just 18 years of revenue service. In this context, this A-B-B-A set is rockin' 'n' rollin' with a mixed-cargo freight train out of Enola bound for Altoona and points West. Note the four-track Watering Point for steam-powered locomotives. Edward Kaspriske Collection.
Photo Date:
8/15/1955
Upload Date:
6/3/2023 12:11:58 AM
Location:
Cove, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
PRR 9524(F3A)
Views:
499
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR M-1B, "Mountain," 1956
Description:
Here is an image of a photo by Robert Wanner that was taken near Cove, Pennsylvania, in 1956. Shown here is an unidentified Pennsylvania Railroad Class M-1B (4-8-2) "Mountain" steam locomotive pulling a westbound mixed-cargo freight train. Edward Kaspriske Collection.
Photo Date:
1/23/1956
Upload Date:
6/19/2023 6:27:07 PM
Location:
Cove, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
RollingStock,Steam,Signal
Locomotives:
Views:
394
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 6729, M-1B, 1956
Description:
Wood. Here is a duplicate 35mm B&W slide of a photo by Don Wood that was taken near Cove, Pennsylvania, in March of 1956. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6729, an M-1B (4-8-2) "Mountain" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works as an M-1A during May of 1930, rebuilt in Juniata as an M-1B in April of 1949, and retired in February of 1958 after 28 years of faithful service. (Gift from Brad Mann.)
Photo Date:
3/21/1956
Upload Date:
5/28/2021 5:22:57 AM
Location:
Cove, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam,Signal
Locomotives:
PRR 6729(4-8-2)
Views:
616
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 6969, M-1, #2 of 2, 1957
Description:
Kern. Here is the second of two successive 35mm color slides of photos by Fred R. Kern that were taken near Cove, Pennsylvania, on 10 March 1957. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #6969, #7040, and another "Geep" whose road number is not recorded. #6969 is an M-1 (4-8-2) "Mountain" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during December of 1926 and retired in June of 1959. #7040 is an EFS-17M built by GM-EMD in November of 1955 and rated at 1,750 horsepower.
Photo Date:
3/10/1957
Upload Date:
4/29/2019 6:44:20 PM
Location:
Cove, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 6969(4-8-2)
PRR 7040(GP9)
Views:
1411
Comments:
1
Title:
PRR 5839, EP-22, 1958
Description:
MDiv. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by John Dziobko, Jr., that was taken near Cove, Pennsylvania, on 18 April 1958. Shown here (R to L) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5839 and two more units whose road numbers are not recorded. All are EP-22's built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,250 horsepower each. #5839 was built in February of 1951. This A-A-A set is rockin' 'n' rollin' with a passenger train bound for Harrisburg and points East. ("Stoneborobranch"; #46 of 56)
Photo Date:
4/18/1958
Upload Date:
9/15/2020 7:10:51 AM
Location:
Cove, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 5839(E8A)
Views:
680
Comments:
1
Title:
PRR 9520, EF-15, 1958
Description:
MDiv. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by John Dziobko, Jr., that was taken near Cove, Pennsylvania, on 18 April 1958. Shown here (R to L) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9520 and another unit whose road number is not recorded. Both were built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9520 is an EF-15 built in May of 1948 and retired in October of 1962 after 14 years of service. This A-A set is powering an eastbound mineral train. ("Stoneborobranch"; #48 of 56)
Photo Date:
4/18/1958
Upload Date:
9/16/2020 11:00:18 PM
Location:
Cove, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Signal
Locomotives:
PRR 9520(F3A)
Views:
702
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 9806, EF-15A, 1959
Description:
Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Fred R. Kern that was taken near Cove, Pennsylvania, on 15 November 1959. Shown here (R to L) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9806 and two more units whose road numbers are not recorded. All were built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9806 was constructed in April of 1951 and retired in August of 1967 after just 16 years of revenue service. In this context, they're pulling a fully-loaded mineral train out of Altoona and will soon cross the Rockville Bridge on their way to Harrisburg and points East. Wave to the Enginemen! ("Tchowee"; #24 of 40)
Photo Date:
11/15/1959
Upload Date:
5/21/2020 9:35:34 AM
Location:
Cove, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
PRR 9806(F7A)
Views:
570
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 9567, EF-15, 1960
Description:
Kern. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Fred R. Kern that was taken near Cove, Pennsylvania, on 9 January 1960. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9567 and two more "EF" Class units whose road numbers are not recorded. All were built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9567 was built in September of 1948 and retired in August of 1967 after just 19 years of revenue service. This A-B-A set is heading toward the Enola Yards with a mixed-cargo freight train out of Altoona.
Photo Date:
1/9/1960
Upload Date:
4/15/2021 8:12:49 AM
Location:
Cove, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
PRR 9567(F3A)
Views:
469
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 9640, EF-15A, c. 1960
Description:
Chione. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione. Shown here (L to R) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9640 and another unit whose road number is not recorded. Both are EF-15A's built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9640 was constructed in March of 1950. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded.
Photo Date:
8/15/1960
Upload Date:
12/13/2023 7:44:08 AM
Location:
Cove, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
PRR 9640(F7A)
Views:
433
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 9535, EF-15, 1960
Description:
Kern. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Fred R. Kern that was taken near Cove, Pennsylvania, on 17 October 1960. Shown here (L to R) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9535 and two more units whose road numbers are not recorded. All were built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9535 is an EF-15 constructed in September of 1948 and retired in December of 1966 after just 18 years of service. Here, this A-B-A set is heading West to Altoona. ("PrrFan18n")
Photo Date:
10/17/1960
Upload Date:
4/21/2021 11:08:56 PM
Location:
Cove, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Signal
Locomotives:
PRR 9535(F3A)
Views:
491
Comments:
1
Title:
PRR 9780, EF-15A, c. 1960
Description:
Kern. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Fred R. Kern that was taken near Cove, Pennsylvania, c. 1960. Shown here (R to L) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9780 and two more units whose road numbers are not recorded. All were built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9780 is an EF-15A built in February of 1951 and retired in August of 1966 after just 15 years of revenue service. This A-B-A set is heading East to the Enola Yards. ("PrrFan18n")
Photo Date:
10/17/1960
Upload Date:
6/1/2025 12:22:45 AM
Location:
Cove, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Signal
Locomotives:
PRR 9780(F7A)
Views:
216
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 5865, EP-20, 1962
Description:
MDiv. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by John Dziobko, Jr., that was taken near Cove, Pennsylvania, on 9 June 1962. Shown here (L to R) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5865 and two more units whose road numbers are not recorded. All were built by GM-EMD. #5865 is an EP-20 constructed in February of 1948 and rated at 2,000 horsepower. This A-A-A set will soon cross the Rockville Bridge and arrive in Harrisburg with a ten-car passenger train bound for New York City. ("Stoneborobranch"; #54 of 56)
Photo Date:
6/9/1962
Upload Date:
9/15/2020 7:14:17 AM
Location:
Cove, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 5865(E7A)
Views:
625
Comments:
1
Title:
PRR 9553, EF-15A, 1962
Description:
MDiv. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by John Dziobko, Jr., that was taken near Cove, Pennsylvania, on 9 June 1962. Shown here (L to R) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9553 and three more units whose road numbers are not recorded. All were built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9553 was constructed as an EH-15 in December of 1948, later regeared and reclassified as an EF-15A, and retired in December of 1964 after just 16 years of revenue service. This A-B-B-A set is powering an eastbound mixed-cargo freight train. ("Stoneborobranch"; #55 of 56)
Photo Date:
6/9/1962
Upload Date:
9/17/2020 4:21:03 AM
Location:
Cove, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Signal
Locomotives:
PRR 9553(F3A)
Views:
667
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 9877, EF-15A, c. 1962
Description:
MDiv. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione. Shown here (R to L) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9877 and three more units whose road numbers are not recorded. All were built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9877 was constructed in September of 1952 and retired in October of 1967 after just 15 years of revenue service. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. ("Stoneborobranch"; #56 of 56)
Photo Date:
6/9/1962
Upload Date:
6/8/2025 4:42:26 PM
Location:
Cove, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
PRR 9877(F7A)
Views:
145
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 7168, EFS-17M, 1965
Description:
Oil Power. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken near Cove, Pennsylvania, in March of 1965. Shown here (L to R) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #7168 and two more units whose road numbers are not recorded. All are EFS-17M's built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,750 horsepower each. #7168 was constructed in October of 1957. In this context, this A-B-A set is rockin' 'n' rollin' with a mixed-cargo freight train from Conway on its way to Enola. Wave to the Fireman!
Photo Date:
3/21/1965
Upload Date:
7/8/2025 7:01:53 AM
Location:
Cove, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
PRR 7168(GP9)
Views:
79
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 9855, EFP-15, c. 1966
Description:
Chione. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken near Cove, Pennsylvania, c. 1966. The photographer is not identified. Shown here (L to R) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9855 and an unidentified FF-16 built by Fairbanks-Morse. #9855 is an EFP-15 constructed by GM-EMD in June of 1952 and rated at 1,500 horsepower. In this context, they're pulling a rather short mixed-cargo freight train out of Enola to Altoona and points West. Note the "focal orange" cabin car.
Photo Date:
7/4/1966
Upload Date:
10/4/2023 6:56:55 AM
Location:
Cove, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
PRR 9855(FP7A)
Views:
467
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 4204, EP-20, 1966
Description:
Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken near Cove, Pennsylvania, on 10 December 1966. Shown here (R to L) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4204 and two more units whose road numbers are not recorded. All were built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,000 horsepower each. #4204 was consructed as number "5880" in April of 1949 and renumbered "4204" in preparation for the PRR-NYC merger. In this context, they're on their merry way from Pittsburgh to Harrisburg pulling the "Pennsylvania Limited." ("LouisFols"; #18 of 26)
Photo Date:
12/10/1966
Upload Date:
4/21/2020 1:35:05 PM
Location:
Cove, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 4204(E7A)
Views:
629
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 5874, EP-20, c. 1967
Description:
Mann. Here is a photo of (R to L) Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5874 and two more units whose numbers are not recorded. All are EP-20's built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,000 horsepower each. #5874 was built in April of 1949. The photographer's name, the date, and the location are not recorded. (Gift from Brad Mann.)
Photo Date:
8/15/1967
Upload Date:
8/20/2021 3:33:07 PM
Location:
Cove, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 5874(E7A)
Views:
513
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 6069, EF-30A, c. 1967
Description:
Mann. Here is a photo of (L to R) Pennsylvania Railroad engines #6069 and #2245. Both were built by GM-EMD. #6069 is an EF-30A constructed in February of 1966 and rated at 3,000 horsepower, while #2245 is EF-22 built in May of 1963 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. (Gift from Brad Mann.)
Photo Date:
8/15/1967
Upload Date:
8/20/2021 3:39:23 PM
Location:
Cove, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
PRR 6069(SD40)
PRR 2245(GP30)
Views:
763
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 7115, EFS-17M, c. 1967
Description:
Mann. Here is a photo by an unidentified photographer that was taken near Cove, Pennsylvania, c. 1967. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #7115, an EFS-17M built by GM-EMD in June of 1957 and rated at 1,750 horsepower. It's heading East toward the Enola Yards with a "high-&-wide" special. (Gift from Brad Mann.)
Photo Date:
8/15/1967
Upload Date:
8/11/2021 12:08:50 AM
Location:
Cove, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Winter,Signal
Locomotives:
PRR 7115(GP9)
Views:
423
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 9770, EF-15A, c. 1967
Description:
Mann. Here is a photo by an unidentified photographer that was taken near Cove, Pennsylvania, c. 1967. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #9770, #2230, and two more units whose road numbers are not recorded. All were built by GM-EMD. #9770 is an EF-15A constructed in January of 1951 and rated at 1,500 horsepower. #2230 is an EF-22 built in April of 1963 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. In this context, they're rockin' 'n' rollin' to the Enola Yards with a mixed-cargo freight train. (Gift from Brad Mann.)
Photo Date:
8/15/1967
Upload Date:
8/11/2021 12:04:29 AM
Location:
Cove, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
PRR 9770(F7A)
PRR 2230(GP30)
Views:
743
Comments:
0
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