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Thomas C. Ayers's Collection
 
5/3/2024
 
 
 
 
 
Owner: Pennsylvania Railroad
Model:EMD E7ABuilt As:PRR 5879 (E7A)
Serial Number:7849Order No:E1113
Frame Number:E1113-A14Built:4/1949
Notes:PRR Class EP-20.
Other locos with this serial:  PRR 5879(E7A)
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PRR 5879, EP-20, c. 1951
Title:  PRR 5879, EP-20, c. 1951
Description:  Baera 1. Here is a photo by an unidentified photographer that was taken at Union Station in Indianapolis, Indiana, c. 1951. Shown here (R to L) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5879 and another unit whose road number is not recorded. Both are EP-20's built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,000 horsepower each. #5879 was constructed in April of 1949.
Photo Date:  8/15/1951  Upload Date: 6/9/2023 11:17:03 PM
Location:  Indianapolis, IN
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5879(E7A)
Views:  66   Comments: 0
PRR 5879, EP-20, 1957
Title:  PRR 5879, EP-20, 1957
Description:  Mann. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide (converted to B&W) by an unidentified photographer that was taken from BANKS Tower near Perdix, Pennsylvania, on 24 August 1957. Shown here (R to L) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5879 and two more units whose road numbers are not recorded. All are EP-20's built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,000 horsepower each. #5879 was constructed in April of 1949. In this context, this A-B-A set is pulling a passenger train that's just crossed the Susquehanna River Bridge on its way to Altoona and points West. (Gift from Brad Mann.)
Photo Date:  8/24/1957  Upload Date: 5/26/2021 10:57:08 PM
Location:  Perdix, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5879(E7A)
Views:  135   Comments: 0


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