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PRR 5769, EP-22, 1964 |
| Description: |
Oil Power. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by R.P. Olmsted that was taken in Chicago, Illinois, on 20 June 1964. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5769 and two more "EP" Class whose road numbers are not recorded. All were built by GM-EMD. #5769 is an EP-22 constructed in May of 1952 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. Also visible on the right is Gulf, Mobile, & Ohio Railroad's engine #1104, an RS-1 built by the American Locomotive Company in December of 1944, rated at 2,600 horsepower, and retired in April of 1975. |
| Photo Date: |
6/20/1964 Upload Date: 6/21/2018 2:16:32 AM |
| Location: |
Chicago Union Statio, IL |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Yard,Station,Signal,Passenger,Track |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 5769(E8A) GMO 1104(RS1) |
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754 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
"The Story Of Alco," Page 47, 1965 |
| Description: |
Here is page eight of a 14-page article by Jerry A. Pinkepank entitled "How To Survive In The Diesel Biz: The Story Of Alco ~ The Durable Competitor." It was published originally in the December 1965 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 47. Bottom-Right Photo Caption: "'Built specifically to operate 1 million miles before a major overhaul,' said Alco blurbing postwar 1500 h.p. freight units which incorporated the builder's 244-model V-12." |
| Photo Date: |
12/1/1965 Upload Date: 10/1/2023 12:25:24 PM |
| Location: |
Cairo, IL |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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| Locomotives: |
GMO 271(DL-105) GMO 1113(RS1) GMO 710(FA1) |
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408 Comments: 0 |
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