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5/1/2025
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Title:
PRR 5950, ES-6, c. 1962
Description:
Showalter. Here is an original photo by H.N. Proctor. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5950, an ES-6 switcher built by GM-EMD in July of 1946 and rated at 600 horsepower. The exact date and the location are not recorded.
Photo Date:
7/25/1962
Upload Date:
1/21/2025 10:53:37 PM
Location:
Pitcairn, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 5950(SW1)
Views:
87
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 5953, ES-6, c. 1962
Description:
Showalter. Here is an original photo by H.N. Proctor. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5953, an ES-6 switcher built by GM-EMD in September of 1947 and rated at 600 horsepower. The exact date and the location are not recorded.
Photo Date:
7/25/1962
Upload Date:
9/2/2020 6:13:33 PM
Location:
Pitcairn, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 5953(SW1)
Views:
431
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR "Busiest Mountain Railroad," Page 19, 1957
Description:
Here is page four of a 15-page cover article by David P. Morgan entitldd "World's Busiest Mountakn Railroad." It was published originally in the April 1957 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 19. Photo by Philip R. Hastings. Photo Caption: "Carriage house entrance marks Pennsylvanfa Station, Pittsburgh; 12-story office behind houses region's HQ." Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5991, an ES-6 switcher built by GM-EMD in March of 1948 and rated at 605 horsepower.
Photo Date:
4/1/1957
Upload Date:
6/11/2018 4:19:04 AM
Location:
Pittsburgh, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge,Station,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 5991(SW1)
Views:
471
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 5991, ES-6, 1963
Description:
PGH-ALT-63. Here is an original photo that I took while riding in a Pennsylvania Railroad passenger train from Pittsburgh to Altoona on 08 September 1963. Shown here is PRR engine #5991, an ES-6 built by EMD in 1948 and rated at 600 horsepower. It is shifting two "Railway Express" cabooses (viz., #5001 and #5024), just East of the PRR's Pittsburgh Passenger Station. (My train is heading from left to right.)
Photo Date:
9/8/1963
Upload Date:
9/9/2016 4:24:25 PM
Location:
Pittsburgh, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
RollingStock,Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 5991(SW1)
Views:
1483
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 5998, ES-6, 1961
Description:
Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken during July of 1961. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5998, an ES-6 switcher built by GM-EMD in April of 1948 and rated at 600 horsepower. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. ("Stoneborobranch"; #5 of 8)
Photo Date:
7/14/1961
Upload Date:
9/1/2020 6:43:14 PM
Location:
Ebensburg, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 5998(SW1)
Views:
295
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 5999, ES-6, 1964
Description:
4th Street. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 23 September 1964. Shown here is PRR engine #5999, an ES-6 built by EMD in 1948 and rated at 600 horsepower. Its crew is shifting two cars into the Lithcote Plant for processing. Partly hidden are several passenger cars marshalled for reconditioning at the PRR's Passenger Car Shops behind them. Photo taken from the 4th Street Bridge.
Photo Date:
9/23/1964
Upload Date:
10/1/2016 1:30:43 AM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
RollingStock,Bridge
Locomotives:
PRR 5999(SW1)
Views:
1327
Comments:
2
Title:
PRR 8505, ES-6, 1967
Description:
Everyday. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, in September of 1967. Shown here (F to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #8505 and another SW-1 whose number is not recorded. #8505 was built by GM-EMD as number "9205" in April of 1949, rated at 600 horsepower, and renumbered "8505" in preparation for the PRR-NYC merger. Dominating the distance is a portion of the PRR's Samuel Rea Shop.
Photo Date:
9/22/1967
Upload Date:
2/28/2019 3:33:19 PM
Location:
Hollidaysburg, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 8505(SW1)
Views:
323
Comments:
1
Title:
PRR 8540, ES-6, 1967
Description:
Niles D. Here is an original photo by George Niles, Jr., that was taken near Chicago, Illinois, on 2 September 1967. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #8540, an ES-6 built by GM-EMD as number "9140" in July of 1948, rated at 600 horsepower, and renumbered "8540" in preparation for the PRR-NYC merger. (#1 of 5)
Photo Date:
9/2/1967
Upload Date:
10/9/2024 1:07:14 AM
Location:
Chicago, IL
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 8540(SW1)
Views:
137
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 9413, ES-6, 1965
Description:
Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, in June of 1965. The photographer is not identified. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #9413 and #8543. Both are ES-6 switchers built by GM-EMD and rated at 600 horsepower each. #9413 was constructed in October of 1950. #8543 was built as number "9143" in July of 1948 and renumbered "8543" in preparation for the PRR-NYC merger. ("LouisFols"; #21 of 26)
Photo Date:
6/21/1965
Upload Date:
4/23/2020 11:03:23 AM
Location:
Lancaster, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 9413(SW1)
PRR 8543(SW1)
Views:
467
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 8575, ES-6, 1967
Description:
Niles D. Here is an original photo by George Niles, Jr., that was taken near Chicago, Illinois, on 1 July 1967. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #8575, an ES-6 built by GM-EMD as number "9145" in July of 1948, rated at 600 horsepower, and renumbered "8575" in preparation for the PRR-NYC merger. The name of the Fireman pictured here is not recorded. (#2 of 5)
Photo Date:
7/1/1967
Upload Date:
10/9/2024 1:07:59 AM
Location:
Chicago, IL
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 8575(SW1)
Views:
110
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 8590, ES-6, c. 1967
Description:
Byerly. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Fred Byerly that was taken in Cincinnati, Ohio, c. 1967. The photographer is not identified. Photo Caption: "EMD SW-1 #8590, 600-hp, at Cincinnati, Ohio." Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #8590, an ES-6 switcher built by GM-EMD as number "5990" in March of 1948, rated at 600 horsepower, and renumbered "8590" in preparation for the PRR-NYC merger. This photo comes from a color slide set entitled "Diesels On The Pennsylvania" that's produced and distributed by Blackhawk Films of Davenport, Iowa (819-44).
Photo Date:
9/9/1967
Upload Date:
10/31/2018 1:09:20 AM
Location:
Cincinnati, OH
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 8590(SW1)
Views:
626
Comments:
1
Title:
PRR 9140, ES-6, c. 1963
Description:
Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9140, an ES-6 switcher built by GM-EMD in July of 1948 and rated at 600 horsepower. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. (Tchowee"; #24 of 36)
Photo Date:
9/22/1963
Upload Date:
3/31/2025 9:19:53 AM
Location:
Chicago Union Statio, IL
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 9140(SW1)
Views:
57
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 9146, ES-6, 1960
Description:
French. Here is an original photo by H.N. Proctor that was taken in Anderson, Indiana, on 23 June 1960 ~ 64 years ago today! Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9146, an ES-6 switcher built by GM-EMD in July of 1948 and rated at 600 horsepower.
Photo Date:
6/23/1960
Upload Date:
6/23/2024 11:50:53 AM
Location:
Anderson, IN
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 9146(SW1)
Views:
117
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 9147, ES-6, c. 1964
Description:
Oil Power. Here is an original 35mm color slide that was taken in Chicago, Illinois, c. 1964. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9147, an ES-6 switcher built by GM-EMD in July of 1948, rated at 600 horsepower, and retired in February of 1966 after just 18 years of revenue service. The photographer's name, the exact date, as well as the road numbers of the other locomotives pictured here, are not recorded.
Photo Date:
6/21/1964
Upload Date:
1/27/2021 7:38:18 AM
Location:
Chicago, IL
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 9147(SW1)
Views:
229
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 9202, ES-6, 1965
Description:
Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken in Cleveland, Ohio, in June of 1965. The photographer is not identified. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9202, an ES-6 switcher built by GM-EMD in April of 1949 and rated at 600 horsepower. The road number of the Baldwin-built "Shark" in the background is not recorded. ("LouisFols"; #26 of 37)
Photo Date:
6/21/1965
Upload Date:
4/30/2020 2:30:26 AM
Location:
Cleveland, OH
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 9202(SW1)
Views:
422
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 9203, ES-6, 1965
Description:
Doodlebug. Here is an original telephoto view that I took of Pennsylvania Railroad equipment in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, on 3 September 1965. Shown here (L to R) are PRR #9203 and #4666. #9203 is an ES-6 built by EMD in April of 1949 and rated at 600 horsepower. It is idling-away at the end of a busy week. #4666 is a J.G. Brill Gas-Electric Model 660 "Doodlebug" built in 1930. It has been retired from active service on the PRR and is awaiting final disposition. Some fates are kinder than others: #9203 was retired by the Penn Central Railroad around 1978, while #4666 was reconditioned for excursion service and still exists as of 30 July 2016 ~ that's 86 years!
Photo Date:
9/3/1965
Upload Date:
7/25/2016 4:29:45 PM
Location:
Hollidaysburg, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Roster
Locomotives:
PRR 9203(SW1)
PRR 4666(Doodlebug)
Views:
1067
Comments:
3
Title:
PRR 9398, ES-6, 1956
Description:
Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken in Hagerstown, Maryland, on 4 August 1956. The photographer is not identified. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9398, an ES-6 switcher built by GM-EMD in August of 1950 and rated at 600 horsepower. The road numbers of the N-6 cabin cars in the background are not recorded. ("LouisFols"; #20 of 26)
Photo Date:
8/4/1956
Upload Date:
4/23/2020 11:01:38 AM
Location:
Hagerstown, MD
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 9398(SW1)
Views:
457
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 2505, GF-25, c. 1965
Description:
Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #2505 and #9401. #2505 is a GF-25 built by General Electric in August of 1962, rated at 2,500 horsepower, and renumbered "2605" in preparation for the PRR-NYC merger. #9401 is an ES-6 built by GM-EMD in August of 1950 and rated at 600 horsepower. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. ("LouisFols"; #26 of 26)
Photo Date:
9/22/1965
Upload Date:
3/18/2025 8:12:00 AM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 2505(U25B)
PRR 9401(SW1)
Views:
92
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 9404, ES-6, 1965
Description:
WIL-ALT-65. Here is an original photo that I took during a trip on Pennsylvania Railroad passenger trains from Wilmington to Altoona on 28 March 1965. Shown here is PRR engine #9404, an ES-6 built by EMD in 1950 and rated at 600 horsepower. Its crew is shifting a Railway Express car just West of the Harrisburg Passenger Station. The time is 3:57 P.M.
Photo Date:
3/28/1965
Upload Date:
10/22/2016 3:24:57 PM
Location:
Harrisburg, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Station
Locomotives:
PRR 9404(SW1)
Views:
533
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 9406, ES-6, 1965
Description:
WIL-ALT-65. Here is an original photo that I took during a trip on Pennsylvania Railroad passenger trains from Wilmington to Altoona during August of 1965. Shown here is PRR engine #9406, an ES-6 built by EMD in 1950 and rated at 600 horsepower. Also visible (R to L) are: (1) engines #4843 and 4852 pulling an eastbound coal train; (2) engine #4916 awaiting movement orders; (3) Maintenance-of-Way tender #999400, filled with fuel oil for GG-1 steam-heat boilers; as well as engine #4900, which has just uncoupled from my westbound passenger train and is heading over to the Locomotive Ready Tracks for another eastbound run.
Photo Date:
8/15/1965
Upload Date:
11/5/2016 12:32:30 AM
Location:
Harrisburg, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Station,Signal
Locomotives:
PRR 9406(SW1)
Views:
480
Comments:
1
Title:
PRR 9406, ES-6, 196?
Description:
WIL-ALT-65. Here is an original photo that I took during a trip on Pennsylvania Railroad passenger trains from Wilmington to Altoona during August of 1965. Shown here is PRR engine #9406, an ES-6 built by EMD in 1950 and rated at 600 horsepower. Its crew is in the procbss of removing two of the cars that just arrived in a westbound passenger train.
Photo Date:
8/15/1965
Upload Date:
11/5/2016 2:06:51 AM
Location:
Harrisburg, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Station,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 9406(SW1)
Views:
542
Comments:
1
Title:
PRR 9407, ES-6, 1953
Description:
Here is an original photo by Douglas C. Jones that was taken near the Pennsylvania Railroad's Passenger Station in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on 4 October 1953. Shown here is PRR engine #9407, an ES-6 built by GM-EMD in September of 1950 and rated at 600 horsepower. #6 of 14.
Photo Date:
10/4/1953
Upload Date:
4/13/2018 1:04:56 PM
Location:
Harrisburg, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge
Locomotives:
PRR 9407(SW1)
Views:
387
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 9411, ES-6, #1 of 2, c. 1961
Description:
Here is the first of two original photos of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9411, an ES-6 switcher built by GM-EMD in October of 1950 and rated at 600 horsepower. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. Henry C. Westenberger Collection.
Photo Date:
3/21/1961
Upload Date:
3/2/2025 2:33:00 AM
Location:
Lebanon, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 9411(SW1)
Views:
97
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 9411, ES-6, #2 of 2, c. 1961
Description:
Here is the second of two original photos of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9411, an ES-6 switcher built by GM-EMD in October of 1950 and rated at 600 horsepower. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. Henry C. Westenberger Collection.
Photo Date:
3/21/1961
Upload Date:
3/2/2025 2:33:27 AM
Location:
Lebanon, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 9411(SW1)
Views:
104
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 4772, P-5A, 1962
Description:
Electric Action. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by William P. Nixon that was taken in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, in September of 1962. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #4772 and #9412. #4772 is a P-5A (2-C-2) electric built by General Electric in November of 1932, rated at 3,750 horsepower, and retired in October of 1962. #9412 is an ES-6 switcher built by GM-END in October of 1950 and rated at 600 horsepower. Not a happy scene! ("PrrFan18n")
Photo Date:
9/22/1962
Upload Date:
11/29/2021 5:13:17 PM
Location:
Harrisburg, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Wreck
Locomotives:
PRR 4772(P-5)
PRR 9412(SW1)
Views:
395
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 9417, ES-6, 1965
Description:
Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken in Cleveland, Ohio, in December of 1965. The photographer is not identified. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9417, an unidentified passenger car, and a second locomotive whose road number is not recorded. #9417 is an ES-6 switcher built by GM-EMD in October of 1950 and rated at 600 horsepower. ("LouisFols"; #27 of 37)
Photo Date:
12/21/1965
Upload Date:
4/30/2020 7:32:32 AM
Location:
Cleveland, OH
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Station
Locomotives:
PRR 9417(SW1)
Views:
329
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 9423, ES-6, 1965
Description:
Everyday. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, on 03 July 1965. Shown here is PRR engine #9423, an ES-6 built by EMD in 1950 and rated at 600 horsepower. It is pulling the five-car Roaring Spring Local through Hollidaysburg to the Altoona Yards with caboose #477094. Looks like the head-end brakeman's enjoying the breeze on a steamy July afternoon. This photo was taken between the Bedford and Jackson Street crossings, in between Broad and Wall Streets.
Photo Date:
7/3/1965
Upload Date:
7/25/2016 11:12:46 AM
Location:
Hollidaysburg, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 9423(SW1)
Views:
814
Comments:
1
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