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LIRR 411, DS 4-4-660, 1963
Title:  LIRR 411, DS 4-4-660, 1963
Description:  Blackhawk. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Fred Byerly that was taken in Morris Park, New York, on 10 October 1963. Photo Caption: "DS 4-4-660, Long Island No. 411. Jamaica, L.I., N.Y. Oct. 10, 1963." LIRR #411 is a BS-6A built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in May of 1948 and rated at 660 horsepower. This photo comes from a color slide set entitled "Baldwins in Action ~ On North-Eastern Railroads" that's produced and distributed by Blackhawk Films of Davenport, Iowa (892-02).
Photo Date:  10/10/1963  Upload Date: 9/8/2023 5:22:30 AM
Location:  Morris Park, NY
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  LI 411(DS44-660)
Views:  71   Comments: 0
PRR 5962, BS-6A, 1962
Title:  PRR 5962, BS-6A, 1962
Description:  Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by George Menge that was taken in Orangeville, Maryland, during November of 1962. Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5962, a BS-6A switcher built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in March of 1948 and rated at 660 horsepower. Partially visible at the right is PRR engine #5883, an EP-20 built by GM-EMD in April of 1949 and rated at 2,000 horsepower. The number of the "NB" Class cabin car is not recorded. ("Tchowee"; #13 of 36)
Photo Date:  11/14/1962  Upload Date: 6/4/2020 4:46:09 PM
Location:  Orangeville, MD
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 5962(DS44-660) PRR 5883(E7A)
Views:  162   Comments: 0
PRR 5962, BS-6A, 1965
Title:  PRR 5962, BS-6A, 1965
Description:  Here is a photo by Robert Yanosey that was taken at the Enginehouse in Kearny, New Jersey, on 10 May 1965. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5962, a BS-6A switcher built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in March of 1948 and rated at 660 horsepower. ("GTC-Collectibles"; #4 of 5)
Photo Date:  5/10/1965  Upload Date: 7/1/2023 12:30:15 AM
Location:  Kearny, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 5962(DS44-660)
Views:  67   Comments: 0
"Modern Power For Today's Trains: 1949," Page 18
Title:  "Modern Power For Today's Trains: 1949," Page 18
Description:  Here is page 18 of a 22-page booklet published by the Pennsylvania Railroad entitled "Modern Power For Today's Trains: 1949." It was issued originally during July of 1949. Depicted here are PRR engines #5927 and #5965. Engine #5927 is an AS-10 built by the American Locomotive Company in August of 1948 and rated at 1,000 horsepower. Engine #5965 is a BS-6A built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in April of 1948, rated at 660 horsepower, and retired in May of 1965.
Photo Date:  7/1/1949  Upload Date: 7/15/2020 5:57:05 AM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 5927(S2) PRR 5965(DS44-660)
Views:  154   Comments: 0
PRR 7803, BS-6A, c. 1967
Title:  PRR 7803, BS-6A, c. 1967
Description:  Here is an original photo of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #7803, a BS-6A switcher built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works as number "9003" in March of 1949, rated at 660 horsepower, and renumbered "7803" in preparation for the PRR-NYC merger. The photographer's name, the number of the N-5 cabin car at the right, as well as the exact date and the location, are not recorded. ("Caboose1933"; #1 of 2)
Photo Date:  8/15/1967  Upload Date: 11/20/2021 11:02:49 PM
Location:  Camden, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 7803(DS44-660)
Views:  119   Comments: 0
PRR 7862, BS-6A, 1967
Title:  PRR 7862, BS-6A, 1967
Description:  Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Mr. R. Porter that was taken near Lewes, Delaware, in June of 1967. Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #7862, a BS-6A switcher built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works as number "5962" in March of 1948, rated at 660 horsepower, and renumbered "7862" in preparation for the PRR-NYC merger. In this context, it's pulling PRR Clearance Car #497125 and one of those rare four-digit Railway Express Agency cabin cars.
Photo Date:  6/21/1967  Upload Date: 1/22/2021 7:01:15 PM
Location:  Lewes, DE
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  RollingStock,Bridge
Locomotives:  PRR 7862(DS44-660)
Views:  312   Comments: 0
PC 8356, DS 4-4-660, 1971
Title:  PC 8356, DS 4-4-660, 1971
Description:  Blackhawk. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Fred Byerly that was taken near Frankford Junction, Pennsylvania, on 11 January 1971. Photo Caption: "DS 4-4-660, Penn Central No. 8356. Frankford Junction, Pa. Jan. 11, 1971." Penn Central #8356 is a DS 4-4-660 built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works as Pennsylvania Railroad number "9037" in May of 1949, rated at 660 horsepower, renumbered "7837" in preparation for the PRR-NYC merger, and later renumbered "8356." This photo comes from a color slide set entitled "Baldwins in Action ~ On North-Eastern Railroads" that's produced and distributed by Blackhawk Films of Davenport, Iowa (892-04).
Photo Date:  1/11/1971  Upload Date: 9/8/2023 10:07:06 AM
Location:  Frankford Junction, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PC 8356(DS44-660)
Views:  52   Comments: 0
PC 8374, DS 4-4-660, 1970
Title:  PC 8374, DS 4-4-660, 1970
Description:  Blackhawk. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Fred Byerly that was taken at the Passenger Station in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, in April of 1970. Photo Caption: "DS 4-4-660, Pennsylvania No. 8374. Phoenixville, Pa. April, 1970." Penn Central #8374 is a DS 4-4-660 built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works as Pennsylvania Railroad number "9003" in March of 1949, rated at 660 horsepower, renumbered "7803" in preparation for the PRR-NYC merger, and later renumbered "8374." This photo comes from a color slide set entitled "Baldwins in Action ~ On North-Eastern Railroads" that's produced and distributed by Blackhawk Films of Davenport, Iowa (892-03).
Photo Date:  4/16/1970  Upload Date: 9/8/2023 5:25:46 AM
Location:  Phoenixville, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Station
Locomotives:  PC 8374(DS44-660)
Views:  68   Comments: 0
PC 8378, DS 4-4-660, 1970
Title:  PC 8378, DS 4-4-660, 1970
Description:  PC Power. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on 24 May 1970. The photographer is not identified. Shown here is Penn Central Railroad engine #8378, a DS 4-4-660 built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works for the Pennsylvania Railroad as number "9032" in May of 1949, rated at 660 horsepower, and remumbered "8378" in preparation for the PRR-NYC merger. According to Mr. Mark Branibar, "DS44-660 #8378 was the former PC (PRR paint) 7882, which was the former PRR 9032. Never received PC paint. This was as far as it got before retirement on February 21, 1971."
Photo Date:  5/24/1970  Upload Date: 6/3/2018 1:58:45 AM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PC 8378(DS44-660)
Views:  248   Comments: 1
PRR 9011, BS-6A, 1962
Title:  PRR 9011, BS-6A, 1962
Description:  Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in June of 1962. Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9011, a BS-6A switcher built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in April of 1949, rated at 660 horsepower, and retired in September of 1965. Partially visible at the left is PRR engine #5908, a BS-6 switcher built by Baldwin in August of 1942, rated at 660 horsepower, and retired in June of 1964. ("Tchowee"; #14 of 36)
Photo Date:  6/21/1962  Upload Date: 6/9/2020 4:53:00 AM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 9011(DS44-660) PRR 5908(VO-660)
Views:  253   Comments: 0
PRR 9013, BS-6A, 1965
Title:  PRR 9013, BS-6A, 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 #9013, a BS-6A built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1949 and rated at 600 horsepower. It is pulling a nine-car local freight train northbound through the North Philadelphia Station.
Photo Date:  3/28/1965  Upload Date: 10/22/2016 4:25:14 AM
Location:  North Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station
Locomotives:  PRR 9013(DS44-660)
Views:  222   Comments: 0
PRR 9016, BS-6A, 1965
Title:  PRR 9016, BS-6A, 1965
Description:  WIL-ALT-65. Here is an original photo that I took while riding in a Pennsylvania Railroad passenger train from Wilmington to North Philadelphia on 28 March 1965. Shown here is PRR engine #9016, a BS-6A built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1949 and rated at 600 horsepower. It is shifting a Railway Express car near the PRR's 30th Street Station. Visible in the background is a portion of a Railway Express Agency warehouse.
Photo Date:  3/28/1965  Upload Date: 10/22/2016 3:11:50 AM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 9016(DS44-660)
Views:  407   Comments: 0
PRR Philadelphia Excursion, #1 of 2, 1949
Title:  PRR Philadelphia Excursion, #1 of 2, 1949
Description:  Here is an original photo by an unidentified photographer of a Pennsylvania Railroad excursion train. Shown here is PRR engine #9018, a BS-6A built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1949 and rated at 600 horsepower. Photo taken on 26 June 1949 at "Delaware & Washington Avenues." Roy Healey Collection; #4 of 16.
Photo Date:  6/26/1949  Upload Date: 2/25/2018 10:15:19 AM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 9018(DS44-660)
Views:  350   Comments: 0
PRR Philadelphia Excursion, #2 of 2, 1949
Title:  PRR Philadelphia Excursion, #2 of 2, 1949
Description:  Here is an original photo by an unidentified photographer of a Pennsylvania Railroad excursion train. Shown here is PRR engine #9018, a BS-6A built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1949 and rated at 600 horsepower. Photo taken on 26 June 1949 at "Delaware & Washington Avenues." Roy Healey Collection; #5 of 16.
Photo Date:  6/26/1949  Upload Date: 2/25/2018 10:17:24 AM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 9018(DS44-660)
Views:  299   Comments: 0
"Pennsy" Magazine, October 1955
Title:  "Pennsy" Magazine, October 1955
Description:  Here is a motivational poster that was published originally in the Special Number-October 1955 issue of "Pennsy" magazine, page 28. The photographer is not identified. Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9018, a BS-6A built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in April of 1949, rated at 600 horsepower, and retired in May of 1966 after just 17 years of revenue service. Also visible is PRR 50-ton capacity boxcar #58290.
Photo Date:  10/10/1955  Upload Date: 8/23/2022 8:18:40 AM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  RollingStock,Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 9018(DS44-660)
Views:  96   Comments: 0
PRR 6501, GF-25A, 1965
Title:  PRR 6501, GF-25A, 1965
Description:  Portraits 2. Here is a diesel locomotive portrait by an unidentified photographer that was taken near Cleveland, Ohio, on 31 May 1965. Prominent here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #6501, #6021, and another unit whose number is not recorded. #6501 is a GF-25A built by General Electric in April of 1965 and rated at 2,500 horsepower, while #6021 is an EF-25A constructed by GM-EMD in April of 1965 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. Partially visible at the far left is PRR engine #9030, a BS-6A switcher built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in May of 1949, rated at 660 horsepower, and retired in January of 1968. (#14 of 30)
Photo Date:  5/31/1965  Upload Date: 4/9/2021 7:43:47 AM
Location:  Cleveland, OH
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 6501(U25C) PRR 6021(SD35) PRR 9030(DS44-660)
Views:  322   Comments: 0
PRR 9036, BS-6A, c. 1962
Title:  PRR 9036, BS-6A, c. 1962
Description:  Byerly. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Fred Byerly that was taken in Detroit, Michigan, c. 1962. The photographer is not identified. Photo Caption: "Baldwin DS4-4-660 #9036, 660-hp, at Detroit, Mich." Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9036, a BS-6A switcher built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in May of 1949 and rated at 660 horsepower. This photo comes from a color slide set entitled "Diesels On The Pennsylvania" that's produced and distributed by Blackhawk Films of Davenport, Iowa (819-15).
Photo Date:  5/22/1962  Upload Date: 10/23/2018 7:01:21 PM
Location:  Detroit, MI
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  PRR 9036(DS44-660)
Views:  305   Comments: 0
PRR 9040, BS-6A, 1962
Title:  PRR 9040, BS-6A, 1962
Description:  Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Richard Short that was taken in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, during July of 1962. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9040, a BS-6A switcher built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in May of 1949 and rated at 660 horsepower. ("Tchowee"; #15 of 36)
Photo Date:  7/7/1962  Upload Date: 6/8/2020 3:52:28 PM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 9040(DS44-660)
Views:  120   Comments: 0
PRR 9218, BS-6A, 1949
Title:  PRR 9218, BS-6A, 1949
Description:  Here is a photo by an unidentified photographer that was taken near Frankford Junction in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on 26 June 1949. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #9218, #9049, and another unit whose number is not recorded. #9218 and #9049 are both BS-6A switchers built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works and rated at 660 horsepower each. #9218 was built in December of 1948 and retired in May of 1965, while #9049 was built in May of 1949 and survived into the Penn Central Railroad era. Raymond C. Laws Collection.
Photo Date:  6/26/1949  Upload Date: 3/16/2019 10:57:41 PM
Location:  Frankford Junction, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 9218(DS44-660) PRR 9049(DS44-660)
Views:  304   Comments: 0
PRR 9113, BS-6A, c. 1950
Title:  PRR 9113, BS-6A, c. 1950
Description:  Here is an original photo by an unidentified photographer of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9113, a BS-6A built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1948 and rated at 660 horsepower. The date and the location are approximations. Roy Healey Collection; #6 of 16.
Photo Date:  12/15/1950  Upload Date: 2/25/2018 4:17:39 PM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  PRR 9113(DS44-660)
Views:  288   Comments: 0
PRR 9113, BS-6A, 1960
Title:  PRR 9113, BS-6A, 1960
Description:  Montandon. Here is an original photo that I took near Glen Iron, Pennsylvania, on Friday, 22 July 1960. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9113, a BS-6A built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in August of 1948, rated at 660 horsepower, and retired in May of 1966 after just 18 years of revenue service. In this context, it's pulling a mixed-cargo local freight train westward on the railroad line between Milesburg and Montandon.
Photo Date:  7/22/1960  Upload Date: 6/20/2016 11:09:42 PM
Location:  Glen Iron, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  PRR 9113(DS44-660)
Views:  927   Comments: 0
"Pennsy At Northumberland," Page 69, 2004
Title:  "Pennsy At Northumberland," Page 69, 2004
Description:  Here is page four of a six-page article by William D. Volkmer entitled "The Pennsy At Northumberland: 1964-1968." It was published originally in the January 2004 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 69. Top Photo Caption: "Northumberland's roundhouse became a museum of sorts in the 1960s for a variety of preserved PRR steam power. In repose in January 1966 are a pair of 2-8-0s, H10s 7688 and H6b 2846, and E6s 4-4-2 460." Bottom Photo Caption: "Baldwin DS4-4-660 9113 looks fresh out of the paint shop on March 16, 1965, but thanks to its mechanical unreliability, it will be retired in a little more than a year." Engine #9113 is a BS-6A built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in August of 1948, rated at 660 horsepower, and retired in May of 1966 after just 18 years of revenue service.
Photo Date:  1/1/2004  Upload Date: 12/8/2021 10:06:40 PM
Location:  Northumberland, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 7688(2-8-0) PRR 2846(2-8-0) PRR 460(4-4-2) PRR 9113(DS44-660)
Views:  343   Comments: 0
PRR 9214, BS-6A, 1959
Title:  PRR 9214, BS-6A, 1959
Description:  Buckley. Here is a photo via Harold Buckley, Jr., that was taken in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, during October of 1959. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9214, a BS-6A switcher built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in November of 1948, rated at 660 horsepower, and retired in May of 1966 after just 18 years of service. (#4 of 12)
Photo Date:  10/10/1959  Upload Date: 4/17/2019 11:26:46 AM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 9214(DS44-660)
Views:  193   Comments: 1
PRR 9215, BS-6A, 1950
Title:  PRR 9215, BS-6A, 1950
Description:  Here is an original photo by an unidentified photographer of a Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9215, a BS-6A built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1948 and rated at 600 horsepower. Photo taken on 6 July 1950; the location is an approximation. Roy Healey Collection; #7 of 16.
Photo Date:  7/6/1950  Upload Date: 2/25/2018 10:19:20 AM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 9215(DS44-660)
Views:  265   Comments: 0
PRR 9215, BS-6A, 1965
Title:  PRR 9215, BS-6A, 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 #9215, a BS-6A built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1948 and rated at 600 horsepower. It is pulling a mixed-cargo local freight train through the North Philadelphia Station on Track 1. Also visible is a southbound passenger train ~ pulled by engine #4924 ~ departing on Track 3.
Photo Date:  8/15/1965  Upload Date: 11/2/2016 5:27:04 PM
Location:  North Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station
Locomotives:  PRR 9215(DS44-660)
Views:  377   Comments: 0
PRR 9226, BS-6A, 1962
Title:  PRR 9226, BS-6A, 1962
Description:  Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken in Camden, New Jersey, during August of 1962. The photographer is not identified. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9226, a BS-6A switcher built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in April of 1949 and rated at 660 horsepower. ("LouisFols"; #9 of 26)
Photo Date:  7/7/1962  Upload Date: 5/16/2020 12:28:34 PM
Location:  Camden, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 9226(DS44-660)
Views:  158   Comments: 0


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