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5/2/2024
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Title:
PRR 6924, ES-17M, 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 SD-9 #6924, 1750-hp, at Cincinnati, O." Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6924, an ES-17M road switcher built by GM-EMD as number "7624" in January of 1958, rated at 1,750 horsepower, and renumbered "6924" 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 (819-56).
Photo Date:
9/9/1967
Upload Date:
11/2/2018 5:22:48 AM
Location:
Cincinnati, OH
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 6924(SD9)
Views:
638
Comments:
1
Title:
PRR 7600, ES-17M, 1959
Description:
Sweetland. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by David R. Sweetland that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, in August of 1959. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #7600, an ES-17M built by GM-EMD in November of 1957 and rated at 1,750 horsepower. Note the photographer's shadow at the left!
Photo Date:
8/15/1959
Upload Date:
12/24/2019 8:13:15 AM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 7600(SD9)
Views:
432
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 7600, ES-17M, 1962
Description:
Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken in Conway, Pennsylvania, on 29 March 1962. The photographer is not identified. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #7600 and #7617. Both are ES-17M switchers built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,750 horsepower. #7600 was built in November of 1957, while number 7617 was built in January of 1958. ("LouisFols"; #32 of 39)
Photo Date:
3/29/1962
Upload Date:
4/30/2020 9:11:33 AM
Location:
Conway, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 7600(SD9)
PRR 7617(SD9)
Views:
677
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 7601, ES-17M, c. 1959
Description:
Sweetland. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by David R. Sweetland that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, c. 1959. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #7601, an ES-17M built by GM-EMD in December of 1957 and rated at 1,750 horsepower.
Photo Date:
8/15/1959
Upload Date:
1/30/2021 11:23:24 AM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 7601(SD9)
Views:
342
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 9730, BF-16, 1957
Description:
ARB. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by David R. Sweetland that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 17 July 1957. Prominent here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #9730 and a Shark "B" unit whose number is not recorded. Both were built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works. #9730 is a BF-16 built in February of 1951, rated at 1,600 horsepower, and retired in July of 1966 after just 15 years of revenue service. They're about to pass under Juniata's 8th Street Bridge with a mixed-cargo freight train on their way to 4th Street, where they'll stop for a crew change before proceeding up the Allegheny Mountains via the Horseshoe Curve to Gallitzin and points West. Partially visible at the left is PRR engine #7602, an ES-17M built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,750 horsepower.
Photo Date:
7/17/1957
Upload Date:
8/28/2018 2:01:45 AM
Location:
Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 9730(RF-16A)
PRR 7602(SD9)
Views:
2552
Comments:
1
Title:
"Altoona Shops," Page 55, 1996
Description:
Here is page 38 of a 43-page article by James J.D. Lynch, Jr., entitled "Overview Of The History And Development Of The Pennsylvania Railroad's Altoona Shops." It was published originally in the Autumn 1996 issue of "Keystone" magazine, page 55. Top Photo: Shown here is PRR engine #5891, an EP-22 built by GM-EMD in 1950 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. It is awaiting repairs at the Juniata Erecting and Machine Shop. Middle Photo: Shown here is PRR engine #7602, an ES-17M built by GM-EMD in 1957 and rated at 1,750 horsepower.
Photo Date:
9/22/1996
Upload Date:
11/19/2017 1:23:48 PM
Location:
Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge,Yard,Passenger,Track
Locomotives:
PRR 5891(E8A)
PRR 7602(SD9)
Views:
703
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 7604, ES-17M, 1959
Description:
ARB. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by David R. Sweetland that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, in July of 1959. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #7604, an ES-17M built by GM-EMD in December of 1957 and rated at 1,700 horsepower. Photo taken from the 8th Street Bridge in Juniata. (#4,100)
Photo Date:
7/7/1959
Upload Date:
8/30/2018 12:48:28 PM
Location:
Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard,Track
Locomotives:
PRR 7604(SD9)
Views:
728
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 7615, ES-17M, 1962
Description:
Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Dave Ingles that was taken in Conway, Pennsylvania, on 25 March 1962. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #7615 and #7605. Both are ES-17M's built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each; #7615 was built in January of 1958, while #7605 was completed one month earlier. Note the hostler refilling #7605 with more sand. ("Tchowee"; #38 of 39)
Photo Date:
3/25/1962
Upload Date:
5/22/2020 7:29:57 AM
Location:
Conway, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 7615(SD9)
PRR 7605(SD9)
Views:
447
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 7606, ES-17M, 1959
Description:
ARB. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by David R. Sweetland that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, in September of 1959. In the foreground is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #7606, an ES-17M built by GM-EMD in 1957 and rated at 1,700 horsepower. Pushing N-8 cabin car #478118 to connect with a westbound freight train are PRR engines #8672 and two more RSD-12's whose numbers are not recorded. All are AS-18M's built by the American Locomotive Company and rated at 1,800 horsepower each. #8672 was built in March of 1958. Photo taken from Juniata's 8th Street Bridge.
Photo Date:
9/22/1959
Upload Date:
7/1/2018 3:27:04 AM
Location:
Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
RollingStock,Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 7606(SD9)
PRR 8672(RSD12)
Views:
1113
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 7606, ES-17M, 1960
Description:
ARB. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by David R. Sweetland that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, in March of 1960. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #7606, an ES-17M built by GM-EMD in 1957 and rated at 1,700 horsepower. Photo taken from the 8th Street Bridge in Juniata.
Photo Date:
3/21/1960
Upload Date:
5/2/2018 2:49:37 AM
Location:
Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Winter,Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 7606(SD9)
Views:
791
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 7608, ES-17M, 1964
Description:
Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Enola, Pennsylvania, on 9 August 1964. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #7608, an ES-17M road switcher built by GM-EMD in December of 1957 and rated 1,750 horsepower. ("Tchowee"; #37 of 39)
Photo Date:
8/9/1964
Upload Date:
5/22/2020 2:05:37 AM
Location:
Enola, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
PRR 7608(SD9)
Views:
288
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 7609, ES-17M, 1964
Description:
Chione. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken in Enola, Pennsylvania, on 9 August 1964. The photographer is not identified. Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #7609, an ES-17M road switcher built by GM-EMD in December of 1957 and rated at 1,750 horsepower. Visible at the right is PRR N-5 cabin car #477812. A small portion of the right-flowing Susquehanna River is visible in the middle distance.
Photo Date:
8/9/1964
Upload Date:
5/14/2021 10:40:56 PM
Location:
Enola, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
RollingStock,Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 7609(SD9)
Views:
298
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 7613, ES-17M, 1962
Description:
Volkmer. Here is an original 35mm color slide by William D. Volkmer that was taken in Enola, Pennsylvania, on 30 September 1962. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #7613, #8595, and #8604. #7613 is an ES-17M built by GM-EMD in December of 1957 and rated at 1,750 horsepower. #8595 and #8604 are both AS-16M road switchers built by the American Locomotive Company in December of 1955 and rated at 1,600 horsepower each.
Photo Date:
9/30/1962
Upload Date:
2/24/2022 5:57:31 PM
Location:
Enola, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 7613(SD9)
PRR 8595(RS3)
PRR 8604(RS3)
Views:
351
Comments:
0
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