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ROCK "Low-Nose Lookout," Page 54, 1964
Title:  ROCK "Low-Nose Lookout," Page 54, 1964
Description:  Here is page one of a two-page camera study by David P. Morgan entitled "Low-Nose Lookout." It was published originally in the March 1964 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 54. Photo by Ed Wojtas. Partial Caption: "See here as Rock Island Engineer Phil Reynolds notches out GE-built U25B unit No. 204, first of three such 2500 h.p. units rolling fast freight No. 81 west on double track between Davenport and West Liberty, Ia." CRIP 2,500 horsepower #204 was built in May of 1963.
Photo Date:  3/1/1964  Upload Date: 3/14/2025 7:50:38 AM
Location:  West Liberty, IA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  InCab
Locomotives:  CRIP 204(U25B)
Views:  237   Comments: 0
ROCK "Low-Nose Lookout," Page 55, 1964
Title:  ROCK "Low-Nose Lookout," Page 55, 1964
Description:  Here is page two of a two-page camera study by David P. Morgan entitled "Low-Nose Lookout." It was published originally in the March 1964 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 55. Photo by Ed Wojtas. Partial Caption: "See here as Rock Island Engineer Phil Reynolds notches out GE-built U25B unit No. 204, first of three such 2500 h.p. units rolling fast freight No. 81 west on double track between Davenport and West Liberty, Ia." CRIP 2,500 horsepower #204 was built in May of 1963.
Photo Date:  3/1/1964  Upload Date: 3/14/2025 7:51:00 AM
Location:  West Liberty, IA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  InCab
Locomotives:  CRIP 204(U25B)
Views:  244   Comments: 0
PRR 2501, GF-25, 1962
Title:  PRR 2501, GF-25, 1962
Description:  Oil Power. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by J.A. Pinkepank that was taken in Buffalo, New York, on 19 August 1962. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #2501 and #2500. Both are GF-25's built by General Electric in August of 1962 and rated at 2,500 horsepower each.
Photo Date:  8/19/1962  Upload Date: 3/19/2020 7:57:24 PM
Location:  Buffalo, NY
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 2501(U25B) PRR 2500(U25B)
Views:  1222   Comments: 1
PRR Annual Report Color Cover ~ 1962
Title:  PRR Annual Report Color Cover ~ 1962
Description:  Here is the front cover of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company's 116th Annual Report for the Year Ending 31 December 1962. The illustrator is not identified. Caption: "Cover shows some examples of PRR power over the years. The John Bull ~ oldest locomotive preserved in the U.S. today ~ was built in England for the Camden & Amboy Railroad, now part of the Pennsylvania."
Photo Date:  12/31/1962  Upload Date: 10/9/2022 6:12:02 PM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR JOHNBULL(2-4-0) PRR TIOGA(4-4-0) PRR 1056(4-4-0) PRR 1737(4-6-2) PRR 4800(GG1) PRR 5900(E7A) PRR 5901(E7A) PRR 4400(E44) PRR 2500(U25B)
Views:  1360   Comments: 0
PRR "Largest Locomotive Fleet," Page 38, 1964
Title:  PRR "Largest Locomotive Fleet," Page 38, 1964
Description:  Here is page one of an 11-page article by Bert Pennypacker entitled "All About America's Largest Locomotive Fleet." It was published originally in the April 1964 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 38. Photo Caption: "Low-nose GE U25B's 2500, 2501, and 2502 exert a total of 7500 h.p. climbing westward around Horse Shoe Curve." Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #2500, #2508, and #2502. All were built by General Electric in 1962 and rated at 2,500 horsepower each; #2500 and #2502 were constructed in August, while #2508 was built one month later.
Photo Date:  4/1/1964  Upload Date: 9/29/2022 8:55:19 AM
Location:  ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 2500(U25B) PRR 2501(U25B) PRR 2502(U25B)
Views:  640   Comments: 0
"Trains" Magazine, April 1964
Title:  "Trains" Magazine, April 1964
Description:  Here is a photo that was published originally in the April 1964 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 38. It was the lead photo of an 11-page article by Bert Pennypacker entitled "All About America's Largest Locomotive Fleet." Photo Caption: "Low-nose GE U-25B's 2500, [2508], and 2502 exert a total of 7500 h.p. climbing westward around Horse Shoe Curve." Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #2500, #2508, and #2502. All are GF-25's built by General Electric in 1962 and rated at 2,500 horsepower each; #2500 and #2502 were constructed in August, while #2508 was built one month later.
Photo Date:  4/16/1964  Upload Date: 9/28/2022 11:02:38 PM
Location:  ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 2500(U25B) PRR 2508(U25B) PRR 2502(U25B)
Views:  657   Comments: 0
PRR 2500, GF-25, c. 1965
Title:  PRR 2500, GF-25, c. 1965
Description:  Oil Power. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #2500, a GF-25 built by General Electric in August of 1962 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded.
Photo Date:  8/15/1965  Upload Date: 6/4/2025 11:47:37 PM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 2500(U25B)
Views:  151   Comments: 0
Seidel's "Horseshoe Curve," Page 69, 2008
Title:  Seidel's "Horseshoe Curve," Page 69, 2008
Description:  Here is a photo from David W. Seidel's 2008 book entitled "Images Of Rail: Horseshoe Curve," page 69. Partial Caption: "During June 1962, the PRR operated new General Electric U-25B diesel-electric locomotives 2500, 2508, and 2502 over Horseshoe Curve. Rated at 2,500 horsepower, they are equipped with train-phones and dual controls. Railroaders dubbed them 'U-Boats.'" Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #2500, #2508, and #2502. All were built by General Electric in 1962: #2500 and #2502 were built in August, but #2508 was built in September. Barely visible in the distance is PRR K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" #1361.
Photo Date:  1/1/2008  Upload Date: 8/16/2018 2:08:32 AM
Location:  ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 2500(U25B) PRR 2508(U25B) PRR 2502(U25B) PRR 1361(4-6-2) PRR 2502(U25B)
Views:  1285   Comments: 0
GE 2501, U25B, 1962
Title:  GE 2501, U25B, 1962
Description:  Diesel Action. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, c. 1962. Shown here (L to R) are General Electric U25B demonstrator engines #2501, #2502, and two more units whose numbers are not recorded. All were built in February of 1962 and rated at 2,500 h.p. each. Visible at the left are Pennsylvania Railroad Passenger Car Shops. At the far right, a small portion of the 4th Street Footbridge is discernable.
Photo Date:  12/21/1962  Upload Date: 3/24/2025 1:14:01 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Winter
Locomotives:  GE 2501(U25B) GE 2502(U25B)
Views:  278   Comments: 0
PRR 2229, EF-22, 1965
Title:  PRR 2229, EF-22, 1965
Description:  Sunday. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 02 May 1965. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #2229, #2501, and #2529. #2229 is an EF-22 built by EMD in 1963 and rated at 2,200 horsepower. #2501 and #2529 are GF-25's built by General Electric and rated at 2,500 horsepower each; #2501 was built in 1962, but #2529 was built in 1964. They are pulling a 45-car westbund manifest freight train through the Altoona Passenger Station on their way up the Allegheny Mountains to Gallitzin and points West. The caboose is N-8 #478159. This photo taken from the 12th Street Bridge.
Photo Date:  5/2/1965  Upload Date: 9/1/2016 1:26:19 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station
Locomotives:  PRR 2229(GP30) PRR 2501(U25B) PRR 2529(U25B)
Views:  1244   Comments: 0
PRR 2302, EF-22, 1966
Title:  PRR 2302, EF-22, 1966
Description:  Horseshoe Curve-1966. Here is an original photo that I took at the Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, in May of 1966. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #2302, #2501, and two more units whose road numbers are not recorded. #2302 is an EF-22 built by GM-EMD in November of 1964 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. #2501 is a GF-25 built by General Electric in August of 1962 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. In this context, they're passing under four-track Signal Bridge 2416/7 with a merchandise freight train on their way up the Allegheny Mountains to Gallitzin and points West. (#4 of 39)
Photo Date:  5/5/1966  Upload Date: 4/21/2025 3:19:20 PM
Location:  ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Signal
Locomotives:  PRR 2302(GP35) PRR 2501(U25B)
Views:  235   Comments: 0
PRR 2501, GF-25, 1966
Title:  PRR 2501, GF-25, 1966
Description:  Portraits 2. Here is a diesel locomotive portrait by an unidentified photographer that was taken near Chicago, Illinois, on 30 May 1966. Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #2501, a GF-25 built by General Electric in August of 1962 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. Partially visible at the left is PRR engine #2437, an AF-25 constructed by the American Locomotive Company in December of 1965 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. (#1 of 30)
Photo Date:  5/30/1966  Upload Date: 4/6/2021 8:12:55 AM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 2501(U25B) PRR 2437(C425)
Views:  741   Comments: 0
PRR "Largest Locomotive Fleet," Page 39, 1964
Title:  PRR "Largest Locomotive Fleet," Page 39, 1964
Description:  Here is page two of an 11-page article by Bert Pennypacker entitled "All About America's Largest Locomotive Fleet." It was published originally in the April 1964 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 39. Photo Caption: ""Low-nose GE U25B's 2500, 2501, and 2502 exert a total of 7500 h.p. climbing westward around Horse Shoe Curve."
Photo Date:  4/1/1964  Upload Date: 9/29/2022 8:59:58 AM
Location:  ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 2502(U25B)
Views:  303   Comments: 0
PRR Annual Report Color Cover ~ 1964
Title:  PRR Annual Report Color Cover ~ 1964
Description:  Here is the front cover of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company's 118th Annual Report for the Year Ending 31 December 1964. Issued: 24 February 1965. Top Right Photo: Shown here (L to R) is PRR engine #2502 and another unit whose road number is not recorded. Both are GF-25's built by General Electric and rated at 2,500 horsepower each. #2502 was constructed in August of 1962. The photographers' names, the exact dates, and the locations are not recorded. (Note the hollow keystone.)
Photo Date:  12/31/1964  Upload Date: 10/9/2022 7:02:36 PM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 2502(U25B)
Views:  488   Comments: 0
PRR 2502, GF-25, 1966
Title:  PRR 2502, GF-25, 1966
Description:  Horseshoe Curve-1966. Here is an original photo that I took at the Pennsylvania Railroad's Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, during mid-May of 1966. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #2502, #2544, and #2507. All three are GF-25's built by General Electric and rated at 2,500 horsepower each. #2502 and #2507 were built in 1962, but #2544 was built in 1965. They are pulling an eastbound mixed-cargo freight around the Horseshoe Curve and down to Altoona and points East.
Photo Date:  5/21/1966  Upload Date: 7/9/2016 11:48:09 AM
Location:  ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 2502(U25B) PRR 2544(U25B) PRR 2507(U25B)
Views:  1218   Comments: 3
PRR 2523, GF-25, c. 1965
Title:  PRR 2523, GF-25, c. 1965
Description:  Portraits 2. Here is a diesel locomotive portrait of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #2523, a GF-25 built by General Electric in October of 1962 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. (#5 of 30)
Photo Date:  8/15/1965  Upload Date: 5/7/2025 10:49:09 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 2523(U25B) PRR 2503(U25B)
Views:  161   Comments: 0
PRR "Allegheny Portage Railroad," Front Cover, 1997
Title:  PRR "Allegheny Portage Railroad," Front Cover, 1997
Description:  Here is the front cover of Charles S. Roberts' 1997 book entitled "Triumph I: Altoona To Pitcairn 1846-1996." Partial Cover Caption: "Bitter winter weather remains another obstacle to any mountain crossing, no less so for PRR on this or any other day. On 10 February 1968, units 6046, 2425, 2503, and 2205 with a westbounder have just topped the grade as they exit Allegheny Tunnel, PRR's first bore at Gallitzin. The summit is precisely at the portal behind the locomotives." Shown here (L to R) are Penn Central engines #6046, #2425, #2503, and #2205. #6046 is an SD-40 built by GM-EMD in 1966 and rated at 3,000 horsepower. #2425 is a C-425 built by the American Locomotive Works in 1965 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. #2503 is a GF-25 built by General Electric in 1962 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. #2205 is an EF-22 built by GM-EMD in 1963 and rated at 2,250 horsepower.
Photo Date:  1/1/1997  Upload Date: 1/10/2018 1:42:31 PM
Location:  Gallitzin, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Tunnel,Winter
Locomotives:  PC 6046(SD40) PC 2425(C425) PC 2503(U25B) PC 2205(GP30)
Views:  1057   Comments: 0
PRR 2504, GF-25, 1965
Title:  PRR 2504, GF-25, 1965
Description:  Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by John Dziobko, Jr., that was taken in Cleveland, Ohio, in June of 1965. Shown here (L to R) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #2504 and two more units whose road numbers are not recorded. #2504 is a GF-25 built by General Electric in August of 1962, rated at 2,500 horsepower, and renumbered "2604" in preparation for the PRR-NYC merger. ("LouisFols"; #25 of 26)
Photo Date:  6/21/1965  Upload Date: 4/20/2020 9:34:16 AM
Location:  Cleveland, OH
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 2504(U25B)
Views:  630   Comments: 1
PRR 2505, GF-25, 1964
Title:  PRR 2505, GF-25, 1964
Description:  Tyrone. Here is ao original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Tyrone, Pennsylvania, on 19 September 1964. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #2505, #7231-B, and #9691. #2505 is a GF-25 built by General Electric in 1962 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. #7231-B is an EFS-17M constructed by GM-EMD in October of 1959 and rated at 1,750 horsepower. #9691 is an EF-15A built as an EH-15 in April of 1949, rated at 1,500 horsepower, later regeared and reclassified as an EF-15A, and retired in February of 1967. They're pulling a 129-car eastbound mixed-cargo freight with cabin #477819. Photo taken just West of the Tyrone Station.
Photo Date:  9/19/1964  Upload Date: 8/17/2016 1:03:18 PM
Location:  Tyrone, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station
Locomotives:  PRR 2505(U25B) PRR 7231B(GP9B) PRR 9691(F7A)
Views:  1202   Comments: 0
PRR 2505, GF-25, 1965
Title:  PRR 2505, GF-25, 1965
Description:  Portraits 2. Here is a diesel locomotive portrait by an unidentified photographer that was taken near Chicago, Illinois, on 19 September 1965. Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #2505, a GF-25 built by General Electric in August of 1962 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. (#2 of 30)
Photo Date:  9/19/1965  Upload Date: 4/6/2021 8:14:15 AM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 2505(U25B)
Views:  530   Comments: 0
PRR 2505, GF-25, c. 1965
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:  307   Comments: 0
PRR Horseshoe Curve, #2 of 2, c. 1963
Title:  PRR Horseshoe Curve, #2 of 2, c. 1963
Description:  Burkey. Here is the second of two original photos by an unidentified photographer that were taken at the Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, c. July of 1963. Prominent in the foreground are two handsome youngsters whose names are not recorded. Beyond them (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #2229, #2508, and an "AF" Class unit whose road number is not recorded. #2229 is an EF-22 built by GM-EMD in April of 1963 and rated at 2,200 horsepower. while #2508 is a GF-25 built by General Electric in September of 1962 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. In this context, they're rounding the Curve with a freight train that's on its way up the Allegheny Mountains to Gallitzin and points West. Wave to the Fireman! (#22 of 25)
Photo Date:  7/4/1963  Upload Date: 11/11/2021 6:33:22 PM
Location:  ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 2229(GP30) PRR 2508(U25B)
Views:  650   Comments: 0
PRR 2508, GF-25, 1963
Title:  PRR 2508, GF-25, 1963
Description:  Tipton. Here is an original photo that I took in Tipton, Pennsylvania, on 21 July 1963. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #2508, #2528, and two more units whose road numbers are not recorded. #2508 and #2528 are GF-25's built by General Electric in 1962 and rated at 2,500 horsepower each; #2508 was constructed in September, while #2528 was built in October. They're about to pass over the Crawford Avenue grade crossing with a TrucTrain from Altoona to Enola.
Photo Date:  7/21/1963  Upload Date: 10/19/2016 3:39:56 AM
Location:  Tipton, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  PRR 2508(U25B) PRR 2528(U25B)
Views:  902   Comments: 0
PRR "Progress In Transportation: 1963," Pages 9 & 10
Title:  PRR "Progress In Transportation: 1963," Pages 9 & 10
Description:  Here are pages nine and ten of a 22-page booklet published by the Pennsylvania Railroad entitled "Serving You Through Progress In Transportation." It was issued originally in December of 1963. Lower Left-Hand Photo Caption: "Modern and more powerful diesel locomotives are highly efficient in hauling heavy freight trains at sustained speeds." Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #2509, #2508, and another unit whose number is not recorded. All are GF-25's built by General Electric in September of 1962 and rated at 2,500 horsepower each.
Photo Date:  12/21/1963  Upload Date: 7/19/2020 12:32:04 PM
Location:  Conway, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  InCab,Yard,Track
Locomotives:  PRR 2509(U25B) PRR 2508(U25B)
Views:  627   Comments: 0
PRR 2509, GF-25, 1962
Title:  PRR 2509, GF-25, 1962
Description:  Oil Power. Here is a photo that was published originally in the Pennsylvania Railroad Company's 116th Annual Report for the Year Ending 31 December 1962, page 18. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engine #2509 and two more "U-Boats" whose road numbers are not recorded. All were built by General Electric and rated at 2,500 horsepower each. #2509 was constructed in September of 1962. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. (#3,500)
Photo Date:  12/31/1962  Upload Date: 4/11/2018 4:49:19 AM
Location:  Newport, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  PRR 2509(U25B)
Views:  760   Comments: 0
PRR's New Freight Locomotives, Page 8, 1963
Title:  PRR's New Freight Locomotives, Page 8, 1963
Description:  Here is page one of a two-page article entitled "New Locomotives To Speed Freight Service." It was published originally in the January-February 1963 issue of "Pennsy" magazine, page 8. Top Photo Caption: "Trio of new GF-25's go to work, hauling trainload of iron ore on the main line near Newport, Pa." Shown here (R to L) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #2509 and two more units whose road numbers are not recorded. All are GF-25's built by General Electric and rated at 2,500 horsepower each. #2509 was constructed in September of 1962. Bottom Right Photo Caption: "At Enola, Pa., Electrician R.M. Herr inserts headlight bulb on an AF-24 locomotive." Partially visible here is PRR engine #2400, an AF-24 built by the American Locomotive Company in October of 1962 and rated at 2,400 horsepower.
Photo Date:  1/1/1963  Upload Date: 9/1/2022 1:47:02 PM
Location:  Newport, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  InCab
Locomotives:  PRR 2509(U25B) PRR 2400(RS27)
Views:  548   Comments: 0
PRR 2511, GF-25, 1964
Title:  PRR 2511, GF-25, 1964
Description:  Wye Switches. Here is the first of seven successive original photos that I took at the Wye Switches in Duncansville, Pennsylvania, on 5 October 1964. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #2511, #9546-B, and #9686. #2511 is a GF-25 built by General Electric in October of 1962 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. #9546-B and #9686 were built by GM-EMD as EH-15's for helper service, rated at 1,500 horsepower each, but later regeared and reclassified as EF-15A's. #9546-B was built in November of 1948 and retired in December of 1966, while #9686 was built in February of 1949. These three units, two freight cars, PRR cabin car #477781, and three ALCO helper engines have just arrived from Altoona and have stopped in the middle of US Route 22 so that the Fireman can call-in to request clearance to proceed up the New Portage Branch line for a short distance and then stop. After that, they'll back into the Hollidaysburg Yards, pick-up a freight train, and then pull it up the New Portage Branch to Gallitzin and points West.
Photo Date:  10/5/1964  Upload Date: 6/29/2016 1:36:11 AM
Location:  Duncansville, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Signal
Locomotives:  PRR 2511(U25B) PRR 9546-B(F3B) PRR 9686(F3A)
Views:  1118   Comments: 0
PRR 2511, GF-25, 1964
Title:  PRR 2511, GF-25, 1964
Description:  Wye Switches. Here is the second of seven successive original photos that I took at the Wye Switches in Duncansville, Pennsylvania, on 5 October 1964. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #2511, #9546-B, and #9686. #2511 is a GF-25 built by General Electric in October of 1962 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. #9546-B and #9686 were built by GM-EMD as EH-15's for helper service, rated at 1,500 horsepower each, but later regeared and reclassified as EF-15A's. #9546-B was built in November of 1948 and retired in December of 1966, while #9686 was built in February of 1949. These three units, two freight cars, PRR cabin car #477781, and three ALCO helper engines have just arrived from Altoona and have stopped in the middle of US Route 22 so that the Fireman can call-in to request clearance to proceed up the New Portage Branch line for a short distance and then stop. After that, they'll back into the Hollidaysburg Yards, pick-up a freight train, and then pull it up the New Portage Branch to Gallitzin and points West.
Photo Date:  10/5/1964  Upload Date: 6/29/2016 1:37:20 AM
Location:  Duncansville, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Signal
Locomotives:  PRR 2511(U25B) PRR 9546-B(F3B) PRR 9686(F3A)
Views:  1122   Comments: 1
PRR 2511, GF-25, 1964
Title:  PRR 2511, GF-25, 1964
Description:  Wye Switches. Here is the fifth of seven successive original photos that I took at the Wye Switches in Duncansville, Pennsylvania, on 5 October 1964. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #2511, #9546-B, and #9686. #2511 is a GF-25 built by General Electric in October of 1962 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. #9546-B and #9686 were built by GM-EMD as EH-15's for helper service, rated at 1,500 horsepower each, but later regeared and reclassified as EF-15A's. #9546-B was built in November of 1948 and retired in December of 1966, while #9686 was built in February of 1949. These three units, two freight cars, PRR cabin car #477781, and three ALCO helper engines have just arrived from Altoona, proceeded up the New Portage Branch line for a short distance, stopped briefly, and are now backing into the Hollidaysburg Yards as they pass WYE Tower. In the Yards, they'll pick-up a freight train, and then proceed up the New Portage Branch to Gallitzin and points West.
Photo Date:  10/5/1964  Upload Date: 6/29/2016 1:58:02 AM
Location:  Duncansville, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 2511(U25B) PRR 9546-B(F3B) PRR 9686(F3A)
Views:  2710   Comments: 3
PRR 2511, GF-25, 1964
Title:  PRR 2511, GF-25, 1964
Description:  Wye Switches. Here is the sixth of seven successive original photos that I took at the Wye Switches in Duncansville, Pennsylvania, on 5 October 1964. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #2511, #9546-B, and #9686. #2511 is a GF-25 built by General Electric in October of 1962 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. #9546-B and #9686 were built by GM-EMD as EH-15's for helper service, rated at 1,500 horsepower each, but later regeared and reclassified as EF-15A's. #9546-B was built in November of 1948 and retired in December of 1966, while #9686 was built in February of 1949. In this context, they're pulling a 109-car freight train up the New Portage Branch line to Gallitzin and points West. Wave to the Engineman!
Photo Date:  10/5/1964  Upload Date: 6/29/2016 1:59:12 AM
Location:  Duncansville, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Signal
Locomotives:  PRR 2511(U25B) PRR 9546-B(F3B) PRR 9686(F3A)
Views:  1366   Comments: 2
PRR 2402, AF-24, 1965
Title:  PRR 2402, AF-24, 1965
Description:  Sunday. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 02 May 1965. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #2402, #2513, and #2520. #2402 is an AF-24 built by the American Locomotive Company in 1962 and rated at 2,400 horsepower. #2513 and #2520 are GF-25's built by General Electric in 1962 and rated at 2,500 horsepower each. They are pulling a 26-car westbound iron-ore train up the Allegheny Mountains to Gallitzin and points West. Visible in the near distance is position-light signal #2360. This photo taken just East of the Altoona Passenger Station.
Photo Date:  5/2/1965  Upload Date: 9/1/2016 2:02:42 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Signal,Track
Locomotives:  PRR 2402(RS27) PRR 2513(U25B) PRR 2520(U25B)
Views:  1346   Comments: 0
PC 1904, F7A, 1968
Title:  PC 1904, F7A, 1968
Description:  Lorenz. Here is a photo via Bob Lorenz that was taken in Marysville, Pennsylvania, in 1968. Shown here (R to L) are Penn Central engines #1904 and #2513. #1904 is an F7A built by GM-EMD for the Pennsylvania Railroad as number "9660" in March of 1950, rated at 1,500 horsepower, and renumbered "1904" in preparation for the PRR-NYC merger. #2513 is a U25B constructed for the New York Central Railroad as number "2513" in May of 1964 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. In this context, they're pulling a manifest freight out of Conway to the Enola Yards. Just beyond those houses is the left-to-right flowing Susquehanna River. (Gift from Brad Mann.)
Photo Date:  8/15/1968  Upload Date: 8/11/2021 9:37:52 PM
Location:  Marysville, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PC 1904(F7A) PC 2513(U25B)
Views:  624   Comments: 0
PRR 9531, EF-15, 1964
Title:  PRR 9531, EF-15, 1964
Description:  Tipton. Here is an original photo that I took in Tipton, Pennsylvania, on 11 April 1964. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #9531, #9816, and #2514. #9531 is an EF-15 built by GM-EMD in September of 1948, rated at 1,500 horsepower, and retired in November of 1965. #9816 is an EF-15A built by GM-EMD in May of 1951, rated at 1,500 horsepower, and retired in February of 1967. #2514 is a GF-25 built by General Electric in October of 1962 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. In this context, they're pulling a 149-car mixed-cargo freight train from Enola to Altoona along with cabin car #477939.
Photo Date:  4/11/1964  Upload Date: 8/24/2016 1:18:28 AM
Location:  Tipton, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 9531(F3A) PRR 9816(F7A) PRR 2514(U25B)
Views:  1135   Comments: 1
PRR 2515, GF-25, 1964
Title:  PRR 2515, GF-25, 1964
Description:  Tipton. Here is an original photo that I took in Tipton, Pennsylvania, on 12 July 1964. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #2515, #2411, and #2249. #2515 is a GF-25 built by General Electric in October of 1962 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. #2411 is an AF-24 built by the American Locomotive Company in October of 1962 and rated at 2,400 horsepower. And #2249 is an EF-22 built by GM-EMD in May of 1963 and rated at 2,200 horsepower. They're pulling a 106-car westbound iron-ore train along with N-8 cabin car #478216.
Photo Date:  7/12/1964  Upload Date: 8/24/2016 4:28:09 AM
Location:  Tipton, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Signal
Locomotives:  PRR 2515(U25B) PRR 2411(RS27) PRR 2249(GP30)
Views:  1549   Comments: 0
PRR "TrucTrain," Page 21, 1964
Title:  PRR "TrucTrain," Page 21, 1964
Description:  Here is page two of a two-page article entitled "Progress On The Pennsy: TrucTrain." It was published originally in the January-February 1964 issue of "Pennsy" magazine, page 21. Top Left Photo Caption: "Engineman D.M. Hennaman, Pittsburgh, says fast service will bring new business." Partially visible here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #2516, a GF-25 built by General Electric in October of 1962 and rated at 2,500 horsepower.
Photo Date:  1/1/1964  Upload Date: 8/23/2022 12:28:01 PM
Location:  Pittsburgh, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 2516(U25B)
Views:  374   Comments: 0
PRR 2516, GF-25, 1964
Title:  PRR 2516, GF-25, 1964
Description:  Tipton. Here is an original photo that I took in Tipton, Pennsylvania, on 5 January 1964. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #2516, #2220, and two more units whose road numbers are not recorded. #2516. is a GF-25 built by General Electric in October of 1962 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. #2220 is an EF-22 built by GM-EMD in March of 1963 and rated at 2,200 horsepower. In this context, they're rockin' 'n' rollin' with a 51-car TrucTrain on its way from Altoona to Enola.
Photo Date:  1/5/1964  Upload Date: 8/24/2016 1:04:03 AM
Location:  Tipton, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Winter
Locomotives:  PRR 2516(U25B) PRR 2220(GP30)
Views:  1007   Comments: 1
PRR 2516, GF-25, 1965
Title:  PRR 2516, GF-25, 1965
Description:  WIL-ALT-65. Here is an original photo that I took while riding in a Pennsylvania Railroad passenger train from Harrisburg to Altoona during August of 1965. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engine #2516 and three other units whose numbers are not recorded. #2516 is a GF-25 built by General Electric in 1962 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. They are pulling an eastbound TrucTrain near Mifflin, Pennsylvania. Note the fisherman standing between the tracks!
Photo Date:  3/21/1964  Upload Date: 11/5/2016 3:32:09 AM
Location:  Mifflin, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 2516(U25B)
Views:  512   Comments: 0
PRR 2516, GF-25, 1965
Title:  PRR 2516, GF-25, 1965
Description:  Brickyard. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train at the Brickyard Crossing in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 18 July 1965. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #2516, #2329, and #2370. #2516 is a GF-25 built by GE in 1962 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. #2329 and #2370 are EF-22's built by EMD in 1965 and rated at 2,200 horsepower each. They are pulling a 68-car westbound mixed-cargo freight train with caboose #477863. There are also two pushers on the end: PRR engines #6302 and #6307.
Photo Date:  7/18/1965  Upload Date: 8/17/2016 6:45:37 PM
Location:  Altoona(Brickyard), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 2516(U25B) PRR 2329(GP35) PRR 2370(GP35)
Views:  1094   Comments: 1
PRR 2516, GF-25, 1965
Title:  PRR 2516, GF-25, 1965
Description:  Portraits 2. Here is a diesel locomotive portrait by an unidentified photographer that was taken near Chicago, Illinois, on 12 September 1965. Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #2516, a GF-25 built by General Electric in October of 1962 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. (#3 of 30)
Photo Date:  9/12/1965  Upload Date: 4/6/2021 8:15:15 AM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 2516(U25B)
Views:  503   Comments: 0
PRR 2539, GF-25, 1965
Title:  PRR 2539, GF-25, 1965
Description:  Spruce Creek. Here is the fifth of eight successive photos that I took in Spruce Creek, Pennsylvania, on 10 July 1965. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #2539, #2517, #2234, and another unit whose road number is not recorded. #2539 and #2517 are GF-25's built by General Electric and rated at 2,500 horsepower each; the former was built in February of 1965, the latter in October of 1962. #2234 is an EF-22 built by GM-EMD in April of 1963 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. In this context, they're rockin' 'n' rollin' with an eastbound TrucTrain heading for the Enola Yards. Wave to the Fireman!
Photo Date:  7/10/1965  Upload Date: 4/20/2025 10:11:34 PM
Location:  Spruce Creek, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 2539(U25B) PRR 2517(U25B) PRR 2234(GP30)
Views:  256   Comments: 0
PRR 2517, GF-25, c. 1965
Title:  PRR 2517, GF-25, c. 1965
Description:  Portraits 2. Here is a diesel locomotive portrait of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #2517, a GF-25 built by General Electric in October of 1962 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. (#4 of 30)
Photo Date:  8/15/1965  Upload Date: 5/7/2025 10:48:00 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 2517(U25B)
Views:  150   Comments: 0
PRR 2518, GF-25, 1964
Title:  PRR 2518, GF-25, 1964
Description:  17th Street. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 25 April 1964. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #2518 and #2524. Both are GF-25's built by General Electric in 1962 and rated at 2,500 horsepower each. They are pulling a 111-car train of empty hopper cars past the PRR's 12th Street Shops on their way up the Allegheny Mountains via the Horseshoe Curve to Gallitzin and points West. The caboose is #477472.
Photo Date:  4/25/1964  Upload Date: 9/17/2016 4:58:01 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 2518(U25B) PRR 2524(U25B)
Views:  906   Comments: 0
PRR 2291, EF-25, 1965
Title:  PRR 2291, EF-25, 1965
Description:  Rainy. Here is an original photo that I took at the Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 12 October 1965. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #2291, #2323, #2265, and #2519. #2291, #2323, and #2265 are EF-25's built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,500 horsepower each. #2291 was built in June of 1964, #2323 was built in January of 1965, and #2265 was built in May of 1964. #2519 is a GF-25 built by General Electric in October of 1962 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. They're rounding the Curve with a 55-car TrucTrain on its way down the Allegheny Mountains to Altoona and points East. (#7 of 21)
Photo Date:  10/12/1965  Upload Date: 9/6/2016 8:18:15 PM
Location:  ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 2291(GP35) PRR 2323(GP35) PRR 2265(GP35) PRR 2519(U25B)
Views:  1251   Comments: 0
PRR 2520, Gf-25, c. 1965
Title:  PRR 2520, Gf-25, c. 1965
Description:  Oil Power. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide that was taken in Youngstown, Ohio. Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #2520, a GF-25 built by General Electric in October of 1962 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. The photographer's name, the numbers of the other locomotives pictured, and the date are not recorded.
Photo Date:  9/22/1965  Upload Date: 6/14/2020 9:13:41 AM
Location:  Youngstown, OH
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 2520(U25B)
Views:  559   Comments: 0
PRR 2204, EF-22, c. 1963
Title:  PRR 2204, EF-22, c. 1963
Description:  Chione. Herre is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #2204, #2522, and another unit whose road number is not recorded. #2204 is an EF-22 built by GM-EMD in March of 1963 and rated at 2,250 horsepower, while #2522 is a GF-25 built by General Electric in October of 1962 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. Looks to me like they're stopped, perhaps awaiting a signal to "Proceed." Meantime, wave to the Crewmen! The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded.
Photo Date:  9/22/1963  Upload Date: 4/1/2025 11:37:01 PM
Location:  Jeffersonville, IN
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 2204(GP30) PRR 2522(U25B)
Views:  235   Comments: 0
PRR 2414, AF-24, 1964
Title:  PRR 2414, AF-24, 1964
Description:  Tipton. Here is an original photo that I took in Tipton, Pennsylvania, on 12 July 1964. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #2414, 2526, a unit whose number was not recorded, and engine #2267. #2414 is an AF-24 built by the American Locomotive Company in October of 1962 and rated at 2,400 horsepower. #2526 is a GF-25 built by General Electric in October of 1962 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. And #2267 is an EF-25 built by GM-EMD in May of 1964 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. They're pulling a 42-car eastbound TrucTrain along with cabin car #477472.
Photo Date:  7/12/1964  Upload Date: 8/24/2016 4:30:06 AM
Location:  Tipton, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 2414(RS27) PRR 2526(U25B) PRR 2267(GP35)
Views:  1312   Comments: 1
PRR 2444, AF-25, c. 1965
Title:  PRR 2444, AF-25, c. 1965
Description:  Showalter. Here is an original photo by H.N. Proctor. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #2444 and #2526. #2444 is an AF-25 built by the American Locomotive Company in December of 1965 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. #2526 is a GF-25 built by General Electric in October of 1962 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. The exact date and the location are not recorded.
Photo Date:  1/23/1965  Upload Date: 1/21/2025 10:52:23 PM
Location:  Enola, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 2444(C425) PRR 2526(U25B)
Views:  344   Comments: 0
PRR 2281, EF-25, 1965
Title:  PRR 2281, EF-25, 1965
Description:  Malinowski. Here is duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Robert R. Malinoski that was taken at the Sherman Creek Bridge near Duncannon, Pennsylvania, on 18 May 1965. Shown here are four diesel-electric locomotives pulling an eastbound manifest freight train that stretches all the way around this curve in the Susquehanna River and out of sight at the upper right. In the lead (R to L) are engines #2281, #2527, #2234, and another unit whose road number is not recorded. #2281 is an EF-25 built by GM-EMD in June of 1964 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. #2527 is a GF-25 built by General Electric in October of 1962 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. #2234 is an EF-22 built by GM-EMD in April of 1963 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. The slide mount is annotated "Train SW6." This train's cars are visible way over there! ("PrrFan18n")
Photo Date:  5/18/1965  Upload Date: 7/18/2021 8:05:06 AM
Location:  Duncannon, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge
Locomotives:  PRR 2281(GP35) PRR 2527(U25B) PRR 2234(GP30)
Views:  721   Comments: 0
PRR 2240, EF-22, 1965
Title:  PRR 2240, EF-22, 1965
Description:  8th Street. Here is an original telephoto view that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 19 September 1965. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #2240, #2275, #2268, and #2528. #2240 is an EF-22 built by EMD in 1963 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. #2275 and #2268 are EF-25's built by EMD in 1964 and rated at 2,500 horsepower each. #2528 is a GF-25 built by General Electric in 1962 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. They are pulling a 70-car eastbound TrucTrain past the PRR's Juniata Erecting & Machine Shop (not visible on the right). This is a through train that will not stop in Altoona to change crews ~ unusual then, the norm now.
Photo Date:  9/19/1965  Upload Date: 8/18/2016 2:20:28 PM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge
Locomotives:  PRR 2240(GP30) PRR 2275(GP35) PRR 2268(GP35) PRR 2528(U25B)
Views:  1273   Comments: 1
PRR 2528, GF-25, 1965
Title:  PRR 2528, GF-25, 1965
Description:  8th Street. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 19 September 1965. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #2240, #2275, #2268, and #2528. #2240 is an EF-22 built by EMD in 1963 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. #2275 and #2268 are EF-25's built by EMD in 1964 and rated at 2,500 horsepower each. #2528 is a GF-25 built by General Electric in 1962 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. They are pulling a 70-car eastbound TrucTrain, and are about to pass ROSE Tower and the 8th Street Bridge in Juniata. This is a through train that will not stop in Altoona to change crews ~ unusual then, the norm now.
Photo Date:  9/19/1965  Upload Date: 8/18/2016 2:22:39 PM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Signal
Locomotives:  PRR 2240(GP30) PRR 2275(GP35) PRR 2268(GP35) PRR 2528(U25B)
Views:  1275   Comments: 1


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