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Title:
PRR 8944, LS-25M, 1964
Description:
Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken in East Altoona, Pennsylvania on 7 June 1964. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #8944 and #7059. #8944 is an LS-25M transfer unit built by Lima-Hamilton in June of 1951, rated at 2,500 horsepower, and retired in July of 1966. #7059 is an EFS-17M built by GM-EMD in October of 1956 and rated at 1,750 horsepower. ("Stoneborobranch"; #20 of 20)
Photo Date:
6/7/1964
Upload Date:
7/20/2020 2:57:31 PM
Location:
Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 8944(LT-2500)
PRR 7059(GP9)
Views:
440
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 7059, EFS-17M, 1965
Description:
Slope to Works. Here is an original photo that I took of Pennsylvania Railroad trains between SLOPE and WORKS Towers in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 06 June 1965. Shown here (F to R) is PRR engine #7059 and another unit whose number is not visible. Both were built by EMD. #7059 is an EFS-17M built in 1956 and rated at 1,750 horsepower. They are pulling an eastbound coal train and are about to pass under the 12th Street Bridge. Note that the eastbound coal train pulled by PRR engine #9530 has stopped on the far left track.
Photo Date:
6/6/1965
Upload Date:
6/25/2016 4:35:03 PM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
PRR 7059(GP9)
Views:
262
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 7059, EFS-17M, c. 1967
Description:
Oil Power. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken near Perdix, Pennsylvania, c. 1967. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #7059, #7085, and #7096. All are EFS-17M's built by GM-EMD in 1956: #7059 was built in October, while #7085 and #7096 were built in November. They're passing BANKS Tower with a train of empty hoppers bound for Altoona and the coal mines in Western Pennsylvania. Blue Mountain dominates the distance.
Photo Date:
9/22/1967
Upload Date:
12/29/2021 8:25:15 AM
Location:
Perdix, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Signal
Locomotives:
PRR 7059(GP9)
PRR 7085(GP9)
PRR 7096(GP9)
Views:
114
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 7063, EFS-17M, 1965
Description:
Tyrone. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Tyrone, Pennsylvania, on 15 May 1965. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #7063 and #7195. Both are EFS-17M's built by EMD; #7063 was built in 1956, but #7195 was built in 1957. They are pulling a 126-car westbound train of empty hopper cars with N-8 caboose #478013 through the Tyrone Station.
Photo Date:
5/15/1965
Upload Date:
8/6/2016 11:18:38 AM
Location:
Tyrone, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Station
Locomotives:
PRR 7063(GP9)
PRR 7195(GP9)
Views:
527
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 7063, EFS-17M, 1965
Description:
Tyrone. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Tyrone, Pennsylvania, on 15 May 1965. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #7063 and #7195. Both are EFS-17M's built by EMD; #7063 was built in 1956, but #7195 was built in 1957. They are pulling a 126-car westbound train of empty hopper cars with N-8 caboose #478013 through the Tyrone Station. Also visible is PRR #181725, an H-43 100-ton capacity Hopper Car built at the PRR's Samuel Rea Shop in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, during September of 1964.
Photo Date:
5/15/1965
Upload Date:
8/6/2016 11:19:56 AM
Location:
Tyrone, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
RollingStock,Station
Locomotives:
PRR 7063(GP9)
PRR 7195(GP9)
Views:
561
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 7079, EFS-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 (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #7079, an unidentified GP-9 "B" unit, and #7064. All are EFS-17M's built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,750 horsepower each. #7079 was constructed in November of 1956, while #7064 was built in October of the same year. In this context, they're about to pass under the 8th Street Bridge in Juniata, and are heading to Conway and points West with a merchandise freight train.
Photo Date:
7/7/1959
Upload Date:
10/19/2018 2:30:21 AM
Location:
Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard,Signal
Locomotives:
PRR 7079(GP9)
PRR 7064(GP9)
Views:
557
Comments:
1
Title:
"79 More Workhorses Join Diesel Lineup," Page 7, 1956
Description:
Here is page three of a three-page article entitled "79 More Workhorses Join Diesel Lineup." It was published originally in the December 1956 issue of "Pennsy" magazine, page 7. Bottom Left Photo Caption: "W.H. Engle supplies sand. Capacity: 18 cubic feet of sand, 230 gallons of water, 200 gallons of lubricant, 1600 gallons of fuel." Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #7067, an EFS-17M built by GM-EMD in October of 1956 and rated at 1,750 horsepower.
Photo Date:
12/1/1956
Upload Date:
4/18/2022 7:30:08 AM
Location:
LaGrange, IL
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
PRR 7067(GP9)
Views:
38
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 7069, EFS-17M, 1960
Description:
NST. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by David R. Sweetland that was taken from the 24th Street Bridge in Altoona, Pennsylvania, in August of 1960. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engine #7069 and five more "Geeps" whose road numbers are not recorded. All are EFS-17M's built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,750 horsepower each. #7069 was constructed in October of 1956. They're passing SLOPE Tower with a manifest freight train on their way up the Allegheny Mountains via the Horseshoe Curve to Gallitzin and points West. Visible at the right is the pit where a turntable was once situated; it was used to turn returning steam locomotives around in preparation for their next helper/pusher run up "The Mountain." The single smoke stack marks the location of the PRR's 12th Street Car Shops.
Photo Date:
8/15/1960
Upload Date:
11/7/2019 2:08:56 AM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Signal
Locomotives:
PRR 7069(GP9)
Views:
404
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 9785, EF-15A, 1964
Description:
Gallitzin. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Gallitzin, Pennsylvania, on 13 September 1964. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #9785, #9788, #7069, and #8843. #9785 and #9788 are EF-15A's built by EMD in 1951 and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #7069 is an EFS-17M built by EMD in 1956 and rated at 1,750 horsepower. #8843 is an AS-16MS built by the American Locomotive Company in 1951 and rated at 1,600 horsepower. They are emerging from the eastern portal of the New Portage Tunnel with a 108-car coal train on their way down the Allegheny Mountains via the Horseshoe Curve to Altoona and points East. The N-8 caboose is #478171.
Photo Date:
9/13/1964
Upload Date:
10/6/2016 1:22:44 AM
Location:
Gallitzin, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Tunnel
Locomotives:
PRR 9785(F7A)
PRR 9788(F7A)
PRR 7069(GP9)
PRR 8843(RS3)
Views:
569
Comments:
1
Title:
PRR 6027, EF-25A, 1965
Description:
Spruce Creek. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Spruce Creek, Pennsylvania, on 10 July 1965. Shown here are PRR engines #6027, #2412, and #7069. #6027 is an EF-25A built by EMD in 1965 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. #2412 is an AF-24 built by ALCo in 1962 and rated at 2,400 horsepower. #7069 is an EFS-17M built by EMD in 1956 and rated at 1,750 horsepower. They are pulling a 49-car westbound mixed-cargo freight train with cabin car #477382. Also visible are the Little Juniata River on the left and State Route 45 on the right.
Photo Date:
7/10/1965
Upload Date:
7/10/2016 1:42:18 PM
Location:
Spruce Creek, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
PRR 6027(SD35)
PRR 2412(RS27)
PRR 7069(GP9)
Views:
929
Comments:
3
Title:
PRR 2022, BF-16, 1964
Description:
7th Street. Here is an original photo that I took of Pennsylvania Railroad trains in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 08 March 1964. Shown here is PRR engine #2022, a BF-16 built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1952 and rated at 1,600 horsepower. It and two other Baldwin "Sharks" are pulling an eastbound freight train under the 7th Street Bridge into the Altoona Yards. Visible behind it are portions of PRR engines #7070 and #9766-B, which are waiting for orders to proceed with a westbound mixed-cargo freight train.
Photo Date:
3/8/1964
Upload Date:
9/26/2016 3:04:51 AM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge
Locomotives:
PRR 2022(RF-16A)
PRR 7070(GP9)
Views:
474
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 7070, EFS-17M, 1964
Description:
7th Street. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 08 March 1964. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #7070, #9766-B, and #9650-B. All were built by EMD. #7070 is an EFS-17M built in 1956 and rated at 1,750 horsepower. #9766-B and #9650-B are EF-15A's rated at 1,500 horsepower each; #9766-B was built in 1951, but #9650-B was built in 1950. They are pulling a mixed-cargo freight train under the 7th Bridge on their way up the Allegheny Mountains via the Horseshoe Curve to Gallitzin and points West.
Photo Date:
3/8/1964
Upload Date:
9/26/2016 3:06:38 AM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge,Signal
Locomotives:
PRR 7070(GP9)
PRR 9766-B(F7B)
PRR 9650-B(F7B)
Views:
434
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 7070, EFS-17M, 1964
Description:
4th Street. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 15 August 1964. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #7070, #9648-B, and #2246. All were built by EMD. #7070 is an EFS-17M built in 1956 and rated at 1,750 horsepower. #9648-B is an EF-15A built in 1950 and rated at 1,500 horsepower. #2246 is an EF-22 built in 1963 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. They have pulled a train of empty hopper cars to a point midway between the 7th Street Bridge (not shown) and the 4th Street Bridge (visible in the distance). They have stopped, and await orders to proceed up the Allegheny Mountains via the Horseshoe Curve to Gallitzin and points West.
Photo Date:
8/15/1964
Upload Date:
9/30/2016 8:43:31 PM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge,Signal
Locomotives:
PRR 7070(GP9)
PRR 9648-B(F7B)
PRR 2246(GP30)
Views:
249
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR E&M Yard, #2 of 3, 1963
Description:
E&M. Here is an original photo that I took at the Pennsylvania Railroad's Juniata E&M Shop Yard in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 10 August 1963. Shown here is a view to the right of the trusty turntable. Visible are dozens of locomotives in various states of repair: from work almost finished to being cannibalized. Many makes and models are represented. Visible in the foreground is what is left of PRR engine #7071, an EFS-17M built by EMD in 1956 and rated at 1,750 horsepower. Directly beyond it is PRR engine #8987, a BS-12 built by Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton in 1951 and rated at 1,200 horsepower.
Photo Date:
8/10/1963
Upload Date:
9/12/2016 12:22:11 AM
Location:
Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard,Wreck
Locomotives:
PRR 7071(GP9)
PRR 8987(S12)
Views:
659
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR E&M Yard, #3 of 3, 1963
Description:
E&M. Here is an original photo that I took at the Pennsylvania Railroad's Juniata E&M Shop Yard in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 10 August 1963. Shown here is a view even further to the right of the trusty turntable. Visible are dozens of locomotives in various states of repair: from work almost finished to being cannibalized. Many makes and models are represented. Visible on the same track to the left are PRR engines #5850 and #7071. #5850 is an EP-20 built by EMD in 1947 and rated at 2,000 horsepower. #7071 is an EFS-17M built by EMD in 1956 and rated at 1,750 horsepower. Further to the right is PRR engine #8987, a BS-12 built by Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton in 1951 and rated at 1,200 horsepower.
Photo Date:
8/10/1963
Upload Date:
9/12/2016 12:26:17 AM
Location:
Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard,Wreck
Locomotives:
PRR 5850(E7A)
PRR 7071(GP9)
PRR 8987(S12)
Views:
699
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 7072, EFS-17M, c. 1957
Description:
Chione. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione. Prominent here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #7072, #7093, and three more units whose road numbers are not recorded. All are EFS-17M's built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,750 horsepower each. #7072 was constructed in October of 1956, while #7093 was built one month later. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded.
Photo Date:
7/26/1957
Upload Date:
12/17/2023 5:11:21 PM
Location:
Enola, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 7072(GP9)
PRR 7093(GP9)
Views:
47
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 7086, EFS-17M, c. 1957
Description:
Chione. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #7086 and #7072. Both are EFS-17M's built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,750 horsepower each. #7086 was constructed in October of 1956, while #7072 was built one month earlier. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded.
Photo Date:
10/20/1957
Upload Date:
12/4/2023 12:22:13 AM
Location:
Emporium, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge
Locomotives:
PRR 7086(GP9)
PRR 7072(GP9)
Views:
77
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 7072, EFS-17M, 1964
Description:
Mid-Mountain. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train West of Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 20 June 1964. Shown here is PRR engine #7072, an EFS-17M built by EMD in 1956 and rated at 1,750 horsepower. It is pulling a single PRR hopper car: #181055. Perhaps this is some sort of test involving one of the new H-43 100-ton capacity hopper cars.
Photo Date:
6/20/1964
Upload Date:
8/25/2016 4:01:51 AM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
RollingStock
Locomotives:
PRR 7072(GP9)
Views:
353
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 9541, EF-15, 1965
Description:
Wye Switches. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train at the Wye Switches in Duncansville, Pennsylvania, on 3 July 1965. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #9541, #9686, and #7072. All were built by GM-EMD. #9541 is an EF-15 built in 1948, but #9686 is an EH-15 built in 1949; both are rated at 1,500 horsepower. #7072 is an EFS-17M built in 1956 and rated at 1,750 horsepower. These three locomotives and a 77-car mixed-cargo freight train are stopped at 3rd Street in Duncansville, awaiting orders to proceed up the New Portage Branch Line to Gallitzin and points West. There are also two pushers on the end: PRR engines #8613 and #8606.
Photo Date:
7/3/1965
Upload Date:
8/24/2016 7:11:25 PM
Location:
Duncansville, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
PRR 9541(F3A)
PRR 9686(F3A)
PRR 7072(GP9)
Views:
693
Comments:
1
Title:
PRR 9541, EF-15, 1965
Description:
Wye Switches. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train at the Wye Switches in Duncansville, Pennsylvania, on 3 July 1965. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #9541, #9686, and #7072. All were built by EMD. #9541 is an EF-15 built in 1948, but #9686 is an EH-15 built in 1949; both are rated at 1,500 horsepower. #7072 is an EFS-17M built in 1956 and rated at 1,750 horsepower. These three locomotives and a 77-car mixed-cargo freight train are stopped at 3rd Street in Duncansville, awaiting orders to proceed up the New Portage Branch Line to Gallitzin and points West. Once upon a time, there were four sets of tracks at this point ~ as evidenced by the wide signal bridge. This is also where an eastbound freight train that had lost its brakes coming down the New Portage Branch Line crashed into several waiting locomotives on Sunday, 06 November 1916.
Photo Date:
7/3/1965
Upload Date:
8/24/2016 7:15:59 PM
Location:
Duncansville, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
PRR 9541(F3A)
PRR 9686(F3A)
PRR 7072(GP9)
Views:
646
Comments:
1
Title:
PRR 9541, EF-15, 1965
Description:
Wye Switches. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train at the Wye Switches in Duncansville, Pennsylvania, on 3 July 1965. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #9541, #9686, and #7072. All were built by EMD. #9541 is an EF-15 built in 1948, but #9686 is an EH-15 built in 1949; both are rated at 1,500 horsepower. #7072 is an EFS-17M built in 1956 and rated at 1,750 horsepower. These three locomotives are pulling a 77-car mixed cargo freight train up the New Portage Branch Line to Gallitzin and points West. The wooden shanty with coal-burning stove is a left-over from the good old days when the New Portage Branch Line was double-tracked, and switches needed to be thrown at all hours of the day or night.
Photo Date:
7/3/1965
Upload Date:
8/24/2016 7:17:33 PM
Location:
Duncansville, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Signal
Locomotives:
PRR 9541(F3A)
PRR 9686(F3A)
PRR 7072(GP9)
Views:
606
Comments:
1
Title:
PRR 7072, EFS-17M, 1965
Description:
Wye Switches. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train at the Wye Switches in Duncansville, Pennsylvania, on 3 July 1965. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #9541, #9686, and #7072. All were built by EMD. #9541 is an EF-15 built in 1948, but #9686 is an EH-15 built in 1949; both are rated at 1,500 horsepower. #7072 is an EFS-17M built in 1956 and rated at 1,750 horsepower. These three locomotives are pulling a 77-car mixed cargo freight train up the New Portage Branch Line to Gallitzin and points West. There are also two pushers on the end: PRR engines #8613 and #8606.
Photo Date:
7/3/1965
Upload Date:
8/24/2016 7:19:20 PM
Location:
Duncansville, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
RollingStock
Locomotives:
PRR 9541(F3A)
PRR 9686(F3A)
PRR 7072(GP9)
Views:
748
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 7072, EFS-17M, 1965
Description:
WIL-ALT-65. Here is an original (blurry) photo that I took while riding in a Pennsylvania Railroad passenger train from Harrisburg to Altoona during August of 1965. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engine #7072 and another unit whose number is not recorded. Both were built by EMD. #7072 is an EFS-17M built in 1956 and rated at 1,750 horsepower. They are pulling a westbound mixed-cargo freight train near Lewistown, Pennsylvania.
Photo Date:
8/15/1965
Upload Date:
11/5/2016 4:31:21 AM
Location:
Lewistown, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 7072(GP9)
Views:
324
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 2404, AF-24, 1965
Description:
Oil Power. Here is a photo by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Chicago, Illinois, on 12 July 1965. Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #2404, an AF-24 built by the American Locomotive Company in October of 1962 and rated at 2,400 horsepower. Partially visible at the right is PRR engine #7073, an EFS-17M built by GM-EMD in October of 1956 and rated at 1,750 horsepower.
Photo Date:
7/12/1965
Upload Date:
1/26/2021 6:12:38 PM
Location:
Chicago, IL
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 2404(RS27)
PRR 7073(GP9)
Views:
228
Comments:
1
Title:
PRR 2230, EF-22, 1965
Description:
17th Street. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Altoona, Pennsylvania, during August of 1965. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #2230, #2228 , and #7074. All were built by EMD. #2230 and #2228 are EF-22's built in 1963 and rated at 2,250 horsepower each. #7074 is an EFS-17M built in 1956 and rated at 1,750 horsepower. They are pullin' a smokin' coal train past ALTO Tower on their way to the Altoona Yards. This photo taken from the pedestrian stairway connecting 10th Avenue with the 17th Street Bridge.
Photo Date:
8/15/1965
Upload Date:
9/17/2016 2:04:38 PM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge,Signal,Track
Locomotives:
PRR 2230(GP30)
PRR 2228(GP30)
PRR 7074(GP9)
Views:
733
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 7142, EFS-17M, 1960
Description:
Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken near Aqueduct, Pennsylvania, on 17 October 1960. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #7142, #7075, and two more "Geeps" whose numbers are not recorded. All are EFS-17M's built by GM-EMD and rated 1,750 horsepower each. #7142 was built in June of 1957, while #7075 was built in November of 1956. They're rockin' 'n' rollin' with an eastbound manifest freight! ("Tchowee"; #31 of 39)
Photo Date:
10/17/1960
Upload Date:
7/18/2020 6:36:29 PM
Location:
Aqueduct, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Signal
Locomotives:
PRR 7142(GP9)
PRR 7075(GP9)
Views:
160
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 7075, EFS-17M, 1959
Description:
Byerly. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Fred Byerly that was taken in Columbia, Pennsylvania, on 17 November 1959. The photographer is not identified. Photo Caption: "EMD GP-9 #7075, 1750-hp, at Columbia, Pa." Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engine #7075 and two more units whose road numbers are not recorded. All are EFS-17M road switchers built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,750 horsepower each. #7075 was built in November of 1956. This photo comes from a color slide set entitled "Diesels On The Pennsylvania" that's produced and distributed by Blackhawk Films of Davenport, Iowa (819-52).
Photo Date:
12/21/1967
Upload Date:
10/29/2018 2:47:18 AM
Location:
Columbia, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Winter
Locomotives:
PRR 7075(GP9)
Views:
392
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 7076, EFS-17M, 1962
Description:
Oil Power. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Rodney Peterson that was taken in the East Liberty section of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on 8 December 1962. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engine #7076 and three more "Geeps" whose road numbers are not recorded. All are EFS-17M's built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,750 horsepower each. #7076 was constructed in November of 1956.
Photo Date:
12/8/1962
Upload Date:
8/30/2018 12:46:30 PM
Location:
East Liberty, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Winter
Locomotives:
PRR 7076(GP9)
Views:
326
Comments:
1
Title:
PRR 7077, EFS-17M, 1964
Description:
Mid-Mountain. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train West of Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 20 June 1964. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #7077 and #9830. Both were built by EMD. #7077 is an EFS-17M built in 1956 and rated at 1,750 horsepower. #9830 is an EF-15A built in 1951 and rated at 1,500 horsepower. They are rockin' 'n' rollin' up the Allegheny Mountains with N-5 caboose #477526.
Photo Date:
6/20/1964
Upload Date:
8/25/2016 4:07:56 AM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
RollingStock
Locomotives:
PRR 7077(GP9)
PRR 9830(F7A)
Views:
565
Comments:
1
Title:
PRR 7081, EFS-17M, 1964
Description:
WIL-ALT-64. Here is an original photo that I took while riding in a Pennsylvania Railroad passenger train from Harrisburg to Altoona on 03 July 1964. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #7081 and #9654. Both were built by EMD. #7081 is an EFS-17M built in 1956 and rated at 1,750 horsepower. #9654 is an EH-15 built in 1950 and rated at 1,500 horsepower. They are parked on a passing track near Lewistown, Pennsylvania, waiting for clearance to proceed. (My train is moving from left to right.)
Photo Date:
7/3/1964
Upload Date:
9/12/2016 12:15:14 PM
Location:
Lewistown, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Action
Locomotives:
PRR 7081(GP9)
PRR 9654(F7A)
Views:
713
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 7257, EFS-17M, c. 1966
Description:
Mann. Here is a photo by an unidentified photographer that was taken near Perdix, Pennsylvania, c. 1966. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #7257 and #7084. Both are EFS-17M road switchers built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,750 horsepower each. #7257 was constructed in November of 1959, while #7084 was built in November of 1956. They're pulling a fully-loaded mineral train from the coal mines of Western Pennsylvania to energy-hungry Eastern markets. (Gift from Brad Mann.)
Photo Date:
9/22/1966
Upload Date:
8/12/2021 7:54:42 AM
Location:
Perdix, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
PRR 7257(GP9)
PRR 7084(GP9)
Views:
122
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 2631, GF-25, 1967
Description:
Oil Power. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in October of 1967. Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #2631, a GF-25 built by General Electric as number "2531" in September of 1964, rated at 2,500 horsepower, and renumbered "2631" in preparation for the PRR-NYC merger.
Photo Date:
10/10/1967
Upload Date:
5/16/2024 4:07:05 PM
Location:
Philadelphia, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
PRR 2631(U25B)
PRR 7085(GP9)
Views:
9
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 7183, EFS-17M, 1959
Description:
Chione. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken on 11 March 1959. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #7183, an unidentified "Geep" B-unit, #7086, and #7213. All were built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,750 horsepower each. #7183 and #7213 were both built in November of 1957, while #7086 was built in November of 1956. The photographer's name and the location are not recorded.
Photo Date:
3/11/1959
Upload Date:
4/3/2020 4:06:12 PM
Location:
Greensburg, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Signal
Locomotives:
PRR 7183(GP9)
PRR 7086(GP9)
PRR 7213(GP9)
Views:
288
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 7086, EFS-17M, c. 1959
Description:
Oil Power. Here is a duplicate color "super slide" that was taken from the State Route 53 Bridge near Gallitzin, Pennsylvania, c. 1959. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engine #7086 and four more "Geeps" whose road numbers are not recorded. All are EFS-17M's built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,750 horsepower each. #7086 was constructed in November of 1956. They're about to roar under the Bridge with a manifest freight on their way to the New Portage Tunnel and a descent down the Allegheny Mountains via the Horseshoe Curve to Altoona and points East. Note the Flagman protecting the rear of his mixed-cargo freight train that has stopped on one of the westbound tracks. The photographer's name and the exact date are not recorded.
Photo Date:
8/15/1959
Upload Date:
6/23/2018 2:33:43 AM
Location:
Gallitzin, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge,Signal,Track
Locomotives:
PRR 7086(GP9)
Views:
725
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 7087, EFS-17M, c. 1960
Description:
Sweetland. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by David R. Sweetland that was taken near Bellwood, Pennsylvania, c. 1960. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #7087 and two more units whose road numbers are not recorded. All are EFS-17M's built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,750 horsepower each. #7087 was constructed in November of 1956. In this context, they're about to pass BELL Tower with a mixed-cargo freight train out of Enola on its way to Conway.
Photo Date:
11/21/1960
Upload Date:
6/3/2021 10:02:02 AM
Location:
Bellwood, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Signal
Locomotives:
PRR 7087(GP9)
Views:
118
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 7089, EFS-17M, 1964
Description:
Altoona Action. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken West of Altoona, Pennsylvania, in June of 1964. The photographer is not identified. Shown here (F to R) are PRR engine #7089 and four more "Geeps" whose road numbers are not recorded. All are EFS-17M's built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,750 horsepower each. #7089 was constructed in November of 1956. They're braking a fully-loaded mineral train down the Allegheny Mountains via the Horseshoe Curve on its way to the Eastbound Receiving Yard in Altoona. Wave to the Engineman!
Photo Date:
6/3/1964
Upload Date:
7/7/2018 3:48:57 AM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Action
Locomotives:
PRR 7089(GP9)
Views:
453
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 7092, EFS-17M, 1960
Description:
17th Street. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Altoona, Pennsylvania, during the Spring of 1960. Shown here are PRR engine #7092 and two other units whose numbers are not visible. All were built by EMD. #7092 is an EFS-17M built in 1956 and rated at 1,750 horsepower. They are about to pull a westbound mixed-cargo freight train under the 17th Street Bridge. Also visible are the Passenger Station and Train Shed in the middle distance.
Photo Date:
4/16/1960
Upload Date:
6/1/2016 12:31:03 PM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge,Station,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 7092(GP9)
Views:
417
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 7093, EFS-17M, 1965
Description:
17th Street. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Altoona, Pennsylvania, during August of 1965. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engine #7093 and two other units whose numbers are not legible. All were built by EMD. #7093 is an EFS-17M built in 1956 and rated at 1,750 horsepower. They are pulling a mixed-cargo freight train past ALTO Tower on their way to Enola and points East. This photo taken adjacent to ALTO Tower.
Photo Date:
8/15/1965
Upload Date:
9/17/2016 2:35:56 PM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge,Signal
Locomotives:
PRR 7093(GP9)
Views:
376
Comments:
1
Title:
PRR 7095, EFS-17M, c. 1960
Description:
FSF. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, c. 1960. The photographer is not identified. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #7095, #7203, and #7243. All are EFS-17M road switchers built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,750 horsepower each. #7095 was constructed in November of 1956, #7203 in November of 1957, and #7243 in October of 1959. In this context, they're pulling a mixed-cargo freight train under the 4th Street Footbridge on its way up the Allegheny Mountains to Gallitzin and points West.
Photo Date:
9/22/1960
Upload Date:
12/20/2023 10:37:58 PM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge,Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 7095(GP9)
PRR 7203(GP9)
PRR 7243(GP9)
Views:
48
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 8436, AS-16M, 1964
Description:
DMP-2. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by William D. Volkmer that was taken in Northumberland, Pennsylvania, on 15 September 1964. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #8436 and #7095. #8436 is an AS-16M built by the American Locomotive Company in November of 1953 and rated at 1,600 horsepower. #7095 is an EFS-17M built by GM-EMD in November of 1956 and rated at 1,750 horsepower. (#5 of 20)
Photo Date:
9/15/1964
Upload Date:
11/28/2022 9:21:58 PM
Location:
Northumberland, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 8436(RS3)
PRR 7095(GP9)
Views:
83
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 7097, EFS-17M, 1960
Description:
4th Street. Here is an original photo that I took of Pennsylvania Railroad trains in Altoona, Pennsylvania, during November of 1960. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #7097, #7162, and #7096. All are EFS-17M's built by EMD and rated at 1,750 horsepower each. #7097 and #7096 were built in 1956, but #7162 was built in 1957. They are about to pass under the 4th Street Bridge with a mixed-cargo freight train on their way up the Allegheny Mountains via the Horseshoe Curve to Gallitzin and points West. ("Red Shift" slide converted to Black & White.)
Photo Date:
11/13/1960
Upload Date:
9/28/2016 1:42:21 AM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge,Yard,Track
Locomotives:
PRR 7097(GP9)
PRR 7162(GP9)
PRR 7096(GP9)
Views:
329
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 7098, EFS-17M, 1963
Description:
Tipton. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Tipton, Pennsylvania, on 09 June 1963. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #7098 and #7248. Both are EFS-17M's built by EMD and rated at 1,750 horsepower each; #7098 was built in 1956, but #7248 was built in 1959. They are pulling an 111-car eastbound coal train along with N-8 caboose #478178.
Photo Date:
6/9/1963
Upload Date:
8/24/2016 1:01:36 AM
Location:
Tipton, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
PRR 7098(GP9)
PRR 7248(GP9)
Views:
302
Comments:
2
Title:
PRR 7099, EFS-17M, 1956
Description:
Chione. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide (converted to B&W) via Al Chione that was taken in 1956. Shown here (R to L) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #7099 and three more units whose road numbers are not recorded. All are EFS-17M's built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,750 horsepower each. #7099 was constructed in November of 1956. The names of the photographer and of the two Railroaders pictured here, as well as the exact date and the location, are not recorded.
Photo Date:
5/6/1956
Upload Date:
6/29/2023 11:55:46 PM
Location:
Alton, OH
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
PRR 7099(GP9)
Views:
55
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 2414, AF-25, c. 1963
Description:
Oil Power. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #2414, an AF-25 built by the American Locomotive Company in October of 1962 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. Partially visible at the left is PRR engine #7099, an EFS-17M constructed by GM-EMD in November of 1956 and rated at 1,750 horsepower. And partially visible at the right is PRR engine #2214, an EF-22 built by GM-EMD in March of 1963 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. Note the hawk, circling in the sky, searchin' for snacks! The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded.
Photo Date:
8/15/1963
Upload Date:
6/5/2021 9:32:31 AM
Location:
Enola, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 2414(RS27)
PRR 7099(GP9)
PRR 2214(GP30)
Views:
341
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 7104, EFS-17M, 1964
Description:
Tipton. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Tipton, Pennsylvania, on 11 April 1964. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #7104 and #7111. Both are EFS-17M's built by EMD and rated at 1,750 horsepower each; #7104 was built in 1956, but #7111 was built in 1957. They are pulling a 135-car eastbound coal train along with caboose #477866.
Photo Date:
4/11/1964
Upload Date:
8/24/2016 1:24:13 AM
Location:
Tipton, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
PRR 7104(GP9)
PRR 7111(GP9)
Views:
313
Comments:
1
Title:
PRR Juniata E&M Shop Yard, 1966
Description:
Altoona Action. Here is an original 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken at the Pennsylvania Railroad's Erecting & Machine Shop storage yard in Altoona, Pennsylvania, in June of 1966. Among the numerous locomotives depicted here is PRR engine #8968, a BS-16M road switcher built by Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton in June of 1951 and retired in July of 1966. Beyond it is PRR engine #7104, an EFS-17M built by GM-EMD in November of 1956 and rated at 1,750 horsepower.
Photo Date:
6/21/1966
Upload Date:
4/21/2022 7:58:37 AM
Location:
Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
PRR 8968(AS616)
PRR 7104(GP9)
Views:
151
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 7105, ES-17M, 1963
Description:
Mann. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken near Gallitzin, Pennsylvania, on 23 June 1963. The photographer is not identified. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engine #7105 and another "Geep" whose road number is not recorded. Both were built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,750 horsepower each. #7105 was constructed in May of 1957. In this context, they're about to enter one of the Gallitzin Tunnels with a short iron-ore train ~ as evidenced by the cabin car and rear-end pushers, just down grade a bit. The two eastbound tracks just out of the New Portage Tunnel ~ aka "The Slide" ~ are visible at the right. ("PrrFan18n")
Photo Date:
6/23/1963
Upload Date:
6/16/2021 3:35:28 PM
Location:
Gallitzin, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
PRR 7105(GP9)
Views:
115
Comments:
1
Title:
PRR 9799, EF-15A. 1966
Description:
Portraits 1. Here is a diesel locomotive portrait by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Chicago, Illinois, on 10 August 1966. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #9799, an unidentified "EF" Class B-unit, #7112, and three more units whose road numbers are not recorded. All were built by GM-EMD. #9799 is an EF-15A constructed in March of 1951 and retired in October of 1967. Engine #7112 is an EFS-17M built in May of 1957. (#8 of 20)
Photo Date:
8/10/1966
Upload Date:
2/19/2021 12:56:14 PM
Location:
Chicago, IL
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 9799(F7A)
PRR 7112(GP9)
Views:
164
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 7115, EFS-17M, 1965
Description:
Slope to Works. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train between SLOPE and WORKS Towers in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 06 June 1965. Shown here (R to L) is PRR engine #7115 and two other units whose numbers are not visible. All were built by EMD. #7115 is an EFS-17M built in 1957 and rated at 1,750 horsepower. They are pulling an eastbound merchandise freight and are about to pass under the 17th Street Bridge.
Photo Date:
6/6/1965
Upload Date:
6/25/2016 4:28:54 PM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
PRR 7115(GP9)
Views:
249
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 7115, EFS-17M, c. 1967
Description:
Mann. Here is a photo by an unidentified photographer that was taken near Cove, Pennsylvania, c. 1967. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #7115, an EFS-17M built by GM-EMD in June of 1957 and rated at 1,750 horsepower. It's heading East toward the Enola Yards with a "high-&-wide" special. (Gift from Brad Mann.)
Photo Date:
11/14/1967
Upload Date:
8/11/2021 12:08:50 AM
Location:
Cove, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Winter,Signal
Locomotives:
PRR 7115(GP9)
Views:
123
Comments:
0
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