| Altoona Action. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by K.L. Douglas that was taken at the Passenger Station in Altoona, Pennsylvania, c. 1964. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #9669, #7201, and another "Geep" whose road number is not recorded. All were built by GM-EMD. #9669 is an EF-15A built in April of 1949, rated at 1,500 horsepower, and retired in May of 1966. #7201 is an EFS-17M built in November of 1957 and rated at 1,750 horsepower. They're passing under the 12th Street Footbridge with a mixed-cargo freight train on their way up the Allegheny Mountains to Pitcairn. Produced and distributed by FJC Products of Newport, Delaware. ("PrrFan18n") |