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Owner: Pennsylvania Railroad
Model:EMD GP9Built As:PRR 7048 (GP9)
Serial Number:20752Order No:5408
Frame Number:5408-49Built:12/1955
Notes:PRR Class EFS-17M.
Other locos with this serial:  PRR 7048(GP9) CR 7048(GP9) PC 7048(GP9)
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Excursion Train At Horseshoe Curve, 1987
Title:  Excursion Train At Horseshoe Curve, 1987
Description:  Here is an original 35mm color slide by Paul Carpentino that was taken while riding in an excursion train at the Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 1 November 1987. Prominent here is former Pennsylvania Railroad engine #7048, an EFS-17M road switcher built by GM-EMD in December of 1955, rated a 1,750 horsepower, later owned by the Penn Central Railroad and Conrail, and finally enshrined at the Curve on 5 September 1985. Wave to the Railfans!
Photo Date:  11/1/1987  Upload Date: 5/28/2025 1:29:39 AM
Location:  ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
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Locomotives:  PRR 7048(GP9) CR 6296(SD40) CR 6290(SD40) PRR 5898(E8A) PRR 5706(E8A)
Views:  194   Comments: 0
"Altoona Sunday," Page 22, 1988
Title:  "Altoona Sunday," Page 22, 1988
Description:  Here is page one of a three-page article by Denis Connell entitled "Altoona Sunday!" It was published originally in the January 1988 issue of "Railpace Newsmagazine," page 22. Partial Caption: "Conrail SD40 helpers 6296-6290 assist restored PRR E8's 5898-5706 on a seventeen-car consist around Horseshoe Curve on November 1, 1987." From here, it's up to Gallitzin, through one tunnel, around the wye, through the New Portage Tunnel, down "The Mountain" and around the Curve to Altoona.
Photo Date:  1/1/1988  Upload Date: 1/25/2025 8:15:56 AM
Location:  ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  CR 6296(SD40) CR 6290(SD40) PRR 5898(E8A) PRR 5706(E8A) PRR 7048(GP9)
Views:  425   Comments: 0
"Keystones On The Curve," Page 25, 1988
Title:  "Keystones On The Curve," Page 25, 1988
Description:  Here is page one of a two-page article by Steve Barry entitled "Keystones On The Curve." It was published originally in the January 1988 issue of "Railpace Newsmagazine," page 25. Bottom Photo, Partial Caption: "The excursion train is still rounding the curve as Amtrak 46, the 'Pennsylvanian,' roars by with F40PH 258 on the point of a five car consist."
Photo Date:  1/1/1988  Upload Date: 11/26/2022 10:05:29 PM
Location:  ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:  AMTK 258(F40PHR) CR 6296(SD40) CR 6290(SD40) PRR 5898(E8A) PRR 5706(E8A) PRR 7048(GP9)
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PRR 7048, EFS-17M, 1993
Title:  PRR 7048, EFS-17M, 1993
Description:  Here is an original 35mm color slide that was taken at the Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, during April of 1993. Shown here is former Pennsylvania Railroad engine #7048, an EFS-17M road switcher built by GM-EMD in December of 1955, rated a 1,750 horsepower, later owned by the Penn Central Railroad and Conrail, and finally enshrined at the Curve on 5 September 1985. The names of the photographer and the other folks pictured here are not recorded.
Photo Date:  4/16/1993  Upload Date: 1/2/2021 9:38:13 PM
Location:  ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
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Locomotives:  PRR 7048(GP9)
Views:  828   Comments: 0
"Conrail At The Heart Of The Pennsy," Page 53, 1996
Title:  "Conrail At The Heart Of The Pennsy," Page 53, 1996
Description:  Here is page two of a nine-page cover article by James P. Olmstead entitled "Conrail At The Heart Of The Pennsy." It was published in the June 1996 issue of "Railfan & Railroad" magazine, page 53. Partial Caption: "Horseshoe Curve is the scenic and operational highlight of Conrail's conquest of the Alleghenies."
Photo Date:  6/1/1996  Upload Date: 12/21/2024 10:55:26 PM
Location:  ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
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Locomotives:  PRR 7048(GP9)
Views:  352   Comments: 0
CR "World Famous Horseshoe Curve," c. 1997
Title:  CR "World Famous Horseshoe Curve," c. 1997
Description:  Here is a postal card entitled "World Famous Horseshoe Curve." No Postmark. Caption On Reverse: "World Famous Horseshoe Curve, West of Altoona PA, seen in this Autumn aerial view. Conrail moves 50-60 trains per day over this important East-West rail link that has served continuously since 1854. The Railroaders Memorial Museum operates a year-round Visitor Center, Gift Shop, and Funicular at the site. Photo by H. Mark Weidman." Kittanning Mountain embraces the Curve's apex. At the right of the Mountain is Kittanning Run, route of the Kittanning Indian Trail and headwaters of the Juniata River which flow into Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic.
Photo Date:  8/15/1997  Upload Date: 2/1/2022 8:53:32 PM
Location:  ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
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Locomotives:  PRR 7048(GP9) PRR 7048(GP9)
Views:  558   Comments: 0
Horseshoe Curve Commemorations, #9 of 9, 1985
Title:  Horseshoe Curve Commemorations, #9 of 9, 1985
Description:  Here is the ninth of nine photos that were published originally in David W. Seidel's 2008 book entitled "Images Of Rail: Horseshoe Curve," page 93. Shown here is former Pennsylvania Railroad engine #7048, an EFS-17M built by GM-EMD in December of 1955 and rated a 1,750 horsepower. In this photo taken on 5 September 1985, it is waiting to be pushed up the mountain to the Horseshoe Curve to replace K-4S "Pacific" #1361 and, thereby, become the new commemorative locomotive. Photo taken just East of the 24th Street Bridge.
Photo Date:  1/1/2008  Upload Date: 1/25/2018 1:53:03 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  PRR 7048(GP9)
Views:  485   Comments: 0
PRR 7048, EFS-17M, 2011
Title:  PRR 7048, EFS-17M, 2011
Description:  Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Paul Carpentino that was taken at the Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 11 May 2011. Shown here is former Pennsylvania Railroad engine #7048, an EFS-17M road switcher built by GM-EMD in December of 1955, rated a 1,750 horsepower, later owned by the Penn Central Railroad and Conrail, and finally enshrined at the Curve on 5 September 1985.
Photo Date:  5/11/2011  Upload Date: 5/28/2025 1:30:36 AM
Location:  ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
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Locomotives:  PRR 7048(GP9)
Views:  76   Comments: 0

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