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Pictures of PRR 9697
Owner:
Pennsylvania Railroad
Model:
EMD F7A
Built As:
PRR 9697 (F7A)
Serial Number:
7587
Order No:
E1080
Frame Number:
E1080-A14
Built:
4/1949
Notes:
PRR Class EH-15.
Other locos with this serial:
PRR 9697(F7A)
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Title:
PRR "Soliloquy Of Altoona," Page 19, 1978
Description:
Here is page four of a 15-page article by Bert Pennypacker entitled "Soliloquy Of Altoona." It was published originally in the April 1978 issue of "Rails Northeast" magazine, page 19. Partial Caption: "A pair of F-3's (9696 & 9697) drift into the yards after making the descent off the mountain." Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #9696 and #9697. Both are EH-15's built by GM-BMD in April of 1949, rated at 1,500 horsepower each, but later regeared and reclassified as EF-15A's. #9696 was retired in December of 1963, but #9697 went on to serve with the Penn Central. Photo taken from the 9th Street Footbridge in 1954 by F.S. Gamber.
Photo Date:
4/1/1978
Upload Date:
11/16/2017 1:23:42 PM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 9696(F7A)
PRR 9697(F7A)
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