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PRR 8797, ES-15M, c. 1963 |
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Chione. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione. Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #8797, an ES-15M built by GM-EMD in January of 1952 and rated at 1,500 horsepower. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. |
| Photo Date: |
3/21/1963 Upload Date: 9/29/2023 8:38:33 AM |
| Location: |
Louisville, KY |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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| Locomotives: |
PRR 8797(GP7) |
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316 Comments: 0 |
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PRR 8797, ES-15M, 1965 |
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Oil Power. Here is an original photo that I took while riding a Pennsylvania Railroad passenger train near Downingtown, Pennsylvania, during August of 1965, Shown here is PRR engine #8797, an ES-15M built by EMD in January of 1952 and rated at 1,500 horsepower. It's pulling a westbound "wide-load" special in electrified territory. |
| Photo Date: |
8/15/1965 Upload Date: 9/15/2016 3:18:56 AM |
| Location: |
Downingtown, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Passenger,Track |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 8797(GP7) |
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1354 Comments: 2 |
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PRR "Altoona Shops," Back Cover #2, 1996 |
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Here is the second of two photographs on the back cover of the Autumn 1996 issue of "The Keystone" magazine. Photo Caption: "Both the freight diesels and the reefers in the background command attention in this view from the old Altoona 8th St. footbridge, looking northwest, on July 25, 1952. The freight station was demolished about a year after this photo was taken." Photo by John Dziobko, Jr. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #8797 and #8798. Both are ES-15M's built by GM-EMD in 1952 and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. |
| Photo Date: |
9/22/1996 Upload Date: 11/23/2017 3:01:09 AM |
| Location: |
Altoona, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Yard,Track |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 8797(GP7) PRR 8798(GP7) |
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919 Comments: 0 |
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"Trains" Magazine, August 1953 |
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Here is a photo that was published originally in the August 1953 issue of "Trains & Travel" magazine, pages 46-47. Photo Caption: "What, another Geep? Pennsy No. 8798 passes through the Morrisville (Pa.) yard with 12 big storage tanks for a new brewery at Newark, N.J." #8798 is an ES-15M road switcher built by GM-EMD in January of 1952 and rated at 1,500 horsepower. The photographer's name and the exact date are not recorded. |
| Photo Date: |
8/1/1953 Upload Date: 10/22/2022 8:24:42 PM |
| Location: |
Morrisville, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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| Locomotives: |
PRR 8798(GP7) |
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335 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 8798, ES-15M, c. 1963 |
| Description: |
Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #8798 and another unit whose road number is not recorded. Both were built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #8798 is an ES-15M road switcher constructed in January of 1952. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. (Tchowee"; #36 of 40) |
| Photo Date: |
9/22/1963 Upload Date: 3/30/2025 4:27:34 PM |
| Location: |
Frankford Junction, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Station |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 8798(GP7) |
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165 Comments: 0 |
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