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Title:
PC 6121, SD45, 1973
Description:
Altoona Action. Here is an original photo that I took from the 12th Street Footbridge in Altoona, Pennsylvania, in June of 1973. Shown here (F to R) are Penn Central Railroad engines #6121, #8071, and another unit whose road number is not recorded. All were built by GM-EMD. #6121 is an SD45 delivered to the Pennsylvania Railroad in October of 1966 and rated at 3,600 horsepower. #8071 is a GP38-2. They're passing the Altoona Passenger Station with a long string of hopper cars that they've brought down the Allegheny Mountains from Gallitzin and points West. The large structure in the distance is the now-abandoned Pennsylvania Railroad Test Plant; a bit further to the right is the 17th Street Bridge; in the far distance are the eastern slopes of the Allegheny Mountains.
Photo Date:
6/21/1973
Upload Date:
10/13/2016 3:12:24 AM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge,Signal
Locomotives:
PC 6121(SD45)
PC 8071(GP38-2)
Views:
840
Comments:
0
Title:
PC 6121, SD45, 1973
Description:
Altoona Action. Here is an original photo that I took from the 12th Street Footbridge in Altoona, Pennsylvania, in June of 1973. Shown here (F to R) are Penn Central Railroad engines #6121, #8071, and another unit whose road number is not recorded. All were built by GM-EMD. #6121 is an SD45 delivered to the Pennsylvania Railroad in October of 1966 and rated at 3,600 horsepower. #8071 is a GP38-2. They're passing under the Footbridge with a long string of hopper cars that they've brought down the Allegheny Mountains from Gallitzin and points West. Partially visible at the right is one of the original ~ and last remaining ~ PRR 12th Street Car Shop buildings.
Photo Date:
6/21/1973
Upload Date:
10/13/2016 3:14:08 AM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
PC 6121(SD45)
PC 8071(GP38-2)
Views:
740
Comments:
0
Title:
PC 6123, SD45, 1973
Description:
Altoona Action. Here is an original photo that I took in Altoona, Pennsylvania, in June of 1973. Shown here is Penn Central Railroad engine #6123, an SD45 built by GM-EMD and delivered to the Pennsylvania Railroad in October of 1966 and rated at 3,600 horsepower. It's pulling a local freight train to Hollidaysburg with materials destined for use in the Samuel Rea Shop. Partially visible in the distance is the black-colored 12th Street Footbridge.
Photo Date:
6/21/1973
Upload Date:
9/9/2016 5:43:36 AM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge,Signal
Locomotives:
PC 6123(SD45)
Views:
669
Comments:
2
Title:
PC "Penn Central Freight Train," c. 1970
Description:
Here is a postal card entitled "Penn Central Freight Train." No Postmark. Shown here (L to R) are PC engines #6076, #6125, #2432, and another unit whose road number is not recorded. #6076 is an SD-40 built by GM-EMD in February of 1966 for the PRR and rated at 3,000 horsepower. #6125 is an SD-45 constructed by GM-EMD in November of 1966 for the PRR and rated at 3,600 horsepower. And #2432 is a C425 built by the American Locomotive Company in March of 1965 for the PRR and rated at 2,500 horsepower. In this context, they're pulling a maifest freight train around the Horseshoe Curve and up the Allegheny Mountains to Gallitzin and points West. The photographer's name and the exact date are not recorded. (#10,700)
Photo Date:
4/16/1970
Upload Date:
7/10/2023 11:43:33 PM
Location:
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
PC 6076(SD40)
PC 6125(SD45)
PC 2432(C425)
Views:
683
Comments:
0
Title:
PC 6196, SD45, 1968
Description:
Altoona Action. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Charles Houser that was taken near Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 10 February 1968. Shown here (R to L) are Penn Central Railroad engines #6196 and #6142. Both are SD-45's built for the Pennsylvania Railroad by GM-EMD in January of 1968 and rated at 3,600 horsepower each. In this context, they're pulling a freight train down the Allegheny Mountains to Altoona and points East. ("Tchowee"; #1 of 2)
Photo Date:
2/10/1968
Upload Date:
5/4/2020 7:12:21 PM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Winter
Locomotives:
PC 6142(SD45)
PC 6196(SD45)
Views:
651
Comments:
0
Title:
PC 6076, SD-40, 1973
Description:
Hazy. Here is an original photo that I took of a Penn Central Railroad train in Altoona, Pennsylvania, during July of 1973. Shown here (L to R) are PC engines #6076, #6161, #6142, and another unit whose number is not recorded. All were built by EMD. #6076 is an SD-40 built in 1966 and rated at 3,000 horsepower; its original PRR number was the same. #6161 and #6142 are SD-45's built in 1967 and rated at 3,600 horsepower each; their original PRR numbers were the same. The crew has received permission to proceed, and are in the process of pulling their merchandise freight train up the Allegheny Mountains via the Horseshoe Curve to Gallitzin and points West. Visible on the right is a portion of the PC's WORKS Tower.
Photo Date:
7/14/1973
Upload Date:
10/7/2016 2:26:44 AM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge,Yard,Signal,Track
Locomotives:
PC 6076(SD40)
PC 6161(SD45)
PC 6142(SD45)
Views:
1039
Comments:
2
Title:
PC 6076, SD-40, 1973
Description:
Hazy. Here is an original photo that I took of a Penn Central Railroad train in Altoona, Pennsylvania, during July of 1973. Shown here (L to R) are PC engines #6076, #6161, #6142, and another unit whose number is not recorded. All were built by EMD. #6076 is an SD-40 built in 1966 and rated at 3,000 horsepower; its original PRR number was the same. #6161 and #6142 are SD-45's built in 1967 and rated at 3,600 horsepower each; their original PRR numbers were the same. They are passing under the 4th Street Bridge with their merchandise freight train, and are about to begin climbing the Allegheny Mountains via the Horseshoe Curve to Gallitzin and points West. Visible in the foreground is the two-track, west-facing signal bridge; the 7th Street Bridge is also visible in the distance.
Photo Date:
7/14/1973
Upload Date:
10/7/2016 3:10:29 AM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge,Signal,Track
Locomotives:
PC 6076(SD40)
PC 6161(SD45)
PC 6142(SD45)
Views:
680
Comments:
0
Title:
PC 6171, SD45, 1968
Description:
Altoona Action. Here is an original photo that I took at the Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, during the Summer of 1968. Shown here are Penn Central Railroad engines #6171, #2330, and another unit whose road number is not recorded. #6171 is an SD45 built by GM-EMD in December of 1967 and rated at 3,600 horsepower. #2330 is a GP35 built by GM-EMD in January of 1965 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. They're pulling a mixed-cargo freight train around the Curve and down the Allegheny Mountains to Altoona and points East. Wave to the engineman!
Photo Date:
8/15/1968
Upload Date:
9/3/2016 1:28:15 PM
Location:
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
PC 6171(SD45)
PC 2330(GP35)
Views:
808
Comments:
0
Title:
"Rail Guide To The Horseshoe Curve," Page 28, 1976
Description:
Here is page 28 of a 28-page booklet entitled "Rail Guide To The Horseshoe Curve." It was published originally in 1976 by PC Publications of East McKeesport, Pennsylvania. Shown here is a photo by Joe Perry that was taken from the 17th Street Bridge in Altoona, Pennsylvania, c. 1976. Passing ALTO Tower with an eastbound mineral train is Penn Central engine #6171 and another unit whose road number is not recorded. Both are SD45's built by GM-EMD and rated at 3,600 horsepower each. #6171 was constructed for the Pennsylvania Railroad as number "6171" in December of,1967.
Photo Date:
8/15/1976
Upload Date:
12/26/2024 2:02:30 PM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
PC 6171(SD45)
Views:
308
Comments:
0
Title:
PC Derailment At Horseshoe Curve, #1 of 2, 1968
Description:
Here is page one of a two-page camera study that was published originally in the September 1968 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 34. These photos were taken by Ken Kraemer as a westbound Penn Central freight train began derailing as it rounded the Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 12 May 1968.
Photo Date:
9/1/1968
Upload Date:
4/13/2022 10:30:32 PM
Location:
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
RollingStock,Wreck
Locomotives:
PC 6068(SD40)
PC 6175(SD45)
PC 4366(FP7A)
Views:
649
Comments:
0
Title:
"Rail Guide To The Horseshoe Curve," Page 20, 1976
Description:
Here is page 20 of a 28-page booklet entitled "Rail Guide To The Horseshoe Curve." It was published originally in 1976 by PC Publications of East McKeesport, PA. Photo Caption: "Penn Central TV-2 drifts down the Curve on a bitter cold March day. The PRR K-4s sits beside the track near the center of the picture. This view offers a super photo location. Photo by Bill Rettburg." Prominent here are Penn Central engines #6176 and #2563. PRR "Pacific" #1361 rusts away in the distance.
Photo Date:
8/15/1976
Upload Date:
12/26/2024 1:59:14 PM
Location:
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Winter,Steam
Locomotives:
PC 6176(SD45)
PC 2563(U25B)
PRR 1361(4-6-2)
Views:
421
Comments:
0
Title:
"Horseshoe Curve," Page 57, 2004
Description:
Here is page 20 of a 24-page cover article entitled "Horseshoe Curve: 150 Years." It was published originally in the August 2004 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 57.
Photo Date:
8/1/2004
Upload Date:
10/28/2017 3:36:51 AM
Location:
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
PC 6228(SD45)
PC 6178(SD45)
Views:
450
Comments:
0
Title:
"Rail Guide To The Horseshoe Curve," Page 18, 1976
Description:
Here is page 18 of a 28-page booklet entitled "Rail Guide To The Horseshoe Curve." It was published originally in 1976 by PC Publications of East McKeesport, Pennsylvania. Photo Caption: "The eastbound 'National Limited' starts into the Horseshoe Curve just as it passes the helper engines of a westbound freight ascending the east slope of the Alleghenies. Photo by Bill Metzger." Prominent here is Penn Central engine #6186, an SD45 built by GM-EMD for the Pennsylvania Railroad as number "6186" in December of 1967 and rated at 3,600 horsepower. Also visible are PC cabooses #23624 and #22983; the latter is ex-PRR N-5E cabin car #477594.
Photo Date:
8/15/1976
Upload Date:
12/26/2024 1:58:15 PM
Location:
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
RollingStock,Passenger
Locomotives:
PC 6186(SD45)
Views:
327
Comments:
0
Title:
PC 6188, SD-45, 1973
Description:
Hazy. Here is an original photo that I took of Penn Central Railroad trains in Altoona, Pennsylvania, during July of 1973. Shown here (F to R) are PC engine #6188 and another unit whose number is not recorded. #6188 is an SD-45 built by EMD in 1967 and rated at 3,600 horsepower; its original PRR number was the same. They are returning to East Altoona after helping/pushing a train up the Allegheny Mountains via the Horseshoe Curve to Gallitzin, where they uncoupled and returned down the Mountains to make yet another helper/pusher run. Visible on the right is a PC freight train that has either stopped or stalled on its way up the Mountains. Photo taken from the 24th Street Bridge.
Photo Date:
7/14/1973
Upload Date:
10/7/2016 4:20:25 AM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge
Locomotives:
PC 6188(SD45)
Views:
597
Comments:
1
Title:
"Rail Guide To The Horseshoe Curve," Page 15, 1976
Description:
Here is page 15 of a 28-page booklet entitled "Rail Guide To The Horseshoe Curve." It was published originally in 1976 by PC Publications of East McKeesport, PA. Partial Caption: "A 4-unit consist drags seventy-nine cars of iron ore up past the famous Bennington Curve." Photo by Bob Reid. Prominent here is Penn Central engine #6190, an SD45 built by GM-EMD for the Pennsylvania Railroad as number "6190" in January of 1968 and rated at 3,600 horsepower.
Photo Date:
8/15/1976
Upload Date:
12/26/2024 1:56:54 PM
Location:
Gallitzin, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
PC 6190(SD45)
Views:
322
Comments:
0
Title:
PC 6192, SD45, c. 1968
Description:
PC Power. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione. Shown here is Penn Central engine #6192, an SD45 built by GM-EMD for the Pennsylvania Railroad in January of 1968 and rated at 3,600 horsepower. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. ("Stoneborobranch"; #1 of 4)
Photo Date:
11/14/1968
Upload Date:
6/5/2025 3:08:52 PM
Location:
Conway, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
PC 6192(SD45)
Views:
90
Comments:
0
Title:
PC Derailment At Horseshoe Curve, #2 of 2, 1968
Description:
Here is page two of a two-page camera study that was published originally in the September 1968 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 35. These photos were taken by Ken Kraemer as a westbound Penn Central freight train began derailing as it rounded the Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 12 May 1968.
Photo Date:
9/1/1968
Upload Date:
4/13/2022 10:33:41 PM
Location:
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
RollingStock,Wreck
Locomotives:
PC 6087(SD40)
PC 6515(U25C)
PC 6194(SD45)
PC 4366(FP7A)
Views:
708
Comments:
0
Title:
PC 6233, SD45, c. 1968
Description:
PC Power. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione. Shown here (L to R) are Penn Central engines #6233 and #6232. Both are SD45's built by GM-EMD for the Pennsylvania Railroad in January of 1968 and rated at 3,600 horsepower each. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. ("Stoneborobranch"; #2 of 4)
Photo Date:
11/14/1968
Upload Date:
6/5/2025 3:09:16 PM
Location:
Conway, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
PC 6233(SD45)
PC 6232(SD45)
Views:
76
Comments:
0
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