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PRR 9821, EF-15A, 1959 |
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Horseshoe Curve-1959. Here is an original photo that I took at the Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 3 September 1959. Shown here (F to R) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9821 and two more units whose road numbers are not recorded. All were built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9821 is an EF-15A built in May of 1951. They're pulling a mixed-cargo freight train around the Curve and up the Allegheny Mountains to Gallitzin and points West. |
| Photo Date: |
9/3/1959 Upload Date: 7/7/2016 12:32:12 PM |
| Location: |
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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| Locomotives: |
PRR 9821(F7A) |
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| Title: |
PRR 9821, EF-15A, 1960 |
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French. Here is an original photo by Harold Buckley, Jr., that was taken in Richmond, Indiana, on 21 August 1960. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9821, an EF-15A built by GM-EMD in May of 1951, rated at 1,500 horsepower, and retired in December of 1967 after just 16 years of revenue service. |
| Photo Date: |
8/21/1960 Upload Date: 6/22/2024 11:29:51 PM |
| Location: |
Richmond, IN |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Yard |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 9821(F7A) |
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195 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 9822, EF-15A, 1959 |
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French. Here is an original photo by Harold Buckley, Jr., that was taken in Cincinnati, Ohio, on 26 August 1959. Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9822, an EF-15A built by GM-EMD in May of 1951, rated at 1,500 horsepower, renumbered "1522" in preparation for the PRR-NYC merger, and retired in October of 1967 after just 16 years of revenue service. |
| Photo Date: |
8/26/1959 Upload Date: 6/22/2024 11:30:35 PM |
| Location: |
Cincinnati, OH |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Yard |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 9822(F7A) |
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147 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 9824, EF-15A, 1965 |
| Description: |
Huntingdon. Here is an original telephoto view that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train East of Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, during October of 1965. Shown here is PRR engine #9824, an EF-15A built by EMD in 1951 and rated at 1,500 horsepower. It is pulling a short eastbound "extra" freight train. A portion of US Route 22 is visible on the right. |
| Photo Date: |
10/23/1965 Upload Date: 8/9/2016 1:35:36 AM |
| Location: |
Huntingdon, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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| Locomotives: |
PRR 9824(F7A) |
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431 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 9824, EF-15A, c. 1966 |
| Description: |
Chione. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione. Shown here (R to L) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9824 and two more units whose road numbers are not recorded. All were built by GM-EMD. #9824 is an EF-15A built in May of 1951 and rated at 1,500 horsepower. Looks to me like it's seen better days! The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. |
| Photo Date: |
8/15/1966 Upload Date: 9/16/2024 7:07:53 PM |
| Location: |
Cresson, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Yard |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 9824(F7A) |
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147 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
"Is Pennsy Really Coming Back," Page 18, 1954 |
| Description: |
Here is the third page of a six-page cover article by David P. Morgan entitled "Is Pennsy Really Coming Back?" It was published originally in the December 1954 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 18. Photo Caption: "Eastbound tonnage crosses B&O and Nickel Plate tracks in Lima, the Ohio city which once produced engines for the Pennsy." Photo by Wallace W. Abbey. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #9825 and another "EF" Class unit whose number is not recorded. Both were built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9825 was built in May of 1951 and retired in December of 1966. |
| Photo Date: |
12/1/1954 Upload Date: 6/25/2019 11:59:02 AM |
| Location: |
Lima, OH |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Station,Signal |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 9825(F7A) |
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454 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 9827, EF-15A, #1 of 2, 1966 |
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Here is the first of two original photos by Ronald F. Amberger that were taken in Titusville, Pennsylvania, in June of 1966. Shown here (R to L) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9827 and two more units whose road numbers are not recorded. All were built by GM-EMD. #9827 is an EF-15A constructed in June of 1951 and rated at 1,500 horsepower. ("Erail888" C; #1 of 2) |
| Photo Date: |
6/21/1966 Upload Date: 10/21/2024 7:39:19 PM |
| Location: |
Titusville, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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| Locomotives: |
PRR 9827(F7A) |
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143 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 9827, EF-15A, #2 of 2, 1966 |
| Description: |
Here is the second of two original photos by Ronald F. Amberger that were taken in Titusville, Pennsylvania, in June of 1966. Shown here (L to R) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9827 and two more units whose road numbers are not recorded. All were built by GM-EMD. #9827 is an EF-15A constructed in June of 1951 and rated at 1,500 horsepower. ("Erail888" C; #2 of 2) |
| Photo Date: |
6/21/1966 Upload Date: 10/21/2024 7:41:41 PM |
| Location: |
Titusville, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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| Locomotives: |
PRR 9827(F7A) |
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105 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 9828, EF-15A, 1960 |
| Description: |
Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Tom Smart that was taken in Louisville, Kentucky, on 31 July 1960. Shown here (R to L) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9828 and two more units whose road numbers are not recorded. All were built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9828 is an EF-15A constructed in June of 1951 and retired in December of 1966 after just 15 years of revenue service. The number of the N-6B cabin car at the right is not recorded. ("Tchowee"; #25 of 40) |
| Photo Date: |
7/31/1960 Upload Date: 5/21/2020 9:37:03 AM |
| Location: |
Louisville, KY |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Yard |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 9828(F7A) |
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325 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
"Horseshoe Curve Pictorial," Page 42, 2004 |
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Here is page 11 of a 12-page camera study entitled "Horseshoe Curve Pictorial." It was published originally in the Winter 2004 issue of "The Keystone" magazine, page 42. Top Photo, Partial Caption: "PC (ex-PRR) snappers U-25c #6511 and SD-35 #6032 earning their keep on a westbound freight ascending Horseshoe Curve on March 2, 1969." Both "snappers" were built in 1965 and rated at 2,500 horsepower each. Penn Central engine #6511 was built by General Electric, but #6032 was built by GM-EMD. Bottom Photo, Partial Caption: "Here, a mixed lashup of six diesels descends while one of the Pennsy's 'patented' mail and express trains (with a few coaches thrown in at the end) climbs westbound with EMD passenger units in charge. June 1966." The last of the six eastbound diesels is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9829, an EF-15A built by GM-EMD in 1951 and rated at 1,500 horsepower. Both photos by Ken Murry. |
| Photo Date: |
12/21/2004 Upload Date: 1/6/2018 12:01:17 PM |
| Location: |
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
RollingStock,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 9829(F7A) PC 6032(SD35) PC 6511(U25C) |
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| Title: |
PRR 7077, EFS-17M, 1964 |
| Description: |
Mid-Mountain. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train West of Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 20 June 1964. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #7077 and #9830. Both were built by EMD. #7077 is an EFS-17M built in 1956 and rated at 1,750 horsepower. #9830 is an EF-15A built in 1951 and rated at 1,500 horsepower. They are rockin' 'n' rollin' up the Allegheny Mountains with N-5 caboose #477526. |
| Photo Date: |
6/20/1964 Upload Date: 8/25/2016 4:07:56 AM |
| Location: |
Altoona, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
RollingStock |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 7077(GP9) PRR 9830(F7A) |
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794 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
GO APU |
| Description: |
GO Transit APU #9858 was photographed in Toronto on 15 September 1975 by the late Gary W. Zeitler. Scanned from an original slide in my collection. |
| Photo Date: |
9/15/1975 Upload Date: 2/14/2025 7:14:43 AM |
| Location: |
Toronto, ON |
| Author: |
Gary W. Zeitler |
| Categories: |
Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
GOT 9858(F7A) |
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118 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR "Make That Engine Move," Page 3, 1957 |
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Here is page three of a five-page article entitled "Make That Engine Move: PRR Campaign To Improve Use Of Power." It was published originally in the July-August 1957 issue of "Pennsy" magazine, page 3. Bottom Right Photo Caption: "Assistant Foreman M.J. Morrow removes the blue flag to indicate locomotive is ready." Partially visible here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9876, an EF-15A built by GM-EMD in September of 1952, rated at 1,500 horsepower, and retired in October of 1967 after just 15 years of revenue service. |
| Photo Date: |
7/1/1957 Upload Date: 8/30/2022 10:09:18 PM |
| Location: |
Enola, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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| Locomotives: |
PRR 9876(F7A) |
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163 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 9876, EF-15A, 1964 |
| Description: |
Oil Power. Here is a photo that was published originally in the Pennsylvania Railroad Company's 118th Annual Report for the Year Ending 31 December 1964, page 15. Shown here is PRR engine #9876, an EF-15A built by GM-EMD in September of 1952, rated at 1,500 horsepower, and retired in October of 1967 after just 15 years of revenue service. This photo reminds me of the lyrics from a Bobby Darin tune: "Splish splash, I was taking a bath; Long about a Saturday night!" The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. |
| Photo Date: |
12/31/1964 Upload Date: 12/23/2017 1:37:48 AM |
| Location: |
Enola, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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| Locomotives: |
PRR 9876(F7A) |
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502 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 9876, EF-15A, 1965 |
| Description: |
Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Buttonwood, Pennsylvania, in April of 1965. Shown here (R to L) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9876 and four more GM-EMD products whose road numbers are not recorded: one "EF" Class A-unit and three "EFS" Class road switchers. #9876 is an EF-15A constructed by GM-EMD in September of 1952, rated at 1,500 horsepower, and retired in October of 1967 after just 15 years of service. ("Tchowee #26 of 40) |
| Photo Date: |
4/16/1965 Upload Date: 5/19/2020 6:04:24 PM |
| Location: |
Buttonwood, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Yard |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 9876(F7A) |
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456 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
PRR 9877 heads a WB freight past SW Tower |
| Description: |
What a beautiful lash up, especially for the PRR. The 9877 entered service in 1952 and was retired in 1967 |
| Photo Date: |
4/6/1955 Upload Date: 8/27/2010 9:33:11 PM |
| Location: |
Greensburg, PA |
| Author: |
Lew Schneider |
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| Locomotives: |
PRR 9877(F7A) |
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1926 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
PRR 9878, EF-15A, 1966 |
| Description: |
Horseshoe Curve-1966. Here is an original photo that I took at the Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, in May of 1966. Shown here (R to L) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9878 and another unit whose road number is not recorded. Both were built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9878 is an EF-15A built in September of 1952. In this context, they're rounding the Curve with a 20-car mixed-cargo freight train on its way down the Allegheny Mountains to the Eastbound Receiving Yards in Altoona. (#37 of 39) |
| Photo Date: |
5/5/1966 Upload Date: 7/9/2016 4:59:25 AM |
| Location: |
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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| Locomotives: |
PRR 9878(F7A) |
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394 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 9878, EF-15A, 1966 |
| Description: |
Horseshoe Curve-1966. Here is an original photo that I took at the Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, in May of 1966. Shown here (R to L) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9878 and another unit whose road number is not recorded. Both were built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9878 is an EF-15A built in September of 1952. In this context, they're rounding the Curve with a 20-car mixed-cargo freight train on its way down the Allegheny Mountains to the Eastbound Receiving Yards in Altoona. (#38 of 39) |
| Photo Date: |
5/5/1966 Upload Date: 7/9/2016 5:00:20 AM |
| Location: |
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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| Locomotives: |
PRR 9878(F7A) |
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589 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
BN 972554-L |
| Description: |
Ex-SPS 805, BN 9758, BN 718 F7A repainted solid brown and assigned to snowplow service. |
| Photo Date: |
9/1/1972 Upload Date: 11/16/2009 12:28:41 AM |
| Location: |
Auburn, WA |
| Author: |
S.L. Dixon |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard |
| Locomotives: |
BN 972554-L(F7A) |
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1646 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway (BN) EMD F7A No. 972570 |
| Description: |
Ex Burlington Northern Railway, Marked: Rotary Snowplow Power Plant |
| Photo Date: |
7/30/2008 Upload Date: 11/6/2008 7:30:37 AM |
| Location: |
Glendive, MT |
| Author: |
Bill Rogerson |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
BN 972570(F7A) |
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2443 Comments: 1 |
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