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PRR 8546, ES-15M, 1958 |
| Description: |
FSF. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 17 July 1958. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #8546, an ES-15M built by GM-EMD in August of 1953 and rated at 1,500 horsepower. Visible in the background are the cattle pens for feeding and resting animals in transit. Not visible next to the Crew Shack at the right is SOUTH Tower. Photo taken from the 4th Street Footbridge. |
| Photo Date: |
7/17/1958 Upload Date: 3/9/2021 10:28:25 PM |
| Location: |
Altoona, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Yard |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 8546(GP7) |
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234 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
"Altoona Shops," Page 53, 1996 |
| Description: |
Here is page 36 of a 43-page article by James J.D. Lynch, Jr., entitled "Overview Of The History And Development Of The Pennsylvania Railroad's Altoona Shops." It was published originally in the Autumn 1996 issue of "Keystone" magazine, page 53. Top Photo: Shown here is PRR engine #8546, an ES-15M built by GM-EMD in 1953 and rated at 1,500 horsepower. Middle Photo: Shown here is PRR engine #2040, an I-1SA (2-10-0) "Decapod" built in Juniata as an I-1S during 1918, rebuilt as an I-1SA in April of 1943, and retired in October of 1959. Bottom Photo: Shown here are PRR engines #2004 and another unit whose number is not recorded. Both were built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works. #2004 is a BF-16 built in 1951 and rated at 1,600 horsepower. Photo taken from the 7th Street Bridge. |
| Photo Date: |
9/22/1996 Upload Date: 11/19/2017 1:15:54 PM |
| Location: |
Altoona, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Bridge,Yard,Steam,Track |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 8546(GP7) PRR 2040(2-10-0) PRR 2004(RF-16A) |
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808 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
"Altoona Shops," Page 59, 1996 |
| Description: |
Here is page 42 of a 43-page article by James J.D. Lynch, Jr., entitled "Overview Of The History And Development Of The Pennsylvania Railroad's Altoona Shops." It was published originally in the Autumn 1996 issue of "Keystone" magazine, page 59. Top Photo: Shown here is PRR engine #8546, an ES-15M built by GM-EMD in 1953 and rated at 1,500 horsepower. It is pulling PRR box car #69199 and a string of other freight cars past the Altoona Passenger Station on their way to the Altoona Yards. Bottom Photo: Shown here is PRR TM-8 tank car #498651. |
| Photo Date: |
9/22/1996 Upload Date: 11/19/2017 1:37:28 PM |
| Location: |
Hollidaysburg, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
RollingStock,Station,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 8546(GP7) |
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776 Comments: 0 |
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