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PRR 8965, BS-24M, #2 of 2, 1961 |
| Description: |
FSF. Here is the second of two successive 35mm color slides of photos by David R. Sweetland that were taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, in February of 1961. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #8965 and #8963. Both are BS-24M transfer units built by Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton in November of 1951, rated at 2,400 horsepower each, and retired in July of 1966 after just 15 years of revenue service. They have just passed under the 4th Street Footbridge and are entering Altoona's Eastbound Receiving Yard. |
| Photo Date: |
2/2/1961 Upload Date: 8/3/2019 8:42:18 PM |
| Location: |
Altoona, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Winter,Yard |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 8965(RT-624) PRR 8963(RT-624) |
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425 Comments: 0 |
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PRR 8965, BS-24M, #1 of 2, 1961 |
| Description: |
FSF. Here is the first of two successive 35mm color slides of photos by David R. Sweetland that were taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, in February of 1961. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #8965 and #8963. Both are BS-24M transfer units built by Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton in November of 1951, rated at 2,400 horsepower each, and retired in July of 1966 after just 15 years of revenue service. They are about to pass under the 4th Street Footbridge with an eastbound mineral train. |
| Photo Date: |
2/2/1961 Upload Date: 3/16/2018 2:37:23 PM |
| Location: |
Altoona, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Winter,Yard |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 8965(RT-624) PRR 8963(RT-624) |
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935 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 8963 |
| Description: |
Photo by Al Chione |
| Photo Date: |
11/21/1966 Upload Date: 6/4/2009 3:44:06 PM |
| Location: |
Pitcairn, PA |
| Author: |
Ryan Kertis |
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| Locomotives: |
PRR 8963(RT-624) |
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2342 Comments: 1 |
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