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Owner: Pennsylvania Railroad
Model:BLW DR12-8-1500/2Built As:PRR 5829A2 (DR12-8-1500/2)
Serial Number:73382A2Order No:
Frame Number:Built:12/1947
Notes:PRR Class BP-60.
Other locos with this serial:  PRR 5817(DR12-8-1500/2)
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PRR 5817, BH-50, c. 1951
Title:  PRR 5817, BH-50, c. 1951
Description:  Here is an original photo by an unidentified photographer of a westbound Pennsylvania Railroad freight train rounding the Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #5817 and another "Centipede" whose number is not recorded. Both are BH-50's built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works and rated at 2,500 horsepower each. #5817 was built in December of 1947 and retired in September of 1962. Also visible is PRR N-8 cabin car #478113. The date is an approximation. Roy Healey Collection; #2 of 9.
Photo Date:  8/15/1951  Upload Date: 2/25/2018 11:49:50 AM
Location:  ALTOONA (HORSESHOE CURVE), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives:  PRR 5817(DR12-8-1500/2)
Views:  797   Comments: 0
PRR 5817, BH-50, c. 1956
Title:  PRR 5817, BH-50, c. 1956
Description:  Celebration. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Martin Zak that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, c. 1956. Shown here (R to L) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5817 and another "Centipede" whose road number is not recorded. Both are BH-50's built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works as BP-60 passenger engines rated at 3,000 horsepower each, but later regeared and reclassified as 2,250 horsepower BH-50's for freight and helper service only. #5817 was constructed in December of 1947 and retired in September of 1962 after just 15 years of revenue service. Photo taken from the 8th Street Bridge in Juniata.
Photo Date:  2/2/1956  Upload Date: 5/30/2018 11:58:08 AM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 5817(DR12-8-1500/2)
Views:  584   Comments: 0
PRR 5819, BH-50, 1964
Title:  PRR 5819, BH-50, 1964
Description:  Centipedes. Here is an original photo that I took of Pennsylvania Railroad "Centipede" locomotives in Frankstown, Pennsylvania, on 16 March 1964. Shown here (L to R) are three drawbar-linked pairs of PRR engines: #5819-#5825, #5817-#5829, and #5815-#5830. All were built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during 1947 (viz., #5825, #5817, & #5815) or 1948 (viz., #5819, #5829, & #5830). They are about to be scrapped after only 16 years of service! These engines were built originally for passenger service; each unit generated 3,000 horsepower, so they were classified as BP-60's. Due to various chronic problems, however, they were all converted to helper-only units by 1952; each unit generated only 2,500 horsepower then, so they were reclassified as BH-50's.
Photo Date:  3/16/1964  Upload Date: 7/29/2016 5:06:59 AM
Location:  Frankstown, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  PRR 5819(DR12-8-1500/2) PRR 5825(DR12-8-1500/2) PRR 5817(DR12-8-1500/2) PRR 5829(DR12-8-1500/2) PRR 5815(DR12-8-1500/2) PRR 5830(DR12-8-1500/2)
Views:  1191   Comments: 2
PRR 5830, BH-50, 1964
Title:  PRR 5830, BH-50, 1964
Description:  Centipedes. Here is an original photo that I took of Pennsylvania Railroad "Centipede" locomotives in Frankstown, Pennsylvania, on 16 March 1964. Shown here (L to R) are three drawbar-linked pairs of PRR engines: #5830-#5815, #5829-#5817, and #5825-#5819. All were built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during 1947 (viz., #5815, #5825, & #5817) or 1948 (viz., #5830, #5819, & #5829). They are about to be scrapped after only 16 years of service! These engines were built originally for passenger service; each unit generated 3,000 horsepower, so they were classified as BP-60's. Due to various chronic problems, however, they were all converted to helper-only units by 1952; each unit generated only 2,500 horsepower then, so they were reclassified as BH-50's.
Photo Date:  3/16/1964  Upload Date: 7/29/2016 5:08:39 AM
Location:  Frankstown, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  PRR 5830(DR12-8-1500/2) PRR 5815(DR12-8-1500/2) PRR 5829(DR12-8-1500/2) PRR 5817(DR12-8-1500/2) PRR 5825(DR12-8-1500/2) PRR 5819(DR12-8-1500/2)
Views:  1153   Comments: 2
PRR 5824, BH-50, 1964
Title:  PRR 5824, BH-50, 1964
Description:  Centipedes. Here is an original photo that I took of Pennsylvania Railroad "Centipede" locomotives in Frankstown, Pennsylvania, on 17 May 1964. Shown here (L to R) are two drawbar-linked pairs of PRR engines: #5824-#5811 and #5817-#5829. All were built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during 1947 (viz., #5824, #5811, & #5817) or 1948 (viz., #5829). They are about to be scrapped after only 16 years of service! These engines were built originally for passenger service; each unit generated 3,000 horsepower, so they were classified as BP-60's. Due to various chronic problems, however, they were all converted to helper-only units by 1952; each unit generated only 2,500 horsepower then, so they were reclassified as BH-50's. Also visible in the foreground is my pet dog "Millie," who has just completed her own inspection tour of these soon-to-be-dispatched "Centipedes."
Photo Date:  5/17/1964  Upload Date: 8/12/2016 12:24:48 AM
Location:  Frankstown, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  PRR 5824(DR12-8-1500/2) PRR 5811(DR12-8-1500/2) PRR 5829(DR12-8-1500/2) PRR 5817(DR12-8-1500/2)
Views:  733   Comments: 1
PRR 5824, BH-50, 1964
Title:  PRR 5824, BH-50, 1964
Description:  Centipedes. Here is an original photo that I took of Pennsylvania Railroad "Centipede" locomotives in Frankstown, Pennsylvania, on 17 May 1964. Shown here (R to L) are two drawbar-linked pairs of PRR engines: #5824-#5811 and #5817-#5829. All were built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during 1947 (viz., #5824, #5811, & #5817) or 1948 (viz., #5829). They are about to be scrapped after only 16 years of service! These engines were built originally for passenger service; each unit generated 3,000 horsepower, so they were classified as BP-60's. Due to various chronic problems, however, they were all converted to helper-only units by 1952; each unit generated only 2,500 horsepower then, so they were reclassified as BH-50's.
Photo Date:  5/17/1964  Upload Date: 8/12/2016 12:22:54 AM
Location:  Frankstown, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  PRR 5824(DR12-8-1500/2) PRR 5811(DR12-8-1500/2) PRR 5829(DR12-8-1500/2) PRR 5817(DR12-8-1500/2)
Views:  1003   Comments: 1
PRR 5829, BH-50, 1964
Title:  PRR 5829, BH-50, 1964
Description:  Centipedes. Here is an original photo that I took of Pennsylvania Railroad "Centipede" locomotives in Frankstown, Pennsylvania, on 17 May 1964. Shown here (L to R) are two drawbar-linked pairs of PRR engines: #5829-#5817 and #5811-#5824. All were built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during 1947 (viz., #5817, #5811, & #5824) or 1948 (viz., #5829). They are about to be scrapped after only 16 years of service! These engines were built originally for passenger service; each unit generated 3,000 horsepower, so they were classified as BP-60's. Due to various chronic problems, however, they were all converted to helper-only units by 1952; each unit generated only 2,500 horsepower then, so they were reclassified as BH-50's.
Photo Date:  5/17/1964  Upload Date: 8/12/2016 12:21:08 AM
Location:  Frankstown, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  PRR 5829(DR12-8-1500/2) PRR 5811(DR12-8-1500/2) PRR 5824(DR12-8-1500/2) PRR 5817(DR12-8-1500/2)
Views:  1365   Comments: 1
Centipede Celebration, Page 24, 1973
Title:  Centipede Celebration, Page 24, 1973
Description:  Here is page two of a six-page camera study celebrating the Pennsylvania Railroad's "Centipede" locomotives. It was published originally in the May-June 1973 issue of "PC Railroader" magazine, page 24. All of these locomotives were built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works as 3,000 horsepower BP-60's for passenger service, but later regeared and downgraded to 2,500 horsepower BH-50's for freight and helper service. Top Photo: Both are BH-50's rated at 2,500 horsepower each. On the right, #5827 was built in October of 1948 and retired in September of 1962. On the left, #5817 was built in December of 1947 and retired in September of 1962. Middle Photo: On the left is PRR engine #5825, a BP-60 built in May of 1947, rated at 3,000 horsepower, and retired in April of 1962. Bottom Photo: Both are BH-50's rated at 2,500 horsepower each. On the right, #5819 was built in January of 1948 and retired in April of 1962. On the left, #5829 was built in December of 1948 and retired in April of 1962.
Photo Date:  5/1/1973  Upload Date: 7/22/2018 4:05:14 AM
Location:  Irwin, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  PRR 5827(DR12-8-1500/2) PRR 5817(DR12-8-1500/2) PRR 5825(DR12-8-1500/2) PRR 5819(DR12-8-1500/2) PRR 5829(DR12-8-1500/2)
Views:  560   Comments: 1
PRR 5817 "Centipede"
Title:  PRR 5817 "Centipede"
Description:  Date and location unknown.
Photo Date:  1/2/2012  Upload Date: 1/2/2012 6:08:57 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Wendy Crim
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  PRR 5817(DR12-8-1500/2)
Views:  1882   Comments: 7

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