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PRR 8930, FS-20M, 1960 |
| Description: |
Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by David R. Sweetland that was taken in Cresson, Pennsylvania, during July of 1959. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #8930, #8932, and #8808. All are road switchers built by Fairbanks-Morse. #8930 and #8932 are FS-20M's rated at 2,000 horsepower each; #8930 was built in June of 1951 and retired in December of 1966, while #8932 was built in April of 1951 and retired in July of 1966. Engine #8808 is an FS-16M built in April of 1952, rated at 1,600 horsepower, and retired in June of 1967. ("LouisFols"; #35 of 39) |
| Photo Date: |
7/4/1959 Upload Date: 4/27/2020 3:08:29 PM |
| Location: |
Cresson, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Yard |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 8930(H-20-44) PRR 8932(H-20-44) PRR 8808(H-16-44) |
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| Title: |
PRR 8808, FS-16M, 1962 |
| Description: |
Altoona Action. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 3 July 1962. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #8808, an FS-16M built by Fairbanks-Morse in April of 1952, rated at 1,600 horsepower, and retired in June of 1967 after just 15 years of revenue service. |
| Photo Date: |
7/3/1962 Upload Date: 6/17/2022 6:40:07 AM |
| Location: |
Altoona, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Yard |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 8808(H-16-44) |
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