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PRR DR-4-4-15 #9569
Title:  PRR DR-4-4-15 #9569
Description:  Coming around the curve near Horseshoe Curve in Altoona, PA, is this Baldwin "babyface/sharknose" DR-4-4-16 unit built in march of 1949. No location, date or photographer was listed for this photo.
Photo Date:  6/1/1955  Upload Date: 6/21/2020 4:37:03 PM
Location:  Horseshoe Curve, PA
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Track,Action
Locomotives:  PRR 9569(DR4-4-15)
Views:  232   Comments: 0
PRR DR-4-4-1500 9570
Title:  PRR DR-4-4-1500 9570
Description:  PRR DR-4-4-1500 9570 across from EMD at La Grange, Illinois on November 15, 1964, photo by Chuck Zeiler. This locomotive was built in March 1949 (c/n 73701), one of 34 DR-4-4-1500 "Sharknose" A units numbered in the 9568A - 9593A and 9700A - 9707A number series. Previous to the PRR order, Baldwin's DR-4-4-1500 was delivered in the "baby face" carbody style. The PRR's initial order of 26 A-units and 26 B-units were delivered in 1949, and a follow-up order for eight A-B sets was placed in 1949 for 1950 delivery. These last eight units introduced yet another refinement; the cab was moved one foot forward, with a corresponding reduction in the length of the nose. Number 9570 is seen here on its last mile, on the Pielet Brothers setout track across the IHB main from EMD's plant in La Grange.
Photo Date:  11/15/1964  Upload Date: 6/27/2009 7:32:52 PM
Location:  La Grange, IL
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  PRR 9570(DR4-4-15)
Views:  2333   Comments: 3
PRR 9571, BF-15, 1952
Title:  PRR 9571, BF-15, 1952
Description:  Lorenz. Here is a photo via Bob Lorenz that was taken near Tiffin, Ohio, in 1952. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9571 and two more "BF" Class units whose road numbers are not recorded. All were built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works. #9571 is a BF-15 constructed in March of 1949, rated at 1,500 horsepower, and retired in December of 1963 after just 14 years of revenue service. (Gift from Brad Mann.)
Photo Date:  9/22/1952  Upload Date: 9/2/2021 6:36:28 AM
Location:  Tiffin, OH
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 9571(DR4-4-15)
Views:  222   Comments: 0
PRR 9572, BF-15, c. 1951
Title:  PRR 9572, BF-15, c. 1951
Description:  Zak. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Martin S. Zak that was taken at the Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, perhaps during 1951. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #9572 and three more "BF" Class units whose numbers are not recorded. All were built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works. #9572 was built in March of 1949, rated at 1,500 horsepower, and retired in December of 1963 after just 14 years of revenue service. In this context, they're pulling a merchandise freight train around the Curve on their way up the Allegheny Mountains to Gallitzin and points West.
Photo Date:  6/6/1951  Upload Date: 4/30/2019 9:23:42 AM
Location:  ALTOONA (HORSESHOE CURVE), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 9572(DR4-4-15)
Views:  511   Comments: 0
"Pennsy" Magazine, October 1955
Title:  "Pennsy" Magazine, October 1955
Description:  Here is the front cover of the October 1955 issue of "Pennsy" magazine. The photographer is not identified. Photo Caption: "Harry O. Lindgren, yard conductor, Chicago Division, has been on the Railroad 18 years. A former football player, his is married, has two daughters, and devotes all of his spare time to his family." Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #9805, #9573, and another unit whose road number is not recorded. #9805 is an EF-15A built by GM-EMD in March of 1951 and rated at 1,500 horsepower. #9573 is a BF-15 built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in March of 1949, rated at 1,500 horsepower, and retired in December of 1963.
Photo Date:  10/1/1955  Upload Date: 8/30/2022 11:15:13 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 9805(F7A) PRR 9573(DR4-4-15)
Views:  90   Comments: 0
"New Device Levels Mountains," Page 4, 1956
Title:  "New Device Levels Mountains," Page 4, 1956
Description:  Here is page one of a two-page article entitled "New Device 'Levels' Mountains." It was published originally in the September 1956 issue of "Pennsy" magazine, page 4. Top Photo Caption: "Freight train unequipped with Pressure Maintaining Valve comes down mountain with brake shoes smoking in winter test." Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9573, a BF-15 built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in March of 1949, rated at 1,500 horsepower, and retired in December of 1963 after just 14 years of revenue service. In this context, it's heading a mixed-cargo freight train around the Horseshoe Curve and down the Allegheny Mountains to Altoona and points East.
Photo Date:  9/1/1956  Upload Date: 8/22/2022 6:48:46 PM
Location:  ALTOONA (HORSESHOE CURVE), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Winter
Locomotives:  PRR 9573(DR4-4-15)
Views:  63   Comments: 0
PRR 9574, BF-15, c. 1955
Title:  PRR 9574, BF-15, c. 1955
Description:  Nyman. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of (R to L) Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9564 and a "B" unit whose road number is not recorded. Both were built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works. #9574 is a BF-15 constructed in March of 1949, rated at 1,500 horsepower, and retired in December of 1963 after just 14 years of revenue service. Note the semaphore signal at the left. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded.
Photo Date:  9/22/1955  Upload Date: 7/1/2023 8:41:01 AM
Location:  Erie, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Signal
Locomotives:  PRR 9574(DR4-4-15)
Views:  65   Comments: 0
PRR 9574, BF-15, 1962
Title:  PRR 9574, BF-15, 1962
Description:  Wye Switches. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train at the Wye Switches in Duncansville, Pennsylvania, on 1 August 1962. Shown here (L to R) are engines #9574 and #2008. Both were built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works. #9574 is a BF-15 built in March of 1949, rated at 1,500 horsepower, and retired in December of 1963. #2008 is a BF-16 built in October of 1951, rated at 1,600 horsepower, and retired in July of 1966. These two Baldwin "Sharks" and N-5 cabin car # 477719 have just come from East Altoona. They are about to cross US Route 22, after which they will stop and back into the Hollidaysburg Yards, pick-up a freight train, and then head up the New Portage Branch to Gallitzin and points West.
Photo Date:  8/1/1962  Upload Date: 8/24/2016 3:00:49 PM
Location:  Duncansville, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Signal
Locomotives:  PRR 9574(DR4-4-15) PRR 2008(RF-16A)
Views:  944   Comments: 0
PRR 9574, BF-15, 1963
Title:  PRR 9574, BF-15, 1963
Description:  Chione. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken near Gallitzin, Pennsylvania, in June of 1963. The photographer is not identified. Shown here (L to R) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9574 and another "Shark" A-unit whose road number is not recorded. #9574 is a BF-15 built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in March of 1949, rated at 1,500 horsepower, and retired in December of 1963 after just 14 years of revenue service. They're pulling two (experimental?) hoppers and a cabin car, and will soon enter the New Portage Tunnel on their way down the Allegheny Mountains to Altoona.
Photo Date:  6/21/1963  Upload Date: 4/29/2022 10:56:07 PM
Location:  Gallitzin, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Signal
Locomotives:  PRR 9574(DR4-4-15)
Views:  97   Comments: 0
PRR 9575, BF-15, 1961
Title:  PRR 9575, BF-15, 1961
Description:  Lorenz. Here is a photo via Bob Lorenz that was taken near Tiffin, Ohio, in 1961. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9575 and two more "BF" Class units whose road numbers are not recorded. All were built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works. #9575 is a BF-15 constructed in March of 1949, rated at 1,500 horsepower, and retired in December of 1963 after just 14 years of revenue service. (Gift from Brad Mann.)
Photo Date:  8/15/1961  Upload Date: 9/19/2021 8:43:39 AM
Location:  Tiffin, OH
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 9575(DR4-4-15)
Views:  138   Comments: 0
"Pictorial Review Of Progress: 1953," Page 2
Title:  "Pictorial Review Of Progress: 1953," Page 2
Description:  Here is page two of a 22-page booklet published by the Pennsylvania Railroad entitled "A Pictorial Review Of Progress On The Pennsylvania." It was issued originally in March of 1953. Photo Caption: "New and repaired freight cars rolling to service." Prominent here (L to R) are PRR engines #6816 and #9576. #6816 is an M-1 (4-8-2) "Mountain" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during September of 1926 and retired in June of 1959. #9576 is a BF-15 built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in April of 1949, rated at 1,500 horsepower, and retired in August of 1964.
Photo Date:  3/1/1953  Upload Date: 7/15/2020 1:25:17 PM
Location:  Mill Creek, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Winter,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 6816(4-8-2) PRR 9576(DR4-4-15)
Views:  198   Comments: 0
PRR 2022, BF-16, 1961
Title:  PRR 2022, BF-16, 1961
Description:  Byerly. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by J. David Ingles that was taken in Detroit, Michigan, in June of 1961. Photo Caption: "Baldwin RF-16 #2002, 1600-hp, at Detroit, Mich." Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #2022 and #9576. Both were built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works. #2022 is a BF-16 built in March of 1952, rated at 1,600 horsepower, and retired in January of 1967. #9576 is a BF-15 built in March of 1949, rated at 1,500 horsepower, and retired in December of 1963. This photo comes from a color slide set entitled "Diesels On The Pennsylvania" that's produced and distributed by Blackhawk Films of Davenport, Iowa (819-25).
Photo Date:  6/21/1961  Upload Date: 7/2/2018 1:28:34 AM
Location:  Detroit, MI
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 2022(RF-16A) PRR 9576(DR4-4-15)
Views:  890   Comments: 0
PRR DR4-4-15 9578B
Title:  PRR DR4-4-15 9578B
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/17/1965  Upload Date: 9/16/2021 9:51:58 PM
Location:  La Grange, IL
Author:  Unknown
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 9578B(DR4-4-15)
Views:  168   Comments: 0
PRR 9580, BF-15, 1961
Title:  PRR 9580, BF-15, 1961
Description:  BYC. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by David R. Sweetland that was taken just East of the Brick Yard Crossing in Altoona, Pennsylvania, in March of 1961. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9580 and two more "BF" Class units whose numbers are not recorded. All were built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works. #9580 was built in May of 1949, rated at 1,500 horsepower, and retired in December of 1963 after just 14 years of revenue service. Given the presence of N-8 caboose #478120, they are pushing a freight train up the Allegheny Mountains via the Horseshoe Curve to Gallitzin where they will uncouple and return to East Altoona for yet another run up "The Mountain."
Photo Date:  3/21/1961  Upload Date: 8/28/2019 10:26:55 AM
Location:  Altoona(Brickyard), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  RollingStock,Winter
Locomotives:  PRR 9580(DR4-4-15)
Views:  314   Comments: 0
PRR 9581, BF-15, 1960
Title:  PRR 9581, BF-15, 1960
Description:  Good Day. Here is an original photo that I took of Pennsylvania Railroad property in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, on 25 July 1960. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #9581, #9589-B, and #9706. All were built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works and are rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9581 and 9589-B are BF-15's built in 1949, but #9706 is a BF-15A built in 1950. These locomotives are in the process of backing-up to couple onto the train they will pull up the New Portage Branch Line via the Muleshoe Curve. This photo was taken near the Yard Master's Office, at the very eastern end of South Juniata Street. The PRR's Samuel Rea Shop is in the background. Also visible are the wooden water tower (the last vestige of the "Age of Steam"), as well as several all-steel passenger cars on their way to be scrapped at the PRR's Reclamation Plant in Frankstown. #6 of 12.
Photo Date:  7/25/1960  Upload Date: 6/7/2016 1:22:28 AM
Location:  Hollidaysburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 9581(DR4-4-15) PRR 9589-B(DR4-4-15) PRR 9706(DR4-4-15)
Views:  580   Comments: 0
PRR 9581, BF-15, 1960
Title:  PRR 9581, BF-15, 1960
Description:  Good Day. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, on 25 July 1960. Shown here (F to R) are PRR engines #9581, #9589-B, and #9706. All were built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works and are rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9581 and 9589-B are BF-15's built in 1949, but #9706 is a BF-15A built in 1950. They are pulling a long string of gondola cars out of the Yard on their way up the New Portage Branch Line to Gallitzin and points West. This photo was taken from the old Union Street Bridge, facing East toward the Samuel Rea Shop. South Juniata Street is visible on the left; a string of vintage gondolas (consigned to maintenance-or-way service) sit next to the moving train; the Madden Boiler Works are on the right in the middle distance. #7 of 12.
Photo Date:  7/25/1960  Upload Date: 6/7/2016 1:24:07 AM
Location:  Hollidaysburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 9581(DR4-4-15) PRR 9589-B(DR4-4-15) PRR 9706(DR4-4-15)
Views:  668   Comments: 0
PRR 9581, BF-15, 1960
Title:  PRR 9581, BF-15, 1960
Description:  Good Day. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, on 25 July 1960. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #9581, #9589-B, and #9706. All were built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works and are rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9581 and 9589-B are BF-15's built in 1949, but #9706 is a BF-15A built in 1950. They are pulling a long string of gondola cars out of the Yard on their way up the New Portage Branch Line to Gallitzin and points West. This photo was taken at the Juniata River Railroad Bridge, near Bedford Street and the Passenger Station. #9 of 12.
Photo Date:  7/25/1960  Upload Date: 6/7/2016 1:36:38 AM
Location:  Hollidaysburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge
Locomotives:  PRR 9581(DR4-4-15) PRR 9589-B(DR4-4-15) PRR 9706(DR4-4-15)
Views:  702   Comments: 1
PRR 9581, BF-15, 1962
Title:  PRR 9581, BF-15, 1962
Description:  Sweetland. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by David R. Sweetland that was taken in East Altoona, Pennsylvania, in January of 1962. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9581, a BF-15 built by the Baldwin Locomotive Company in May of 1949, rated at 1,500 horsepower, and retired in December of 1963 after just 14 years of revenue service.
Photo Date:  1/23/1962  Upload Date: 8/28/2018 1:33:10 AM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 9581(DR4-4-15)
Views:  386   Comments: 0
PRR 9581 DR4-4-1500 Another Shark
Title:  PRR 9581 DR4-4-1500 Another Shark
Description:  Date and location unknown.
Photo Date:  1/2/2012  Upload Date: 1/2/2012 6:09:42 PM
Location:  Peninsula, OH
Author:  Wendy Crim
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 9581(DR4-4-15)
Views:  1025   Comments: 0
"Altoona Shops," Page 50, 1996
Title:  "Altoona Shops," Page 50, 1996
Description:  Here is page 33 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 50. Left Column, Second Photo Down: Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #5824 and another unit whose number is not recorded. Both units were built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works. #5824 was built in 1947 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. They are passing by the Altoona Passenger Station on their way back to East Altoona for yet another helper run up the Allegheny Mountains and back. Right Column, Second Photo Down: Shown here is PRR engine #9583-B, a BF-15 built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1949 and rated at 1,500 horsepower. Photo taken by John Dziobko, Jr., on 25 July 1952.
Photo Date:  9/22/1996  Upload Date: 11/18/2017 3:44:18 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Station,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5824(DR12-8-1500/2) PRR 9583-B(DR4-4-15)
Views:  618   Comments: 0
PRR DR4-4-15 9584
Title:  PRR DR4-4-15 9584
Description:  Taken in late 1949.
Photo Date:  10/1/1949  Upload Date: 9/16/2021 8:58:40 PM
Location:  Enola, PA
Author:  F. R. Kern
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 9584(DR4-4-15)
Views:  175   Comments: 0
"The Decline And Fall Of PRR Steam Power," Page 4, 1949
Title:  "The Decline And Fall Of PRR Steam Power," Page 4, 1949
Description:  Here is a one-page editorial entitled "The Decline And Fall Of PRR Steam Power." It was published originally in the October 1949 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 4. No author is specified. Photo Caption: "Among the latest additions to the Pennsylvania's huge roster of diesels are 26 Baldwin freight units like No. 9584, shown at Enola, Pa. This is the first 1500-horsepower 'shark nose' type." Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #9584 and #9524. #9584 is a BF-15 built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in May of1949, rated at 1,500 horsepower, and retired in December of 1963. #9524 is an EF-15 built by GM-EMD in July of 1948, rated at 1,500 horsepower, and retired in May of 1966.
Photo Date:  10/1/1949  Upload Date: 3/20/2017 1:55:01 AM
Location:  Enola, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 9584(DR4-4-15) PRR 9524(F3A)
Views:  509   Comments: 0
PRR 9585, BF-15, 1962
Title:  PRR 9585, BF-15, 1962
Description:  Wallin. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Richard R. Wallin that was taken in Crestline, Ohio, in August of 1962. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #9585 and #9593. Both are BF-15's built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9585 was built in May of 1949, while #9593 was built in July of 1949; both were retired in June of 1964 after just 15 years of revenue service.
Photo Date:  8/15/1962  Upload Date: 10/31/2019 9:16:54 AM
Location:  Crestline, OH
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 9585(DR4-4-15) PRR 9593(DR4-4-15)
Views:  489   Comments: 1
PRR 9586, BF-15, 1959
Title:  PRR 9586, BF-15, 1959
Description:  Chione. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken in Toledo, Ohio, in April of 1959. The photographer is not identified. Shown here (L to R) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9586 and another unit whose road number is not recorded. Both were built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works. #9586 is a BF-15 constructed in June of 1949, rated at 1,500 horsepower, and retired in December of 1963 after just 14 years of revenue service.
Photo Date:  4/16/1959  Upload Date: 8/25/2022 11:02:39 PM
Location:  Toledo, OH
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 9586(DR4-4-15)
Views:  82   Comments: 0
PRR 9587, BF-15, 1962
Title:  PRR 9587, BF-15, 1962
Description:  Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by David R. Sweetland that was taken in Enola, Pennsylvania, during April of 1962. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9587, a BF-15 built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in June of 1949, rated at 1,500 horsepower, and retired in June of 1964 after just 15 years of revenue service. ("Stoneborobranch"; #7 of 20)
Photo Date:  4/16/1962  Upload Date: 7/26/2020 6:27:27 PM
Location:  Enola, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 9587(DR4-4-15)
Views:  232   Comments: 0
"Trains" Magazine, November 1950
Title:  "Trains" Magazine, November 1950
Description:  Here is a photo taken by Mr. P.M. Rotzler. It was published originally in the November 1950 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 32. Photo Caption: "Even Pennsylvania's famed Horseshoe Curve, ankle-deep in the cinders of generations of the system's heaviest steam locomotives, fell to the diesel in the 1940 decade. This shark-nosed, four-unit Baldwin is moving to the westbound Altoona yards before going up the Curve." Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #9588 and three more "BF" Class units whose numbers are not recorded. All were built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works. #9588 is a BF-15 built in June of 1949 and retired in June of 1964 after just 15 years of revenue service.
Photo Date:  11/1/1950  Upload Date: 8/24/2019 3:34:22 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Signal
Locomotives:  PRR 9588(DR4-4-15)
Views:  218   Comments: 0
PRR 9589, BF-15, c. 1953
Title:  PRR 9589, BF-15, c. 1953
Description:  Mann. Here is an original photo of (L to R) Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9589 and a "BF" Class A-unit whose road number is not recorded. #9589 is a BF-15 built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in June of 1949, rated at 1,500 horsepower, and retired in June of 1964 after just 15 years of revenue service. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. (Gift from Brad Mann.)
Photo Date:  3/3/1953  Upload Date: 5/6/2021 3:22:44 PM
Location:  Alton, OH
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 9589(DR4-4-15)
Views:  260   Comments: 0
PRR DR4-4-15 9590
Title:  PRR DR4-4-15 9590
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/19/1957  Upload Date: 9/16/2021 8:59:35 PM
Location:  Columbus, OH
Author:  Unknown
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 9590(DR4-4-15)
Views:  121   Comments: 0
PRR 9590, BF-15, c. 1959
Title:  PRR 9590, BF-15, c. 1959
Description:  AHC. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken at the Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, c. 1959. The photographer is not identified. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9590 and two more "BF" Class units whose road numbers are not recorded. All were built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works. #9590 was constructed in July of 1949, rated at 1,500 horsepower, and retired in June of 1964 after just 15 years of revenue service. In this context, this A-B-A set is pulling a mixed-cargo freight train up the Allegheny Mountains and around the Curve to Gallitzin and points West.
Photo Date:  8/15/1959  Upload Date: 8/5/2021 8:19:37 PM
Location:  ALTOONA (HORSESHOE CURVE), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 9590(DR4-4-15)
Views:  193   Comments: 0
PRR DR4-4-15 9591
Title:  PRR DR4-4-15 9591
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/20/1957  Upload Date: 9/16/2021 9:00:32 PM
Location:  Columbus, OH
Author:  Unknown
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 9591(DR4-4-15)
Views:  112   Comments: 0
PRR 9722, BF-16, 1959
Title:  PRR 9722, BF-16, 1959
Description:  Volkmer. Here is an image of a photo by William D. Volkmer that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 23 March 1959. Shown here about to pass under the 24th Street Bridge (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #9722 and #9592. #9722 is a BF-16 built by Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton in March of 1951, rated at 1,600 horsepower, and retired in July of 1966. #9592 is a BF-15 constructed by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in July of 1949, rated at 1,500 horsepower, and retired in June of 1964. In this context, this A-A set is powering a fully-loaded mineral train down the Allegheny Mountains on its way to the Eastbound Receiving Yards in Altoona. Brush Mountain dominates the distance. William E. Burket Collection.
Photo Date:  3/23/1959  Upload Date: 7/19/2022 9:45:26 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 9722(RF-16A) PRR 9592(DR4-4-15)
Views:  136   Comments: 0
PRR 9593, BF-15, 1960
Title:  PRR 9593, BF-15, 1960
Description:  Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken in Cresson, Pennsylvania, during February of 1960. The photographer is not identified. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #9593 and #9592. Both are BF-15's built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in July of 1949, rated at 1,500 horsepower each, and retired in June of 1964 after just 15 years of revenue service each. ("Stoneborobranch"; #8 of 20)
Photo Date:  2/2/1960  Upload Date: 7/26/2020 6:29:21 PM
Location:  Cresson, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Winter,Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 9593(DR4-4-15) PRR 9592(DR4-4-15)
Views:  280   Comments: 0
PRR 9700, BF-15A, 1950
Title:  PRR 9700, BF-15A, 1950
Description:  Here is a builder's photo of (L to R) Pennsylvania Railroad engines #9700 and three more "BF" Class units whose numbers are not recorded. All were built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9700 was built in April of 1950 and retired in February of 1965 after just 15 years of service.
Photo Date:  4/16/1950  Upload Date: 6/21/2020 1:06:52 PM
Location:  Eddystone, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
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Locomotives:  PRR 9700(DR4-4-15)
Views:  232   Comments: 0
PRR 9700, BF-15A, 1950
Title:  PRR 9700, BF-15A, 1950
Description:  Here is a builder's photo of (L to R) Pennsylvania Railroad engines #9700 and three more "BF" Class units whose numbers are not recorded. All were built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9700 was built in April of 1950 and retired in February of 1965 after just 15 years of service.
Photo Date:  4/16/1950  Upload Date: 6/21/2020 1:05:31 PM
Location:  Eddystone, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
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Locomotives:  PRR 9700(DR4-4-15)
Views:  218   Comments: 0
PRR 9700, BF-15A, c. 1950
Title:  PRR 9700, BF-15A, c. 1950
Description:  Here is a photo by H.W. Pontin. Shown here (R to L) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9700 and another unit whose road number is not recorded. Both were built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works. #9700 is a BF-15A constructed in April of 1950 and retired in February of 1965 after just 15 years of revenue service. The name of the railroad enthusiast pictured at the left, as well as the exact date and the location, are not recorded. John S. Fisher Collection; #10 of 15.
Photo Date:  8/15/1950  Upload Date: 5/25/2022 11:28:51 PM
Location:  Alton, OH
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
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Locomotives:  PRR 9700(DR4-4-15)
Views:  202   Comments: 0
PRR 9700, BF-15A, 1957
Title:  PRR 9700, BF-15A, 1957
Description:  Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Fred Kern that was taken in Enola, Pennsylvania, on 20 October 1957. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #9700 and two "Shark" B-units whose numbers are not recorded. All were built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works. #9700 is a BF-15A built in April of 1950, rated at 1,500 horsepower, and retired in February of 1965 after just 15 years of revenue service. ("Stoneborobranch"; #9 of 20)
Photo Date:  10/20/1957  Upload Date: 7/27/2020 7:14:20 AM
Location:  Enola, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Signal
Locomotives:  PRR 9700(DR4-4-15)
Views:  200   Comments: 0
PRR 9700, BF-15A, #1 of 2, 1957
Title:  PRR 9700, BF-15A, #1 of 2, 1957
Description:  Kern. Here is the first of two duplicate 35mm color slides of photos by Fred Kern that were taken near Perdix, Pennsylvania, on 20 October 1957. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #9700 and two more "BF" Class units whose numbers are not recorded. All were built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works. #9700 is a BF-15A constructed in April of 1950, rated at 1,500 horsepower, and retired in February of 1965 after just 15 years of service. In this context, this A-B-B set is passing under four-track Signal Bridge #1142 with a long string of empty hoppers on their way back to the coal mines of Western Pennsylvania. Blue Mountain dominates the distance.
Photo Date:  10/20/1957  Upload Date: 1/30/2021 7:17:16 PM
Location:  Perdix, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Signal
Locomotives:  PRR 9700(DR4-4-15)
Views:  242   Comments: 0
PRR 9700, BF-15A, 1957
Title:  PRR 9700, BF-15A, 1957
Description:  MDiv. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Fred Kern that was taken near Marysville, Pennsylvania, on 20 October 1957. Shown here (L to R) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9700 and two "Shark" B-units whose road numbers are not recorded. #9700 is a BF-15A built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in April of 1950 and retired in February of 1965 after just 15 years of revenue service. This A-B-B set has just crossed the Susquehanna River via the Rockville Bridge with a mixed-cargo freight train on its way to Altoona and points West. ("Stoneborobranch"; #45 of 56)
Photo Date:  10/20/1957  Upload Date: 9/15/2020 8:02:54 PM
Location:  Marysville, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge
Locomotives:  PRR 9700(DR4-4-15)
Views:  275   Comments: 0
PRR 9700, BF-15A, #2 of 2, 1957
Title:  PRR 9700, BF-15A, #2 of 2, 1957
Description:  Kern. Here is the second of two duplicate 35mm color slides of photos by Fred Kern that were taken near View, Pennsylvania, on 20 October 1957. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #9700 and two more "BF" Class units whose road numbers are not recorded. All were built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works. #9700 is a BF-15A constructed in April of 1950, rated at 1,500 horsepower, and retired in February of 1965 after just 15 years of revenue service. In this context, this A-B-B set is rockin' 'n' rollin' with a long string of empty hoppers on their way back to Altoona and the coal mines of Western Pennsylvania.
Photo Date:  10/21/1957  Upload Date: 2/3/2022 10:08:04 PM
Location:  Duncannon, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
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Locomotives:  PRR 9700(DR4-4-15)
Views:  113   Comments: 0
PRR 9700, BF-15A, 1963
Title:  PRR 9700, BF-15A, 1963
Description:  Byerly. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Fred Byerly that was taken in Toledo, Ohio, on 7 March 1963. The photographer is not identified. Photo Caption: "Baldwin DR4-4-15 #9700, 1500-hp, at Toledo, Ohio." Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9700 and two more "Sharks" whose numbers are not recorded. All were built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works. #9700 is a BF-15A built in April of 1950, rated at 1,500 horsepower, and retired in February of 1965 after just 15 years of service. This photo comes from a color slide set entitled "Diesels On The Pennsylvania" that's produced and distributed by Blackhawk Films of Davenport, Iowa (819-20).
Photo Date:  3/7/1963  Upload Date: 10/27/2018 2:38:34 AM
Location:  Toledo, OH
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 9700(DR4-4-15)
Views:  1565   Comments: 0
PRR 9700, BF-15A, 1964
Title:  PRR 9700, BF-15A, 1964
Description:  8th Street. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 12 January 1964. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #9700, #2014-B, #9700-B, and #2012. All were built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works. #9700 is a BF-15A built in 1950 and rated at 1,500 horsepower. #2014-B is BF-16 built in 1952 and rated at 1,600 horsepower. #9700-B is a BF-15A built in 1950 and rated at 1,500 horsepower. #2012 is BF-16 built in 1952 and rated at 1,600 horsepower. They are about to pass under the 8th Street Bridge in Juniata with a 100-car coal train destined for Enola and points East. Visible in the immediate background are at least eight cabin cars and PRR engine #7923, an ES-12 built by EMD in 1957 and rated at 1,200 horsepower. Several ALCo road switchers are on the move and will soon pass the Juniata E&M Shop on the far right.
Photo Date:  1/12/1964  Upload Date: 9/13/2016 11:55:02 AM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Winter,Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 9700(DR4-4-15) PRR 2014-B(RF-16A) PRR 9700-B(DR4-4-15) PRR 2012(RF-16A) PRR 7923(SW1200)
Views:  2725   Comments: 0
PRR 9700
Title:  PRR 9700
Description:  Photo by Al Chione
Photo Date:  6/5/1964  Upload Date: 6/5/2009 2:06:37 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Ryan Kertis
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Locomotives:  PRR 9700(DR4-4-15)
Views:  2225   Comments: 0
"Horseshoe Curve," Page 6, 2006
Title:  "Horseshoe Curve," Page 6, 2006
Description:  Here is a photo by Gary R. Zuters. It was included in a 24-page booklet entitled "World Famous Horseshoe Curve" that was published in 2006 by The Railroad Press, page 6. Partial Caption: "The Baldwin Locomotive Works of Eddystone, Pennsylvania, called them RF-15's, but the rest of the world called them 'Sharknoses' for obvious reasons. Here, a perfectly matched set of A-B-A sharks led by class unit #9700 is thundering uphill with a freight in April 1959." Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #9700 and two more "BF" Class units whose numbers are not recorded. All were built by Baldwin. #9700 is a BF-15A built in April of 1950, rated at 1,500 horsepower, and retired in February of 1965 after just 15 years of revenue service.
Photo Date:  1/1/2006  Upload Date: 12/15/2017 4:13:55 AM
Location:  ALTOONA (HORSESHOE CURVE), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  PRR 9700(DR4-4-15)
Views:  496   Comments: 1
PRR 9701, BF-15A, c. 1956
Title:  PRR 9701, BF-15A, c. 1956
Description:  Oil Power. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of (L to R) Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9701 and a "Shark" B-unit whose road number is not recorded. Both were built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works. #9701 is a BF-15A constructed in April of 1950, rated at 1,500 horsepower, and retired in February of 1965 after just 15 years of revenue service. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded.
Photo Date:  8/15/1956  Upload Date: 2/23/2018 8:30:20 PM
Location:  Enola, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 9701(DR4-4-15)
Views:  605   Comments: 0
PRR 9739, BF-16, 1964
Title:  PRR 9739, BF-16, 1964
Description:  4th Street. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 23 September 1964. Shown here are PRR engines #9739, #2008-B, and #9701. All were built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works. #9739 and #2008-B are BF-16's built in 1951 and rated at 1,600 horsepower each. #9701 is a BF-15A built in 1950 and rated at 1,500 horsepower. They are stopped just short of the 4th Street Bridge, awaiting orders to pull a mixed-cargo freight train up the Allegheny Mountains via the Horseshoe Curve to Gallitzin and points West. Visible on the right is Altoona's one-track loading and unloading facility for TrucTrain flatcars. Photo taken from the 4th Street Bridge.
Photo Date:  9/23/1964  Upload Date: 10/1/2016 1:28:25 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Yard,Track
Locomotives:  PRR 9739(RF-16A) PRR 2008-B(RF-16A) PRR 9701(DR4-4-15)
Views:  1260   Comments: 1
PRR 9702, BF-15A, c. 1953
Title:  PRR 9702, BF-15A, c. 1953
Description:  Here is an original photo by Douglas C. Jones that was taken in Orangeville, Maryland, c. 1953. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #9702 and two more "Sharks" whose numbers are not recorded. #9702 is a BF-15A built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in May of 1950, rated at 1,500 horsepower, and retired in February of 1965.
Photo Date:  8/15/1953  Upload Date: 7/22/2018 3:26:38 AM
Location:  Orangeville, MD
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 9702(DR4-4-15)
Views:  311   Comments: 0
PRR 9702, BF-15A, c. 1953
Title:  PRR 9702, BF-15A, c. 1953
Description:  Here is an original photo by Douglas C. Jones that was taken in Orangeville, Maryland, c. 1953. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #9702 and two more "Sharks" whose numbers are not recorded. #9702 is a BF-15A built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in May of 1950, rated at 1,500 horsepower, and retired in February of 1965.
Photo Date:  8/15/1953  Upload Date: 7/22/2018 3:27:35 AM
Location:  Orangeville, MD
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 9702(DR4-4-15)
Views:  309   Comments: 0
PRR 9702, BF-15A, c. 1953
Title:  PRR 9702, BF-15A, c. 1953
Description:  Here is an original photo by Douglas C. Jones that was taken in Orangeville, Maryland, c. 1953. Shown here is the front end of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9702, a BF-15A built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in May of 1950, rated at 1,500 horsepower, and retired in February of 1965.
Photo Date:  8/15/1953  Upload Date: 7/22/2018 3:28:38 AM
Location:  Orangeville, MD
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 9702(DR4-4-15)
Views:  224   Comments: 0
PRR 9702, BF-15A, c. 1953
Title:  PRR 9702, BF-15A, c. 1953
Description:  Here is an original photo by Douglas C. Jones that was taken in Orangeville, Maryland, c. 1953. Shown here is the front end of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9702, a BF-15A built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in May of 1950, rated at 1,500 horsepower, and retired in February of 1965. It's flanked on the left by coal-burners, and on the right by oil burners!
Photo Date:  8/15/1953  Upload Date: 7/22/2018 3:30:08 AM
Location:  Orangeville, MD
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam,Track
Locomotives:  PRR 9702(DR4-4-15)
Views:  231   Comments: 0
PRR 9702, BF-15A, c. 1956
Title:  PRR 9702, BF-15A, c. 1956
Description:  Zak. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Martin S. Zak. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #9702 and another "BF" Class unit whose number is not recorded. Both were built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works. #9702 is a BF-15A built in May of 1950, rated at 1,500 horsepower, and retired in February of 1965 after just 15 years of revenue service. The date and the location are not recorded.
Photo Date:  8/15/1956  Upload Date: 4/15/2020 6:35:19 PM
Location:  Toledo, OH
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 9702(DR4-4-15)
Views:  300   Comments: 0


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