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"From Mine To Market By Unit Train," Page 4, 1964
Title:  "From Mine To Market By Unit Train," Page 4, 1964
Description:  Here is page one of a two-page article entitled "From Mine To Market By Unit Train." It was published originally in the July-August 1964 issue of "Pennsy" magazine, page 4. Top Left-Hand Photo: Shown here is PRR engine #2200. Bottom Left-Hand Photo Caption: "First of 74 [Pennsylvania Power & Light] cars leaves loading bin at Marion Mine in Tunnelton, Pa." Shown here is PRR engine #2201. Pennsylvania Railroad engines #2200 and #2201 are EF-22's built by GM-EMD in February of 1963 and rated at 2,250 horsepower each.
Photo Date:  7/1/1964  Upload Date: 12/5/2019 9:37:37 AM
Location:  Tunnelton, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 2200(GP30) PRR 2201(GP30)
Views:  412   Comments: 0
PRR 2200, EF-22, 1964
Title:  PRR 2200, EF-22, 1964
Description:  Gallitzin. Here is an original (blurry) photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Gallitzin, Pennsylvania, on 13 September 1964. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #2200, #2201, #2207, #7187, #7004, #2514, and #2248. #2200 is an EF-22 built by EMD in 1963 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. They are about to enter one of the westbound tunnels at Gallitzin with a 125-car merchandise freight train. Visible in the foreground is the New Portage Secondary Track leading to Hollidaysburg, just before it merges into the mainline.
Photo Date:  9/13/1964  Upload Date: 10/6/2016 1:26:32 AM
Location:  Gallitzin, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Signal,Track
Locomotives:  PRR 2200(GP30)
Views:  790   Comments: 0
"Unit Trains," 1964
Title:  "Unit Trains," 1964
Description:  Here is a one-page article entitled "How Unit Trains Boost Coal Volume On PRR." It was published in the Pennsylvania Railroad Company's 118th Annual Report for the Year Ending 31 December 1964, page 22. Top Left-Hand Photo: Shown here is PRR engine #2200, an EF-22 built by GM-EMD in February of 1963 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. The photographer's name and the date are not recorded.
Photo Date:  12/31/1964  Upload Date: 12/23/2017 1:14:07 AM
Location:  Tunnelton, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 2200(GP30)
Views:  370   Comments: 0
PRR 2204, EF-22, 1966
Title:  PRR 2204, EF-22, 1966
Description:  Waters. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Easr Altoona, Pennsylvania, during mid-February of 1966. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #2204, #2201, #2200, and another unit whose number is not visible. #2204, #2201, and #2200 are all EF-22's built by EMD in 1963 and rated at 2,250 horsepower each. They are pulling a westbound TrucTrain that will not stop in Altoona for crew changes. Visible in the foreground is the East Branch of the Juniata River which winds its way through Tyrone and Spruce Creek on its way to merging with the Juniata's West Branch near Huntingdon. Also visible in the distance are various locomotives and rusting rolling stock in the East Altoona deadline. This photo taken from above "The Hole," adjacent to HOMER Tower.
Photo Date:  2/19/1966  Upload Date: 8/22/2016 5:47:08 AM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Winter
Locomotives:  PRR 2204(GP30) PRR 2201(GP30) PRR 2200(GP30)
Views:  1082   Comments: 1
PRR 2221, EF-22, 1966
Title:  PRR 2221, EF-22, 1966
Description:  Birmingham. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train near Birmingham, Pennsylvania, on 16 April 1966. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #2221, #2201, #2202, and #2200. All are EF-22's built by EMD in 1963 and rated at 2,200 horsepower each. They are pulling a westbound iron ore train. This photo was taken at the stone quarry crossing, just off of State Route 453.
Photo Date:  4/16/1966  Upload Date: 7/27/2016 11:35:17 AM
Location:  Birmingham, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  PRR 2221(GP30) PRR 2201(GP30) PRR 2202(GP30) PRR 2200(GP30)
Views:  1161   Comments: 2
PRR 2221, EF-22, 1966
Title:  PRR 2221, EF-22, 1966
Description:  Birmingham. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train near Birmingham, Pennsylvania, on 16 April 1966. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #2221, #2201, #2202, and #2200. All are EF-22's built by EMD in 1963 and rated at 2,200 horsepower each. They are pulling a westbound iron ore train. This photo was taken at the stone quarry crossing, just off of State Route 453.
Photo Date:  4/16/1966  Upload Date: 7/27/2016 11:36:35 AM
Location:  Birmingham, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives:  PRR 2221(GP30) PRR 2201(GP30) PRR 2202(GP30) PRR 2200(GP30)
Views:  731   Comments: 0
PRR 8668, AS-18AM, 1966
Title:  PRR 8668, AS-18AM, 1966
Description:  Horseshoe Curve-1966. Here is an original telephoto view that I took at the Pennsylvania Railroad's Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, during May of 1966. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #8668, #8663, #2200, #2201, #2203, and #2202. #8668 and #8663 are both AS-18AM's built by the American Locomotive Company in 1958 and rated at 1,800 horsepower each. #2200, #2201, #2203, and #2202 are all EF-22's built by EMD in 1963 and rated at 2,250 horsepower each. They are pulling a westbound ore train. Note all of the G-39 "Ore Jennies"!
Photo Date:  5/7/1966  Upload Date: 7/9/2016 4:23:41 AM
Location:  ALTOONA (HORSESHOE CURVE), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  PRR 8668(RSD12) PRR 8663(RSD12) PRR 2200(GP30) PRR 2201(GP30) PRR 2203(GP30) PRR 2202(GP30)
Views:  2745   Comments: 5
PRR 8668, AS-18AM, 1966
Title:  PRR 8668, AS-18AM, 1966
Description:  Horseshoe Curve-1966. Here is an original telephoto view that I took at the Pennsylvania Railroad's Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, during early May of 1966. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #8668, #8663, #2200, #2201, #2203, and #2202. #8668 and #8663 are both AS-18AM's built by the American Locomotive Company in 1958 and rated at 1,800 horsepower each. #2200, #2201, #2203, and #2202 are all EF-22's built by EMD in 1963 and rated at 2,250 horsepower each. They are pulling a westbound ore train. Note all of the G-39 "Ore Jennies"!
Photo Date:  5/7/1966  Upload Date: 7/9/2016 6:13:22 AM
Location:  ALTOONA (HORSESHOE CURVE), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  PRR 8668(RSD12) PRR 8663(RSD12) PRR 2200(GP30) PRR 2201(GP30) PRR 2203(GP30) PRR 2202(GP30)
Views:  759   Comments: 1
PRR 8668, AS-18AM, 1966
Title:  PRR 8668, AS-18AM, 1966
Description:  Horseshoe Curve-1966. Here is an original telephoto view that I took at the Pennsylvania Railroad's Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, during May of 1966. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #8668, #8663, #2200, #2201, #2203, and #2202. #8668 and #8663 are both AS-18AM's built by the American Locomotive Company in 1958 and rated at 1,800 horsepower each. #2200, #2201, #2203, and #2202 are all EF-22's built by EMD in 1963 and rated at 2,250 horsepower each. They are pulling a westbound ore train. Note all of the G-39 "Ore Jennies"!
Photo Date:  5/7/1966  Upload Date: 7/9/2016 4:53:45 AM
Location:  ALTOONA (HORSESHOE CURVE), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  PRR 8668(RSD12) PRR 8663(RSD12) PRR 2200(GP30) PRR 2201(GP30) PRR 2203(GP30) PRR 2202(GP30)
Views:  724   Comments: 0
PRR 7131, EFS-17M, 1963
Title:  PRR 7131, EFS-17M, 1963
Description:  AHC. Here is an original photo that I took at the Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 28 September 1963. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #7131, #7252, #2204, #2205, and #2220. All were built by GM-EMD. #7131 and #7252 are EFS-17M's rated at 1,750 horsepower each. #7131 was built in 1957, but #7252 was built in 1959. #2204, #2205, and #2220 are EF-22's built in 1963 and rated at 2,250 horsepower each. They are pulling a 56-car westbound merchandise freight up the Allegheny Mountains to Gallitzin and points West.
Photo Date:  9/28/1963  Upload Date: 8/12/2016 2:43:59 AM
Location:  ALTOONA (HORSESHOE CURVE), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Scenic
Locomotives:  PRR 7131(GP9) PRR 7252(GP9) PRR 2204(GP30) PRR 2205(GP30) PRR 2220(GP30)
Views:  1301   Comments: 3
PRR 2205, EF-22, 1964
Title:  PRR 2205, EF-22, 1964
Description:  Oil Power. Here is a photo that was published originally in the Pennsylvania Railroad Company's 118th Annual Report for the Year Ending 31 December 1964, pages 2-3. Prominent here is PRR engine #2205, an EF-22 built by GM-EMD in 1963 and rated at 2,250 HP. The photographer's name, the date, and the location are not recorded.
Photo Date:  12/31/1964  Upload Date: 12/23/2017 1:30:37 AM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Night
Locomotives:  PRR 2205(GP30)
Views:  484   Comments: 0
PRR 2211, EF-22, 1964
Title:  PRR 2211, EF-22, 1964
Description:  Tipton. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Tipton, Pennsylvania, on 11 April 1964. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #2211, #2220, and #2206. All are EF-22's built by EMD in 1963 and rated at 2,200 horsepower each. They are pulling a 131-car westbound mixed-cargo freight train along with caboose #477018.
Photo Date:  4/11/1964  Upload Date: 8/24/2016 1:20:25 AM
Location:  Tipton, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  PRR 2211(GP30) PRR 2220(GP30) PRR 2206(GP30)
Views:  842   Comments: 1
PRR 2217, EF-22, 1964
Title:  PRR 2217, EF-22, 1964
Description:  4th Street. Here is an original photo that I took of Pennsylvania Railroad trains in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 15 August 1964. Shown here are PRR engines #2217, #2211, #2219, #2206, and #2245. All are EF-22's built by EMD in 1963 and rated at 2,250 horsepower each. They are about to pass under the 4th Street Bridge with an 80-car TrucTrain bound for Enola and points East. The caboose is #477866. Also visible are two westbound freight trains awaiting orders to proceed, as well as two passenger cars awaiting reconditioning in the PRR's Passenger Car Shops behind them. Visible in the center distance, beyond the 7th Street Bridge, are some of the PRR's 12th Street Shop buildings.
Photo Date:  8/15/1964  Upload Date: 9/30/2016 8:49:36 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Yard,Signal,Track
Locomotives:  PRR 2217(GP30) PRR 2211(GP30) PRR 2219(GP30) PRR 2206(GP30) PRR 2245(GP30)
Views:  700   Comments: 0
PRR 2249, EF-22, 1965
Title:  PRR 2249, EF-22, 1965
Description:  Bellwood. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train at Pinecroft ~ just west of Bellwood, Pennsylvania ~ on 26 June 1965. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #2249, #2229, and #2206. All are EF-22's built by EMD in 1963 and rated at 2,250 horsepower each. They are pulling a 160-car eastbound mixed-cargo freight train with caboose #477243. Photo taken at the Riggle's Gap Bridge.
Photo Date:  6/26/1965  Upload Date: 7/27/2016 1:05:18 AM
Location:  Pinecroft, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 2249(GP30) PRR 2229(GP30) PRR 2206(GP30)
Views:  602   Comments: 1
PRR 2206, EF-22, 1965
Title:  PRR 2206, EF-22, 1965
Description:  Museum Bound. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train near Pinecroft, Pennsylvania, on 26 June 1965. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #2249, #2229, and #2206. All are EF-22's built by EMD in 1963 and rated at 2,250 horsepower each. They are pulling a 160-car eastbound mixed-cargo freight train with caboose #477243. This photo was taken at the Route 483 Bridge. Up to March of 2014, at least, #2206 was in active revenue service: first as Palouse River and Coulee City Railroad's "3004" in Walla Walla, Washington; later as Webb Asset Management Company's "3023" in Wallula, Washington.
Photo Date:  6/26/1965  Upload Date: 9/8/2016 1:44:33 PM
Location:  Pinecroft, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 2206(GP30)
Views:  221   Comments: 0
PRR 2206, EF-22, 1965
Title:  PRR 2206, EF-22, 1965
Description:  Bellwood. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train at Pinecroft ~ just west of Bellwood, Pennsylvania ~ on 26 June 1965. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #2249, #2229, and #2206. All are EF-22's built by EMD in 1963 and rated at 2,250 horsepower each. They are pulling a 160-car eastbound mixed-cargo freight train with caboose #477243. Photo taken at the Riggle's Gap Bridge.
Photo Date:  6/26/1965  Upload Date: 7/27/2016 1:07:06 AM
Location:  Pinecroft, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 2249(GP30) PRR 2229(GP30) PRR 2206(GP30)
Views:  420   Comments: 0
PRR East Altoona Roundhouse, 1965
Title:  PRR East Altoona Roundhouse, 1965
Description:  Roundhouse. Here is an original photo that I took of Pennsylvania Railroad property in East Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 26 June 1965. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #2249, #2229, and #2206. All are EF-22's built by EMD in 1963 and rated at 2,250 horsepower each. They are on their way to couple onto a 160-car eastbound mixed-cargo freight train with caboose #477243. Relegated to the background are a venerable steam-era Water Tower and what's left of the East Altoona Roundhouse.
Photo Date:  6/26/1965  Upload Date: 8/5/2016 4:18:52 AM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 2249(GP30) PRR 2229(GP30) PRR 2206(GP30)
Views:  944   Comments: 0
PRR 2652, GF-25, 1967
Title:  PRR 2652, GF-25, 1967
Description:  Portraits 2. Here is a diesel locomotive portrait by an unidentified photographer that was taken near Chicago, Illinois, on 27 March 1967. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #2652 and #2206. #2652 is a GF-25 built by General Electric in November of 1965 and rated at 2,500 horsepower, while #2206 is an EF-22 constructed by GM-EMD in March of 1963 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. (#12 of 30)
Photo Date:  3/27/1967  Upload Date: 4/8/2021 9:14:38 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 2652(U25B) PRR 2206(GP30)
Views:  165   Comments: 0
PRR 2529, GF-25, 1966
Title:  PRR 2529, GF-25, 1966
Description:  Horseshoe Curve-1966. Here is an original photo that I took at the Pennsylvania Railroad's Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, during early May of 1966. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #2529, #2535, and #2207. #2529 is a GF-25 built by General Electric in 1964 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. #2535 is a GF-25 built by General Electric in 1965 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. #2207 is an EF-22 built by EMD in 1963 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. They are pulling a westbound merchandise freight. Note the PRR logo on the second highway trailer.
Photo Date:  5/7/1966  Upload Date: 7/9/2016 12:15:20 AM
Location:  ALTOONA (HORSESHOE CURVE), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 2529(U25B) PRR 2535(U25B) PRR 2207(GP30)
Views:  448   Comments: 0
PRR 2230, EF-22, 1964
Title:  PRR 2230, EF-22, 1964
Description:  17th Street. Here is an original photo that I took of Pennsylvania Railroad trains in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 25 April 1964. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #2230, #7044, #2208, and #2219. All were built by EMD. #2230, #2208, and #2219 are EF-22's built in 1963 and rated at 2,250 horsepower each. #7044 is an EFS-17M built in 1955 and rated at 1,750 horsepower. They are passing under the 17th Street Bridge with a 48-car merchandise freight on their way up the Allegheny Mountains via the Horseshoe Curve to Gallitzin and points West. The caboose is number #477714.
Photo Date:  4/25/1964  Upload Date: 9/17/2016 4:53:40 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge
Locomotives:  PRR 2230(GP30) PRR 7044(GP9) PRR 2219(GP30) PRR 2208(GP30)
Views:  938   Comments: 0
PRR 2210, EF-22, c. 1967
Title:  PRR 2210, EF-22, c. 1967
Description:  Mann. Here is an original 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken near Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, c. 1967. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #2210 and two more units whose road numbers are not recorded. #2210 is an EF-22 built by GM-EMD in March of 1963 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. In this context, they're rockin' 'n' rollin' under the catenary with a manifest freight in the midst of a blinding snowstorm. ("PrrFan18n")
Photo Date:  12/21/1967  Upload Date: 12/2/2020 9:22:56 AM
Location:  Elizabethtown, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Winter
Locomotives:  PRR 2210(GP30)
Views:  264   Comments: 0
PRR 2295, EF-25, 1966
Title:  PRR 2295, EF-25, 1966
Description:  Horseshoe Curve-1966. Here is an original photo that I took at the Pennsylvania Railroad's Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, during early May of 1966. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #2295, #2212, and #7263. All three were built by EMD. #2295 is an EF-25 built in 1964 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. #2212 is an EF-22 built in 1963 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. #7263 is an EFS-17M built in 1959 and rated at 1,750 horsepower. These engines and one N-5C caboose are rockin' and rollin' around the Horseshoe Curve on their way to Gallitzin!
Photo Date:  5/7/1966  Upload Date: 7/9/2016 12:13:20 AM
Location:  ALTOONA (HORSESHOE CURVE), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 2295(GP35) PRR 2212(GP30) PRR 7263(GP9)
Views:  372   Comments: 0
PRR 2295, EF-25, 1966
Title:  PRR 2295, EF-25, 1966
Description:  Horseshoe Curve-1966. Here is an original photo that I took at the Pennsylvania Railroad's Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, during early May of 1966. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #2295, #2212, and #7263. All three were built by EMD. #2295 is an EF-25 built in 1964 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. #2212 is an EF-22 built in 1963 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. #7263 is an EFS-17M built in 1959 and rated at 1,750 horsepower. They are pulling an eastbound coal train around the Horseshoe Curve and down the Allegheny Mountains to Altoona and points East.
Photo Date:  5/7/1966  Upload Date: 7/9/2016 5:01:31 AM
Location:  ALTOONA (HORSESHOE CURVE), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 2295(GP35) PRR 2212(GP30) PRR 7263(GP9)
Views:  499   Comments: 0
PRR 9724, BF-16, #1 of 2, 1964
Title:  PRR 9724, BF-16, #1 of 2, 1964
Description:  FSF. Here is the first of two duplicate 35mm color slides via Al Chione that were taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, in August of 1964. The photographer is not identified. At center-left are Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9724 and a "BF" Class B-unit whose road number is not recorded. #9724 is a BF-16 constructed by Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton in March of 1951, rated at 1,600 horsepower, and retired in July of 1966. At center-right are PRR engine #2213 and three more units whose road numbers are not recorded. All were built by GM-EMD. #2213 is an EF-22 built in March of 1963 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. Both trains have changed engine and train crews, and await movement orders to proceed up the Allegheny Mountains to Gallitzin and points West. At the far left are several passenger cars parked next to the PRR's largely-defunct Passenger Car Shops. Photo taken from the 4th Street Footbridge. ("PrrFan18n")
Photo Date:  8/15/1964  Upload Date: 6/16/2021 10:05:22 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Signal
Locomotives:  PRR 9724(RF-16A) PRR 2213(GP30)
Views:  280   Comments: 1
PRR 2222, EF-22, 1963
Title:  PRR 2222, EF-22, 1963
Description:  Sweetland. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by David R. Sweetland that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, in May of 1963. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #2222 and #2214. Both are EF-22's built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,250 horsepower each. #2222 was built in April of 1963, while #2214 was built in March of the same year. They are about to pass under the 8th Street Bridge in Juniata on their way up the Allegheny Mountains to Gallitzin and points West. Also of note are the concrete coaling tipple on the horizon at the far left, as well as the trio of wooden N-6 cabin cars near the center of the photo.
Photo Date:  5/5/1963  Upload Date: 1/5/2019 5:17:40 AM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Yard,Signal
Locomotives:  PRR 2222(GP30) PRR 2214(GP30)
Views:  720   Comments: 1
PRR 2222, EF-22, 1963
Title:  PRR 2222, EF-22, 1963
Description:  Sweetland. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by David R. Sweetland that was taken near Gallitzin, Pennsylvania, in May of 1963. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #2222 and #2214. Both are EF-22's built by GM-EMD and rated at 2.250 horsepower each. #2222 was constructed in April of 1963, while #2214 was built in March of 1963. In this context, they're rockin' 'n' rollin' with a mixed-cargo freight train out of Enola on its way to Conway. ("PrrFan18n")
Photo Date:  5/5/1963  Upload Date: 11/23/2020 9:20:52 PM
Location:  Gallitzin, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Signal
Locomotives:  PRR 2222(GP30) PRR 2214(GP30)
Views:  415   Comments: 1
PRR 2414, AF-25, c. 1963
Title:  PRR 2414, AF-25, c. 1963
Description:  Oil Power. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #2414, an AF-25 built by the American Locomotive Company in October of 1962 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. Partially visible at the left is PRR engine #7099, an EFS-17M constructed by GM-EMD in November of 1956 and rated at 1,750 horsepower. And partially visible at the right is PRR engine #2214, an EF-22 built by GM-EMD in March of 1963 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. Note the hawk, circling in the sky, searchin' for snacks! The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded.
Photo Date:  8/15/1963  Upload Date: 6/5/2021 9:32:31 AM
Location:  Enola, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 2414(RS27) PRR 7099(GP9) PRR 2214(GP30)
Views:  335   Comments: 0
PRR 2222
Title:  PRR 2222
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/11/1967  Upload Date: 4/7/2005 10:01:15 PM
Location:  Cleveland, OH
Author: 
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 2222(GP30) PRR 2214(GP30)
Views:  3088   Comments: 0
PRR 2216, EF-22, 1966
Title:  PRR 2216, EF-22, 1966
Description:  Waters. Here is an original telephoto view that I took at the Pennsylvania Railroad's Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, during mid-February of 1966. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #2216, #2535, and another unit whose number is not visible. #2216 is an EF-22 built by EMD in 1963 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. #2535 is a GF-25 built by General Electric in 1965 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. They are pulling an eastbound freight train and are about to round the center of the Horseshoe Curve on a decidedly winter day.
Photo Date:  2/19/1966  Upload Date: 8/22/2016 3:29:23 AM
Location:  ALTOONA (HORSESHOE CURVE), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Winter
Locomotives:  PRR 2216(GP30) PRR 2535(U25B)
Views:  399   Comments: 0
PRR 2219, EF-22, 1963
Title:  PRR 2219, EF-22, 1963
Description:  24th Street. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 11 October 1963. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #2219, #7008, #7147, and #7230. All were built by EMD. #2219 is an EF-22 built in 1963 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. #7008, #7147, and #7230 are EFS-17M's rated at 1,750 horsepower each; they were built in 1955, 1957, and 1959 respectively. They are pulling an eastbound merchandise freight under the 24th Street Bridge.
Photo Date:  10/11/1963  Upload Date: 8/18/2016 12:04:37 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge
Locomotives:  PRR 2219(GP30) PRR 7008(GP9) PRR 7147(GP9) PRR 7230(GP9)
Views:  860   Comments: 0
PRR 2219, EF-22, 1965
Title:  PRR 2219, EF-22, 1965
Description:  17th Street. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 04 July 1965. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #2219, #2338, #2324, and #2321. All were built by EMD. #2219 and #2231 are EF-22's built in 1963 and rated at 2,250 horsepower each. #2338 and #2324 are EF-25's built in 1965 and rated at 2,500 horsepower each. They are pulling a 120-car merchandise freight past ALTO Tower on their way to Enola and points East.
Photo Date:  7/4/1965  Upload Date: 9/17/2016 1:04:32 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Signal
Locomotives:  PRR 2219(GP30) PRR 2338(GP35) PRR 2324(GP35) PRR 2231(GP30)
Views:  596   Comments: 0
PRR 2516, GF-25, 1964
Title:  PRR 2516, GF-25, 1964
Description:  Tipton. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Tipton, Pennsylvania, on 05 January 1964. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #2516, #2220, and two other units whose numbers were not recorded. #2516. is a GF-25 built by General Electric in 1962 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. #2220 is an EF-22 built by EMD in 1963 and rated at 2,200 horsepower. They are pulling a 51-car eastbound TrucTrain.
Photo Date:  1/5/1964  Upload Date: 8/24/2016 1:04:03 AM
Location:  Tipton, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Winter
Locomotives:  PRR 2516(U25B) PRR 2220(GP30)
Views:  498   Comments: 1
PRR 2424, AF-25, 1966
Title:  PRR 2424, AF-25, 1966
Description:  Chione. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken near Cresson, Pennsylvania, on 27 August 1966. The photographer is not identified. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #2424 and #2220. #2424 is an AF-25 built by the American Locomotive Company in February of 1965 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. #2220 is an EF-22 constructed by GM-EMD in March of 1963 and rated at 2,250 horsepower.
Photo Date:  8/27/1966  Upload Date: 8/17/2019 2:17:39 PM
Location:  Cresson, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 2424(C425) PRR 2220(GP30)
Views:  459   Comments: 1
PRR 2221, EF-22, 1965
Title:  PRR 2221, EF-22, 1965
Description:  Rainy. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 12 October 1965. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #2221, #2431, and #2262. #2221 is an EF-22 built by EMD in 1963 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. #2431 is an AF-25 built by the American Locomotive Company in 1965 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. #2262 is an EF-25 built by EMD in 1964 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. They are pulling an eastbound merchandise freight train through the Altoona Passenger Station and under the 12th Street Bridge on their way to Enola and points East. This train seems to have two "sections": the first has 37 cars and N-8 caboose #478086, the second has 35 cars and caboose #477746.
Photo Date:  10/12/1965  Upload Date: 9/6/2016 9:53:56 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station
Locomotives:  PRR 2221(GP30) PRR 2431(C425) PRR 2262(GP35)
Views:  766   Comments: 0
PRR 2222, EF-22, 1963
Title:  PRR 2222, EF-22, 1963
Description:  Byerly. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Fred Byerly that was taken in Enola, Pennsylvania, on 12 April 1963. Photo by William D. Volkmer. Photo Caption: "EMD GP-30 #2222, 2250-hp, at Enola, Pa." Shown here (L to R) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #2222 and two more units whose road numbers are not recorded. All are EF-22's built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,250 horsepower each. #2222 was constructed in April 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 (819-54).
Photo Date:  4/12/1963  Upload Date: 10/27/2018 2:58:06 AM
Location:  Enola, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 2222(GP30)
Views:  427   Comments: 1
PRR 2222, EF-22, c. 1967
Title:  PRR 2222, EF-22, c. 1967
Description:  Oil Power. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken near Duncannon, Pennsylvania, c. 1967. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engine #2222 and two more units whose road numbers are not recorded. All were built by GM-EMD. #2222 is an EF-22 constructed in April of 1963 and rated at 2.250 horsepower. In this context, they're rockin' 'n' rollin' to the Enola Yards with a manifest freight train.
Photo Date:  9/22/1967  Upload Date: 12/29/2021 8:26:39 AM
Location:  Duncannon, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Signal
Locomotives:  PRR 2222(GP30)
Views:  162   Comments: 0
PRR 2262, EF-25, 1965
Title:  PRR 2262, EF-25, 1965
Description:  Birmingham. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train near Birmingham, Pennsylvania, on 10 July 1965. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #2262, #2223, and another unit whose number is not visible. All were built by EMD. #2262 is an EF-25 built in 1964 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. #2223 is an EF-22 built in 1963 and rated at 2,200 horsepower. They are pulling a 76-car eastbound merchandise train with caboose #477270. This photo was taken at the stone quarry crossing, just off of State Route 453.
Photo Date:  7/10/1965  Upload Date: 7/27/2016 10:37:32 AM
Location:  Birmingham, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 2262(GP35) PRR 2223(GP30)
Views:  450   Comments: 0
PRR 2249, EF-22, 1964
Title:  PRR 2249, EF-22, 1964
Description:  24th Street. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 29 November 1964. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #2249, #2290, and #2224. All were built by EMD. #2249 and #2224 are EF-22's built in 1963 and are rated at 2,250 horsepower each. #2290 is an EF-25 built in 1964 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. They are about to pass under the 24th Street Bridge with a 73-car TrucTrain and will not stop in Altoona on their way to the Enola Yards and points East.
Photo Date:  11/29/1964  Upload Date: 10/10/2016 3:04:32 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  PRR 2249(GP30) PRR 2290(GP35) PRR 2224(GP30)
Views:  508   Comments: 0
PRR 2225, EF-22, 1964
Title:  PRR 2225, EF-22, 1964
Description:  24th Street. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 29 November 1964. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #2225, #2230, and #2309. All were built by EMD. #2225 and #2230 are EF-22's built in 1963 and rated at 2,250 horsepower each. #2309 is an EF-25 built in 1964 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. They will soon pass under the 24th Street Bridge with a 98-car iron-ore train on their way up the Allegheny Mountains via the Horseshoe Curve to Gallitzin and points West. Bringing-up the rear are five ALCo "pushers" (namely, #8673, #8664, #8676, #8661, and #8669) plus N-8 caboose #478124.
Photo Date:  11/29/1964  Upload Date: 10/10/2016 4:13:41 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Signal
Locomotives:  PRR 2225(GP30) PRR 2230(GP30) PRR 2309(GP35)
Views:  607   Comments: 0
PRR Enginehouse, 1965
Title:  PRR Enginehouse, 1965
Description:  WIL-ALT-65. Here is an original photo that I took while riding in a Pennsylvania Railroad passenger train from Harrisburg to Altoona on 28 March 1965. Shown here is a partial view of the Harrisburg Enginehouse, situated just West of the Passenger Station. Parked in front of it (R to L) are PRR engines #2225, #7189, and a GP-9 whose number is not legible. All were built by EMD. #2225 is an EF-22 built in 1963 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. #7189 is an EFS-17M built in 1957 and rated at 1,750 horsepower.
Photo Date:  3/28/1965  Upload Date: 10/25/2016 3:45:40 AM
Location:  Harrisburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 2225(GP30) PRR 7189(GP9)
Views:  608   Comments: 0
PRR 2225, EF-22, 1966
Title:  PRR 2225, EF-22, 1966
Description:  Mid-Mountain. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train West of Altoona, Pennsylvania, during mid-June of 1966. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engine #2225 and two other units whose numbers were not recorded. #2225 is an EF-22 built by EMD in 1963 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. They are passing under four-track Signal Bridge #2397 with an eastbound mixed-cargo freight train on their way down the Allegheny Mountains to Altoona and points East.
Photo Date:  6/21/1966  Upload Date: 8/26/2016 1:41:10 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Signal
Locomotives:  PRR 2225(GP30)
Views:  495   Comments: 1
PRR 2227, EF-22, 1965
Title:  PRR 2227, EF-22, 1965
Description:  Winter. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 03 January 1965. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #2227 and #7149. Both were built by EMD. #2227 is an EF-22 built in 1963 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. #7149 is an EFS-17M built in 1957 and rated at 1,750 horsepower. They are passing under the 7th Street Bridge with a 57-car westbound mixed-cargo freight train and N-5C caboose #477970. Bringing-up the rear are two ALCo "pushers," #8607 and #8609.
Photo Date:  1/3/1965  Upload Date: 9/10/2016 3:09:17 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Winter
Locomotives:  PRR 2227(GP30) PRR 7149(GP9)
Views:  573   Comments: 0
PRR 2227, EF-22, 1965
Title:  PRR 2227, EF-22, 1965
Description:  Bellwood. Here is an original photo that I took of two Pennsylvania Railroad eastbound freight trains at Pinecroft ~ just west of Bellwood, Pennsylvania ~ on 26 June 1965. The train in the foreground is a 160-car eastbound mixed-cargo freight with caboose #477243. The train in the background is an eastbound merchandiser headed by PRR engine #2227, an EF-22 built by EMD in 1963 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. The space between the trains and the telephone poles was once occupied by the Altoona & Logan Valley Electric's double-tracked line linking Altoona and Tyrone. Photo taken at the Riggle's Gap Bridge.
Photo Date:  6/26/1965  Upload Date: 7/27/2016 1:08:49 AM
Location:  Pinecroft, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  PRR 2227(GP30)
Views:  222   Comments: 0
PC (NYC) locomotive facility
Title:  PC (NYC) locomotive facility
Description:  Summer 1968. This is the east end of the diesel shop. Still lots of stuff in both NYC and PRR schemes.
Photo Date:  7/1/1968  Upload Date: 10/30/2015 12:35:42 PM
Location:  DeWitt, NY
Author:  Christopher Smith
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PC 6856(RSD12) PRR 2227(GP30)
Views:  587   Comments: 0
PRR 2230, EF-22, 1965
Title:  PRR 2230, EF-22, 1965
Description:  17th Street. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Altoona, Pennsylvania, during August of 1965. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #2230, #2228 , and #7074. All were built by EMD. #2230 and #2228 are EF-22's built in 1963 and rated at 2,250 horsepower each. #7074 is an EFS-17M built in 1956 and rated at 1,750 horsepower. They are pullin' a smokin' coal train past ALTO Tower on their way to the Altoona Yards. This photo taken from the pedestrian stairway connecting 10th Avenue with the 17th Street Bridge.
Photo Date:  8/15/1965  Upload Date: 9/17/2016 2:04:38 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Signal,Track
Locomotives:  PRR 2230(GP30) PRR 2228(GP30) PRR 7074(GP9)
Views:  730   Comments: 0
PRR Horseshoe Curve, #2 of 2, c. 1963
Title:  PRR Horseshoe Curve, #2 of 2, c. 1963
Description:  Burkey. Here is the second of two original photos by an unidentified photographer that were taken at the Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, c. July of 1963. Prominent in the foreground are two handsome youngsters whose names are not recorded. Beyond them (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #2229, #2508, and an "AF" Class unit whose road number is not recorded. #2229 is an EF-22 built by GM-EMD in April of 1963 and rated at 2,200 horsepower. while #2508 is a GF-25 built by General Electric in September of 1962 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. In this context, they're rounding the Curve with a freight train that's on its way up the Allegheny Mountains to Gallitzin and points West. Wave to the Fireman! (#22 of 25)
Photo Date:  7/4/1963  Upload Date: 11/11/2021 6:33:22 PM
Location:  ALTOONA (HORSESHOE CURVE), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 2229(GP30) PRR 2508(U25B)
Views:  153   Comments: 0
PRR 2229, EF-22, 1965
Title:  PRR 2229, EF-22, 1965
Description:  Sunday. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 02 May 1965. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #2229, #2501, and #2529. #2229 is an EF-22 built by EMD in 1963 and rated at 2,200 horsepower. #2501 and #2529 are GF-25's built by General Electric and rated at 2,500 horsepower each; #2501 was built in 1962, but #2529 was built in 1964. They are pulling a 45-car westbund manifest freight train through the Altoona Passenger Station on their way up the Allegheny Mountains to Gallitzin and points West. The caboose is N-8 #478159. This photo taken from the 12th Street Bridge.
Photo Date:  5/2/1965  Upload Date: 9/1/2016 1:26:19 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station
Locomotives:  PRR 2229(GP30) PRR 2501(U25B) PRR 2529(U25B)
Views:  647   Comments: 0
PRR 2230, EF-22, 1965
Title:  PRR 2230, EF-22, 1965
Description:  WIL-ALT-65. Here is an original photo that I took while riding in a Pennsylvania Railroad passenger train from Harrisburg to Altoona during August of 1965. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #2230, #2422, and two other units whose numbers are not recorded. #2230 is an EF-22 built by EMD in 1963 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. #2422 is an AF-25 built by the American Locomotive Company in 1965 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. They are pulling an eastbound TrucTrain near Huntingdon, Pennsylvania.
Photo Date:  8/15/1965  Upload Date: 11/5/2016 4:34:54 AM
Location:  Huntingdon, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 2230(GP30) PRR 2422(C425)
Views:  512   Comments: 0
PRR 9770, EF-15A, c. 1967
Title:  PRR 9770, EF-15A, c. 1967
Description:  Mann. Here is a photo by an unidentified photographer that was taken near Cove, Pennsylvania, c. 1967. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #9770, #2230, and two more units whose road numbers are not recorded. All were built by GM-EMD. #9770 is an EF-15A constructed in January of 1951 and rated at 1,500 horsepower. #2230 is an EF-22 built in April of 1963 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. In this context, they're rockin' 'n' rollin' toward the Enola Yards with a mixed-cargo freight train. (Gift from Brad Mann.)
Photo Date:  11/14/1967  Upload Date: 8/11/2021 12:04:29 AM
Location:  Cove, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 9770(F7A) PRR 2230(GP30)
Views:  211   Comments: 0
PRR 7226, EFS-17M, 1964
Title:  PRR 7226, EFS-17M, 1964
Description:  Blairsville. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Blairsville, Pennsylvania, on 25 October 1964. Shown here are PRR engines #7226, #2266, #2232, and #2237. All were built by EMD. #7226 is an EFS-17M built in 1957 and rated at 1,750 horsepower. #2266 is an EF-25 built in 1964 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. #2232 and #2237 are EF-22's built in 1963 and rated at 2,250 horsepower each. They are pulling a 94-car westbound iron-ore train with two cabooses (namely, #477449 and 477936) on the Blairsville Secondary Track.
Photo Date:  10/25/1964  Upload Date: 8/13/2016 3:53:59 PM
Location:  Blairsville, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 7226(GP9) PRR 2266(GP35) PRR 2232(GP30) PRR 2237(GP30)
Views:  725   Comments: 0


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