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PRR 8798, ES-15M, c. 1952 |
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Niles I. Here is the fourth of 11 original photos by George Niles, Jr., that were taken at the Pennsylvania Railroad's Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, perhaps during 1952. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #8798 and #8507. Both are ES-15M road switchers built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #8798 was built in January of 1952, while #8507 is was built in August of 1952. They are serving as helpers for a mail and express train that's rounding the Curve on its way up the Allegheny Mountains to Gallitzin, where they will uncouple and return to Altoona for yet another helper run up "The Mountain." Also visible is PRR/Railway Express Service cabin car #5010. |
Photo Date: |
9/22/1952 Upload Date: 2/13/2019 11:46:48 AM |
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ALTOONA (HORSESHOE CURVE), PA |
Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
Categories: |
RollingStock |
Locomotives: |
PRR 8798(GP7) PRR 8507(GP7) |
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713 Comments: 0 |
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PRR 8507, ES-15M, 1955 |
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Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Fred Kern that was taken just West of the 24th Street Bridge in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 2 July 1955. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #8507 and #8504. Both are ES-15M's built by GM-EMD in August of 1952 and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. They're returning to the Altoona Passenger Station to await another helper-pusher run up the Allegheny Mountains to Gallitzin and back. ("Tchowee"; #35 of 39) |
Photo Date: |
7/2/1955 Upload Date: 5/1/2020 5:37:32 PM |
Location: |
Altoona, PA |
Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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Locomotives: |
PRR 8507(GP7) PRR 8504(GP7) |
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556 Comments: 0 |
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PRR 8507, ES-15M, 1965 |
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WIL-ALT-65. Here is an original photo that I took during a trip on Pennsylvania Railroad passenger trains from Wilmington to Altoona on 28 March 1965. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #8507 and #8504. Both are ES-15M's built by EMD in 1952 and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. They are pulling a southbound 58-car mixed-cargo freight train past the North Philadelphia Station, with caboose #477757. The time is 2:10 P.M. |
Photo Date: |
3/28/1965 Upload Date: 10/22/2016 2:47:26 PM |
Location: |
North Philadelphia, PA |
Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
Categories: |
Station |
Locomotives: |
PRR 8507(GP7) PRR 8504(GP7) |
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600 Comments: 0 |
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PRR 8504, ES-15M, 1965 |
Description: |
WIL-ALT-65. Here is an original photo that I took during a trip on Pennsylvania Railroad passenger trains from Wilmington to Altoona on 28 March 1965. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #8507 and #8504. Both are ES-15M's built by EMD in 1952 and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. They are pulling a southbound 58-car mixed-cargo freight train past the North Philadelphia Station, with caboose #477757. The time is 2:10 P.M. |
Photo Date: |
3/28/1965 Upload Date: 10/22/2016 2:49:32 PM |
Location: |
North Philadelphia, PA |
Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
Categories: |
RollingStock,Station,Track |
Locomotives: |
PRR 8507(GP7) PRR 8504(GP7) |
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692 Comments: 0 |
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