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PRR 2429, AF-25, 1965 |
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Spruce Creek. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Spruce Creek, Pennsylvania, on 10 July 1965. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #2429, #2544, and #2328. All three were built in 1965 and rated at 2,500 horsepower each. #2429 is an AF-25 built by the American Locomotive Company. #2544 is a GF-25 built by General Electric. #2328 is an EF-25 built by the Electro-Motive Division of General Motors. They are pulling a 97-car westbound coal train over the Route 45 tunnel with N-8 cabin car #478149. |
| Photo Date: |
7/10/1965 Upload Date: 7/10/2016 1:27:52 PM |
| Location: |
Spruce Creek, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 2429(C425) PRR 2544(U25B) PRR 2328(GP35) |
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1302 Comments: 2 |
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PRR 2529, GF-25, 1965 |
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Altoona Action. Here is an original 35mm color slide by Frank Ries that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, in August of 1965. Prominent here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #2529 and #2544. Both are GF-25's built by General Electric and rated at 2,500 horsepower each. #2529 was constructed in September of 1964, while #2544 was built in February of 1965. Partially visible at the left is PRR passenger coach #3000, newly refurbished in Altoona's Passenger Car Shops. Partially visible at the right is the 7th Street Bridge. The photographer is standing on the decrepit remnants of 9th Avenue; Conway is to his left, Enola is to his right. |
| Photo Date: |
8/15/1965 Upload Date: 4/27/2021 9:22:47 PM |
| Location: |
Altoona, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
RollingStock,Bridge,Signal |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 2529(U25B) PRR 2544(U25B) |
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376 Comments: 0 |
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PRR 2502, 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 mid-May of 1966. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #2502, #2544, and #2507. All three are GF-25's built by General Electric and rated at 2,500 horsepower each. #2502 and #2507 were built in 1962, but #2544 was built in 1965. They are pulling an eastbound mixed-cargo freight around the Horseshoe Curve and down to Altoona and points East. |
| Photo Date: |
5/21/1966 Upload Date: 7/9/2016 11:48:09 AM |
| Location: |
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE CURVE), PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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| Locomotives: |
PRR 2502(U25B) PRR 2544(U25B) PRR 2507(U25B) |
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800 Comments: 3 |
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