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Viewing Album: PRR: Horseshoe Curve ~ May 1966 (1)
By:
Thomas C. Ayers
Dates:
5/7/1966 - 5/7/1966
Album Info:
Here are 38 original photos that I took at the Pennsylvania Railroad's Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, on a sunny day during early May of 1966. These black & white photos are presented in the order that I took them.
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Title:
PRR 2311, 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, durinY early May of 1966. Shown here is PRR engine #2311 and two others whose numbers are not visible. #2311 is an EF-25 built by EMD in 1965 and rated at 2,500 HP. They are pulling an eastbound mixed-cargo freight.
Photo Date:
5/7/1966
Upload Date:
7/9/2016 1:00:27 AM
Location:
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
Views:
344
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0
Title:
PRR 2416, AF-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 is PRR engine #2416, an AF-25 built by the American Locomotive Company in 1964 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. It is heading a westbound mixed-cargo freight train, but is being passed by the train in the foreground. Note the Erie-Lackawana Railroac highway trailer.
Photo Date:
5/7/1966
Upload Date:
7/9/2016 12:56:33 AM
Location:
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
Views:
630
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Title:
PRR 6507, GF-25A, 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 #6507, #6036, and #6307. All three were built in 1965. #6507 is a GF-25A built by General Electric and rated at 2,500 horsepower. Ý"6036 is an EF-25A built by EMD and rated at 2,500 horsepower. #6307 is an AF-27 built by the American Locomotive Company and rated at 2,700 horsepower. They are pushing a westbound merchandise freight.
Photo Date:
5/7/1966
Upload Date:
7/9/2016 12:58:50 AM
Location:
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Action
Locomotives:
PRR 6307(C628)
Views:
797
Comments:
1
Title:
PRR 6303, AF-27, 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 (R to L) are PRR engines #6303, one unit whose number is not visible, and #6308. #6303 and #6308 are both AF-27's built by ALCO in 1965 and rated at 2,700 horsepower each. They are pushing a westbound TrucTrain and N-8 caboose #478155.
Photo Date:
5/7/1966
Upload Date:
7/9/2016 3:41:25 AM
Location:
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
RollingStock
Locomotives:
PRR 6303(C628)
PRR 6308(C628)
Views:
567
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Title:
PRR 2325, 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 #2325, #2401, and one unit whose number is not visible. #2325 is an EF-25 built by EMD in 1965 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. #2401 is an AF-24 built by the American Locomotive Company in 1962 and rated at 2,400 horsepower. They are pulling an eastbound merchandise freight.
Photo Date:
5/7/1966
Upload Date:
7/9/2016 3:48:41 AM
Location:
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
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Views:
655
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Title:
PRR 5760, EP-22, 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) is PRR engine #5760 and two others whose numbers are not legible. #5760 is an EP-22 built by EMD in 1951 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. They are pulling a 17-car westbound mail/express train under four-track Signal Bridge #2416, and passing a slow-moving ore train at the same time.
Photo Date:
5/7/1966
Upload Date:
7/9/2016 3:52:46 AM
Location:
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
Views:
2044
Comments:
2
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 C, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Action
Locomotives:
PRR 8663(RSD12)
Views:
2882
Comments:
5
Title:
PRR 8668, AS-18AM, 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 is PRR engine #8668, an AS-18AM built by the American Locomotive Company in 1958 and rated at 1,600 horsepower. It is rounding the Horseshoe Curve at the head of a westbound ore train, but will uncouple at Gallitzin and return to East Altoona for yet another run up the Allegheny Mountains to Gallitzin and back.
Photo Date:
5/7/1966
Upload Date:
7/9/2016 4:26:37 AM
Location:
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
Views:
334
Comments:
0
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 C, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Action
Locomotives:
PRR 8663(RSD12)
Views:
890
Comments:
1
Title:
The Good Old Days, 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 is an eastbound passenger train rounding the Horseshoe Curve at the same time as a westbound ore train passes the other way!
Photo Date:
5/7/1966
Upload Date:
7/9/2016 4:28:41 AM
Location:
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Passenger
Locomotives:
Views:
167
Comments:
0
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 C, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Action
Locomotives:
PRR 8663(RSD12)
Views:
832
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 2367, 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 #2367, #2404, and another unit whose number is not visible. #2367 is an EF-25 built by EMD in 1965 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. #2404 is an AF-24 built by the American Locomotive Company in 1962 and rated at 2,400 horsepower. They are pulling an eastbound coal train, and are about to be passed by three pusher engines returning to Altoona for another run up the Allegheny Mountains to Gallitzin and back.
Photo Date:
5/7/1966
Upload Date:
7/9/2016 4:55:06 AM
Location:
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Action
Locomotives:
PRR 2367(GP35)
PRR 2404(RS27)
Views:
566
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Title:
PRR 6303, AF-27, 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 #6303, one unit whose number is not visible, and #6308. #6303 and #6308 are both AF-27's built by the American Locomotive Company in 1965 and rated at 2,700 horsepower each. They are returning to East Altoona for another run up the Allegheny Mountains to Gallitzin and back.
Photo Date:
5/7/1966
Upload Date:
7/9/2016 4:56:34 AM
Location:
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Action
Locomotives:
PRR 6303(C628)
PRR 6308(C628)
Views:
450
Comments:
0
Title:
Westward Ho, 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 are one ALCO and three EMD engines pulling a westbound mail/express train around the Horseshoe Curve and up the Allegheny Mountains to Gallitzin and points West. Note the about-to-burst buds on the trees!
Photo Date:
5/7/1966
Upload Date:
7/9/2016 4:58:06 AM
Location:
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
Views:
154
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 9878, EF-15A, 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 (R to L) is PRR engine #9878 and an F-Class "B" unit whose number is not recorded. Both were built by EMD. #9878 is an EF-15A built in 1952 and rated at 1,500 horsepower. They are pulling a 20-car eastbound freight train.
Photo Date:
5/7/1966
Upload Date:
7/9/2016 4:59:25 AM
Location:
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
Views:
256
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 9878, EF-15A, 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) is PRR engine #9878 and an F-Class "B" unit whose number is not recorded. Both were built by EMD. #9878 is an EF-15A built in 1952 and rated at 1,500 horsepower. They are pulling a 20-car eastbound mixed-cargo freight, whose caboose is visible in the distance.
Photo Date:
5/7/1966
Upload Date:
7/9/2016 5:00:20 AM
Location:
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
Views:
472
Comments:
2
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 C, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
Views:
581
Comments:
0
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