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PRR 2229, EF-22, 1965 |
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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) |
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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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PRR 2302, EF-25, 1965 |
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Rainy. Here is an original telephoto view that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 12 October 1965. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #2302, #2547, #2529, and #2324. All are rated at 2,500 horsepower. #2302 is an EF-25 built by EMD in 1964. #2547 and #2529 are GF-25's built by General Electric; #2547 was built in 1965, but #2529 was built in 1964. #2324 is an EF-25 built by EMD in 1965. They are pulling a 117-car eastbound merchandise freight train to Enola and points East. The caboose is N-8 #478073. |
| Photo Date: |
10/12/1965 Upload Date: 9/6/2016 10:31:50 PM |
| Location: |
Altoona, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Signal |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 2302(GP35) PRR 2547(U25B) PRR 2529(U25B) PRR 2324(GP35) |
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PRR 2529, GF-25, 1966 |
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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 |
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| Locomotives: |
PRR 2529(U25B) PRR 2535(U25B) PRR 2207(GP30) |
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