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PRR 8656, AS-18AM, 1965 |
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Rainy. Here is an original telephoto view that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train at the Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 12 October 1965. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #8656, #8655, #2261, #2360, and #7186-B. #8656 and 8655 are AS-18AM's built by the American Locomotive Company in 1957 and rated at 1,800 horsepower each; they are serving as "helpers" in this context. #2261 and #2360 are EF-25's built by EMD and rated at 2,500 horsepower each; #2261 was built in 1964, but #2360 was built in 1965. #7186-B is an EFS-17M built by EMD in 1957 and rated at 1,750 horsepower. They are about to pass under four-track Signal Bridge #2417/2418 with a 99-car westbound mixed-cargo freight train and N-8 caboose #478151. Bringing-up the rear are "pushers" #6500 and #6306. |
| Photo Date: |
10/12/1965 Upload Date: 9/6/2016 7:25:19 PM |
| Location: |
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE CURVE), PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Signal |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 8656(RSD12) PRR 8655(RSD12) PRR 2261(GP35) PRR 2360(GP35) PRR 7186-B(GP9B) |
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771 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 8656, AS-18AM, 1965 |
| Description: |
Rainy. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train at the Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 12 October 1965. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #8656, #8655, #2261, #2360, and #7186-B. #8656 and 8655 are AS-18AM's built by the American Locomotive Company in 1957 and rated at 1,800 horsepower each; they are serving as "helpers" in this context. #2261 and #2360 are EF-25's built by EMD and rated at 2,500 horsepower each; #2261 was built in 1964, but #2360 was built in 1965. #7186-B is an EFS-17M built by EMD in 1957 and rated at 1,750 horsepower. They are pulling a 99-car westbound mixed-cargo freight train around the Curve and up the Allegheny Mountains to Gallitzin and points West. The caboose is N-8 #478151. Bringing-up the rear are "pushers" #6500 and #6306. |
| Photo Date: |
10/12/1965 Upload Date: 9/6/2016 7:28:48 PM |
| Location: |
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE CURVE), PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 8656(RSD12) PRR 8655(RSD12) PRR 2261(GP35) PRR 2360(GP35) PRR 7186-B(GP9B) |
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| Title: |
PRR 8656, AS-18AM, 1965 |
| Description: |
Rainy. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train at the Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 12 October 1965. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #8656, #8655, #2261, #2360, and #7186-B. #8656 and 8655 are AS-18AM's built by the American Locomotive Company in 1957 and rated at 1,800 horsepower each; they are serving as "helpers" in this context. #2261 and #2360 are EF-25's built by EMD and rated at 2,500 horsepower each; #2261 was built in 1964, but #2360 was built in 1965. #7186-B is an EFS-17M built by EMD in 1957 and rated at 1,750 horsepower. They are pulling a 99-car westbound mixed-cargo freight train around the Curve and up the Allegheny Mountains to Gallitzin and points West. The caboose is N-8 #478151. Bringing-up the rear are "pushers" #6500 and #6306. |
| Photo Date: |
10/12/1965 Upload Date: 9/6/2016 8:14:11 PM |
| Location: |
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE CURVE), PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 8656(RSD12) PRR 8655(RSD12) PRR 2261(GP35) PRR 2360(GP35) PRR 7186-B(GP9B) |
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775 Comments: 0 |
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