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PRR 7014, EFS-17M, 1964 |
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Mid-Mountain. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train West of Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 20 June 1964. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #7014, #7245, #7249, #7126, and #7217. All are EFS-17M's built by EMD and rated at 1,750 horsepower each. #7014 was built in 1955; #7245 and #7249 were built in 1959; #7126 and #7217 were built in 1957. They are pulling a 116-car eastbound coal train with caboose #477027. |
| Photo Date: |
6/20/1964 Upload Date: 8/25/2016 4:06:21 AM |
| Location: |
Altoona, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 7014(GP9) PRR 7245(GP9) PRR 7249(GP9) PRR 7217(GP9) PRR 7126(GP9) |
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1170 Comments: 2 |
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PRR 7126, EFS-17M, 1965 |
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WIL-ALT-65. Here is an original photo that I took while riding in a Pennsylvania Railroad passenger train from Harrisburg to Altoona during August of 1965. Shown here (F to R) are PRR engine #7126 and another unit whose number is not recorded. #7126 is an EFS-17M built by EMD in 1957 and rated at 1,750 horsepower. They are pulling a eaptbound mixed-cargo freight train near Bellwood, Pennsylvania. Both trains are moving at around 60 miles per hour. Zoom-Zoom! |
| Photo Date: |
8/15/1965 Upload Date: 11/5/2016 5:09:40 AM |
| Location: |
Bellwood, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 7126(GP9) |
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411 Comments: 1 |
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PRR 7126, EFS-17M, 1966 |
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Horseshoe Curve-1966. Here is an original photo that I took at the Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, in May of 1966. Shown here (F to R) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #7018 and three more diesels. All are EFS-17M's built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,750 horsepower each. Among them is #7126, built in June of 1957. In this context, they're rounding the Curve with a mixed-cargo freight train on its way up the Allegheny Mountains to Gallitzin and points West. (#22 of 39) |
| Photo Date: |
5/5/1966 Upload Date: 4/23/2025 11:51:04 PM |
| Location: |
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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| Locomotives: |
PRR 7126(GP9) |
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9 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 7018, EFS-17M, 1966 |
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Horseshoe Curve-1966. Here is an original photo that I took at the Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, in May of 1966. Visible across Burgoon Run (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #7018, an unidentified B-unit, and #7126. All are EFS-17M's built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,750 horsepower each. #7018 was built in November of 1955, while #7126 was built in June of 1957. In this context, they're rounding the Curve with a mixed-cargo freight train on its way up the Allegheny Mountains to Gallitzin and points West. (#23 of 39) |
| Photo Date: |
5/5/1966 Upload Date: 4/23/2025 11:54:00 PM |
| Location: |
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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| Locomotives: |
PRR 7018(GP9) PRR 7126(GP9) |
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10 Comments: 0 |
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