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PRR 8705, FS-24M, 1958 |
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Lorenz. Here is a photo via Bob Lorenz that was taken near Lily, Pennsylvania, in 1958. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #8705 and #8703. Both are FS-24M's built by Fairbanks-Morse and rated at 2,400 horsepower each. #8705 was constructed in September of 1956, while #8703 was built in August of the same year. In this context, they're serving as eastbound pushers up to the tunnels in Gallitzin. (Gift from Brad Mann.) |
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8/15/1958 Upload Date: 7/6/2021 6:35:11 AM |
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Lily, PA |
Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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Locomotives: |
PRR 8705(H-24-66) PRR 8703(H-24-66) |
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474 Comments: 0 |
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PRR 8705, FS-24M, #3 of 3, 1959 |
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Sweetland. Here is the third of three successive 35mm color slides of photos by David R. Sweetland that were taken in Gallitzin, Pennsylvania, in July of 1959. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #8705 and #8703. Both are FS-24M road switchers built by Fairbanks-Morse in September of 1956 and rated at 2,400 horsepower each. They are serving as rear-end pushers on a mixed-cargo freight train that has already begun passing through the New Portage Tunnel on its way down the Allegheny Mountains via the Horseshoe Curve to Altoona and points East. |
Photo Date: |
7/9/1959 Upload Date: 3/16/2018 2:35:23 PM |
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Gallitzin, PA |
Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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Tunnel |
Locomotives: |
PRR 8705(H-24-66) PRR 8703(H-24-66) |
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1696 Comments: 0 |
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PRR 8705, FS-24M, #2 of 3, 1959 |
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Sweetland. Here is the second of three successive 35mm color slides of photos by David R. Sweetland that were taken in Gallitzin, Pennsylvania, in July of 1959. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #8705 and #8703. Both are FS-24M road switchers built by Fairbanks-Morse in September of 1956 and rated at 2,400 horsepower each. They are serving as rear-end pushers on a mixed-cargo freight train that has already begun passing through the New Portage Tunnel on its way down the Allegheny Mountains via the Horseshoe Curve to Altoona and points East. Also visible is PRR N-8 cabin car #478113 ("PrrFan18n") |
Photo Date: |
7/9/1959 Upload Date: 3/18/2021 11:38:08 AM |
Location: |
Gallitzin, PA |
Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
Categories: |
RollingStock,Signal |
Locomotives: |
PRR 8705(H-24-66) PRR 8703(H-24-66) |
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546 Comments: 0 |
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PRR 8705, FS-24M, 1960 |
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Gallitzin. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Gallitzin, Pennsylvania, during November of 1960. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #8703 and #8705. Both are FS-24M's built by Fairbanks-Morse in 1956 and rated at 2,400 horsepower each. They are pushing an eastbound coal train toward Gallitzin and the New Portage Tunnel. This photo taken from the State Route 53 Bridge just West of Gallitzin, which is visible in the distance. ("Red Shift" slide converted to Black & White.) |
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11/24/1960 Upload Date: 9/29/2016 11:45:57 AM |
Location: |
Gallitzin, PA |
Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
Categories: |
Bridge,Signal,Track |
Locomotives: |
PRR 8703(H-24-66) PRR 8705(H-24-66) |
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991 Comments: 0 |
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"Train Master Tribute," Page 37, 1973 |
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Here is page ten of a 16-page cover article by J. David Ingles entitled "Train Master Tribute: A 20-Year-Old In Twilight." It was published originally in the August 1973 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 37. Top Photo Caption: "Pennsy Train Master 8703 descends the East Slope grade west of Altoona with a coal train from Cresson on October 12, 1957." PRR engine #8703 is an FS-24M built by Fairbanks-Morse in September of 1956 and rated at 2,400 horsepower. Photo by Ken Douglas. |
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8/1/1973 Upload Date: 10/3/2023 7:43:21 AM |
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Allegrippus, PA |
Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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Locomotives: |
PRR 8703(H-24-66) MILW 2129(H-16-66) |
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134 Comments: 0 |
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