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PRR 7131, EFS-17M, 1963 |
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AHC. Here is an original photo that I took at the Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 28 September 1963. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #7131, #7252, #2204, #2205, and #2220. All were built by GM-EMD. #7131 and #7252 are EFS-17M's rated at 1,750 horsepower each. #7131 was built in 1957, but #7252 was built in 1959. #2204, #2205, and #2220 are EF-22's built in 1963 and rated at 2,250 horsepower each. They are pulling a 56-car westbound merchandise freight up the Allegheny Mountains to Gallitzin and points West. |
| Photo Date: |
9/28/1963 Upload Date: 8/12/2016 2:43:59 AM |
| Location: |
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE CURVE), PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Scenic |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 7131(GP9) PRR 7252(GP9) PRR 2204(GP30) PRR 2205(GP30) PRR 2220(GP30) |
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1406 Comments: 3 |
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PRR 2204, EF-22, 1966 |
| Description: |
Waters. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Easr Altoona, Pennsylvania, during mid-February of 1966. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #2204, #2201, #2200, and another unit whose number is not visible. #2204, #2201, and #2200 are all EF-22's built by EMD in 1963 and rated at 2,250 horsepower each. They are pulling a westbound TrucTrain that will not stop in Altoona for crew changes. Visible in the foreground is the East Branch of the Juniata River which winds its way through Tyrone and Spruce Creek on its way to merging with the Juniata's West Branch near Huntingdon. Also visible in the distance are various locomotives and rusting rolling stock in the East Altoona deadline. This photo taken from above "The Hole," adjacent to HOMER Tower. |
| Photo Date: |
2/19/1966 Upload Date: 8/22/2016 5:47:08 AM |
| Location: |
Altoona(Juniata), PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Winter |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 2204(GP30) PRR 2201(GP30) PRR 2200(GP30) |
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1197 Comments: 1 |
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