PRR 5882, EP-20, c. 1954         
Oil Power. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5882, an EP-20 built by GM-EMD in April of 1949 and rated at 2,000 horsepower. In this context, it's poised for another passenger run to South Amboy on the New York & Long Branch line. The photographer's name and the exact date are not recorded.
Date: 8/9/1954 Location: Bay Head Junction, NJ   Map Show Bay Head Junction on a rail map Views: 432 Collection Of:   Thomas C. Ayers
Locomotives: PRR 5882(E7A)    Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
PRR 5882, EP-20, c. 1954
Picture Categories: Yard,Passenger This picture is part of album:  PRR: Pennsy Oil Power ~ 1946-1968
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Tom Beckett General Just be sitting down when they do the engine chante at South Amboy. Those guys were not gentle when they coupled the new power to the train!! 1/21/2022 3:39:22 AM

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