Here is page 18 of a 28-page booklet entitled "Rail Guide To The Horseshoe Curve." It was published originally in 1976 by PC Publications of East McKeesport, Pennsylvania. Photo Caption: "The eastbound National Limited starts into the Horseshoe Curve just as it passes the helper engines of a westbound freight ascending the east slope of the Alleghenies. Photo by Bill Metzger." Prominent here is Penn Central engine #6186, an SD45 built by GM-EMD for the Pennsylvania Railroad as number "6186" in December of 1967 and rated at 3,600 horsepower. Also visible are PC cabooses #23624 and #22983; the latter is ex-PRR N-5E cabin car #477594. |
Date:
8/15/1976 |
Location:
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE CURVE), PA |
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Thomas C. Ayers |
Locomotives: Rolling Stock: |
Author: Thomas C. Ayers
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!["Rail Guide To The Horseshoe Curve," Page 18, 1976](/pictures\143238\Guide_18_A-Pb.jpg) |
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