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PRR 9766, EF-15A, c. 1953 |
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AHC. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken at the Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, c. 1953. Shown here (L to R) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9766 and three more units whose road numbers are not recorded. All are EF-15's built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9766 was constructed in January of 1951. In this context, this A-B-B-A set is pulling a mixed-cargo freight train down the Allegheny Mountains, and is about to round the Curve on its way to Altoona and points East. ("PrrFan18n") |
| Photo Date: |
9/11/1953 Upload Date: 10/12/2021 10:38:46 PM |
| Location: |
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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| Locomotives: |
PRR 9766(F7A) PRR 9766(F7A) |
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| Title: |
PRR 9766, EF-15A, c. 1954 |
| Description: |
Mann. Here is a photo of (R to L) Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9766 and another unit whose road number is not recorded. Both were built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9766 is an EF-15A constructed in January of 1951 and retired in August of 1967 after just 16 years of service. In this context, this A-A set is pulling a manifest freight train from Altoona to Enola. The photographer's name, the date, and the location are not recorded. (Gift from Brad Mann.) |
| Photo Date: |
4/16/1954 Upload Date: 6/1/2025 12:44:45 AM |
| Location: |
Duncannon, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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| Locomotives: |
PRR 9766(F7A) |
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PRR 6840, M-1, 1957 |
| Description: |
Dziobko. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by John Dziobko, Jr., that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 17 August 1957. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6840, an M-1 (4-8-2) "Mountain" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in September of 1926 and retired in June of 1959. Partially visible in the background is PRR engine #9766, an EF-15A built by GM-EMD in January of 1951, rated at 1,500 horsepower, renumbered "1467" in 1966, and retired in August of 1967. Partially visible in the background is Juniata's 17th Street Bridge. |
| Photo Date: |
8/17/1957 Upload Date: 7/2/2018 6:39:19 AM |
| Location: |
Altoona(Juniata), PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Bridge,Yard,Steam |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 6840(4-8-2) PRR 9766(F7A) |
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