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PRR Westbound Pushers, #3 of 3, 1959 |
| Description: |
AHC. Here is the third of three successive photos that I took at the Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, in the Summer of 1959. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #8678 and two more units whose road numbers are not recorded. All are AS-18AM's built by the American Locomotive Company and rated at 1,800 horsepower each. #8678 was constructed in April of 1958. They are pushing a merchandise freight train ~ headed by five EMD EFS-17M's ~ up the Allegheny Mountains to Gallitzin, where they will uncouple and return down the Alleghenies to East Altoona for yet another run up the Mountains and back. |
| Photo Date: |
8/15/1959 Upload Date: 10/27/2016 2:00:20 AM |
| Location: |
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 8678(RSD12) |
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PRR 8671, AS-18AM, 1964 |
| Description: |
17th Street. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 25 April 1964. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #8671, #8677, and #8678. All are AS-18AM's built by the American Locomotive Company in 1958 and rated at 1,800 horsepower each. They are pushing a westbound mixed-cargo freight train under the 17th Street Bridge and up the Allegheny Mountains via the Horseshoe Curve to Gallitzin, where they will uncouple and return to East Altoona for yet another run up the Mountains. The N-8 caboose is #478216. Partially visible in the background are some of the PRR's 12th Street Shop buildings. |
| Photo Date: |
4/25/1964 Upload Date: 9/17/2016 4:10:08 AM |
| Location: |
Altoona, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
RollingStock,Bridge,Track |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 8671(RSD12) PRR 8677(RSD12) PRR 8678(RSD12) |
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| Title: |
PRR 8667, AS-18AM, 1964 |
| Description: |
24th Street. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 29 November 1964. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #8667, #8674, and #8678. All are AS-18AM road switchers built by the American Locomotive Company in 1958 and rated at 1,800 horsepower each. They're pushing a 76-car mixed-cargo freight train (headed by engine #9657) up the Allegheny Mountains via the Horseshoe Curve to Gallitzin, where they'll be uncoupled and returned to East Altoona for further assignments. Photo taken from the steps of SLOPE Tower, partially visible on the right. |
| Photo Date: |
11/29/1964 Upload Date: 12/17/2024 2:09:18 AM |
| Location: |
Altoona, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Bridge,Signal |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 8667(RSD12) PRR 8678(RSD12) PRR 8674(RSD12) |
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12 Comments: 0 |
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