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PRR 5692, B-1, Front, 1957 |
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Here is the front side of a "Vanishing Vistas" portrait that was published by Lyman E. Cox in 1972. Photo by Stan Kistler. Shown here (R to L) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5692 and another unit whose road number is not recorded. Both are B-1 (C) electrics built in Juniata and rated at 570 horsepower each. #5692 was constructed in December of 1934 and retired in May of 1967 after 33 years of service. They're serving as "Yard Goats" at the Harrisburg Passenger Station. |
| Photo Date: |
1/10/1957 Upload Date: 4/27/2025 6:10:53 PM |
| Location: |
Harrisburg, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Yard |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 5692(Boxcab) |
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PRR 5692, B-1, Back, 1957 |
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Here is the back side of a "Vanishing Vistas" portrait that was published by Lyman E. Cox in 1972. The text by Robert A. Le Massena sketches the history and development of the Pennsylvania Railroad's B-1 (C) electric locomotives. |
| Photo Date: |
1/10/1957 Upload Date: 4/27/2025 6:11:48 PM |
| Location: |
Harrisburg, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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| Locomotives: |
PRR 5692(Boxcab) |
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| Title: |
PRR 5687, B-1, #1 of 2, 1957 |
| Description: |
Baera 3. Here is the first of two successive photos by an unidentified photographer that were taken near Penn Station in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on 5 May 1957. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #5687, #5692, and another unit whose road number is not recorded. All are B-1 (C) electrics built in Juniata and rated at 570 horsepower each. #5687 was constructed in November of 1934, renumbered "4755" in November of 1966 in preparation for the PRR-NYC merger, and retired in January of 1969. #5692 was built in December of 1934 and retired in May of 1967. |
| Photo Date: |
5/5/1957 Upload Date: 4/30/2025 7:14:51 AM |
| Location: |
Harrisburg, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Station,Signal |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 5687(Boxcab) PRR 5692(Boxcab) |
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| Title: |
PRR 5687, B-1, #2 of 2, 1957 |
| Description: |
Baera 3. Here is the second of two successive photos by an unidentified photographer that were taken near Penn Station in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on 5 May 1957. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #5687, #5692, and another unit whose road number is not recorded. All are B-1 (C) electrics built in Juniata and rated at 570 horsepower each. #5687 was constructed in November of 1934, renumbered "4755" in November of 1966 in preparation for the PRR-NYC merger, and retired in January of 1969. #5692 was built in December of 1934 and retired in May of 1967. |
| Photo Date: |
5/5/1957 Upload Date: 6/6/2024 10:19:31 AM |
| Location: |
Harrisburg, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Station,Signal |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 5687(Boxcab) PRR 5692(Boxcab) |
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