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PRR 5844, EP-20, 1950 |
| Description: |
FM. Here is an image of a photo by Fred McLeod that was taken near Gallitzin, Pennsylvania, on 21 October 1950. Shown here (R to L) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5844 and another unit whose number is not recorded. Both are EP-20's built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,000 horsepower each. #5844 was built in August of 1947. In this context, this A-B set is pulling a passenger train down the Allegheny Mountains and around the Horseshoe Curve to Altoona and points East. This image comes from a B&W slide set entitled "Horseshoe Curve, Pennsylvania Railroad" that's produced and distributed by Blackhawk Films of Davenport, Iowa. William E. Burket Collection. |
| Photo Date: |
10/21/1950 Upload Date: 7/6/2022 3:52:20 PM |
| Location: |
Gallitzin, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 5844(E7A) |
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| Title: |
PRR "Passenger Units," 1955 |
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Here is a postal card entitled "Passenger Units." No Postmark. Caption On Reverse: "Pennsylvania Railroad's E-7 unit number 5844 and sister E-7 unit await assignment at Chicago's Passenger Yard in May of 1955." Both engines are EP-20's built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,000 horsepower each. #5844 was built during August of 1947. |
| Photo Date: |
5/5/1955 Upload Date: 1/26/2019 10:25:52 AM |
| Location: |
Chicago, IL |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Yard,Signal,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 5844(E7A) |
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"'Slimming' The PRR," Page 11, 1958 |
| Description: |
Here is page two of a three-page article entitled "'Slimming' The PRR For More Efficient Operation." It was published originally in the January-February 1958 issue of "Pennsy" magazine, page 11. Top Right Photo: Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad gasoline-powered Maintenance-of-Way motor car #7252. Bottom Right Photo: Shown here is PRR engine #5844, an EP-20 built by GM-EMD in August of 1947 and rated at 2,000 horsepower. |
| Photo Date: |
1/1/1958 Upload Date: 8/24/2022 12:00:18 AM |
| Location: |
Derry, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
RollingStock |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 5844(E7A) |
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107 Comments: 0 |
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PRR 5844, EP-20, c. 1962 |
| Description: |
Chione. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione. Shown here is Pennsflvania Railroad engine #5844, an EP-20 built by GM-EMD in August of 1947 and rated at 2,000 horsepower. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recordd. |
| Photo Date: |
8/6/1962 Upload Date: 10/2/2024 10:35:22 PM |
| Location: |
Chicago, IL |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Yard |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 5844(E7A) |
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65 Comments: 0 |
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