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PRR Spruce Creek Highway Tunnel, 1965 |
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Spruce Creek. Here is the first of eight successive photos that I took in Spruce Creek, Pennsylvania, on 10 July 1965. Shown here are the Pennsylvania Railroad's three mainline tracks as they pass over the State Route 45 tunnel in and out of Spruce Creek. The Tunnels and Harrisburg are to the left, Altoona is to the right. |
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7/10/1965 Upload Date: 4/20/2025 10:09:54 PM |
| Location: |
Spruce Creek, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Tunnel,Signal |
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PRR 2429, AF-25, 1965 |
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Spruce Creek. Here is the second of eight successive photos that I took in Spruce Creek, Pennsylvania, on 10 July 1965. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #2429, #2544, and another unit whose road number is not recorded. #2429 is an AF-25 built by the American Locomotive Company in March of 1965 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. #2544 is a GF-25 built by General Electric in February of 1965 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. In this context, they're passing over the State Route 45 tunnel with a fully-loaded iron ore train out of Enola that's heading to the steel mills of Pittsburgh. |
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7/10/1965 Upload Date: 4/20/2025 10:10:18 PM |
| Location: |
Spruce Creek, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Tunnel |
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PRR 2429(C425) PRR 2544(U25B) |
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PRR 5893, EP-22, 1965 |
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Spruce Creek. Here is the third of eight successive photos that I took in Spruce Creek, Pennsylvania, on 10 July 1965. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #5893, #5852-B, and another unit whose road number is not recorded. All were built by GM-EMD. #5893 is an EP-22 constructed in April of 1953 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. #5852-B is an EP-20 built in September of 1947, rated at 2,000 horsepower, and retired in September of 1967. In this context, they're pulling a mail & express train out of Altoona to Harrisburg and points East. Wave to the Engineman! |
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7/10/1965 Upload Date: 4/20/2025 10:10:52 PM |
| Location: |
Spruce Creek, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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PRR 5893(E8A) PRR 5852-B(E7B) |
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PRR SPRUCE Tower, 1965 |
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Spruce Creek. Here is the fourth of eight successive photos that I took in Spruce Creek, Pennsylvania, on 10 July 1965. Prominent here is the Pennsylvania Railroad's SPRUCE Tower, located about half a mile from the two Spruce Creek Tunnels in the distance. (Facing railroad east.) In the foreground is my pet dog named "Millie." |
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7/10/1965 Upload Date: 4/20/2025 10:11:13 PM |
| Location: |
Spruce Creek, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Tunnel |
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PRR 2539, GF-25, 1965 |
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Spruce Creek. Here is the fifth of eight successive photos that I took in Spruce Creek, Pennsylvania, on 10 July 1965. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #2539, #2517, #2234, and another unit whose road number is not recorded. #2539 and #2517 are GF-25's built by General Electric and rated at 2,500 horsepower each; the former was built in February of 1965, the latter in October of 1962. #2234 is an EF-22 built by GM-EMD in April of 1963 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. In this context, they're rockin' 'n' rollin' with an eastbound TrucTrain heading for the Enola Yards. Wave to the Fireman! |
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7/10/1965 Upload Date: 4/20/2025 10:11:34 PM |
| Location: |
Spruce Creek, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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PRR 2539(U25B) PRR 2517(U25B) PRR 2234(GP30) |
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PRR 9663, EF-15A, 1965 |
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Spruce Creek. Here is the sixth of eight successive photos that I took in Spruce Creek, Pennsylvania, on 10 July 1965. Shown here (R to L) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9663 and six more units whose road numbers are not recorded. #9663 is an EF-15A built by GM-EMD in EF-15A built in February of 1950 and retired in July of 1966 after just 16 years of revenue service. In this context, they're pulling a mixed-cargo freight train out of Enola to Altoona and points West. Note that my pet dog "Millie" is safely ensconced in the weeds at the far left. |
| Photo Date: |
7/10/1965 Upload Date: 4/20/2025 10:11:56 PM |
| Location: |
Spruce Creek, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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PRR 9663(F7A) |
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PRR 6027, EF-25A, 1965 |
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Spruce Creek. Here is the seventh of eight successive photos that I took in Spruce Creek, Pennsylvania, on 10 July 1965. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #6027, #2412, and another unit whose road number is not recorded. #6027 is an EF-25A built by GM-EMD in April of 1965 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. #2412 is an AF-24 built by the American Locomotive Company in October of 1962 and rated at 2,400 horsepower. In this context, they're pulling a mixed-cargo freight train out of Enola to Altoona and points West. A small portion of State Route 45 is visible at the upper right. |
| Photo Date: |
7/10/1965 Upload Date: 4/20/2025 10:12:19 PM |
| Location: |
Spruce Creek, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Signal |
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PRR 6027(SD35) PRR 2412(RS27) |
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PRR 2250, EF-22, 1965 |
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Spruce Creek. Here is the eighth of eight successive photos that I took in Spruce Creek, Pennsylvania, on 10 July 1965. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #2250 and #2305. Both were built by GM-EMD. #2250 is an EF-22 built in May of 1963 and rated at 2,250 horsepower, while #2305 is an EF-25 built in November of 1964 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. They're pulling a mixed-cargo freight train out of Altoona to Enola and points East. Wave to the Engineman! |
| Photo Date: |
7/10/1965 Upload Date: 4/20/2025 10:12:43 PM |
| Location: |
Spruce Creek, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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PRR 2250(GP30) PRR 2305(GP35) |
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