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TRRA  14th St locomotive servicing tracks
Title:  TRRA 14th St locomotive servicing tracks
Description:  Note the GM&O motor train and the PRR BP-60a Centipede
Photo Date:  3/3/1951  Upload Date: 12/28/2010 8:15:48 PM
Location:  Saint Louis, MO
Author:  Lew Schneider
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR E8(E8A)
Views:  1997   Comments: 0
PRR E8 5711 at Conklin Yard
Title:  PRR E8 5711 at Conklin Yard
Description: 
Photo Date:  12/1/2018  Upload Date: 12/2/2018 7:34:56 PM
Location:  Binghamton, NY
Author:  Peter Lyden
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR E8(E8A)
Views:  624   Comments: 2
PRR E8 5809 at Conklin Yard
Title:  PRR E8 5809 at Conklin Yard
Description: 
Photo Date:  12/1/2018  Upload Date: 12/2/2018 7:35:29 PM
Location:  Binghamton, NY
Author:  Peter Lyden
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR E8(E8A)
Views:  517   Comments: 1
PRR 4246, EP-22, 1967
Title:  PRR 4246, EP-22, 1967
Description:  DMP-2. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken near Keating, Pennsylvania, on 26 March 1967. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #4246 and #4283. Both are EP-22's built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,250 horsepower each. #4246 was constructed as number "5836" in February of 1951, and renumbered "4246" in preparation for the PRR-NYC merger. #4283 was built as number "5803" in July of 1952 and renumbered "4282" in preparation for the merger. Produced and distributed by Charly's Slides. (#9 of 20)
Photo Date:  3/26/1967  Upload Date: 10/16/2022 8:53:30 AM
Location:  Keating, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 4246(E8A) PRR 4283(E8A)
Views:  296   Comments: 0
PRR "Fort Pitt"
Title:  PRR "Fort Pitt"
Description:  Westbound (Date approximate)
Photo Date:  11/11/1967  Upload Date: 6/4/2012 7:28:28 PM
Location:  Canton, OH
Author:  Robert Farkas
Categories:  Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  PRR 4259(E8A)
Views:  1290   Comments: 5
PRR E7A 4208 and PRR E8A 4262 - Pennsylvania RR
Title:  PRR E7A 4208 and PRR E8A 4262 - Pennsylvania RR
Description:  Two EMD E ulits are heading up this passenger train. PRR 4208 was first delivered as one of the 5800 numbered units, it was renumbered after PRR 2-10-0 #4208 was retired. Note the lack of a Pennsy stripe on the lead unit but a solid one on the trailing unit. Date and location unknown.
Photo Date:  1/1/1966  Upload Date: 1/31/2013 10:49:51 AM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 4208(E7A) PRR 4262(E8A)
Views:  1030   Comments: 3
PRR 4262
Title:  PRR 4262
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/30/1968  Upload Date: 11/3/2020 9:49:52 AM
Location:  Indianapolis, IN
Author:  Jeffrey Lawrence Collection
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 4262(E8A)
Views:  231   Comments: 0
PRR 4268, EP-22, 1967
Title:  PRR 4268, EP-22, 1967
Description:  Here is a post card via Peter Outerbridge entitled "Merger Mania." Caption On Reverse: "Merger Mania. Both of these EMD E-8's ~ Pennsylvania No. 4268 and Illinois Central No. 4032 ~ looked spiffy in this 1967 shot. Alas, soon both railroads became history (well sort of). But to the E-8's, it would only mean new paint jobs." At the left is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4268, an E-8 built by GM-EMD as number "5768" in April of 1952, rated at 2,250 horsepower, and renumbered "4268" in preparation for the PRR-NYC merger. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recroded.
Photo Date:  8/15/1967  Upload Date: 1/22/2023 6:48:18 AM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 4268(E8A) IC 4032(E8A)
Views:  179   Comments: 0
PRR 4268, EP-22, 1967
Title:  PRR 4268, EP-22, 1967
Description:  Altoona Action. Here is an original 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken at the Passenger Station in Altoona, Pennsylvania, in October of 1967. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4268 and two more units whose road numbers are not recorded. All were built by GM-EMD. #4268 is an EP-22 constructed as number "5768" in April of 1952, rated at 2,250 horsepower, and renumbered "4268" in preparation for the PRR-NYC merger. In this context, this A-B-A set is parked near the 12th Street Footbridge. Its crew awaits the "Proceed" signal to resume pulling this passenger train to Harrisburg and points East.
Photo Date:  10/3/1967  Upload Date: 9/29/2024 3:08:06 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Night,Station,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 4268(E8A)
Views:  38   Comments: 0
PRR 4270, EP-22, c. 1967
Title:  PRR 4270, EP-22, c. 1967
Description:  Altoona Action. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken at the Passenger Station in Altoona, Pennsylvania, c. 1967. Shown here (R to L) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4270 and two more units whose road numbers are not recorded. All are EP-22's built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,250 horsepower each. #4270 was constructed as number "5805" in July of 1952 and later renumbered "4270" in preparation for the PRR-NYC merger. In this context, this A-A-A set is waiting for a helper engine to couple on before pulling a passenger train up the Allegheny Mountains to Pittsburgh and points West. Partially visible at the left is the "new" 12th Street Footbridge; partially visible at the right are two structures that are part of the PRR's 12th Street Car Shops. ("PrrFan18n")
Photo Date:  8/15/1967  Upload Date: 4/11/2021 10:28:20 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Station,Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 4270(E8A)
Views:  315   Comments: 0
PRR 4273, EP-22, 1967
Title:  PRR 4273, EP-22, 1967
Description:  Mid-Mountain. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train West of Altoona, Pennsylvania, during mid-December of 1967. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #4273 and two other "E" units whose numbers were not recorded. All were built by EMD. #4273 is an EP-22 built in 1952. It has been re-numbered in preparation for the PRR-NYC merger; its original number was "5703." They are pulling a passenger train down the Allegheny Mountains via the Horseshoe Curve to Altoona and points East on a frigid, flurry-filled afternoon.
Photo Date:  12/21/1967  Upload Date: 8/26/2016 3:27:59 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Winter,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 4273(E8A)
Views:  651   Comments: 1
PRR 4275
Title:  PRR 4275
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/22/1974  Upload Date: 8/17/2020 3:44:33 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Jeffrey Lawrence Collection
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 4275(E8A)
Views:  178   Comments: 0
Snapping the First Class
Title:  Snapping the First Class
Description:  No.25 - The Duquesne - with a pair of U25C helpers and three E units with 22 cars and healthy head-end traffic is coming out of Scotch Run Curve at MP 241 on this first day of September, 1966 at a time when renumbering of locomotives had begun for the pending Penn-Central merger. PRR helpers on the point were referred to as "snappers". Note the lead E unit still has its trainphone antennas.
Photo Date:  9/1/1966  Upload Date: 10/11/2012 12:47:54 PM
Location:  ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:  Rick Erben
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  PRR 4276(E8A) PRR 6514(U25C) PRR 6516(U25C) PRR 4206(E7A) PRR 4117B(E7B)
Views:  2785   Comments: 2
PRR 4277, EP-22, 1967
Title:  PRR 4277, EP-22, 1967
Description:  DMP-2. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken at the Passenger Station in Fort Wayne, Indiana, in January of 1967. Shown here (L to R) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4277 and two more units whose road numbers are not recorded. All were built by GM-EMD. #4277 is an EP-22 constructed as number "5707" in October of 1952, rated at 2,250 horsepower, and renumbered "4277" in preparation for the PRR-NYC merger. Produced and distributed by Charly's Slides. (#10 of 20)
Photo Date:  1/23/1967  Upload Date: 10/16/2022 8:52:15 AM
Location:  Fort Wayne, IN
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 4277(E8A)
Views:  201   Comments: 0
Broadway Limited arriving Chicago
Title:  Broadway Limited arriving Chicago
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/1/1965  Upload Date: 10/6/2010 3:04:26 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Daryl McGee
Categories:  Bridge,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  PRR 4278(E8A)
Views:  1378   Comments: 1
PRR 4285, EP-22, 1968
Title:  PRR 4285, EP-22, 1968
Description:  Oil Power. Here is an original 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken in January of 1968. Shown here (L to R) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4285 and two more units whose road numbers are not recorded. All are EP-22's built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,250 horsepower each. #4285 was constructed as number "5885" in March of 1950 and renumbered "4285" in preparation for the PRR-NYC merger. In this context, they're rockin' 'n' rollin' with a 14-car passenger train.
Photo Date:  1/23/1968  Upload Date: 2/28/2023 11:14:55 PM
Location:  Valparaiso, IN
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 4285(E8A)
Views:  125   Comments: 0
PRR 4286
Title:  PRR 4286
Description:  Westbound on ex-PRR (Date approximate)
Photo Date:  3/9/1968  Upload Date: 2/9/2014 9:36:04 PM
Location:  Massillon, OH
Author:  Robert Farkas
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  PRR 4286(E8A)
Views:  762   Comments: 2
PRR 4288
Title:  PRR 4288
Description:  Westbound "Fort Pitt" (Date approximate)
Photo Date:  11/18/1967  Upload Date: 5/3/2015 10:05:39 PM
Location:  Alliance, OH
Author:  Robert Farkas
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 4288(E8A)
Views:  563   Comments: 1
PRR 4293
Title:  PRR 4293
Description:  Westbound with the "Fort Pitt" after passing WANDLE Tower Date approximate)
Photo Date:  12/23/1967  Upload Date: 3/5/2015 1:26:03 PM
Location:  Canton, OH
Author:  Robert Farkas
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 4293(E8A)
Views:  901   Comments: 2
"Pennsy At Northumberland," Page 66, 2004
Title:  "Pennsy At Northumberland," Page 66, 2004
Description:  Here is page one of a six-page article by William D. Volkmer entitled "The Pennsy At Northumberland: 1964-1968." It was published originally in the January 2004 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 66. Partial Caption: "Pennsy passenger train 570, the daytime Harrisburg-Buffalo run, rolls into Sunbury behind steam-generator equipped RS3 8445 (one of only two RS3s built with a high hood; the other is Western Maryland 192) and E8 4293." Engine #8445 is an AS-16MS built by the American Locomotive Company in December of 1953 and rated at 1,600 horsepower. Engine #4293 is an EP-22 built by GM-EMD as number "5893" in April of 1950, rated at 2,250 horsepower, and renumbered "4293" in preparation for the PRR-NYC merger. Note that the "A" in "PENNSYLVANIA" has been painted over with the new road number.
Photo Date:  1/1/2004  Upload Date: 12/8/2021 9:56:38 PM
Location:  Sunbury, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 8445(RS3) PRR 4293(E8A)
Views:  409   Comments: 0
PRR "Next Stop, Merger City," EP-20, 1966
Title:  PRR "Next Stop, Merger City," EP-20, 1966
Description:  Here is a postal card entitled "Next Stop, Merger City." No Postmark. The photographer is not identified. Caption On Reverse: "Pennsylvania RR EMD E7 #4244 and E8 #4295 whisk a passenger train near Chicago in August, 1966. Recently re-painted tuscan red, both units wear Penn-Central style numbers on sides, anticipating the approaching PC merger." Both locomotives were built by GM-EMD. #4244 is an EP-20 constructed in August of 1947 as number "5844" and rated at 2,000 horsepower, while #4295 is an EP-22 built in March of 1951 as number "5895" and rated at 2,250 horsepower.
Photo Date:  8/15/1966  Upload Date: 7/16/2020 6:47:01 PM
Location:  Englewood, IL
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 4244(E7A) PRR 4295(E8A)
Views:  368   Comments: 0
PRR 4309
Title:  PRR 4309
Description:  Westbound "The Fort Pitt" (Date approximate)
Photo Date:  12/16/1967  Upload Date: 2/26/2015 10:10:04 AM
Location:  Massillon, OH
Author:  Robert Farkas
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 4309(E8A)
Views:  668   Comments: 2
PRR 4309
Title:  PRR 4309
Description:  Westbound sitting at the PC passenger station
Photo Date:  5/30/1968  Upload Date: 3/28/2015 9:32:27 PM
Location:  Canton, OH
Author:  Robert Farkas
Categories:  Station
Locomotives:  PRR 4309(E8A)
Views:  601   Comments: 0
PRR 5700 in Harrisburg Yard on a cold January morning
Title:  PRR 5700 in Harrisburg Yard on a cold January morning
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/12/1953  Upload Date: 11/28/2014 6:51:52 AM
Location:  Harrisburg, PA
Author:  Maynard Krug
Categories:  Yard,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  PRR 5700(E8A)
Views:  1101   Comments: 1
PRR 5700, EP-22, c. 1955
Title:  PRR 5700, EP-22, c. 1955
Description:  Mann. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide that was taken at the Passenger Station in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5700 and another unit whose road number is not recorded. Both are EP-22's built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,250 horsepower each. #5700 was constructed in September of 1952. The photographer's name and the exact date are not recorded. ("PrrFan18n")
Photo Date:  8/15/1955  Upload Date: 6/30/2021 10:14:20 PM
Location:  Harrisburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5700(E8A)
Views:  466   Comments: 0
PRR 5700, EP-22, 1963
Title:  PRR 5700, EP-22, 1963
Description:  Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken in Detroit, Michigan, on 17 June 1963. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5700, an EP-22 built by GM-EMD in September of 1952 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. Note the "Mars" light! ("Tchowee"; #15 of 29)
Photo Date:  6/17/1963  Upload Date: 5/8/2020 5:21:43 PM
Location:  Detroit, MI
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 5700(E8A)
Views:  496   Comments: 0
PRR 5700, EP-22, 1965
Title:  PRR 5700, EP-22, 1965
Description:  Oil Power. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Tom Smart that was taken in Louisville, Kentucky, on 1 May 1965. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #5700 and #5878. Both were built by GM-EMD. #5700 is an EP-22 built in September of 1952 and rated at 2,250 horsepower, while #5878 is an EP-20 built in April of 1949 and rated at 2,000 horsepower. Looks to me like #5700 has had a close encounter of the third kind!
Photo Date:  5/1/1965  Upload Date: 10/3/2018 5:08:03 AM
Location:  Louisville, KY
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5700(E8A) PRR 5878(E7A)
Views:  700   Comments: 1
PRR 5701, EP-22, c. 1966
Title:  PRR 5701, EP-22, c. 1966
Description:  Chione. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione. Shown here (R to L) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5701 and another unit whose road number is not recorded. Both are EP-22's built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,250 horsepower each. #5701 was constructed in September of 1952. In this context, they're powering a six-car passenger train. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded.
Photo Date:  8/15/1966  Upload Date: 11/12/2023 10:12:38 AM
Location:  Dauphin, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5701(E8A)
Views:  100   Comments: 0
Harrisburg's Diesel Specialists, Page 7, 1953
Title:  Harrisburg's Diesel Specialists, Page 7, 1953
Description:  Here is page two of a four-page article entitled "Harrisburg's Specialists On Diesel-Electrics." It was published originally in the December 1953 issue of "Pennsy" magazine, page 7. Top Photo: Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5703, an EP-22 built by GM-EMD in September of 1952 and rated at 2,250 horsepower.
Photo Date:  12/1/1953  Upload Date: 4/14/2022 10:26:56 PM
Location:  Harrisburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  InCab
Locomotives:  PRR 5703(E8A)
Views:  156   Comments: 0
Harrisburg's Diesel Specialists, Page 9, 1953
Title:  Harrisburg's Diesel Specialists, Page 9, 1953
Description:  Here is page four of a four-page article entitled "Harrisburg's Specialists On Diesel-Electrics." It was published originally in the December 1953 issue of "Pennsy" magazine, page 9. Center Photo: Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5703, an EP-22 built by GM-EMD in September of 1952 and rated at 2,250 horsepower.
Photo Date:  12/1/1953  Upload Date: 4/14/2022 10:32:58 PM
Location:  Harrisburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 5703(E8A)
Views:  146   Comments: 0
"Progress In Transportation: 1958," Pages 15 & 16
Title:  "Progress In Transportation: 1958," Pages 15 & 16
Description:  Here are pages 15 and 16 of a 22-page booklet published by the Pennsylvania Railroad entitled "Serving You Through Progress In Transportation." It was issued originally in December of 1958. Bottom Left-Hand Photo Caption: "Fifty freight cars are turned out every day on half-mile long assembly lines of PRR's new $14 million repair shop at Hollidaysburg, Pa." Bottom Right-Hand Photo: Shown here is PRR engine #5703, an EP-22 built by GM-EMD in September of 1952 and rated at 2,250 horsepower.
Photo Date:  12/21/1958  Upload Date: 7/19/2020 6:16:13 PM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 5703(E8A)
Views:  191   Comments: 0
PRR 5703, EP-22, 1965
Title:  PRR 5703, EP-22, 1965
Description:  Brickyard. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train at the Brickyard Crossing in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 18 July 1965. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #5703, #5862-B, and #5848. All were built by EMD. #5703 is an EP-22 built in 1952 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. #5862-B and #5848 are EP-20's and rated at 2,000 horsepower each; #5862-B was built in 1948, but #5848 was built in 1947. They are pulling an 18-car eastbound passenger train and will soon stop at the Passenger Station in Altoona. At that point, not only will passengers exit and board the train, but both engine and train crews will change.
Photo Date:  7/18/1965  Upload Date: 8/17/2016 6:47:50 PM
Location:  Altoona(Brickyard), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5703(E8A) PRR 5862-B(E7B) PRR 5848(E7A)
Views:  808   Comments: 0
PRR 5703, EP-22, 1966
Title:  PRR 5703, EP-22, 1966
Description:  Tyrone. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Tyrone, Pennsylvania, on 16 April 1966. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engine #5703 and another unit whose number is not recorded. #5703 is an EP-22 built by EMD in 1952 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. They are pulling a westbound passenger train from Harrisburg through the Tyrone Station to Altoona, Pittsburgh, and points West.
Photo Date:  4/16/1966  Upload Date: 8/6/2016 11:40:21 AM
Location:  Tyrone, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5703(E8A)
Views:  2910   Comments: 2
PRR 5703
Title:  PRR 5703
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/25/2008  Upload Date: 6/26/2008 11:53:06 PM
Location:  Whiting, IN
Author:  Ryan Kertis
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 5703(E8A)
Views:  453   Comments: 0
PRR 5807, EP-22, 1963
Title:  PRR 5807, EP-22, 1963
Description:  AHC. Here is an original photo that I took at the Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 28 September 1963. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #5807, #5704, #5857, and #5710. All were built by GM-EMD. #5807, #5704, and #5710 are EP-22's built in 1952 and rated at 2,250 horsepower each. #5857 is an EP-20 built in 1948 and rated at 2,000 horsepower. They are pulling a 50-car westbound mail/express train up the Allegheny Mountains to Gallitzin and points West.
Photo Date:  9/28/1963  Upload Date: 8/12/2016 2:57:23 AM
Location:  ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Scenic
Locomotives:  PRR 5857(E7A) PRR 5710(E8A) PRR 5807(E8A) PRR 5704(E8A)
Views:  1781   Comments: 4
"Pennsy Power Parade," Page 20, 1954
Title:  "Pennsy Power Parade," Page 20, 1954
Description:  Here is page 11 of a 15-page cover article by Walter A. Lucas entitled "Pennsy Power Parade." It was published originally in the December 1954 issue of "Railroad" magazine, page 20. Photo Caption: "On the ready track at Harrisburg, Pa., diesel-servicing shops: four Electro-Motive passenger speedsters." Pictured at the far right is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5705, an EP-22 built by GM-EMD in September of 1952 and rated at 2,250 horsepower.
Photo Date:  12/1/1954  Upload Date: 4/16/2017 2:34:26 AM
Location:  Harrisburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5705(E8A)
Views:  369   Comments: 0
PRR 5889, EP-22, 1960
Title:  PRR 5889, EP-22, 1960
Description:  Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken in St. Louis, Missouri, on 5 December 1960. Prominent here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #5889, #5705, and an E-7 unit whose number is not recorded. All were built by GM-EMD. #5889 and #5705 are EP-22's and rated at 2,250 horsepower each. #5889 was built in April of 1950, while #5705 was produced in September of 1952. Looks to me like they're departing with a passenger train destined for Pittsburgh and points East. ("LouisFols"; #27 of 39)
Photo Date:  12/5/1960  Upload Date: 4/30/2020 5:39:51 PM
Location:  St. Louis, MO
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5889(E8A) PRR 5705(E8A)
Views:  518   Comments: 0
PRR 5705, EP-22, 1963
Title:  PRR 5705, EP-22, 1963
Description:  Here a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken in Chicago, Illinois, on 12 October 1963. The photographer is not identified. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #5705 and another unit whose number is not recorded. Both are EP-22's built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,250 horsepower each. #5705 was built in September of 1952. They're crossing the 21st Street Drawbridge with the eastbound "Broadway Limited." ("Stoneborobranch"; #6 of 10)
Photo Date:  10/12/1963  Upload Date: 7/22/2020 7:09:09 AM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5705(E8A)
Views:  289   Comments: 0
PRR 5705, EP-22, 1966
Title:  PRR 5705, EP-22, 1966
Description:  Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Cincinnati, Ohio, on 19 March 1966. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #5705 and #5873. Both were built by GM-EMD. #5705 is an EP-22 built in September of 1952 and rated at 2,250 horsepower, while #5873 is an EP-20 constructed in April of 1949 and rated at 2,000 horsepower. ("Tchowee"; #17 of 29)
Photo Date:  3/19/1966  Upload Date: 5/8/2020 9:12:58 PM
Location:  Cincinnati, OH
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5705(E8A) PRR 5873(E7A)
Views:  465   Comments: 0
PRR 5708, EP-22, 1961
Title:  PRR 5708, EP-22, 1961
Description:  Horseshoe Curve-1961. Here is an original photo that I took at the Pennsylvania Railroad's Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 17 August 1961. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #5708, #5707, and #5709. All three locomotives are EP-22's built by EMD in 1952 and rated at 2,250 horsepower each. They are pulling an eastbound mail/express train around the Horseshoe Curve and down the Allegheny Mountains to Altoona and points East.
Photo Date:  8/17/1961  Upload Date: 7/8/2016 1:35:45 AM
Location:  ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  PRR 5708(E8A)
Views:  666   Comments: 0
PRR 5708, EP-22, 1962
Title:  PRR 5708, EP-22, 1962
Description:  MDiv. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by John Dziobko, Jr., that was taken in Duncannon, Pennsylvania, in May of 1962. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #5708, two unidentified "EP" Class units, and #5878. All were built by GM-EMD. #5708 is an EP-22 built in October of 1952 and rated at 2,250 horsepower, while #5878 is an EP-20 constructed in April of 1949 and rated at 2,000 horsepower. This A-A-B-A set is passing through the Duncannon Station with a passenger train bound for Harrisburg and points East. ("Stoneborobranch"; #50 of 56)
Photo Date:  5/5/1962  Upload Date: 9/14/2020 10:42:06 AM
Location:  Duncannon, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5708(E8A) PRR 5878(E7A)
Views:  524   Comments: 0
PRR E*
Title:  PRR E*
Description:  21st Street
Photo Date:  4/27/1965  Upload Date: 7/5/2018 9:21:12 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Albert Reinshmidt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 5708(E8A)
Views:  430   Comments: 1
PRR 5708, EP-22, 1965
Title:  PRR 5708, EP-22, 1965
Description:  Slope to Works. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train between SLOPE and WORKS Towers in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 06 June 1965. Shown here (R to L) is PRR engine #5708 and two other units whose numbers are not visible. All were built by EMD. #5708 is an EP-22 built in 1952 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. They are pulling a westbound mail/express train under the 7th Street Bridge.
Photo Date:  6/6/1965  Upload Date: 6/25/2016 5:02:15 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge
Locomotives:  PRR 5708(E8A)
Views:  434   Comments: 1
PRR "Gallitzin Tunnels," #1 of 3, 1965
Title:  PRR "Gallitzin Tunnels," #1 of 3, 1965
Description:  New Portage. Here is the first of three photos by John M. Prophet III that were taken near the tunnels under Gallitzin, Pennsylvania, on 11 June 1965. It was published originally in his (2009) book entitled "Prophet's Pennsy," page 57. Photo Caption: "EP22 #5708 and two others on a westbound [mail and express] train at 'SF,' approaches the summit of the grade, just east of Gallitzin, Pa., June 11, 1965." Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #5708 and two more units whose road numbers are not recorded. All are EP-22's built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,250 horsepower each. #5708 was constructed in September of 1952. Visible in the foreground is the westbound connecting track from the New Portage Branch; it passes under the two eastbound tracks ~ often called "The Slide" ~ which pass through the New Portage Tunnel.
Photo Date:  6/11/1965  Upload Date: 11/14/2021 7:27:28 AM
Location:  Gallitzin, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Tunnel,Signal
Locomotives:  PRR 5708(E8A)
Views:  311   Comments: 1
PRR 5710, EP-22, 1960
Title:  PRR 5710, EP-22, 1960
Description:  Volkmer. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by William D. Volkmer that was taken in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on 15 January 1960. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5710, an EP-22 built by GM-EMD in September of 1952 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. The paint's so fresh it's almost tacky!
Photo Date:  1/15/1960  Upload Date: 2/8/2022 11:33:21 AM
Location:  Harrisburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 5710(E8A)
Views:  271   Comments: 0
PRR 5761, EP-22, 1961
Title:  PRR 5761, EP-22, 1961
Description:  Harrisburg-1961. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on 23 August 1961. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #5761 and #5710. Both are EP-22's built by EMD in 1952 and rated at 2,500 horsepower each. They have just departed the Harrisburg Station with a Baltimore- and Washington-bound passenger train, and are about to cross the Susquehanna River via the Cumberland Valley Railroad Bridge near downtown Harrisburg. One of Harrisburg's hospitals is partially visible on the left. ("Red Shift" slide converted to Black & White.)
Photo Date:  8/23/1961  Upload Date: 9/27/2016 1:20:50 AM
Location:  Harrisburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5710(E8A) PRR 5761(E8A)
Views:  618   Comments: 0
PRR 5710, EP-22, 1965
Title:  PRR 5710, EP-22, 1965
Description:  Huntingdon. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train East of Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, during October of 1965. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #5710, #5859, and another "EP" Class unit whose number is not recorded. All were built by EMD. #5710 is an EP-22 built in 1952 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. #5859 is an EP-20 built in 1948 and rated at 2,000 horsepower. They are pulling a westbound refrigerator-car express train up a straight stretch of track in the Juniata River Valley.
Photo Date:  10/23/1965  Upload Date: 8/9/2016 1:37:15 AM
Location:  Huntingdon, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  PRR 5710(E8A) PRR 5859(E7A)
Views:  791   Comments: 0
PRR 5711, EP-22, 1965
Title:  PRR 5711, EP-22, 1965
Description:  DMP-2. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by William D. Volkmer that was taken in Northumberland, Pennsylvania, on 28 June 1965. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5711, an EP-22 built by GM-EMD in October of 1952 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. (#11 of 20)
Photo Date:  6/28/1965  Upload Date: 11/28/2022 9:59:59 AM
Location:  Northumberland, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 5711(E8A)
Views:  377   Comments: 0
PRR 5711
Title:  PRR 5711
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/1/1990  Upload Date: 2/18/2008 12:28:18 AM
Location:  Waterford, PA
Author:  Sam Botts
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 5711(E8A)
Views:  1830   Comments: 3
PRR 5711
Title:  PRR 5711
Description:  PRR 5711 leads an excursion around the curve in Mapleton.
Photo Date:  1/1/2001  Upload Date: 1/2/2005 3:23:23 PM
Location:  Mapleton, PA
Author:  Andrew Blaszczyk
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 5711(E8A) PRR 5809(E8A)
Views:  2757   Comments: 3


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