PRR 8906, AS-16M, c. 1959          
Altoona Action. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, c. 1959. The photographer is not identified. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #8906, an AS-16M road switcher built by the American Locomotive Company in April of 1951, rated at 1,600 horsepower, and retired in October of 1967 after just 16 years of revenue service.
Date: 4/16/1959 Location: Altoona, PA Views: 16 Collection Of:   Thomas C. Ayers
Locomotives: PRR 8906(RS3)    Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
PRR 8906, AS-16M, c. 1959
Picture Categories: Yard This picture is part of album:  PRR-PC-CR: Altoona Diesel Action ~ 1946-1996
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