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Owner: Pennsylvania Railroad
Model:EMD F3ABuilt As:PRR 9687 (F3A)
Serial Number:7577Order No:E1080
Frame Number:E1080-A4Built:2/1949
Notes:PRR Class EH-15.
Other locos with this serial:  PRR 9687(F3A)
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"Altoona Interlude," Page 65, 1949
Title:  "Altoona Interlude," Page 65, 1949
Description:  Here is page nine of a 14-page camera study by W.A. Feibelman entitled "Altoona Interlude." It was published originally in his (1979) monograph entitled "Rails To Pittsburgh: 1945-1970," page 65. Top Photo: Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #9687 and two more "EH" Class units whose numbers are not recorded. All are EH-15's built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9687 was built in February of 1949, later regeared and reclassified as an EF-15A, and retired in October of 1967. The twin smokestacks belong to the power plant for the PRR's Passenger Car Shops. Bottom Photo: Prominent here is PRR engine #9684, an EH-15 built by GM-EMD in February of 1949, rated at 1,500 horsepower, later regeared and reclassified as an EF-15A, and retired in December of 1963.
Photo Date:  2/2/1949  Upload Date: 10/26/2019 7:49:33 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 9687(F3A) PRR 9684(F3A)
Views:  419   Comments: 0
PRR 9686, EH-15, #1 of 2, 1949
Title:  PRR 9686, EH-15, #1 of 2, 1949
Description:  AHC. Here is the first of two successive duplicate 35mm color slides via Al Chione that were taken at the Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 5 June 1949. The photographer is not identified. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #9686, an unidentified "B" unit, and #9687. All were built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9686 and #9687 were constructed as EH-15's in February of 1949, but later regeared and reclassified as EF-15A's. In this context, this A-B-A trio is rounding the Curve on its way down the Allegheny Mountains to East Altoona to await yet another helper/pusher run up "The Mountain."
Photo Date:  6/5/1949  Upload Date: 12/19/2024 7:43:38 AM
Location:  ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 9687(F3A) PRR 9686(F3A)
Views:  19   Comments: 0
PRR 9687, EH-15, #2 of 2, 1949
Title:  PRR 9687, EH-15, #2 of 2, 1949
Description:  AHC. Here is the second of two successive duplicate 35mm color slides via Al Chione that were taken at the Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 5 June 1949. The photographer is not identified. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #9687, an unidentified "B" unit, and #9686. All were built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9687 and #9686 were constructed as EH-15's in February of 1949, but later regeared and reclassified as EF-15A's. This A-B-A trio is rounding the Curve on its way down the Allegheny Mountains to East Altoona for another helper/pusher run up "The Mountain." Wave to the Fireman! ("PrrFan18n")
Photo Date:  6/5/1949  Upload Date: 1/17/2021 7:09:08 AM
Location:  ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 9687(F3A) PRR 9686(F3A)
Views:  363   Comments: 0
PRR 9771, EF-15A, 1963
Title:  PRR 9771, EF-15A, 1963
Description:  24th Street. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 11 October 1963. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #9771, #9687, and #7262. All were built by EMD. #9771 is an EF-15A built in 1951 and rated at 1,500 horsepower. #9687 is an EH-15 built in 1949 and rated at 1,500 horsepower. #7262 is an EFS-17M built in 1959 and rated at 1,750 horsepower. They are about to pass under the 24th Street Bridge with a 103-car mixed-cargo freight train on their way up the Allegheny Mountains via the Horseshoe Curve to Gallitzin and points West. Partially visible on the left is SLOPE Tower.
Photo Date:  10/11/1963  Upload Date: 10/9/2016 12:30:34 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Signal
Locomotives:  PRR 9687(F3A) PRR 9771(F7A) PRR 7262(GP9)
Views:  3334   Comments: 2
PRR 9687, EH-15, 1966
Title:  PRR 9687, EH-15, 1966
Description:  Mid-Mountain. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train West of Altoona, Pennsylvania, during mid-June of 1966. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engine #9687 and four other "F" units whose numbers were not recorded. All were built by EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9687 is an EH-15 built in 1949. They are pulling an eastbound coal train down the Allegheny Mountains to Altoona and points East. Wave to the engineer!
Photo Date:  6/21/1966  Upload Date: 8/26/2016 12:57:58 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 9687(F3A)
Views:  479   Comments: 2


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