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PRR 9551, EF-15A, 1957 |
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Kern. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Fred Kern that was taken in Enola, Pennsylvania, on 20 October 1957. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9551 and two more "EF" Class units whose road numbers are not recorded. All were built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9551 is an EH-15 constructed in December of 1948, rebuilt later as an EF-15A, and retired in September of 1965 after just 17 years of revenue service. ("PrrFan18n") |
| Photo Date: |
10/20/1957 Upload Date: 5/5/2021 9:40:02 AM |
| Location: |
Enola, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Yard |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 9551(F3A) |
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| Title: |
PRR 9700, BF-15A, #1 of 2, 1957 |
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Kern. Here is the first of two duplicate 35mm color slides of photos by Fred Kern that were taken near Perdix, Pennsylvania, on 20 October 1957. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #9700 and two more "BF" Class units whose numbers are not recorded. All were built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works. #9700 is a BF-15A constructed in April of 1950, rated at 1,500 horsepower, and retired in February of 1965 after just 15 years of service. In this context, this A-B-B set is passing under four-track Signal Bridge #1142 with a long string of empty hoppers on their way back to the coal mines of Western Pennsylvania. Blue Mountain dominates the distance. |
| Photo Date: |
10/20/1957 Upload Date: 1/30/2021 7:17:16 PM |
| Location: |
Perdix, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Signal |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 9700(DR4-4-15) |
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| Title: |
PRR 9700, BF-15A, #2 of 2, 1957 |
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Kern. Here is the second of two duplicate 35mm color slides of photos by Fred Kern that were taken near View, Pennsylvania, on 20 October 1957. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #9700 and two more "BF" Class units whose road numbers are not recorded. All were built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works. #9700 is a BF-15A constructed in April of 1950, rated at 1,500 horsepower, and retired in February of 1965 after just 15 years of revenue service. In this context, this A-B-B set is rockin' 'n' rollin' with a long string of empty hoppers on their way back to Altoona and the coal mines of Western Pennsylvania. |
| Photo Date: |
10/21/1957 Upload Date: 2/3/2022 10:08:04 PM |
| Location: |
Duncannon, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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| Locomotives: |
PRR 9700(DR4-4-15) |
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114 Comments: 0 |
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PRR 9497, FF-16, 1959 |
| Description: |
Kern. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Fred Kern that was taken in Pitcairn, Pennsylvania, in the Spring of 1959. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #9497 and the tail-end of another unit whose road number is not recorded. #9497 is an FF-16 built by Fairbanks-Morse in October of 1950, rated at 1,600 horsepower, and retired in April of 1965 after just 15 years of revenue service. |
| Photo Date: |
4/16/1959 Upload Date: 4/11/2018 2:56:35 AM |
| Location: |
Pitcairn, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Yard |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 9497(CFA16-4) |
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| Title: |
PRR 9546, EF-15A, 1960 |
| Description: |
Kern. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Fred Kern that was taken near Cove, Pennsylvania, on 9 January 1960. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #9546 and #9550-B. Both were built as EH-15's by GM-EMD, rated at 1,500 horsepower each, but later regeared and reclassified as EF-15A's. #9546 was constructed in November of 1948 and retired in December of 1963, while #9550-B was built in December of 1948 and retired in September of 1965. |
| Photo Date: |
1/9/1960 Upload Date: 8/18/2020 9:21:49 PM |
| Location: |
Cove, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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| Locomotives: |
PRR 9546(F3A) PRR 9550-B(F3B) |
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301 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 9567, EF-15, 1960 |
| Description: |
Kern. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Fred Kern that was taken near Cove, Pennsylvania, on 9 January 1960. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9567 and two more "EF" Class units whose road numbers are not recorded. All were built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9567 was built in September of 1948 and retired in August of 1967 after just 19 years of revenue service. This A-B-A set is heading toward the Enola Yards with a mixed-cargo freight train out of Altoona. |
| Photo Date: |
1/9/1960 Upload Date: 4/15/2021 8:12:49 AM |
| Location: |
Cove, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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| Locomotives: |
PRR 9567(F3A) |
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152 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 5870, EP-20, 1960 |
| Description: |
Kern. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Fred Kern that was taken near Aqueduct, Pennsylvania, on 17 October 1960. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5870 and two more "EP" Class units whose road numbers are not recorded. All are EP-20's built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,000 horsepower each. #5870 was constructed in April of 1949. In this context, they're rockin' 'n' rollin' with a passenger train out of Pittsburgh bound for Harrisburg and points East. ("PrrFan18n") |
| Photo Date: |
10/17/1960 Upload Date: 2/27/2021 7:32:18 AM |
| Location: |
Aqueduct, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Signal,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 5870(E7A) |
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142 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 9535, EF-15, 1960 |
| Description: |
Kern. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Fred Kern that was taken near Cove, Pennsylvania, on 17 October 1960. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9535 and two more "EF" Class units whose road numbers are not recorded. All were built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9535 is an EF-15 constructed in September of 1948 and retired in December of 1966 after just 18 years of service. In this context, they're heading West to Altoona. ("PrrFan18n") |
| Photo Date: |
10/17/1960 Upload Date: 4/21/2021 11:08:56 PM |
| Location: |
Cove, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Signal |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 9535(F3A) |
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127 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
PRR 9866, EFP-15, 1966 |
| Description: |
Kern. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Fred Kern that was taken near Lewistown, Pennsylvania, in the Spring of 1966. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9866 and an "EF" Class B-unit whose road number is not recorded. Both were built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9566 was constructed in August of 1952. In this context, this A-B set is pulling a string of "Yellow Ball" 100-ton capacity hoppers back to Western Pennsylvania's coal mines. |
| Photo Date: |
4/16/1966 Upload Date: 5/12/2021 8:21:24 AM |
| Location: |
Lewistown, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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| Locomotives: |
PRR 9866(FP7A) |
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159 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 9849, EFP-15, 1966 |
| Description: |
Kern. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Fred Kern that was taken near Perdix, Pennsylvania, on 2 October 1966. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9849 and two "Geeps" whose road numbers are not recorded. All were built by GM-EMD. #9849 is an EFP-15 built in May of 1952 and rated at 1,500 horsepower. That's BANKS Tower in the middle distance; Blue Mountain dominates the background; between them (though not visible) is the mighty Susquehanna River flowing from left to right on its merry way to Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic Ocean. |
| Photo Date: |
10/2/1966 Upload Date: 8/30/2018 12:50:30 PM |
| Location: |
Perdix, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Signal |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 9849(FP7A) |
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333 Comments: 1 |
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