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Title:
PRR 2501, GF-25, 1962
Description:
Oil Power. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by J.A. Pinkepank that was taken in Buffalo, New York, on 19 August 1962. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #2501 and #2500. Both are GF-25's built by General Electric in August of 1962 and rated at 2,500 horsepower each.
Photo Date:
8/19/1962
Upload Date:
3/19/2020 7:57:24 PM
Location:
Buffalo, NY
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 2501(U25B)
PRR 2500(U25B)
Views:
691
Comments:
1
Title:
Annual Report Color Cover ~ 1962
Description:
Here is the front cover of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company's 116th Annual Report for the Year Ending 31 December 1962. The illustrator is not identified. Caption: "Cover shows some examples of PRR power over the years. The John Bull ~ oldest locomotive preserved in the U.S. today ~ was built in England for the Camden & Amboy Railroad, now part of the Pennsylvania."
Photo Date:
12/31/1962
Upload Date:
10/9/2022 6:12:02 PM
Location:
Philadelphia, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
PRR JOHNBULL(2-4-0)
PRR TIOGA(4-4-0)
PRR 1056(4-4-0)
PRR 1737(4-6-2)
PRR 4800(GG1)
PRR 5900(E7A)
PRR 5901(E7A)
PRR 4400(E44)
PRR 2500(U25B)
Views:
530
Comments:
0
Title:
"Largest Locomotive Fleet," Page 38, 1964
Description:
Here is page one of an 11-page article by Bert Pennypacker entitled "All About America's Largest Locomotive Fleet." It was published originally in the April 1964 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 38. Photo Caption: "Low-nose GE U-25B's 2500, [2508], and 2502 exert a total of 7500 h.p. climbing westward around Horse Shoe Curve." Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #2500, #2508, and #2502. All were built by General Electric in 1962 and rated at 2,500 horsepower each; #2500 and #2502 were constructed in August, while #2508 was built one month later.
Photo Date:
4/1/1964
Upload Date:
9/29/2022 8:55:19 AM
Location:
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
PRR 2500(U25B)
PRR 2508(U25B)
Views:
200
Comments:
0
Title:
"Trains" Magazine, April 1964
Description:
Here is a photo that was published originally in the April 1964 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 38. It was the lead photo of an 11-page article by Bert Pennypacker entitled "All About America's Largest Locomotive Fleet." Photo Caption: "Low-nose GE U-25B's 2500, [2508], and 2502 exert a total of 7500 h.p. climbing westward around Horse Shoe Curve." Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #2500, #2508, and #2502. All are GF-25's built by General Electric in 1962 and rated at 2,500 horsepower each; #2500 and #2502 were constructed in August, while #2508 was built one month later.
Photo Date:
4/16/1964
Upload Date:
9/28/2022 11:02:38 PM
Location:
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
PRR 2500(U25B)
PRR 2508(U25B)
Views:
219
Comments:
0
Title:
Seidel's "Horseshoe Curve," Page 69, 2008
Description:
Here is a photo from David W. Seidel's 2008 book entitled "Images Of Rail: Horseshoe Curve," page 69. Partial Caption: "During June 1962, the PRR operated new General Electric U-25B diesel-electric locomotives 2500, 2508, and 2502 over Horseshoe Curve. Rated at 2,500 horsepower, they are equipped with train-phones and dual controls. Railroaders dubbed them 'U-Boats.'" Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #2500, #2508, and #2502. All were built by General Electric in 1962: #2500 and #2502 were built in August, but #2508 was built in September. Barely visible in the distance is PRR K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" #1361.
Photo Date:
1/1/2008
Upload Date:
8/16/2018 2:08:32 AM
Location:
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
PRR 2500(U25B)
PRR 2508(U25B)
PRR 1361(4-6-2)
Views:
771
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 2229, EF-22, 1965
Description:
Sunday. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 02 May 1965. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #2229, #2501, and #2529. #2229 is an EF-22 built by EMD in 1963 and rated at 2,200 horsepower. #2501 and #2529 are GF-25's built by General Electric and rated at 2,500 horsepower each; #2501 was built in 1962, but #2529 was built in 1964. They are pulling a 45-car westbund manifest freight train through the Altoona Passenger Station on their way up the Allegheny Mountains to Gallitzin and points West. The caboose is N-8 #478159. This photo taken from the 12th Street Bridge.
Photo Date:
5/2/1965
Upload Date:
9/1/2016 1:26:19 AM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Station
Locomotives:
PRR 2229(GP30)
PRR 2501(U25B)
Views:
835
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR GP35 2299
Description:
Pennsylvania Railroad GP35 2299 and U25B 2501 at about 59th Street in Chicago, Illinois on October 10, 1965, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. the GP35 was built in November 1964 (c/n 29607) on EMD Order 7765, class EF25 on the PRR, it became PC and CR 2299, and was eventually scrapped by CR at Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania. The U25B was built in August 1962 (c/n 34529), class GF-25, became PC and CR 2601.
Photo Date:
10/10/1965
Upload Date:
6/3/2009 5:32:19 PM
Location:
Chicago, IL
Author:
Chuck Zeiler
Categories:
Roster
Locomotives:
PRR 2299(GP35)
PRR 2501(U25B)
Views:
3369
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 2501, GF-25, 1966
Description:
Portraits 2. Here is a diesel locomotive portrait by an unidentified photographer that was taken near Chicago, Illinois, on 30 May 1966. Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #2501, a GF-25 built by General Electric in August of 1962 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. Partially visible at the left is PRR engine #2437, an AF-25 constructed by the American Locomotive Company in December of 1965 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. (#1 of 30)
Photo Date:
5/30/1966
Upload Date:
4/6/2021 8:12:55 AM
Location:
Chicago, IL
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 2501(U25B)
PRR 2437(C425)
Views:
365
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 2505, GF-25, 1964
Description:
Tyrone. Here is ao original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Tyrone, Pennsylvania, on 19 September 1964. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #2505, #7231-B, and #9691. #2505 is a GF-25 built by General Electric in 1962 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. #7231-B is an EFS-17M constructed by GM-EMD in October of 1959 and rated at 1,750 horsepower. #9691 is an EF-15A built as an EH-15 in April of 1949, rated at 1,500 horsepower, later regeared and reclassified as an EF-15A, and retired in February of 1967. They're pulling a 129-car eastbound mixed-cargo freight with cabin #477819. Photo taken just West of the Tyrone Station.
Photo Date:
9/19/1964
Upload Date:
8/17/2016 1:03:18 PM
Location:
Tyrone, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Station
Locomotives:
PRR 2505(U25B)
PRR 7231B(GP9B)
PRR 9691(F7A)
Views:
770
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 2505, GF-25, 1965
Description:
Portraits 2. Here is a diesel locomotive portrait by an unidentified photographer that was taken near Chicago, Illinois, on 19 September 1965. Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #2505, a GF-25 built by General Electric in August of 1962 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. (#2 of 30)
Photo Date:
9/19/1965
Upload Date:
4/6/2021 8:14:15 AM
Location:
Chicago, IL
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 2505(U25B)
Views:
223
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR Horseshoe Curve, #2 of 2, c. 1963
Description:
Burkey. Here is the second of two original photos by an unidentified photographer that were taken at the Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, c. July of 1963. Prominent in the foreground are two handsome youngsters whose names are not recorded. Beyond them (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #2229, #2508, and an "AF" Class unit whose road number is not recorded. #2229 is an EF-22 built by GM-EMD in April of 1963 and rated at 2,200 horsepower. while #2508 is a GF-25 built by General Electric in September of 1962 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. In this context, they're rounding the Curve with a freight train that's on its way up the Allegheny Mountains to Gallitzin and points West. Wave to the Fireman! (#22 of 25)
Photo Date:
7/4/1963
Upload Date:
11/11/2021 6:33:22 PM
Location:
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
PRR 2229(GP30)
PRR 2508(U25B)
Views:
251
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 2508, GF-25, 1963
Description:
Tipton. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Tipton, Pennsylvania, on 21 July 1963. Shown here are PRR engines #2508, #2528, and two EMD units whose numbers are not recorded. #2508 and #2528 are GF-25's built by General Electric in 1962 and rated at 2,500 horsepower each. They are about to pass over the grade crossing in Tipton on their way to the Enola Yards with a TrucTrain.
Photo Date:
7/21/1963
Upload Date:
10/19/2016 3:39:56 AM
Location:
Tipton, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Action
Locomotives:
PRR 2508(U25B)
Views:
502
Comments:
0
Title:
"Progress In Transportation: 1963," Pages 9 & 10
Description:
Here are pages nine and ten of a 22-page booklet published by the Pennsylvania Railroad entitled "Serving You Through Progress In Transportation." It was issued originally in December of 1963. Lower Left-Hand Photo Caption: "Modern and more powerful diesel locomotives are highly efficient in hauling heavy freight trains at sustained speeds." Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #2509, #2508, and another unit whose number is not recorded. All are GF-25's built by General Electric in September of 1962 and rated at 2,500 horsepower each.
Photo Date:
12/21/1963
Upload Date:
7/19/2020 12:32:04 PM
Location:
Conway, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
InCab,Yard,Track
Locomotives:
PRR 2508(U25B)
Views:
204
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 2511, GF-25, 1964
Description:
Wye Switches. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train at the Wye Switches in Duncansville, Pennsylvania, on 5 October 1964. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #2511, #9546-B, and #9686. #2511 is a GF-25 built by GE in 1962 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. #9546-B and #9686 are EH-15's built by EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each; the B-unit was built in 1948, but the A-unit was built in 1949. These three Diesels, two freight cars, PRR caboose #477781, and three ALCO helper engines have just arrived from Altoona and have stopped in the middle of US Route 22 so that the fireman can call-in to request clearance to proceed up the New Portage Branch for a short distance and then stop. After that, they will back into the Hollidaysburg Yards, pick-up a freight train, and then pull it up the New Portage Branch to Gallitzin and points West.
Photo Date:
10/5/1964
Upload Date:
6/29/2016 1:36:11 AM
Location:
Duncansville, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Signal
Locomotives:
PRR 9546-B(F3B)
PRR 9686(F3A)
PRR 2511(U25B)
Views:
708
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 2511, GF-25, 1964
Description:
Wye Switches. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train at the Wye Switches in Duncansville, Pennsylvania, on 5 October 1964. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #2511, #9546-B, and #9686. #2511 is a GF-25 built by GE in 1962 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. #9546-B and #9686 are EH-15's built by EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each; the B-unit was built in 1948, but the A-unit was built in 1949. These three Diesels, two freight cars, PRR caboose #477781, and three ALCO helper engines have just arrived from Altoona and have stopped in the middle of US Route 22 so that the fireman can call-in to request clearance to proceed up the New Portage Branch for a short distance and then stop. After that, they will back into the Hollidaysburg Yards, pick-up a freight train, and then pull it up the New Portage Branch to Gallitzin and points West.
Photo Date:
10/5/1964
Upload Date:
6/29/2016 1:37:20 AM
Location:
Duncansville, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Signal
Locomotives:
PRR 2511(U25B)
PRR 9546-B(F3B)
PRR 9686(F3A)
Views:
707
Comments:
1
Title:
PRR 2511, GF-25, 1964
Description:
Wye Switches. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train at the Wye Switches in Duncansville, Pennsylvania, on 5 October 1964. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #2511, #9546-B, and #9686. #2511 is a GF-25 built by GE in 1962 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. #9546-B and #9686 are EH-15's built by EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each; the B-unit was built in 1948, but the A-unit was built in 1949. These three Diesels, two freight cars, PRR caboose #477781, and three ALCO helper engines have just arrived from Altoona and are now backing into the Hollidaysburg Yards as they pass WYE Tower.
Photo Date:
10/5/1964
Upload Date:
6/29/2016 1:58:02 AM
Location:
Duncansville, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
PRR 2511(U25B)
PRR 9546-B(F3B)
PRR 9686(F3A)
Views:
2338
Comments:
3
Title:
PRR 2511, GF-25, 1964
Description:
Wye Switches. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train at the Wye Switches in Duncansville, Pennsylvania, on 5 October 1964. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #2511, #9546-B, and #9686. #2511 is a GF-25 built by GE in 1962 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. #9546-B and #9686 are EH-15's built by EMD in 1949 and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. They are pulling a 109-car freight train up the New Portage Branch Line to Gallitzin and points West. Wave to the engineer!
Photo Date:
10/5/1964
Upload Date:
6/29/2016 1:59:12 AM
Location:
Duncansville, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
PRR 2511(U25B)
PRR 9546-B(F3B)
PRR 9686(F3A)
Views:
958
Comments:
2
Title:
PRR 2402, AF-24, 1965
Description:
Sunday. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 02 May 1965. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #2402, #2513, and #2520. #2402 is an AF-24 built by the American Locomotive Company in 1962 and rated at 2,400 horsepower. #2513 and #2520 are GF-25's built by General Electric in 1962 and rated at 2,500 horsepower each. They are pulling a 26-car westbound iron-ore train up the Allegheny Mountains to Gallitzin and points West. Visible in the near distance is position-light signal #2360. This photo taken just East of the Altoona Passenger Station.
Photo Date:
5/2/1965
Upload Date:
9/1/2016 2:02:42 AM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Signal,Track
Locomotives:
PRR 2513(U25B)
PRR 2520(U25B)
Views:
976
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 9531, EF-15, 1964
Description:
Tipton. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Tipton, Pennsylvania, on 11 April 1964. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #9531, #9816, and #2514. #9531 is an EF-15 built by EMD in 1948 and rated at 1,500 horsepower. #9816 is an EF-15A built by EMD in 1951 and rated at 1,500 horsepower. #2514 is a GF-25 built by General Electric in 1962 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. They are pulling a 149-car eastbound mixed-cargo freight train along with caboose #477939.
Photo Date:
4/11/1964
Upload Date:
8/24/2016 1:18:28 AM
Location:
Tipton, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
PRR 9531(F3A)
PRR 9816(F7A)
PRR 2514(U25B)
Views:
787
Comments:
1
Title:
PRR 2515, GF-25, 1964
Description:
Tipton. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Tipton, Pennsylvania, on 12 July 1964. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #2515, #2411, and #2249. #2515 is an EF-25 built by General Electric in 1962 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. #2411 is an AF-24 built by the American Locomotive Company in 1962 and rated at 2,400 horsepower. #2249 is an EF-22 built by EMD in 1963 and rated at 2,200 horsepower. They are pulling a 106-car westbound iron-ore train along with N-8 caboose #478216.
Photo Date:
7/12/1964
Upload Date:
8/24/2016 4:28:09 AM
Location:
Tipton, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Action
Locomotives:
PRR 2515(U25B)
PRR 2411(RS27)
PRR 2249(GP30)
Views:
1129
Comments:
0
Title:
"TrucTrain," Page 21, 1964
Description:
Here is page two of a two-page article entitled "Progress On The Pennsy: TrucTrain." It was published originally in the January-February 1964 issue of "Pennsy" magazine, page 21. Top Left Photo Caption: "Engineman D.M. Hennaman, Pittsburgh, says fast service will bring new business." Partially visible here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #2516, a GF-25 built by General Electric in October of 1962 and rated at 2,500 horsepower.
Photo Date:
1/1/1964
Upload Date:
8/23/2022 12:28:01 PM
Location:
Pittsburgh, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
PRR 2516(U25B)
Views:
97
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 2516, GF-25, 1964
Description:
Tipton. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Tipton, Pennsylvania, on 05 January 1964. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #2516, #2220, and two other units whose numbers were not recorded. #2516. is a GF-25 built by General Electric in 1962 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. #2220 is an EF-22 built by EMD in 1963 and rated at 2,200 horsepower. They are pulling a 51-car eastbound TrucTrain.
Photo Date:
1/5/1964
Upload Date:
8/24/2016 1:04:03 AM
Location:
Tipton, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Winter
Locomotives:
PRR 2516(U25B)
Views:
632
Comments:
1
Title:
PRR 2516, GF-25, 1965
Description:
WIL-ALT-65. Here is an original photo that I took while riding in a Pennsylvania Railroad passenger train from Harrisburg to Altoona during August of 1965. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engine #2516 and three other units whose numbers are not recorded. #2516 is a GF-25 built by General Electric in 1962 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. They are pulling an eastbound TrucTrain near Mifflin, Pennsylvania. Note the fisherman standing between the tracks!
Photo Date:
3/21/1964
Upload Date:
11/5/2016 3:32:09 AM
Location:
Mifflin, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 2516(U25B)
Views:
245
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 2516, GF-25, 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 (L to R) are PRR engines #2516, #2329, and #2370. #2516 is a GF-25 built by GE in 1962 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. #2329 and #2370 are EF-22's built by EMD in 1965 and rated at 2,200 horsepower each. They are pulling a 68-car westbound mixed-cargo freight train with caboose #477863. There are also two pushers on the end: PRR engines #6302 and #6307.
Photo Date:
7/18/1965
Upload Date:
8/17/2016 6:45:37 PM
Location:
Altoona(Brickyard), PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
PRR 2516(U25B)
PRR 2329(GP35)
PRR 2370(GP35)
Views:
728
Comments:
1
Title:
PRR 2516, GF-25, 1965
Description:
Portraits 2. Here is a diesel locomotive portrait by an unidentified photographer that was taken near Chicago, Illinois, on 12 September 1965. Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #2516, a GF-25 built by General Electric in October of 1962 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. (#3 of 30)
Photo Date:
9/12/1965
Upload Date:
4/6/2021 8:15:15 AM
Location:
Chicago, IL
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 2516(U25B)
Views:
240
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 2518, GF-25, 1964
Description:
17th Street. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 25 April 1964. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #2518 and #2524. Both are GF-25's built by General Electric in 1962 and rated at 2,500 horsepower each. They are pulling a 111-car train of empty hopper cars past the PRR's 12th Street Shops on their way up the Allegheny Mountains via the Horseshoe Curve to Gallitzin and points West. The caboose is #477472.
Photo Date:
4/25/1964
Upload Date:
9/17/2016 4:58:01 AM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 2518(U25B)
PRR 2524(U25B)
Views:
611
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 2291, EF-25, 1965
Description:
Rainy. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train at the Horseshoe Curve necr Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 12 October 1965. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #2291, #2323, #2265, and #2519. #2291, #2323, and #2265 are EF-25's built by EMD and rated at 2,500 horsepower each. #2291 and #2265 were built in 1964, but #2323 was built in 1965. #2519 is a GF-25 built by General Electric in 1962 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. "They are pulling a 55-car eastbound TrucTrain around the Curve to Altoona and points East with caboose #477463.
Photo Date:
10/12/1965
Upload Date:
9/6/2016 8:18:15 PM
Location:
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
PRR 2519(U25B)
PRR 2323(GP35)
PRR 2265(GP35)
Views:
785
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 2520, Gf-25, c. 1965
Description:
Oil Power. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide that was taken in Youngstown, Ohio. Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #2520, a GF-25 built by General Electric in October of 1962 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. The photographer's name, the numbers of the other locomotives pictured, and the date are not recorded.
Photo Date:
9/22/1965
Upload Date:
6/14/2020 9:13:41 AM
Location:
Youngstown, OH
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 2520(U25B)
Views:
282
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 2524
Description:
Photo Date:
6/25/2008
Upload Date:
6/26/2008 11:35:56 PM
Location:
Whiting, IN
Author:
Ryan Kertis
Categories:
Locomotives:
PRR 2524(U25B)
PC 2624(U25B)
Views:
540
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 2414, AF-24, 1964
Description:
Tipton. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Tipton, Pennsylvania, on 12 July 1964. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #2414, 2526, a unit whose number was not recorded, and engine #2267. #2414 is an AF-24 built by the American Locomotive Company in 1962 and rated at 2,400 horsepower. #2526 is a GF-25 built by General Electric in 1962 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. #2267 is an EF-25 built by EMD in 1964 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. They are pulling a 42-car eastbound TrucTrain along with caboose #477472.
Photo Date:
7/12/1964
Upload Date:
8/24/2016 4:30:06 AM
Location:
Tipton, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
PRR 2414(RS27)
PRR 2526(U25B)
PRR 2267(GP35)
Views:
901
Comments:
1
Title:
PRR 2281, EF-25, 1965
Description:
Malinowski. Here is duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Robert R. Malinoski that was taken at the Sherman Creek Bridge near Duncannon, Pennsylvania, on 18 May 1965. Shown here are four diesel-electric locomotives pulling an eastbound manifest freight train that stretches all the way around this curve in the Susquehanna River and out of sight at the upper right. In the lead (R to L) are engines #2281, #2527, #2234, and another unit whose road number is not recorded. #2281 is an EF-25 built by GM-EMD in June of 1964 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. #2527 is a GF-25 built by General Electric in October of 1962 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. #2234 is an EF-22 built by GM-EMD in April of 1963 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. The slide mount is annotated "Train SW6." This train's cars are visible way over there! ("PrrFan18n")
Photo Date:
5/18/1965
Upload Date:
7/18/2021 8:05:06 AM
Location:
Duncannon, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge
Locomotives:
PRR 2281(GP35)
PRR 2527(U25B)
Views:
362
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 2529, GF-25, 1965
Description:
Altoona Action. Here is an original 35mm color slide by Frank Ries that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, in August of 1965. Prominent here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #2529 and #2544. Both are GF-25's built by General Electric and rated at 2,500 horsepower each. #2529 was constructed in September of 1964, while #2544 was built in February of 1965. Partially visible at the left is PRR passenger coach #3000, newly refurbished in Altoona's Passenger Car Shops. Partially visible at the right is the 7th Street Bridge. The photographer is standing on the decrepit remnants of 9th Avenue; Conway is to his left, Enola is to his right.
Photo Date:
8/15/1965
Upload Date:
4/27/2021 9:22:47 PM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
RollingStock,Bridge,Signal
Locomotives:
PRR 2529(U25B)
Views:
396
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 2428, AF-25, 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 (R to L) are PRR engines #2428, #2530, and another unit whose number is not recorded. #2428 is an AF-25 built by the American Locomotive Company in 1965 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. #2530 is a GF-25 built by General Electric in 1964 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. They are pulling an eastbound mixed-cargo freight train. A portion of US Route 22 is visible on the right.
Photo Date:
10/23/1965
Upload Date:
8/9/2016 12:59:44 AM
Location:
Huntingdon, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
PRR 2428(C425)
PRR 2530(U25B)
Views:
755
Comments:
1
Title:
PRR 2356, EF-25, 1966
Description:
7th Street. Here is an original telephoto view that I took of Pennsylvania Railroad trains in Altoona, Pennsylvania, during March of 1966. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #2356, #2530, and another unit whose number is not recorded. #2356 is an EF-25 built by EMD in 1965 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. #2530 is a GF-25 built by General Electrwc in 1964 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. They are passing under the 7th Street Bridge with a merchandise freight train on their way to Enola and points East. Visible in thd center distance, beyond the Bridge, are some of the PRR's 12th Street Shop buildings. This photo taken from the 4th Street Bridge.
Photo Date:
3/21/1966
Upload Date:
9/30/2016 4:13:23 AM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Awers
Categories:
Bridge,Yard,Track
Locomotives:
PRR 2356(GP35)
PRR 2530(U25B)
Views:
430
Comments:
1
Title:
PRR 2533, GF-25, 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) are PRR engines #2533, #2532, and #2531. All are GF-25's built by General Electric in 1964 and rated at 2,500 horsepower each. They are passing WORKS Tower with a westbound ore train.
Photo Date:
6/6/1965
Upload Date:
6/25/2016 5:08:50 PM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
PRR 2533(U25B)
PRR 2532(U25B)
PRR 2531(U25B)
Views:
447
Comments:
1
Title:
PRR 2533, GF-25, 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 are PRR engines #2533, #2532, and #2531. All are GF-25's built by General Electric in 1964 and rated at 2,500 horsepower each. They have just passed under the 4th Street Bridge with a westbound ore train. The water tank is all that remains from the Steam Age when there was a small coal/sand/water point here. 7th Street Bridge is visible in the distance.
Photo Date:
6/6/1965
Upload Date:
6/25/2016 5:10:00 PM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
PRR 2533(U25B)
PRR 2532(U25B)
PRR 2531(U25B)
Views:
350
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 2533, GF-25, 1965
Description:
7th Street. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Altoona, Pennsylvania, during August of 1965. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #2533, #2532, and two other units whose numbers are not recorded. #2533 and #2532 are both GF-25's built by General Electric in 1964 and rated at 2,500 horsepower each. They are about to pass under the 7th Street Bridge with a merchandise freight train on their way to Enola and points East. Visible in the center distance are some of the PRR's 12th Street Shop buildings.
Photo Date:
8/15/1965
Upload Date:
9/30/2016 4:00:08 AM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge,Yard,Signal,Track
Locomotives:
PRR 2533(U25B)
PRR 2532(U25B)
Views:
402
Comments:
2
Title:
PRR 2536, GF-25, 1965
Description:
Brickyard. Here is an original photo that I took of Pennsylvania Railroad trains at the Brickyard Crossing in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 18 July 1965. On the left (L to R) are PRR engines #6306 and #6303. Both are AF-27's built by the American Locomotive Company during 1965 and rated at 2,700 horsepower each. They are returning to East Altoona after helping or pushing a train up the Allegheny Mountains to Gallitzin, Pennsylvania. On the right (L to R) are PRR engines #2534, #2247, and #7163. #2534 is a GF-25 built by GE in February of 1965 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. #2247 is an EF-22 built by GM-EMD in 1963 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. #7163 is an EFS-17M built by GM-EMD in 1957 and rated at 1,750 horsepower. They are pulling a 43-car eastbound merchandise train with N-8 caboose #478032.
Photo Date:
7/18/1965
Upload Date:
8/17/2016 6:49:19 PM
Location:
Altoona(Brickyard), PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Signal
Locomotives:
PRR 6306(C628)
PRR 6303(C628)
PRR 2534(U25B)
PRR 7163(GP9)
Views:
933
Comments:
2
Title:
PRR 2333, EF-25, 1965
Description:
Huntingdon. Here is an original telephoto view that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train East of Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, during October of 1965. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #2333, #2536, and two other units whose numbers are not recorded. #2333 is an EF-25 built by EMD in 1965 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. #2536 is a GF-25 built by General Electric in 1965 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. They are pulling an eastbound mixed-cargo freight train. A portion of US Route 22 is visible on the right.
Photo Date:
10/23/1965
Upload Date:
8/9/2016 1:03:55 AM
Location:
Huntingdon, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Action
Locomotives:
PRR 2333(GP35)
PRR 2536(U25B)
Views:
534
Comments:
1
Title:
PRR 2333, EF-25, 1965
Description:
Huntingdon. Here is an original telephoto view that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train East of Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, during October of 1965. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #2333, #2536, and two other units whose numbers are not recorded. #2333 is an EF-25 built by EMD in 1965 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. #2536 is a GF-25 built by General Electric in 1965 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. They are pulling an eastbound mixed-cargo freight train down a straight stretch in the Juniata River Valley.
Photo Date:
10/23/1965
Upload Date:
8/9/2016 1:04:58 AM
Location:
Huntingdon, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
RollingStock
Locomotives:
PRR 2333(GP35)
PRR 2536(U25B)
Views:
523
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 6016, SD-35, 1966
Description:
Birmingham. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Birmingham, Pennsylvania, during April of 1966. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #6016, #2536, and another unit whose number is not visible. #6016 is an SD-35 built by EMD in 1965 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. #2536 is a U-25B built by General Electric in 1965 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. They are pulling a westbound mixed-cargo freight train. Note the "ribbon rail" placed between the tracks, ready for future installation.
Photo Date:
4/16/1966
Upload Date:
8/13/2016 4:35:47 AM
Location:
Birmingham, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Action
Locomotives:
PRR 2536(U25B)
Views:
707
Comments:
1
Title:
PRR 2537, GF-25, 1965
Description:
Malinowski. Here is duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Robert R. Malinoski that was taken just West of the Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 5 June 1965. Shown here are four diesel-electric locomotives climbing the East Slope of the Allegheny Mountains with a Pennsylvania Railroad TrucTrain that stretches all the way around the Curve and out of sight to the right. In the lead is #2537 and three more units whose numbers are not recorded. #2537 is a GF-25 built by General Electric in March of 1965 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. Visible in the middle distance is Kittanning Run, route of the famed "Kittanning Indian Trail." ("PrrFan18n")
Photo Date:
6/5/1965
Upload Date:
7/18/2021 8:06:31 AM
Location:
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Signal
Locomotives:
PRR 2537(U25B)
Views:
178
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 2537, GF-25, 1965
Description:
Portraits 2. Here is a diesel locomotive portrait by an unidentified photographer that was taken near Chicago, Illinois, on 5 December 1965. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #2537, a GF-25 built by General Electric in February of 1965 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. (#7 of 30)
Photo Date:
12/5/1965
Upload Date:
4/8/2021 7:39:47 AM
Location:
Chicago, IL
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 2537(U25B)
Views:
201
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 2243, EF-22, 1967
Description:
Oil Power. Here is an original 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Rutherford Heights, Pennsylvania, on 18 November 1967. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #2243, #2537, and two more units whose road numbers are not recorded. #2243 is an EF-22 built by GM-EMD in May of 1963 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. #2537 is a GF-25 built by General Electric in February of 1965 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. Note the presence of "Radio Equipped" labels and the corresponding lack of Train Phone antennae.
Photo Date:
11/18/1967
Upload Date:
10/18/2018 5:22:17 AM
Location:
Rutherford Heights, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Action
Locomotives:
PRR 2243(GP30)
PRR 2537(U25B)
Views:
497
Comments:
1
Title:
PRR 2538, GE U25B, NEW at the GE plant
Description:
PRR 2538, GE U25B, NEW at the GE plant in Erie Pennsylvania
Photo Date:
2/16/1965
Upload Date:
11/17/2010 8:14:27 PM
Location:
Erie, PA
Author:
Frank Christoph
Categories:
Roster
Locomotives:
PRR 2538(U25B)
Views:
2813
Comments:
1
Title:
PRR 2261, EF-25, 1965
Description:
17th Street. Here is an original photo that I took of Pennsylvania Railroad trains in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 04 July 1965. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #2261, #2540, #2237, #2312, and #2413. #2261 is an EF-25 built by EMD in 1964 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. #2540 is a GF-25 built by General Electric in 1965 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. #2237 is an EF-22 built by EMD in 1963 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. #2312 is an EF-25 built by EMD in 1965 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. #2413 is an AF-24 built by the American Locomotive Company in 1962 and rated at 2,400 horsepower. They are pulling a 93-car TrucTrain past ALTO Tower on their way to Enola and points East with caboose #477550. The eastern slopes of the Allegheny Mountains dominate the horizon.
Photo Date:
7/4/1965
Upload Date:
9/17/2016 1:06:39 PM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Scenic,Bridge,Signal,Track
Locomotives:
PRR 2261(GP35)
PRR 2540(U25B)
PRR 2312(GP35)
PRR 2413(RS27)
Views:
1056
Comments:
0
Title:
"150 New Diesels Joining Fleet," Page 4 (left), 1965
Description:
Here is the left-hand portion of a one-page article entitled "150 New Diesels Joining Fleet." It was published originally in the 1 May 1965 issue of "The Pennsy," page 4. Top Photo, Partial Caption: "Hostler F.B. Sawyer boards 4-motor GE locomotive." Shown here is PRR engine #2543, a GF-25 built by General Electric in March of 1965 and rated at 2,500 HP. Second Photo Down: Partially visible here is PRR engine #2333, an EF-25 built by GM-EMD in February of 1965 and rated at 2,500 HP.
Photo Date:
5/1/1965
Upload Date:
9/29/2023 1:21:09 PM
Location:
Enola, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
PRR 2543(U25B)
PRR 2333(GP35)
Views:
123
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 2302, EF-25, 1965
Description:
Rainy. Here is an original telephoto view that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 12 October 1965. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #2302, #2547, #2529, and #2324. All are rated at 2,500 horsepower. #2302 is an EF-25 built by EMD in 1964. #2547 and #2529 are GF-25's built by General Electric; #2547 was built in 1965, but #2529 was built in 1964. #2324 is an EF-25 built by EMD in 1965. They are pulling a 117-car eastbound merchandise freight train to Enola and points East. The caboose is N-8 #478073.
Photo Date:
10/12/1965
Upload Date:
9/6/2016 10:31:50 PM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Signal
Locomotives:
PRR 2547(U25B)
PRR 2324(GP35)
Views:
734
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 2548, GF-25, 1966
Description:
Winter Day. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Altoona, Pennsylvania, during February of 1966. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #2548 and two other units whose numbers are not recorded. #2548 is a GF-25 built by General Electric in 1965 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. They are pulling a mixed-cargo freight train past the Altoona Passenger Station on their way up the Allegheny Mountains via the Horseshoe Curve to Gallitzin and points West. Partially visible in the background is the 12th Street Bridge. Wave to the engineer!
Photo Date:
2/3/1966
Upload Date:
10/28/2016 4:37:22 AM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge,Winter,Station
Locomotives:
PRR 2548(U25B)
Views:
285
Comments:
1
Title:
PRR 2602, GF-25, 1966
Description:
Portraits 2. Here is a diesel locomotive portrait by an unidentified photographer that was taken near Chicago, Illinois, on 7 August 1966. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #2602, a GF-25 built by General Electric as number "2502" in August of 1962, rated at 2,500 horsepower, and renumbered "2602" in preparation for the PRR-NYC merger. Partially visible at the right is PRR engine #3515, an EF-15A built by GM-EMD as PRR number "9644-B" during March of 1950, rated at 1,500 horsepower, renumbered "3515" in preparation for the merger, and retired in August of 1967. (#8 of 30)
Photo Date:
8/7/1966
Upload Date:
4/8/2021 7:40:37 AM
Location:
Chicago, IL
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 2602(U25B)
PRR 3515(F7B)
Views:
242
Comments:
0
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