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| Title: |
PRR 2424, AF-25, #1 of 2, 1965 |
| Description: |
Station. Here is the first of two successive original photos that I took in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on the afternoon of 11 December 1965. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #2424, an unidentified unit, #2243, and #2286. #2424 is an AF-25 built by the American Locomotive Company in February of 1965 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. #2243 is an EF-22 built by GM-EMD in May of 1963 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. #2286 is an EF-25 built by GM-EMD in June of 1964 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. They're about to pass under the 12th Street Footbridge with a long string of brand-new PRR covered hopper cars. The train three tracks over is the mail & express train powered by PRR engine #5900; it's stopped for a crew change. The Passenger Station is partially visible at the far right, adjacent to the parking lots filled with cars belonging to merry Christmas shoppers. |
| Photo Date: |
12/11/1965 Upload Date: 8/31/2016 3:38:26 AM |
| Location: |
Altoona, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Bridge,Station |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 2424(C425) PRR 2243(GP30) PRR 2286(GP35) |
| Views: |
1168 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
PRR 2424, AF-25, #2 of 2, 1965 |
| Description: |
Station. Here is the second of two successive original photos that I took in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on the afternoon of 11 December 1965. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #2424, an unidentified unit, #2243, and #2286. #2424 is an AF-25 built by the American Locomotive Company in February of 1965 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. #2243 is an EF-22 built by GM-EMD in May of 1963 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. #2286 is an EF-25 built by GM-EMD in June of 1964 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. They're heading East to Enola with a long string of brand-new PRR covered hopper cars. The train three tracks over is the mail & express train powered by PRR engine #5900; it's stopped under the 12th Street Footbridge. Also visible are the two-story Railway Express Office, PRR ES-10 switcher #9174, the 7th Street Bridge, and Brush Mountain in the distance. |
| Photo Date: |
12/11/1965 Upload Date: 8/31/2016 3:19:05 AM |
| Location: |
Altoona, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Bridge,Station |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 2424(C425) PRR 2243(GP30) PRR 2286(GP35) |
| Views: |
1394 Comments: 1 |
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