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Owner: Pennsylvania Railroad
Model:BLW DR12-8-1500/2Built As:PRR 5826A1 (DR12-8-1500/2)
Serial Number:73379A1Order No:
Frame Number:Built:9/1947
Notes:PRR Class BH-50.
Other locos with this serial:  PRR 5826(DR12-8-1500/2)
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BLW Babyface 5826 WB on Train 13
Title:  BLW Babyface 5826 WB on Train 13
Description:  He will pull a knuckle starting up. See the previous photo. The 5826 entered service in 1948 and was retired in 1962
Photo Date:  8/10/1951  Upload Date: 1/18/2011 2:03:48 PM
Location:  Greensburg, PA
Author:  Lew Schneider
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 5826(DR12-8-1500/2)
Views:  2124   Comments: 4
PRR 5831, BH-50, 1952
Title:  PRR 5831, BH-50, 1952
Description:  Dziobko. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by John Dziobko, Jr., that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 25 July 1952. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #5831 and #5826. Both were built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works as 3,000 horsepower BP-60's for passenger service, later regeared and downgraded to 2,500 horsepower BH-50's for freight and helper service, and retired in September of 1962. #5831 was constructed in January of 1948, while #5826 was built in September of 1948. They're waiting for their next helper/pusher run up the Allegheny Mountains to Gallitzin and back. Also visible in the background (L to R) are part of the 7th Street Bridge, a conical sanding tower, a concrete coaling station, as well as portions of the PRR's Passenger Car Shops.
Photo Date:  7/25/1952  Upload Date: 7/25/2018 9:07:30 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 5831(DR12-8-1500/2) PRR 5826(DR12-8-1500/2)
Views:  476   Comments: 0
PRR 9493, FF-16, 1952
Title:  PRR 9493, FF-16, 1952
Description:  Dziobko. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by John Dziobko, Jr., that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 25 July 1952. Prominent here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #9493 and two more "FF" Class units whose numbers are not recorded. All are FF-16's built by Fairbanks-Morse and rated at 1,600 horsepower each. #9493 was built in October of 1950 and retired in April of 1965. Partially visible on the right is PRR engine #5826, a BH-50 built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in September of 1948, originally rated as a 3,000 horsepower BP-60 for passenger service, later rebuilt into a 2,500 horsepower BH-50 for freight/helper/pusher service, and retired in Septemberl of 1962. All of these locomotives await their next helper/pusher run up the Allegheny Mountains to Gallitzin and back. Also visible in the background are portions of the 7th Street Bridge and the PRR's Passenger Car Shops.
Photo Date:  7/25/1952  Upload Date: 8/28/2019 4:16:23 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 9493(CFA16-4) PRR 5826(DR12-8-1500/2)
Views:  570   Comments: 0
PRR 5826, BH-50, 1952
Title:  PRR 5826, BH-50, 1952
Description:  Lorenz. Here is a photo via Bob Lorenz that was taken at the Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, in 1952. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5826 and another "Centipede" whose road number is not recorded. Both are BH-50's built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works as BP-60's rated at 3,000 horsepower each, but later regeared and classified as BH-50's rated at 2,500 horsepower each. #5826 was constructed in September of 1948 and retired in September of 1962 after just 14 years of revenue service. In this context, they're pushing N-5B cabin car #477659 and a mixed-cargo freight train around the Curve and up the Allegheny Mountains to Gallitzin, where the "Centipedes" will uncouple and return to Altoona for yet another helper/pusher run up "The Mountain." (Gift from Brad Mann.)
Photo Date:  8/15/1952  Upload Date: 8/1/2021 8:31:42 AM
Location:  ALTOONA (HORSESHOE CURVE), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives:  PRR 5826(DR12-8-1500/2)
Views:  237   Comments: 0
PRR 5826, BH-50, c. 1952
Title:  PRR 5826, BH-50, c. 1952
Description:  SFM. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide (converted to B&W) of a photo by Marvin H. Cohen that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, perhaps in 1952. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #6755, #5826, and an unidentified Class I-1SA (2-10-0) "Decapod" steam locomotive. #6755 is an M-1B (4-8-2) "Mountain" built in Juniata as an M-1A during June of 1930, rebuilt as an M-1B in April of 1944, and presently on display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg. #5826 is a BH-50 built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works as a 3,000 HP BP-60 for passenger service in September of 1948, later reclassified as a 2,500 HP BH-50 for helper service, and retired in September of 1962. Produced and distributed by Audio-Visual Designs; 70027C.
Photo Date:  8/15/1952  Upload Date: 1/29/2019 12:20:01 PM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 6755(4-8-2) PRR 5826(DR12-8-1500/2)
Views:  599   Comments: 0
PRR 5826, BH-50, 1956
Title:  PRR 5826, BH-50, 1956
Description:  AHC. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken at the Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 11 November 1956. The photographer is not identified. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #5826 and another "Centipede" whose road number is not recorded. Both are BH-50's built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works as BP-60 passenger engines rated at 3,000 horsepower each, and later regeared and reclassified as 2,250 horsepower BH-50's for freight and helper service only. #5826 was constructed in September of 1948 and retired in September of 1962 after just 14 years of revenue service. In this context, they're rounding the Curve on their way down the Allegheny Mountains to Altoona where they'll await another helper/pusher run up "The Mountain." ("PrrFan18n")
Photo Date:  11/11/1956  Upload Date: 1/27/2021 12:17:48 AM
Location:  ALTOONA (HORSESHOE CURVE), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 5826(DR12-8-1500/2)
Views:  262   Comments: 0
PRR 5826, BH-50, 1962
Title:  PRR 5826, BH-50, 1962
Description:  Sweetland. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by David R. Sweetland that was taken in East Altoona, Pennsylvania, in January of 1962. Shown here is the front portion of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5826 ~ a BH-50 built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works as a 3,000 HP BP-60 for passenger service in September of 1948, later reclassified as a 2,500 HP BH-50 for helper service, and retired in September of 1962 after just 14 years of revenue service.
Photo Date:  1/23/1962  Upload Date: 8/28/2018 1:50:16 AM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  PRR 5826(DR12-8-1500/2)
Views:  438   Comments: 1
Centipede Celebration, Page 23, 1973
Title:  Centipede Celebration, Page 23, 1973
Description:  Here is page one of a six-page camera study celebrating the Pennsylvania Railroad's "Centipede" locomotives. It was published originally in the May-June 1973 issue of "PC Railroader" magazine, page 23. All of these locomotives were built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works as 3,000 horsepower BP-60's for passenger service, but later regeared and downgraded to 2,500 horsepower BH-50's for freight and helper service. Top Photo: Shown here is PRR engine #5832, built in February of 1948 and retired in April of 1962. Middle Photo: On the left is PRR engine #5823, built in March of 1947 and retired in September of 1962. Bottom Photo: Shown here is PRR engine #5826, built in September of 1948 and retired in September of 1962.
Photo Date:  5/1/1973  Upload Date: 7/22/2018 4:03:14 AM
Location:  Hollidaysburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  PRR 5832(DR12-8-1500/2) PRR 5823(DR12-8-1500/2) PRR 5826(DR12-8-1500/2)
Views:  516   Comments: 0


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