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Title:
PRR 9618, AF-16, 1956
Description:
Here is a photo by an unidentified photographer that was taken near Marysville, Pennsylvania, on 30 August 1956. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #9618 and two more "AF" Class units whose numbers are not recorded. All were built by the American Locomotive Company. #9618 was built in May of 1951, rated at 1,600 horsepower, and retired in July of 1966 after just 15 years of revenue service. They are about to cross the Rockville Bridge with an eastbound mixed-cargo freight train. Raymond C. Laws Collection.
Photo Date:
8/30/1956
Upload Date:
3/9/2019 3:59:51 PM
Location:
Marysville, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge,Signal
Locomotives:
PRR 9618(FA2)
Views:
316
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 9618, AF-16, 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 (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #9618 and #5753. Both were built by the American Locomotive Company. #9618 is an AF-16 built in May of 1951, rated at 1,600 horsepower, and retired in July of 1966. #5753 is an AFP-20 built in October of 1947, rated at 2,000 horsepower, and retired in September of 1962. Looks to me like both of these units have seen far better days!
Photo Date:
1/23/1962
Upload Date:
6/20/2018 6:09:05 AM
Location:
Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 9618(FA2)
PRR 5753(PA1)
Views:
853
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 9619, AF-16, c. 1960
Description:
Oil Power. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken at the Passenger Station in Mount Union, Pennsylvania, c. 1960. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9619 and another "AF" Class unit whose road number is recorded. Both were built by the American Locomotive Company. #9619 is an AF-16 constructed in May of 1951, rated at 1,600 horsepower, and retired in July of 1966 after just 15 years of revenue service. Note the mailbag pick-up device just past the platform's edge. Produced and distributed by FJC Products of Newport, Delaware.
Photo Date:
8/15/1960
Upload Date:
4/28/2019 4:23:01 PM
Location:
Mount Union, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Station
Locomotives:
PRR 9619(FA2)
Views:
487
Comments:
1
Title:
"Altoona Shops," Page 51, 1996
Description:
Here is page 34 of a 43-page article by James J.D. Lynch, Jr., entitled "Overview Of The History And Development Of The Pennsylvania Railroad's Altoona Shops." It was published originally in the Autumn 1996 issue of "Keystone" magazine, page 51. Top Left-Hand Photo: Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #9619 and two other units whose numbers are not recorded. All were built by the American Locomotive Company. #9619 is an AF-16 built in 1951 and rated at 1,600 horsepower. Bottom Left-Hand Photo: Shown here is the PRR's "Aerotrain" built by General Motors during July of 1955. Top Right-Hand Photo: Shown here is PRR engine #8826, an AS-16M built by the American Locomotive Company in 1951 and rated at 1,600 horsepower. Middle Right-Hand Photo: Shown here is PRR-Railway Express Car #7480. Bottom Right-Hand Photo: Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #8606 and #8608. Both are APS-24MS's built by the American Locomotive Company in 1955 and rated at 2,400 horsepower each.
Photo Date:
9/22/1996
Upload Date:
11/18/2017 3:47:53 PM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
RollingStock,Bridge,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 9619(FA2)
PRR 1000(LWT-12)
PRR 8826(RS3)
PRR 8606(RSD7)
PRR 8608(RSD7)
Views:
1042
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 9620, AF-15, 1951
Description:
Here is a builder's photo of (L to R) Pennsylvania Railroad engines #9620 and two more "AF" Class units whose numbers are not recorded. All were built by the American Locomotive Company. #9620 is an AF-16 built in November of 1951, rated at 1,600 HP, and retired in January of 1967 after just 16 years of service.
Photo Date:
11/14/1951
Upload Date:
6/21/2020 1:42:59 PM
Location:
Schenectady, NY
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Winter
Locomotives:
PRR 9620(FA2)
Views:
206
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 9620, AF-15, 1951
Description:
Here is a builder's photo of (L to R) Pennsylvania Railroad engines #9620 and two more "AF" Class units whose numbers are not recorded. All were built by the American Locomotive Company. #9620 is an AF-16 built in November of 1951, rated at 1,600 HP, and retired in January of 1967 after just 16 years of service.
Photo Date:
11/14/1951
Upload Date:
6/21/2020 1:41:32 PM
Location:
Schenectady, NY
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Winter
Locomotives:
PRR 9620(FA2)
Views:
147
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 9620, AF-15, 1951
Description:
Here is a builder's photo of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9620, an AF-16 built by the American Locomotive Company in November of 1951, rated at 1,600 horsepower, and retired in January of 1967 after just 16 years of revenue service.
Photo Date:
11/14/1951
Upload Date:
6/21/2020 1:29:50 PM
Location:
Schenectady, NY
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Winter
Locomotives:
PRR 9620(FA2)
Views:
132
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 9620, AF-16, 1961
Description:
Sweetland. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by David R. Sweetland that was taken in Tipton, Pennsylvania, in January of 1961. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvnia Railroad engines #9631, an unidentified "AF" Class B-unit, and #9620. All were built by the American Locomotive Company and rated at 1,600 horsepower each. #9631 was built in December of 1951, while #9620 was built in November of 1951; both were retired in January of 1967 after just 16 years of revenue service. The exact date is not recorded.
Photo Date:
1/23/1961
Upload Date:
1/12/2020 1:53:16 AM
Location:
Tipton, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
PRR 9631(FA2)
PRR 9620(FA2)
Views:
454
Comments:
2
Title:
PRR "Pennsylvania 9631," AF-16, 1961
Description:
Sweetland. Here is a postal card entitled "Pennsylvania 9631." No Postmark. Caption On Reverse: "Alco model FA-2, Pennsy class AF-16, is a 1600 h.p. road locomotive. No. 9631 leads an A-B-A set of these Schenectady-built units on a merchandise freight through Tipton, PA, in 1961. Photo by David R. Sweetland." Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #9631, an unidentified "AF" Class B-unit, and #9620. #9631 was built in December of 1951, while #9620 was built in November of 1951; both were retired in January of 1967 after just 16 years of service.
Photo Date:
1/23/1961
Upload Date:
10/3/2018 5:10:31 AM
Location:
Tipton, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Action
Locomotives:
PRR 9631(FA2)
PRR 9620(FA2)
Views:
689
Comments:
1
Title:
PRR 9621, AF-16, 1956
Description:
Dziobko. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by John Dziobko, Jr., that was taken at the Passenger Station in Duncannon, Pennsylvania, on 11 August 1956. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9621 and an "AF" Class B-unit whose road number is not recorded. Both were built by the American Locomotive Company. #9621 was constructed in November of 1951, rated 1,600 horsepower, and retired in January of 1967 after just 16 years of revenue service. In this context, this A-B set is pulling a long string of empty hopper cars out of Enola to Altoona and the coal mines of Western Pennsylvania. Note the Engineman scanning his train. ("PrrFan18n")
Photo Date:
8/11/1956
Upload Date:
8/12/2021 6:09:52 PM
Location:
Duncannon, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Station
Locomotives:
PRR 9621(FA2)
Views:
165
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 9621, AF-16, 1959
Description:
Horseshoe Curve-1959. Here is an original photo that I took at the Pennsylvania Railroad's Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 03 September 1959. Shown here is PRR engine #9621, an AF-16 built by the American Locomotive Company in 1951 and rated at 1,600 horsepower. It is the lead unit pulling a westbound mixed-cargo freight train around the Horsehoe Curve and up the Allegheny Mountains to Gallitzin and points West.
Photo Date:
9/3/1959
Upload Date:
7/7/2016 12:38:25 PM
Location:
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE CURVE), PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
PRR 9621(FA2)
Views:
414
Comments:
0
Title:
"Trains" Magazine, October 1957
Description:
Here are two photos taken by Mr. Paul Carleton. They were published originally in the October 1957 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 8. Both photos and captions pertain to seven Great Northern Railroad Y-1 electric locomotives that were acquired by the Pennsylvania Railroad and rebuilt as FF-2's at the latter's Erecting & Machine Shop in Altoona, Pennsylvania. Prominent in the left-hand photo is PRR engine #9622, an AF-16 built by the American Locomotive Company in November of 1951, rated at 1,600 horsepower, and etired in January of 1967. Pictured in the right-hand photo is PRR engine #5, an FF-2 built by ALCo-GE during 1930, rated at 3,300 horsepower, and retired in April of 1965.
Photo Date:
10/1/1957
Upload Date:
6/13/2018 2:26:47 AM
Location:
Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
PRR 9622(FA2)
PRR 5(Boxcab)
Views:
653
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 9622, AF-16, 1960
Description:
Here is an image of a photo by Edward Kaspriske that was taken near Rahway, New Jersey, in 1960. Shown here (L to R) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9622 and another unit whose road number is not recorded. Both were built by the American Locomotive Company. #9622 is an AF-16 constructed in November of 1951, rated at 1,600 horsepower, and retired in January of 1967 after just 16 years of revenue service. Edward Kaspriske Collection.
Photo Date:
1/23/1960
Upload Date:
6/16/2023 4:08:17 AM
Location:
Rahway, NJ
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
PRR 9622(FA2)
Views:
76
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 9622, AF-16, 1960
Description:
ARB. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by David R. Sweetland that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, in March of 1960. Shown here (R to L) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9622 and three "AF" Class B-units whose road numbers are not recorded. All were built by the American Locomotive Company. #9622 is an AF-16 constructed in November of 1951, rated at 1,600 horsepower, and retired in January of 1967. Photo taken from the 8th Street Bridge in Juniata.
Photo Date:
3/21/1960
Upload Date:
1/15/2021 9:17:45 PM
Location:
Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Winter,Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 9622(FA2)
Views:
286
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 9622, AF-16, 1962
Description:
Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken in Pitcairn, Pennsylvania, on 27 March 1962. The photographer is not identified. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #9622, an unidentified "FA" Class B-unit, and #9631 at the right. All were built by the American Locomotive Company. #9622 and #9631 are AF-16's and rated at 1,600 horsepower each. #9622 was built in November of 1951, while #9631 was produced one month later. ("Stoneborobranch"; #2 of 20)
Photo Date:
3/27/1962
Upload Date:
7/26/2020 3:32:13 PM
Location:
Pitcairn, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 9622(FA2)
PRR 9631(FA2)
Views:
304
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 9622, AF-16, 1962
Description:
Oil Power. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Rodney Peterson that was taken near Pitcairn, Pennsylvania, on 7 October 1962. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #9622 and #9665. #9622 is an AF-16 built by the American Locomotive Works in November of 1951, rated at 1,600 horsepower, and retired in January of 1967. #9665 is an EF-15A constructed by GM-EMD in February of 1950, rated at 1,500 horsepower, and retired in February of 1965.
Photo Date:
10/7/1962
Upload Date:
11/7/2018 6:09:03 AM
Location:
Pitcairn, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Action
Locomotives:
PRR 9622(FA2)
PRR 9665(F7A)
Views:
727
Comments:
1
Title:
PRR 9623, AF-16, c. 1955
Description:
Nyman. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of (L to R) Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9623 and two more units whose road numbers are not recorded. All were built by the American Locomotive Company. #9623 is an AF-16 constructed in November of 1951, rated at 1,600 horsepower, and retired in January of 1967 after just 16 years of revenue service. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded.
Photo Date:
1/1/1955
Upload Date:
7/2/2023 6:18:23 AM
Location:
Watkins Glen, NY
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
PRR 9623(FA2)
Views:
56
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 9623, AF-16, 1963
Description:
FSF. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, in July of 1963. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9623 and an "AF" Class B-unit whose road number is not recorded. Both were built by the American Locomotive Company. #9623 was constructed in November of 1951, rated at 1,600 horsepower, and retired in January of 1967 after just 16 years of revenue service. They are about to pass under the 4th Street Footbridge with a mixed-cargo freight train that is heading up the Allegheny Mountains to Gallitzin and points West. Also visible on the left are some of the PRR's Altoona Passenger Car Shops that border Chestnut Avenue for more than a mile!
Photo Date:
7/7/1963
Upload Date:
1/23/2020 8:19:37 PM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard,Signal
Locomotives:
PRR 9623(FA2)
Views:
1245
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR FA2 #9623
Description:
Good color photo of the Alco FA2 unit, PRR 9623, one of several built in 1950-53. The Hoosier in me is glad to see it was taken in Indiana!
Photo Date:
6/1/1964
Upload Date:
10/13/2017 8:23:34 AM
Location:
Indianapolis, IN
Author:
Gary Everhart
Categories:
Roster
Locomotives:
PRR 9623(FA2)
Views:
581
Comments:
5
Title:
PRR 8446, AS-16A, 1965
Description:
8th Street. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 11 April 1965. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #8446, #9623, and #9556. #8446 is an AS-16AM built by the American Locomotive Company in October of 1952 and rated at 1,600 horsepower. #9623 is an AF-16 built by the American Locomotive Company in December of 1951 and rated at 1,600 horsepower. #9556 is an EF-15 built by GM-EMD in September of 1948 and rated at 1,500 horsepower. They're passing under the 8th Street Bridge into the Westbound Receiving Yard with an 85-car mixed-cargo freight train and N-8 caboose #478021. Partially visible at the far left is ROSE Tower.
Photo Date:
4/11/1965
Upload Date:
9/13/2016 10:57:16 PM
Location:
Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge,Yard,Signal
Locomotives:
PRR 8446(RSD5)
PRR 9623(FA2)
PRR 9556(F3A)
Views:
1465
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 9625, AF-16, c. 1957
Description:
Hagerstown. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Richard R. Wallin that was taken near Hagerstown, Maryland, c. 1957. Show here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9625 and two more "AF" Class units whose road numbers are not recorded. All were built by the American Locomotive Company. #9626 was constructed in November of 1951 and retired in January of 1967 after just 16 years of revenue service. The number of the N-6B cabin car at the left is not recorded. ("PrrFan18n")
Photo Date:
8/15/1957
Upload Date:
11/29/2021 5:15:25 PM
Location:
Hagerstown, MD
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard,Signal
Locomotives:
PRR 9625(FA2)
Views:
153
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 9625, AF-16, 1964
Description:
4th Street. Here is an original photo that I took of Pennsylvania Railroad property in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 05 April 1964. Shown here (L to R) are: the PRR's Passenger Car Shops; the west-and eastbound passenger tracks; five westbound freight trains ~ one headed by EMD's, the other by ALCo's; four Baldwin "Centipedes" awaiting transit to the scrapper; two ALCo units, headed by PRR engine #9625; as well as engines #8114 and #8969 in the distance.
Photo Date:
4/5/1964
Upload Date:
8/18/2016 3:09:57 PM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge,Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 9625(FA2)
Views:
1343
Comments:
1
Title:
PRR 9627, AF-16, 1954
Description:
TRB. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Bill Price that was taken at the Rockville Bridge near Marysville, Pennsylvania, on 28 October 1954. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #9627 and another "AF" Class unit whose road number is not recorded. Both were built by the American Locomotive Company. #9627 was built in December of 1951, rated at 1,600 horsepower, and retired in January of 1967 after just 16 years of revenue service. They're crossing the Bridge with a mixed-cargo freight train heading to the Enola Yards. The pedigree of the orange industrial switcher is not recorded. ("PrrFan18n")
Photo Date:
10/28/1954
Upload Date:
1/23/2021 10:21:02 PM
Location:
Rockville, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge
Locomotives:
PRR 9627(FA2)
Views:
204
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 9552, EH-15, c. 1960
Description:
Oil Power. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of four Pennsylvania Railroad diesel electric locomotives that were built by four different manufacturers: #9552, #9702, #9627, and #9492. #9552 was built by GM-EMD as an EH-15 in December of 1948, rated at 1,500 horsepower, later converted to an EF-15A, and retired in August of 1964. #9702 is a BF-15A built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during May of 1950, rated at 1,500 horsepower, and retired in February of 1965. #9627 is an AF-16 built by the American Locomotive Company during December of 1951, rated at 1,600 horsepower, and retired in January of 1967. And #9692 is an FF-16 built by Fairbanks-Morse during October of 1950, rated at 1,600 horsepower, and retired in April of 1965. The photographer's name, the date, and the location are not recorded.
Photo Date:
7/7/1960
Upload Date:
12/23/2018 1:42:51 AM
Location:
Cresson, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 9552(F3A)
PRR 9702(DR4-4-15)
PRR 9627(FA2)
PRR 9492(CFA16-4)
Views:
1030
Comments:
1
Title:
PRR 9627, AF-16, 1961
Description:
Chione. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken in North Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in January of 1961. The photographer is not identified. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #9627 and two more "AF" Class units whose numbers are not recorded. #9627 is an AF-16 built by the American Locomotive Company in December of 1951, rated at 1,600 horsepower, and retired in January of 1967. They are rockin' through the North Philadelphia Station with exactly one gondola and one cabin car on a frigid Winter's day.
Photo Date:
1/23/1961
Upload Date:
7/1/2018 3:06:50 AM
Location:
North Philadelphia, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Winter,Station
Locomotives:
PRR 9627(FA2)
Views:
366
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 9627, AF-16, 1966
Description:
E&M. Here is an original photo that I took at the Pennsylvania Railroad's Juniata E&M Shop Yard in Altoona, Pennsylvania, during April of 1966. Shown here is what remains of PRR engine #9627, an AF-16 built by the American Locomotive Company in 1951 and rated at 1,600 horsepower.
Photo Date:
4/16/1966
Upload Date:
9/12/2016 3:13:16 AM
Location:
Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 9627(FA2)
Views:
507
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 9628, AF-16, 1962
Description:
Byerly. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by William D. Volkmer that was taken in Enola, Pennsylvania, in June of 1962. The photographer is not identified. Photo Caption: "Alco FA-2 #9622, 1600-hp, at Enola, Pa." Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #9628 and two other units ~ one by ALCo, the other by GM-EMD ~ whose numbers are not recorded. #9628 is an AF-16 built by the American Locomotive Company in December of 1951, rated at 1,600 horsepower, and retired in January of 1967 after just 16 years of revenue service. They are parked adjacent to the PRR's Enola Enginehouse. This photo comes from a color slide set entitled "Diesels On The Pennsylvania" that's produced and distributed by Blackhawk Films of Davenport, Iowa (819-28).
Photo Date:
6/21/1962
Upload Date:
6/30/2018 11:32:26 PM
Location:
Enola, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 9628(FA2)
Views:
733
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR "Pennsylvania 9629," AF-16, 1956
Description:
Wood. Here is a postal card entitled "Pennsylvania 9629." No Postmark. Caption On Reverse: "Alco FA and FB freight units outside the large Pennsy engine facilities at Enola, Pa. June 1956. Photo by Don Wood." Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #9629 and a "B" unit whose number is not recorded. Both were built by the American Locomotive Company. #9629 is an AF-16 built in December of 1951, rated at 1,600 horsepower, and retired in January of 1967. Mr. Woods' Caption: "Alco's freight version of their famous PA passenger units: FA2 and FB1 pose outside Enola diesel shop in 1956."
Photo Date:
6/21/1956
Upload Date:
2/9/2019 4:49:41 AM
Location:
Enola, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 9629(FA2)
Views:
476
Comments:
1
Title:
PRR 9629, AF-16, 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 Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9629, an AF-16 built by the American Locomotive Company in December of 1951, rated at 1,600 horsepower, and retired in January of 1967 after just 16 years of revenue service.
Photo Date:
1/23/1962
Upload Date:
9/22/2018 2:29:42 AM
Location:
Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 9629(FA2)
Views:
457
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 9629, AF-16, c. 1962
Description:
Oil Power. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide showing (L to R) Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9629 and two more units whose road numbers are not recorded. All were built by the American Locomotive Company. #9629 was constructed in December of 1951, rated at 1,600 horsepower, and retired in January of 1967 after just 16 years of revenue service. The presence of a cabin car suggests that this A-B-A set is serving as tail-end pushers. Note the semaphore signal. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. Produced and distributed by FJC Products of Newport, Delaware.
Photo Date:
10/9/1962
Upload Date:
2/8/2023 9:47:30 PM
Location:
Renovo, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Signal
Locomotives:
PRR 9629(FA2)
Views:
73
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 9631, AF-16, 1961
Description:
Horseshoe Curve-1961. Here is an original photo that I took at the Pennsylvania Railroad's Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 17 August 1961. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #9631 and #9630. Both are AF-16's built by the American Locomotive Company in 1951 and rated at 1,600 horsepower each. They are pulling a westbound mixed-cargo freight train around the Horseshoe Curve and up the Allegheny Mountains to Gallitzin and points West.
Photo Date:
8/17/1961
Upload Date:
7/8/2016 1:45:50 AM
Location:
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE CURVE), PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
PRR 9631(FA2)
PRR 9630(FA2)
Views:
666
Comments:
1
Title:
FUS 7121-8
Description:
Photo Date:
1/1/1953
Upload Date:
11/27/2009 7:11:08 PM
Location:
Mexico City, MX
Author:
Juan Viladrosa
Categories:
Roster
Locomotives:
FUS 7121-8(FA2)
Views:
1074
Comments:
2
Title:
SCOP 7121-8
Description:
Photo Date:
1/1/2003
Upload Date:
1/22/2010 9:16:55 PM
Location:
Mexico City, MX
Author:
Juan Viladrosa
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