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PRR 7132, EFS-17M, 1964 |
| Description: |
7th Street. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 08 March 1964. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #7132, #9802-B, and #7004. All were built by EMD. #7132 and #7004 are EFS-17M's rated at 1,750 horsepower each; #7132 was built in 1957, but #7004 was built in 1955. #9802-B is an EF-15A built in 1951 and rated at 1,500 horsepower. They are pulling a mixed-cargo freight train under the 7th Bridge on their way up the Allegheny Mountains via the Horseshoe Curve to Gallitzin and points West. Also visible (L to R) are some of the PRR's Passenger Car Shops, the old steel water tower, the 4th Street Bridge, and several other westound freight trains awaiting crews and orders to proceed. |
| Photo Date: |
3/8/1964 Upload Date: 9/26/2016 3:08:33 AM |
| Location: |
Altoona, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Bridge,Yard,Track |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 7132(GP9) PRR 9802-B(F7B) PRR 7004(GP9) |
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733 Comments: 1 |
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PRR "Diesel Helpers," c. 1965 |
| Description: |
Here is a postal card entitled "Diesel Helpers." No Postmark. Revised Caption On Reverse: "'Diesel Helpers' descending the mountain after helping a [freight] train over the Horseshoe Curve, Altoona, Pa. Photo by Sheldon L. Burns." Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engine #7132 and two more "Geeps" whose road numbers are not recorded. All are EFS-17M's built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,750 horsepower each. #7132 was built in June of 1957. The date is an approximation. |
| Photo Date: |
8/18/1965 Upload Date: 9/11/2018 3:00:10 AM |
| Location: |
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE CURVE), PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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| Locomotives: |
PRR 7132(GP9) |
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286 Comments: 1 |
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"Diesel Helpers," 1970 |
| Description: |
Personal PC. Here is a postal card entitled "Diesel Helpers." Postmarked: 14 July 1970. Sent to me by Peggy Burket, a maternal aunt. Revised Caption On Reverse: "'Diesel Helpers' descending the mountain after helping a [freight] train over the Horseshoe Curve, Altoona, Pa. Photo by Sheldon L. Burns." Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engine #7132 and two more "Geeps" whose road numbers are not recorded. All are EFS-17M's built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,750 horsepower each. #7132 was built in June of 1957. |
| Photo Date: |
7/14/1970 Upload Date: 4/3/2022 1:58:09 AM |
| Location: |
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE CURVE), PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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| Locomotives: |
PRR 7132(GP9) |
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70 Comments: 0 |
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