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Owner: Pennsylvania Railroad
Model:BLW DR12-8-1500/2Built As:PRR 5831A2 (DR12-8-1500/2)
Serial Number:73384A2Order No:
Frame Number: Built:1/1948
Notes:PRR Class BP-60.
Other locos with this serial:  PRR 5819(DR12-8-1500/2)
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PRR 5819, BP-60, 1952
Title:  PRR 5819, BP-60, 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 engines #8800, #5819, and another "Centipede" whose road number is not recorded. #8800 is an ES-15M built by GM-EMD in January of 1952 and rated at 1,500 horsepower. #5819 and its mate are both BP-60'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. #5819 was built in January of 1948 and retired in April of 1962. In this context, they're ascending the Allegheny Mountains and rounding the Curve with a mail and express train bound for Pittsburgh ~ but at Gallitzin, the "Geep" will uncouple and return to the Altoona Passenger Station for yet another helper run up "The Mountain." (Gift from Brad Mann.)
Photo Date:  8/15/1952  Upload Date: 7/31/2021 6:02:44 AM
Location:  ALTOONA (HORSESHOE CURVE), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  PRR 8800(GP7) PRR 5819(DR12-8-1500/2)
Views:  440   Comments: 0
PRR 5819, BH-50, 1960
Title:  PRR 5819, BH-50, 1960
Description:  Celebration. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken at the Pennsylvania Railroad's Erecting & Machine Shop storage yard in Altoona, Pennsylvania, in April of 1960. The photographer is not identified. Shown here (L to R) is PRR engine #5819 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, but later regeared and reclassified as 2,250 horsepower BH-50's for freight and helper service only. #5819 was constructed in January of 1948 and retired in April of 1962 after just 14 years of revenue service. In this context, they're awaiting disposition and eventual scrapping.
Photo Date:  4/16/1960  Upload Date: 4/11/2018 2:28:31 AM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 5819(DR12-8-1500/2)
Views:  664   Comments: 0
PRR 5819, BH-50, 1964
Title:  PRR 5819, BH-50, 1964
Description:  Centipedes. Here is an original photo that I took of Pennsylvania Railroad "Centipede" locomotives in Frankstown, Pennsylvania, on 16 March 1964. Shown here (L to R) are three drawbar-linked pairs of PRR engines: #5819-#5825, #5817-#5829, and #5815-#5830. All were built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during 1947 (viz., #5825, #5817, & #5815) or 1948 (viz., #5819, #5829, & #5830). They are about to be scrapped after only 16 years of service! These engines were built originally for passenger service; each unit generated 3,000 horsepower, so they were classified as BP-60's. Due to various chronic problems, however, they were all converted to helper-only units by 1952; each unit generated only 2,500 horsepower then, so they were reclassified as BH-50's.
Photo Date:  3/16/1964  Upload Date: 7/29/2016 5:06:59 AM
Location:  Frankstown, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  PRR 5819(DR12-8-1500/2) PRR 5825(DR12-8-1500/2) PRR 5817(DR12-8-1500/2) PRR 5829(DR12-8-1500/2) PRR 5815(DR12-8-1500/2) PRR 5830(DR12-8-1500/2)
Views:  1300   Comments: 2
PRR 5830, BH-50, 1964
Title:  PRR 5830, BH-50, 1964
Description:  Centipedes. Here is an original photo that I took of Pennsylvania Railroad "Centipede" locomotives in Frankstown, Pennsylvania, on 16 March 1964. Shown here (L to R) are three drawbar-linked pairs of PRR engines: #5830-#5815, #5829-#5817, and #5825-#5819. All were built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during 1947 (viz., #5815, #5825, & #5817) or 1948 (viz., #5830, #5819, & #5829). They are about to be scrapped after only 16 years of service! These engines were built originally for passenger service; each unit generated 3,000 horsepower, so they were classified as BP-60's. Due to various chronic problems, however, they were all converted to helper-only units by 1952; each unit generated only 2,500 horsepower then, so they were reclassified as BH-50's.
Photo Date:  3/16/1964  Upload Date: 7/29/2016 5:08:39 AM
Location:  Frankstown, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  PRR 5830(DR12-8-1500/2) PRR 5815(DR12-8-1500/2) PRR 5829(DR12-8-1500/2) PRR 5817(DR12-8-1500/2) PRR 5825(DR12-8-1500/2) PRR 5819(DR12-8-1500/2)
Views:  1255   Comments: 2
Centipede Celebration, Page 24, 1973
Title:  Centipede Celebration, Page 24, 1973
Description:  Here is page two 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 24. 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: Both are BH-50's rated at 2,500 horsepower each. On the right, #5827 was built in October of 1948 and retired in September of 1962. On the left, #5817 was built in December of 1947 and retired in September of 1962. Middle Photo: On the left is PRR engine #5825, a BP-60 built in May of 1947, rated at 3,000 horsepower, and retired in April of 1962. Bottom Photo: Both are BH-50's rated at 2,500 horsepower each. On the right, #5819 was built in January of 1948 and retired in April of 1962. On the left, #5829 was built in December of 1948 and retired in April of 1962.
Photo Date:  5/1/1973  Upload Date: 7/22/2018 4:05:14 AM
Location:  Irwin, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  PRR 5827(DR12-8-1500/2) PRR 5817(DR12-8-1500/2) PRR 5825(DR12-8-1500/2) PRR 5819(DR12-8-1500/2) PRR 5829(DR12-8-1500/2)
Views:  661   Comments: 1

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