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Owner: Pennsylvania Railroad
Model:BLW DR12-8-1500/2Built As:PRR 5825A1 (DR12-8-1500/2)
Serial Number:73378A1Order No:
Frame Number: Built:6/1947
Notes:PRR Class BP-60.
Other locos with this serial:  PRR 5825(DR12-8-1500/2)
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PRR 5825, BP-60, 1952
Title:  PRR 5825, BP-60, 1952
Description:  Mann. Here is a photo by Jay Black that was taken in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on 15 August 1952. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #5825 and #5815. Both are BP-60's built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works, rated at 3,000 horsepower each, but later regeared and reclassified as 2,250 horsepower BH-50's for freight and helper service only. #5825 was constructed in May of 1947 and retired in April of 1962, while #5815 was built in October of 1947 and retired in September of 1962. In this context, they've just departed the Harrisburg Station with a passenger train bound for Altoona and points West. (Gift from Brad Mann.)
Photo Date:  8/15/1952  Upload Date: 4/14/2021 10:09:13 AM
Location:  Harrisburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5825(DR12-8-1500/2) PRR 5815(DR12-8-1500/2)
Views:  487   Comments: 0
PRR 5825, BH-50, c. 1957
Title:  PRR 5825, BH-50, c. 1957
Description:  Here is the eighth of eight original photos that were taken by an unidentified photographer at the Pennsylvania Railroad's Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, perhaps during 1957. Shown here is PRR engine #5825, a BH-50 built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in May of 1947, originally rated at 3,000 HP for passenger service, downgraded to 2,500 HP for helper/pusher service, and retired in April of 1962.
Photo Date:  9/22/1957  Upload Date: 9/3/2018 12:59:02 AM
Location:  ALTOONA (HORSESHOE CURVE), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  PRR 5825(DR12-8-1500/2)
Views:  402   Comments: 0
PRR 5825, BH-50, 1960
Title:  PRR 5825, BH-50, 1960
Description:  Volkmer. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by William D. Volkmer that was taken in Enola, Pennsylvania, in April of 1960. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5825: built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works as a BP-60 in May of 1947 and rated at 3,000 horsepower for passenger service; later regeared for freight/helper service, downgraded to 2,500 horsepower, and reclassified as a BH-50; eventually retired in April of 1962 after just 15 years of revenue service.
Photo Date:  4/16/1960  Upload Date: 1/1/2019 10:18:59 PM
Location:  Enola, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 5825(DR12-8-1500/2)
Views:  535   Comments: 1
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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