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PRR 9608, AF-16, 1951 |
| Description: |
Dziobko. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by John Dziobko, Jr., that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 10 September 1951. Prominent among the dozen or so locomotives pictured here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9608, an AF-16 built by the American Locomotive Company in May of 1951, rated at 1,600 horsepower, and retired in July of 1966 after just 15 years of revenue service. All of these diesel-electric locomotives are parked at the 8th Street Bridge in Juniata, awaiting their next helper/pusher assignments up the Allegheny Mountains to Gallitzin and back. Photo taken from the 8th Street Bridge in Juniata. ("PrrFan18n") |
| Photo Date: |
9/10/1951 Upload Date: 11/6/2021 11:53:34 PM |
| Location: |
Altoona(Juniata), PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Yard,Steam |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 9608(FA2) PRR 5777(DR6-4-2000) PRR 9459(ERIE-A) |
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201 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 9608, AF-16, 1951 |
| Description: |
Dziobko. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by John Dziobko, Jr., that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 10 September 1951. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9608 and two more "AF" Class units whose road numbers are not recorded. All were built by the American Locomotive Company. #9608 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. This A-B-A trio is parked just East of the 8th Street Bridge in Juniata, awaiting its next helper-pusher assignment up the Allegheny Mountains to Gallitzin and back. |
| Photo Date: |
9/10/1951 Upload Date: 2/10/2019 6:14:22 PM |
| Location: |
Altoona(Juniata), PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Yard |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 9608(FA2) |
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651 Comments: 0 |
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PRR 9608, AF-16, 1956 |
| Description: |
Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Enola, Pennsylvania, perhaps during 1956. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9608, an AF-16 built by the American Locomotive Company in May of 1951, rated at 1,600 horsepower, and retired in July of 1966 after just 15 years of revenue service. The exact date is not recorded. ("LouisFols"; #2 of 31) |
| Photo Date: |
8/15/1956 Upload Date: 2/16/2018 8:35:55 AM |
| Location: |
Enola, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Yard |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 9608(FA2) |
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