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PRR 9702, BF-15A, c. 1953
Title:  PRR 9702, BF-15A, c. 1953
Description:  Here is an original photo by Douglas C. Jones that was taken in Orangeville, Maryland, c. 1953. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #9702 and two more "Sharks" whose numbers are not recorded. #9702 is a BF-15A built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in May of 1950, rated at 1,500 horsepower, and retired in February of 1965.
Photo Date:  8/15/1953  Upload Date: 7/22/2018 3:27:35 AM
Location:  Orangeville, MD
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 9702(DR4-4-15)
Views:  390   Comments: 0
PRR 9702, BF-15A, c. 1953
Title:  PRR 9702, BF-15A, c. 1953
Description:  Here is an original photo by Douglas C. Jones that was taken in Orangeville, Maryland, c. 1953. Shown here is the front end of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9702, a BF-15A built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in May of 1950, rated at 1,500 horsepower, and retired in February of 1965.
Photo Date:  8/15/1953  Upload Date: 7/22/2018 3:28:38 AM
Location:  Orangeville, MD
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 9702(DR4-4-15)
Views:  314   Comments: 0
PRR 9702, BF-15A, c. 1953
Title:  PRR 9702, BF-15A, c. 1953
Description:  Here is an original photo by Douglas C. Jones that was taken in Orangeville, Maryland, c. 1953. Shown here is the front end of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9702, a BF-15A built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in May of 1950, rated at 1,500 horsepower, and retired in February of 1965. It's flanked on the left by coal-burners, and on the right by oil burners!
Photo Date:  8/15/1953  Upload Date: 7/22/2018 3:30:08 AM
Location:  Orangeville, MD
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam,Track
Locomotives:  PRR 9702(DR4-4-15)
Views:  317   Comments: 0
PRR 9702, BF-15A, c. 1956
Title:  PRR 9702, BF-15A, c. 1956
Description:  Zak. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Martin S. Zak. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #9702 and another "BF" Class unit whose number is not recorded. Both were built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works. #9702 is a BF-15A built in May of 1950, rated at 1,500 horsepower, and retired in February of 1965 after just 15 years of revenue service. The date and the location are not recorded.
Photo Date:  8/15/1956  Upload Date: 4/15/2020 6:35:19 PM
Location:  Toledo, OH
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 9702(DR4-4-15)
Views:  434   Comments: 0
PRR 9552, EH-15, c. 1960
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:  1216   Comments: 1
PRR 9705, BF-15A, 1958
Title:  PRR 9705, BF-15A, 1958
Description:  Volkmer. Here is an image of a photo by William D. Volkmer that was taken near Gallitzin, Pennsylvania, on 13 September 1958. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #9705, an unidentified Baldwin-built "B" unit, and #9737. #9705 is a BF-15A built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in May of 1950, rated at 1,500 horsepower, and retired in May of 1965. #9737 is a BF-16 constructed by Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton in May of 1951, rated at 1,600 horsepower, and retired in July of 1966. They're about to pass under the State Route 53 Bridge with a train of empty hoppers bound for the coal mines of Western Pennsylvania. William E. Burket Collection.
Photo Date:  9/13/1958  Upload Date: 7/19/2022 7:49:45 AM
Location:  Gallitzin, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Signal
Locomotives:  PRR 9705(DR4-4-15) PRR 9737(RF-16A)
Views:  309   Comments: 0
PRR 2005, BF-16, 1962
Title:  PRR 2005, BF-16, 1962
Description:  12th Street. Here is an original photo that I took of Pennsylvania Railroad trains in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 24 September 1962. Shown here are PRR engines #2005, #9705-B, and #9724. All were built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works. #2005 and #9724 are BF-16's built in 1951 and rated at 1,600 horsepower each. #9705-B is a BF-15A built in 1950 and rated at 1,500 horsepower. They are stopped in front of the Altoona Passenger Station, while the crew awaits permission to proceed up the Allegheny Mountains via the Horseshoe Curve to Gallitzin and points West..
Photo Date:  9/24/1962  Upload Date: 10/13/2016 12:24:12 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge
Locomotives:  PRR 2005(RF-16A) PRR 9705-B(DR4-4-15) PRR 9724(RF-16A)
Views:  1552   Comments: 0


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