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PRR 2240, EF-22, 1964 |
| Description: |
17th Street. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 05 April 1964. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #2240, #2407, and #2402. #2240 is an EF-22 built by EMD in 1963 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. #2407 and #2402 are AF-24's built by the American Locomotive Company in 1962 and rated at 2,400 horsepower each. They are about to pass under the 17th Street Bridge in Juniata with a 50-car iron-ore train. Visible on the left are the Westbound Classification Yard (with dozens of rusting freight and passenger cars) and HOMER Tower in the distance. |
| Photo Date: |
4/5/1964 Upload Date: 8/12/2016 2:07:58 AM |
| Location: |
Altoona(Juniata), PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Bridge,Yard |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 2240(GP30) PRR 2407(RS27) PRR 2402(RS27) |
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1349 Comments: 2 |
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PRR 2402, AF-24, 1965 |
| Description: |
Sunday. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 02 May 1965. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #2402, #2513, and #2520. #2402 is an AF-24 built by the American Locomotive Company in 1962 and rated at 2,400 horsepower. #2513 and #2520 are GF-25's built by General Electric in 1962 and rated at 2,500 horsepower each. They are pulling a 26-car westbound iron-ore train up the Allegheny Mountains to Gallitzin and points West. Visible in the near distance is position-light signal #2360. This photo taken just East of the Altoona Passenger Station. |
| Photo Date: |
5/2/1965 Upload Date: 9/1/2016 2:02:42 AM |
| Location: |
Altoona, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Signal,Track |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 2402(RS27) PRR 2513(U25B) PRR 2520(U25B) |
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958 Comments: 0 |
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