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PRR 9601, AF-15, 1955 |
| Description: |
NST. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Fred Kern that was taken just West of Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 2 July 1955. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9601 and two more "AF" Class units whose road numbers are not recorded. All were built by the American Locomotive Company. #9601 is an AF-15 built in July of 1948, rated at 1,500 horsepower, and retired in December of 1963. They are pulling a merchandise train down the Allegheny Mountains via the Horseshoe Curve, and are about to pass under the 24th Street Bridge on their way to Altoona. |
| Photo Date: |
7/2/1955 Upload Date: 10/19/2018 2:32:38 AM |
| Location: |
Altoona(CP Slope), PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 9601(FA1) |
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653 Comments: 2 |
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PRR 9601, AF-15, 1961 |
| Description: |
Sweetland. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by David R. Sweetland that was taken in Birmingham, Pennsylvania, in April of 1961. The photographer is not identified. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #9601 and two "AF" Class B-units whose numbers are not recorded. All were built by the American Locomotive Company. #9601 is an AF-15 built in July of 1948, rated at 1,500 horsepower, and retired in December of 1963 after just 15 years of revenue service. In this context, they're pulling a fully-loaded mineral train from Altoona to Enola. Also visible are some of the Quarry-Company Houses which once occupied this little valley. |
| Photo Date: |
4/16/1961 Upload Date: 5/2/2018 2:51:07 AM |
| Location: |
Birmingham, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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| Locomotives: |
PRR 9601(FA1) |
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661 Comments: 0 |
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