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ALCO DL-601 Demonstrator
Title:  ALCO DL-601 Demonstrator
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/8/1954  Upload Date: 2/4/2023 7:18:09 PM
Location:  Glasford, IL
Author:  Fred Byerly
Categories: 
Locomotives:  ALCO DL-601(RSD7)
Views:  261   Comments: 0
ATSF RSD-7 601
Title:  ATSF RSD-7 601
Description:  Date & Location Unknown
Photo Date:  1/1/1958  Upload Date: 11/5/2017 3:52:00 PM
Location:  Denver, CO
Author:  Al Chione
Categories: 
Locomotives:  ATSF 601(RSD7)
Views:  958   Comments: 0
"The Story Of Alco," Page 48, 1965
Title:  "The Story Of Alco," Page 48, 1965
Description:  Here is page nine of a 14-page article by Jerry A. Pinkepank entitled "How To Survive In The Diesel Biz: The Story Of Alco ~ The Durable Competitor." It was published originally in the December 1965 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 48. Top-Left Photo, Partial Caption: "Round-nosed, low-hooded RS-2's and RS-3's showed up in most roads' roundhouses during 1946-1956. Detroit-bound Pennsy RS-3's (above) are distinguished from RS-2's by battery box on running board behind cab." Photo by Louis A. Marre.
Photo Date:  12/1/1965  Upload Date: 10/1/2023 7:44:59 PM
Location:  Detroit, MI
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge
Locomotives:  ATSF 601(RSD7) SAL 1539(RSC3)
Views:  134   Comments: 0
ATSF 601
Title:  ATSF 601
Description:  No exact date or location for this shot.
Photo Date:  12/31/1966  Upload Date: 5/20/2024 1:24:36 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  R R Wallin
Categories: 
Locomotives:  ATSF 601(RSD7)
Views:  58   Comments: 0
ATSF RSD-7 604
Title:  ATSF RSD-7 604
Description:  Date, Photographer & Location unknown
Photo Date:  1/1/1965  Upload Date: 11/5/2017 3:53:04 PM
Location:  Denver, CO
Author: 
Categories: 
Locomotives:  ATSF 604(RSD7)
Views:  1171   Comments: 1
ATSF 607
Title:  ATSF 607
Description:  No exact date or location for this shot.
Photo Date:  12/31/2006  Upload Date: 5/20/2024 1:25:00 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Unknown
Categories: 
Locomotives:  ATSF 607(RSD7)
Views:  24   Comments: 0
ATSF 611
Title:  ATSF 611
Description:  No exact date or location for this shot. Looks like the station building says Albuquerque
Photo Date:  12/31/1970  Upload Date: 8/20/2024 7:47:32 AM
Location:  Albuquerque, NM
Author:  Unknown
Categories: 
Locomotives:  ATSF 611(RSD7)
Views:  25   Comments: 0
CO 6803 is new to rrpa.
Title:  CO 6803 is new to rrpa.
Description: 
Photo Date:  2/23/2024  Upload Date: 2/23/2024 7:29:40 AM
Location:  Akron, OH
Author:  Fred Stuckmann
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CO 6803(RSD7)
Views:  98   Comments: 0
CO 6806
Title:  CO 6806
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/17/1971  Upload Date: 1/1/2021 11:27:30 AM
Location:  Erie, PA
Author:  Jeffrey Lawrence Collection
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CO 6806(RSD7)
Views:  409   Comments: 0
CO 6806
Title:  CO 6806
Description: 
Photo Date:  2/23/2024  Upload Date: 2/23/2024 7:28:22 AM
Location:  Akron, OH
Author:  Fred Stuckmann
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CO 6806(RSD7)
Views:  71   Comments: 0
PRR 6807
Title:  PRR 6807
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/25/2011  Upload Date: 11/11/2011 1:25:36 PM
Location:  , PA
Author:  bob gottschall
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  PRR 6807(RSD7)
Views:  482   Comments: 0
PRR 6808
Title:  PRR 6808
Description:  (Date approximate)
Photo Date:  1/25/1969  Upload Date: 5/27/2012 5:06:42 PM
Location:  East Altoona, PA
Author:  Robert Farkas
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  PRR 6808(RSD7) PC 6808(RSD7)
Views:  2663   Comments: 4
"The Story Of Alco," Page 50, 1965
Title:  "The Story Of Alco," Page 50, 1965
Description:  Here is page 11 of a 14-page article by Jerry A. Pinkepank entitled "How To Survive In The Diesel Biz: The Story Of Alco ~ The Durable Competitor." It was published originally in the December 1965 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 50. Top-Left Photo Caption: "The competition gets into the act as Alco [RS27] leads a GE U25B and an EMD GP9 past a Pennsy position-light signal." Photo by Louis A. Marre. Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #2412, an AF-24 built by Alco in October of 1962 and rated at 2,400 horsepower.
Photo Date:  12/1/1965  Upload Date: 10/2/2023 9:55:11 AM
Location:  Alton, OH
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Signal
Locomotives:  PRR 2412(RS27) CO 6810(RSD7)
Views:  140   Comments: 0
"The Story Of Alco," Page 51, 1965
Title:  "The Story Of Alco," Page 51, 1965
Description:  Here is page 12 of a 14-page article by Jerry A. Pinkepank entitled "How To Survive In The Diesel Biz: The Story Of Alco ~ The Durable Competitor." It was published originally in the December 1965 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 51. Top Photo, Partial Caption: "Alco fashioned a new notched-nose hood for its 1800 h.p. 251-series V-12 engine in 1956 and produced it as the [RS11] B-B (of which NKP 859 is an example) and the [RSD7] C-C." Photo by Louis E. Marre.
Photo Date:  12/1/1965  Upload Date: 10/2/2023 9:55:49 AM
Location:  Schenectady, NY
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NKP 859(RS11) CO 6810(RSD7)
Views:  112   Comments: 0
"Modern Railroads," Page 54, 1956
Title:  "Modern Railroads," Page 54, 1956
Description:  Here is a photo from a reprint of the November 1956 issue of "Modern Railroads" magazine, page 54. Revised Caption: "New 2400-HP units are used in [passenger] helper service west of Altoona." Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #8608, #8609, and #8606. All are APS-24MS's built by the American Locomotive Company in August of 1956 and rated at 2,400 horsepower each.
Photo Date:  11/14/1956  Upload Date: 5/25/2018 3:29:15 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 8608(RSD7) PRR 8609(RSD7) PRR 8606(RSD7)
Views:  848   Comments: 0
PRR 8606, APS-24MS, 1958
Title:  PRR 8606, APS-24MS, 1958
Description:  Volkmer. Here is an image of a photo by William D. Volkmer that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 25 June 1958. Parked in the East Altoona Locomotive Ready Tracks is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #8606, an APS-24MS built by the American Locomotive Company in December of 1955 and rated at 2,400 horsepower. Partially visible in the background is Juniata's 17th Street Bridge. William E. Burket Collection.
Photo Date:  6/25/1958  Upload Date: 7/18/2022 12:27:26 AM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 8606(RSD7)
Views:  268   Comments: 0
PRR 8606, APS-24MS, 1963
Title:  PRR 8606, APS-24MS, 1963
Description:  Special. Here is an original (out-of-focus) photo that I took of the Pennsylvania Railroad's "Flaming Foliage Special" in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 13 October 1963. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #8606, #8610, and #8608. All are APS-24MS's built by the American Locomotive Company and rated at 2,400 horsepower each; #8606 and #8608 were built in 1955, but #8610 was built in 1956. They are pulling the empty 12-car "Special" into the Altoona Passenger Station for boarding, after arriving from Pittsburgh where the train was made-up.
Photo Date:  10/13/1963  Upload Date: 9/4/2016 2:17:23 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 8606(RSD7) PRR 8610(RSD7) PRR 8608(RSD7)
Views:  731   Comments: 0
PRR 8608, APS-24MS, 1963
Title:  PRR 8608, APS-24MS, 1963
Description:  Special. Here is an original (fuzzy) photo that I took of the Pennsylvania Railroad's "Flaming Foliage Special" in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 13 October 1963. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #8606, #8610, and #8608. All are APS-24MS's built by the American Locomotive Company and rated at 2,400 horsepower each; #8606 and #8608 were built in 1955, but #8610 was built in 1956. They are uncoupling from one end of the empty 12-car "Special," will run-around to the other end, and then recouple to pull the loaded train. Visible in the red jacket is my friend Mr. Samuel Walker of Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania.
Photo Date:  10/13/1963  Upload Date: 9/4/2016 2:39:52 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 8610(RSD7) PRR 8608(RSD7) PRR 8606(RSD7)
Views:  937   Comments: 0
PRR 8609, APS-24MS, 1964
Title:  PRR 8609, APS-24MS, 1964
Description:  RR City. Here is an original photo that I took in connection with the Pennsylvania Railroad's "Railroad City Limited" in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 25 April 1964. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #8609, #8610, and #8606. All are APS-24MS's built by the American Locomotive Company and rated at 2,400 horsepower each; #8609 and #8610 were built in 1956, but #8606 was built in 1955. They are running light to the Altoona Passenger Station where they will couple onto the 18-car "Railroad City Limited" for its journey out the Hollidaysburg Branch Line, up the New Portage Branch via the Muleshoe Curve, making a loop through the tunnels at Gallitzin, and then heading down the Allegheny Mountains via the Horseshoe Curve to the Altoona Station. This photo was taken adjacent to ALTO Tower, just short of the 17th Street Bridge.
Photo Date:  4/25/1964  Upload Date: 9/15/2016 2:15:14 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 8609(RSD7) PRR 8610(RSD7) PRR 8606(RSD7)
Views:  1092   Comments: 0
PRR 8609, APS-24MS, 1964
Title:  PRR 8609, APS-24MS, 1964
Description:  RR City. Here is an original photo that I took of the Pennsylvania Railroad's "Railroad City Limited" in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 25 April 1964. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #8609, #8610, and #8606. All are APS-24MS's built by the American Locomotive Company and rated at 2,400 horsepower each; #8609 and #8610 were built in 1956, but #8606 was built in 1955. They are pulling the 18-car "Railroad City Limited" out of Altoona on the Hollidaysburg Branch Line. The last cars of the "Limited" are visible around the "S" curve to the right. Also visible behind #8609 is the Crossing Gate Tower, located on 19th Street.
Photo Date:  4/25/1964  Upload Date: 9/9/2016 9:39:10 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Passenger,Track
Locomotives:  PRR 8609(RSD7) PRR 8610(RSD7) PRR 8606(RSD7)
Views:  955   Comments: 0
PRR 8606, APS-24MS, 1964
Title:  PRR 8606, APS-24MS, 1964
Description:  RR City. Here is an original photo that I took of the Pennsylvania Railroad's "Railroad City Limited" in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 25 April 1964. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #8606, #8610, and #8609. All are APS-24MS's built by the American Locomotive Company and rated at 2,400 horsepower each; 8606 was built in 1955, but #8609 and #8610 were built in 1956. They are pulling the 18-car "Railroad City Limited" out of Altoona on the Hollidaysburg Branch Line.
Photo Date:  4/25/1964  Upload Date: 9/9/2016 9:41:04 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Passenger,Track
Locomotives:  PRR 8609(RSD7) PRR 8610(RSD7) PRR 8606(RSD7)
Views:  796   Comments: 0
PRR 8609, APS-24MS, 1964
Title:  PRR 8609, APS-24MS, 1964
Description:  RR City. Here is an original photo that I took of the Pennsylvania Railroad's "Railroad City Limited" in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 25 April 1964. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #8609, #8610, and #8606. All are APS-24MS's built by the American Locomotive Company and rated at 2,400 horsepower each; #8609 and #8610 were built in 1956, but #8606 was built in 1955. They are pulling the 18-car "Railroad City Limited" into the Altoona Passenger Station after completing their journey around the Muleshoe and Horseshoe Curves. The 12th Street Bridge is visible in the background.
Photo Date:  4/25/1964  Upload Date: 9/9/2016 9:46:41 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 8609(RSD7) PRR 8610(RSD7) PRR 8606(RSD7)
Views:  901   Comments: 0
PRR 8613, AS-24M, 1965
Title:  PRR 8613, AS-24M, 1965
Description:  Wye Switches. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train at the Wye Switches in Duncansville, Pennsylvania, on 3 July 1965. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #8613 and #8606. Both were built by the American Locomotive Company in 1956 and are rated at 2,400 horsepower each. #8613 is an AS-24M, but #8606 is an APS-24MS. These two locomotives are pushing a 77-car freight train up the New Portage Branch Line to Gallitzin and points West. The caboose is N-8 #478214. The PRR's WYE Tower is visible in the distance.
Photo Date:  7/3/1965  Upload Date: 8/24/2016 7:21:48 PM
Location:  Duncansville, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  RollingStock,Track
Locomotives:  PRR 8613(RSD15) PRR 8606(RSD7)
Views:  1180   Comments: 0
PRR 8606, APS-24MS, 1965
Title:  PRR 8606, APS-24MS, 1965
Description:  Wye Switches. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train at the Wye Switches in Duncansville, Pennsylvania, on 3 July 1965. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #8606 and #8613. Both were built by the American Locomotive Company in 1956 and are rated at 2,400 horsepower each. #8606 is an APS-24MS, but #8613 is an AS-24M. These two locomotives are pushing a 77-car freight train up the New Portage Branch Line to Gallitzin and points West. The caboose is N-8 #478214. Duncansville's Fifth Street is in the photo's center, while Second Avenue is on the left.
Photo Date:  7/3/1965  Upload Date: 8/24/2016 7:25:26 PM
Location:  Duncansville, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  RollingStock,Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 8606(RSD7) PRR 8613(RSD15)
Views:  1078   Comments: 0
PRR 8606, APS-24MS, 1966
Title:  PRR 8606, APS-24MS, 1966
Description:  12th Street. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad locomotive in Altoona, Pennsylvania, during January of 1966. Shown here is PRR engine #8606, an APS-24MS built by the American Locomotive Company in 1955 and rated at 2,400 horsepower. It is about to pass under the 12th Street Bridge on its way back to East Altoona, after making a helper/pusher run up the Allegheny Mountains via the Horseshoe Curve to Gallitzin and back.
Photo Date:  1/23/1966  Upload Date: 10/16/2016 1:32:33 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Winter,Station
Locomotives:  PRR 8606(RSD7)
Views:  601   Comments: 0
"Altoona Shops," Page 51, 1996
Title:  "Altoona Shops," Page 51, 1996
Description:  Here is page 34 of a 43-page article by James J.D. Lynch, Jr., entitled "Overview Of The History And Development Of The Pennsylvania Railroad's Altoona Shops." It was published originally in the Autumn 1996 issue of "Keystone" magazine, page 51. Top Left-Hand Photo: Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #9619 and two other units whose numbers are not recorded. All were built by the American Locomotive Company. #9619 is an AF-16 built in 1951 and rated at 1,600 horsepower. Bottom Left-Hand Photo: Shown here is the PRR's "Aerotrain" built by General Motors during July of 1955. Top Right-Hand Photo: Shown here is PRR engine #8826, an AS-16M built by the American Locomotive Company in 1951 and rated at 1,600 horsepower. Middle Right-Hand Photo: Shown here is PRR-Railway Express Car #7480. Bottom Right-Hand Photo: Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #8606 and #8608. Both are APS-24MS's built by the American Locomotive Company in 1955 and rated at 2,400 horsepower each.
Photo Date:  9/22/1996  Upload Date: 11/18/2017 3:47:53 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  RollingStock,Bridge,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 9619(FA2) PRR 1000(LWT-12) PRR 8826(RS3) PRR 8606(RSD7) PRR 8608(RSD7)
Views:  1144   Comments: 0
PRR 8607, APS-24MS, c. 1956
Title:  PRR 8607, APS-24MS, c. 1956
Description:  Altoona Action. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, c. 1956. The photographer is not identified. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #8607 and #8610. Both are APS-24MS's built by the American Locomotive Company and rated at 2,400 horsepower each. #8607 was constructed in December of 1955, while #8610 was built one month later. Note the passenger-service air hoses just to the right of the coupler. Partially visible in the right background are portions of Juniata's 17th Street Bridge and the East Altoona Roundhouse.
Photo Date:  8/15/1956  Upload Date: 12/16/2023 11:39:55 PM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge
Locomotives:  PRR 8607(RSD7) PRR 8610(RSD7)
Views:  146   Comments: 0
PRR 8607, APS-24MS, 1958
Title:  PRR 8607, APS-24MS, 1958
Description:  Volkmer. Here is an image of a photo by William D. Volkmer that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 19 July 1958. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #8607, #8610, and an A-A set of GM-EMD EP-22's whose road numbers are not recorded. #8607 and #8610 are APS-24MS's built by the American Locomotive Company and rated at 2,400 horsepower each. #8607 was constructed in December of 1956, while #8610 was built in January of 1957. In this context, they're pulling a passenger train that's just leaving the Altoona Station and heading up the Allegheny Mountains to Gallitzin, where the ALCo's will uncouple and return to this location and await another helper run up "The Mountain." Photo taken from the 17th Street Bridge. William E. Burket Collection.
Photo Date:  7/19/1958  Upload Date: 7/18/2022 5:49:53 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 8607(RSD7) PRR 8610(RSD7)
Views:  317   Comments: 0
PRR 8607, APS-24MS, 1960
Title:  PRR 8607, APS-24MS, 1960
Description:  Sweetland. Here is duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by David R. Sweetland that was taken near Gallitzin, Pennsylvania, in October of 1960. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #8607 and #8609. Both are APS-24MS's built by the American Locomotive Company and rated at 2,400 horsepower each. #8607 was built in December of 1955 while #8609 was built in January of 1956. In this context, they're serving as "pusher" locomotives for a mail-express train that's passing through the Gallitzin Tunnel; in a matter of minutes, though, they'll uncouple and return to Altoona for yet another helper/pusher run up "The Mountain."
Photo Date:  10/1/1960  Upload Date: 10/31/2019 9:15:21 AM
Location:  Gallitzin, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Tunnel,Track
Locomotives:  PRR 8607(RSD7) PRR 8609(RSD7)
Views:  735   Comments: 1
PRR 8608, APS-24MS, 1961
Title:  PRR 8608, APS-24MS, 1961
Description:  Horseshoe Curve-1961. Here is an original photo that I took at the Pennsylvania Railroad's Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 17 August 1961. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #8608 and #8607. Both are APS-24MS's built by the American Locomotive Company in 1956 and rated at 2,400 horsepower each. They are pushing a westbound mail/express train around the Horseshoe Curve and up the Allegheny Mountains to Gallitzin and points West. Note: No caboose!
Photo Date:  8/17/1961  Upload Date: 7/8/2016 1:42:06 AM
Location:  ALTOONA (HORSESHOE CURVE), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  PRR 8608(RSD7) PRR 8607(RSD7)
Views:  849   Comments: 0
"No. 2 Ore Hauler," Page 39, 1962
Title:  "No. 2 Ore Hauler," Page 39, 1962
Description:  Here is page six of an eight-page article by Bert Pennypacker entitled "Who's The No. 2 Ore Hauler?" It was published originally in the September 1962 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 39. Top Photo, Partial Caption: "Notch-nose Alco DL-600's crest the Alleghenies at Gallitzin, Pa., as the 2400 h.p. C-C's rev under a position-light signal bridge with ore hoppers behind them." Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #8608 and #8607. Both are APS-24MS's built by the American Locomotive Company in December of 1955 and rated at 2,400 horsepower each.
Photo Date:  9/1/1962  Upload Date: 10/9/2022 3:51:44 PM
Location:  Gallitzin, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Signal
Locomotives:  PRR 8608(RSD7) PRR 8607(RSD7)
Views:  183   Comments: 0
PRR 5877, EP-20, 1964
Title:  PRR 5877, EP-20, 1964
Description:  17th Street. Here is an original photo that I took of Pennsylvania Railroad trains in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 25 April 1964. On the right (L to R) are PRR engines #5877 and #5876. Both are EP-20's built by EMD in 1949 and rated at 2,000 horsepower each. They are about to stop at the Altoona Station with a nine-car passenger train on its way to Harrisburg, Philadelphia, and New York City. On the left (L to R) are PRR engines #8608 and #8607. Both are APS-24MS's built by the American Locomotive Company in 1955 and rated at 2,400 horsepower each. They are returning to Altoona after making a helper/pusher run up the Allegheny Mountains via the Horseshoe Curve to Gallitzin and back. This photo taken adjacent to ALTO Tower.
Photo Date:  4/25/1964  Upload Date: 9/17/2016 3:16:26 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5877(E7A) PRR 5876(E7A) PRR 8608(RSD7) PRR 8607(RSD7)
Views:  1210   Comments: 0
PRR 8607, APS-24MS, c. 1964
Title:  PRR 8607, APS-24MS, c. 1964
Description:  Byerly. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Fred Byerly that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, c. 1964. The photographer is not identified. Photo Caption: "Alco RSD-7 #8607, 2400-hp, at Altoona, Pa." Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #8607, an APS-24MS built by the American Locomotive Company in December of 1955 and rated at 2,400 horsepower. Partially visible in the middle distance is a trio of ALCo AS-18AM engines, awaiting their next pusher run up "The Mountain" to Gallitzin and back. Beyond them is the marshaling yard for the PRR's Erecting & Machine Shop that's stocked with FM's, "GEEP's," freight and passenger "Sharks," even a GE 44-tonner or two! Photo taken from Juniata's 8th Street Bridge. This photo comes from a color slide set entitled "Diesels On The Pennsylvania" that's produced and distributed by Blackhawk Films of Davenport, Iowa (819-37).
Photo Date:  9/9/1964  Upload Date: 10/27/2018 2:54:17 AM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 8607(RSD7)
Views:  702   Comments: 0
PRR 8607, APS-24MS, 1965
Title:  PRR 8607, APS-24MS, 1965
Description:  Winter. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 03 January 1965. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #8607 and #8609. Both are APS-24MS's built by the American Locomotive Company and rated at 2,400 horsepower each; #8607 was built in 1955, but #8609 was built in 1956. They are passing under the 7th Street Bridge with a 57-car westbound mixed-cargo freight train and N-5C caboose #477970.
Photo Date:  1/3/1965  Upload Date: 9/10/2016 3:10:43 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  RollingStock,Bridge,Winter
Locomotives:  PRR 8607(RSD7) PRR 8609(RSD7)
Views:  982   Comments: 0
PRR 8607, APS-24MS, 1965
Title:  PRR 8607, APS-24MS, 1965
Description:  24th Street. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 10 January 1965. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #8607 and #8610. Both are APS-24MS's built by the American Locomotive Company and rated at 2,400 horsepower each; #8607 was built in 1955, but #8610 was built in 1956. They are pulling a 51-car merchandise freight train down the Allegheny Mountains to Altoona and points East. The caboose is N-8 #478101. This photo taken just West of the 24th Street Bridge.
Photo Date:  1/10/1965  Upload Date: 9/9/2016 4:09:27 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Winter
Locomotives:  PRR 8607(RSD7) PRR 8610(RSD7)
Views:  840   Comments: 0
PRR 8608, APS-24MS, 1958
Title:  PRR 8608, APS-24MS, 1958
Description:  Volkmer. Here is an image of a photo by William D. Volkmer that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 25 June 1958. Shown near the Passenger Station is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #8608, an APS-24MS built by the American Locomotive Company in December of 1955 and rated at 2,400 horsepower. It's moving so as to couple onto a westbound passenger train that's barely visible at the left. Sandwiched in between are (R to L) engines #8667 and two more units whose road numbers are not recorded. All are AS-18AM's built by ALCo and rated at 1,800 horsepower each. #8667 was built in February of 1958. Several of the PRR's 12th Street Car Shop buildings dominate the background. William E. Burket Collection.
Photo Date:  6/25/1958  Upload Date: 7/18/2022 12:28:09 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station
Locomotives:  PRR 8608(RSD7) PRR 8667(RSD12)
Views:  331   Comments: 0
PRR 8608, APS-24MS, 1960
Title:  PRR 8608, APS-24MS, 1960
Description:  17th Street. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Altoona, Pennsylvania, during the Spring of 1960. Shown here are PRR engines #8608 and #8610. Both are APS-24MS's built by the American Locomotive Company and rated at 2,400 horsepower each. #8608 was built in 1955, but #8610 was built in 1956. They are pushing a westbound mail/express train under the 17th Street Bridge. Also visible is N-5 Caboose #5010, for mail/express service only. The words under the number "5010" are as follows: "ASSIGNED TO PASSENGER SERVICE // RAILWAY EXPRESS AGENCY"
Photo Date:  4/16/1960  Upload Date: 6/1/2016 12:17:24 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  RollingStock,Bridge,Station,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 8608(RSD7) PRR 8610(RSD7)
Views:  3452   Comments: 0
PRR 8613, AS-24M, 1965
Title:  PRR 8613, AS-24M, 1965
Description:  Brickyard. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train at the Brickyard Crossing in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 18 July 1965. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #8613 and #8608. Both were built by the American Locomotive Company and rated at 2,400 horsepower each. #8613 is an AS-24M built in 1956, but #8608 is an APS-24MS built in 1955. They are pushing a 93-car westbound mixed-cargo freight train with caboose #477807.
Photo Date:  7/18/1965  Upload Date: 8/17/2016 6:53:10 PM
Location:  Altoona(Brickyard), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Signal
Locomotives:  PRR 8613(RSD15) PRR 8608(RSD7)
Views:  841   Comments: 1
PRR 8609, APS-24MS, 1960
Title:  PRR 8609, APS-24MS, 1960
Description:  FSF. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by David R. Sweetland that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, in August of 1960. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #8609, an APS-24MS built by the American Locomotive Company in January of 1956 and rated at 2,400 horsepower. In this context, it's running light on the westbound passenger track. In the background are several structures belonging to the PRR's Passenger Car Shops. Photo taken from the 4th Street Footbridge.
Photo Date:  8/15/1960  Upload Date: 3/9/2022 8:15:29 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 8609(RSD7)
Views:  203   Comments: 0
PRR 8614, AS-24M, 1965
Title:  PRR 8614, AS-24M, 1965
Description:  Rainy. Here is an original photo that I took of Pennsylvania Railroad trains in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 12 October 1965. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #8614, #8609, #9866, #9852-B, #9641-B, and #9860. #8614 and #8609 were built by the American Locomotive Company in 1956 and rated at 2,400 horsepower each; #8614 is an AS-24M, but #8609 is an APS-24MS; they are serving as "helpers" in this context. #9866, #9852-B, #9641-B, and #9860 were built by EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9866, #9852-B, and #9860 are EFP-15's built in 1952. #9641-B is an EF-15A built in 1950. They are threading the 14th Street interlocking on their way up the New Portage/Muleshoe Curve route with a 95-car iron-ore train. The caboose is N-5C #477898. Also visible (L to R) are the Altoona Passenger Station, the 12th Street Bridge, a westbound passenger train about to depart, an eastbound passenger train in the process of departing, and several of the PRR's 12th Street Shop buildings. This photo taken from the 17th Street Bridge.
Photo Date:  10/12/1965  Upload Date: 9/7/2016 2:37:27 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Station,Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 8614(RSD15) PRR 8609(RSD7) PRR 9866(FP7A) PRR 9852-B(F7B) PRR 9641-B(F7B) PRR 9860(FP7A)
Views:  1683   Comments: 0
"Busiest Mountain Railroad," Page 20, 1957
Title:  "Busiest Mountain Railroad," Page 20, 1957
Description:  Here is page five of a 15-page cover article by David P. Morgan entitled "World's Busiest Mountain Railroad." It was published originally in the April 1957 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 20. Photo by Philip R. Hastings. Photo Caption: "Cutoff man waves away 'Liberty's' helper." Partially visible here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #5853 and #8610. #5853 is an EP-20 built by GM-EMD in September of 1947 and rated at 2,000 horsepower. #8610 is an APS-24MS built by the American Locomotive Company in January of 1956 and rated at 2,400 HP.
Photo Date:  4/1/1957  Upload Date: 6/11/2018 4:22:48 AM
Location:  Gallitzin, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Night,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5853(E7A) PRR 8610(RSD7)
Views:  519   Comments: 0
PRR 8610, APS-24MS, 1961
Title:  PRR 8610, APS-24MS, 1961
Description:  Magna Carta. Here is an original photo that I took at the Pennsylvania Railroad Passenger Station in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 29 June 1961. Shown here are PRR engines #8610 and #8609. Both are APS-24MS's built by the American Locomotive Company in 1956 and rated at 2,400 horsepower each. These locomotives pulled the "Magna Carta Special" to various locations in the Pittsburgh Region. The PRR's 12th Street Shop buildings are also visible on the left.
Photo Date:  6/29/1961  Upload Date: 6/28/2016 2:46:32 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 8610(RSD7)
Views:  570   Comments: 0
"Altoona Shops," Page 46, 1996
Title:  "Altoona Shops," Page 46, 1996
Description:  Here is page 29 of a 43-page article by James J.D. Lynch, Jr., entitled "Overview Of The History And Development Of The Pennsylvania Railroad's Altoona Shops." It was published originally in the Autumn 1996 issue of "Keystone" magazine, page 46. Bottom Photo: Shown here are PRR engines #5898 and three other "E" units whose numbers are not recorded. All were built by GM-EMD. #5898 is an EP-22 built in 1951 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. Middle Photo: Shown here are PRR engines #8610 and another unit whose number is not recorded. Both were built by the American Locomotive Company. #8610 is an APS-24MS built in 1956 and rated at 2,400 horsepower. These units are actually the rear-end "pushers" for the mail-express train pictured in the bottom photo.
Photo Date:  9/22/1996  Upload Date: 11/18/2017 3:19:22 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Station,Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 8610(RSD7) PRR 5898(E8A)
Views:  595   Comments: 0


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