| Title: |
"Rail Guide To The Horseshoe Curve," Page 18, 1976 |
| Description: |
Here is page 18 of a 28-page booklet entitled "Rail Guide To The Horseshoe Curve." It was published originally in 1976 by PC Publications of East McKeesport, Pennsylvania. Photo Caption: "The eastbound National Limited starts into the Horseshoe Curve just as it passes the helper engines of a westbound freight ascending the east slope of the Alleghenies. Photo by Bill Metzger." Prominent here is Penn Central engine #6186, an SD45 built by GM-EMD for the Pennsylvania Railroad as number "6186" in December of 1967 and rated at 3,600 horsepower. Also visible are PC cabooses #23624 and #22983; the latter is ex-PRR N-5E cabin car #477594. |
| Photo Date: |
8/15/1976 Upload Date: 1/23/2022 7:18:11 PM |
| Location: |
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE CURVE), PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
RollingStock,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
PC 6186(SD45) |
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