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PRR 9735, BF-16, 1962 |
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Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Rodney Peterson that was taken at Jack's Run near Mount Union, Pennsylvania, on 29 September 1962. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #9735 and #2011. Both are BF-16's built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works and rated at 1,600 horsepower each. #9735 was built in May of 1951 and retired in July of 1966, while #2011 was built in February of 1952 and retired in January of 1967. ("Stoneborobranch"; #11 of 20) |
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9/29/1962 Upload Date: 7/27/2020 12:30:44 PM |
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Mount Union, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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PRR 9735(RF-16A) PRR 2011(RF-16A) |
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PRR "Largest Railroad Shops," Page 15, 1978 |
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Here is page four of a four-page article entitled "The World's Largest Railroad Shops." It was published originally in the April 1978 issue of "Rails Northeast" magazine, page 15. Partial Caption: "These were the kiss of death for Pennsy's great fleet of steamers. #9807 leads an A-B-B-A [set of] late model F-7's into Altoona with an eastbound perishable freight past a set of Baldwin RF-16's." Visible in the background (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9807 and three more units whose road numbers are not recorded. All were built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9807 is an EF-15A built in April of 1951 and retired in October of 1967. Partially visible in the foreground is PRR engine #2011, a BF-16 built by Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton in February of 1952, rated at 1,600 horsepower, and retired in January of 1967. Photo taken from the 4th Street Footbridge around 1954 by F.S. Gamber. |
| Photo Date: |
4/1/1978 Upload Date: 10/5/2023 9:43:09 PM |
| Location: |
Altoona, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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Yard |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 9807(F7A) PRR 2011(RF-16A) |
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PRR "Soliloquy Of Altoona," Page 28, 1978 |
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Here is page 13 of a 15-page article by Bert Pennypacker entitled "Soliloquy Of Altoona." It was published originally in the April 1978 issue of "Rails Northeast" magazine, page 28. Partial Caption: "A three-unit Shark idles at the ready track." In the forefront is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #2011, a BF-16 built by Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton in February of 1952, rated at 1,600 horsepower, and retired in January of 1967 after just 15 years of revenue service. Photo taken from the 9th Street Footbridge around 1954 by F.S. Gamber. |
| Photo Date: |
4/1/1978 Upload Date: 1/9/2025 7:02:30 AM |
| Location: |
Altoona, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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Yard |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 2011(RF-16A) |
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