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PRR Westbound Pushers, c. 1951 |
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Baera 2. Here is a photo by an unidentified photographer that was taken at the Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, c. 1951. Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9689 and two more units whose road numbers are not recorded. All were built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9689 was constructed as an EH-15 in February of 1949, later regeared and reclassified as an EF-15A, and retired in August of 1967 after just 18 years of revenue service. In this context, this A-B-A set is pushing a westbound mixed-cargo freight train around the Curve and up the Allegheny Mountains to Gallitzin, where they'll be uncoupled and returned to East Altoona for their next helper/pusher run up "The Mountain." The road number of the N-5C cabin car pictured here is not recorded. (Track 2) |
| Photo Date: |
8/15/1951 Upload Date: 6/12/2023 12:14:48 AM |
| Location: |
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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| Locomotives: |
PRR 9689(F3A) |
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PRR Westbound Pushers, #1 of 2, c. 1951 |
| Description: |
AHC. Here is the first of two successive duplicate 35mm color slides via Al Chione that were taken at the Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, c. 1951. Shown here (L to R) are two unidentified Pennsylvania Railroad locomotives and engine #9689. All were built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9689 is an EH-15 built in February of 1949, later regeared and reclassified as an EF-15A, and retired in August of 1967 after just 18 years of revenue service. In this context, this A-B-A set is pushing a westbound mixed-cargo freight train around the Curve and up the Allegheny Mountains to Gallitzin, where they'll be uncoupled and returned to East Altoona for their next helper/pusher run up "The Mountain." The photographer's name, the exact date, and the road number of the N-5 cabin car are not recorded. |
| Photo Date: |
8/16/1951 Upload Date: 11/28/2018 2:23:48 AM |
| Location: |
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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| Locomotives: |
PRR 9689(F3A) |
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PRR "Soliloquy Of Altoona," Page 29, 1978 |
| Description: |
Here is page 14 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 29. Photo Caption: "Eastbound and westbound pass each other. The I1sa heads east with hot merchandise and LCL traffic, while a 3-unit F3 departs for Pitcairn. Taken just east of the 4th St. Bridge by F.S. Gamber in 1956." In the forefront is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9689, is an EH-15 built in February of 1949, later regeared and reclassified as an EF-15A, and retired in August of 1967 after just 18 years of revenue service. |
| Photo Date: |
4/1/1978 Upload Date: 1/9/2025 7:02:53 AM |
| Location: |
Altoona, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Yard,Steam |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 9689(F3A) |
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