PRR 5828, BP-60, 1951         
Mann. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide that was taken in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on 13 July 1951. Partially visible here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5828, a BP-60 built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in November of 1948 as a BP-60 rated at 3,000 horsepower for passenger service, later regeared and reclassified as a BH-50 rated at 2,250 horsepower for freight only, and retired in April of 1962 after just 14 years of revenue service. The names of the photographer and of the railroader pictured at the left are not recorded. (Gift from Brad Mann.)
Date: 7/13/1951 Location: Harrisburg, PA   Map Show Harrisburg on a rail map Views: 224 Collection Of:   Thomas C. Ayers
Locomotives: PRR 5828(DR12-8-1500/2)    Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
PRR 5828, BP-60, 1951
Picture Categories: Station This picture is part of album:  PRR: Mann ~> Pennsy Photographs
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