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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) |
| Photo Date: |
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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| Locomotives: |
PRR 2011(RF-16A) |
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"Largest Railroad Shops," Page 15, 1978 |
| Description: |
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 by F.S. Gamber; taken from the 9th Street Footbridge. |
| Photo Date: |
4/1/1978 Upload Date: 10/5/2023 9:43:09 PM |
| Location: |
Altoona, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Bridge |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 9807(F7A) PRR 2011(RF-16A) |
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