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12/20/2024
 
 
 
 
 
By:Gary Everhart
Dates:7/16/2007 - 7/16/2007
Album Info:These were taken during a Pennsylvania RR Tour sponsored by ElderHostel organization in July of 2007.
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BSCX 2-Truck #111 - Bethlehem Steel Co
Title:  BSCX 2-Truck #111 - Bethlehem Steel Co
Description:  This fireless steam loco was built by the Erie City Iron Works according to the Heisler Locomotive Works specs in 1941 and was retired by Bethlehem Steel Co in 1972.
Photo Date:  7/16/2007  Upload Date: 6/8/2018 5:32:59 AM
Location:  Strasburg, PA
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Scenic
Locomotives:  BSCX 111(2-Truck)
Views:  366   Comments: 0
CR GP30 #2233
Title:  CR GP30 #2233
Description:  Built by EMD in 1963 for the Pennsylvania RR, this loco was one of the last to be repainted in Conrail blue by former PRR employees at the Juniata Shops.
Photo Date:  7/16/2007  Upload Date: 6/8/2018 5:33:05 AM
Location:  Strasburg, PA
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Scenic
Locomotives:  CR 2233(GP30)
Views:  523   Comments: 1
PRR 4-4-0 #1223
Title:  PRR 4-4-0 #1223
Description:  Built by the PRR Juniata shops in 1905, this little loco served as passenger service for 45 years before being retired only to begin a new life. The loco went on to pull tourist trains at the Strasburg RR from 1965 to 1989. It even starred in two movies during its lifetime - "Broadway Limited" (1941) and "Hello Dolly" (1969)
Photo Date:  7/16/2007  Upload Date: 6/8/2018 5:33:09 AM
Location:  Strasburg, PA
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Scenic
Locomotives:  PRR 1223(4-4-0)
Views:  311   Comments: 0
PRR 4-4-0 #1223
Title:  PRR 4-4-0 #1223
Description:  Builder plate for PRR 1223.
Photo Date:  7/16/2007  Upload Date: 6/8/2018 5:33:17 AM
Location:  Strasburg, PA
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Scenic
Locomotives:  PRR 1223(4-4-0)
Views:  217   Comments: 0
PRR 4-6-0 #5741
Title:  PRR 4-6-0 #5741
Description:  Beautifully maintained ten wheeler built by the PRR Juniata Shops in 1924, this loco was used in passenger service all over the PRR line from Philadelphia to Long Island to Chicago.
Photo Date:  7/16/2007  Upload Date: 6/8/2018 5:33:22 AM
Location:  Strasburg, PA
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Scenic
Locomotives:  PRR 5741(4-6-2)
Views:  275   Comments: 0
PRR B1 Boxcab #5690
Title:  PRR B1 Boxcab #5690
Description:  Built by PRR in conjunction with Westinghouse Electric and Allis-Chalmers Co, this electric B1 boxcab switcher handled the daily movement and reshuffling of passenger cars in the yards for commuter service.
Photo Date:  7/16/2007  Upload Date: 6/8/2018 5:33:27 AM
Location:  Strasburg, PA
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Scenic
Locomotives:  PRR 5690(0-6-0)
Views:  372   Comments: 0
PRR B1 Boxcab #5690
Title:  PRR B1 Boxcab #5690
Description:  Front view of the 1934 built PRR B1 boxcab switcher used in passenger car yards for shuffling commuter cars, now beautifully preserved in the RR Museum of Pennsylvania.
Photo Date:  7/16/2007  Upload Date: 6/8/2018 5:33:33 AM
Location:  Strasburg, PA
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Scenic
Locomotives:  PRR 5690(0-6-0)
Views:  263   Comments: 0
PRR E7A #5901
Title:  PRR E7A #5901
Description:  Built by EMD in September of 1945, the restored unit at the RR Museum of Pennsylvania sports its stylish 5 pinstripe paint scheme. PRR 5901 and sister unit 5900 were the first two E7A's built and delivered to the PRR.
Photo Date:  7/16/2007  Upload Date: 6/8/2018 5:33:41 AM
Location:  Strasburg, PA
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Scenic
Locomotives:  PRR 5901(E7A)
Views:  307   Comments: 0
PRR GG1 #4935
Title:  PRR GG1 #4935
Description:  Built in 1943 by the PRR Juniata shops along with GE in Altoona, the stylish welded carbody design of Raymond Loewy is awe inspiring. IMHO, this is one of the most beautiful locomotives ever. I only wish I could have witnessed it running the rails!
Photo Date:  7/16/2007  Upload Date: 6/8/2018 5:33:46 AM
Location:  Strasburg, PA
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Scenic
Locomotives:  PRR 4935(GG1)
Views:  172   Comments: 0
PRR GP9 #7006
Title:  PRR GP9 #7006
Description:  An excellent example of a successful design for general purpose use, hence the GP name and one of 4,000 GP9's built between 1954 and 1963.. Built by EMD in 1955, it served the PRR, then Penn Central and finally Conrail before being retired in 1985.
Photo Date:  7/16/2007  Upload Date: 6/8/2018 5:33:51 AM
Location:  Strasburg, PA
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Scenic
Locomotives:  PRR 7006(GP9)
Views:  388   Comments: 0
PRR JOHN BULL
Title:  PRR JOHN BULL
Description:  Built by the PRR Altoona Shops in 1939 as a replica of the original John Bull locomotive built in 1831, this working model is housed at the RR Museum of Pennsylvania in servicable condition although not fired up in years (at least in 2007). The original John Bull is in the Smithsonian Museum.
Photo Date:  7/16/2007  Upload Date: 6/8/2018 5:33:56 AM
Location:  Strasburg, PA
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Scenic
Locomotives:  PRR JOHNBULL(UNKNOWN)
Views:  452   Comments: 0
VT 2-6-0 #20, "Tahoe" - Virginia & Truckee
Title:  VT 2-6-0 #20, "Tahoe" - Virginia & Truckee
Description:  Built by Burnham, Perry, Wms & Co (Baldwin precedessor) in 1875, this unit hauled silver ore and bullion from the Comstock Lode but now housed in the RR Museum of Pennsylvania.
Photo Date:  7/16/2007  Upload Date: 6/8/2018 5:34:01 AM
Location:  Strasburg, PA
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Scenic
Locomotives:  VT 20(2-6-0)
Views:  345   Comments: 0
VT 2-6-0 #20, "Tahoe" - Virginia & Truckee
Title:  VT 2-6-0 #20, "Tahoe" - Virginia & Truckee
Description:  Another view of the 1885 built Virginia & Truckee 2-6-0 "Tahoe" now preserved in the RR Museum of Pennsylvania.
Photo Date:  7/16/2007  Upload Date: 6/8/2018 5:34:07 AM
Location:  Strasburg, PA
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Scenic
Locomotives:  VT 20(2-6-0)
Views:  411   Comments: 0


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