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PRR 5863, EP-20, 1948 |
| Description: |
FM. Here is an image of a photo by Fred McLeod that was taken at the Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, in August of 1948. Shown here (R to L) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5863 and another unit whose road number is not recorded. Both are EP-20's built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,000 horsepower each. #5863 was constructed in February of 1948. In this context, this A-A set is pulling a passenger train under four-track Signal Bridge #2417 on its way down the Allegheny Mountains to Altoona and points East. This image comes from a B&W slide set entitled "Horseshoe Curve, Pennsylvania Railroad" that's produced and distributed by Blackhawk Films of Davenport, Iowa. William E. Burket Collection. |
| Photo Date: |
8/15/1948 Upload Date: 7/4/2022 7:51:46 AM |
| Location: |
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Signal,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 5863(E7A) |
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137 Comments: 0 |
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PRR 5863, EP-20, 1960 |
| Description: |
Sweetland. Here is duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by David R. Sweetland that was taken near Gallitzin, Pennsylvania, in October of 1960. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #5863 and two more E-7's whose numbers are not recorded. All were built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,000 horsepower each. #5863 was built in February of 1948. In this context, they're pulling a mail-express train that's about to enter the Gallitzin Tunnel on its way to Pittsburgh and points West. |
| Photo Date: |
10/1/1960 Upload Date: 3/17/2020 1:56:21 AM |
| Location: |
Gallitzin, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Tunnel,Signal |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 5863(E7A) |
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380 Comments: 0 |
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