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BN 9790
Title:  BN 9790
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/1/1971  Upload Date: 11/1/2010 1:45:48 AM
Location:  La Crosse, WI
Author:  Henry Frick
Categories:  Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  BN 9790(F7A)
Views:  920   Comments: 1
BN 9790
Title:  BN 9790
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/2/1971  Upload Date: 10/27/2010 9:55:57 AM
Location:  Havre, MT
Author:  Henry Frick
Categories:  Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  BN 9790(F7A)
Views:  1014   Comments: 1
Eastbund at Tunnel 6 cut
Title:  Eastbund at Tunnel 6 cut
Description:  The eastbound Amtrak Empire Builders passes through the cut formed by the daylighting of old Tunnel 6
Photo Date:  8/24/1972  Upload Date: 3/7/2008 8:55:58 AM
Location:  Stampede, WA
Author:  Martin Burwash
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BN 9790(F7A)
Views:  1235   Comments: 1
BN 9790
Title:  BN 9790
Description:  BN 9790, painted in the passenger scheme, in the early afternoon. A rare find for me.
Photo Date:  8/17/1974  Upload Date: 4/11/2015 8:42:02 PM
Location:  Sumas, WA
Author:  J Fischer
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  BN 9790(F7A) BN 1853(GP9)
Views:  954   Comments: 0
BN 9790
Title:  BN 9790
Description:  Pasenger F-unit now in freight service
Photo Date:  5/18/1975  Upload Date: 8/18/2010 9:14:50 AM
Location:  Auburn, WA
Author:  Brian Ambrose
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  BN 9790(F7A)
Views:  1191   Comments: 2
BN 9790
Title:  BN 9790
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/1/1976  Upload Date: 10/11/2017 1:00:23 AM
Location:  Pasco, WA
Author:  Michael Cameron
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BN 9790(F7A)
Views:  349   Comments: 0
PRR 9791, EF-15A, 1951
Title:  PRR 9791, EF-15A, 1951
Description:  Altoona Action. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken in East Altoona, Pennsylvania, in June of 1951. The photographer is not identified. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9791 and two more "EF" Class units whose numbers are not recorded. All were built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9797 was constructed in February of 1951. In this context, this A-B-A set is pulling a manifest freight train past ANTIS Tower (not shown) and will soon pause at WORKS Tower (4th Street, Altoona) for a crew change. Partially visible at the right are the tenders of stored-but-serviceable steam locomotives. ("PrrFan18n")
Photo Date:  6/21/1951  Upload Date: 11/6/2021 10:59:55 AM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam,Signal
Locomotives:  PRR 9791(F7A)
Views:  220   Comments: 0
PRR 9792
Title:  PRR 9792
Description:  Date and location unknown, Photo by John Szwajkart
Photo Date:  8/31/1956  Upload Date: 4/19/2009 11:19:17 PM
Location:  Hammond, IN
Author:  Ryan Kertis
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 9792(F7A)
Views:  1772   Comments: 3
PRR 9792, EF-15A, c. 1963
Title:  PRR 9792, EF-15A, c. 1963
Description:  Here is an original 35mm Ektachrome slide taken by J.W. Vigrass. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #9792 and four more units whose road numbers are not recorded. All were built by GM-EMD. #9792 is an EF-15A built in March of 1951, rated at 1,500 horsepower, and retired in February of 1967 after just 16 years of revenue service. The exact date and the location are not recorded.
Photo Date:  6/30/1963  Upload Date: 4/10/2020 3:41:51 PM
Location:  Indianapolis, IN
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 9792(F7A)
Views:  327   Comments: 0
PRR 9792, EF-15A, 1964
Title:  PRR 9792, EF-15A, 1964
Description:  Oil Power. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken near Dauphin, Pennsylvania, on 9 August 1964. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9792 and an "EF" Class B-unit whose road number is not recorded. Both were built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9792 is an EF-15 constructed in March of 1951 and retired in February of 1967 after just 16 years of revenue service. Houser Collection.
Photo Date:  8/9/1964  Upload Date: 4/28/2018 4:28:44 AM
Location:  Dauphin, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  PRR 9792(F7A)
Views:  1030   Comments: 0
PRR 9797, EF-15A, 1951
Title:  PRR 9797, EF-15A, 1951
Description:  Altoona Action. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken in East Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 10 September 1951. The photographer is not identified. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9797 and two more "EF" Class units whose road numbers are not recorded. All were built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9797 was constructed in March of 1951. Partially visible at the far left is Juniata's 17th Street Bridge.
Photo Date:  9/10/1951  Upload Date: 8/7/2019 2:27:55 AM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 9797(F7A)
Views:  405   Comments: 1
PRR 9799, EF-15A, 1954
Title:  PRR 9799, EF-15A, 1954
Description:  Oil Power. Here is a photo that was published originally in the Pennsylvania Railroad Company's 108th Annual Report for the Year Ending 31 December 1954, page 7. Shown here is PRR engine #9799 and three more "EF" Class units whose road numbers are not recorded. All were built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,500 HP each. #9799 is an EF-15A constructed in March of 1951 and retired in October of 1967 after 16 years' service. The photographer's name, the date, and the location are not recorded.
Photo Date:  12/31/1954  Upload Date: 12/28/2017 7:59:47 PM
Location:  Pittsburgh, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 9799(F7A)
Views:  570   Comments: 0
PRR 9799, EF-15A. 1966
Title:  PRR 9799, EF-15A. 1966
Description:  Portraits 1. Here is a diesel locomotive portrait by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Chicago, Illinois, on 10 August 1966. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #9799, an unidentified "EF" Class B-unit, #7112, and three more units whose road numbers are not recorded. All were built by GM-EMD. #9799 is an EF-15A constructed in March of 1951 and retired in October of 1967. Engine #7112 is an EFS-17M built in May of 1957. (#8 of 20)
Photo Date:  8/10/1966  Upload Date: 2/19/2021 12:56:14 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 9799(F7A) PRR 7112(GP9)
Views:  213   Comments: 0
PRR 9801, EF-15A, c. 1957
Title:  PRR 9801, EF-15A, c. 1957
Description:  Here is the fourth of eight original photos that were taken by an unidentified photographer at the Pennsylvania Railroad's Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, perhaps during 1957. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #9801 and two more "EF" Class units whose numbers are not recorded. All were built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9801 is an EF-15A built in March of 1951. They are pulling a mixed-cargo freight train, and are about to round the Curve on their way up the Allegheny Mountains to Gallitzin and points West.
Photo Date:  9/22/1957  Upload Date: 9/3/2018 12:50:07 AM
Location:  ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 9801(F7A)
Views:  385   Comments: 1
PRR 9801, EF-15A, c. 1957
Title:  PRR 9801, EF-15A, c. 1957
Description:  Here is the fifth of eight original photos that were taken by an unidentified photographer at the Pennsylvania Railroad's Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, perhaps during 1957. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #9801 and two more "EF" Class units whose numbers are not recorded. All were built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9801 is an EF-15A built in March of 1951. They are pulling a mixed-cargo freight train, and are about to round the Curve on their way up the Allegheny Mountains to Gallitzin and points West.
Photo Date:  9/22/1957  Upload Date: 9/3/2018 12:51:56 AM
Location:  ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 9801(F7A)
Views:  294   Comments: 0
PRR 9451, FF-16, 1964
Title:  PRR 9451, FF-16, 1964
Description:  17th Street. Here is an original photo that I took of Pennsylvania Railroad trains in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 25 April 1964. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #9451, #9654-B, and #9803. #9451 is an FF-16 built by Fairbanks-Morse in 1950 and rated at 1,600 horsepower. #9654-B is an EH-15 built by EMD in 1950 and rated at 1,500 horsepower. #9803 is an EF-15A built by EMD in 1951 and rated at 1,500 horsepower. They are passing ALTO Tower with a 66-car mixed-cargo freight train on their way to the Altoona Yards. The caboose is #477395. The beginning of the double-tracked branch line to Hollidaysburg and the New Portage/Muleshoe Curve Secondary Track is visible at the lower left. This photo taken from the 17th Street Bridge.
Photo Date:  4/25/1964  Upload Date: 9/17/2016 3:12:57 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  RollingStock,Bridge,Signal,Track
Locomotives:  PRR 9451(CFA16-4) PRR 9654-B(F7B) PRR 9803(F7A)
Views:  13056   Comments: 2
PRR 9804, EF-15A, 1954
Title:  PRR 9804, EF-15A, 1954
Description:  Here is an original photo by John S. Fisher that was taken in Columbus, Ohio, on 26 December 1954. Caption On Reverse: "Pennsy 'J' and helper at W. 54th Ave. Columbus." Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9804, another "EF" Class diesel-electric A-unit, and an unidentified "J" Class (2-10-4) "Texas" steam locomotive. #9804 is an EF-15A built by GM-EMD in March of 1951 and rated at 1,500 horsepower. Not long after this, the roles would largely be reversed.
Photo Date:  12/26/1954  Upload Date: 5/15/2022 6:32:25 PM
Location:  Columbus, OH
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 9804(F7A)
Views:  140   Comments: 0
"Pennsy" Magazine, October 1955
Title:  "Pennsy" Magazine, October 1955
Description:  Here is the front cover of the October 1955 issue of "Pennsy" magazine. The photographer is not identified. Photo Caption: "Harry O. Lindgren, yard conductor, Chicago Division, has been on the Railroad 18 years. A former football player, his is married, has two daughters, and devotes all of his spare time to his family." Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #9805, #9573, and another unit whose road number is not recorded. #9805 is an EF-15A built by GM-EMD in March of 1951 and rated at 1,500 horsepower. #9573 is a BF-15 built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in March of 1949, rated at 1,500 horsepower, and retired in December of 1963.
Photo Date:  10/1/1955  Upload Date: 8/30/2022 11:15:13 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 9805(F7A) PRR 9573(DR4-4-15)
Views:  133   Comments: 0
PRR 9806, EF-15A, c. 1951
Title:  PRR 9806, EF-15A, c. 1951
Description:  AHC. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken at the Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, c. 1951. Shown here (R to L) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9806 and three more "EF" Class units whose numbers are not recorded. All were built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9806 was constructed in April of 1951. In this context, this A-B-B-A set is rounding the Curve with a manifest freight train on its way down the Allegheny Mountains to Altoona and points East. Note the Fireman inspecting his train and the grey brakeshoe smoke produced by the train on Track 2.
Photo Date:  8/14/1951  Upload Date: 12/9/2022 9:56:31 PM
Location:  ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 9806(F7A)
Views:  180   Comments: 0
PRR 9806, EF-15A, 1959
Title:  PRR 9806, EF-15A, 1959
Description:  Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Fred Kern that was taken near Cove, Pennsylvania, on 15 November 1959. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9806 and two more "EF" Class units whose road numbers are not recorded. All were built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9806 was constructed in April of 1951 and retired in August of 1967 after just 16 years of revenue service. In this context, they're pulling a fully-loaded mineral train out of Altoona and will soon cross the Rockville Bridge on their way to Harrisburg and points East. ("Tchowee"; #24 of 39)
Photo Date:  11/15/1959  Upload Date: 5/21/2020 9:35:34 AM
Location:  Cove, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 9806(F7A)
Views:  232   Comments: 0
PRR 9806, EF-15A, 1961
Title:  PRR 9806, EF-15A, 1961
Description:  12th Street. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Altoona, Pennsylvania, duwing April of 1961. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engine #9806 and another unit whose number is not recorded. #9806 is an EF-15A buhlt by EMD in 1951 and rated at 1,500 horsepower. They are pulling a mixed-cargo freight train past the 1870's-era Passenger Trainshed on their way up the Allegheny Mountains via the Horseshoe Curve to Gallitzjn and points West. Also visible in the background are portions the 12th Street Bridge and the PRR's 12th Street Car Shops. ("Red Shift" slide converted to Black & White.)
Photo Date:  4/16/1961  Upload Date: 9/26/2016 2:32:54 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Station
Locomotives:  PRR 9806(F7A)
Views:  336   Comments: 0
PRR 9807, EF-15A, 1961
Title:  PRR 9807, EF-15A, 1961
Description:  Oil Power. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken near Decatur, Illinois, on 26 December 1961. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9807 and two more "EF" Class 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 constructed in April of 1951 and retired in October of 1967 after just 16 years of revenue service.
Photo Date:  12/26/1961  Upload Date: 3/2/2022 8:10:33 AM
Location:  Decatur, IL
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Winter,Signal
Locomotives:  PRR 9807(F7A)
Views:  193   Comments: 0
PRR 9807, EF-15A, 1962
Title:  PRR 9807, EF-15A, 1962
Description:  Oil Power. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Rodney Peterson that was taken in the East Liberty section of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on 8 December 1962. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9807 and two more "EF" Class 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 constructed in April of 1951 and retired in October of 1967 after just 16 years of revenue service.
Photo Date:  12/8/1962  Upload Date: 5/6/2021 8:47:56 AM
Location:  East Liberty, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Winter,Signal
Locomotives:  PRR 9807(F7A)
Views:  264   Comments: 0
"Largest Railroad Shops," Page 15, 1978
Title:  "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)
Views:  146   Comments: 0
PRR 9808, EF-15A, 1965
Title:  PRR 9808, EF-15A, 1965
Description:  Rainy. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 12 October 1965. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #9808 and #7050. Both were built by EMD. #9808 is an EF-15A built in 1951 and rated at 1,500 horsepower. #7050 is an EFS-17M built in 1956 and rated at 1,750 horsepower. They are pulling a 110-car westbound train of empty hopper cars under the 12th Street Bridge, through the Altoona Passenger Station, and up the Allegheny Mountains to Gallitzin and points West. The caboose is #477202.
Photo Date:  10/12/1965  Upload Date: 9/6/2016 9:50:50 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Station
Locomotives:  PRR 9808(F7A) PRR 7050(GP9)
Views:  493   Comments: 0
PRR 9809, EF-15A, 1964
Title:  PRR 9809, EF-15A, 1964
Description:  Byerly. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by P.D. Luster, Jr., that was taken in Mackinaw City, Michigan, during February lf 1964. Photo Caption: "EMD F-7 #9809, 1500-hp, at Mackinaw City, Mich." Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9809 and another "EF" Class unit whose road numblr is not recorded. Both were built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9809 is an EF-15A built in April of 1951. This photo comes from a color slide set entitled "Diesels Nn The Pennsylvania" that's produced and distributed by Blackhawk Films of Davenport, Iowa (819-50).
Photo Date:  2/2/1964  Upload Date: 11/3/2018 1:30:18 AM
Location:  Mackinaw City, MI
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Winter
Locomotives:  PRR 9809(F7A)
Views:  620   Comments: 0
PRR 9811, EF-15A, c. 1951
Title:  PRR 9811, EF-15A, c. 1951
Description:  AHC. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Bill Price that was taken at the Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 13 August 1951. Shown here (L to R) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9811 and two more "EF" Class units whose numbers are not recorded. All were built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9811 was constructed in April of 1951. In this context, this A-B-A set is pulling a mixed-cargo freight train that's about to round the Curve on its way up the Allegheny Mountains to Gallitzin and points West.
Photo Date:  8/15/1951  Upload Date: 3/27/2019 2:44:56 PM
Location:  ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Signal
Locomotives:  PRR 9811(F7A)
Views:  510   Comments: 1
PRR 9811, EF-15A, c. 1955
Title:  PRR 9811, EF-15A, c. 1955
Description:  Chione. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione. Shown here (R to L) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9811 and three more "EF" Class units whose road numbers are not recorded. All were built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9811 was constructed in April of 1951. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. The presence of someone at the cab door suggests that this train is stopped for some reason.
Photo Date:  5/5/1955  Upload Date: 2/19/2022 7:07:56 AM
Location:  Richmond, IN
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Signal
Locomotives:  PRR 9811(F7A)
Views:  253   Comments: 0
PRR 9812, EF-15A, c. 1967
Title:  PRR 9812, EF-15A, c. 1967
Description:  Oil Power. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9812 and four other units whose road numbers are not recorded. #9812 is an EF-15A built by GM-EMD in April of 1951, rated at 1,500 horsepower, and retired in October of 1967 after just 16 years of revenue service. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded.
Photo Date:  8/15/1967  Upload Date: 10/27/2018 12:40:14 AM
Location:  Homestead, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 9812(F7A)
Views:  423   Comments: 1
"Modern Railroads," Page 20, 1956
Title:  "Modern Railroads," Page 20, 1956
Description:  Here is a photo from a reprint of the November 1956 issue of "Modern Railroads" magazine, page 20. Photo Caption: "Pooling freight diesels gets more mileage for the Pennsy. Shown is TrucTrain on main line." Shown here are PRR engines #9813 and two other F-Class diesels whose numbers are not recorded. #9813 is an EF-15A built by GM-EMD in April of 1951 and rated at 1,500 horsepower. The location is an approximation.
Photo Date:  11/14/1956  Upload Date: 5/30/2018 2:05:25 AM
Location:  South Fork, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 9813(F7A)
Views:  253   Comments: 0
PRR 9815, EF-15A, 1951
Title:  PRR 9815, EF-15A, 1951
Description:  Harley. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Tom Harley that was taken at Union Furnace, Pennsylvania, in June of 1951. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9815 and two more units whose road numbers are not recorded. All are EF-15A's built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9815 was constructed in May of 1951 and retired in November of 1966 after just 15 years of revenue service. In this context, this A-B-A set is on its way to Altoona and points West with a mixed-cargo freight train. Note the red tail-end marker light on Train #72 ~ the eastbound "Juniata" ~ that's just passed this location. ("PrrFan18n")
Photo Date:  6/21/1951  Upload Date: 4/11/2021 10:29:48 AM
Location:  Union Furnace, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 9815(F7A)
Views:  516   Comments: 0
PRR 9815, EF-15A, 1958
Title:  PRR 9815, EF-15A, 1958
Description: 
Photo Date:  12/21/1958  Upload Date: 4/11/2018 3:37:08 AM
Location:  ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  PRR 9815(F7A)
Views:  448   Comments: 0
PRR 9815, EF-15A, 1964
Title:  PRR 9815, EF-15A, 1964
Description:  Tipton. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Tipton, Pennsylvania, on 12 July 1964. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engine #9815 and three other units whose numbers were not recorded. All were built by EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9815 is an EF-15A built in 1951. They are pulling a 140-car westbound mixed-cargo freight train.
Photo Date:  7/12/1964  Upload Date: 8/24/2016 4:26:23 AM
Location:  Tipton, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 9815(F7A)
Views:  462   Comments: 1
PRR "Pennsylvania 9815," EF-15A, 1964
Title:  PRR "Pennsylvania 9815," EF-15A, 1964
Description:  Here is a postal card entitled "Pennsylvania 9815." No Postmark. Caption On Reverse: "Electro-Motive Division of GM model F-7 locomotive built for the Pennsylvania Railroad is at Jefferson, Indiana, August, 1964. Note the radio antenna on the roof, unique to the Pennsylvania R.R." Photo by Tom Smart. #9815 is an EF-15A built by GM-EMD in April of 1951, rated at 1,500 horsepower, and retired in November of 1966.
Photo Date:  8/15/1964  Upload Date: 8/30/2018 4:07:49 AM
Location:  Jefferson, IN
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  PRR 9815(F7A)
Views:  392   Comments: 0
PRR 9531, EF-15, 1964
Title:  PRR 9531, EF-15, 1964
Description:  Tipton. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Tipton, Pennsylvania, on 11 April 1964. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #9531, #9816, and #2514. #9531 is an EF-15 built by EMD in 1948 and rated at 1,500 horsepower. #9816 is an EF-15A built by EMD in 1951 and rated at 1,500 horsepower. #2514 is a GF-25 built by General Electric in 1962 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. They are pulling a 149-car eastbound mixed-cargo freight train along with caboose #477939.
Photo Date:  4/11/1964  Upload Date: 8/24/2016 1:18:28 AM
Location:  Tipton, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 9531(F3A) PRR 9816(F7A) PRR 2514(U25B)
Views:  773   Comments: 1
PRR 9817, EF-15A, c. 1962
Title:  PRR 9817, EF-15A, c. 1962
Description:  Oil Power. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by William P. Nixon. Prominent here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9817 and an "EF" Class B-unit whose road number is not recorded. Both were built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9817 is an EF-15A constructed in May of 1951. Note the extra-large 'Keystone' on the nose door! The exact date and the location are not recorded.
Photo Date:  12/8/1962  Upload Date: 5/6/2021 8:49:45 AM
Location:  Homestead, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Winter,Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 9817(F7A)
Views:  202   Comments: 0
PRR 9817, EF-15A, 1964
Title:  PRR 9817, EF-15A, 1964
Description:  Oil Power. Here is a photo by Kerry L. Jury that was taken in the Summer of 1964. It was published originally in the January-February 1974 issue of "PC Railroader" magazine, page 27. Photo Caption: "EMD F-7 #9817 sporting an extra-large 'Keystone' on the nose door back in the summer of 1964." Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9817 and another "EF" Class A-unit whose road number is not recorded. Both were built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9817 is an EF-15A constructed in May of 1951. The exact date and the location are not recorded.
Photo Date:  8/15/1964  Upload Date: 7/7/2018 1:24:51 AM
Location:  Crestline, OH
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 9817(F7A)
Views:  464   Comments: 0
"Pennsy" Magazine, June 1953
Title:  "Pennsy" Magazine, June 1953
Description:  Here is a photo from an article entitled "Now Playing: 'The Breaking Point.'" It was published originally in the June 1953 issue of "Pennsy" magazine, page 16. The photographer is not identified. Partial Caption: "Camera crew shoots scene at Richmond, Ind., for 'The Breaking Point'" ~ a film sponsored by the Pennsylvania Railroad demonstrating how Company employees should work to prevent accidents and loss-and-damage at freight stations. Partially visible here is PRR engine #9818, an EF-15A built by GM-EMD in May of 1951, rated at 1,500 horsepower, and retired in October of 1967 after just 16 years of revenue service.
Photo Date:  6/1/1953  Upload Date: 12/23/2017 2:32:44 AM
Location:  Richmond, IN
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 9818(F7A)
Views:  479   Comments: 0
PRR 9819, EF-15A, 1964
Title:  PRR 9819, EF-15A, 1964
Description:  Here is a photo of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9819, an EF-15A built by GM-EMD in May of 1951, rated at 1,500 horsepower, and retired in November of 1966. The photographer's name is not recorded. Henry C. Westenberger Collection.
Photo Date:  8/15/1964  Upload Date: 8/28/2018 1:13:45 AM
Location:  Marysville, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  PRR 9819(F7A)
Views:  345   Comments: 0
PRR 9819, EF-15A, 1966
Title:  PRR 9819, EF-15A, 1966
Description:  ELDO Action. Here is an original photo that I took of Pennsylvania Railroad trackage in the Eldorado section hf Altoona, Pennsylvania, during January of 1966. Shown here is the railroad crossing at 58th Street in Eldorado. Visible in the distance are a switch, a shanty, another position-light signal, as well as a PRR train waiting for permission to proceed. These are the tracks connecting Altoona (to the front) and Hollidaysburg (to the rear). From 1850 to 1854, while the Horseshoe Curve was under construction, this was actually part of the PRR's main line between Philadelphia and Pittsburgh.
Photo Date:  1/23/1966  Upload Date: 6/14/2016 8:59:20 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Winter,Signal,Track
Locomotives:  PRR 9819(F7A)
Views:  570   Comments: 0
PRR 9819, EF-15A, 1966
Title:  PRR 9819, EF-15A, 1966
Description:  ELDO Action. Here is a telephoto view that I took of Pennsylvania Railroad trackage in the Eldorado section of Altoona, Pennsylvania, during January of 1966. Shown here is a telephoto view of the shanty with the "ELDO" sign on it which sits where a Tower of the same name once stood. Note the treehouse on the left ~ way up there!
Photo Date:  1/23/1966  Upload Date: 6/14/2016 9:01:56 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Winter,Signal,Track
Locomotives:  PRR 9819(F7A)
Views:  471   Comments: 0
PRR 9819, EF-15A, 1966
Title:  PRR 9819, EF-15A, 1966
Description:  ELDO Action. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in the Eldorado section of Altoona, Pennsylvania, during January of 1966. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #9819 and #9537. Both locomotives were built by EMD and are rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9819 is an EF-15A built in 1951, while #9537 is an EF-15 built in 1948. Their crew is waiting for permission to move their mixed-cargo freight train from Altoona through Eldorado to the Wye Switches and points West.
Photo Date:  1/23/1966  Upload Date: 6/14/2016 9:12:40 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Winter,Track
Locomotives:  PRR 9819(F7A) PRR 9537(F3A)
Views:  597   Comments: 3
PRR 9819, EF-15A, 1966
Title:  PRR 9819, EF-15A, 1966
Description:  Horseshoe Curve-1966. Here is an original photo that I took at the Pennsylvania Railroad's Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, during mid-May of 1966. Shown here is PRR engine #9819 and another unit whose number is not legible. Both locomotives were built by EMD. #9819 is an EF-15A built in 1951 and rated at 1,500 horsepower. They are pulling a smokin' eastbound coal train around the Horseshoe Curve and down the Allegheny Mountains to Altoona and points East.
Photo Date:  5/21/1966  Upload Date: 7/9/2016 11:23:50 AM
Location:  ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  PRR 9819(F7A)
Views:  1947   Comments: 3
"Atchison, Topeka, & Ohio," Page 38, 1956
Title:  "Atchison, Topeka, & Ohio," Page 38, 1956
Description:  Here is page one of a two-page camera study entitled "Along The Atchison, Topeka, & Ohio." It was published originally in the August 1956 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 38. Top Photo Caption: "Coming or going, the 5014 makes a commanding sight at Bellevue, O." Bottom Photo, Revised Caption: "In Columbus, Atchison's [Baldwin-built] 5018 towers over F-7 cab unit and an [unidentified Pennsylvania Railroad] I-1 [(2-10-0) 'Decapod']." The "cab unit" is PRR engine #9820, an EF-15A built by GM-EMD in May of 1951 and rated at 1,500 horsepower.
Photo Date:  8/1/1956  Upload Date: 8/22/2022 2:19:32 PM
Location:  Belleview Heights, OH
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  ATSF 5014(2-10-4) ATSF 5018(2-10-4) PRR 9820(F7A)
Views:  184   Comments: 0
PRR 9824, EF-15A, 1965
Title:  PRR 9824, EF-15A, 1965
Description:  Huntingdon. Here is an original telephoto view that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train East of Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, during October of 1965. Shown here is PRR engine #9824, an EF-15A built by EMD in 1951 and rated at 1,500 horsepower. It is pulling a short eastbound "extra" freight train. A portion of US Route 22 is visible on the right.
Photo Date:  10/23/1965  Upload Date: 8/9/2016 1:35:36 AM
Location:  Huntingdon, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 9824(F7A)
Views:  320   Comments: 0
PRR 9824, EF-15A, c. 1966
Title:  PRR 9824, EF-15A, c. 1966
Description:  Chione. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione. Shown here (R to L) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9824 and two more units whose road numbers are not recorded. All were built by GM-EMD. #9824 is an EF-15A built in May of 1951 and rated at 1,500 horsepower. Looks to me like it's seen better days! The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded.
Photo Date:  8/15/1966  Upload Date: 9/16/2024 7:07:53 PM
Location:  Cresson, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 9824(F7A)
Views:  37   Comments: 0
"Is Pennsy Really Coming Back," Page 18, 1954
Title:  "Is Pennsy Really Coming Back," Page 18, 1954
Description:  Here is the third page of a six-page cover article by David P. Morgan entitled "Is Pennsy Really Coming Back?" It was published originally in the December 1954 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 18. Photo Caption: "Eastbound tonnage crosses B&O and Nickel Plate tracks in Lima, the Ohio city which once produced engines for the Pennsy." Photo by Wallace W. Abbey. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #9825 and another "EF" Class unit whose number is not recorded. Both were built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9825 was built in May of 1951 and retired in December of 1966.
Photo Date:  12/1/1954  Upload Date: 6/25/2019 11:59:02 AM
Location:  Lima, OH
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Signal
Locomotives:  PRR 9825(F7A)
Views:  332   Comments: 0
PRR 9828, EF-15A, 1960
Title:  PRR 9828, EF-15A, 1960
Description:  Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Tom Smart that was taken in Louisville, Kentucky, on 31 July 1960. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #9828 and two more "EF" Class units whose numbers are not recorded. All were built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9828 is an EF-15A built in June of 1951 and retired in December of 1966 after just 15 years of revenue service. The number of the N-6B cabin car at the right is not recorded. ("Tchowee"; #25 of 39)
Photo Date:  7/31/1960  Upload Date: 5/21/2020 9:37:03 AM
Location:  Louisville, KY
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 9828(F7A)
Views:  202   Comments: 0
"Horseshoe Curve Pictorial," Page 42, 2004
Title:  "Horseshoe Curve Pictorial," Page 42, 2004
Description:  Here is page 11 of a 12-page camera study entitled "Horseshoe Curve Pictorial." It was published originally in the Winter 2004 issue of "Keystone" magazine, page 42. Top Photo, Partial Caption: "PC (ex-PRR) snappers U-25c #6511 and SD-35 #6032 earning their keep on a westbound freight ascending Horseshoe Curve on March 2, 1969." Both "snappers" were built in 1965 and rated at 2,500 horsepower each. Penn Central engine #6511 was built by General Electric, but #6032 was built by GM-EMD. Bottom Photo, Partial Caption: "Here, a mixed lashup of six diesels descends while one of the Pennsy's 'patented' mail and express trains (with a few coaches thrown in at the end) climbs westbound with EMD passenger units in charge. June 1966." The last of the six eastbound diesels is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9829, an EF-15A built by GM-EMD in 1951 and rated at 1,500 horsepower. Both photos by Ken Murry.
Photo Date:  12/21/2004  Upload Date: 1/6/2018 12:01:17 PM
Location:  ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  RollingStock,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 9829(F7A) PC 6511(U25C) PC 6032(SD35)
Views:  727   Comments: 0
PRR 7077, EFS-17M, 1964
Title:  PRR 7077, EFS-17M, 1964
Description:  Mid-Mountain. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train West of Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 20 June 1964. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #7077 and #9830. Both were built by EMD. #7077 is an EFS-17M built in 1956 and rated at 1,750 horsepower. #9830 is an EF-15A built in 1951 and rated at 1,500 horsepower. They are rockin' 'n' rollin' up the Allegheny Mountains with N-5 caboose #477526.
Photo Date:  6/20/1964  Upload Date: 8/25/2016 4:07:56 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives:  PRR 7077(GP9) PRR 9830(F7A)
Views:  638   Comments: 1


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