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Pictures of PRR 8968
Owner:
Pennsylvania Railroad
Model:
BLW AS616
Built As:
PRR 8968 (AS616)
Serial Number:
75078
Order No:
Frame Number:
Built:
6/1951
Notes:
PRR Class BS-16M.
Other locos with this serial:
PRR 8968(AS616)
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Title:
PRR 8968, BS-16M, c. 1965
Description:
Altoona Action. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, c. 1965. The photographer is not identified. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #8968, a BS-16M road switcher built by Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton in June of 1951 and retired in July of 1966 after just 15 years of revenue service. Partially visible in the left background is Juniata's 17th Street Bridge. Brush Mountain dominates the hazy distance.
Photo Date:
8/15/1965
Upload Date:
8/23/2024 6:42:35 AM
Location:
Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge,Signal
Locomotives:
PRR 8968(AS616)
Views:
187
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Title:
PRR Juniata E&M Shop Yard, 1966
Description:
Altoona Action. Here is an original 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken at the Pennsylvania Railroad's Erecting & Machine Shop storage yard in Altoona, Pennsylvania, in June of 1966. Among the numerous locomotives depicted here is PRR engine #8968, a BS-16M road switcher built by Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton in June of 1951 and retired in July of 1966. Beyond it is PRR engine #7104, an EFS-17M built by GM-EMD in November of 1956 and rated at 1,750 horsepower.
Photo Date:
6/21/1966
Upload Date:
4/21/2022 7:58:37 AM
Location:
Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
PRR 8968(AS616)
PRR 7104(GP9)
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349
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