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PRR 5712, EP-22, Front, c. 1964
Title:  PRR 5712, EP-22, Front, c. 1964
Description:  Here is the front side of a "Vanishing Vistas" portrait that was published by Lyman E. Cox in 1972. Photo courtesy of the Penn Central Railroad. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #5712 and #5892. Both are EP-22's built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,250 horsepower each. #5712 was constructed in October of 1952, while #5892 was built in April of 1950. In this context, they're departing Chicago's Union Station with the eastbound "General" during the waning days of the PRR.
Photo Date:  12/21/1964  Upload Date: 1/4/2021 4:56:37 PM
Location:  Chicago Union Statio, IL
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5712(E8A) PRR 5892(E8A)
Views:  529   Comments: 0
PRR 5712, EP-22, Back, c. 1964
Title:  PRR 5712, EP-22, Back, c. 1964
Description:  Here is the back side of a "Vanishing Vistas" portrait that was published by Lyman E. Cox in 1972. The text by Robert A. Le Massena sketches the history and devolution of the Pennsylvania Railroad's passenger operations in and about Chicago's Union Station.
Photo Date:  12/21/1964  Upload Date: 1/4/2021 4:58:17 PM
Location:  Chicago Union Statio, IL
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 5712(E8A)
Views:  267   Comments: 0
PRR 5712, EP-22, 1965
Title:  PRR 5712, EP-22, 1965
Description:  Winter. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 03 January 1965. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #5712 and #5860-B. Both were built by EMD. #5712 is an EP-22 built in 1952 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. #5860-B is an EP-20 built in 1948 and rated at 2,000 horsepower. They are passing under the 7th Street Bridge with a 20-car passenger train on their way to Harrisburg, Philadelphia, and New York; the time is 3:50 P.M.
Photo Date:  1/3/1965  Upload Date: 9/10/2016 4:22:54 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Winter,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5712(E8A) PRR 5860-B(E7B)
Views:  927   Comments: 0
"Trains" Magazine, July 1954
Title:  "Trains" Magazine, July 1954
Description:  Here is a photo taken by Mr. Ralph E. Hallock. It was published originally in the July 1954 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 36. Partial Caption: "Framed by the graceful arches of the George Westinghouse Memorial Bridge, Pennsy's eastbound 'Juniata' noses through Turtle Creek Valley in East Pittsburgh, Pa." Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #5713 and another E-8 whose number is not recorded. Both are EP-22's built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,250 horsepower each. #5713 was built in October of 1952.
Photo Date:  7/1/1954  Upload Date: 8/16/2019 2:30:48 AM
Location:  East Pittsburgh, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5713(E8A)
Views:  370   Comments: 0
PRR 5713, EP-22, 1959
Title:  PRR 5713, EP-22, 1959
Description:  Volkmer. Here is an image of a photo by William D. Volkmer that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 4 May 1959. Shown here just West of the 24th Street Bridge (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #5713 and #5797. Both are EP-22's built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,250 horsepower each. #5713 was constructed in October of 1952, while #5797 was built in June of the same year. In this context, they're pulling a passenger train down the Allegheny Mountains, and will soon pause at the Altoona Station both to change crews and to discharge/board passengers. William E. Burket Collection.
Photo Date:  5/4/1959  Upload Date: 7/17/2022 8:29:20 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5713(E8A) PRR 5797(E8A)
Views:  303   Comments: 0
PRR 5765, EP-22, 1965
Title:  PRR 5765, EP-22, 1965
Description:  Birmingham. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train near Birmingham, Pennsylvania, on 10 July 1965. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #5765, #5714, #5889, #5856, and #5867. All were built by EMD. #5765 and #5714 are EP-22's built in 1952 and rated at 2,250 horsepower each. #5889 is an EP-22 built in 1950 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. #5856 and #5867 are EP-20's rated at 2,000 horsepower each; #5856 was built in 1948, but #5867 was built in 1949. They are pulling a 48-car westbound mail/express train. This photo was taken at the stone quarry crossing, just off of State Route 453.
Photo Date:  7/10/1965  Upload Date: 7/27/2016 10:35:28 AM
Location:  Birmingham, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5765(E8A) PRR 5714(E8A) PRR 5889(E8A) PRR 5856(E7A) PRR 5867(E7A)
Views:  3224   Comments: 4
PRR 5715 rounds Dairy Farm curve
Title:  PRR 5715 rounds Dairy Farm curve
Description:  The passenger diesels were still new to the property in 1953. The PRR safety department produced a training film about dealing with a fire aboard the locomotive, and this is the "model" train that they used to shoot the movie. Note the charring on the grille behind the engineer from the movie fire that was set for filming. Dad was track supervisor along this section of the Middle Division, and the film director wanted the track to look perfect - look at the line of fresh grey ballast. According to Dad, he had his section crew pick and place every stray ballast rock to get that perfect scene the day before the movie was shot.
Photo Date:  8/13/1953  Upload Date: 11/28/2014 6:53:25 AM
Location:  Cove, PA
Author:  Maynard Krug
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5715(E8A)
Views:  1097   Comments: 3
PRR 5715 in an engineer's safety training film about a fire in the turbocharger
Title:  PRR 5715 in an engineer's safety training film about a fire in the turbocharger
Description:  Dad was track supervisor on the PRR's Middle Division in 1953-54. This is a movie train - the PRR safety department wanted to produce a film about the hazards of a fire in the prime mover, and this section of the Middle Division is where they chose to do the shooting. Dad's track crew placed ballast rock-by-rock to achieve that perfect line of the grey stone ballast against the older black cinder ballast. Note the black charring on the grille behind the engineer. This is where the movie crew set a fire as an movie effect.
Photo Date:  8/13/1953  Upload Date: 11/28/2014 6:54:02 AM
Location:  Cove, PA
Author:  Maynard Krug
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  PRR 5715(E8A)
Views:  1233   Comments: 2
PRR 5895, EP-22, 1961
Title:  PRR 5895, EP-22, 1961
Description:  Horseshoe Curve-1961. Here is an original photo that I took at the Pennsylvania Railroad's Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 17 August 1961. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #5895, #5715, and #5868. All were built by EMD. #5895 is an EP-22 built in 1951 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. #5715 is an EP-22 built in 1952 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. #5868 is an EP-20 built in 1949 and rated at 2,000 horsepower. They are pulling a westbound mail/express train around the Horseshoe Curve and up the Allegheny Mountains to Gallitzin and points West.
Photo Date:  8/17/1961  Upload Date: 7/8/2016 1:40:49 AM
Location:  ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  PRR 5895(E8A) PRR 5715(E8A) PRR 5868(E7A)
Views:  718   Comments: 0
PRR 8656, AS-18AM, 1965
Title:  PRR 8656, AS-18AM, 1965
Description:  Rainy. Here is an original photo that I took of Pennsylvania Railroad trains in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 12 October 1965. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #8656, #8655, #5896, and #5716. #8656 and 8655 are AS-18AM's built by the American Locomotive Company in 1957 and rated at 1,800 horsepower each; they are serving as "helpers" in this context. #5896 and #5716 are EP-22's built by EMD and rated at 2,250 horsepower each; #5896 was built in 1951, but #5716 was build in 1952. They are pulling a 17-car westbound passenger train up the Allegheny Mountains via the Horseshoe Curve to Pittsburgh and points West. Also visible are numerous "Ore Jennies" in a westbound iron-ore train and several buildings of the PRR's 12th Street Shops. This photo taken from the steps along side of the 17th Street Bridge.
Photo Date:  10/12/1965  Upload Date: 9/7/2016 2:39:30 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Station,Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 8656(RSD12) PRR 8655(RSD12) PRR 5896(E8A) PRR 5716(E8A)
Views:  1550   Comments: 0
PRR 5716, EP-22, 1966
Title:  PRR 5716, EP-22, 1966
Description:  Volkmer. Here is an image of a photo by William D. Volkmer that was taken at the Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, in April of 1966. Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5716, an EP-22 built by GM-EMD in October of 1952 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. In this context, it's powering a passenger train around the Curve and down the Allegheny Mountains to Altoona and points East. On display at the left is PRR engine #1361, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during May of 1918, retired in September of 1956, enshrined at the Horseshoe Curve on 08 June 1957, restored for excursion service during 1987-1988, then withdrawn from service and disassembled due to safety concerns, and still not reassembled to wholeness. William E. Burket Collection.
Photo Date:  4/16/1966  Upload Date: 7/17/2022 2:47:50 PM
Location:  ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5716(E8A) PRR 1361(4-6-2)
Views:  505   Comments: 0
PRR 5760, EP-22, 1953
Title:  PRR 5760, EP-22, 1953
Description:  Mann. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken near Cove, Pennsylvania, on 1 January 1953. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5760 and another E-8 whose road number is not recorded. Both are EP-22's built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,250 horsepower each. #5760 was built in November of 1952. This A-A set is pulling a passenger train that's just crossed the Rockville Bridge on its way to Altoona and points West. ("PrrFan18n")
Photo Date:  1/1/1953  Upload Date: 8/31/2021 9:26:17 PM
Location:  Cove, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5760(E8A)
Views:  314   Comments: 0
PRR 5857, EP-20, 1965
Title:  PRR 5857, EP-20, 1965
Description:  WIL-ALT-65. Here is an original photo that I took during a trip on Pennsylvania Raikroad passenger trains from Wilmington to Altoona during August of 1965. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #5857, #5760, and another unit whose number is not recorded. All were built by CMD. #5857 is an EP-20 built in 1948 and rated at 2,000 horsepower. #5760 is an EP-22 built in 1952 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. They are ready and waiting to pull the next incoming pasmenger train to Altoona, Pittsburgh, and points West.
Photo Date:  8/15/1965  Upload Date: 11/5/2016 1:38:24 AM
Location:  Harrisburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5857(E7A) PRR 5760(E8A)
Views:  758   Comments: 0
PRR 5857, EP-20, 1965
Title:  PRR 5857, EP-20, 1965
Description:  WIL-ALT-65. Here is an original photo that I took during a trip on Pennsylvanig Railroad passenger trains from Wilmington to Altoona during August of 1965. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #5857, #5760, and another unit whose number is not rgcorded. All were built by EMD. #5857 is an EP-20 built in 1948 and rated at 2,000 horsepower. #5760 is an EP-22 built in 1952 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. They,are backing-up (with a PRR mail/express car) to couple onto my next passenger train and pull it to Altoona, Pittsburgh, and points West.
Photo Date:  8/15/1965  Upload Date: 11/5/2016 2:08:28 AM
Location:  Harrisburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Aye~s
Categories:  Station,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5857(E7A) PRR 5760(E8A)
Views:  568   Comments: 0
PRR 5857, EP-20, 1965
Title:  PRR 5857, EP-20, 1965
Description:  WIL-ALT-65. Here is an original photo that I took during a trip on Pennsylvania Railroad passenger trains from Wilmington to Altoona during August of 1965. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #5857, #5760, and another unit whose number is not recorded. All were built by EMD. #5857 is an EP-20 built in 1948 and rated at 2,000 horsepower. #5760 is an EP-22 built in 1952 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. They are departing the Altoona Station with a 16-car passenger train and heading up the Allegheny Mountains via the Horseshoe Curve to Johnstown, Pittsburgh, and points West. Partially visible (L to R) are the PRR Test Plant building and the 17th Street Bridge.
Photo Date:  8/15/1965  Upload Date: 11/5/2016 7:12:14 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Station,Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5857(E7A) PRR 5760(E8A)
Views:  582   Comments: 0
PRR 5842, EP-20, 1966
Title:  PRR 5842, EP-20, 1966
Description:  12th Street. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Altoona, Pennsylvania, during March of 1966. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #5842, a unit whose number is not recorded, and #5760. All were built by EMD. #5842 is an EP-20 built in 1947 and rated at 2,000 horsepower. #5760 is an EP-22 built in 1952 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. They are pulling a westbound passenger train under the 12th Street Bridge and are about to stop in front of the Altoona Station. During this stop, not only will passengers get off or board the train, but both engine and train crews will change as well.
Photo Date:  3/21/1966  Upload Date: 10/18/2016 3:17:30 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Station,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5842(E7A) PRR 5760(E8A)
Views:  743   Comments: 0
PRR 5760, EP-22, 1966
Title:  PRR 5760, EP-22, 1966
Description:  12th Street. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Altoona, Pennsylvania, during March of 1966. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #5842, a unit whose number is not recorded, and #5760. All were built by EMD. #5842 is an EP-20 built in 1947 and rated at 2,000 horsepower. #5760 is an EP-22 built in 1952 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. Along with their westbound passenger train, they have stopped in front of the Altoona Station. During this stop, not only will passengers get off or board the train, but both engine and train crews will change as well. Visible in the distance is the 17th Street Bridge, as well as three other PRR locomotives; the one in the middle is engine #6513, which will serve as this train's helper up the Allegheny Mountains.
Photo Date:  3/21/1966  Upload Date: 10/18/2016 3:19:26 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  RollingStock,Bridge,Station,Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5842(E7A) PRR 5760(E8A)
Views:  815   Comments: 0
PRR 5760, EP-22, 1966
Title:  PRR 5760, EP-22, 1966
Description:  Horseshoe Curve-1966. Here is an original telephoto view that I took at the Pennsylvania Railroad's Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, during May of 1966. Shown here (L to R) is PRR engine #5760 and two others whose numbers are not legible. #5760 is an EP-22 built by EMD in 1951 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. They are pulling a 17-car westbound mail/express train under four-track Signal Bridge #2416, and passing a slow-moving ore train at the same time.
Photo Date:  5/7/1966  Upload Date: 7/9/2016 3:52:46 AM
Location:  ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 5760(E8A)
Views:  2104   Comments: 2
PRR 5899, EP-22, 1962
Title:  PRR 5899, EP-22, 1962
Description:  Road Power. Here is an original photo that I took of Pennsylvania Railroad road locomotives in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, on 08 April 1962. Shown here are PRR engines #5899, #5810, and #5761. All are EP-22's built by EMD and rated at 2,250 horsepower each. #5899 and #5810 were built in 1951, but #5761 was built in 1952. They are pulling a "Railfan Special to the Horseshoe Curve," sponsored by the Philadelphia Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society. The "Special" departed Philadelphia bright and early on a Sunday morning, following the PRR's mainline through Harrisburg to Huntingdon. There, it switched over to the Petersburg-Hollidaysburg Branch Line and followed the undulating Juniata River to Hollidaysburg ~ where the Railfans were treated to tours of the PRR's Samuel Rea Shop. After leaving Hollidaysburg, the "Special" passed WYE Tower and took the New Portage Branch Line via the Muleshoe Curve up the Allegheny Mountains to Gallitzin. There, it passed through the westbound Allegheny Tunnel, navigated the wye at Gallitzin, and passed through the eastbound New Portage Tunnel on its way down the Alleghenies. At the Horseshoe Curve, the "Special" stopped to allow the Railfans to visit the PRR's K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" #1361 enshrined there. After all were safely back on board, the train continued down the Mountains toward Altoona and the return trip to Philadelphia ~ a round trip of over 500 happy miles at $11.50 per person! Visible in the distance (L to R) are the wooden water tower and a string of gondolas marshalled for reconditioning at the Shop. Photo taken from the Jones Street crossing and entryway.
Photo Date:  4/8/1962  Upload Date: 6/11/2016 10:42:00 AM
Location:  Hollidaysburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5899(E8A) PRR 5810(E8A) PRR 5761(E8A)
Views:  908   Comments: 0
PRR 5899, EP-22, 1962
Title:  PRR 5899, EP-22, 1962
Description:  Muleshoe. Here is an original photo that I took at the Muleshoe Curve on the New Portage Branch Line west of Duncansville, Pennsylvania, on 8 April 1962. Shown here are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #5899, #5810, and #5761. All are EP-22's built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,250 horsepower each. #5899 and #5810 were built in 1951, but #5761 was built in 1952. They are pulling a "Railfan Special to the Horseshoe Curve," sponsored by the Philadelphia Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society. The "Special" departed Philadelphia bright and early on a Sunday morning, following the PRR's mainline through Harrisburg to Huntingdon. There, it switched over to the Petersburg-Hollidaysburg Branch Line and followed the undulating Juniata River to Hollidaysburg ~ where the Railfans were treated to tours of the PRR's Samuel Rea Shop. After leaving Hollidaysburg, the "Special" passed WYE Tower and took the New Portage Branch Line via the Muleshoe Curve up the Allegheny Mountains to Gallitzin. There, it passed through the westbound Allegheny Tunnel, navigated the wye at Gallitzin, and passed through the eastbound New Portage Tunnel on its way down the Alleghenies. At the Horseshoe Curve, the "Special" stopped to allow the Railfans to visit the PRR's K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" #1361 enshrined there. After all were safely back on board, the train continued down the Mountains toward Altoona and the return trip to Philadelphia ~ a round trip of over 500 happy miles at $11.50 per person!
Photo Date:  4/8/1962  Upload Date: 8/17/2016 4:35:08 AM
Location:  Duncansville, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5899(E8A) PRR 5810(E8A) PRR 5761(E8A)
Views:  973   Comments: 0
PRR 5899, EP-22, 1962
Title:  PRR 5899, EP-22, 1962
Description:  NRHS. Here is an original photo that I took at the Muleshoe Curve on the New Portage Branch Line west of Duncansville, Pennsylvania, on 8 April 1962. Shown here are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #5899, #5810, and #5761. All are EP-22's built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,250 horsepower each. #5899 and #5810 were built in 1951, but #5761 was built in 1952. They're pulling the "Railfan Special to the Horseshoe Curve," sponsored by the Philadelphia Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society. The "Special" departed Philadelphia bright and early on a Sunday morning, following the PRR's mainline through Harrisburg to Huntingdon. There, it switched over to the Petersburg-Hollidaysburg Branch Line and followed the undulating Juniata River to Hollidaysburg ~ where the Railfans were treated to tours of the PRR's Samuel Rea Shop. After leaving Hollidaysburg, the "Special" passed WYE Tower and took the New Portage Branch Line via the Muleshoe Curve up the Allegheny Mountains to Gallitzin. There, it passed through the westbound Allegheny Tunnel, navigated the wye at Gallitzin, and passed through the eastbound New Portage Tunnel on its way down the Alleghenies. At the Horseshoe Curve, the "Special" stopped to allow the Railfans to visit the PRR's K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" #1361 enshrined there. After all were safely back on board, the train continued down the Mountains toward Altoona and the return trip to Philadelphia ~ a round trip of over 500 happy miles at $11.50 per person!
Photo Date:  4/8/1962  Upload Date: 8/17/2016 4:35:58 AM
Location:  Duncansville, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5899(E8A) PRR 5810(E8A) PRR 5761(E8A)
Views:  1079   Comments: 1
PRR 5899, EP-22, 1962
Title:  PRR 5899, EP-22, 1962
Description:  NHRS. Here is an original photo that I took at the Muleshoe Curve on the New Portage Branch Line west of Duncansville, Pennsylvania, on 8 April 1962. Shown here are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #5899, #5810, and #5761. All are EP-22's built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,250 horsepower each. #5899 and #5810 were built in 1951, but #5761 was built in 1952. They're pulling the "Railfan Special to the Horseshoe Curve," sponsored by the Philadelphia Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society. The "Special" departed Philadelphia bright and early on a Sunday morning, following the PRR's mainline through Harrisburg to Huntingdon. There, it switched over to the Petersburg-Hollidaysburg Branch Line and followed the undulating Juniata River to Hollidaysburg ~ where the Railfans were treated to tours of the PRR's Samuel Rea Shop. After leaving Hollidaysburg, the "Special" passed WYE Tower and took the New Portage Branch Line via the Muleshoe Curve up the Allegheny Mountains to Gallitzin. There, it passed through the westbound Allegheny Tunnel, navigated the wye at Gallitzin, and passed through the eastbound New Portage Tunnel on its way down the Alleghenies. At the Horseshoe Curve, the "Special" stopped to allow the Railfans to visit the PRR's K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" #1361 enshrined there. After all were safely back on board, the train continued down the Mountains toward Altoona and the return trip to Philadelphia ~ a round trip of over 500 happy miles at $11.50 per person!
Photo Date:  4/8/1962  Upload Date: 8/17/2016 4:36:41 AM
Location:  Duncansville, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5899(E8A) PRR 5810(E8A) PRR 5761(E8A)
Views:  840   Comments: 0
PRR 5899, EP-22, 1962
Title:  PRR 5899, EP-22, 1962
Description:  NRHS. Here is an original 35mm color slide by Ken Douglas that was taken in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, on 8 April 1962. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #5899, #5810, and #5761. All are EP-22's built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,250 horsepower each. #5899 and #5810 were built in 1951, but #5761 was built in 1952. They're pulling the "Railfan Special to the Horseshoe Curve," sponsored by the Philadelphia Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society. In this context, the "Special" is stopped while the railfans take guided tours of the PRR's Samuel Rea Shop, partially visible at the right.
Photo Date:  4/8/1962  Upload Date: 11/17/2018 1:42:13 PM
Location:  Hollidaysburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5761(E8A) PRR 5899(E8A) PRR 5810(E8A)
Views:  807   Comments: 1
PRR 5899, EP-22, 1962
Title:  PRR 5899, EP-22, 1962
Description:  NRHS. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken at the Passenger Station in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 8 April 1962. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #5899, #5810, and #5761. All are EP-22's built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,250 horsepower each. #5899 and #5810 were constructed in March of 1951, but #5761 was built in November of 1952. They're pulling the "Railfan Special to the Horseshoe Curve," sponsored by the Philadelphia Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society. The "Special" is stopped at the Station for crew changes before heading back to Philadelphia.
Photo Date:  4/8/1962  Upload Date: 6/25/2022 11:28:52 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Station,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5899(E8A) PRR 5810(E8A) PRR 5761(E8A)
Views:  373   Comments: 0
PRR 5899, EP-22, 1962
Title:  PRR 5899, EP-22, 1962
Description:  NRHS. Here is an original photo by an unidentified photographer that was taken at the Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 8 April 1962. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #5899, #5810, and #5761. All are EP-22's built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,250 horsepower each. #5899 and #5810 were constructed in March of 1951, but #5761 was built in November of 1952. They're pulling the "Railfan Special to the Horseshoe Curve," sponsored by the Philadelphia Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society. In this context, the "Special" is stopped at the Curve while the railfans inspect K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" #1361.
Photo Date:  4/8/1962  Upload Date: 3/21/2019 8:47:45 PM
Location:  ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5899(E8A) PRR 5810(E8A) PRR 5761(E8A)
Views:  699   Comments: 2
PRR 5899, EP-22, 1962
Title:  PRR 5899, EP-22, 1962
Description:  NRHS. Here is an original 35mm color slide by Martin Zak that was taken in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, on 8 April 1962. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #5899, #5810, and #5761. All are EP-22's built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,250 horsepower each. #5899 and #5810 were built in 1951, but #5761 was built in 1952. They're pulling the "Railfan Special to the Horseshoe Curve," sponsored by the Philadelphia Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society. In this context, the "Special" is stopped while the railfans take guided tours of the PRR's Samuel Rea Shop (at the right). The Yardmaster's Office is just to the left of the locomotive.
Photo Date:  4/8/1962  Upload Date: 6/17/2023 6:34:16 PM
Location:  Hollidaysburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5810(E8A) PRR 5761(E8A) PRR 5899(E8A)
Views:  292   Comments: 0
PRR 5762, EP-22, 1956
Title:  PRR 5762, EP-22, 1956
Description:  Chione. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken in Cincinnati, Ohio, on 9 August 1956. The phowographer is not!identified. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #5782 and another E-8 whose number is not recorded. Both are EP-22's built by GM-EMD any rated at 2,250 horsepower each. #5762 was built in November of 1952, acquired by the Penn Central and renumbered "4262," and later turned into a roadside cafe in Duanesburg (NY) and repainted as New York-Central E-8 number "4097" (circa 2010)!
Photo Date:  8/9/1956  Upload Date: 6/21/2018 4:17:02 AM
Location:  Cincinnati, OH
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Station,Signal,Passenger,Track
Locomotives:  PRR 5762(E8A)
Views:  803   Comments: 0
PRR 5874, EP-20, 1961
Title:  PRR 5874, EP-20, 1961
Description:  Oil Power. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken near Chicago, Illinois, in August of 1961. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #5874 and #5762. Both were built by GM-EMD. #5874 is an EP-20 built in April of 1949 and rated at 2,000 horsepower. #5762 is an EP-22 built in November of 1952, rated at 2,250 horsepower, acquired by the Penn Central and renumbered "4262," and later turned into a roadside cafe in Duanesburg (NY) as New York Central E-8 number "4097" (circa 2010)!
Photo Date:  8/15/1961  Upload Date: 6/21/2018 12:38:25 AM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5874(E7A) PRR 5762(E8A)
Views:  792   Comments: 1
PRR 5762, EP-22, 1965
Title:  PRR 5762, EP-22, 1965
Description:  17th Street. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 10 July 1965. Shown here (F to R) are PRR engine #5762 and another "E" unit whose number was not recorded. #5762 is an EP-22 built by EMD in 1952 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. They are about to pass under the 17th Street Bridge in Juniata with a ten-car passenger train to Harrisburg, Philadelphia, and New York. On the left is the Westbound Classification Yard; the 8th Street Bridge is visible in the distance, along with the Juniata E&M Shop.
Photo Date:  7/10/1965  Upload Date: 9/15/2016 4:50:47 PM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Yard,Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5762(E8A)
Views:  627   Comments: 0
NYC 4097
Title:  NYC 4097
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/26/2010  Upload Date: 1/11/2011 4:29:06 PM
Location:  Duanesburg, NY
Author:  Ramon Monlea
Categories:  Roster,Model
Locomotives:  NYC 4097(E8A) PRR 5762(E8A)
Views:  1268   Comments: 2
PRR 5764, EP-22, 1955
Title:  PRR 5764, EP-22, 1955
Description:  NST. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Fred Kern that was taken just West of Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 2 July 1955. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5764 and an E-8 Class "A" unit whose road number is not recorded. Both were built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,250 horsepower each. #5764 was built in November of 1952. They are pulling a mail and express train down the Allegheny Mountains via the Horseshoe Curve, and are about to pass under the 24th Street Bridge on their way to Altoona and points East.
Photo Date:  7/2/1955  Upload Date: 3/29/2018 3:20:05 AM
Location:  Altoona(CP Slope), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5764(E8A)
Views:  763   Comments: 0
PRR 5834, BH-50, 1955
Title:  PRR 5834, BH-50, 1955
Description:  NST. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Fred Kern that was taken just West of Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 2 July 1955. Shown here are two eastbound Pennsylvania Railroad trains about to pass under the 24th Street Bridge on their way into Altoona. On the right (R to L) are PRR engines #5834 and another "Centipede" whose road number is not recorded. Both are BH-50's built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works and rated at 2,500 horsepower each. #5834 was built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in February of 1948 and retired in April of 1962. On the left (R to L) are PRR engines #5764 and an E-8 Class "A" unit whose road number is not recorded. Both were built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,250 horsepower each. #5764 is an EP-22 built in November of 1952. From the R.R. Wallin Collection.
Photo Date:  7/2/1955  Upload Date: 7/1/2018 12:55:03 AM
Location:  Altoona(CP Slope), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5764(E8A) PRR 5834(DR12-8-1500/2)
Views:  937   Comments: 1
PRR 5764, EP-22, 1955
Title:  PRR 5764, EP-22, 1955
Description:  Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Fred Kern that was taken near Newport, Pennsylvania, on 24 July 1955. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #5764 and another E-8 whose number is not recorded. Both are EP-22's built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,500 horsepower each. #5764 was built in November of 1952. In this context, they've just passed VIEW Tower with a passenger train on its way to Harrisburg and points East. Note the string of empty 50-ton hopper cars belonging to the Berwind-White Coal Mining Company heading back to the mines of Western Pennsylvania for more loads of bituminous coal. ("Tchowee"; #19 of 29)
Photo Date:  7/24/1955  Upload Date: 5/5/2020 4:02:15 AM
Location:  Newport, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5764(E8A)
Views:  797   Comments: 0
PRR 5764, soon to be in IC paint
Title:  PRR 5764, soon to be in IC paint
Description:  In the shop being repainted in IC passenger colors
Photo Date:  9/4/2005  Upload Date: 9/5/2005 8:57:04 AM
Location:  Monticello, IL
Author:  Larry Senalik
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 5764(E8A)
Views:  1115   Comments: 0
PRR 5764 still in the shop
Title:  PRR 5764 still in the shop
Description:  Going to be repainted in IC passenger colors
Photo Date:  7/2/2006  Upload Date: 7/2/2006 8:00:10 PM
Location:  Monticello, IL
Author:  Larry Senalik
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 5764(E8A)
Views:  583   Comments: 0
PRR 5764 from the front end
Title:  PRR 5764 from the front end
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/2/2006  Upload Date: 7/2/2006 8:02:50 PM
Location:  Monticello, IL
Author:  Larry Senalik
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 5764(E8A)
Views:  515   Comments: 0
Tennesee Central 5764
Title:  Tennesee Central 5764
Description:  Former TC E8 5784 sits in the shops at Monticello. It is going a extensive restoration. It was built as a PRR engine, but the museum is modifying it to look like a IC engine in the old orange and brown paint. I can't wait to see what it will look like when it is finished!
Photo Date:  7/29/2007  Upload Date: 11/11/2007 3:41:54 PM
Location:  Monticello, IL
Author:  Robby Gragg
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 5764(E8A)
Views:  484   Comments: 3
PRR 5764
Title:  PRR 5764
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/8/2007  Upload Date: 9/8/2007 8:42:38 PM
Location:  Monticello, IL
Author:  Ryan Kertis
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 5764(E8A)
Views:  386   Comments: 0
PRR 5764
Title:  PRR 5764
Description:  E8(A) former Tennessee Central, former PRR unit undergoing a major overhaul in the car shop. It will be reborn as an IC unit.
Photo Date:  5/31/2008  Upload Date: 5/31/2008 8:52:54 PM
Location:  Monticello, IL
Author:  Doug Wolfe
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 5764(E8A)
Views:  538   Comments: 0
PRR 5764
Title:  PRR 5764
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/18/2010  Upload Date: 9/19/2010 12:24:38 AM
Location:  Monticello, IL
Author:  Chris Bodkin
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 5764(E8A)
Views:  376   Comments: 0
Pennsylvania Railroad E8A #5764
Title:  Pennsylvania Railroad E8A #5764
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/25/2010  Upload Date: 9/29/2010 10:34:18 AM
Location:  Monticello, IL
Author:  Mick Nussbaum
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 5764(E8A)
Views:  664   Comments: 0
PRR 5764
Title:  PRR 5764
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/17/2011  Upload Date: 7/1/2012 11:26:40 AM
Location:  Monticello, IL
Author:  Geoff Devers
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  PRR 5764(E8A)
Views:  472   Comments: 0
PRR 5764
Title:  PRR 5764
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/17/2011  Upload Date: 7/1/2012 11:27:31 AM
Location:  Monticello, IL
Author:  Geoff Devers
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  PRR 5764(E8A)
Views:  459   Comments: 0
PRR 5764
Title:  PRR 5764
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/21/2013  Upload Date: 9/23/2013 9:25:32 AM
Location:  Monticello, IL
Author:  Larry Senalik
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 5764(E8A)
Views:  498   Comments: 0
PRR 5764
Title:  PRR 5764
Description:  under the floor of the cab of a E unit
Photo Date:  6/28/2015  Upload Date: 7/11/2015 2:35:55 AM
Location:  Monticello, IL
Author:  Dave Ritter
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  PRR 5764(E8A)
Views:  290   Comments: 0
PRR 5764
Title:  PRR 5764
Description:  under the floor of the cab of a E unit
Photo Date:  6/28/2015  Upload Date: 7/11/2015 2:36:06 AM
Location:  Monticello, IL
Author:  Dave Ritter
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  PRR 5764(E8A)
Views:  286   Comments: 0
PRR 5764
Title:  PRR 5764
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/28/2015  Upload Date: 7/11/2015 2:36:16 AM
Location:  Monticello, IL
Author:  Dave Ritter
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  PRR 5764(E8A)
Views:  220   Comments: 0
WAB 1189
Title:  WAB 1189
Description:  Covered Wagons in the shop
Photo Date:  8/1/2015  Upload Date: 8/2/2015 2:23:22 AM
Location:  Monticello, IL
Author:  Dave Ritter
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives:  WAB 1189(F7A) PRR 5764(E8A)
Views:  460   Comments: 0
Pennsylvania 5764
Title:  Pennsylvania 5764
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/16/2023  Upload Date: 10/3/2023 9:58:57 PM
Location:  Monticello, IL
Author:  Nicholas Katz
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Yard,Track
Locomotives:  PRR 5764(E8A)
Views:  147   Comments: 0
PRR 5766, EP-22, Front, 1951
Title:  PRR 5766, EP-22, Front, 1951
Description:  Here is the front side of a "Vanishing Vistas" portrait that was published by Lyman E. Cox in 1976. Photo courtesy of GM-EMD. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #5766 and #5765. Both are EP-22's built by GM-EMD in March of 1952 and rated at 2,250 horsepower each.
Photo Date:  3/21/1951  Upload Date: 1/26/2019 3:34:42 AM
Location:  LaGrange, IL
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 5766(E8A) PRR 5765(E8A)
Views:  730   Comments: 1


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