PRR 5874, EP-20, 1961         
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)!
Date: 8/15/1961 Location: Chicago, IL   Map Show Chicago on a rail map Views: 626 Collection Of:   Thomas C. Ayers
Locomotives: PRR 5874(E7A) PRR 5762(E8A)    Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
PRR 5874, EP-20, 1961
Picture Categories: Bridge,Passenger This picture is part of album:  PRR: Pennsy Oil Power ~ 1946-1968
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