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PRR 7249, EFS-17M, 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 #7249 and two more "Geeps" whose numbers are not recorded. All are EFS-17M road switchers built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,750 horsepower each. #7249 was built in October of 1959. They are pulling a mixed-cargo freight train, and are about to enter the Allegheny Tunnel on their way to Conway Yard and points West. In the right foreground is the link to the westbound New Portage Secondary Track. |
| Photo Date: |
10/1/1960 Upload Date: 4/6/2018 2:56:44 AM |
| Location: |
Gallitzin, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Tunnel,Signal,Track |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 7249(GP9) |
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927 Comments: 1 |
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PRR 7014, 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 (R to L) are PRR engines #7014, #7245, #7249, #7126, and #7217. All are EFS-17M's built by EMD and rated at 1,750 horsepower each. #7014 was built in 1955; #7245 and #7249 were built in 1959; #7126 and #7217 were built in 1957. They are pulling a 116-car eastbound coal train with caboose #477027. |
| Photo Date: |
6/20/1964 Upload Date: 8/25/2016 4:06:21 AM |
| Location: |
Altoona, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 7014(GP9) PRR 7245(GP9) PRR 7249(GP9) PRR 7217(GP9) |
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970 Comments: 2 |
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PRR 9768, EF-15A, 1965 |
| Description: |
Brickyard. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train at the Brickyard Crossing in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 18 July 1965. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #9768, #7249, and #9392. All were built by EMD. #9768 is an EF-15A built in 1951 and rated at 1,500 horsepower. #7249 is an EFS-17M built in 1959 and rated at 1,750 horsepower. #9392 is an ES-12 built in 1950 and rated at 1,200 horsepower; it is just being towed, however. They are pulling a 93-car westbound mixed-cargo freight train with caboose #477807. There are also two pushers on the end: PRR engines #8608 and #8613. |
| Photo Date: |
7/18/1965 Upload Date: 8/17/2016 6:51:48 PM |
| Location: |
Altoona(Brickyard), PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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| Locomotives: |
PRR 9768(F7A) PRR 7249(GP9) PRR 9392(SW7) |
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866 Comments: 1 |
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