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PRR 9611, AF-16, 1956 |
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Sweetland. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by David R. Sweetland that was taken in Enola, Pennsylvania, on 25 August 1956. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #9611, #9608-B, and #9619. All are AF-16's built by the American Locomotive Company in May of 1951, rated at 1,600 horsepower each, and retired in July of 1966 after just 15 years of revenue service. Partially visible at the left are a GG-1 and two modified P-5A electric locomotives. |
| Photo Date: |
8/25/1956 Upload Date: 3/17/2018 1:04:43 AM |
| Location: |
Enola, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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| Locomotives: |
PRR 9611(FA2) PRR 9608-B(FB2) PRR 9619(FA2) |
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1123 Comments: 0 |
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PRR 9619, AF-16, c. 1960 |
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Oil Power. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken at the Passenger Station in Mount Union, Pennsylvania, c. 1960. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9619 and another "AF" Class unit whose road number is recorded. Both were built by the American Locomotive Company. #9619 is an AF-16 constructed in May of 1951, rated at 1,600 horsepower, and retired in July of 1966 after just 15 years of revenue service. Note the mailbag pick-up device just past the platform's edge. Produced and distributed by FJC Products of Newport, Delaware. |
| Photo Date: |
8/15/1960 Upload Date: 4/28/2019 4:23:01 PM |
| Location: |
Mount Union, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Station |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 9619(FA2) |
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590 Comments: 1 |
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"Altoona Shops," Page 51, 1996 |
| Description: |
Here is page 34 of a 43-page article by James J.D. Lynch, Jr., entitled "Overview Of The History And Development Of The Pennsylvania Railroad's Altoona Shops." It was published originally in the Autumn 1996 issue of "Keystone" magazine, page 51. Top Left-Hand Photo: Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #9619 and two other units whose numbers are not recorded. All were built by the American Locomotive Company. #9619 is an AF-16 built in 1951 and rated at 1,600 horsepower. Bottom Left-Hand Photo: Shown here is the PRR's "Aerotrain" built by General Motors during July of 1955. Top Right-Hand Photo: Shown here is PRR engine #8826, an AS-16M built by the American Locomotive Company in 1951 and rated at 1,600 horsepower. Middle Right-Hand Photo: Shown here is PRR-Railway Express Car #7480. Bottom Right-Hand Photo: Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #8606 and #8608. Both are APS-24MS's built by the American Locomotive Company in 1955 and rated at 2,400 horsepower each. |
| Photo Date: |
9/22/1996 Upload Date: 11/18/2017 3:47:53 PM |
| Location: |
Altoona, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
RollingStock,Bridge,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 9619(FA2) PRR 1000(LWT-12) PRR 8826(RS3) PRR 8606(RSD7) PRR 8608(RSD7) |
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1169 Comments: 0 |
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