Wye Switches. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train at the Wye Switches in Duncansville, Pennsylvania, on 3 July 1965. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #8606 and #8613. Both were built by the American Locomotive Company in 1956 and are rated at 2,400 horsepower each. #8606 is an APS-24MS, but #8613 is an AS-24M. These two locomotives are pushing a 77-car freight train up the New Portage Branch Line to Gallitzin and points West. The caboose is N-8 #478214. Duncansville's Fifth Street is in the photo's center, while Second Avenue is on the left. |
Date:
7/3/1965 |
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Duncansville, PA Map ![Show Duncansville on a rail map](/images/map_us.gif) |
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![PRR 8606, APS-24MS, 1965](http://s3.amazonaws.com/rrpa_photos/116858/WYE_E_03JUL65_07-P.jpg) |
Picture Categories: RollingStock,Yard |
This picture is part of album: PRR: The "Wye Switches" ~ 1960-1965 |