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Baldwin Locomotive Works DR12-8-1500/2
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Pictures of PRR 5823
Owner:
Pennsylvania Railroad
Model:
BLW DR12-8-1500/2
Built As:
PRR 5823A1 (DR12-8-1500/2)
Serial Number:
73131A1
Order No:
Frame Number:
Built:
4/1947
Notes:
PRR Class BP-60.
Other locos with this serial:
PRR 5823(DR12-8-1500/2)
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Title:
PRR 5823, BP-60, 1947
Description:
Here is a builder's photo of (L to R) Pennsylvania Railroad engines #5823 and another "Centipede" whose number is not recorded. Both were built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works as 3,000 horsepower BP-60's for passenger service, but later regeared and downgraded to 2,500 horsepower BP-50's for freight and helper service. #5823 was built in March of 1947 and retired in September of 1962 after just 15 years of revenue service. Together, they weighed over a million pounds!
Photo Date:
3/21/1947
Upload Date:
6/21/2020 1:09:49 PM
Location:
Eddystone, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
PRR 5823(DR12-8-1500/2)
Views:
278
Comments:
1
Title:
"Trains" Magazine, May 1947
Description:
Here is a photo taken by Mr. Charles A. Brown. It was published originally in the May 1947 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 6. Photo Caption: "This is a preview of the new Pennsylvania diesels, a 6000-horsepwer Baldwin passenger engine soon to be placed in the Harrisburg-St. Louis-Chicago-Detroit pool. After tests, it will be repainted with gold stripes and keystone like the GG-1's." Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #5823 and another "Centipede" whose number is not recorded. Both are BP-60's built by the Baldwin Locomotives and rated at 3,000 horsepower each. #5823 was built in March of 1947, later rebuilt into a 2,500 horsepower BH-50 for freight/helper/pusher service, and retired in September of 1962 after just 15 years of revenue service.
Photo Date:
5/1/1947
Upload Date:
9/21/2019 5:17:07 PM
Location:
Eddystone, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
PRR 5823(DR12-8-1500/2)
Views:
388
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 5823, BP-60, 1947
Description:
Harley. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Tom Harley that was taken in Chicago, Illinois, on 21 June 1947. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5823, a BP-60 built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in March of 1947, rated at 3,000 horsepower for passenger service, later rebuilt into a 2,500 horsepower BH-50 for freight/helper/pusher service, and retired in September of 1962 after just 15 years of revenue service.
Photo Date:
6/21/1947
Upload Date:
8/30/2019 2:38:24 PM
Location:
Chicago, IL
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Roster
Locomotives:
PRR 5823(DR12-8-1500/2)
Views:
814
Comments:
1
Title:
PRR 5823, BP-60, 1947
Description:
Celebration. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Cincinnati, Ohio, in September of 1947. Shown here (R to L) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5823 and another "Centipede" whose road number is not recorded. Both are BP-60's built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works as BP-60 passenger engines rated at 3,000 horsepower each, but later regeared and reclassified as 2,250 horsepower BH-50's for freight and helper service only. #5823 was constructed in March of 1947 and retired in September of 1962 after just 15 years of revenue service.
Photo Date:
9/22/1947
Upload Date:
3/13/2019 3:36:39 AM
Location:
Cincinnati, OH
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 5823(DR12-8-1500/2)
Views:
770
Comments:
1
Title:
"Christmas Eve on the Broadway," Page 28, 1948
Description:
Here is page three of a five-page article by Al Rung entitled "Christmas Eve on the Broadway." It was published originally in the December 1948 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 28. Top Photo: Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #5823 and another "Centipede" whose number is not recorded. Both were built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works as 3,000 horsepower BP-60's for passenger service, but later regeared and downgraded to 2,500 horsepower BP-50's for freight service. #5823 was built during 1947 and retired in 1964. Bottom Photo: Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6200, an S-2 (6-8-6) steam turbine built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during September of 1944 and retired in January of 1952.
Photo Date:
12/1/1948
Upload Date:
7/17/2016 2:32:07 AM
Location:
Englewood, IL
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 5823(DR12-8-1500/2)
PRR 6200(UNKNOWN)
Views:
819
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 5823, BP-60, 1952
Description:
Lorenz. Here is a photo via Bob Lorenz that was taken at the Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, in 1952. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5823 and another "Centipede" whose road number is not recorded. Both are BP-60's built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works as BP-60's rated at 3,000 horsepower each, but later regeared and classified as BH-50's rated at 2,500 horsepower each. #5823 was constructed in March of 1947 and retired in September of 1962 after just 15 years of revenue service. In this context, they're descending the Allegheny Mountains and rounding the Curve with a mail and express train bound for Altoona, Harrisburg, and points East. These locomotives have no dynamic braking capability, so that's brake shoe smoke from just 24 pairs of wheels! (Gift from Brad Mann.)
Photo Date:
8/15/1952
Upload Date:
7/31/2021 10:54:06 AM
Location:
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE CURVE), PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Action
Locomotives:
PRR 5823(DR12-8-1500/2)
Views:
240
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 5823, BH-50, 1959
Description:
Volkmer. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by William D. Volkmer that was taken near Pinecroft, Pennsylvania, on 16 April 1959. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #5823 and #5813. Both are BH-50's built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works, rated at 2,500 HP each, and retired in September of 1962 after just 15 years of service. In this context, they're passing under the Riggle's Gap Bridge with a mixed-cargo freight train on its way from Altoona to Enola. Slide produced and distributed by the Lake Shore Railway Historical Society.
Photo Date:
4/16/1959
Upload Date:
1/3/2020 4:40:17 PM
Location:
Pinecroft, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge,Signal
Locomotives:
PRR 5823(DR12-8-1500/2)
PRR 5813(DR12-8-1500/2)
Views:
719
Comments:
1
Title:
PRR 5823, BH-50, 1960
Description:
Celebration. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Richard Short that was taken at the 46th Street Enginehouse in West Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in May of 1960. Shown here (L to R) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5823 and another "Centipede" whose road number is not recorded. Both are BH-50's built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works as BP-60 passenger engines rated at 3,000 horsepower each, but later regeared and reclassified as 2,250 horsepower BH-50's for freight and helper service only. #5823 was constructed in March of 1947 and retired in September of 1962 after just 15 years of revenue service.
Photo Date:
5/5/1960
Upload Date:
1/20/2021 9:53:55 PM
Location:
West Philadelphia, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 5823(DR12-8-1500/2)
Views:
328
Comments:
0
Title:
Centipede Celebration, Page 23, 1973
Description:
Here is page one of a six-page camera study celebrating the Pennsylvania Railroad's "Centipede" locomotives. It was published originally in the May-June 1973 issue of "PC Railroader" magazine, page 23. All of these locomotives were built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works as 3,000 horsepower BP-60's for passenger service, but later regeared and downgraded to 2,500 horsepower BH-50's for freight and helper service. Top Photo: Shown here is PRR engine #5832, built in February of 1948 and retired in April of 1962. Middle Photo: On the left is PRR engine #5823, built in March of 1947 and retired in September of 1962. Bottom Photo: Shown here is PRR engine #5826, built in September of 1948 and retired in September of 1962.
Photo Date:
5/1/1973
Upload Date:
7/22/2018 4:03:14 AM
Location:
Hollidaysburg, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Roster
Locomotives:
PRR 5832(DR12-8-1500/2)
PRR 5823(DR12-8-1500/2)
PRR 5826(DR12-8-1500/2)
Views:
516
Comments:
0
Title:
Seidel's "Horseshoe Curve," Page 39, 2008
Description:
Here is a photo taken by Bob Lorenz that was published in David W. Seidel's 2008 book entitled "Images Of Rail: Horseshoe Curve," page 39. Partial Caption: "Descending the east slope at Horseshoe Curve is a Baldwin Class BP-60 locomotive set led by No. 5823 powering an eastbound passenger train. These units, at 6,000 horsepower, were initially in passenger service but were later downgraded for freight service [at] only 5,000 horsepower." In this context, Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5823 is a BP-60 built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in March of 1947 and retired in September of 1962 after just 15 years of revenue service.
Photo Date:
1/1/2008
Upload Date:
8/16/2018 2:07:24 AM
Location:
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE CURVE), PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 5823(DR12-8-1500/2)
Views:
268
Comments:
0
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