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A Near Perfect Train
Title:  A Near Perfect Train
Description:  2 back-to-back SW9s, starts with 2 gons, 2 tanks, a box-tank-box threesome, ends with 2 gons, and as the RR god meant it to be, a caboose. I'm not sure how the big box of "all" fits in.
Photo Date:  12/26/1963  Upload Date: 12/27/2007 7:25:09 PM
Location:  Hammond, IN
Author:  Marty Bernard
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 8514(SW9) PRR 8521(SW9)
Views:  2640   Comments: 7
PRR 8515
Title:  PRR 8515
Description:  This 1200 hp EMD switcher was built in 1952 and still looks sharp 4 years later when caught by Joseph McCormack as it sits in the Gardenville (Buffalo, NY) yard.
Photo Date:  6/1/1955  Upload Date: 11/5/2015 6:00:12 AM
Location:  Gardenville, NY
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  PRR 8515(SW9)
Views:  349   Comments: 0
PRR 8517 During College Christmas Break
Title:  PRR 8517 During College Christmas Break
Description: 
Photo Date:  12/26/1963  Upload Date: 12/27/2007 7:25:10 PM
Location:  Hammond, IN
Author:  Marty Bernard
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 8517(SW9)
Views:  1560   Comments: 0
PRR 8523, ES-12M, 1954
Title:  PRR 8523, ES-12M, 1954
Description:  Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Fred Kern that was taken in Camden, New Jersey, on 5 December 1954. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #8523 and #8540. Both are ES-12M switchers built by GM-EMD in December of 1952 and rated at 1,200 horsepower each. ("Tchowee"; #27 of 36)
Photo Date:  12/5/1954  Upload Date: 6/7/2020 9:15:33 PM
Location:  Camden, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 8523(SW9) PRR 8540(SW9)
Views:  238   Comments: 0
PRR 8523, ES-12M, 1966
Title:  PRR 8523, ES-12M, 1966
Description:  MDiv. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken in Lewistown, Pennsylvania, on 17 April 1966. The photographer is not identified. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #8523, an ES-12M switcher built by GM-EMD in December of 1952 and rated at 1,200 horsepower. ("Stoneborobranch"; #56 of 56)
Photo Date:  4/17/1966  Upload Date: 9/16/2020 8:51:33 AM
Location:  Lewistown, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 8523(SW9)
Views:  292   Comments: 0
PRR 8524, ES-12M, 1957
Title:  PRR 8524, ES-12M, 1957
Description:  Camden. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken in Camden, New Jersey, on 19 November 1957. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #8524 and #8531. Both are ES-12M switchers built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,200 horsepower each. #8524 was constructed in December of 1952, while #8531 was built in March of 1953. The photographer's name and the road number of the GE GS-4 "44-Tonner" at the far right are not recorded. ("Stoneborobranch"; #68 of 69)
Photo Date:  11/19/1957  Upload Date: 11/8/2020 1:29:30 PM
Location:  Camden, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 8524(SW9) PRR 8531(SW9)
Views:  260   Comments: 0
PRR 8524
Title:  PRR 8524
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/14/1964  Upload Date: 10/24/2019 12:30:39 PM
Location:  Camden, NJ
Author:  Albert Reinshmidt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 8524(SW9)
Views:  788   Comments: 3
PRR 8529, ES-12M , 1966
Title:  PRR 8529, ES-12M , 1966
Description:  Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken in South Amboy, New Jersey, during July of 1966. The photographer is not identified. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #8529 and #8524. Both are ES-12M switchers built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,200 horsepower each. #8529 was built in March of 1953, while #8524 was constructed in December of 1952. ("Tchowee"; #28 of 36)
Photo Date:  7/7/1966  Upload Date: 6/8/2020 11:12:15 AM
Location:  South Amboy, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 8529(SW9) PRR 8524(SW9)
Views:  284   Comments: 0
PRR 8526, ES-12M, 1966
Title:  PRR 8526, ES-12M, 1966
Description:  4th Street. Here is an original telephoto view that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad locomotive in Altoona, Pennsylvania, during April of 1966. Shown here is PRR engine #8526, an ES-12M built by EMD in 1952 and rated at 1,200 horsepower. Its crew is busy switching cars in the Altoona Yards. Photo taken from the 4th Street Bridge.
Photo Date:  4/16/1966  Upload Date: 10/1/2016 6:25:03 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 8526(SW9)
Views:  307   Comments: 0
PRR 8527, ES-12M, 1963
Title:  PRR 8527, ES-12M, 1963
Description:  Oil Power. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken in North Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in August of 1963. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #8527 and #8541. Both are ES-12M's built by GM-EMD in December of 1952 and rated at 1,200 horsepower each. They are passing through the North Philadelphia Passenger Station with a northbound mixed-cargo freight train in the late afternoon sunshine. Looks like the "Autocar Tires" building now produces "Nuclear Electronics"!
Photo Date:  8/15/1963  Upload Date: 6/23/2018 4:05:52 AM
Location:  North Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station
Locomotives:  PRR 8527(SW9) PRR 8541(SW9)
Views:  531   Comments: 0
PRR 8527, ES-12M, 1965
Title:  PRR 8527, ES-12M, 1965
Description:  Chione. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken in Northumberland, Pennsylvania, on 26 September 1965. The photographer is not identified. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #8527, an ES-12M built by GM-EMD in December of 1952 and rated at 1,200 horsepower. Still has that fresh-paint smell!
Photo Date:  9/26/1965  Upload Date: 6/20/2018 7:01:17 AM
Location:  Northumberland, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 8527(SW9)
Views:  296   Comments: 0
PRR Coaling Tipple, 1965
Title:  PRR Coaling Tipple, 1965
Description:  Coaling Tipple. Here is an original telephoto view that I took from atop the Pennsylvania Railroad's coaling tipple in East Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 11 September 1965. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #8541, #8532, #8530, #8531, #8534, and #8535. All are ES-12M's built by EMD and rated at 1,200 horsepower each. #8541 was built in 1952, but all of the others were built in 1953. They are pulling a westbound 39-car mixed-cargo freight train past ANTIS Tower. The caboose is #477534. This is another view facing northeast. On the far left are the Westbound Receiving Yards, filled with rusting freight cars. On the far right, many dead-lined Diesels, old freight cars, and even some steam locomotive tenders are also visible.
Photo Date:  9/11/1965  Upload Date: 7/5/2016 1:29:55 AM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 8541(SW9) PRR 8532(SW9) PRR 8530(SW9) PRR 8531(SW9) PRR 8534(SW9) PRR 8535(SW9)
Views:  887   Comments: 1
PRR 8539, ES-12M, 1953
Title:  PRR 8539, ES-12M, 1953
Description:  Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Fred Kern that was taken in Camden, New Jersey, on 23 August 1953. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #8539, an ES-12M switcher built by GM-EMD in December of 1952 and rated at 1,200 horsepower. ("Tchowee"; #29 of 36)
Photo Date:  8/23/1953  Upload Date: 6/6/2020 7:14:28 PM
Location:  Camden, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 8539(SW9)
Views:  154   Comments: 0
PRR 9114
Title:  PRR 9114
Description:  (Date approximate)
Photo Date:  8/30/1967  Upload Date: 9/3/2020 10:41:05 AM
Location:  Akron, OH
Author:  Robert Farkas
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  PRR 9114(SW9)
Views:  272   Comments: 2
PRR SW9 9120
Title:  PRR SW9 9120
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/1/1968  Upload Date: 11/18/2008 8:58:42 PM
Location:  Fort Wayne, IN
Author:  Mike Grogg
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 9120(SW9)
Views:  4901   Comments: 1
PRR 9122, ES-12M, c. 1965
Title:  PRR 9122, ES-12M, c. 1965
Description:  Oil Power. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of Pennsylvania Railroad engines #9122 and #9093. Both are ES-12M switchers built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,200 horsepower each. #9122 was constructed as number "8522" in March of 1953 and renumbered "9122" in preparation for the PRR-NYC merger. #9093 was built as number "9372" in July of 1950 and renumbered "9093" in preparation for the merger. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded.
Photo Date:  9/22/1965  Upload Date: 12/12/2021 6:45:13 AM
Location:  Youngstown, OH
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 9122(SW9) PRR 9093(SW7)
Views:  177   Comments: 0


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