PRR 5609, BS-7, 1960         
Oil Power. Here is an original photo by an unidentified photographer that was taken in York, Pennsylvania, on 16 October 1960. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #5609 and #5610. Both are BS-7's built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works and rated at 750 horsepower each. #5609 was built in June of 1950 and retired in February of 1967 after just 17 years of revenue service. #5610 was also built in June of 1950, but later renumbered "7910" in preparation for the merger of the Pennsylvania and New York Central Railroads.
Date: 10/16/1960 Location: York, PA   Map Show York on a rail map Views: 468 Collection Of:   Thomas C. Ayers
Locomotives: PRR 5609(DS44-750) PRR 5610(DS44-750)    Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
PRR 5609, BS-7, 1960
Picture Categories: Yard This picture is part of album:  PRR: Pennsy Oil Power ~ 1946-1968
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