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Owner: Pennsylvania Railroad
Model:Alco RS3Built As:PRR 8438 (RS3)
Serial Number:80575Order No:20899
Frame Number:Alco prime mover # 13559Built:11/1953
Notes:PRR Class AS-16M.
Other locos with this serial:  PC 5438(RS3) PRR 8438(RS3)
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"Trains" Magazine, December 1962
Title:  "Trains" Magazine, December 1962
Description:  Here are two photos taken by Mr. Clifford A. Redanz. They were published originally in the December 1962 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 37. Dual Caption: "The brawn of F-7's on the point and a brace of Alco hoods behind the cabin car is needed to boost Buffalo-New York symbol freight BNY-16's 115 cars over the grade just south of Holland, N.Y., at 15 mph a few minutes after 8 a.m. on March 10, 1962." Left-Hand Photo: Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #9769 and another "EF" Class unit whose number is not recorded. Both were built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9769 was built in January of 1951 and retired in August of 1967. Right-Hand Photo: Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #8598, #8438, and another "AS" Class unit whose number is not recorded. All are AS-16M's built by the American Locomotive Company and rated at 1,600 horsepower each. #8598 was built in December of 1955, while # 8438 was built in November of 1953. They're behind PRR N-5C cabin car #477903.
Photo Date:  12/1/1962  Upload Date: 8/24/2019 3:19:00 AM
Location:  Holland, NY
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  RollingStock,Winter
Locomotives:  PRR 9769(F7A) PRR 8598(RS3) PRR 8438(RS3)
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