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Owner: Pennsylvania Railroad
Model:EMD GP9Built As:PRR 7179 (GP9)
Serial Number:23977Order No:5569
Frame Number:5569-20Built:11/1957
Notes:PRR Class EFS-17M.
Other locos with this serial:  PRR 7179(GP9)
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PRR 7179, EFS-17M, 1962
Title:  PRR 7179, EFS-17M, 1962
Description:  MDiv. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by John Dziobko, Jr., that was taken in Duncannon, Pennsylvania, in May of 1962. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #7179, #7169, #7214, and another "Geep" whose road number is not recorded. All are EFS-17M's built by GM-EMD ahd rated at 1,750 horsepower each. #7179 and #7169 were built in October of 1957, while #7214 was constructed in November of the same year. They're about to pass the Duncannon Passenger Station with a mixed-cargo freight train on their way to the Enola Yards. ("Stoneborobranch"; #52 of 56)
Photo Date:  5/5/1962  Upload Date: 9/15/2020 5:02:09 PM
Location:  Duncannon, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station
Locomotives:  PRR 7179(GP9) PRR 7169(GP9) PRR 7214(GP9)
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