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PRR 8479 - a Pennsy Alco RS-3
Title:  PRR 8479 - a Pennsy Alco RS-3
Description:  Pennsy Brunswick Green probably doesn't rank in my top 10 favorite liveries for an Alco RS-3
Photo Date:  1/14/1990  Upload Date: 2/9/2012 10:05:08 PM
Location:  Bridgeport, PA
Author:  Bob Krug
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Locomotives:  PRR 8479(RS3) LV 414(C420)
Views:  3865   Comments: 0
Three derelict Alcos
Title:  Three derelict Alcos
Description:  Anthracite NHRS collection
Photo Date:  1/14/1990  Upload Date: 12/31/2008 11:17:45 AM
Location:  Swedeland, PA
Author:  Ted Krug
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 8479(RS3) LV 414(C420) LI 596(FA2)
Views:  2266   Comments: 0
PRR 8479
Title:  PRR 8479
Description: 
Photo Date:  2/24/2007  Upload Date: 2/25/2007 4:59:25 PM
Location:  Swedeland, PA
Author:  Bob Vogel
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 8479(RS3)
Views:  2720   Comments: 0
PRR 8479
Title:  PRR 8479
Description: 
Photo Date:  2/24/2007  Upload Date: 2/25/2007 5:00:24 PM
Location:  Swedeland, PA
Author:  Bob Vogel
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 8479(RS3)
Views:  3493   Comments: 1
PRR 8479
Title:  PRR 8479
Description:  Owned by ARHS, this derelict Alco sits in a field behind the Philadelphia Inquirer building next to the NS mainline.
Photo Date:  7/9/2008  Upload Date: 7/9/2008 6:18:26 PM
Location:  Swedeland, PA
Author:  Paul Koprowski
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 8479(RS3)
Views:  1525   Comments: 0
Abandoned Alco
Title:  Abandoned Alco
Description:  This old PRR Alco seriously needs some attention. The people at the Philadelphia Inquirer next door say that a few times a year, a team shows up to work on it. ARHS members maybe?
Photo Date:  7/9/2008  Upload Date: 7/9/2008 6:23:50 PM
Location:  Swedeland, PA
Author:  Paul Koprowski
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 8479(RS3)
Views:  1469   Comments: 0
PRR 8479
Title:  PRR 8479
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/4/2009  Upload Date: 1/4/2009 6:34:38 PM
Location:  Bridgeport, NJ
Author:  Kevin Painter
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 8479(RS3)
Views:  1159   Comments: 2
Could it be???? Can my eyes be seeing this????
Title:  Could it be???? Can my eyes be seeing this????
Description:  Thank You Kevin for the much needed info!!!!! Corrections made
Photo Date:  3/21/2009  Upload Date: 7/27/2009 12:58:00 PM
Location:  Swedeland, PA
Author:  Virgil Fitzpatrick
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 8479(RS3)
Views:  1661   Comments: 2
PRR 8479
Title:  PRR 8479
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/30/2010  Upload Date: 9/30/2010 4:42:20 PM
Location:  Swedeland, PA
Author:  Hogarth Ferguson
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 8479(RS3)
Views:  1247   Comments: 0
PRR 8479
Title:  PRR 8479
Description: 
Photo Date:  12/25/2013  Upload Date: 12/27/2013 1:34:08 AM
Location:  Swedeland, PA
Author:  Ben Kranefeld
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  PRR 8479(RS3)
Views:  990   Comments: 0
PRR 8479
Title:  PRR 8479
Description:  PRR 8479 rusting away in the weeds
Photo Date:  12/25/2013  Upload Date: 12/25/2013 6:33:41 PM
Location:  Swedeland, PA
Author:  Ben Kranefeld
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  PRR 8479(RS3)
Views:  1395   Comments: 2
PRR 8479
Title:  PRR 8479
Description:  Nose shot of PRR 8479
Photo Date:  12/25/2013  Upload Date: 12/25/2013 6:33:42 PM
Location:  Swedeland, PA
Author:  Ben Kranefeld
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  PRR 8479(RS3)
Views:  1105   Comments: 1
PRR 8479
Title:  PRR 8479
Description:  Head-on shot
Photo Date:  12/25/2013  Upload Date: 12/25/2013 6:33:43 PM
Location:  Swedeland, PA
Author:  Ben Kranefeld
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  PRR 8479(RS3)
Views:  1551   Comments: 0
PRR 8479
Title:  PRR 8479
Description:  "Long hood" shot
Photo Date:  12/25/2013  Upload Date: 12/25/2013 6:33:45 PM
Location:  Swedeland, PA
Author:  Ben Kranefeld
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  PRR 8479(RS3)
Views:  885   Comments: 0
PRR 8479
Title:  PRR 8479
Description:  Rear shot of 8479
Photo Date:  12/25/2013  Upload Date: 12/25/2013 6:33:47 PM
Location:  Swedeland, PA
Author:  Ben Kranefeld
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  PRR 8479(RS3)
Views:  796   Comments: 0
PRR 8479
Title:  PRR 8479
Description:  Broadside of PRR 8479, rusting away in the sunlight on Christmas Day
Photo Date:  12/25/2013  Upload Date: 12/25/2013 6:33:49 PM
Location:  Swedeland, PA
Author:  Ben Kranefeld
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  PRR 8479(RS3)
Views:  1961   Comments: 7
PRR 8479
Title:  PRR 8479
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/9/2014  Upload Date: 8/10/2014 12:33:56 AM
Location:  Swedeland, PA
Author:  Tim Darnell
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 8479(RS3)
Views:  735   Comments: 1
PRR 8479
Title:  PRR 8479
Description:  Old classic sits in the weeds after donating parts for another cause.
Photo Date:  8/9/2014  Upload Date: 8/10/2014 12:35:42 AM
Location:  Swedeland, PA
Author:  Tim Darnell
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 8479(RS3)
Views:  1036   Comments: 3
PRR 8479
Title:  PRR 8479
Description:  Built 1952 for the PRR, this RS3 went to the PC, then Amtrak MOW service and eventually the Anthracite NHRS, who lettered it back to PRR.
Photo Date:  4/5/2017  Upload Date: 4/7/2017 5:04:08 PM
Location:  Swedeland, PA
Author:  John Danielson
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 8479(RS3)
Views:  763   Comments: 0
PRR 8479
Title:  PRR 8479
Description:  Built 1952 for the PRR, this RS3 went to the PC, then Amtrak MOW service and eventually the Anthracite NHRS, who lettered it back to PRR.
Photo Date:  4/5/2017  Upload Date: 4/7/2017 5:03:27 PM
Location:  Swedeland, PA
Author:  John Danielson
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 8479(RS3)
Views:  1498   Comments: 6
PRR 8479
Title:  PRR 8479
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/5/2017  Upload Date: 4/7/2017 5:05:01 PM
Location:  Swedeland, PA
Author:  John Danielson
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 8479(RS3)
Views:  1126   Comments: 0
PRR 8833, AS-16M, c. 1960
Title:  PRR 8833, AS-16M, c. 1960
Description:  Chione. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione. Shown here are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #8833, #8480, and a Baldwin-built unit whose road number is not recorded. #8833 and #8480 were built by the American Locomotive Company and rated at 1,600 horsepower each. #8833 is an AS-16M constructed in November of 1951, while #8480 is an AS-16MS built in June of 1952. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded.
Photo Date:  1/23/1960  Upload Date: 7/10/2023 9:38:22 AM
Location:  Dover, OH
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 8833(RS3) PRR 8480(RS3)
Views:  258   Comments: 0
URHS Open House
Title:  URHS Open House
Description:  Former Conrail Alco engine as seen from the URHS train ride.
Photo Date:  4/28/2018  Upload Date: 9/17/2023 9:38:07 PM
Location:  Tuckahoe, NJ
Author:  Stephen Bradley
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CMSL 8481(RS3)
Views:  189   Comments: 0
PRR 8590, AS-16M, c. 1962
Title:  PRR 8590, AS-16M, c. 1962
Description:  Chione. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #8590 and #8676. Both were built by the American Locomotive Company. #8590 is an AS-16M constructed in December of 1955 and rated at 1,600 horsepower. #8676 is an AS-18AM built in March of 1958 and rated at 1,800 horsepower. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded.
Photo Date:  4/15/1962  Upload Date: 12/17/2024 11:11:15 PM
Location:  Jeffersonville, IN
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 8590(RS3) PRR 8676(RSD12)
Views:  1094   Comments: 0
PRR 8911, AS-16MS, 1965
Title:  PRR 8911, AS-16MS, 1965
Description:  WIL-ALT-65. Here is an original photo that I took during a trip on Pennsylvania Railroad passenger trains from Wilmington to Altoona during August of 1965. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #8911 and #8590. Both were built by the American Locomotive Company and rated at 1,600 horsepower each. #8911 is an AS-16MS built in 1951, but #8590 is an AS-16M built in 1955. They are pulling a southbound mixed-cargo freight train through the North Philadelphia Station.
Photo Date:  8/15/1965  Upload Date: 11/3/2016 3:02:24 PM
Location:  North Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Signal
Locomotives:  PRR 8911(RS3) PRR 8590(RS3)
Views:  1040   Comments: 0
PRR 8591, AS-16M, c. 1960
Title:  PRR 8591, AS-16M, c. 1960
Description:  Chione. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #8591, an AS-16M built by the American Locomotive Company in December of 1955 and rated at 1,600 horsepower. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded.
Photo Date:  9/22/1960  Upload Date: 10/17/2021 6:42:57 PM
Location:  Reading, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 8591(RS3)
Views:  544   Comments: 0
PRR 8591, AS-16M, 1964
Title:  PRR 8591, AS-16M, 1964
Description:  Gallitzin. Here is an original photo that I took at the State Route 53 Bridge near Gallitzin, Pennsylvania, on 13 September 1964. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #8591, #8823, and two more units whose road numbers are not recorded. All are AS-16M road switchers built by the American Locomotive Company and rated at 1,600 horsepower each. #8591 was built in October of 1955, but #8823 was built in November of 1951. They're pulling a 100-car eastbound coal train and are about to pass under the Bridge. The N-8 cabin car is #478034. Bringing-up the rear are three GM-EMD "pushers," headed by #9676.
Photo Date:  9/13/1964  Upload Date: 10/6/2016 1:32:27 AM
Location:  Gallitzin, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge
Locomotives:  PRR 8591(RS3) PRR 8823(RS3)
Views:  1208   Comments: 1
PRR 8592, AS-16M, 1961
Title:  PRR 8592, AS-16M, 1961
Description:  Glen Iron. Here is an original photo that I took near Glen Iron, Pennsylvania, on Monday, 31 July 1961. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #8592, an AS-16M built by the American Locomotive Company in December of 1955 and rated at 1,600 horsepower. In this context, it's pulling a mixed-cargo local freight train eastward on the railroad line between Montandon and Milesburg. ("Red Shift" slide converted to Black & White.)
Photo Date:  7/31/1961  Upload Date: 4/29/2017 7:46:34 PM
Location:  Glen Iron, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 8592(RS3)
Views:  601   Comments: 0
PRR 8592, AS-16M, 1961
Title:  PRR 8592, AS-16M, 1961
Description:  Mann. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken near Paxinos, Pennsylvania, on 7 November 1961. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #8592, an AS-16M road switcher built by the American Locomotive Company in December of 1955 and rated at 1,600 horsepower. The photographer's name and the road number of the N-5 cabin car are not recorded. The reflective sign above the telephone box reads "WEIGH SCALES." (Gift from Brad Mann.)
Photo Date:  11/7/1961  Upload Date: 2/17/2021 10:17:24 PM
Location:  Paxinos, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 8592(RS3)
Views:  589   Comments: 0
PRR 8593, AS-16M, c. 1966
Title:  PRR 8593, AS-16M, c. 1966
Description:  Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #8593, an AS-16M road switcher built by the American Locomotive Company in December of 1955 and rated at 1,600 horsepower. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. ("LouisFols"; #7 of 31)
Photo Date:  9/22/1966  Upload Date: 3/19/2025 11:21:17 PM
Location:  Millersburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 8593(RS3)
Views:  66   Comments: 0
PRR 8596, AS-16M, 1956
Title:  PRR 8596, AS-16M, 1956
Description:  Dziobko. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by John Dzobko, Jr., that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania on 16 August 1956. Prominent here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #8596 and #8597. Both are AS-16M road switchers built by the American Locomotive Company in December of 1955 and rated at 1,600 horsepower each. Partially visible in the background is Juniata's 17th Street Bridge; just beyond it at the right is the East Altoona Roundhouse.
Photo Date:  8/16/1956  Upload Date: 6/28/2022 12:31:35 PM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 8596(RS3) PRR 8597(RS3)
Views:  274   Comments: 0
"Record-Breaking Ride On New Super-Freight," Page 96, 1961
Title:  "Record-Breaking Ride On New Super-Freight," Page 96, 1961
Description:  Here is page six of a nine-page article by E.D. Fales, Jr., entitled "Record-Breaking Ride On New Super-Freight." Photos by W.W. Morris. They were published originally in the November 1961 issue of "Popular Science" magazine, page 96. Top Photo, Partial Caption: "Two minutes before midnight, Jet roared into Chicago yard." Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #8597, an AS-16M switcher built by the American Locomotive Company in December of 1955 and rated at 1,600 horsepower.
Photo Date:  11/11/1961  Upload Date: 1/9/2024 10:44:20 AM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Night,InCab,Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 8597(RS3)
Views:  134   Comments: 0
"Record-Breaking Ride On New Super-Freight," Page 96, 1961
Title:  "Record-Breaking Ride On New Super-Freight," Page 96, 1961
Description:  Here is page six of a nine-page article by E.D. Fales, Jr., entitled "Record-Breaking Ride On New Super-Freight." Photos by W.W. Morris. They were published originally in the November 1961 issue of "Popular Science" magazine, page 96. Top Photo, Partial Caption: "Two minutes before midnight, Jet roared into Chicago yard." Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #8597, an AS-16M switcher built by the American Locomotive Company in December of 1955 and rated at 1,600 horsepower.
Photo Date:  11/14/1961  Upload Date: 12/22/2024 9:37:22 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Night,InCab,Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 8597(RS3)
Views:  90   Comments: 0
PRR RSD12 #8676
Title:  PRR RSD12 #8676
Description:  PRR 8676 sits by the engine house at the Camden yard along with PRR 8603. No photograpaher listed for this photo.
Photo Date:  3/1/1966  Upload Date: 10/13/2017 8:23:40 AM
Location:  Camden, NJ
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  PRR 8676(RSD12) PRR 8603(RS3)
Views:  995   Comments: 1
PRR 8604, AS-16M, c. 1994
Title:  PRR 8604, AS-16M, c. 1994
Description:  Oil Power. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #8604, an AS-16M road switcher built by the American Locomotive Company in December of 1955, rated at 1,600 horsepower, and eventually acquired by the Florida Gulf Coast Railroad. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. Produced and distributed by Slide Show Collection.
Photo Date:  5/5/1994  Upload Date: 7/9/2023 5:49:36 PM
Location:  Willow, FL
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 8604(RS3)
Views:  399   Comments: 0
RS-3 8604
Title:  RS-3 8604
Description:  Another RS-3 is in storage in the lillow Yards
Photo Date:  7/24/2004  Upload Date: 8/17/2004 1:12:44 PM
Location:  Willow, FL
Author:  Thomas East
Categories: 
Locomotives:  FGCX 8604(RS3)
Views:  1746   Comments: 0
PRR 8604
Title:  PRR 8604
Description:  Ex Pennsylvania Railroad Alco RS3 stored on the Florida Gulf Coast Railroad at Willow.
Photo Date:  9/26/2010  Upload Date: 7/16/2012 1:47:46 PM
Location:  Willow, FL
Author:  Steve LEE
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 8604(RS3)
Views:  1307   Comments: 0
PRR 8817, AS-16M, c. 1952
Title:  PRR 8817, AS-16M, c. 1952
Description:  Here is an original photo by an unidentified photographer of a Pennsylvania Railroad freight train. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #8817 and #8820. Both are AS-16M's built by the American Locomotive Company in 1951 and rated at 1,600 HP each. The date and the location are approximations. Roy Healey Collection; #3 of 16.
Photo Date:  8/15/1952  Upload Date: 2/25/2018 3:40:48 PM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 8817(RS3) PRR 8820(RS3)
Views:  742   Comments: 0
PRR 8819
Title:  PRR 8819
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/1/1955  Upload Date: 3/25/2017 8:07:52 PM
Location:  Horseshoe Curve, PA
Author:  Bob Lorenz
Categories:  Roster,Scenic
Locomotives:  PRR 8819(RS3) PRR 8828(RS3) PRR 8818(RS3)
Views:  931   Comments: 0
PRR 8730, BS-24M, c. 1965
Title:  PRR 8730, BS-24M, c. 1965
Description:  Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of (L to R) Pennsylvania Railroad engines #8730 and #8820. #8730 is a BS-24M transfer switcher built by Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton in December of 1952, rated at 2,400 horsepower, and retired in October of 1967. #8820 is an AS-16M built by the American Locomotive Company in November of 1951 and rated at 1,600 horsepower. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. ("LouisFols"; #20 of 31)
Photo Date:  9/22/1965  Upload Date: 3/19/2025 11:22:55 PM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge
Locomotives:  PRR 8730(RT-624) PRR 8820(RS3)
Views:  59   Comments: 0
PRR 8706, FS-24M, 1960
Title:  PRR 8706, FS-24M, 1960
Description:  Gallitzin. Here is an original photo that I took at the State Route 53 Bridge near Gallitzin, Pennsylvania, in November of 1960. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #8704, #8706, and #8825. #8704 and #8706 are FS-24M "Train Masters" built by Fairbanks-Morse in September of 1956 and rated at 2,400 horsepower each. #8825 is an AS-16M road switcher built by the American Locomotive Company in November of 1951 and rated at 1,600 horsepower. They're pulling an eastbound coal train toward Gallitzin and the New Portage Tunnel on their way down the Allegheny Mountains to Altoona. ("Red Shift" slide converted to Black & White.)
Photo Date:  11/13/1960  Upload Date: 9/29/2016 11:45:07 AM
Location:  Gallitzin, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Signal,Track
Locomotives:  PRR 8704(H-24-66) PRR 8706(H-24-66) PRR 8825(RS3)
Views:  1463   Comments: 0
PRR "Altoona Shops," Page 51, 1996
Title:  PRR "Altoona Shops," Page 51, 1996
Description:  Here is page 34 of a 43-page article by James J.D. Lynch, Jr., entitled "Overview Of The History And Development Of The Pennsylvania Railroad's Altoona Shops." It was published originally in the Autumn 1996 issue of "The Keystone" magazine, page 51. Top Left-Hand Photo: Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #9619 and two other units whose numbers are not recorded. All were built by the American Locomotive Company. #9619 is an AF-16 built in 1951 and rated at 1,600 horsepower. Bottom Left-Hand Photo: Shown here is the PRR's "Aerotrain" built by General Motors during July of 1955. Top Right-Hand Photo: Shown here is PRR engine #8826, an AS-16M built by the American Locomotive Company in 1951 and rated at 1,600 horsepower. Middle Right-Hand Photo: Shown here is PRR-Railway Express Car #7480. Bottom Right-Hand Photo: Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #8606 and #8608. Both are APS-24MS's built by the American Locomotive Company in 1955 and rated at 2,400 horsepower each.
Photo Date:  9/22/1996  Upload Date: 11/18/2017 3:47:53 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  RollingStock,Bridge,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 9619(FA2) PRR 1000(LWT-12) PRR 8826(RS3) PRR 8606(RSD7) PRR 8608(RSD7)
Views:  1529   Comments: 0
PRR E&M Yard, #3 of 3, 1966
Title:  PRR E&M Yard, #3 of 3, 1966
Description:  E&M. Here is an original photo that I took at the Pennsylvania Railroad's Juniata E&M Shop Yard in Altoona, Pennsylvania, during April of 1966. Shown here is a view even further to the right of the trusty turntable. Visible in the the foreground is PRR engine #8829, an AS-16M built by the American Locomotive Company in 1951 and rated at 1,600 horsepower.
Photo Date:  4/16/1966  Upload Date: 9/12/2016 3:10:00 AM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Wreck
Locomotives:  PRR 8829(RS3)
Views:  629   Comments: 0
PRR 8831, AS-16M, c. 1954
Title:  PRR 8831, AS-16M, c. 1954
Description:  Mann. Here is a photo of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #8831, an AS-16M road switcher built by the American Locomotive Company in November of 1951 and rated at 1,600 horsepower. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. (Gift from Brad Mann.)
Photo Date:  4/16/1954  Upload Date: 9/19/2021 8:45:18 PM
Location:  Pittsburgh, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 8831(RS3)
Views:  299   Comments: 0
PRR 8831, AS-16M, c. 1962
Title:  PRR 8831, AS-16M, c. 1962
Description:  Chione. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #8831, an AS-16M road switcher built by the American Locomotive Company in November of 1951 and rated at 1,600 horsepower. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded.
Photo Date:  2/2/1962  Upload Date: 2/6/2025 11:18:49 PM
Location:  South Amboy, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 8831(RS3)
Views:  78   Comments: 0
PRR 8831, AS-16M, c. 1962
Title:  PRR 8831, AS-16M, c. 1962
Description:  Chione. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #8831, an AS-16M road switcher built by the American Locomotive Company in November of 1951 and rated at 1,600 horsepower. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded.
Photo Date:  2/2/1962  Upload Date: 4/24/2025 2:20:14 PM
Location:  South Amboy, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 8831(RS3)
Views:  25   Comments: 0
PRR 8833, AS-16M, c. 1967
Title:  PRR 8833, AS-16M, c. 1967
Description:  Chione. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #8833, an AS-16M built by the American Locomotive Company in November of 1951 and rated at 1,600 horsepower. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded.
Photo Date:  8/15/1967  Upload Date: 1/25/2025 10:59:32 PM
Location:  Dover, OH
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 8833(RS3)
Views:  101   Comments: 0
PRR 8836, AS-16M, 1966
Title:  PRR 8836, AS-16M, 1966
Description:  Waters. Here is an original telephoto view that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad locomotive in East Altoona, Pennsylvania, during mid-February of 1966. Shown here is PRR engine #8836, an AS-16M built by the American Locomotive Company in 1951 and rated at 1,600 horsepower. It is idling near the East Altoona Locomotive Ready Tracks, the 17th Street Bridge, and the East Altoona Roundhouse.
Photo Date:  2/19/1966  Upload Date: 8/22/2016 4:32:32 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Winter
Locomotives:  PRR 8836(RS3)
Views:  617   Comments: 0
"Pennsy At Northumberland," Page 68, 2004
Title:  "Pennsy At Northumberland," Page 68, 2004
Description:  Here is page three of a six-page article by William D. Volkmer entitled "The Pennsy At Northumberland: 1964-1968." It was published originally in the January 2004 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 68. Top Photo Caption: "Maid-of-all-work train S-97 trundles over the Wilkes-Barre Branch through Mocanaqua, Pa., on a fall day in 1964 behind GP9 7241". Engine #7241 is an EFS-17M built by GM-EMD in October of 1959 and rated at 1,750 horsepower. Bottom Photo Caption: "RS3 8836, still wearing its handrail-like trainphone antenna, visits South Williamsport with a tidy mainline local on March 22, 1965." Engine #8836 is an AS-16M built by the American Locomotive Company in November of 1951, rated at 1,600 horsepower, and retired in January of 1967.
Photo Date:  1/1/2004  Upload Date: 12/8/2021 10:03:28 PM
Location:  Mocanaqua, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 7241(GP9) PRR 8836(RS3)
Views:  460   Comments: 0
PRR 8837, AS-16MS, 1951
Title:  PRR 8837, AS-16MS, 1951
Description:  Here is a builder's photo of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #8837, an AS-16MS road switcher built by the American Locomotive Company in December of 1951 and rated at 1,600 horsepower.
Photo Date:  12/21/1951  Upload Date: 6/21/2020 1:27:49 PM
Location:  Schenectady, NY
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 8837(RS3)
Views:  313   Comments: 0


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