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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) |
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3865 Comments: 0 |
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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 |
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Locomotives: |
PRR 8479(RS3) LV 414(C420) LI 596(FA2) |
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2266 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
PRR 8479 |
Description: |
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Photo Date: |
2/24/2007 Upload Date: 2/25/2007 4:59:25 PM |
Location: |
Swedeland, PA |
Author: |
Bob Vogel |
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Locomotives: |
PRR 8479(RS3) |
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2720 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
PRR 8479 |
Description: |
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Photo Date: |
2/24/2007 Upload Date: 2/25/2007 5:00:24 PM |
Location: |
Swedeland, PA |
Author: |
Bob Vogel |
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Locomotives: |
PRR 8479(RS3) |
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3493 Comments: 1 |
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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 |
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Locomotives: |
PRR 8479(RS3) |
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1525 Comments: 0 |
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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: |
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Locomotives: |
PRR 8479(RS3) |
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1469 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
PRR 8479 |
Description: |
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Photo Date: |
1/4/2009 Upload Date: 1/4/2009 6:34:38 PM |
Location: |
Bridgeport, NJ |
Author: |
Kevin Painter |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
PRR 8479(RS3) |
Views: |
1159 Comments: 2 |
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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: |
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Locomotives: |
PRR 8479(RS3) |
Views: |
1661 Comments: 2 |
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Title: |
PRR 8479 |
Description: |
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Photo Date: |
9/30/2010 Upload Date: 9/30/2010 4:42:20 PM |
Location: |
Swedeland, PA |
Author: |
Hogarth Ferguson |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
PRR 8479(RS3) |
Views: |
1247 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
PRR 8479 |
Description: |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Title: |
PRR 8479 |
Description: |
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Photo Date: |
8/9/2014 Upload Date: 8/10/2014 12:33:56 AM |
Location: |
Swedeland, PA |
Author: |
Tim Darnell |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
PRR 8479(RS3) |
Views: |
735 Comments: 1 |
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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: |
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Locomotives: |
PRR 8479(RS3) |
Views: |
1036 Comments: 3 |
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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: |
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Locomotives: |
PRR 8479(RS3) |
Views: |
763 Comments: 0 |
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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: |
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Locomotives: |
PRR 8479(RS3) |
Views: |
1498 Comments: 6 |
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Title: |
PRR 8479 |
Description: |
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Photo Date: |
4/5/2017 Upload Date: 4/7/2017 5:05:01 PM |
Location: |
Swedeland, PA |
Author: |
John Danielson |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
PRR 8479(RS3) |
Views: |
1126 Comments: 0 |
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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: |
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Locomotives: |
PRR 8833(RS3) PRR 8480(RS3) |
Views: |
258 Comments: 0 |
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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: |
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Locomotives: |
CMSL 8481(RS3) |
Views: |
189 Comments: 0 |
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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: |
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Locomotives: |
PRR 8590(RS3) PRR 8676(RSD12) |
Views: |
1094 Comments: 0 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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: |
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Locomotives: |
PRR 8592(RS3) |
Views: |
601 Comments: 0 |
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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: |
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Locomotives: |
PRR 8592(RS3) |
Views: |
589 Comments: 0 |
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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: |
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Locomotives: |
PRR 8593(RS3) |
Views: |
66 Comments: 0 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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: |
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Locomotives: |
PRR 8604(RS3) |
Views: |
399 Comments: 0 |
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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: |
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Locomotives: |
FGCX 8604(RS3) |
Views: |
1746 Comments: 0 |
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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 |
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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: |
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Locomotives: |
PRR 8817(RS3) PRR 8820(RS3) |
Views: |
742 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
PRR 8819 |
Description: |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Yard |
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PRR 8831(RS3) |
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PRR 8831, AS-16M, c. 1962 |
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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. |
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2/2/1962 Upload Date: 2/6/2025 11:18:49 PM |
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South Amboy, NJ |
Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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Yard |
Locomotives: |
PRR 8831(RS3) |
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78 Comments: 0 |
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PRR 8831, AS-16M, c. 1962 |
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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. |
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2/2/1962 Upload Date: 4/24/2025 2:20:14 PM |
Location: |
South Amboy, NJ |
Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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Yard |
Locomotives: |
PRR 8831(RS3) |
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25 Comments: 0 |
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PRR 8833, AS-16M, c. 1967 |
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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. |
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8/15/1967 Upload Date: 1/25/2025 10:59:32 PM |
Location: |
Dover, OH |
Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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Yard |
Locomotives: |
PRR 8833(RS3) |
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101 Comments: 0 |
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PRR 8836, AS-16M, 1966 |
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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 |
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Winter |
Locomotives: |
PRR 8836(RS3) |
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617 Comments: 0 |
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"Pennsy At Northumberland," Page 68, 2004 |
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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. |
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1/1/2004 Upload Date: 12/8/2021 10:03:28 PM |
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Mocanaqua, PA |
Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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Locomotives: |
PRR 7241(GP9) PRR 8836(RS3) |
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PRR 8837, AS-16MS, 1951 |
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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 |
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Locomotives: |
PRR 8837(RS3) |
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313 Comments: 0 |
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