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Title: |
PRR 6969, M-1, #2 of 2, 1957 |
Description: |
Kern. Here is the second of two successive 35mm color slides of photos by Fred R. Kern that were taken near Cove, Pennsylvania, on 10 March 1957. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #6969, #7040, and another "Geep" whose road number is not recorded. #6969 is an M-1 (4-8-2) "Mountain" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during December of 1926 and retired in June of 1959. #7040 is an EFS-17M built by GM-EMD in November of 1955 and rated at 1,750 horsepower. |
Photo Date: |
3/10/1957 Upload Date: 4/29/2019 6:44:20 PM |
Location: |
Cove, PA |
Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
Categories: |
Steam |
Locomotives: |
PRR 6969(4-8-2) PRR 7040(GP9) |
Views: |
1106 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
CR 7040 |
Description: |
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Photo Date: |
8/5/1979 Upload Date: 10/25/2011 1:49:17 PM |
Location: |
Baden, PA |
Author: |
C.W. Lahickey |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
CR 7040(GP9) |
Views: |
369 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
CR 7740 |
Description: |
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Photo Date: |
9/27/1980 Upload Date: 11/23/2011 10:10:25 AM |
Location: |
Baden, PA |
Author: |
C.W. Lahickey |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
CR 7740(GP38) CR 7040(GP9) |
Views: |
353 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
PRR 7102, EFS-17M, 1963 |
Description: |
Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken near Gallitzin, Pennsylvania, during July of 1963. The photographer is not identified. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #7102, #7041, and three more "Geeps" whose numbers are not recorded. All were built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,750 horsepower each. #7102 was built in November of 1956, while #7041 was built in December of 1955. In this context, they've just passed AR Tower and are about to enter the single-tracked New Portage Tunnel on their way down the Allegheny Mountains via the Horseshoe Curve to Altoona and points East. ("LouisFols"; #17 of 26) |
Photo Date: |
7/7/1963 Upload Date: 4/21/2020 8:43:40 AM |
Location: |
Gallitzin, PA |
Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
Categories: |
Tunnel,Signal |
Locomotives: |
PRR 7041(GP9) PRR 7102(GP9) |
Views: |
402 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
PC 7041 |
Description: |
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Photo Date: |
11/25/1972 Upload Date: 7/30/2014 9:08:05 PM |
Location: |
Weirton Junction, WV |
Author: |
Robert Farkas |
Categories: |
Roster |
Locomotives: |
PC 7041(GP9) |
Views: |
304 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
PC 7041 |
Description: |
Northbound (Date approximate) |
Photo Date: |
5/19/1973 Upload Date: 1/31/2016 6:52:54 PM |
Location: |
Akron, OH |
Author: |
Robert Farkas |
Categories: |
Action |
Locomotives: |
PC 7041(GP9) |
Views: |
308 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
CR 7041 |
Description: |
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Photo Date: |
10/29/1977 Upload Date: 10/25/2011 1:43:37 PM |
Location: |
Conway, PA |
Author: |
C.W. Lahickey |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
CR 7041(GP9) CR 7780(GP38) |
Views: |
376 Comments: 2 |
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Title: |
PRR 7057, EFS-17M, 1965 |
Description: |
Derailment. Here is an original photo that I took of Pennsylvania Railroad trains in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 21 May 1965. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #7057, #7197-B, #7042, and #2261. All were built by EMD. #7057, #7197-B and #7042 are EFS-17M's and rated at 1,750 horsepower each. #7057 was built in 1956, #7197-B was built in 1957, while #7042 was built in 1955. #2261 is an EF-25 built in 1964 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. They have just come down the Allegheny Mountains via the Horseshoe Curve with a 57-car TrucTrain and are passing the derailment site with caution. The caboose is #477954. Visible in the background (L to R) are the PRR Test Plant Building and the 17th Street Bridge. (#11 of 14) |
Photo Date: |
5/21/1965 Upload Date: 10/20/2016 5:20:46 PM |
Location: |
Altoona, PA |
Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
Categories: |
Bridge,Wreck |
Locomotives: |
PRR 7057(GP9) PRR 7197-B(GP9B) PRR 7042(GP9) PRR 2261(GP35) |
Views: |
1364 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
CR 7042 |
Description: |
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Photo Date: |
9/17/1977 Upload Date: 10/25/2011 1:44:47 PM |
Location: |
Pitcairn, PA |
Author: |
C.W. Lahickey |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
CR 7042(GP9) |
Views: |
381 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Big U boat |
Description: |
A U36C is front and center in this shot of the retirees at Enola. "Four Deuces" GP30 2222 is peeking out from behind the U boat. |
Photo Date: |
8/6/1985 Upload Date: 10/4/2014 2:36:54 AM |
Location: |
Enola, PA |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Roster,Yard |
Locomotives: |
CR 6885(U36C) CR 7042(GP9) CR 2222(GP30) CR 8694(SW8) CR 8973(SW9) |
Views: |
906 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
PC 7043 |
Description: |
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Photo Date: |
8/14/1976 Upload Date: 11/9/2012 4:18:34 PM |
Location: |
Haysville, PA |
Author: |
C.W. Lahickey |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
PC 7043(GP9) |
Views: |
353 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
CR 7043 |
Description: |
cr 7043 |
Photo Date: |
5/5/1977 Upload Date: 12/31/2011 6:32:39 PM |
Location: |
Akron, OH |
Author: |
Robert Farkas |
Categories: |
Roster |
Locomotives: |
CR 7043(GP9) |
Views: |
460 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
CR 7043 |
Description: |
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Photo Date: |
5/5/1977 Upload Date: 12/29/2015 6:13:42 PM |
Location: |
Akron, OH |
Author: |
Robert Farkas |
Categories: |
Roster |
Locomotives: |
CR 7043(GP9) |
Views: |
275 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
CR 7043 |
Description: |
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Photo Date: |
5/5/1977 Upload Date: 12/28/2015 7:20:56 PM |
Location: |
Akron, OH |
Author: |
Robert Farkas |
Categories: |
Roster |
Locomotives: |
CR 7043(GP9) |
Views: |
324 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
CR 7743 |
Description: |
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Photo Date: |
5/6/1978 Upload Date: 11/23/2011 10:15:22 AM |
Location: |
Mingo Junction, OH |
Author: |
C.W. Lahickey |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
CR 7743(GP38) CR 2048(C430) CR 7043(GP9) |
Views: |
1039 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
CR 7043 |
Description: |
Conrail 7043 was ex-PC, nee-PRR same number. Date approximate. |
Photo Date: |
8/1/1978 Upload Date: 12/12/2008 1:48:39 PM |
Location: |
Youngstown, OH |
Author: |
John Simon |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
CR 7043(GP9) |
Views: |
715 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
PRR 7044, EFS-17M, c. 1962 |
Description: |
Chione. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione. Shown here (R to L) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #7044 and another unit whose road number is not recorded. Both are EFS-17M road switchers built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,750 horsepower each. #7044 was constructed in November of 1955. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. |
Photo Date: |
2/2/1962 Upload Date: 2/6/2025 11:18:08 PM |
Location: |
Philadelphia, PA |
Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
Categories: |
Station |
Locomotives: |
PRR 7044(GP9) |
Views: |
38 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
PRR 7044, EFS-17M, 1962 |
Description: |
Mann. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken at the Passenger Station in Lewistown, Pennsylvania, in August of 1962. The photographer is not identified. Shown here (F to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engine #7044 and several more units whose road numbers are not recorded. All are EFS-17M's built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,750 horsepower each. #7044 was constructed in November of 1955. They're pulling a westbound freight through the Station on a wet and foggy morning. ("PrrFan18n") |
Photo Date: |
8/15/1962 Upload Date: 7/1/2021 6:30:29 AM |
Location: |
Lewistown, PA |
Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
Categories: |
Station,Signal |
Locomotives: |
PRR 7044(GP9) |
Views: |
190 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
PRR 2230, EF-22, 1964 |
Description: |
17th Street. Here is an original photo that I took of Pennsylvania Railroad trains in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 25 April 1964. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #2230, #7044, #2208, and #2219. All were built by EMD. #2230, #2208, and #2219 are EF-22's built in 1963 and rated at 2,250 horsepower each. #7044 is an EFS-17M built in 1955 and rated at 1,750 horsepower. They are passing under the 17th Street Bridge with a 48-car merchandise freight on their way up the Allegheny Mountains via the Horseshoe Curve to Gallitzin and points West. The caboose is number #477714. |
Photo Date: |
4/25/1964 Upload Date: 9/17/2016 4:53:40 AM |
Location: |
Altoona, PA |
Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
Categories: |
Bridge |
Locomotives: |
PRR 2230(GP30) PRR 7044(GP9) PRR 2219(GP30) PRR 2208(GP30) |
Views: |
1190 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
CR 7044 |
Description: |
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Photo Date: |
10/21/1978 Upload Date: 10/25/2011 2:18:00 PM |
Location: |
Pitcairn, PA |
Author: |
C.W. Lahickey |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
CR 7044(GP9) |
Views: |
446 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
CR 7045 |
Description: |
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Photo Date: |
10/21/1978 Upload Date: 10/25/2011 2:18:30 PM |
Location: |
Pitcairn, PA |
Author: |
C.W. Lahickey |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
CR 7045(GP9) |
Views: |
403 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
CR 7046 |
Description: |
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Photo Date: |
8/20/1978 Upload Date: 10/25/2011 2:19:21 PM |
Location: |
Pitcairn, PA |
Author: |
C.W. Lahickey |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
CR 7046(GP9) CR 7732(GP38) |
Views: |
461 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
CR 7046 |
Description: |
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Photo Date: |
10/11/1978 Upload Date: 12/1/2009 7:15:26 AM |
Location: |
Conway, PA |
Author: |
Jack Smith |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
CR 7046(GP9) |
Views: |
282 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
CR 7046 |
Description: |
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Photo Date: |
6/23/1979 Upload Date: 1/29/2010 1:32:32 PM |
Location: |
Pitcairn, PA |
Author: |
C.W. Lahickey |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
CR 7046(GP9) |
Views: |
249 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
IHB1523 and IHB2142 |
Description: |
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Photo Date: |
7/12/2019 Upload Date: 9/5/2019 3:36:48 PM |
Location: |
Dolton, IL |
Author: |
Peter Short |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
CR 7046(GP9) IHB 2142(3GS21B) IHB 1523(SW1500) |
Views: |
195 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
PC 2453 |
Description: |
Passing Scully Yards. |
Photo Date: |
4/25/1976 Upload Date: 10/2/2012 4:36:44 PM |
Location: |
Crafton, PA |
Author: |
C.W. Lahickey |
Categories: |
Yard |
Locomotives: |
PC 2453(C425) PC 7047(GP9) PC 7078(GP9) |
Views: |
772 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
PC 7047 |
Description: |
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Photo Date: |
9/25/1976 Upload Date: 8/17/2011 11:44:08 AM |
Location: |
Pitcairn, PA |
Author: |
C.W. Lahickey |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
PC 7047(GP9) |
Views: |
451 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
PC 7048 |
Description: |
(From a roll of defective negatives) (Date approximate) |
Photo Date: |
9/9/1972 Upload Date: 5/11/2017 2:15:54 AM |
Location: |
Akron, OH |
Author: |
Robert Farkas |
Categories: |
Roster |
Locomotives: |
PC 7048(GP9) |
Views: |
675 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
PC 7048 |
Description: |
PC 7048, 7344, 2361, 5741 Eastbound |
Photo Date: |
9/10/1972 Upload Date: 12/29/2014 10:22:52 PM |
Location: |
Canton, OH |
Author: |
Robert Farkas |
Categories: |
Yard |
Locomotives: |
PC 7048(GP9) |
Views: |
675 Comments: 2 |
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Title: |
CR GP30's 2235 and 2174, and U23B 2788 |
Description: |
Still in RDG colors, CR GP30 2174 joins U23B 2788 and sister unit 2235 in an engine move through Enola in August, 1980. Lots of black and blue 4-axle power rests stored behind. |
Photo Date: |
8/10/1980 Upload Date: 12/18/2016 6:41:27 AM |
Location: |
Enola, PA |
Author: |
Alan Page |
Categories: |
Roster,Yard |
Locomotives: |
CR 2174(GP30) CR 7048(GP9) CR 5742(GP7) CR 7756(GP38) |
Views: |
1043 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Fenced in |
Description: |
When PRR K4 1361 was removed from display here, it was replaced with another Pennsy alassic, this GP 9, no 7048, which now sitr behind a chain link fence at the park in the crook of the curve. |
Photo Date: |
2/14/1986 Upload Date: 10/17/2014 4:01:01 AM |
Location: |
Horseshoe Curve, PA |
Author: |
Tom Beckett |
Categories: |
Roster,Winter |
Locomotives: |
PRR 7048(GP9) |
Views: |
1823 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
"Altoona Sunday," Page 22, 1988 |
Description: |
Here is page one of a three-page article by Denis Connell entitled "Altoona Sunday!" It was published originally in the January 1988 issue of "Railpace Newsmagazine," page 22. Partial Caption: "Conrail SD40 helpers 6296-6290 assist restored PRR E8's 5898-5706 on a seventeen-car consist around Horseshoe Curve on November 1, 1987." From here, it's up to Gallitzin, through one tunnel, around the wye, through the New Portage Tunnel, down "The Mountain" and around the Curve to Altoona. |
Photo Date: |
1/1/1988 Upload Date: 1/25/2025 8:15:56 AM |
Location: |
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA |
Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
Categories: |
Passenger |
Locomotives: |
CR 6296(SD40) CR 6290(SD40) PRR 5898(E8A) PRR 5706(E8A) PRR 7048(GP9) |
Views: |
57 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
"Keystones On The Curve," Page 25, 1988 |
Description: |
Here is page one of a two-page article by Steve Barry entitled "Keystones On The Curve." It was published originally in the January 1988 issue of "Railpace Newsmagazine," page 25. Bottom Photo, Partial Caption: "The excursion train is still rounding the curve as Amtrak 46, the 'Pennsylvanian,' roars by with F40PH 258 on the point of a five car consist." |
Photo Date: |
1/1/1988 Upload Date: 11/26/2022 10:05:29 PM |
Location: |
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA |
Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
Categories: |
Signal,Passenger |
Locomotives: |
AMTK 258(F40PHR) CR 6296(SD40) CR 6290(SD40) PRR 5898(E8A) PRR 5706(E8A) PRR 7048(GP9) |
Views: |
634 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
PRR 7048 |
Description: |
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Photo Date: |
5/12/1992 Upload Date: 2/13/2014 3:02:33 PM |
Location: |
Altoona, PA |
Author: |
John McCluskey |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
PRR 7048(GP9) |
Views: |
1462 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
PRR 7048, EFS-17M, 1993 |
Description: |
Here is an original 35mm color slide that was taken at the Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, during April of 1993. Shown here is former Pennsylvania Railroad engine #7048, an EFS-17M road switcher built by GM-EMD in December of 1955, rated a 1,750 horsepower, later owned by the Penn Central Railroad and Conrail, and finally enshrined at the Curve on 5 September 1985. The names of the photographer and the other folks pictured here are not recorded. |
Photo Date: |
4/16/1993 Upload Date: 1/2/2021 9:38:13 PM |
Location: |
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA |
Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
PRR 7048(GP9) |
Views: |
602 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
PRR 7048 |
Description: |
PRR GP9 7048 on dislay at Horse Shoe Curve in Altoona, Pa. |
Photo Date: |
10/7/1993 Upload Date: 10/23/2009 2:53:23 PM |
Location: |
Altoona, PA |
Author: |
william davis |
Categories: |
Roster,Scenic |
Locomotives: |
PRR 7048(GP9) |
Views: |
1319 Comments: 2 |
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Title: |
PRR 7048 |
Description: |
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Photo Date: |
9/18/1994 Upload Date: 4/19/2009 11:00:35 AM |
Location: |
Horseshoe Curve, PA |
Author: |
Ted Krue |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
PRR 7048(GP9) |
Views: |
898 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Horseshoe Curve |
Description: |
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Photo Date: |
7/14/1995 Upload Date: 10/1/2018 2:58:06 PM |
Location: |
Horseshoe Curve, PA |
Author: |
Richard Gorddard |
Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
Locomotives: |
CR 6386(SD40-2) CR 6380(SD40-2) PRR 7048(GP9) |
Views: |
802 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
"Conrail At The Heart Of The Pennsy," Page 53, 1996 |
Description: |
Here is page two of a nine-page cover article by James P. Olmstead entitled "Conrail At The Heart Of The Pennsy." It was published in the June 1996 issue of "Railfan & Railroad" magazine, page 53. Partial Caption: "Horseshoe Curve is the scenic and operational highlight of Conrail's conquest of the Alleghenies." |
Photo Date: |
6/1/1996 Upload Date: 12/21/2024 10:55:26 PM |
Location: |
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA |
Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
PRR 7048(GP9) |
Views: |
120 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
PRR 7048 |
Description: |
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Photo Date: |
7/26/1996 Upload Date: 1/5/2008 4:08:38 PM |
Location: |
Altoona, PA |
Author: |
Matthew Little |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
PRR 7048(GP9) |
Views: |
794 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
PRR 7048 |
Description: |
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Photo Date: |
7/26/1996 Upload Date: 1/5/2008 3:14:42 PM |
Location: |
Altoona, PA |
Author: |
Doug Little |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
PRR 7048(GP9) |
Views: |
748 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
PRR 7048 |
Description: |
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Photo Date: |
7/29/1996 Upload Date: 11/4/2008 10:58:08 PM |
Location: |
Horseshoe Curve, PA |
Author: |
Doug Little |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
PRR 7048(GP9) |
Views: |
1041 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
PRR 7048 |
Description: |
A view of Horseshoe Curve from the eastbound Three Rivers with lots of waves from the park visitors. |
Photo Date: |
8/14/1997 Upload Date: 6/27/2008 9:56:36 PM |
Location: |
Altoona, PA |
Author: |
Bryant Kaden |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
PRR 7048(GP9) |
Views: |
754 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
CR "World Famous Horseshoe Curve," c. 1997 |
Description: |
Here is a postal card entitled "World Famous Horseshoe Curve." No Postmark. Caption On Reverse: "World Famous Horseshoe Curve, West of Altoona PA, seen in this Autumn aerial view. Conrail moves 50-60 trains per day over this important East-West rail link that has served continuously since 1854. The Railroaders Memorial Museum operates a year-round Visitor Center, Gift Shop, and Funicular at the site. Photo by H. Mark Weidman." Kittanning Mountain embraces the Curve's apex. At the right of the Mountain is Kittanning Run, route of the Kittanning Indian Trail and headwaters of the Juniata River which flow into Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic. |
Photo Date: |
8/15/1997 Upload Date: 2/1/2022 8:53:32 PM |
Location: |
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA |
Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
PRR 7048(GP9) PRR 7048(GP9) |
Views: |
331 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
PRR 7048 |
Description: |
Actual date unknown. |
Photo Date: |
1/1/1998 Upload Date: 11/20/2008 6:14:37 PM |
Location: |
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA |
Author: |
Greg Wiltsie |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
PRR 7048(GP9) |
Views: |
1085 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
PRR 7048 |
Description: |
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Photo Date: |
9/1/1998 Upload Date: 9/18/2012 12:23:03 AM |
Location: |
Altoona, PA |
Author: |
Unknown |
Categories: |
Roster |
Locomotives: |
PRR 7048(GP9) |
Views: |
653 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Manifest |
Description: |
Manifest end going up and around Horseshoe Curve. Icon Pennsylvania RR GP9 in the foreground. |
Photo Date: |
1/1/2000 Upload Date: 8/3/2008 1:30:14 PM |
Location: |
Horseshoe Curve, PA |
Author: |
Vianney Roge |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
PRR 7048(GP9) |
Views: |
756 Comments: 0 |
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