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PRR 6969, M-1, #2 of 2, 1957
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
CR 7040
Title:  CR 7040
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/5/1979  Upload Date: 10/25/2011 1:49:17 PM
Location:  Baden, PA
Author:  C.W. Lahickey
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CR 7040(GP9)
Views:  369   Comments: 0
CR 7740
Title:  CR 7740
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/27/1980  Upload Date: 11/23/2011 10:10:25 AM
Location:  Baden, PA
Author:  C.W. Lahickey
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CR 7740(GP38) CR 7040(GP9)
Views:  353   Comments: 0
PRR 7102, EFS-17M, 1963
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
PC 7041
Title:  PC 7041
Description: 
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
PC 7041
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
CR 7041
Title:  CR 7041
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/29/1977  Upload Date: 10/25/2011 1:43:37 PM
Location:  Conway, PA
Author:  C.W. Lahickey
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CR 7041(GP9) CR 7780(GP38)
Views:  376   Comments: 2
PRR 7057, EFS-17M, 1965
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
CR 7042
Title:  CR 7042
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/17/1977  Upload Date: 10/25/2011 1:44:47 PM
Location:  Pitcairn, PA
Author:  C.W. Lahickey
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CR 7042(GP9)
Views:  381   Comments: 0
Big U boat
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
PC 7043
Title:  PC 7043
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/14/1976  Upload Date: 11/9/2012 4:18:34 PM
Location:  Haysville, PA
Author:  C.W. Lahickey
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PC 7043(GP9)
Views:  353   Comments: 0
CR 7043
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
CR 7043
Title:  CR 7043
Description: 
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
CR 7043
Title:  CR 7043
Description: 
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
CR 7743
Title:  CR 7743
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/6/1978  Upload Date: 11/23/2011 10:15:22 AM
Location:  Mingo Junction, OH
Author:  C.W. Lahickey
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CR 7743(GP38) CR 2048(C430) CR 7043(GP9)
Views:  1039   Comments: 0
CR 7043
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: 
Locomotives:  CR 7043(GP9)
Views:  715   Comments: 1
PRR 7044, EFS-17M, c. 1962
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
PRR 7044, EFS-17M, 1962
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
PRR 2230, EF-22, 1964
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
CR 7044
Title:  CR 7044
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/21/1978  Upload Date: 10/25/2011 2:18:00 PM
Location:  Pitcairn, PA
Author:  C.W. Lahickey
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CR 7044(GP9)
Views:  446   Comments: 0
CR 7045
Title:  CR 7045
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/21/1978  Upload Date: 10/25/2011 2:18:30 PM
Location:  Pitcairn, PA
Author:  C.W. Lahickey
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CR 7045(GP9)
Views:  403   Comments: 0
DMIR 139
Title:  DMIR 139
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/1/1968  Upload Date: 3/25/2017 8:10:04 PM
Location:  Toledo, OH
Author:  Bob Lorenz
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Track
Locomotives:  DMIR 139(SD9) PRR 7046(GP9) PC 7235(GP9) PC 7110(GP9)
Views:  755   Comments: 0
CR 7046
Title:  CR 7046
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/20/1978  Upload Date: 10/25/2011 2:19:21 PM
Location:  Pitcairn, PA
Author:  C.W. Lahickey
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CR 7046(GP9) CR 7732(GP38)
Views:  461   Comments: 0
CR 7046
Title:  CR 7046
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/11/1978  Upload Date: 12/1/2009 7:15:26 AM
Location:  Conway, PA
Author:  Jack Smith
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CR 7046(GP9)
Views:  282   Comments: 0
CR 7046
Title:  CR 7046
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/23/1979  Upload Date: 1/29/2010 1:32:32 PM
Location:  Pitcairn, PA
Author:  C.W. Lahickey
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CR 7046(GP9)
Views:  249   Comments: 0
IHB1523 and IHB2142
Title:  IHB1523 and IHB2142
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/12/2019  Upload Date: 9/5/2019 3:36:48 PM
Location:  Dolton, IL
Author:  Peter Short
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CR 7046(GP9) IHB 2142(3GS21B) IHB 1523(SW1500)
Views:  195   Comments: 1
PC 2453
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
PC 7047
Title:  PC 7047
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/25/1976  Upload Date: 8/17/2011 11:44:08 AM
Location:  Pitcairn, PA
Author:  C.W. Lahickey
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PC 7047(GP9)
Views:  451   Comments: 1
PC 7048
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
PC 7048
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
CR GP30's 2235 and 2174, and U23B 2788
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
Fenced in
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
Helpers and the old guard
Title:  Helpers and the old guard
Description:  The pair of helper sets passes the GP 9 that has replaced PRR 1361 in the park.
Photo Date:  2/23/1986  Upload Date: 11/14/2014 2:32:34 AM
Location:  Horseshoe Curve, PA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Winter,Action
Locomotives:  CR 6426(SD40-2) CR 6469(SD40-2) CR 6369(SD40-2) CR 6382(SD40-2) CR 6329(SD40) CR 6313(SD40) PRR 7048(GP9)
Views:  1400   Comments: 1
"Altoona Sunday," Page 22, 1988
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
"Keystones On The Curve," Page 25, 1988
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
PRR 7048
Title:  PRR 7048
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/12/1992  Upload Date: 2/13/2014 3:02:33 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  John McCluskey
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 7048(GP9)
Views:  1462   Comments: 0
PRR 7048, EFS-17M, 1993
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: 
Locomotives:  PRR 7048(GP9)
Views:  602   Comments: 0
PRR 7048
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
PRR 7048
Title:  PRR 7048
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/18/1994  Upload Date: 4/19/2009 11:00:35 AM
Location:  Horseshoe Curve, PA
Author:  Ted Krue
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 7048(GP9)
Views:  898   Comments: 0
Horseshoe Curve
Title:  Horseshoe Curve
Description: 
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
"Conrail At The Heart Of The Pennsy," Page 53, 1996
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: 
Locomotives:  PRR 7048(GP9)
Views:  120   Comments: 0
PRR 7048
Title:  PRR 7048
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/26/1996  Upload Date: 1/5/2008 4:08:38 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Matthew Little
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 7048(GP9)
Views:  794   Comments: 0
PRR 7048
Title:  PRR 7048
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/26/1996  Upload Date: 1/5/2008 3:14:42 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Doug Little
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 7048(GP9)
Views:  748   Comments: 0
PRR 7048
Title:  PRR 7048
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/29/1996  Upload Date: 11/4/2008 10:58:08 PM
Location:  Horseshoe Curve, PA
Author:  Doug Little
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 7048(GP9)
Views:  1041   Comments: 0
PRR 7048
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: 
Locomotives:  PRR 7048(GP9)
Views:  754   Comments: 0
CR "World Famous Horseshoe Curve," c. 1997
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: 
Locomotives:  PRR 7048(GP9) PRR 7048(GP9)
Views:  331   Comments: 0
PRR 7048
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: 
Locomotives:  PRR 7048(GP9)
Views:  1085   Comments: 0
PRR 7048
Title:  PRR 7048
Description: 
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
Manifest
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: 
Locomotives:  PRR 7048(GP9)
Views:  756   Comments: 0


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