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PRR 5858, EP-20, 1949 |
| Description: |
AHC. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken at the Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 5 June 1949. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #5858 and a "B" unit whose number is not recorded. Both are EP-20's built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,000 horsepwer each. #5858 was built in February of 1948 and retired in March of 1967 after just 19 years of revenue service. They're pulling a passenger train around the Curve and down the Allegheny Mountains to Altoona and points East. This photo comes from a slide set distributed by Marlo Industries of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. |
| Photo Date: |
6/5/1949 Upload Date: 2/7/2018 8:24:21 PM |
| Location: |
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 5858(E7A) |
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774 Comments: 0 |
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PRR EP20 5858 arrives at Union Station |
| Description: |
The 5858 entered service in 1948 and was retired in 1967. It is pictured with a solid stripe and large number boards in Douglas and Weiglin's Pennsy Diesels 1924-1968 P. 201 |
| Photo Date: |
1/28/1950 Upload Date: 1/13/2011 10:55:24 PM |
| Location: |
Saint Louis, MO |
| Author: |
Lew Schneider |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 5858(E7A) |
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1624 Comments: 2 |
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