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PRR 2537, GF-25, 1965
Title:  PRR 2537, GF-25, 1965
Description:  Malinowski. Here is duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Robert R. Malinoski that was taken just West of the Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 5 June 1965. Shown here are four diesel-electric locomotives climbing the East Slope of the Allegheny Mountains with a Pennsylvania Railroad TrucTrain that stretches all the way around the Curve and out of sight to the right. In the lead is #2537 and three more units whose numbers are not recorded. #2537 is a GF-25 built by General Electric in March of 1965 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. Visible in the middle distance is Kittanning Run, route of the famed "Kittanning Indian Trail." ("PrrFan18n")
Photo Date:  6/5/1965  Upload Date: 7/18/2021 8:06:31 AM
Location:  ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Signal
Locomotives:  PRR 2537(U25B)
Views:  195   Comments: 0
PRR 2537, GF-25, 1965
Title:  PRR 2537, GF-25, 1965
Description:  Portraits 2. Here is a diesel locomotive portrait by an unidentified photographer that was taken near Chicago, Illinois, on 5 December 1965. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #2537, a GF-25 built by General Electric in February of 1965 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. (#7 of 30)
Photo Date:  12/5/1965  Upload Date: 4/8/2021 7:39:47 AM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 2537(U25B)
Views:  226   Comments: 0
PRR 2243, EF-22, 1967
Title:  PRR 2243, EF-22, 1967
Description:  Oil Power. Here is an original 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Rutherford Heights, Pennsylvania, on 18 November 1967. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #2243, #2537, and two more units whose road numbers are not recorded. #2243 is an EF-22 built by GM-EMD in May of 1963 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. #2537 is a GF-25 built by General Electric in February of 1965 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. Note the presence of "Radio Equipped" labels and the corresponding lack of Train Phone antennae.
Photo Date:  11/18/1967  Upload Date: 10/18/2018 5:22:17 AM
Location:  Rutherford Heights, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  PRR 2243(GP30) PRR 2537(U25B)
Views:  524   Comments: 1
PRR 2538, GE U25B, NEW at the GE plant
Title:  PRR 2538, GE U25B, NEW at the GE plant
Description:  PRR 2538, GE U25B, NEW at the GE plant in Erie Pennsylvania
Photo Date:  2/16/1965  Upload Date: 11/17/2010 8:14:27 PM
Location:  Erie, PA
Author:  Frank Christoph
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  PRR 2538(U25B)
Views:  2833   Comments: 1
PRR 2261, EF-25, 1965
Title:  PRR 2261, EF-25, 1965
Description:  17th Street. Here is an original photo that I took of Pennsylvania Railroad trains in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 04 July 1965. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #2261, #2540, #2237, #2312, and #2413. #2261 is an EF-25 built by EMD in 1964 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. #2540 is a GF-25 built by General Electric in 1965 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. #2237 is an EF-22 built by EMD in 1963 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. #2312 is an EF-25 built by EMD in 1965 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. #2413 is an AF-24 built by the American Locomotive Company in 1962 and rated at 2,400 horsepower. They are pulling a 93-car TrucTrain past ALTO Tower on their way to Enola and points East with caboose #477550. The eastern slopes of the Allegheny Mountains dominate the horizon.
Photo Date:  7/4/1965  Upload Date: 9/17/2016 1:06:39 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Scenic,Bridge,Signal,Track
Locomotives:  PRR 2261(GP35) PRR 2540(U25B) PRR 2237(GP30) PRR 2312(GP35) PRR 2413(RS27)
Views:  1090   Comments: 0
"150 New Diesels Joining Fleet," Page 4 (left), 1965
Title:  "150 New Diesels Joining Fleet," Page 4 (left), 1965
Description:  Here is the left-hand portion of a one-page article entitled "150 New Diesels Joining Fleet." It was published originally in the 1 May 1965 issue of "The Pennsy," page 4. Top Photo, Partial Caption: "Hostler F.B. Sawyer boards 4-motor GE locomotive." Shown here is PRR engine #2543, a GF-25 built by General Electric in March of 1965 and rated at 2,500 HP. Second Photo Down: Partially visible here is PRR engine #2333, an EF-25 built by GM-EMD in February of 1965 and rated at 2,500 HP.
Photo Date:  5/1/1965  Upload Date: 9/29/2023 1:21:09 PM
Location:  Enola, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 2543(U25B) PRR 2333(GP35)
Views:  141   Comments: 0
PRR 2548, GF-25, 1966
Title:  PRR 2548, GF-25, 1966
Description:  Winter Day. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Altoona, Pennsylvania, during February of 1966. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #2548 and two other units whose numbers are not recorded. #2548 is a GF-25 built by General Electric in 1965 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. They are pulling a mixed-cargo freight train past the Altoona Passenger Station on their way up the Allegheny Mountains via the Horseshoe Curve to Gallitzin and points West. Partially visible in the background is the 12th Street Bridge. Wave to the engineer!
Photo Date:  2/3/1966  Upload Date: 10/28/2016 4:37:22 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Winter,Station
Locomotives:  PRR 2548(U25B)
Views:  307   Comments: 1
PRR 2602, GF-25, 1966
Title:  PRR 2602, GF-25, 1966
Description:  Portraits 2. Here is a diesel locomotive portrait by an unidentified photographer that was taken near Chicago, Illinois, on 7 August 1966. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #2602, a GF-25 built by General Electric as number "2502" in August of 1962, rated at 2,500 horsepower, and renumbered "2602" in preparation for the PRR-NYC merger. Partially visible at the right is PRR engine #3515, an EF-15A built by GM-EMD as PRR number "9644-B" during March of 1950, rated at 1,500 horsepower, renumbered "3515" in preparation for the merger, and retired in August of 1967. (#8 of 30)
Photo Date:  8/7/1966  Upload Date: 4/8/2021 7:40:37 AM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 2602(U25B) PRR 3515(F7B)
Views:  260   Comments: 0
PRR 2276, EF-25, c. 1967
Title:  PRR 2276, EF-25, c. 1967
Description:  Byerly. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Fred Byerly that was taken in East St. Louis, Illinois, c. 1967. The photographer is not identified. Photo Caption: "EMD GP-35 #2276, 2500-hp, at East St. Louis, Ill." Shown here (R to L) are PRR #2276, PRR #2604, an unidentified Cotton Belt engine, as well as an unidentified GE-built unit. #2276 is an EF-25 built by GM-EMD in June of 1964 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. #2604 is a GF-25 built by General Electric as number "2504" in August of 1962, rated at 2,500 horsepower, and renumbered "2604" in preparation for the PRR-NYC merger. This photo comes from a color slide set entitled "Diesels On The Pennsylvania" that's produced and distributed by Blackhawk Films of Davenport, Iowa (819-55).
Photo Date:  9/9/1967  Upload Date: 10/30/2018 2:21:00 AM
Location:  East St. Louis, IL
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 2276(GP35) PRR 2604(U25B)
Views:  445   Comments: 1
PRR 2361, EF-25, 1967
Title:  PRR 2361, EF-25, 1967
Description:  Boulton. Here is an original photo by an unidentified photographer that was taken at the Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, in August of 1967. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #2361, #2606, and another unit whose road number is not recorded. #2361 is an EF-25 built by GM-EMD in March of 1965 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. #2606 is a GF-25 built by General Electric as number "2506" in August of 1962, rated at 2,500 horsepower, and renumbered "2606" in preparation for the PRR-NYC merger. In this context, they're just entering the Curve with a "high-&-wide load" consist that's on its way up the Allegheny Mountains to Gallitzin and points West. Visible at the far right is a portion of four-track Signal Bridge #2416.
Photo Date:  8/15/1967  Upload Date: 10/2/2024 7:42:43 AM
Location:  ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Signal
Locomotives:  PRR 2361(GP35) PRR 2026(RF-16A) PRR 2361(GP35) PRR 2606(U25B)
Views:  67   Comments: 0
PRR 2626, GF-25, 1967
Title:  PRR 2626, GF-25, 1967
Description:  Portraits 2. Here is a diesel locomotive portrait by an unidentified photographer that was taken near Chicago, Illinois, on 25 November 1967. Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #2626, a GF-25 built by General Electric as number "2526" in October of 1962, rated at 2,500 horsepower, and renumbered "2626" in preparation for the PRR-NYC merger. (#9 of 30)
Photo Date:  11/25/1967  Upload Date: 4/8/2021 12:46:12 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 2626(U25B)
Views:  215   Comments: 0
PRR 2630, GF-25, 1967
Title:  PRR 2630, GF-25, 1967
Description:  Portraits 2. Here is a diesel locomotive portrait by an unidentified photographer that was taken near Chicago, Illinois, on 7 August 1966. Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #2630, a GF-25 built by General Electric as number "2530" in September of 1964, rated at 2,500 horsepower, and renumbered "2630" in preparation for the PRR-NYC merger. Partially visible at the right is PRR engine #2438, an AF-25 constructed by the American Locomotive Company in December of 1965 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. (#10 of 30)
Photo Date:  8/7/1966  Upload Date: 4/8/2021 12:47:00 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 2630(U25B) PRR 2438(C425)
Views:  247   Comments: 0
PRR 2631, GF-25, 1967
Title:  PRR 2631, GF-25, 1967
Description:  Oil Power. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in October of 1967. Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #2631, a GF-25 built by General Electric as number "2531" in September of 1964, rated at 2,500 horsepower, and renumbered "2631" in preparation for the PRR-NYC merger.
Photo Date:  10/10/1967  Upload Date: 5/16/2024 4:07:05 PM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 2631(U25B)
Views:  101   Comments: 0
PRR U25B 2634
Title:  PRR U25B 2634
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/12/1967  Upload Date: 1/18/2010 1:00:55 PM
Location:  Fort Wayne, IN
Author:  Mike Grogg
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 2634(U25B)
Views:  3364   Comments: 1
PRR E&M Turntable, 1966
Title:  PRR E&M Turntable, 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. Visible in the foreground is the trusty E&M turntable ~ witness to steam and Diesels alike. Beyond the turntable are the eastern side of the E&M Shop, some of the tracks from the Shop to the turntable, as well as five locomotives built by several different manufacturers ~ including Baldwin, ALCo, EMD, and GE. Two PRR engines are identifiable: #2428 and #2649. #2428 is an AF-25 built by the American Locomotive Company in 1965 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. #2649 is a GF-25 built by General Electric in 1965 and rated at 2,500 horsepower.
Photo Date:  4/16/1966  Upload Date: 9/12/2016 2:03:53 AM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Wreck
Locomotives:  PRR 2428(C425) PRR 2649(U25B)
Views:  641   Comments: 1
PRR 2650, GF-25, 1966
Title:  PRR 2650, GF-25, 1966
Description:  Portraits 2. Here is a diesel locomotive portrait by an unidentified photographer that was taken near Chicago, Illinois, on 31 July 1966. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #2650 and #2651. Both are GF-25's built by General Electric in November of 1965 and rated at 2,500 horsepower each. (#11 of 30)
Photo Date:  7/31/1966  Upload Date: 4/8/2021 4:36:10 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 2650(U25B) PRR 2651(U25B)
Views:  240   Comments: 0
PRR 2651, GF-25, 1966
Title:  PRR 2651, GF-25, 1966
Description:  Mid-Mountain. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train West of Altoona, Pennsylvania, during mid-June of 1966. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #2651 and two unidentified EMD GP-9 "B" units. #2651 is a GF-25 built by General Electric in 1965 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. They are pulling a westbound mixed-cargo freight train up the Allegheny Mountains to Gallitzin and points West. Wave to the fireman!
Photo Date:  6/21/1966  Upload Date: 8/25/2016 11:55:48 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 2651(U25B)
Views:  496   Comments: 1
PRR 2652, GF-25, 1967
Title:  PRR 2652, GF-25, 1967
Description:  Portraits 2. Here is a diesel locomotive portrait by an unidentified photographer that was taken near Chicago, Illinois, on 27 March 1967. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #2652 and #2206. #2652 is a GF-25 built by General Electric in November of 1965 and rated at 2,500 horsepower, while #2206 is an EF-22 constructed by GM-EMD in March of 1963 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. (#12 of 30)
Photo Date:  3/27/1967  Upload Date: 4/8/2021 9:14:38 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 2652(U25B) PRR 2206(GP30)
Views:  270   Comments: 0
PRR 2652
Title:  PRR 2652
Description:  (Date approximate)
Photo Date:  6/21/1967  Upload Date: 7/4/2011 1:00:50 PM
Location:  Dennison, OH
Author:  Robert Farkas
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  PRR 2652(U25B)
Views:  1335   Comments: 6
East Meets West
Title:  East Meets West
Description:  Quite far from home, Pennsylvania U25B 2653 is in Cheyenne along with three other PRR units. A few tracks over, UP GTEL 6 starts to roar its way out of town with a freight.
Photo Date:  7/22/1967  Upload Date: 10/8/2023 7:42:23 PM
Location:  Cheyenne, WY
Author:  Ed Fulcomer
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 6(8500 GTEL) PRR 2653(U25B)
Views:  189   Comments: 0
PRR 2655, GF-25, c. 1967
Title:  PRR 2655, GF-25, c. 1967
Description:  Byerly. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Fred Byerly that was taken in Enola, Pennsylvania, c. 1967. The photographer is not identified. Photo Caption: "GE U-25B #2655, 2500-hp, at Enola, Pa." Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #2655, a GF-25 built by General Electric in December of 1965 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. The road numbers of the other locomotives pictured here are not recorded. This photo comes from a color slide set entitled "Diesels On The Pennsylvania" that's produced and distributed by Blackhawk Films of Davenport, Iowa (819-3).
Photo Date:  9/9/1967  Upload Date: 10/21/2018 4:07:52 AM
Location:  Enola, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 2655(U25B)
Views:  442   Comments: 1
PRR 2299, EF-25, 1966
Title:  PRR 2299, EF-25, 1966
Description:  Winter Night. Here is an original telephoto view that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Altoona, Pennsylvania, during February of 1966. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #2299, #2656, and another unit whose number is not recorded. #2299 is an EF-25 built by EMD in 1964 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. #2656 is a GF-25 built by General Electric in 1965 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. They are pulling a mixed-cargo freight train, and are about to pass the Altoona Station on their way up the Allegheny Mountians via the Horseshoe Curve to Gallitzin and points West.
Photo Date:  2/2/1966  Upload Date: 10/16/2016 2:37:26 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Winter,Night,Station,Signal
Locomotives:  PRR 2299(GP35) PRR 2656(U25B)
Views:  444   Comments: 0
PRR 7256, EFS-17M, 1967
Title:  PRR 7256, EFS-17M, 1967
Description:  Mid-Mountain. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train West of Altoona, Pennsylvania, during mid-December of 1967. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #7256, #2656, and an unidentified EMD "F" unit. #7256 is an EFS-17M built by EMD in 1959 and rated at 1,750 horsepower. #2656 is a GF-25 built by General Electric in 1965 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. They are pulling a westbound mixed-cargo freight train up the Allegheny Mountains to Gallitzin and points West. Note Milepost 240 on the far left.
Photo Date:  12/21/1967  Upload Date: 8/26/2016 3:23:21 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Winter
Locomotives:  PRR 7256(GP9) PRR 2656(U25B)
Views:  614   Comments: 2
PRR 2656
Title:  PRR 2656
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/28/1968  Upload Date: 3/13/2020 5:58:43 PM
Location:  Hammond, IN
Author:  C.G. Parsons
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 2656(U25B) CBQ 907(GP20) CBQ 965(GP30)
Views:  525   Comments: 2


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