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PRR E8A 5898A
Title:  PRR E8A 5898A
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Photo Date:  3/18/2018  Upload Date: 3/27/2018 12:47:58 PM
Location:  Jackson, MO
Author:  Kent Held
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  PRR 5898(E8A)
Views:  584   Comments: 1
PRR 5899, EP-22, 1956
Title:  PRR 5899, EP-22, 1956
Description:  TRB. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Fred Kern that was taken just West of Marysville, Pennsylvania, on 1 January 1956. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5899 and another unit whose road number is not recorded. Both are EP-22's built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,250 horsepower each. #5899 was constructed in March of 1951. They're pulling a westbound mail and express train that's just crossed the Rockville Bridge, partially visible in the distance.
Photo Date:  1/1/1956  Upload Date: 10/25/2019 1:34:04 AM
Location:  Marysville, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5899(E8A)
Views:  400   Comments: 1
PRR 5899, EP-22, 1962
Title:  PRR 5899, EP-22, 1962
Description:  New Portage. Here is an original photo that I took at the Muleshoe Curve on the New Portage Branch Line near Duncansville, Pennsylvania, on 08 April 1962. Shown here is the "Railfan Special to the Horseshoe Curve" ~ sponsored by the Philadelphia Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society ~ as it rounds the heart of the Muleshoe Curve. In the lead is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5899, an EP-22 built by GM-EMD in March of 1951 and rated at 2,250 horsepower.
Photo Date:  4/8/1962  Upload Date: 9/28/2017 4:21:07 PM
Location:  Duncansville, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5899(E8A)
Views:  796   Comments: 0
PRR 5899, EP-22, c. 1967
Title:  PRR 5899, EP-22, c. 1967
Description:  Here is a photo by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Richmond, Indiana, during the Summer of 1967. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #5899 and another E-8A whose number is not recorded. Both are EP-22's built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,250 horsepower each. #5899 was constructed in March of 1951. The exact date is not recorded. Raymond C. Laws Collection.
Photo Date:  8/15/1967  Upload Date: 3/9/2019 3:57:46 PM
Location:  Richmond, IN
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5899(E8A)
Views:  329   Comments: 0
Horseshoe Curve Commemorations, #3 of 9, 1957
Title:  Horseshoe Curve Commemorations, #3 of 9, 1957
Description:  Here is the third of nine photos that were published originally in David W. Seidel's 2008 book entitled "Images Of Rail: Horseshoe Curve," page 60. Partial Caption: "The E-8 locomotive No. 5899 leads sister units at Horseshoe Curve for the excursion special bringing visitors to the dedication of K-4s steam locomotive No. 1361 on June 8, 1957." Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #5899 and two more E-8's whose numbers are not recorded. All are EP-22's built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,250 horsepower each. #5899 was built in March of 1951.
Photo Date:  1/1/2008  Upload Date: 8/16/2018 1:46:44 AM
Location:  ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5899(E8A)
Views:  372   Comments: 0
PRR 5902, EP-22, 1965
Title:  PRR 5902, EP-22, 1965
Description:  Bellwood. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train at Pinecroft ~ just west of Bellwood, Pennsylvania ~ on 26 June 1965. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #5902, #5857, and #5859. All were built by EMD. #5902 is an EP-22 built in 1951 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. #5857 and #5859 are EP-20's built in 1948 and rated at 2,000 horsepower each. They are pulling a 12-car westbound passenger train to Altoona and Pittsburgh. The time is 1:58 P.M. Photo taken at the Riggle's Gap Bridge.
Photo Date:  6/26/1965  Upload Date: 7/27/2016 2:04:46 AM
Location:  Pinecroft, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5902(E8A) PRR 5857(E7A) PRR 5859(E7A)
Views:  781   Comments: 0
PRR 5903, EP-22, c. 1952
Title:  PRR 5903, EP-22, c. 1952
Description:  Altoona Action. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken at the Passenger Station in Altoona, Pennsylvania, c. 1952. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #5903 and another unit whose road number is not recorded. Both are EP-22's built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,250 horsepower each. #5903 was constructed in March of 1951. They're about to pass under the 12th Street Footbridge with a westbound passenger train and will soon stop to change crews, as well as to discharge and board passengers. The gray-colored building pictured in the center is the Railway Express Office; the two-story red-brick building to its left is the PRR's Freight Station. The silver-colored structure in the distance is the 7th Street Bridge; to its right is the 9th Street Footbridge.
Photo Date:  1/23/1952  Upload Date: 1/14/2022 8:45:33 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Winter,Station,Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5903(E8A)
Views:  371   Comments: 0
PRR 5903, EP-22, 1958
Title:  PRR 5903, EP-22, 1958
Description:  Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by Bob Lorenz that was taken near Yjrk, Pennsylvania, on 5 May 1958. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #5903 and another E-8 whose number is not recorded. Both are EP-22's built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,250 horsepower each. #5903 was built in March of 1951. This train is stopped while one of the crewmen inspects something underneath the second unit. ("Tchowee"; #27 of 29)
Photo Date:  5/5/1958  Upload Date: 5/10/2020 9:54:29 PM
Location:  York, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5903(E8A)
Views:  455   Comments: 0
PRR 5904
Title:  PRR 5904
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/25/2008  Upload Date: 6/26/2008 11:56:26 PM
Location:  Whiting, IN
Author:  Ryan Kertis
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 5904(E8A)
Views:  421   Comments: 0
PRR 5905, EP-22, c. 1955
Title:  PRR 5905, EP-22, c. 1955
Description:  Portraits 1. Here is diesel locomotive portrait of (L to R) Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5905 and another unit whose number is not recorded. Both are EP-22's built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,250 horsepower each. #5905 was built in March of 1951. The photographer's name, the date, and the location are not recorded. (#19 of 20)
Photo Date:  5/5/1955  Upload Date: 1/6/2025 1:36:41 PM
Location:  Columbus, OH
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 5905(E8A)
Views:  37   Comments: 0
PRR 5905, EP-22, c. 1957
Title:  PRR 5905, EP-22, c. 1957
Description:  Lorenz. Here is a photo via Bob Lorenz that was taken near Burgoon, Ohio, c. 1957. Photo Caption: "Red Arrow." Shown here (R to L) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5905 and another unit whose road number is not recorded. Both are EP-22's built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,250 horsepower each. #5905 was constructed in April of 1951. (Preas; #7 of 7)
Photo Date:  8/15/1957  Upload Date: 4/6/2023 11:26:32 PM
Location:  Burgoon, OH
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5905(E8A)
Views:  205   Comments: 1


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