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PRR 9465, FF-20, c. 1949 |
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Here is the Association of American Railroads' stock photo #5000. Caption On Reverse: "A through freight on the Ft. Wayne Division drawn by a 3-unit, 6,000-horsepower diesel locomotive." Shown here (L to R) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9465 and two more units whose road numbers are not recorded. All are FF-20's built by Fairbanks-Morse and rated at 2,000 horsepower each. #9465 was constructed in January of 1948 and retired in September of 1962 after just 14 years of revenue service. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. John S. Fisher Collection; #33 of 44. |
| Photo Date: |
7/1/1949 Upload Date: 6/11/2022 6:32:36 AM |
| Location: |
Fort Wayne, IN |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Signal |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 9465(ERIE-A) |
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"Pictorial Review Of Progress," Page 3, 1953 |
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Here is page three of a 22-page booklet published by the Pennsylvania Railroad entitled "A Pictorial Review Of Progress On The Pennsylvania." It was issued originally in March of 1953. Top Photo, Partial Caption: "This is the New York-Washington-St. Louis 'St. Louisan' crossing the Little Juniata River in central Pennsylvania." Prominent here is PRR engine #5901, an EP-20 built by GM-EMD in September of 1945, rated at 2,000 horsepower, and presently on display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg. Bottom Photo, Partial Caption: "This three-unit, 6,000 horsepower diesel-electric freight unit is shown pulling a fast, through train near Chicago." Prominent here is PRR engine #9465, an FF-20 built by Fairbanks-Morse in January of 1948, rated at 2,000 horsepower, and retired in September of 1962. |
| Photo Date: |
3/1/1953 Upload Date: 12/26/2024 11:07:39 PM |
| Location: |
Union Furnace, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Bridge,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 5901(E7A) PRR 9465(ERIE-A) |
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22 Comments: 0 |
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PRR 9465, FF-20, c. 1963 |
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Altoona Action. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken in the Pennsylvania Railroad's Erecting & Machine Shop storage yard in Altoona, Pennsylvania, c. 1963. The photographer is not identified. Prominent here is PRR engine #9465, an FF-20 built by Fairbanks-Morse in January of 1948, rated at 2,000 horsepower, and retired in September of 1962 after just 14 years of revenue service. In this context, it's being "cannibalized" for parts. |
| Photo Date: |
4/16/1963 Upload Date: 3/27/2020 5:37:08 PM |
| Location: |
Altoona(Juniata), PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Yard |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 9465(ERIE-A) |
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