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PC 6974, AS-616, 1971
Title:  PC 6974, AS-616, 1971
Description:  Blackhawk. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Fred Byerly that was taken in Wilmington, Delaware, on 18 June 1971. Photo Caption: "AS-616, Penn Central No. 6974. Wilmington, Del. June 18, 1971." PC #6974 is an AS-616 built by Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton as Pennsylvania Railroad number "8974" in May of 1951, rated at 1,600 horsepower, and renumbered "6974" in preparation for the PRR-NYC merger. This photo comes from a color slide set entitled "Baldwins in Action ~ On North-Eastern Railroads" that's produced and distributed by Blackhawk Films of Davenport, Iowa (892-39).
Photo Date:  6/18/1971  Upload Date: 9/9/2023 9:16:09 PM
Location:  Wilmington, DE
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PC 6974(AS616)
Views:  63   Comments: 0
PC 6974
Title:  PC 6974
Description:  New to site. No. 6974 may have been the only Baldwin road switcher (as opposed to yard switcher) to wear the full PC dress black. Wilmer Hendricks photo, from the Ralph L. Phillips collection of the Bay State Model Railroad Museum.
Photo Date:  12/31/1971  Upload Date: 11/6/2021 9:16:57 PM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Wilmer Hendricks
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  PC 6974(AS616)
Views:  231   Comments: 0
NYC 9363
Title:  NYC 9363
Description:  PRR/NYC locomotives around the Altoona turntable (Date approximate)
Photo Date:  12/31/1970  Upload Date: 11/12/2013 3:32:14 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Robert Farkas
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PC 6975(AS616) PC 9363(S3) PC 2416(C425)
Views:  1138   Comments: 3
PRR 6976
Title:  PRR 6976
Description:  PRR 6976 and PRR 6703
Photo Date:  2/14/1970  Upload Date: 6/3/2012 7:58:54 PM
Location:  East Altoona, PA
Author:  Robert Farkas
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 6976(AS616) PC 6976(AS616) PRR 6703(H-24-66) PC 6703(H-24-66)
Views:  3092   Comments: 5
PRR 8111, BS-16M, 1961
Title:  PRR 8111, BS-16M, 1961
Description:  Oil Power. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by William R. Martin that was taken in February of 1961. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #8111, a BS-16M built by Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton in February of 1954 and rated at 1,600 horsepower. Partially visible on the right is PRR N-5 cabin car #477071. The exact date and the location are not recorded.
Photo Date:  2/2/1961  Upload Date: 9/6/2018 7:47:44 AM
Location:  Johnstown, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Winter,Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 8111(AS616)
Views:  782   Comments: 1
PRR 8114, BS-16M, 1964
Title:  PRR 8114, BS-16M, 1964
Description:  4th Street. Here is an original photo that I took of Pennsylvania Railroad locomotives in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 05 April 1964. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #8114 and #8969. Both are BS-16M's built by Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton and rated at 1,600 horsepower each. #8114 was constructed in May of 1951 and retired in September of 1967, while #8969 was built in June of 1951 and retired in July of 1966. They are parked near the 4th Street Footbridge and SOUTH Tower, and will resume their yard-shifting duties the following morning. Engine #8114 was once owned by the Pittsburgh & West Virginia Railroad and numbered #40!
Photo Date:  4/5/1964  Upload Date: 8/18/2016 3:08:00 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge
Locomotives:  PRR 8114(AS616) PRR 8969(AS616)
Views:  1057   Comments: 1
PRR 8114, BS-16M, 1965
Title:  PRR 8114, BS-16M, 1965
Description:  Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by K.L. Douglas that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 4 April 1965. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #8114 and another unit whose number is not recorded. #8114 is a BS-16M switcher built by Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton as Pittsburgh & West Virginia Railroad number "40" in May of 1951, rated at 1,600 horsepower, purchased by the PRR in 1963 and renumbered "8114," then retired in September of 1967 after just 16 years of combined service. In this context, it's parked near the 4th Street Footbridge and SOUTH Tower. ("Tchowee"; #13 of 39)
Photo Date:  4/4/1965  Upload Date: 5/5/2020 5:35:55 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 8114(AS616)
Views:  341   Comments: 0
East Altoona Ready Tracks, 1965
Title:  East Altoona Ready Tracks, 1965
Description:  17th Street. Here is an original photo that I took of Pennsylvania Railroad locomotives in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 14 February 1965. Shown here are the Locomotive Ready Tracks below the 17th Street Bridge; several makes and models are represented. Of the six locomotives visible, the following are identifiable by number. Starting from the bottom are PRR engines #8958, #8966, #8669, and #8672. #8958 is a BS-24M built by Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton in 1951 and rated at 2,400 horsepower. #8966 is a BS-16M built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1951 and rated at 1,600 horsepower. #8669 and #8672 are AS-18AM's built by the American Locomotive Company in 1958 and rated at 1,800 horsepower each.
Photo Date:  2/14/1965  Upload Date: 9/13/2016 5:06:12 PM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 8958(RT-624) PRR 8966(AS616) PRR 8672(RSD12) PRR 8669(RSD12)
Views:  1294   Comments: 0
PRR 8967, BS-16M, 1960
Title:  PRR 8967, BS-16M, 1960
Description:  Good Day. Here is an original photo that I took of Pennsylvania Railroad property in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, on 25 July 1960. Shown here is PRR engine #8967, a BS-16M built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1951 and rated at 1,600 horsepower. This photo was taken near the Yard Master's Office, at the very eastern end of South Juniata Street. The Samuel Rea Shop is visible in the background. #2 of 12.
Photo Date:  7/25/1960  Upload Date: 6/7/2016 1:03:03 AM
Location:  Hollidaysburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 8967(AS616)
Views:  497   Comments: 1
PRR 8967, BS-16M, 1964
Title:  PRR 8967, BS-16M, 1964
Description:  4th Street. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad locomotive in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 23 September 1964. Shown here is PRR engine #8967, a BS-16M built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1951 and rated at 1,600 horsepower. Its crew is attending to a mixed-cargo freight train that has just pulled into the Eastbound Receiving Yard. Visible on the right is Altoona's one-track loading and unloading facility for TrucTrain flatcars. Photo taken from the 4th Street Bridge.
Photo Date:  9/23/1964  Upload Date: 10/1/2016 1:26:23 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Yard,Track
Locomotives:  PRR 8967(AS616)
Views:  690   Comments: 0
East Altoona Ready Tracks, 1965
Title:  East Altoona Ready Tracks, 1965
Description:  17th Street. Here is an original photo that I took of Pennsylvania Railroad locomotives in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 11 April 1965. Shown here are the Locomotive Ready Tracks below the 17th Street Bridge; many makes and models are represented. Of the 35 or so locomotives visible, the following are identifiable by number. Starting from the bottom are PRR engines #8807, #8967, #8574, and #6307. #8807 is an FS-16M built by Fairbanks-Morse in 1952 and rated at 1,600 horsepower. #8967 is a BS-16M built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1951 and rated at 1,600 horsepower. #8574 is an ES-15M built by EMD in 1953 and rated at 1,500 horsepower. #6307 is an AF-27 built by the American Locomotive Company in 1965 and rated ate 2,700 horsepower. Visible in the distance is a portion of the 8th Street Bridge.
Photo Date:  4/11/1965  Upload Date: 9/15/2016 4:46:29 PM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 6307(C628) PRR 8807(H-16-44) PRR 8574(GP7) PRR 8967(AS616)
Views:  1364   Comments: 0
PRR Juniata E&M Shop Yard, 1966
Title:  PRR Juniata E&M Shop Yard, 1966
Description:  Altoona Action. Here is an original 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken at the Pennsylvania Railroad's Erecting & Machine Shop storage yard in Altoona, Pennsylvania, in June of 1966. Among the numerous locomotives depicted here is PRR engine #8968, a BS-16M road switcher built by Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton in June of 1951 and retired in July of 1966. Beyond it is PRR engine #7104, an EFS-17M built by GM-EMD in November of 1956 and rated at 1,750 horsepower.
Photo Date:  6/21/1966  Upload Date: 4/21/2022 7:58:37 AM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 8968(AS616) PRR 7104(GP9)
Views:  148   Comments: 0
PRR 8969, BS-16M, 1960
Title:  PRR 8969, BS-16M, 1960
Description:  Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 5 June 1960. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #8969, a BS-16M road switcher built by Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton in June of 1951, rated at 1,600 horsepower, and retired in July of 1966 after just 15 years of revenue service. ("Tchowee"; #14 of 39)
Photo Date:  6/5/1960  Upload Date: 5/5/2020 5:34:36 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 8969(AS616)
Views:  381   Comments: 0
PRR 8969, BS-16M, 1964
Title:  PRR 8969, BS-16M, 1964
Description:  8th Street. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad locomotive in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 12 January 1964. Shown here is PRR engine #8969, a BS-16M built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1951 and rated at 1,600 horsepower. It is shifting some cars just short of the 8th Street Bridge in Juniata. Note the "tell-tales" dancin' in the breeze!
Photo Date:  1/12/1964  Upload Date: 9/13/2016 11:15:00 AM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Winter,Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 8969(AS616)
Views:  638   Comments: 0
PRR 8970, BS-16MS, 1960
Title:  PRR 8970, BS-16MS, 1960
Description:  Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken in Columbus, Ohio, during August of 1960. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #8970, a BS-16MS road switcher built by Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton in June of 1951, rated at 1,600 horsepower, and retired in July of 1966 after just 15 years of revenue service. The photographer's name and the number of the N-6B cabin car are not recorded. ("LouisFols"; #13 of 26)
Photo Date:  8/15/1960  Upload Date: 5/16/2020 12:26:45 PM
Location:  Columbus, OH
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 8970(AS616)
Views:  290   Comments: 0
PRR 8970, BS-16MS, 1964
Title:  PRR 8970, BS-16MS, 1964
Description:  Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by John Dziobko, Jr.., that was taken at the Pennsylvania Railroad's Engine House in Morrisville, New Jersey, during June of 1964. The photographer is not identified. Shown here is PRR engine #8970, a BS-16MS built by Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton in June of 1951, rated at 1,600 horsepower, and retired in July of 1966 after just 15 years of revenue service. ("Stoneborobranch"; #2 of 10)
Photo Date:  6/21/1964  Upload Date: 9/12/2020 7:02:38 PM
Location:  Morrisville, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 8970(AS616)
Views:  229   Comments: 0
PRR 8970, BS-16MS, c. 1966
Title:  PRR 8970, BS-16MS, c. 1966
Description:  Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #8970, a BS-16MS built by Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton in June of 1951, rated at 1,600 horsepower, and retired in July of 1966 after just 15 years of revenue service. The photographer's name, the date, and the location are not recorded. Produced and distributed by FJC Products of Newport, Delaware. ("LouisFols"; #19 of 31)
Photo Date:  7/7/1966  Upload Date: 6/29/2019 9:55:33 AM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 8970(AS616)
Views:  341   Comments: 1
PC 8970, AS616, 1969
Title:  PC 8970, AS616, 1969
Description:  Altoona Action. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 4 October 1969. Shown here is Penn Central engine #6970, an AS616 built by Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton for the Pennsylvania Railroad as number "8970" in June of 1951, rated at 1,600 horsepower, and retired in July of 1966 after just 15 years of revenue service. Bill Strassner Collection.
Photo Date:  10/4/1969  Upload Date: 9/7/2023 2:48:31 PM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PC 8970(AS616)
Views:  41   Comments: 0
PRR 8973, BS-16M, 1960
Title:  PRR 8973, BS-16M, 1960
Description:  Yard Power. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad yard locomotive at Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, during July of 1960. Shown here is PRR engine #8973, a BS-16M built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1951 and rated at 1,600 horsepower. It is pulling a string of cars past the Hollidaysburg "Yard Limit" sign. This photo was taken at the Juniata River Railroad Bridge, just East of the Bedford Street Crossing.
Photo Date:  7/14/1960  Upload Date: 6/22/2016 5:07:33 PM
Location:  Hollidaysburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 8973(AS616)
Views:  341   Comments: 0
PRR 8973, BS-16M, 1960
Title:  PRR 8973, BS-16M, 1960
Description:  Everyday. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, during July of 1960. Shown here is PRR engine #8973, a BS-16M built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1951 and rated at 1,600 horsepower. Its crew is pulling a string of cars over the Juniata River Railroad Bridge and into the Hollidaysburg Yard. Photo taken just East of the Bedford Street Crossing and the Hollidaysburg Passenger Station. Note that one of the crew members is making a call at the HOLLY phone box at the far end of the Bridge.
Photo Date:  7/14/1960  Upload Date: 6/7/2017 4:16:39 AM
Location:  Hollidaysburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge
Locomotives:  PRR 8973(AS616)
Views:  477   Comments: 0
PRR 8973, BS-16M, c. 1964
Title:  PRR 8973, BS-16M, c. 1964
Description:  Altoona Action. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken at the East Roundhouse in Altoona, Pennsylvania, c. 1964. The photographer is not identified. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #8973, a BS-16M built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in May of 1951 and rated at 1,600 horsepower. During the apex of the "Age of Steam," this Roundhouse had 50 locomotive-servicing stalls operating 24/7/365! Photo taken from the 17th Street Bridge in Juniata.
Photo Date:  6/9/1964  Upload Date: 4/12/2022 10:10:07 PM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 8973(AS616)
Views:  144   Comments: 0
PRR 8974, BS-16M, c. 1959
Title:  PRR 8974, BS-16M, c. 1959
Description:  Altoona Action. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #8974, a BS-16M built by Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton in May of 1951 and rated at 1,600 horsepower. The photographer's name and the date are not recorded.
Photo Date:  8/15/1959  Upload Date: 7/16/2020 6:45:34 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 8974(AS616)
Views:  373   Comments: 0
PRR 8974, BS-16M, 1960
Title:  PRR 8974, BS-16M, 1960
Description:  ARB. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by David R. Sweetland that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, in June of 1960. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #8974, a BS-16M road switcher built by Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton in May of 1951 and rated at 1,600 horsepower. "It's just another day in the Yard!" Photo taken from the 8th Street Bridge in Juniata. ("PrrFan18n")
Photo Date:  6/21/1960  Upload Date: 8/29/2021 12:07:07 PM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 8974(AS616)
Views:  179   Comments: 0
PRR 8974, BS-16M, 1961
Title:  PRR 8974, BS-16M, 1961
Description:  Everyday. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad locomotive in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, on 17 July 1961. Shown here is PRR engine #8974, a BS-16M built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1951 and rated at 1,600 horsepower. Its crew is in the process of switching cars at the Juniata River Railroad Bridge, just East of the Hollidaysburg Passenger Station. ("Red Shift" slide converted to Black & White.)
Photo Date:  7/17/1961  Upload Date: 9/27/2016 2:57:32 AM
Location:  Hollidaysburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 8974(AS616)
Views:  459   Comments: 0
PRR 8974, BS-16M, 1964
Title:  PRR 8974, BS-16M, 1964
Description:  Everyday. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad locomotive in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, on 27 October 1964. Shown here is PRR engine #8974, a BS-16M built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in May of 1951 and rated at 1,600 horsepower. Its crew is in the process of switching cars in the Hollidaysburg Yard, adjacent to the Yard Master's Office at the very eastern end of South Juniata Street. Visible on the far right are the venerable water tower and the western end of the PRR's Samuel Rea Shop. Partially visible in the far distance is Bald Hill.
Photo Date:  10/27/1964  Upload Date: 9/26/2016 4:19:27 AM
Location:  Hollidaysburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 8974(AS616)
Views:  507   Comments: 1


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