PRR 8969, BS-16M, 1960         
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)
Date: 6/5/1960 Location: Altoona, PA   Map Show Altoona on a rail map Views: 381 Collection Of:   Thomas C. Ayers
Locomotives: PRR 8969(AS616)    Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
PRR 8969, BS-16M, 1960
Picture Categories: Yard This picture is part of album:  PRR: Howerter ~> Pennsy Freight Diesels
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