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PRR 8836, AS-16M, 1966 |
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Waters. Here is an original telephoto view that I took in Altoona, Pennsylvania, in mid-February of 1966. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #8836, an AS-16M built by the American Locomotive Company in November of 1951, rated at 1,600 horsepower, and retired in January of 1967 after just 16 years of revenue service. Photo taken adjacent to the East Altoona Locomotive Ready Tracks and Juniata's 17th Street Bridge. |
| Photo Date: |
2/19/1966 Upload Date: 8/22/2016 4:32:32 AM |
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Altoona, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Winter,Yard |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 8836(RS3) |
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"Pennsy At Northumberland," Page 68, 2004 |
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Here is page three of a six-page article by William D. Volkmer entitled "The Pennsy At Northumberland: 1964-1968." It was published originally in the January 2004 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 68. Top Photo Caption: "Maid-of-all-work train S-97 trundles over the Wilkes-Barre Branch through Mocanaqua, Pa., on a fall day in 1964 behind GP9 7241". Engine #7241 is an EFS-17M built by GM-EMD in October of 1959 and rated at 1,750 horsepower. Bottom Photo Caption: "RS3 8836, still wearing its handrail-like trainphone antenna, visits South Williamsport with a tidy mainline local on March 22, 1965." Engine #8836 is an AS-16M built by the American Locomotive Company in November of 1951, rated at 1,600 horsepower, and retired in January of 1967. |
| Photo Date: |
1/1/2004 Upload Date: 12/8/2021 10:03:28 PM |
| Location: |
Mocanaqua, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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| Locomotives: |
PRR 7241(GP9) PRR 8836(RS3) |
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