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PRR 8617, AS-18M, 1965 |
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Everyday. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, on the afternoon of 22 April 1965. Shown here is PRR engine #8617, an AS-18M built by the American Locomotive Company in 1956 and rated at 1,800 horsepower. It is pulling a five-car freight train from the Hollidaysburg Yards to the Altoona Yards. The N-5 caboose is #477148. Photo taken from a moving car paralleling the railroad tracks along Broad Street, heading West toward Duncansville. |
| Photo Date: |
4/22/1965 Upload Date: 10/12/2016 3:57:36 AM |
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Hollidaysburg, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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| Locomotives: |
PRR 8617(RS11) |
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| Title: |
PRR 8617, AS-18M, 1965 |
| Description: |
Spring Meadow. Here is an original photo that I took at the Spring Meadow Crossing near Duncansville, Pennsylvania, on the afternoon of 22 April 1965. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #8617, an AS-18M road switcher built by the American Locomotive Company in August of 1956 and rated at 1,800 horsepower. In this context, it's pulling the five-car "Bedford Local" to the Altoona Yards. |
| Photo Date: |
4/22/1965 Upload Date: 2/19/2025 9:39:30 AM |
| Location: |
Duncansville, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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| Locomotives: |
PRR 8617(RS11) |
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