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PRR 9620, AF-16, 1961 |
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Sweetland. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by David R. Sweetland that was taken in Tipton, Pennsylvania, in January of 1961. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvnia Railroad engines #9631, an unidentified "AF" Class B-unit, and #9620. All were built by the American Locomotive Company and rated at 1,600 horsepower each. #9631 was built in December of 1951, while #9620 was built in November of 1951; both were retired in January of 1967 after just 16 years of revenue service. The exact date is not recorded. |
| Photo Date: |
1/23/1961 Upload Date: 1/12/2020 1:53:16 AM |
| Location: |
Tipton, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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| Locomotives: |
PRR 9631(FA2) PRR 9620(FA2) |
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547 Comments: 2 |
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PRR "Pennsylvania 9631," AF-16, 1961 |
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Sweetland. Here is a postal card entitled "Pennsylvania 9631." No Postmark. Caption On Reverse: "Alco model FA-2, Pennsy class AF-16, is a 1600 h.p. road locomotive. No. 9631 leads an A-B-A set of these Schenectady-built units on a merchandise freight through Tipton, PA, in 1961. Photo by David R. Sweetland." Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #9631, an unidentified "AF" Class B-unit, and #9620. #9631 was built in December of 1951, while #9620 was built in November of 1951; both were retired in January of 1967 after just 16 years of service. |
| Photo Date: |
1/23/1961 Upload Date: 10/3/2018 5:10:31 AM |
| Location: |
Tipton, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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| Locomotives: |
PRR 9631(FA2) PRR 9620(FA2) |
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807 Comments: 1 |
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PRR 9631, AF-16, 1961 |
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Horseshoe Curve-1961. Here is an original photo that I took at the Pennsylvania Railroad's Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 17 August 1961. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #9631 and #9630. Both are AF-16's built by the American Locomotive Company in 1951 and rated at 1,600 horsepower each. They are pulling a westbound mixed-cargo freight train around the Horseshoe Curve and up the Allegheny Mountains to Gallitzin and points West. |
| Photo Date: |
8/17/1961 Upload Date: 7/8/2016 1:45:50 AM |
| Location: |
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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| Locomotives: |
PRR 9631(FA2) PRR 9630(FA2) |
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735 Comments: 1 |
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