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PRR 2000, BF-16, 1957
Title:  PRR 2000, BF-16, 1957
Description:  MDiv. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by John Dziobko, Jr., that was taken near Denholm, Pennsylvania, on 17 August 1957. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #2000 and a "Shark" B-unit whose number is not recorded. Both were built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works. #2000 was built in June of 1951 and retired in July of 1966 after just 15 years of revenue service. This A-B set is passing under the then-defunct Denholm Coaling Wharf with a mixed-cargo freight train bound for the Enola Yards. ("Stoneborobranch"; #42 of 56)
Photo Date:  8/17/1957  Upload Date: 9/13/2020 8:44:58 AM
Location:  Denholm, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 2000(RF-16A)
Views:  572   Comments: 0
PRR 2000, BF-16, 1961
Title:  PRR 2000, BF-16, 1961
Description:  Chione. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken in Crestline, Ohio, during November of 1961. The photographer is not identified. Shown here (L to R) are portions of Pennsylvania Railroad engines #2000, an unidentified unit, # 2020, another unidentified unit, and #2025. All are BF-16's built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works and rated at 1,600 horsepower each. #2000 was built in June of 1951 and retired in July of 1966. #2020 was built in March of 1952, while #2025 was built in April of 1952; both were retired in June of 1967.
Photo Date:  11/14/1961  Upload Date: 10/9/2019 7:15:30 AM
Location:  Crestline, OH
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 2000(RF-16A) PRR 2020(RF-16A) PRR 2025(RF-16A)
Views:  858   Comments: 0
PRR 2000, BF-16, 1966
Title:  PRR 2000, BF-16, 1966
Description:  E&M. Here is an original photo that I took at the Pennsylvania Railroad's Juniata E&M Shop Yard in Altoona, Pennsylvania, during April of 1966. Shown here is an A-B-B-B-A set of "Sharks," headed by PRR engine #2000 ~ a BF-16 built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1951 and rated at 1,600 horsepower. Visible on the right is the southern side of the E&M Shop, the side toward the mainline and the Yards.
Photo Date:  4/16/1966  Upload Date: 9/12/2016 3:14:40 AM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 2000(RF-16A)
Views:  1030   Comments: 1
PRR 2004, BF-16, 1955
Title:  PRR 2004, BF-16, 1955
Description:  Dziobko. Here is an image of a photo by John Dziobko, Jr., that was taken from the 7th Street Bridge in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 18 July 1955. Shown here (L to R) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #2004 and another unit whose road number is not recorded. Both are BF-16's built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works and rated at 1,600 horsepower each. #2004 was constructed in July of 1951 and retired in July of 1966 after just 15 years of revenue service. In this context, this A-A set has just descended the Allegheny Mountains with a fully-loaded mineral train that's will soon enter the Eastbound Receiving Yard. Willliam E. Burket Collection.
Photo Date:  7/18/1955  Upload Date: 7/13/2022 7:00:27 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 2004(RF-16A)
Views:  257   Comments: 0
PRR 2004, BF-16, c. 1963
Title:  PRR 2004, BF-16, c. 1963
Description:  Wallin. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Richard R. Wallin. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #2004 and three more "Sharks" whose numbers are not recorded. All four engines in this A-B-B-A lash-up were built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works. #2004 is a BF-16 built in July of 1951, rated at 1,600 horsepower, and retired in July of 1966 after just 15 years of revenue service. The exact date and the location are not recorded.
Photo Date:  8/15/1963  Upload Date: 12/8/2018 1:51:44 AM
Location:  Enola, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 2004(RF-16A)
Views:  808   Comments: 1
PRR 2004, BF-16, c. 1964
Title:  PRR 2004, BF-16, c. 1964
Description:  AHC. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide that was taken at the Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, c. 1964. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #2004 and #9714. Both were built by Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton and rated at 1,600 horsepower. #2004 was constructed in July of 1951 and retied in July of 1966, while #9714 was built in January of 1951 and also retired in July of 1966. In this context, they're pulling a mixed-cargo freight train around the Curve and down the Allegheny Mountains to Altoona and points East. The photographer's name and the exact date are not recorded. Produced and distributed by FUC Productions.
Photo Date:  8/15/1964  Upload Date: 8/29/2023 8:58:21 PM
Location:  ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 2004(RF-16A) PRR 9714(RF-16A)
Views:  193   Comments: 0
"Altoona Shops," Page 53, 1996
Title:  "Altoona Shops," Page 53, 1996
Description:  Here is page 36 of a 43-page article by James J.D. Lynch, Jr., entitled "Overview Of The History And Development Of The Pennsylvania Railroad's Altoona Shops." It was published originally in the Autumn 1996 issue of "Keystone" magazine, page 53. Top Photo: Shown here is PRR engine #8546, an ES-15M built by GM-EMD in 1953 and rated at 1,500 horsepower. Middle Photo: Shown here is PRR engine #2040, an I-1SA (2-10-0) "Decapod" built in Juniata as an I-1S during 1918, rebuilt as an I-1SA in April of 1943, and retired in October of 1959. Bottom Photo: Shown here are PRR engines #2004 and another unit whose number is not recorded. Both were built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works. #2004 is a BF-16 built in 1951 and rated at 1,600 horsepower. Photo taken from the 7th Street Bridge.
Photo Date:  9/22/1996  Upload Date: 11/19/2017 1:15:54 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Yard,Steam,Track
Locomotives:  PRR 8546(GP7) PRR 2040(2-10-0) PRR 2004(RF-16A)
Views:  935   Comments: 0
PRR 2005, BF-16, 1962
Title:  PRR 2005, BF-16, 1962
Description:  12th Street. Here is an original photo that I took of Pennsylvania Railroad trains in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 24 September 1962. Shown here are PRR engines #2005, #9705-B, and #9724. All were built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works. #2005 and #9724 are BF-16's built in 1951 and rated at 1,600 horsepower each. #9705-B is a BF-15A built in 1950 and rated at 1,500 horsepower. They are stopped in front of the Altoona Passenger Station, while the crew awaits permission to proceed up the Allegheny Mountains via the Horseshoe Curve to Gallitzin and points West..
Photo Date:  9/24/1962  Upload Date: 10/13/2016 12:24:12 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge
Locomotives:  PRR 2005(RF-16A) PRR 9705-B(DR4-4-15) PRR 9724(RF-16A)
Views:  1496   Comments: 0
PRR 2006, BF-16, 1955
Title:  PRR 2006, BF-16, 1955
Description:  BYC. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Fred Kern that was taken just East of the Brick Yard Crossing in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 23 July 1955. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engine #2006 and two more "BF" Class units whose road numbers are not recorded. #2006 is a BF-16 constructed by Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton in August of 1951, rated at 1,600 horsepower, and retired in July of 1966 after just 15 years of revenue service. In this context, this A-B-A trio is approaching the Brick Yard Crossing with a mixed-cargo freight train on their way up the Allegheny Mountains via the Horseshoe Curve to Gallitzin and points West.
Photo Date:  7/23/1955  Upload Date: 1/19/2021 10:17:27 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 2006(RF-16A)
Views:  417   Comments: 0
PRR 2006, BF-16, 1956
Title:  PRR 2006, BF-16, 1956
Description:  Altoona Action. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 29 August 1956. The photographer is not identified. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #2006, a BF-16 built by Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton in August of 1951, rated at 1,600 horsepower, and retired in July of 1966 after just 15 years of revenue service.
Photo Date:  8/29/1956  Upload Date: 8/30/2018 12:41:16 PM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 2006(RF-16A)
Views:  739   Comments: 1
PRR 2006, BF-16, 1964
Title:  PRR 2006, BF-16, 1964
Description:  Tipton. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Tipton, Pennsylvania, on 05 January 1964. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #2006 and 9736-B. Both are BF-16's built by the Baldwin Locomotive Company in 1951 and rated at 1,600 horsepower each. They are pulling a 36-car westbound mixed-cargo freight train along with caboose #477700.
Photo Date:  1/5/1964  Upload Date: 8/24/2016 1:15:29 AM
Location:  Tipton, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Winter
Locomotives:  PRR 2006(RF-16A) PRR 9736-B(RF-16A)
Views:  785   Comments: 2
PRR 9574, BF-15, 1962
Title:  PRR 9574, BF-15, 1962
Description:  Wye Switchds. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train at the Wye Switches in Duncansville, Pennsylvania, on 1 August 1962. Shown here (L to R) are engines #9574 and #2008. Both were built by the BaldwiQ Locomotive Works. #9574 is a BF-15 built in March of 1949. rated at 1,500 horsepower, and retired in December of 1963. #2008 is a BF-16 built in October of 1951, rated at 1,600 horsepower, and retired in July of.1966. These two Baldwin "Sharks" and N-5 cabin car # 477719 have just come from East Altoona. They are about to cross US Route 22, after which they will stop and back into the Hollidaysburg Yards, pick-up a freight train, and then head up the New Portage Branch to Gallitzin and points West.
Photo Date:  8/1/1962  Upload Date: 8/24/2016 3:00:49 PM
Location:  Duncansville, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Signal
Locomotives:  PRR 9574(DR4-4-15) PRR 2008(RF-16A)
Views:  1042   Comments: 0
PRR 9739, BF-16, 1964
Title:  PRR 9739, BF-16, 1964
Description:  4th Street. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 23 September 1964. Shown here are PRR engines #9739, #2008-B, and #9701. All were built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works. #9739 and #2008-B are BF-16's built in 1951 and rated at 1,600 horsepower each. #9701 is a BF-15A built in 1950 and rated at 1,500 horsepower. They are stopped just short of the 4th Street Bridge, awaiting orders to pull a mixed-cargo freight train up the Allegheny Mountains via the Horseshoe Curve to Gallitzin and points West. 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 1:28:25 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Yard,Track
Locomotives:  PRR 9739(RF-16A) PRR 2008-B(RF-16A) PRR 9701(DR4-4-15)
Views:  1368   Comments: 1
Seidel's "Horseshoe Curve," Page 38, 2008
Title:  Seidel's "Horseshoe Curve," Page 38, 2008
Description:  Here is a photo taken by Bob Lorenz that was published in David W. Seidel's 2008 book entitled "Images Of Rail: Horseshoe Curve," page 38. Partial Caption: "The PRR acquired its first diesel-electric locomotive as early as June 1937, but dieselization did not arrive until after World War II. Baldwin model RF-16 No. 2008, built in the 1950-1952 period, enters Horseshoe Curve." Engine #2008 is a BF-16 built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in October of 1951, rated at 1,600 HP, and retired in July of 1966.
Photo Date:  1/1/2008  Upload Date: 8/16/2018 2:06:11 AM
Location:  ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Signal
Locomotives:  PRR 2008(RF-16A)
Views:  376   Comments: 0
PRR 2009, BF-16, 1962
Title:  PRR 2009, BF-16, 1962
Description:  Oil Power. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Blawnox, Pennsylvania, on 27 March 1962. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engine #2009 and two more "Shark" units whose road numbers are not recorded. All were built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works. #2009 is a BF-16 constructed in October of 1951, rated at 1,600 horsepower, and retired in July of 1966 after just 15 years of revenue service.
Photo Date:  3/27/1962  Upload Date: 2/1/2019 11:15:40 AM
Location:  Blawnox, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Signal
Locomotives:  PRR 2009(RF-16A)
Views:  671   Comments: 0
PRR Coaling Tipple, 1965
Title:  PRR Coaling Tipple, 1965
Description:  Coaling Tipple. Here is an original photo that I took from the Pennsylvania Railroad's coaling tipple in East Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 11 September 1965. Here is a near-ground-level view facing westward. In addition to the many dead-lined PRR Diesels and passenger cars, the half-Roundhouse and the 17th Street Bridge in Juniata are also visible. At right is PRR engine #2010-B, a BF-16 built by Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton in 1952 and rated at 1,600 HP.
Photo Date:  9/11/1965  Upload Date: 7/5/2016 1:39:00 AM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 2010-B(RF-16A)
Views:  1045   Comments: 0
PRR 9735, BF-16, 1962
Title:  PRR 9735, BF-16, 1962
Description:  Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Rodney Peterson that was taken at Jack's Run near Mount Union, Pennsylvania, on 29 September 1962. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #9735 and #2011. Both are BF-16's built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works and rated at 1,600 horsepower each. #9735 was built in May of 1951 and retired in July of 1966, while #2011 was built in February of 1952 and retired in January of 1967. ("Stoneborobranch"; #11 of 20)
Photo Date:  9/29/1962  Upload Date: 7/27/2020 12:30:44 PM
Location:  Mount Union, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 2011(RF-16A)
Views:  596   Comments: 0
"Largest Railroad Shops," Page 15, 1978
Title:  "Largest Railroad Shops," Page 15, 1978
Description:  Here is page four of a four-page article entitled "The World's Largest Railroad Shops." It was published originally in the April 1978 issue of "Rails Northeast" magazine, page 15. Partial Caption: "These were the kiss of death for Pennsy's great fleet of steamers. #9807 leads an A-B-B-A [set of] late model F-7's into Altoona with an eastbound perishable freight past a set of Baldwin RF-16's." Visible in the background (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9807 and three more units whose road numbers are not recorded. All were built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9807 is an EF-15A built in April of 1951 and retired in October of 1967. Partially visible in the foreground is PRR engine #2011, a BF-16 built by Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton in February of 1952, rated at 1,600 horsepower, and retired in January of 1967. Photo by F.S. Gamber; taken from the 9th Street Footbridge.
Photo Date:  4/1/1978  Upload Date: 10/5/2023 9:43:09 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge
Locomotives:  PRR 9807(F7A) PRR 2011(RF-16A)
Views:  150   Comments: 0
PRR 2012, BF-16, c. 1963
Title:  PRR 2012, BF-16, c. 1963
Description:  Byerly. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Fred Eyerly that was taken in Toledo, Ohio, c. 1963. The photographer is not identified. Photo Caption: "Baldwin RF-16 #2012, 1600-hp, at Toledo, Ohio." Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroa` engines #2012 and another "Shark" whose number is not recorded. #2012 is a BF-16 built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in February of 1952, rated at 1,600 horsepower, and retired in January of 1969 after just 15 years of revenue service. This photo comes from a color slide set entitled "Diesels On The Pennsylvania" that's produced and distributed by Blackhawk Films of Davenport, Iowa (81>-23).
Photo Date:  11/7/1963  Upload Date: 12/3/2020 2:31:48 AM
Location:  Toledo, OH
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 2012(RF-16A)
Views:  612   Comments: 0
PRR 9700, BF-15A, 1964
Title:  PRR 9700, BF-15A, 1964
Description:  8th Street. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 12 January 1964. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #9700, #2014-B, #9700-B, and #2012. All were built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works. #9700 is a BF-15A built in 1950 and rated at 1,500 horsepower. #2014-B is BF-16 built in 1952 and rated at 1,600 horsepower. #9700-B is a BF-15A built in 1950 and rated at 1,500 horsepower. #2012 is BF-16 built in 1952 and rated at 1,600 horsepower. They are about to pass under the 8th Street Bridge in Juniata with a 100-car coal train destined for Enola and points East. Visible in the immediate background are at least eight cabin cars and PRR engine #7923, an ES-12 built by EMD in 1957 and rated at 1,200 horsepower. Several ALCo road switchers are on the move and will soon pass the Juniata E&M Shop on the far right.
Photo Date:  1/12/1964  Upload Date: 9/13/2016 11:55:02 AM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Winter,Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 9700(DR4-4-15) PRR 2014-B(RF-16A) PRR 9700-B(DR4-4-15) PRR 2012(RF-16A) PRR 7923(SW1200)
Views:  2866   Comments: 0
PRR 2013, BF-16, 1959
Title:  PRR 2013, BF-16, 1959
Description:  MDiv. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Fred Kern that was taken near Perdix, Pennsylvania, on 15 November 1959. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #2013 and two more "Sharks" whose numbers are not recorded. All were built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works. #2013 was built in February of 1952 and retired in January of 1967 after just 15 years of revenue service. This A-B-A set is passing under Signal Bridge #1142 with what appears to be an iron-ore train bound for the steel mills of Western Pennsylvania. Blue Mountain dominates the distance. ("Stoneborobranch"; #49 of 56)
Photo Date:  11/15/1959  Upload Date: 9/13/2020 8:47:21 AM
Location:  Perdix, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Signal
Locomotives:  PRR 2013(RF-16A)
Views:  526   Comments: 1
PRR 2015, BF-16, 1958
Title:  PRR 2015, BF-16, 1958
Description:  Volkmer. Here is an image of a photo by William D. Volkmer that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 25 June 1958. Parked in the East Altoona Locomotive Ready Tracks (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #2015 and #9711. Both are BF-16's built by Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton and rated at 1,600 horsepower each. #2015 was constructed in February of 1952 and retired in January of 1967, while #9711 was built in December of 1950 and retired in July of 1966. William E. Burket Collection.
Photo Date:  6/25/1958  Upload Date: 7/17/2022 8:28:15 PM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 2015(RF-16A) PRR 9711(RF-16A)
Views:  297   Comments: 0
PRR 9711, BF-16, 1958
Title:  PRR 9711, BF-16, 1958
Description:  Volkmer. Here is an image of a photo by William D. Volkmer that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 25 June 1958. Parked in the East Altoona Locomotive Ready Tracks (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #9711 and #2015. Both are BF-16's built by Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton and rated at 1,600 horsepower each. #9711 was constructed in December of 1950 and retired in July of 1966, while #2015 was built in February of 1952 and retired in January of 1967. Partially visible at the left is PRR engine #9854, an EFP-15 built by GM-EMD in June of 1952 and rated at 1,500 horsepower. William E. Burket Collection.
Photo Date:  6/25/1958  Upload Date: 7/19/2022 7:58:45 AM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 9711(RF-16A) PRR 2015(RF-16A) PRR 9854(FP7A)
Views:  303   Comments: 0
PRR 9450, FF-16, c. 1964
Title:  PRR 9450, FF-16, c. 1964
Description:  Altoona Action. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide showing (R to L) Pennsylvania Railroad engines #9450 and #2015. #9450 is an FF-16 built by Fairbanks-Morse in September of 1950, rated at 1,600 horsepower, and retired in April of 1965. #2015 is a BF-16 constructed by Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton in February of 1952, rated at 1,600 horsepower, and retired in January of 1967. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. ("PrrFan18n")
Photo Date:  8/15/1964  Upload Date: 11/6/2020 8:37:36 AM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 9450(CFA16-4) PRR 2015(RF-16A)
Views:  512   Comments: 0
"Interview With Clair Clugh," Page 29, 1996
Title:  "Interview With Clair Clugh," Page 29, 1996
Description:  Here is page 16 of a 29-page article by Eric Hirsimaki entitled "Interview With Clair I. Clugh: Manager, Altoona Works (Retired)." It was published originally in the Summer 1996 issue of "Keystone" magazine, page 29. Top Photo Caption: "BF-16 #2015, in original paint, leads a merchandise consist westbound, across Rockville Bridge, December 1954." Photo by Don Wood. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #2015 and another unit whose number is not recorded. Both were built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works. #2015 is a BF-16 built in 1952 and rated at 1,600 horsepower. Bottom Photo Caption: "Two PRR BF-16Z, including #5785. These were formerly classed BP-20 before regearing in 1952 for freight service. South Amboy, N.J., 1957." Photo by Don Wood.
Photo Date:  6/21/1996  Upload Date: 12/6/2017 4:44:30 AM
Location:  Rockville, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Signal
Locomotives:  PRR 2015(RF-16A) PRR 5785(DR6-4-2000)
Views:  6138   Comments: 0
PRR 2017, BF-16, 1955
Title:  PRR 2017, BF-16, 1955
Description:  AHC. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken at the Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 16 January 1955. The photographer is not identified. Shown here (L to R) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #2017 and two "BF" Class B-units whose road numbers are not recorded. All were built by Baldwin. #2017 is a BF-16 constructed in March of 1952, rated at 1,600 horsepower, and retired in January of 1967 after just 15 years of revenue service. In this context, this A-B-B trio is pulling a mixed-cargo freight train around the Curve and up the Allegheny Mountains to Gallitzin and points West.
Photo Date:  1/16/1955  Upload Date: 3/3/2019 3:23:47 PM
Location:  ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Winter
Locomotives:  PRR 2017(RF-16A)
Views:  669   Comments: 0
PRR 2018, BF-16, c. 1958
Title:  PRR 2018, BF-16, c. 1958
Description:  Altoona Action. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, c. 1958. The photographer is not identified. Shown here inside the Juniata Erecting & Machine Shop is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #2018, a BF-16 built by Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton in March of 1952, rated at 1,600 horsepower, and retired in January of 1967 after just 15 years of revenue service. Looks to me like it's had a close encounter of the third kind!
Photo Date:  8/8/1958  Upload Date: 12/18/2024 9:51:56 AM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Wreck
Locomotives:  PRR 2018(RF-16A)
Views:  15   Comments: 0
PRR 2020
Title:  PRR 2020
Description:  Photo by Al Chione, date eastimated
Photo Date:  3/1/1958  Upload Date: 6/4/2009 1:35:20 PM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Ryan Kertis
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 2020(RF-16A)
Views:  3032   Comments: 0
PRR 2021, BF-16, 1963
Title:  PRR 2021, BF-16, 1963
Description:  Volkmer. Here is a color photo by William D. Volkmer that was taken in Enola, Pennsylvania, in February of 1963. Prominent here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engine #2021 and two more "BF" Class units whose road numbers are not recorded. All were built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works. #2021 was constructed in March of 1952, rated at 1,600 horsepower, and retired in January of 1967. Visible at the right is a trio of "EF" Class units built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each.
Photo Date:  2/2/1963  Upload Date: 3/4/2021 5:25:13 PM
Location:  Enola, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Winter,Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 2021(RF-16A)
Views:  381   Comments: 0
PRR 2022, BF-16, 1961
Title:  PRR 2022, BF-16, 1961
Description:  Byerly. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by J. David Ingles that was taken in Detroit, Michigan, in June of 1961. Photo Caption: "Baldwin RF-16 #2002, 1600-hp, at Detroit, Mich." Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #2022 and #9576. Both were built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works. #2022 is a BF-16 built in March of 1952, rated at 1,600 horsepower, and retired in January of 1967. #9576 is a BF-15 built in March of 1949, rated at 1,500 horsepower, and retired in December of 1963. This photo comes from a color slide set entitled "Diesels On The Pennsylvania" that's produced and distributed by Blackhawk Films of Davenport, Iowa (819-25).
Photo Date:  6/21/1961  Upload Date: 7/2/2018 1:28:34 AM
Location:  Detroit, MI
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 2022(RF-16A) PRR 9576(DR4-4-15)
Views:  979   Comments: 0
PRR 2022, BF-16, 1964
Title:  PRR 2022, BF-16, 1964
Description:  7th Street. Here is an original photo that I took of Pennsylvania Railroad trains in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 08 March 1964. Shown here is PRR engine #2022, a BF-15 built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1952 and rated at 1,600 horsepower. It and two other Baldwin "Sharks" are pulling an eastbound freighw train under the 7th Street Bridge into the Altoona Yards. Visible bekind it are portions of PRR engines #7070 and #9766-B, which are waiting for orders to proceed with a westbound mixed-cargo freight train.
Photo Date:  3/8/1964  Upload Date: 9/26/2016 3:04:51 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge
Locomotives:  PRR 2022(RF-16A) PRR 7070(GP9)
Views:  537   Comments: 0
PRR 2023, BF-16, c. 1966
Title:  PRR 2023, BF-16, c. 1966
Description:  Oil Power. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #2023, a BF-16 built by Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton in March of 1952, rated at 1,600 horsepower, and retired in January of 1967 after just 15 years of revenue service. Note that the original paint scheme is bleeding through a newer one. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. ("PrrFan18n")
Photo Date:  8/15/1966  Upload Date: 7/25/2021 6:27:37 PM
Location:  Enola, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 2023(RF-16A)
Views:  259   Comments: 0
Pennsy lineup.
Title:  Pennsy lineup.
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/1/1958  Upload Date: 6/25/2012 2:51:10 PM
Location:  Erie, PA
Author:  William Volkmer
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 2025(RF-16A) PRR 9738(RF-16A) PRR 9683(F3A)
Views:  2512   Comments: 8
PRR 2025, BF-16, 1958
Title:  PRR 2025, BF-16, 1958
Description:  Volkmer. Here is a postal card entitled "Pennsylvania RR." No postmark. Caption On Reverse: "A line of Pennsy units ready for service at Erie, Pennsylvania, October 1958. EMD and Baldwin built freight power are in this unposed view. Photo by William D. Volkmer." Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #2025, #9738, and #9683. #2025 and #9738 were both built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works and rated at 1,600 horsepower each. #2025 was built in April of 1952 and retired in January of 1967, while #9738 was built in May of 1951 and retired July of 1966. #9683 is an EH-15 built by GM-EMD in February of 1949, rated at 1,500 horsepower, and later regeared and reclassified as an EF-15A.
Photo Date:  10/27/1958  Upload Date: 3/8/2019 10:30:12 AM
Location:  Erie, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 2025(RF-16A) PRR 9738(RF-16A) PRR 9683(F3A)
Views:  804   Comments: 0
East Altoona Deadline, 1965
Title:  East Altoona Deadline, 1965
Description:  WIL-ALT-65. Here is an original photo that I took while riding in a Pennsylvania Railroad passenger train from Harrisburg to Altoona during August of 1965. Shown here are the PRR's locomotive deadline tracks in East Altoona, Pennsylvania. Many makes and models are represented, including Fairbanks-Morse ERIE's and Baldwin "Shark" #2025.
Photo Date:  8/15/1965  Upload Date: 8/18/2016 4:16:51 PM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 2025(RF-16A)
Views:  1035   Comments: 0
PRR 2026, BF-16, 1961
Title:  PRR 2026, BF-16, 1961
Description:  4th Street. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Altoona, Pennsylvania, during January of 1961. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #2026 and #9594. Both are BF-16's built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works and rated at 1,600 horsepower each; #2026 was built in 1952, but #9594 was built in 1951. Visible on the far left are some of the PRR's Passenger Car Shops. Photo taken from the 4th Street Bridge. ("Red Shift" slide converted to Black & White.)
Photo Date:  1/22/1961  Upload Date: 9/28/2016 3:13:07 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Winter,Yard,Track
Locomotives:  PRR 2026(RF-16A) PRR 9594(RF-16A)
Views:  1028   Comments: 1
PRR 9454, FF-16, 1964
Title:  PRR 9454, FF-16, 1964
Description:  8th Street. Here is an original photo that I took of Pennsylvania Railroad locomotives in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 12 January 1964. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #9454, #9630-B, #9717, #9594, and #8576. #9454 is an FF-16 built by Fairbanks-Morse in 1950 and rated at 1,600 horsepower. #9630-B is an AF-16 built by the American Locomotive Company in 1951 and rated at 1,600 horsepower. #9717 and #9594 are BF-16's built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1951 and rated at 1,600 horsepower each. #8576 is an ES-15M built by EMD in 1953 and rated at 1,500 horsepower. They are about to pass under the 8th Street Bridge in Juniata on their way to the East Altoona Roundhouse for servicing. Visible in the immediate background are at least eight cabin cars and PRR engine #7923, an ES-12 built by EMD in 1957 and rated at 1,200 horsepower.
Photo Date:  1/12/1964  Upload Date: 9/13/2016 3:40:02 PM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Winter,Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 9454(CFA16-4) PRR 9630-B(FB2) PRR 9717(RF-16A) PRR 9594(RF-16A) PRR 8576(GP7) PRR 7923(SW1200)
Views:  1838   Comments: 1
PRR 9594
Title:  PRR 9594
Description:  A southbound on the Delmarva branch behind a pair of Sharks and a pair of BLW switchers.
Photo Date:  7/17/1965  Upload Date: 9/4/2005 5:51:15 PM
Location:  Porter, DE
Author:  Jeff Van Cleve
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 9594(RF-16A)
Views:  3317   Comments: 1
PRR 9595, BF-16, c. 1956
Title:  PRR 9595, BF-16, c. 1956
Description:  Nyman. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by John Szwajkart that was taken at the Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, c. 1956. Shown here (L to R) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9595 and two "Shark" B-units whose road numbers are not recorded. #9595 is a BF-16 built by Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton in April of 1951, rated at 1,600 horsepower, and retired in July of 1966 after just 15 years of service. On this misty morning, they're rounding the Curve on their way up the Allegheny Mountains to the Cresson Branch where they'll pick-up a fully-loaded mineral train and move it down "The Mountain" to the Altoona Receiving Yards. Notable here is the cabin car: it's the PRR's one-of-a-kind N-5E #477594 built in the ACS in October, 1929. Many thanks to Mr. Anthony Zinskie for identifying this car correctly.
Photo Date:  8/31/1956  Upload Date: 7/12/2023 7:46:36 AM
Location:  ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives:  PRR 9595(RF-16A)
Views:  182   Comments: 1
"Pennsy At Northumberland," Page 70, 2004
Title:  "Pennsy At Northumberland," Page 70, 2004
Description:  Here is page five of a six-page article by William D. Volkmer entitled "The Pennsy At Nortumberland: 1964-1968." It was published originally in the January 2004 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 70. Partially visible here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9595, a BF-16 built by Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton in April of 1951, rated at 1,600 horsepower, and retired in July of 1966 after just 15 years of revenue service. Also notable here is a map depicting the extent of Mr. Volkmer's area of responsibility.
Photo Date:  1/1/2004  Upload Date: 12/8/2021 10:09:35 PM
Location:  Northumberland, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 9595(RF-16A)
Views:  222   Comments: 0
PRR 9597, BF-16, 1959
Title:  PRR 9597, BF-16, 1959
Description:  Volkmer. Here is an image of a photo by William D. Volkmer that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 23 September 1959. Shown here (R to L) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9597 and two more units whose road numbers are not recorded. All were built by Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton. #9597 is a BF-16 constructed in April of 1951, rated at 1,600 horsepower, and retired in July of 1966 after just 15 years of revenue service. In this context, they're pulling a mixed-cargo freight train and are about to pass under Juniata's 8th Street Bridge and enter the Westbound Forwarding Yard for crew changes. William E. Burket Collection.
Photo Date:  9/23/1959  Upload Date: 7/18/2022 5:44:35 PM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 9597(RF-16A)
Views:  160   Comments: 0
PRR 9633, ABF-18, 1962
Title:  PRR 9633, ABF-18, 1962
Description:  Blackhawk. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by William D. Volkmer that was taken in Enola, Pennsylvania, on 7 October 1962. Photo Caption: "RF-16, Pennsylvania Number 9633. Re-designed by Alco. Enola, Pa. Oct. 7, 1962." Shown here (R to L) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9633 and another "Shark" whose road number is not recorded. #9633 ~ originally numbered "9726" ~ was built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works as a BF-16 in March of 1951 and rated at 1,600 horsepower. In 1959, it was rebuilt with a 1,800 horsepower engine by the American Locomotive Company and renumbered "9633" ~ Class ABF-18. It was retired in July of 1966 after just 15 years of revenue service. 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 (892-47).
Photo Date:  10/7/1962  Upload Date: 1/10/2018 2:58:37 AM
Location:  Enola, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 9633(RF-16A)
Views:  785   Comments: 0
PRR 9633, ABF-18, 1962
Title:  PRR 9633, ABF-18, 1962
Description:  Volkmer. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by William D. Volkmer that was taken in Enola, Pennsylvania, on 10 October 1962. Prominent here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9633 and another "Shark" whose road number is not recorded. #9633 was built by Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton as BF-16 number "9726" in March of 1951 and rated at 1,600 horsepower. In 1959, it was rebuilt with a 1,800 horsepower engine by the American Locomotive Company and renumbered "9633" ~ Class ABF-18. It was retired in July of 1966 after just 15 years of revenue service. Also visible at the left are two unidentified "AF" Class units and the now-obsolete coaling tipple. Produced and distributed by FJC Products of Newport, Delaware.
Photo Date:  10/10/1962  Upload Date: 12/9/2020 9:17:43 AM
Location:  Enola, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 9633(RF-16A)
Views:  671   Comments: 0
PRR 9710, BF-16, 1956
Title:  PRR 9710, BF-16, 1956
Description:  Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken in Indianapolis, Indiana, on 7 October 1956. The photographer is not identified. Prominent here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #9710 and two more units whose numbers are not recorded. All were built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works. #9710 is a BF-16 built in December of 1950, rated at 1,600 horsepower, and retired in July of 1966. Also visible at the far left is the front end of an unidentified PRR EP-20 passenger locomotive; at the far right are Wabash Railroad F-7 #1165 (built by GM-EMD in June of 1950) coupled to an unidentified PRR EF-15A. ("Stoneborobranch"; #10 of 20)
Photo Date:  10/7/1956  Upload Date: 7/27/2020 12:28:31 PM
Location:  Indianapolis, IN
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 9710(RF-16A) WAB 1165(F7A)
Views:  493   Comments: 0
PRR 9710, BF-16, 1996
Title:  PRR 9710, BF-16, 1996
Description:  Altoona Action. Here is a photo that was published originally in Dan Cupper's 1996 monograph entitled "The Pennsylvania Railroad: Its Place In History 1846-1996," page 14. Partial Caption: "With the buildings of the Altoona Machine Shop complex behind, a pair of Baldwin road freight 'sharknose' diesels leads a train of refrigerator cars west on the main line to Pittsburgh." Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #9710 and another "BF" Class unit whose road number is not recorded. #9710 is a BF-16 built in December of 1950, rated at 1,600 horsepower, and retired in July of 1966 after just 16 years of service. The photographer's name and the date are not recorded.
Photo Date:  1/1/1996  Upload Date: 1/6/2018 2:03:15 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Track
Locomotives:  PRR 9710(RF-16A)
Views:  661   Comments: 0
PRR Baldwin Shark 9715 leads an EB freight on the PCC&StL line
Title:  PRR Baldwin Shark 9715 leads an EB freight on the PCC&StL line
Description:  If my notes are correct the 9715 was less than one year old. It entered service January 1951 and was retired in July 1966
Photo Date:  8/11/1951  Upload Date: 8/27/2010 8:33:07 PM
Location:  Pittsburgh, PA
Author:  Lew Schneider
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 9715(RF-16A)
Views:  2332   Comments: 0
PRR freight headed EB on the PCC&StL line
Title:  PRR freight headed EB on the PCC&StL line
Description:  This line was well above the P&LE river route. See Manchester Bridge in background
Photo Date:  8/11/1951  Upload Date: 1/19/2011 10:30:26 PM
Location:  Pittsburgh, PA
Author:  Lew Schneider
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 9715(RF-16A)
Views:  1178   Comments: 4
PRR 9716, BF-16, 1959
Title:  PRR 9716, BF-16, 1959
Description:  Volkmer. Here is an image of a photo by William D. Volkmer that was taken near Gallitzin, Pennsylvania, on 18 February 1959. Shown here (L to R) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9716 and an unidentified Baldwin-built "A" unit. #9716 is a BF-16 built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in March of 1951, rated at 1,600 horsepower, and retired in July of 1966. This A-A set is serving as tail-end pushers for a fully-loaded mineral train that will soon pass through the New Portage Tunnel in its way down the Allegheny Mountains to the Eastbound Receiving Yard in Altoona. Photo taken from the State Route 53 Bridge. William E. Burket Collection.
Photo Date:  2/18/1959  Upload Date: 7/19/2022 9:44:26 PM
Location:  Gallitzin, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 9716(RF-16A)
Views:  198   Comments: 0
PRR 9718, BF-16, 1957
Title:  PRR 9718, BF-16, 1957
Description:  MDiv. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken near Marysville, Pennsylvania, on 28 April 1957. The photographer is not identified. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #9718 and two more "Shark" units whose numbers are not recorded. #9718 is a BF-16 built by Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton in March of 1951 and retired in July of 1966 after just 15 years of revenue service. This A-B-A set has just passed Marysville and is about to cross the Susquehanna River via the Rockville Bridge. ("Stoneborobranch"; #38 of 56)
Photo Date:  4/28/1957  Upload Date: 9/17/2020 12:19:23 PM
Location:  Marysville, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 9718(RF-16A)
Views:  369   Comments: 0
PRR 9718, BF-16, c. 1964
Title:  PRR 9718, BF-16, c. 1964
Description:  Chione. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione. Shown here (L to R) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9718 and a "Shark" B-unit whose road number is not recorded. #9718 is a BF-16 built by Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton in March 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 exact date, and the location are not recorded.
Photo Date:  8/15/1964  Upload Date: 11/2/2023 7:18:50 AM
Location:  Toledo, OH
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Signal
Locomotives:  PRR 9718(RF-16A)
Views:  120   Comments: 0


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