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By:Thomas C. Ayers
Dates:2/3/1949 - 2/3/1949
Album Info:Here are 27 photos of Pennsylvania Railroad diesel-electric locomotives utilized for passenger service. All of them were purchased in a single eBay auction conducted by Mr. Tim Howerter on Thursday, 23 April 2020. The photographer's name, the locomotive road number(s), the date, and the location are cited when available. * Repaired Album *
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PRR 5752, AP-20, c. 1960
Title:  PRR 5752, AP-20, c. 1960
Description:  Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5752, an AFP-20 built by the American Locomotive Company as an AP-20 in October of 1947, rated at 2,000 horsepower, later regeared and reclassified as an AFP-20, and retired in September of 1962 after just 15 years of revenue service. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. (Tchowee"; #1 of 27)
Photo Date:  9/22/1960  Upload Date: 3/27/2025 5:59:33 PM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Signal
Locomotives:  PRR 5752(PA1)
Views:  13   Comments: 0
PRR 5752, AP-20, c. 1960
Title:  PRR 5752, AP-20, c. 1960
Description:  Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5752, an AFP-20 built by the American Locomotive Company as an AP-20 in October of 1947, rated at 2,000 horsepower, later regeared and reclassified as an AFP-20, and retired in September of 1962 after just 15 years of revenue service. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. (Tchowee"; #2 of 27)
Photo Date:  9/22/1960  Upload Date: 3/27/2025 6:00:07 PM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 5752(PA1)
Views:  16   Comments: 0
PRR 8851, AS-16MS, c. 1963
Title:  PRR 8851, AS-16MS, c. 1963
Description:  Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #8851, an AS-16MS road switcher built by the American Locomotive Company in January of 1952 and rated at 1,600 horsepower. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. (Tchowee"; #3 of 27)
Photo Date:  9/22/1963  Upload Date: 3/27/2025 6:01:32 PM
Location:  Pemberton, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 8851(RS3)
Views:  14   Comments: 0
PRR 8110, BS-12AMS, c. 1963
Title:  PRR 8110, BS-12AMS, c. 1963
Description:  Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #8110, a BS-12 AMS road switcher built by Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton in February of 1954 and rated at 1,200 horsepower. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. (Tchowee"; #4 of 27)
Photo Date:  9/22/1963  Upload Date: 3/27/2025 6:00:43 PM
Location:  Pemberton, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 8110(RS12)
Views:  26   Comments: 0
PRR 9848, EFP-15, 1963
Title:  PRR 9848, EFP-15, 1963
Description:  Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by R.P. Olmsted that was taken in Chicago, Illinois, on 22 December 1963. Shown here (L to R) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9848 and another unit whose road number is not recorded. Both were built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9848 is an EFP-15 built in May of 1952. ("Tchowee"; #5 of 27)
Photo Date:  12/22/1963  Upload Date: 5/8/2020 9:19:39 AM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Winter,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 9848(FP7A)
Views:  394   Comments: 0
PRR 4222, EP-20, 1962
Title:  PRR 4222, EP-20, 1962
Description:  Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken at the horse racing track in Bowie, Maryland, in August of 1962. Shown here (L to R) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4222 and another unit whose road number is not recorded. Both are EP-20's built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,000 horsepower each. #4222 was constructed as number "5862" in February of 1948, renumbered "4222" in preparation for the PRR-NYC merger, and retired in September of 1967 after just 19 years of revenue service. This A-A set is poised to make the return run to Washington Union Station with their seven-car racetrack special. ("Tchowee"; #6 of 27)
Photo Date:  8/15/1962  Upload Date: 5/8/2020 9:23:53 AM
Location:  Bowie, MD
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 4222(E7A)
Views:  657   Comments: 1
PRR 4224, EP-20, 1966
Title:  PRR 4224, EP-20, 1966
Description:  Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken in Bay Head Junction, New Jersey, on 7 October 1966. The photographer is not identified. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4224, an EP-20 built by GM-EMD as number "5864" in February of 1948, rated at 2,000 horsepower, and renumbered "4224" in preparation for the PRR-NYC merger. ("Tchowee"; #7 of 27)
Photo Date:  10/7/1966  Upload Date: 5/8/2020 9:21:58 AM
Location:  Bay Head Junction, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 4224(E7A)
Views:  450   Comments: 0
PRR 5840, EP-20, 1964
Title:  PRR 5840, EP-20, 1964
Description:  Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on 29 September 1964. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #5840 and #5866. Both are EP-20's built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,000 horsepower each. #5840 was built in August of 1947, while #5866 was constructed in March of 1949. ("Tchowee"; #8 of 27)
Photo Date:  9/29/1964  Upload Date: 5/9/2020 5:34:53 PM
Location:  Harrisburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 5840(E7A) PRR 5866(E7A)
Views:  527   Comments: 0
PRR 5843, EP-20, 1960
Title:  PRR 5843, EP-20, 1960
Description:  Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken near Newport, Pennsylvania, on 17 October 1960. Shown here (L to R) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5843 and another unit whose road number is not recorded. Both were built by GM-EMD. #5843 is an EP-20 constructed in August of 1947 and rated at 2,000 horsepower. In this context, they're rockin' 'n' rollin' with Train #43. ("Tchowee"; #9 of 27)
Photo Date:  10/17/1960  Upload Date: 5/9/2020 5:36:51 PM
Location:  Newport, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5843(E7A)
Views:  429   Comments: 0
PRR 5845, EP-20, c. 1963
Title:  PRR 5845, EP-20, c. 1963
Description:  Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5845, an EP-20 built by GM-EMD in August of 1947 and rated at 2,000 horsepower. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. (Tchowee"; #10 of 27)
Photo Date:  9/22/1963  Upload Date: 3/27/2025 6:28:25 PM
Location:  South Amboy, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 5845(E7A)
Views:  15   Comments: 0
PRR 5858, EP-20, c. 1963
Title:  PRR 5858, EP-20, c. 1963
Description:  Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione. Prominent here (F to R) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5858 and two more units whose road numbers are not recorded. All are EP-20's built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,000 horsepower each. #5858 was constructed in February of 1948. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. (Tchowee"; #11 of 27)
Photo Date:  1/23/1963  Upload Date: 3/27/2025 6:29:31 PM
Location:  Chicago Union Statio, IL
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Winter,Station,Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5858(E7A)
Views:  13   Comments: 0
PRR 5860, EP-20, 1955
Title:  PRR 5860, EP-20, 1955
Description:  Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Fred R. Kern that was taken just East of the Brick Yard Crossing in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 23 July 1955. Shown here (R to L) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5860 and two more units whose road numbers are not recorded. All are EP-20's built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,000 horsepower each. #5860 was constructed in February of 1948. In this context, this A-B-A set is pulling Train #22 down the Allegheny Mountains and will soon stop at the Altoona Passenger Station on their way to Harrisburg and points East. ("Tchowee"; #12 of 27)
Photo Date:  7/23/1955  Upload Date: 5/4/2020 7:15:54 PM
Location:  Altoona(Brickyard), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5860(E7A)
Views:  445   Comments: 0
PRR 5862, EP-20, c. 1960
Title:  PRR 5862, EP-20, c. 1960
Description:  Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione. Shown here (R to L) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5862 and another unit whose road number is not recorded. Both are EP-20's built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,000 horsepower each. #5862 was constructed in February of 1948. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. (Tchowee"; #13 of 27)
Photo Date:  9/22/1960  Upload Date: 3/27/2025 6:49:57 PM
Location:  Newport, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5862(E7A)
Views:  13   Comments: 0
PRR 5880, EP-20, c. 1960
Title:  PRR 5880, EP-20, c. 1960
Description:  Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione. Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5880, an EP-20 built by GM-EMD in April of 1949 and rated at 2,000 horsepower. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. (Tchowee"; #14 of 27)
Photo Date:  9/22/1960  Upload Date: 3/27/2025 6:50:23 PM
Location:  Belmar, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5880(E7A)
Views:  15   Comments: 0
PRR 5700, EP-22, 1963
Title:  PRR 5700, EP-22, 1963
Description:  Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken in Detroit, Michigan, on 17 June 1963. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5700, an EP-22 built by GM-EMD in September of 1952 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. Note the "Mars" light! ("Tchowee"; #15 of 27)
Photo Date:  6/17/1963  Upload Date: 5/8/2020 5:21:43 PM
Location:  Detroit, MI
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 5700(E8A)
Views:  637   Comments: 0
PRR 5704, EP-22, 1963
Title:  PRR 5704, EP-22, 1963
Description:  Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by R.P. Olmsted that was taken in Chicago, Illinois, on 14 December 1963. Shown here (L to R) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5704 and two more units whose road numbers are not recorded. All were built by GM-EMD. #5704 was constructed in September of 1952 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. ("Tchowee"; #16 of 27)
Photo Date:  12/14/1963  Upload Date: 5/8/2020 9:11:06 PM
Location:  Chicago Union Statio, IL
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Winter,Yard,Signal
Locomotives:  PRR 5704(E8A)
Views:  583   Comments: 1
PRR 5705, EP-22, 1966
Title:  PRR 5705, EP-22, 1966
Description:  Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Cincinnati, Ohio, on 19 March 1966. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #5705 and #5873. Both were built by GM-EMD. #5705 is an EP-22 built in September of 1952 and rated at 2,250 horsepower, while #5873 is an EP-20 constructed in April of 1949 and rated at 2,000 horsepower. ("Tchowee"; #17 of 27)
Photo Date:  3/19/1966  Upload Date: 5/8/2020 9:12:58 PM
Location:  Cincinnati, OH
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5705(E8A) PRR 5873(E7A)
Views:  578   Comments: 0
PRR 5707, EP-22, 1966
Title:  PRR 5707, EP-22, 1966
Description:  Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken in Jeffersonville, Indiana, on 7 May 1966. The photographer is not identified. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5707, an EP-22 built by GM-EMD in October of 1952 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. ("Tchowee"; #18 of 27)
Photo Date:  5/7/1966  Upload Date: 5/9/2020 10:16:56 AM
Location:  Jeffersonville, IN
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 5707(E8A)
Views:  391   Comments: 0
PRR 5764, EP-22, 1955
Title:  PRR 5764, EP-22, 1955
Description:  Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Fred R. Kern that was taken near Newport, Pennsylvania, on 24 July 1955. Shown here (R to L) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5764 and another unit whose road number is not recorded. Both are EP-22's built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,250 horsepower each. #5764 was constructed in November of 1952. They've just passed VIEW Tower with a passenger train bound for Harrisburg and points East. Note the string of empty 50-ton hopper cars belonging to the Berwind-White Coal Mining Company heading back to the bituminous coal mines of Western Pennsylvania. ("Tchowee"; #19 of 27)
Photo Date:  7/24/1955  Upload Date: 5/5/2020 4:02:15 AM
Location:  Newport, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5764(E8A)
Views:  866   Comments: 0
PRR 5794, EP-22, 1953
Title:  PRR 5794, EP-22, 1953
Description:  Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken near Hammond, Indiana, on 5 September 1953. Shown here (L to R) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5794 and another unit whose road number is not recorded. Both are EP-22's built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,250 horsepower each. #5794 was constructed in June of 1952. Note that both locomotives are still sporting their original DGLE livery! ("Tchowee"; #20 of 27)
Photo Date:  9/5/1953  Upload Date: 5/9/2020 10:18:29 AM
Location:  Hammond, IN
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5794(E8A)
Views:  824   Comments: 0
PRR 5795, EP-22, 1963
Title:  PRR 5795, EP-22, 1963
Description:  Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by R.P. Olmsted that was taken at Union Station in Chicago, Illinois, on 8 December 1963. Prominent here (L to R) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5795 and two more units whose road numbers are not recorded. All are EP-22's built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,250 horsepower each. #5795 was constructed in June of 1952. ("Tchowee"; #21 of 27)
Photo Date:  12/8/1963  Upload Date: 5/9/2020 10:20:25 AM
Location:  Chicago Union Statio, IL
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Station,Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5795(E8A)
Views:  409   Comments: 0
PRR 5805, EP-22, c. 1963
Title:  PRR 5805, EP-22, c. 1963
Description:  Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #5805 and #5905. Both are EP-22's built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,250 horsepower each. #5805 was constructed in July of 1952, while #5905 was built in April of 1951. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. (Tchowee"; #22 of 27)
Photo Date:  9/22/1963  Upload Date: 3/27/2025 9:47:30 PM
Location:  Cincinnati, OH
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5805(E8A) PRR 5905(E8A)
Views:  21   Comments: 0
PRR 5810, EP-22, c. 1953
Title:  PRR 5810, EP-22, c. 1953
Description:  Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione. Shown here (R to L) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5810 and another unit whose road number is not recorded. Both are EP-22's built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,250 horsepower each. #5810 was constructed in January of 1951. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. (Tchowee"; #23 of 27)
Photo Date:  9/22/1953  Upload Date: 3/27/2025 9:48:14 PM
Location:  Englewood, IL
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5810(E8A)
Views:  11   Comments: 0
PRR 5892, EP-22, 1963
Title:  PRR 5892, EP-22, 1963
Description:  Here a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Dave Ingles that was taken at Chicago's Union Station on 18 August 1963. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #5892 and #5799. Both are EP-22's built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,250 horsepower each. #5892 was constructed in April of 1950, while #5799 was built in June of 1952. They're departing the Station with the "Broadway Limited" bound for Pittsburgh and New York City. (Tchowee"; #24 of 27)
Photo Date:  8/19/1963  Upload Date: 3/27/2025 9:55:21 PM
Location:  Chicago Union Statio, IL
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5892(E8A) PRR 5799(E8A)
Views:  26   Comments: 0
PRR 5898, EP-22, 1963
Title:  PRR 5898, EP-22, 1963
Description:  Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Charles Houser that was taken at Union Station in Chicago, Illinois, on 26 August 1963. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #5898 and #5806. Both are EP-22's built by GM-BMD and rated at 2,250 horsepower each. #5898 was constructed in March of 1951, while #5806 was built in July of 1952. Note the double slip switches! ("Tchowee"; #25 of 27)
Photo Date:  8/26/1963  Upload Date: 5/10/2020 9:52:45 PM
Location:  Chicago Union Statio, IL
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Station,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5898(E8A) PRR 5806(E8A)
Views:  855   Comments: 0
PRR 5903, EP-22, 1958
Title:  PRR 5903, EP-22, 1958
Description:  Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by Bob Lorenz that was taken near York, Pennsylvania, on 5 May 1958. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #5903 and another unit whose road number is not recorded. Both are EP-22's built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,250 horsepower each. #5903 was constructed in March of 1951. This train is stopped while one of the Crewmen inspects something underneath the second unit. ("Tchowee"; #26 of 27)
Photo Date:  5/5/1958  Upload Date: 5/10/2020 9:54:29 PM
Location:  York, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5903(E8A)
Views:  517   Comments: 0
PRR 8501, ES-15MS, 1963
Title:  PRR 8501, ES-15MS, 1963
Description:  Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Chicago, Illinois, during June of 1963. Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #8501, an ES-15MS built by GM-EMD August of 1952 and rated at 1,500 horsepower. In this context, it's pulling a four-coach commuter train out of Chicago's Union Station. ("Tchowee"; #27 of 27)
Photo Date:  6/17/1963  Upload Date: 5/8/2020 5:19:42 PM
Location:  Chicago Union Statio, IL
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 8501(GP7)
Views:  489   Comments: 0


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