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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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451 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 |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 9631(FA2) PRR 9620(FA2) |
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687 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
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 CURVE), PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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| Locomotives: |
PRR 9631(FA2) PRR 9630(FA2) |
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666 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
PRR 9622, AF-16, 1962 |
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Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken in Pitcairn, Pennsylvania, on 27 March 1962. The photographer is not identified. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #9622, an unidentified "FA" Class B-unit, and #9631 at the right. All were built by the American Locomotive Company. #9622 and #9631 are AF-16's and rated at 1,600 horsepower each. #9622 was built in November of 1951, while #9631 was produced one month later. ("Stoneborobranch"; #2 of 20) |
| Photo Date: |
3/27/1962 Upload Date: 7/26/2020 3:32:13 PM |
| Location: |
Pitcairn, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Yard |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 9622(FA2) PRR 9631(FA2) |
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302 Comments: 0 |
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