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PRR 9483, FF-20, 1959
Title:  PRR 9483, FF-20, 1959
Description:  ARB. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by David R. Sweetland that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, in September of 1959. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9483 and another "Erie-A" whose road number is not recorded. Both are FF-20's built by Fairbanks-Morse and rated at 2,000 horsepower each. #9483 was built in November of 1948 and retired in December of 1963 after just 15 years of revenue service. They are about to pass under the 8th Street Bridge in Juniata on their way up the Allegheny Mountains to Gallitzin and points West.
Photo Date:  9/22/1959  Upload Date: 5/17/2018 1:12:30 AM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 9483(ERIE-A)
Views:  858   Comments: 0
PRR 9484, FF-20, c. 1963
Title:  PRR 9484, FF-20, c. 1963
Description:  Altoona Action. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, c. 1963. The photographer is not identified. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9484, an FF-20 built by Fairbanks-Morse in October of 1948, rated at 2,000 horsepower, and retired in December of 1963 after just 15 years of service. The trainphone apparatus has been removed in preparation for trade-in. Also note the old steam locomotive tender, partially visible at the far left.
Photo Date:  8/15/1963  Upload Date: 8/28/2024 10:26:36 PM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 9484(ERIE-A)
Views:  215   Comments: 0
PRR 9486
Title:  PRR 9486
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/11/1964  Upload Date: 11/3/2020 10:46:40 AM
Location:  Camden, NJ
Author:  Jeffrey Lawrence Collection
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Locomotives:  PRR 9486(ERIE-A)
Views:  311   Comments: 0
PRR 9487, FF-20, 1960
Title:  PRR 9487, FF-20, 1960
Description:  Chione. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken in Toledo, Ohio, during July of 1960. The photographer is not identified. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #9487 and two other units ~ one an "Erie-A," the other an ALCo switcher ~ whose numbers are not recorded. #9487 is an FF-20 built by Fairbanks-Morse in 1948 and rated at 2,000 horsepower. Note the cargo ship in the background, to the left of #9487.
Photo Date:  7/6/1960  Upload Date: 5/17/2018 1:15:04 AM
Location:  Toledo, OH
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Signal
Locomotives:  PRR 9487(ERIE-A)
Views:  992   Comments: 0
PRR 9488, FF-20, 1960
Title:  PRR 9488, FF-20, 1960
Description:  Wallin. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Richard R. Wallin that was taken in Homestead, Pennsylvania, in April of 1960. Shown here (L to R) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9488 and two more units whose road numbers are not recorded. All are FF-20's built by Fairbanks-Morse and rated at 2,000 horsepower each. #9488 was constructed in November of 1948 and retired in December of 1963 after just 15 years of service. When there's icicles on the grilles, it's really cold!
Photo Date:  4/16/1960  Upload Date: 5/16/2023 11:09:06 PM
Location:  Homestead, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
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Locomotives:  PRR 9488(ERIE-A)
Views:  304   Comments: 0
PRR 9488, FF-20, 1962
Title:  PRR 9488, FF-20, 1962
Description:  Oil Power. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken near Herman, Pennsylvania, on 22 March 1962. Shown here (R to L) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9488 and a trio of unidentified GM-EMD "Geeps." #9488 was built by Fairbanks-Morse in November of 1948, rated at 2,000 horsepower, and retired in December of 1963 after just 15 years of revenue service.
Photo Date:  3/22/1962  Upload Date: 2/8/2023 9:46:05 PM
Location:  Herman, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
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Locomotives:  PRR 9488(ERIE-A)
Views:  347   Comments: 0
PRR 9489, FF-20, c. 1962
Title:  PRR 9489, FF-20, c. 1962
Description:  Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of (L to R) Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9489 and two more units whose road numbers are not recorded. All were built by Fairbanks-Morse and rated at 2,000 horsepower each. #9489 is an FF-20 constructed in November of 1948 and retired in December of 1963 after just 15 years of revenue service. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. ("LouisFols"; #30 of 31)
Photo Date:  9/22/1962  Upload Date: 3/19/2025 11:27:44 PM
Location:  Emporium, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 9489(ERIE-A)
Views:  88   Comments: 0
PRR 9490, FF-20, 1962
Title:  PRR 9490, FF-20, 1962
Description:  Oil Power. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken near Duncannon, Pennsylvania, on 6 August 1962. Prominent here (R to L) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9490 and another unit whose road number is not recorded. Both were built by Fairbanks-Morse and rated at 2,000 horsepower each. #9490 is an FF-20 constructed in October of 1948 and retired in December of 1963 after just 17 years of revenue service. Bill Strassner Collection.
Photo Date:  8/6/1962  Upload Date: 7/27/2024 11:55:50 PM
Location:  Duncannon, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Signal
Locomotives:  PRR 9490(ERIE-A)
Views:  260   Comments: 0


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