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Viewing Album: PRR: Pennsy Electrics & Diesels via John Fisher
By:
Thomas C. Ayers
Dates:
6/18/1946 - 6/18/1946
Album Info:
Here are 15 photos of Pennsylvania Railroad electric and diesel locomotives from the collection of Mr. John S. Fisher. All were purchased in eBay auctions conducted by Mr. Allan Fisher in May of 2022. The photographer's name, the locomotive road number(s), the date, and the location are cited when specified.
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Title:
PRR 30, DD-1, c. 1936
Description:
Here is a photo via Rail Photo Service that was taken at Manhattan Transfer near Harrison, New Jersey, c. 1936. Shown here are Pennsylvania Railroad-New York Terminal District engines #30. Together, they're classed as a DD-1 (2-B+B-2) electric built in Juniata during July of 1910, rated at 4,000 horsepower, later renumbered 3992-3993, and retired in September of 1947 after 37 years of faithful service. John S. Fisher Collection; #1 of 15.
Photo Date:
10/14/1936
Upload Date:
6/13/2022 11:05:26 PM
Location:
Harrison, NJ
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Station,Signal
Locomotives:
PRR 30(UNKNOWN)
Views:
175
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 4800, GG-1, c. 1938
Description:
Here is a photo via Rail Photo Service that was taken at Union Station in Washington, DC. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4800, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) electric built by General Electric as number "4899" during August of 1934, rated at 4,620 horsepower, renumbered "4800" in November of 1934, and presently on display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg. This is "Old Rivets." The photographer's name and the exact date are not recorded. John S. Fisher Collection; #2 of 15.
Photo Date:
8/9/1938
Upload Date:
6/14/2022 10:36:42 PM
Location:
Washington Union Sta, DC
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard,Station,Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 4800(GG1)
Views:
300
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 4829, GG-1, c. 19
Description:
Here is a photo via Rail Photo Service that was taken at Sunnyside Yard in Long Island City, New York. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4829, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) electric built in Juniata during June of 1935, rated at 4,620 horsepower, and retired in April of 1968 after 33 years of faithful service. The photographer's name and the exact date are not recorded. John S. Fisher Collection; #3 of 15.
Photo Date:
8/9/1938
Upload Date:
6/14/2022 10:38:55 PM
Location:
Long Island City, NY
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 4829(GG1)
Views:
260
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 4841, GG-1, c. 1938
Description:
Here is a photo via Rail Photo Service. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4841, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) electric built in Juniata during April of 1935 and rated at 4,620 horsepower. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. John S. Fisher Collection; #4 of 15.
Photo Date:
8/9/1938
Upload Date:
6/15/2022 7:42:56 AM
Location:
Rahway, NJ
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge,Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 4841(GG1)
Views:
164
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR GG-1, Electric, c. 1936
Description:
Here is a photo via Rail Photo Service. Shown here is an unidentified Pennsylvania Railroad GG-1 (2-C-C-2) electric locomotive pulling a ten-car passenger train. Check out all of those semaphores! The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. John S. Fisher Collection; #5 of 15.
Photo Date:
10/14/1936
Upload Date:
6/16/2022 6:44:52 AM
Location:
Washington Union Sta, DC
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:
Views:
82
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR GG-1, Electric, c. 1936
Description:
Here is a photo via Rail Photo Service. Shown here is an unidentified Pennsylvania Railroad GG-1 (2-C-C-2) electric locomotive pulling an eight-car passenger train. That could be Tower C at the right. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. John S. Fisher Collection; #6 of 15.
Photo Date:
10/14/1936
Upload Date:
6/16/2022 6:47:32 AM
Location:
Washington Union Sta, DC
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:
Views:
81
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR GG-1, Electric, c. 1936
Description:
Here is a photo via Rail Photo Service. Shown here is an unidentified Pennsylvania Railroad GG-1 (2-C-C-2) electric locomotive pulling a nine-car passenger train. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. John S. Fisher Collection; #7 of 15.
Photo Date:
10/14/1936
Upload Date:
6/15/2022 8:42:33 AM
Location:
Ivy City, DC
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Passenger
Locomotives:
Views:
94
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR P-5A(M), Electric, c. 1936
Description:
Here is a photo via Rail Photo Service. Shown here is an unidentified Pennsylvania Railroad P-5A (Modified) electric locomotive pulling a nine-car passenger train. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. John S. Fisher Collection; #8 of 15.
Photo Date:
10/14/1936
Upload Date:
6/13/2022 11:07:54 PM
Location:
Ivy City, DC
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:
Views:
113
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 8612, AS-24M, c. 1957
Description:
Here is a photo via Rail Photo Service that was taken in Enola, Pennsylvania. Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #8612, an AS-24M built by the American Locomotive Company in August of 1956 and rated at 2,400 horsepower. Note the two soon-to-be-extinct steam locomotives "working the Yard" in the upper-right corner of the photo. The photographer's name and the exact date are not recorded. John S. Fisher Collection; #9 of 15.
Photo Date:
1/23/1957
Upload Date:
6/14/2022 7:43:16 AM
Location:
Enola, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
RollingStock,Yard,Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 8612(RSD15)
Views:
248
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 9700, BF-15A, c. 1950
Description:
Here is a photo by H.W. Pontin. Shown here (R to L) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9700 and another unit whose road number is not recorded. Both were built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works. #9700 is a BF-15A constructed in April of 1950 and retired in February of 1965 after just 15 years of revenue service. The name of the railroad enthusiast pictured at the left, as well as the exact date and the location, are not recorded. John S. Fisher Collection; #10 of 15.
Photo Date:
8/15/1950
Upload Date:
5/25/2022 11:28:51 PM
Location:
Alton, OH
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
PRR 9700(DR4-4-15)
Views:
275
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 5831, BP-60, c. 1951
Description:
Here is a photo from the C.P. Munck Collection. Shown here (L to R) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5831 and another "Centipede" whose road number is not recorded. Both were built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works as 3,000 horsepower BP-60's for passenger service, but later regeared and downgraded to 2,500 horsepower BH-50's for freight and helper service. #5831 was constructed in January of 1948 and retired in September of 1962 after just 14 years of revenue service. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. John S. Fisher Collection; #11 of 15.
Photo Date:
1/23/1951
Upload Date:
6/14/2022 7:47:42 AM
Location:
Harrisburg, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 5831(DR12-8-1500/2)
Views:
165
Comments:
1
Title:
PRR 5773, BP-20, c. 1963
Description:
Here is a photo from the C.P. Munck Collection. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5773, a BP-20 built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during August of 1948, rated at 2,000 horsepower, and retired in May of 1965 after just 17 years of revenue service. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. John S. Fisher Collection; #12 of 15.
Photo Date:
8/15/1963
Upload Date:
6/15/2022 7:45:14 AM
Location:
South Amboy, NJ
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 5773(DR6-4-2000)
Views:
147
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 5777, BP-20, c. 1963
Description:
Here is a photo from the C.P. Munck Collection. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5777, a BP-20 built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during September of 1948, rated at 2,000 horsepower, and retired in May of 1965 after just 17 years of revenue service. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. John S. Fisher Collection; #13 of 15.
Photo Date:
8/15/1963
Upload Date:
6/15/2022 10:40:44 PM
Location:
South Amboy, NJ
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 5777(DR6-4-2000)
Views:
179
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 5780, BP-20, c. 1953
Description:
Here is a photo by Wayne P. Ellis via Rail Photo Service. Shown here (R to L) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5780 and a "Shark" B-unit whose road number is not recorded. Both are BP-20's built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works and rated at 2,000 horsepower each. #5780 was constructed in October of 1948 and retired in May of 1964 after just 16 years of revenue service. The exact date and the location are not recorded. John S. Fisher Collection; #14 of 15.
Photo Date:
8/15/1953
Upload Date:
6/15/2022 11:40:13 PM
Location:
Haddonfield, NJ
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Station,Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 5780(DR6-4-2000)
Views:
170
Comments:
1
Title:
PRR 5866, EP-20, c. 1967
Description:
Here is a photo of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5866, an EP-20 built by GM-EMD in March of 1949 and rated at 2,000 horsepower. Note the "Stadium" and its floodlight towers in the background. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. John S. Fisher Collection; #15 of 15
Photo Date:
1/23/1967
Upload Date:
6/14/2022 7:45:36 AM
Location:
Ivy City, DC
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 5866(E7A)
Views:
137
Comments:
0
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