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| Title: |
PRR 9459, FF-20, 1948 |
| Description: |
AHC. Here is a photo by Bruce D. Fales that was taken near the Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 27 July 1948. It was published originally in Mike Schaffer & Brian Solomon's (1997) book entitled "Pennsylvania Railroad," page 119. Partial Caption: "Dieselization on the PRR had just commenced in a big way when this handsome A-B-A set of Fairbanks-Morse Eries grinding uphill between Horseshoe and Gallitzin with manifest 'QD' was captured on film." Shown here (L to R) are PRR engine #9459 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. #9459 was constructed in December of 1947 and retired in September of 1962 after just 15 years of revenue service. |
| Photo Date: |
7/24/1948 Upload Date: 11/12/2021 6:11:21 PM |
| Location: |
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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| Locomotives: |
PRR 9459(ERIE-A) |
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