PRR 8965, BS-24M, 1952         
Dziobko. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by John Dziobko, Jr., that was taken from the 9th Street Footbridge in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 25 July 1952. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #8965, a BS-24M built by Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton in November of 1951, rated at 2,400 horsepower, and retired in July of 1966 after just 15 years of revenue service. Visible in the background are several mail and passenger cars, marshalled for possible service at the Altoona Station (not visible to the left). Fresh produce team tracks are beyond them (to the right).
Date: 7/25/1952 Location: Altoona, PA   Map Show Altoona on a rail map Views: 595 Collection Of:   Thomas C. Ayers
Locomotives: PRR 8965(RT-624)    Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
PRR 8965, BS-24M, 1952
Picture Categories: Yard,Station,Passenger,Track This picture is part of album:  PRR: Pennsy Pix by Mr. John Dziobko, Jr.
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