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Pictures of PRR 8597
Owner:
Pennsylvania Railroad
Model:
Alco RS3
Built As:
PRR 8597 (RS3)
Serial Number:
81798
Order No:
20989
Frame Number:
prime mover # 14061
Built:
12/1955
Notes:
PRR Class AS-16M; to PC 5441
Other locos with this serial:
PRR 8597(RS3)
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Title:
PRR 8596, AS-16M, 1956
Description:
Dziobko. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by John Dzobko, Jr., that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania on 16 August 1956. Prominent here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #8596 and #8597. Both are AS-16M road switchers built by the American Locomotive Company in December of 1955 and rated at 1,600 horsepower each. Partially visible in the background is Juniata's 17th Street Bridge; just beyond it at the right is the East Altoona Roundhouse.
Photo Date:
8/16/1956
Upload Date:
6/28/2022 12:31:35 PM
Location:
Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge,Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 8596(RS3)
PRR 8597(RS3)
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216
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Title:
"Record-Breaking Ride On New Super-Freight," Page 96, 1961
Description:
Here is page six of a nine-page article by E.D. Fales, Jr., entitled "Record-Breaking Ride On New Super-Freight." Photos by W.W. Morris. They were published originally in the November 1961 issue of "Popular Science" magazine, page 96. Top Photo, Partial Caption: "Two minutes before midnight, Jet roared into Chicago yard." Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #8597, an AS-16M switcher built by the American Locomotive Company in December of 1955 and rated at 1,600 horsepower.
Photo Date:
11/11/1961
Upload Date:
1/9/2024 10:44:20 AM
Location:
Chicago, IL
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Night,InCab,Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 8597(RS3)
Views:
94
Comments:
0
Title:
"Record-Breaking Ride On New Super-Freight," Page 96, 1961
Description:
Here is page six of a nine-page article by E.D. Fales, Jr., entitled "Record-Breaking Ride On New Super-Freight." Photos by W.W. Morris. They were published originally in the November 1961 issue of "Popular Science" magazine, page 96. Top Photo, Partial Caption: "Two minutes before midnight, Jet roared into Chicago yard." Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #8597, an AS-16M switcher built by the American Locomotive Company in December of 1955 and rated at 1,600 horsepower.
Photo Date:
11/14/1961
Upload Date:
12/22/2024 9:37:22 PM
Location:
Chicago, IL
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Night,InCab,Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 8597(RS3)
Views:
41
Comments:
0
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