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AMTK 288 (ex-PC E8A) With the Illinois Zephyr, Arriving (Pushing In) Union Station
Title:  AMTK 288 (ex-PC E8A) With the Illinois Zephyr, Arriving (Pushing In) Union Station
Description:  RailThunder commented: #288 was also unique in that it had HEP generators and no boilers or steam heat equipment. Check out that box on the rear of the unit behind the last fans.
Photo Date:  5/26/1974  Upload Date: 3/7/2010 7:50:26 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Marty Bernard
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Locomotives:  AMTK 288(E8A)
Views:  2345   Comments: 2
Amtrak 496
Title:  Amtrak 496
Description:  EMD E-8A at Chicago, IL Photographer: Paul Hunnell.
Photo Date:  4/10/1976  Upload Date: 4/15/2020 3:47:00 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  C.W. Lahickey
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  AMTK 496(E8A)
Views:  343   Comments: 0
AMTK 496
Title:  AMTK 496
Description:  Picture was taken by Harv Khan(Deceased) I am posting so everyone can enjoy his excellent work
Photo Date:  7/9/1976  Upload Date: 10/9/2006 11:48:40 PM
Location:  New Haven, CT
Author:  Crow T. Robot
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Locomotives:  AMTK 496(E8A)
Views:  824   Comments: 0
Amtrak E-8A 496
Title:  Amtrak E-8A 496
Description:  Amtrak E-8A 496 (former PC 4280) speeds southwest on track 3 at Morrisville.
Photo Date:  3/26/1977  Upload Date: 4/2/2015 5:23:15 AM
Location:  Morrisville, PA
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  AMTK 496(E8A)
Views:  523   Comments: 0
Amtrak E-8A 496
Title:  Amtrak E-8A 496
Description:  Amtrak E-8A 496 (ex-PC 4280) waits to roll out of 30th Street Station in April, 1977.
Photo Date:  4/8/1977  Upload Date: 4/4/2015 10:16:44 AM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Alan Page
Categories:  Yard,Passenger
Locomotives:  AMTK 496(E8A)
Views:  442   Comments: 0
AMTK 496 (ex-PC)
Title:  AMTK 496 (ex-PC)
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/16/1977  Upload Date: 4/25/2010 10:14:38 AM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Marty Bernard
Categories: 
Locomotives:  AMTK 496(E8A)
Views:  631   Comments: 0
AMTK 498, 496
Title:  AMTK 498, 496
Description: 
Photo Date:  12/2/1980  Upload Date: 6/16/2011 11:08:18 PM
Location:  New Haven, CT
Author:  Tim Darnell
Categories: 
Locomotives:  AMTK 498(E8A) AMTK 496(E8A)
Views:  815   Comments: 0
AJTK 496
Title:  AJTK 496
Description:  Mixed in with the RDC's was the occasional HEP equipped E8 hauling "Amcans". The 496 was one of five such animals Amtrak had at the time, 495-499, ALL ex Pennsy. Of the five, THIS is the one that DIDB'T make it.
Photo Date:  1/16/1981  Upload Date: 11/19/2005 7:39:28 PM
Location:  Windsor Locks, CT
Author:  Carl Weber
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Locomotives:  AMTK 496(E8A)
Views:  905   Comments: 0
AMTK 496
Title:  AMTK 496
Description:  Train 407 has just departed Windsor station southbound for New Haven.
Photo Date:  3/3/1981  Upload Date: 11/23/2005 9:03:36 AM
Location:  Windsor, CT
Author:  Carl Weber
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Locomotives:  AMTK 496(E8A)
Views:  646   Comments: 0
AMTK 496
Title:  AMTK 496
Description:  Train 409 at Island Rd. Don't forget to wave back!
Photo Date:  3/4/1981  Upload Date: 11/23/2005 9:07:03 AM
Location:  Windsor, CT
Author:  Carl Weber
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Locomotives:  AMTK 496(E8A)
Views:  602   Comments: 0
AMTK 496
Title:  AMTK 496
Description:  Train 404 makes a stop at Berlin on a grungy March morning.
Photo Date:  3/6/1981  Upload Date: 11/23/2005 9:08:15 AM
Location:  Berlin, CT
Author:  Carl Weber
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Locomotives:  AMTK 496(E8A)
Views:  752   Comments: 1
AMTK 496
Title:  AMTK 496
Description:  The 496 has train 409 in hand at Island Road.
Photo Date:  4/7/1981  Upload Date: 11/25/2005 4:03:09 PM
Location:  Windsor, CT
Author:  Carl Weber
Categories: 
Locomotives:  AMTK 496(E8A)
Views:  607   Comments: 0
AMTK 496
Title:  AMTK 496
Description:  Photo collection purchased and scanned for posterity, unknown photographer.
Photo Date:  6/1/1984  Upload Date: 12/3/2010 1:18:28 AM
Location:  New Haven, CT
Author:  Unknown
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  AMTK 496(E8A)
Views:  931   Comments: 2
PRR 5710, EP-22, 1960
Title:  PRR 5710, EP-22, 1960
Description:  Volkmer. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by William D. Volkmer that was taken in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on 15 January 1960. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5710, an EP-22 built by GM-EMD in September of 1952 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. The paint's so fresh it's almost tacky!
Photo Date:  1/15/1960  Upload Date: 2/8/2022 11:33:21 AM
Location:  Harrisburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 5710(E8A)
Views:  358   Comments: 0
PRR 5761, EP-22, 1961
Title:  PRR 5761, EP-22, 1961
Description:  Harrisburg-1961. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on 23 August 1961. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #5761 and #5710. Both are EP-22's built by EMD in 1952 and rated at 2,500 horsepower each. They have just departed the Harrisburg Station with a Baltimore- and Washington-bound passenger train, and are about to cross the Susquehanna River via the Cumberland Valley Railroad Bridge near downtown Harrisburg. One of Harrisburg's hospitals is partially visible on the left. ("Red Shift" slide converted to Black & White.)
Photo Date:  8/23/1961  Upload Date: 9/27/2016 1:20:50 AM
Location:  Harrisburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5710(E8A) PRR 5761(E8A)
Views:  706   Comments: 0
PRR 5807, EP-22, 1963
Title:  PRR 5807, EP-22, 1963
Description:  AHC. Here is an original photo that I took at the Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 28 September 1963. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #5807, #5704, #5857, and #5710. All were built by GM-EMD. #5807, #5704, and #5710 are EP-22's built in 1952 and rated at 2,250 horsepower each. #5857 is an EP-20 built in 1948 and rated at 2,000 horsepower. They are pulling a 50-car westbound mail/express train up the Allegheny Mountains to Gallitzin and points West.
Photo Date:  9/28/1963  Upload Date: 8/12/2016 2:57:23 AM
Location:  ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Scenic
Locomotives:  PRR 5807(E8A) PRR 5704(E8A) PRR 5857(E7A) PRR 5710(E8A) PRR 5807(E8A) PRR 5704(E8A) PRR 5857(E7A) PRR 5710(E8A)
Views:  1904   Comments: 4
PRR 5710, EP-22, 1965
Title:  PRR 5710, EP-22, 1965
Description:  Huntingdon. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train East of Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, during October of 1965. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #5710, #5859, and another "EP" Class unit whose number is not recorded. All were built by EMD. #5710 is an EP-22 built in 1952 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. #5859 is an EP-20 built in 1948 and rated at 2,000 horsepower. They are pulling a westbound refrigerator-car express train up a straight stretch of track in the Juniata River Valley.
Photo Date:  10/23/1965  Upload Date: 8/9/2016 1:37:15 AM
Location:  Huntingdon, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  PRR 5710(E8A) PRR 5859(E7A)
Views:  880   Comments: 0
PRR "Altoona Shops," Page 45, 1996
Title:  PRR "Altoona Shops," Page 45, 1996
Description:  Here is page 28 of a 43-page article by James J.D. Lynch, Jr., entitled "Overview Of The History And Development Of The Pennsylvania Railroad's Altoona Shops." It was published originally in the Autumn 1996 issue of "The Keystone" magazine, page 45. Top Left-Hand Photo: Stopped at the Altoona Passenger Station is the PRR's "Aerotrain," built by General Motors during July of 1955. Top Right-Hand Photo Caption: "An eastbound passenger train, headed by EP-22 #5710 (EMD E-8), is about to go under the 12th. St. bridge in Altoona, after passing through the station's train shed." Shown here is PRR engine #5710, an EP-22 built by GM-EMD in 1952 and rated at 2,250 horsepower.
Photo Date:  9/22/1996  Upload Date: 11/18/2017 3:15:19 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Station,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5710(E8A) PRR 1000(LWT-12)
Views:  678   Comments: 0


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