| Title: |
PRR 8959, BS-24M, c. 1965 |
| Description: |
Byerly. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Fred Byerly that was taken in Pitcairn, Pennsylvania, c. 1965. The photographer is not identified. Photo Caption: "Baldwin RT-624 #8959, 2400-hp, at Pitcairn, Pa." Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #8959 and another RT-624 whose number is not recorded. #8959 is a BS-24M transfer switcher built by Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton in October of 1951, rated at 2,400 horsepower, and retired in July of 1966 after just 15 years of revenue service. This photo comes from a color slide set entitled "Diesels On The Pennsylvania" that's produced and distributed by Alackhawk Films of Dav_nport, Iowa (819-21). |
| Photo Date: |
9/9/1965 Upload Date: 10/27/2018 2:44:47 AM |
| Location: |
Pitcairn, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Bridge,Yard,Signal |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 8959(RT-624) |
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