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Viewing Album: PRR: Niles ~> Diesel Miscellanea ~ 1967
By:
Thomas C. Ayers
Dates:
9/24/1952 - 1/31/1968
Album Info:
Here are five original photos of Pennsylvania Railroad diesel-electric locomotives that were taken by Mr. George Niles, Jr., near Chicago, Illinois, during 1967. I purchased all of them in a pair of eBay auctions on Tuesday, 1 October 2024.
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Title:
PRR 8540, ES-6, 1967
Description:
Niles D. Here is an original photo by George Niles, Jr., that was taken near Chicago, Illinois, on 2 September 1967. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #8540, an ES-6 built by GM-EMD as number "9140" in July of 1948, rated at 600 horsepower, and renumbered "8540" in preparation for the PRR-NYC merger. (#1 of 5)
Photo Date:
9/2/1967
Upload Date:
10/9/2024 1:07:14 AM
Location:
Chicago, IL
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 8540(SW1)
Views:
98
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0
Title:
PRR 8575, ES-6, 1967
Description:
Niles D. Here is an original photo by George Niles, Jr., that was taken near Chicago, Illinois, on 1 July 1967. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #8575, an ES-6 built by GM-EMD as number "9145" in July of 1948, rated at 600 horsepower, and renumbered "8575" in preparation for the PRR-NYC merger. The name of the Fireman pictured here is not recorded. (#2 of 5)
Photo Date:
7/1/1967
Upload Date:
10/9/2024 1:07:59 AM
Location:
Chicago, IL
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 8575(SW1)
Views:
78
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Title:
PRR 6098, EF-30A, 1967
Description:
Niles D. Here is an original photo by George Niles, Jr., that was taken near Chicago, Illinois, on 4 July 1967. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6098, an EF-30A built by GM-EMD in March of 1966 and rated at 3,000 horsepower. Note how the cab door is held open using its windshield wiper! (#3 of 5)
Photo Date:
7/4/1967
Upload Date:
10/8/2024 4:33:43 AM
Location:
Chicago, IL
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 6098(SD40)
Views:
99
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Title:
PRR 8250, FS-10, 1967
Description:
Niles D. Here is an original photo by George Niles, Jr., that was taken near Chicago, Illinois, on 13 July 1967. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #8250, an FS-10 built by Fairbanks-Morse as number "9086" in August of 1949, rated at 1,000 horsepower, and renumbered "8250" in preparation for the PRR-NYC merger. (#4 of 5)
Photo Date:
7/13/1967
Upload Date:
10/8/2024 11:41:10 PM
Location:
Chicago, IL
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 8250(H10-44)
PRR 5896(GP7)
Views:
88
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Title:
PRR 6700, FS-24M, 1967
Description:
Niles D. Here is an original photo by George Niles, Jr., that was taken near Chicago, Illinois, on 4 July 1967. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6700, an FS-24M built by Fairbanks-Morse as number "8700" in August of 1956, rated at 2,400 horsepower, and renumbered "6700" in preparation for the PRR-NYC merger. The names of the two Railroaders pictured here are not recorded. (#5 of 5)
Photo Date:
7/4/1967
Upload Date:
10/8/2024 4:35:01 AM
Location:
Chicago, IL
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 6700(H-24-66)
Views:
91
Comments:
0
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