PRR 8612, AS-24M, 1965         
Slope to Works. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train between SLOPE and WORKS Towers in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 06 June 1965. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #8612, #8613, and #8614. All are AS-24M's built by the American Locomotive Company in 1956 and rated at 2,400 horsepower each. They are pushing a mixed-cargo freight train past SLOPE Tower and under the 24th Street Bridge on their way up the Allegheny Mountains to Gallitzin, where they will uncouple and return to East Altoona for yet another helper/pusher run.
Date: 6/6/1965 Location: Altoona, PA   Map Show Altoona on a rail map Views: 1552 Collection Of:   Thomas C. Ayers
Locomotives: PRR 8612(RSD15) PRR 8613(RSD15) PRR 8614(RSD15)    Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
PRR 8612, AS-24M, 1965
Picture Categories: Bridge This picture is part of album:  PRR: Altoona, PA ~ From SLOPE to WORKS: 1965
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David Larrabee General An outstanding series!! Thanks. /DL 6/25/2016 10:30:31 PM

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