PRR 5823, BH-50, 1960         
Celebration. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Richard Short that was taken at the 46th Street Enginehouse in West Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in May of 1960. Shown here (L to R) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5823 and another "Centipede" whose road number is not recorded. Both are BH-50's built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works as BP-60 passenger engines rated at 3,000 horsepower each, but later regeared and reclassified as 2,250 horsepower BH-50's for freight and helper service only. #5823 was constructed in March of 1947 and retired in September of 1962 after just 15 years of revenue service.
Date: 5/5/1960 Location: West Philadelphia, PA Views: 432 Collection Of:   Thomas C. Ayers
Locomotives: PRR 5823(DR12-8-1500/2)    Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
PRR 5823, BH-50, 1960
Picture Categories: Yard This picture is part of album:  PRR: Centipede Celebration ~ May 1973
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