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Owner: Pennsylvania Railroad
Model:EMD E7ABuilt As:PRR 5844 (E7A)
Serial Number:3980Order No:E745
Frame Number:E745-A5Built:8/1947
Notes:PRR Class EP-20.
Other locos with this serial:  PC 4244(E7A) PRR 5844(E7A) PRR 4244(E7A)
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PRR 5844, EP-20, 1950
Title:  PRR 5844, EP-20, 1950
Description:  FM. Here is an image of a photo by Fred McLeod that was taken near Gallitzin, Pennsylvania, on 21 October 1950. Shown here (R to L) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5844 and another unit whose number is not recorded. Both are EP-20's built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,000 horsepower each. #5844 was built in August of 1947. In this context, this A-B set is pulling a passenger train down the Allegheny Mountains and around the Horseshoe Curve to Altoona and points East. This image comes from a B&W slide set entitled "Horseshoe Curve, Pennsylvania Railroad" that's produced and distributed by Blackhawk Films of Davenport, Iowa. William E. Burket Collection.
Photo Date:  10/21/1950  Upload Date: 7/6/2022 3:52:20 PM
Location:  Gallitzin, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5844(E7A)
Views:  160   Comments: 0
PRR "Passenger Units," 1955
Title:  PRR "Passenger Units," 1955
Description:  Here is a postal card entitled "Passenger Units." No Postmark. Caption On Reverse: "Pennsylvania Railroad's E-7 unit number 5844 and sister E-7 unit await assignment at Chicago's Passenger Yard in May of 1955." Both engines are EP-20's built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,000 horsepower each. #5844 was built during August of 1947.
Photo Date:  5/5/1955  Upload Date: 1/26/2019 10:25:52 AM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5844(E7A)
Views:  411   Comments: 0
"'Slimming' The PRR," Page 11, 1958
Title:  "'Slimming' The PRR," Page 11, 1958
Description:  Here is page two of a three-page article entitled "'Slimming' The PRR For More Efficient Operation." It was published originally in the January-February 1958 issue of "Pennsy" magazine, page 11. Top Right Photo: Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad gasoline-powered Maintenance-of-Way motor car #7252. Bottom Right Photo: Shown here is PRR engine #5844, an EP-20 built by GM-EMD in August of 1947 and rated at 2,000 horsepower.
Photo Date:  1/1/1958  Upload Date: 8/24/2022 12:00:18 AM
Location:  Derry, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives:  PRR 5844(E7A)
Views:  109   Comments: 0
PRR 5844, EP-20, c. 1962
Title:  PRR 5844, EP-20, c. 1962
Description:  Chione. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione. Shown here is Pennsflvania Railroad engine #5844, an EP-20 built by GM-EMD in August of 1947 and rated at 2,000 horsepower. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recordd.
Photo Date:  8/6/1962  Upload Date: 10/2/2024 10:35:22 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 5844(E7A)
Views:  70   Comments: 0


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