PRR 5812 near Horseshoe Curve

Name	Type	Comments	Date

Rick Erben	General	We lived about 3 miles from the Main Line when I was a kid. Circa 1960, when these units were in run-em-into-the-ground mode, a few were based out of 46th St. enginehouse in Phila. and used as helpers to Paoli. You could plainly hear them, miles away, for perhaps 20 minutes. As I recall, they sounded as if tugboats plowing through water as they echoed through the night while shoving iron ore west. Classic scenes..	9/1/2010 6:30:00 PM

George Redmond	General	Good shot.	9/9/2010 6:19:33 AM

Ted Krug	General	Very nice, thanks for posting	9/9/2010 12:27:44 PM

Dave Abeles	General	Wow! Thanks for sharing. This location is neat Benny Interlocking, just east of Tunnelhill, PA, which can be seen atop the Allegheny Divide in the upper left of the photo.	9/10/2010 1:16:45 PM

jim lash	General	Lew, Nice running gear,nose and roof photo Thanks, Jim	5/2/2013 6:56:17 AM

warren evans	General	These centipedes were Regeared and Derated to 5000Hp. Class BH-50 In 6-52.	10/11/2013 10:08:00 PM

PRR 5812 near Horseshoe Curve
David Ables comments: This location is near Benny Interlocking, just east of Tunnelhill, PA, which can be seen atop the Allegheny Divide in the upper left of the photo. Not certain of date. Could be 1954 or even 1955. The 5812 entered service in 1947 and was retired in 1962
Date: 9/11/1952	Location: Gallitzin, PA	Views: 5101	Collection Of: Lewis Schneider
Locomotives: PRR 5812(DR12-8-1500/2)			Author: Lew Schneider

Picture Categories:		This picture is part of album: The Pennsylvania Railroad in the 1950s

Add a Comment:
Please Log in to leave a Comment.