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Pictures of PRR 9696
Owner:
Pennsylvania Railroad
Model:
EMD F7A
Built As:
PRR 9696 (F7A)
Serial Number:
7586
Order No:
E1080
Frame Number:
E1080-A13
Built:
4/1949
Notes:
PRR Class EH-15.
Other locos with this serial:
PRR 9696(F7A)
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Title:
PRR "Make That Engine Move," Page 1, 1957
Description:
Here is page one of a five-page article entitled "Make That Engine Move: PRR Campaign To Improve Use Of Power." It was published originally in the July-August 1957 issue of "Pennsy" magazine, page 1. Top Photo, Implied Caption: "Earnings: $300 per hour (if it's moving)." Shown here (R to L) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9696 and two more units whose road numbers are not recorded. All were built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9696 was constructed as an EH-15 in April of 1949, later regeared and reclassified as an EF-15A, and retired in December of 1963 after just 14 years of revenue service.
Photo Date:
7/1/1957
Upload Date:
8/30/2022 10:05:07 PM
Location:
Enola, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
InCab,Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 9696(F7A)
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117
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Title:
PRR "Soliloquy Of Altoona," Page 19, 1978
Description:
Here is page four of a 15-page article by Bert Pennypacker entitled "Soliloquy Of Altoona." It was published originally in the April 1978 issue of "Rails Northeast" magazine, page 19. Partial Caption: "A pair of F-3's (9696 & 9697) drift into the yards after making the descent off the mountain." Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #9696 and #9697. Both are EH-15's built by GM-BMD in April of 1949, rated at 1,500 horsepower each, but later regeared and reclassified as EF-15A's. #9696 was retired in December of 1963, but #9697 went on to serve with the Penn Central. Photo taken from the 9th Street Footbridge in 1954 by F.S. Gamber.
Photo Date:
4/1/1978
Upload Date:
11/16/2017 1:23:42 PM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 9696(F7A)
PRR 9697(F7A)
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371
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