| Title: |
PC 8053, DRS 4-4-1000, 1969 |
| Description: |
Blackhawk. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Fred Byerly that was taken in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on 24 August 1969. Photo Caption: "DRS 4-4-1000, Pennsylvania No. 8053. Philadelphia, Pa. Aug. 24, 1969." Penn Central #8053 is a DRS 4-4-1000 built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works as Pennsylvania Railroad number "5593" in March of 1950, rated at 1,000 horsepower, and renumbered "8053" in preparation for the PRR-NYC merger. This photo comes from a color slide set entitled "Baldwins in Action ~ On North-Eastern Railroads" that's produced and distributed by Blackhawk Films of Davenport, Iowa (892-21). |
| Photo Date: |
8/24/1969 Upload Date: 9/9/2023 8:18:56 AM |
| Location: |
Philadelphia, NY |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Yard |
| Locomotives: |
PC 8053(DRS4-4-1000) |
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