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Pictures of PC 6530
Owner:
Penn Central
Model:
GE U28C
Built As:
PRR 6530 (U28C)
Serial Number:
36029
Order No:
1912
Frame Number:
Built:
9/1966
Notes:
PC Class U28C.
Other locos with this serial:
CR 6530(U28C)
CR 6830(U28C)
PRR 6530(U28C)
PC 6530(U28C)
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Title:
"Rail Guide To The Horseshoe Curve," Page 14, 1976
Description:
Here is page 14 of a 28-page booklet entitled "Rail Guide To The Horseshoe Curve." It was published originally in 1976 by PC Publications of East McKeesport, PA. Photo Caption: "A pair of Penn Central helpers are on the rear of a westbound freight as it passes beneath Tunnel Hill in the center [or Allegheny] tunnel. The helpers will cut off on the other side of the Hill and return back to Altoona via the eastbound main. Photo by Bob Lorenz." Shown here are PC engine #6530 and another unit whose road number is not recorded. #6530 is a U28C built by General Electric for the Pennsylvania Railroad as number "6530" in September of 1966 and rated at 2,800 horsepower.
Photo Date:
8/15/1976
Upload Date:
1/23/2022 5:32:28 PM
Location:
Gallitzin, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Tunnel,Signal
Locomotives:
PC 6530(U28C)
Views:
278
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Title:
"Rail Guide To The Horseshoe Curve," Page 14, 1976
Description:
Here is page 14 of a 28-page booklet entitled "Rail Guide To The Horseshoe Curve." It was published originally in 1976 by PC Publications of East McKeesport, PA. Photo Caption: "A pair of Penn Central helpers are on the rear of a westbound freight as it passes beneath Tunnel Hill in the center [or Allegheny] tunnel. The helpers will cut off on the other side of the Hill and return back to Altoona via the eastbound main. Photo by Bob Lorenz." Shown here is PC engine #6530 and another unit whose road number is not recorded. #6530 is a U28C built by General Electric for the Pennsylvania Railroad as number "6530" in September of 1966 and rated at 2,800 horsepower.
Photo Date:
8/15/1976
Upload Date:
12/26/2024 1:54:42 PM
Location:
Gallitzin, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Tunnel,Signal
Locomotives:
PC 6530(U28C)
Views:
214
Comments:
0
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