PRR 5825, BH-50, c. 1957         
Here is the eighth of eight original photos that were taken by an unidentified photographer at the Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, c. 1957. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5825, a BH-50 built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works as a BP-60 rated at 3,000 horsepower in May of 1947, later regeared and reclassified as a BH-50 rated at 2,500 horsepower, and retired in April of 1962 after just 15 years of revenue service.
Date: 9/22/1957 Location: ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA Views: 504 Collection Of:   Thomas C. Ayers
Locomotives: PRR 5825(DR12-8-1500/2)    Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
PRR 5825, BH-50, c. 1957
Picture Categories: Action This picture is part of album:  PRR: A Tourist's Horseshoe Curve Pix ~ Circa 1957
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