PRR 5818, BH-50, 1963         
Centipedes. Here is an original photo that I took at the Erecting & Machine Shop storage yard in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 10 August 1963. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5818, a BH-50 built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works as a BP-60 passenger engine rated at 3,000 horsepower in January of 1948, later regeared and reclassified as a 2,250 horsepower BH-50 for freight and helper duty, and retired in April of 1962 after just 14 years of revenue service. Note that its builder's badge has been removed in preparation for scrapping.
Date: 8/10/1963 Location: Altoona, PA   Map Show Altoona on a rail map Views: 20 Collection Of:   Thomas C. Ayers
Locomotives: PRR 5818(DR12-8-1500/2)    Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
PRR 5818, BH-50, 1963
Picture Categories: Yard This picture is part of album:  PRR: Baldwin "Centipedes" ~ 1960-1964 (R)
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