| 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. |