Wreck damaged GP9  Contributor's Pick!       
Among the units on the Altoona dead line this day was this Penn Central GP9, which had been wrecked by a runaway box car in West Virginia (in September of 1977, I believe). #7232 had been one of the few PC units to wear the red "P." She was delivered to the Pennsylvania in October 1959. Erie Lackawanna 1025, an RS3, was delivered to the Erie in March 1951. They were among dozens and dozens of engines awiting the torch, sitting in the serene and crystal snow that day.
Date: 12/30/1978 Location: Altoona(Juniata), PA Views: 2586 Collection Of:   Charles Freericks
Locomotives: CR 7232(GP9) EL 1025(RS3)    Author:  Charles Freericks
Wreck damaged GP9
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Name Type Comments Date
Ryan Kertis General Ex PRR/PC 7232 Serial #24284 11/30/2007 11:35:27 AM
Charlie Wood General what is the torch? 1/29/2008 7:51:37 PM
Charles Freericks General It's short for blowtorch... used to cut the steel into pieces that are small enough to melt down. 1/29/2008 8:01:12 PM
M. Gray General ERIE! my fav RR! PC! Sad they left the rails. :( 5/23/2008 9:09:53 AM
Wayne Hudak General shorter explanation for torch... cut up. 6/21/2009 11:17:37 PM

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