Restoration of PRR 5711A class EP22


The Philadelphia Chapter of the PRRT&HS expresses its sincere appreciation to Bennett Levin
for granting his permission to publish the restoration process of PRR 5711 on our website.

May 5, 2001

All photos by Steve Agostini unless otherwise noted.

Copyright 2001, Steve Agostini and Juniata Terminal Company, All rights reserved.

A considerable amount of steel was both removed and replaced.  The nose suffered extensive rust as well as damage from an earlier PRR accident.

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Body fillers will be applied to cover all the welds and seams in the sheet metals. 

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Patchwork of renewed sheet steel.

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Train Phone brackets and mounts.

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Al preparing car body for Train Phone bracket applications.

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HEP 

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To fit the Conrail units with HEP, it was necessary to remove the original car body braces.  

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Engine room door frame renewed due to rust.

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Engine room door frame renewed due to rust.

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