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PRR 8100, BS-12, 1960 |
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HOLLY. Here is an original photo that I took at HOLLY Block in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, in July of 1960. Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #8100, a BS-12 built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in February of 1954 and rated at 1,200 horsepower. It's pulling a four-car mixed-cargo freight train on the Bedford Secondary Track, and has just entered HOLLY Block on its way to the Wye Switches and the Altoona Yards. Visible in the distance are Hollidaysburg's historic "Chimney Rocks." |
| Photo Date: |
7/28/1960 Upload Date: 6/27/2016 9:30:13 AM |
| Location: |
Hollidaysburg, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Yard |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 8100(S12) |
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790 Comments: 0 |
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PRR 8627, AS-18M, 1964 |
| Description: |
HOLLY. Here is an original photo that I took at HOLLY Block in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, on 8 August 1964. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #8627, an AS-18M built by the American Locomotive Company in February of 1957 and rated at 1,800 horsepower. It's pulling a 24-car mixed-cargo freight train on the Bedford Secondary Track. The train has stopped for the moment so that the Fireman can call WYE Tower to secure permission to pass through HOLLY Block on its way to the Altoona Yards. The cabin car's number is 477746. |
| Photo Date: |
8/8/1964 Upload Date: 6/27/2016 9:46:22 AM |
| Location: |
Hollidaysburg, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Yard |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 8627(RS11) |
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2431 Comments: 3 |
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| Title: |
PRR 7924, ES-12, 1964 |
| Description: |
HOLLY. Here is an original photo that I took at HOLLY Block in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, on 22 August 1964. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #7924, an ES-12 built by GM-EMD in November of 1957 and rated at 1,200 horsepower. It's pulling an eight-car mixed-cargo freight train from the Altoona Yards into the Hollidaysburg Yards. The names of the three Railroaders pictured here are not recorded. |
| Photo Date: |
8/22/1964 Upload Date: 6/27/2016 9:48:31 AM |
| Location: |
Hollidaysburg, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
RollingStock,Yard |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 7924(SW1200) |
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944 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
PRR 9777, EF-15A, 1965 |
| Description: |
HOLLY. Here is an original photo that I took at HOLLY Block in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, on 7 April 1965. Shown here (R to L) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9777 and three more units whose road numbers are not recorded. All were built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9777 is an EF-15A constructed in January of 1951. In this context, this A-B-B-A set is entering the Bedford Street Crossing with a 38-car freight train and cabin car #477806. From here, the train will travel on the original right-of-way for the Allegheny Portage Railroad to Duncansville and then climb the Allegheny Mountains via the Muleshoe Curve to Gallitzin and points West. |
| Photo Date: |
4/7/1965 Upload Date: 12/19/2024 2:14:50 PM |
| Location: |
Hollidaysburg, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Bridge,Yard |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 9777(F7A) |
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192 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR Bedford Street Crossing, 1965 |
| Description: |
HOLLY. Here is an original telephoto view that I took at HOLLY Block in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, in November of 1965. Shown here is an unidentified Pennsylvania Railroad locomotive shifting some cars at the Juniata River Railroad Bridge, just East of the Bedford Street Crossing. HOLLY Tower was located just this side of the Bridge. Beyond the Bridge at the right is the Passenger Station. Some of the Allegheny Mountains are also visible in the hazy distance. Once upon a time, this stretch of track was the original right-of-way for the Allegheny Portage Railroad: the journey began at the Pennsylvania Mainline Canal's Boat Basin (to the left) and proceeded West to Duncansville (to the right), Portage at the summit of the Alleghenies, then Johnstown and a return to canal and river travel all the way to Pittsburgh. |
| Photo Date: |
11/14/1965 Upload Date: 9/26/2016 7:54:57 PM |
| Location: |
Hollidaysburg, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Bridge,Yard,Station |
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325 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Juniata River Bridges, 1972 |
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HOLLY. Here is an original photo that I took at HOLLY Block in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, in March of 1972. In the foreground is Penn Central's Railroad Bridge over the Juniata River. Behind it is the US Route 21 Highway Bridge over the Juniata, and behind that (though not visible) is the Allegheny Street Bridge over the River ~ which flows from right to left. Also visible on the left are the crossing gates for the Bedford Street Crossing, as well as the PC's Passenger Station beyond them. |
| Photo Date: |
3/21/1972 Upload Date: 10/6/2016 4:26:20 AM |
| Location: |
Hollidaysburg, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Bridge,Yard,Station,Signal,Passenger,Track |
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205 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PC "End of Block" Telephone Box, 1972 |
| Description: |
HOLLY. Here is an original photo that I took at HOLLY Block in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, in March of 1972. Shown here is Penn Central's "End of Block" telephone box for the Bedford-Cumberland Secondary line in the foreground. Visible in the middle distance is the Juniata River Railroad Bridge, just beyond the three mega-transformers secured to the flatcar. |
| Photo Date: |
3/21/1972 Upload Date: 10/6/2016 4:28:25 AM |
| Location: |
Hollidaysburg, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Yard,Signal,Track |
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219 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PC "HOLLY" Block Signal, 1972 |
| Description: |
HOLLY. Here is an original photo that I took at HOLLY Block in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, in March of 1972. Shown here is the "HOLLY" block signal, marking the boundary between the Penn Central Railroad's Hollidaysburg Yards (to the rear) and the Hollidaysburg Secondary Line (to the front). In olden times, HOLLY Tower was located just this side of the Juniata River Railroad Bridge. Beyond the Bridge are the Bedford Street Crossing and the Passenger Station. From 1834 through 1854, this stretch of track was the original right-of-way for the Allegheny Portage Railroad: the journey began at the Pennsylvania Mainline Canal's Boat Basin, proceeded West to Duncansville, surmounted the Allegheny Mountains visible in the hazy distance, and terminated in Johnstown. |
| Photo Date: |
3/21/1972 Upload Date: 12/19/2024 2:50:55 PM |
| Location: |
Hollidaysburg, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Bridge,Yard,Signal,Track |
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112 Comments: 0 |
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