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Viewing Album:  PRR: "Altoona Works" ~ 5-7 October 1925
 
By:Thomas C. Ayers
Dates:10/5/1925 - 10/7/1925
Album Info:Here are the front covers, a tri-fold map, and a 16-page booklet entitled "Pennsylvania Railroad System: Altoona Works." They were issued in conjunction with a "Visit of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers: October 5-7, 1925." No author is specified. "The plants comprising the Altoona Works are the result of 64 years' development, and form the most extensive group of railroad shops in the world. If the various groups of shops and shop yards were arranged end to end, they would extend approximately three miles." (Page 2)
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"Altoona Works," Cover Pages, 1925
Title:  "Altoona Works," Cover Pages, 1925
Description:  Here are the back and front covers of a 16-page booklet entitled "Pennsylvania Railroad System: Altoona Works." It was issued in conjunction with a "Visit of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers: October 5-7, 1925."
Photo Date:  10/7/1925  Upload Date: 12/3/2017 2:49:44 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  75   Comments: 0
"Altoona Works," Page 1, 1925
Title:  "Altoona Works," Page 1, 1925
Description:  Here is page one of a 16-page booklet entitled "Pennsylvania Railroad System: Altoona Works." It was issued in conjunction with a "Visit of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers: October 5-7, 1925."
Photo Date:  10/5/1925  Upload Date: 11/15/2017 4:05:44 PM
Location:  ALTOONA (HORSESHOE CURVE), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  172   Comments: 0
"Altoona Works," Pages 2-3, 1925
Title:  "Altoona Works," Pages 2-3, 1925
Description:  Here are pages two and three of a 16-page booklet entitled "Pennsylvania Railroad System: Altoona Works." It was issued in conjunction with a "Visit of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers: October 5-7, 1925."
Photo Date:  10/5/1925  Upload Date: 11/15/2017 4:07:57 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  107   Comments: 0
"Altoona Works," Pages 4-5, 1925
Title:  "Altoona Works," Pages 4-5, 1925
Description:  Here are pages four and five of a 16-page booklet entitled "Pennsylvania Railroad System: Altoona Works." It was issued in conjunction with a "Visit of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers: October 5-7, 1925." Page four compares two passenger locomotives: a Class D-1 from 1881 and a Class K-4S from 1925. Page five compares two freight locomotives: a Class H-1 from 1881 and a Class I-1S from 1925.
Photo Date:  10/5/1925  Upload Date: 11/15/2017 4:11:07 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives: 
Views:  155   Comments: 0
"Altoona Works," Pages 6-7, 1925
Title:  "Altoona Works," Pages 6-7, 1925
Description:  Here are pages six and seven of a 16-page booklet entitled "Pennsylvania Railroad System: Altoona Works." It was issued in conjunction with a "Visit of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers: October 5-7, 1925." Right Photo Caption: "Locomotive Test Plant ~ Altoona Machine Shops." Shown here is PRR engine #387, an H-8SB (2-8-0) "Consolidated" built in Juniata as an H-8S in June of 1909, rebuilt as an H-8SB in December of 1912, and retired in December of 1955 after 46 years of faithful service.
Photo Date:  10/5/1925  Upload Date: 11/15/2017 4:13:33 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 387(2-8-0)
Views:  511   Comments: 0
"Altoona Works," Pages 8-9, 1925
Title:  "Altoona Works," Pages 8-9, 1925
Description:  Here are pages eight and nine of a 16-page booklet entitled "Pennsylvania Railroad System: Altoona Works." It was issued in conjunction with a "Visit of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers: October 5-7, 1925."
Photo Date:  10/5/1925  Upload Date: 11/15/2017 4:15:59 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  151   Comments: 0
"Altoona Works," Pages 10-11, 1925
Title:  "Altoona Works," Pages 10-11, 1925
Description:  Here are pages ten and 11 of a 16-page booklet entitled "Pennsylvania Railroad System: Altoona Works." It was issued in conjunction with a "Visit of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers: October 5-7, 1925."
Photo Date:  10/5/1925  Upload Date: 11/15/2017 4:28:30 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives: 
Views:  116   Comments: 0
"Altoona Works," Pages 12-13, 1925
Title:  "Altoona Works," Pages 12-13, 1925
Description:  Here are pages 12 and 13 of a 16-page booklet entitled "Pennsylvania Railroad System: Altoona Works." It was issued in conjunction with a "Visit of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers: October 5-7, 1925."
Photo Date:  10/5/1925  Upload Date: 11/15/2017 4:30:53 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  117   Comments: 0
"Altoona Works," Pages 14-15, 1925
Title:  "Altoona Works," Pages 14-15, 1925
Description:  Here are pages 14 and 15 of a 16-page booklet entitled "Pennsylvania Railroad System: Altoona Works." It was issued in conjunction with a "Visit of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers: October 5-7, 1925."
Photo Date:  10/5/1925  Upload Date: 11/15/2017 4:33:22 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  126   Comments: 0
"Altoona Works," Page 16, 1925
Title:  "Altoona Works," Page 16, 1925
Description:  Here is page 16 of a 16-page booklet entitled "Pennsylvania Railroad System: Altoona Works." It was issued in conjunction with a "Visit of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers: October 5-7, 1925."
Photo Date:  10/5/1925  Upload Date: 11/15/2017 4:36:00 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  149   Comments: 0
"Altoona Works," Map #1 of 3, 1925
Title:  "Altoona Works," Map #1 of 3, 1925
Description:  Here is part one of a three-part map included in a 16-page booklet entitled "Pennsylvania Railroad System: Altoona Works." It was issued in conjunction with a "Visit of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers: October 5-7, 1925."
Photo Date:  10/5/1925  Upload Date: 11/15/2017 4:50:28 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  143   Comments: 0
"Altoona Works," Map #2 of 3, 1925
Title:  "Altoona Works," Map #2 of 3, 1925
Description:  Here is part two of a three-part map included in a 16-page booklet entitled "Pennsylvania Railroad System: Altoona Works." It was issued in conjunction with a "Visit of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers: October 5-7, 1925."
Photo Date:  10/5/1925  Upload Date: 11/15/2017 4:53:11 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  157   Comments: 0
"Altoona Works," Map #3 of 3, 1925
Title:  "Altoona Works," Map #3 of 3, 1925
Description:  Here is part three of a three-part map included in a 16-page booklet entitled "Pennsylvania Railroad System: Altoona Works." It was issued in conjunction with a "Visit of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers: October 5-7, 1925."
Photo Date:  10/5/1925  Upload Date: 11/15/2017 4:55:16 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  135   Comments: 0

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