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"Horseshoe Centenary," Frame #1 of 2, 1954 |
| Description: |
Here is the first of two frames of a one-and-a-third page camera study entitled "Horseshoe Centenary." It was published originally in the 1 November 1954 issue of "Life" magazine, pages 36-37. Partial Caption: "The most famous railroad curve in the U.S. celebrated the 100th anniversary of its opening last week by sitting for a spectacular nighttime portrait." The photographer is not identified. In the foreground is a westbound Pennsylvania Railroad passenger train powered by engine #5862, an EP-20 built by GM-EMD in February of 1948, rated at 2,000 horsepower, and retired in September of 1967 after just 19 years of revenue service. |
| Photo Date: |
11/1/1954 Upload Date: 8/20/2022 10:58:17 PM |
| Location: |
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE CURVE), PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Night,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 5862(E7A) |
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| Title: |
"Horseshoe Centenary," Frame #2 of 2, 1954 |
| Description: |
Here is the second of two frames of a one-and-a-third page camera study entitled "Horseshoe Centenary." It was published originally in the 1 November 1954 issue of "Life" magazine, page 37. Partial Quote: "The most famous railroad curve in the U.S. celebrated the 100th anniversary of its opening last week by sitting for a spectacular nighttime portrait . . . the biggest flash picture ever taken." |
| Photo Date: |
11/1/1954 Upload Date: 8/20/2022 10:59:00 PM |
| Location: |
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE CURVE), PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Night,Passenger |
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