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PRR 6715, M-1B, 1956 |
| Description: |
SFM. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken in Enola, Pennsylvania, on 8 October 1956. The photographer is not identified. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #6715 and another locomotive whose number is not recorded. #6715 is an M-1B (4-8-2) "Mountain" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works as an M-1A during April of 1930, rebuilt in Juniata as an M-1B by 1953, and retired in September of 1959 after 29 years of faithful service. |
| Photo Date: |
10/8/1956 Upload Date: 9/26/2018 1:56:04 AM |
| Location: |
Enola, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Yard,Steam |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 6715(4-8-2) |
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426 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
PRR 8185, H-10S, c. 1950 |
| Description: |
AHC. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken at the Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, perhaps in 1950. The photographer is not identified. Visible on the right is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #8185, an H-10S (2-8-0) "Consilidated" built by the American Locomotive Company during April of 1916 and retired in August of 1955 after 39 years of faithful service. In this context, it's attending a work crew that's either laying-down new cross ties or picking-up old ones. Also notable are the Lines West-style tender, Signal Bridge #2416, two venerable water plugs, and a small portion of Brush Mountain in the distance. (SFM) |
| Photo Date: |
8/15/1950 Upload Date: 9/26/2018 1:58:16 AM |
| Location: |
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE CURVE), PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Steam,Signal |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 8185(2-8-0) |
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746 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
PRR 3740, K-4S, 1951 |
| Description: |
Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Morris Park. New York, on 15 February 1951. Visible on the left is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #3740, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during March of 1920 and retired in February of 1956 after 36 years of faithful service. In this context, it's workin' on the Long Island Rail Road. Unfortunately, the numbers of the other locomotives pictured here are not recorded. The Houser Collection. |
| Photo Date: |
2/15/1951 Upload Date: 9/26/2018 4:19:19 AM |
| Location: |
Morris Park, NY |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Yard,Steam |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 3740(4-6-2) |
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595 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 3752, K-4S, 1957 |
| Description: |
Coal Power. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Belmar, New Jersey, on 2 September 1957. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #3752, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during April of 1920 and retired in February of 1958 after 38 years of faithful service. In this context, it's pulling an 11-car commuter train on the New York & Long Branch Line on a dreary and rainy day. From the R.R. Wallin Collection. |
| Photo Date: |
9/2/1957 Upload Date: 9/26/2018 4:21:46 AM |
| Location: |
Belmar, NJ |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Station,Steam,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 3752(4-6-2) |
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355 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
PRR Juniata E&M Shop Yard, 1967 |
| Description: |
Altoona Action. Here is an original 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken in the Pennsylvania Railroad's Erecting & Machine Shop storage yard in Altoona, Pennsylvania, in July of 1967. Prominent here is PRR engine #9914, an AS-10AMS built by the American Locomotive Company as number "8485" in May of 1952, rated at 1,000 horsepower, and later renumbered "9914" in preparation for the Pennsylvania-New York Central merger. Brush Mountain dominates the distance. |
| Photo Date: |
7/7/1967 Upload Date: 9/26/2018 4:23:50 AM |
| Location: |
Altoona(Juniata), PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Yard |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 9914(RS1) |
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600 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR "Mule Shoe Arch," c. 1938 |
| Description: |
Here is a postal card entitled "Mule Shoe Arch on Pennsylvania Railroad." No Postmark. Front Caption: "The Cresson Grade between Hollidaysburg and Cresson, Pa." The arch proper was completed during 1902; the builder's stone is the light-colored piece of marble in the right abutment. This photo was taken in the morning hours and faces upgrade toward Cresson. |
| Photo Date: |
8/15/1938 Upload Date: 9/26/2018 12:48:46 PM |
| Location: |
Duncansville, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Bridge |
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157 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR "Mule Shoe Arch," c. 1938 |
| Description: |
Here is a postal card entitled "Mule Shoe Arch on Pennsylvania Railroad." No Postmark. Front Caption: "Arch on Wm. Penn Highway near Cresson, Pa." The arch proper was completed during 1902. This photo was taken in the afternoon hours and faces downgrade toward Duncansville; as for the railroad tracks, it's left toward Gallitzin and right toward Duncansville. |
| Photo Date: |
8/15/1938 Upload Date: 9/26/2018 12:49:56 PM |
| Location: |
Duncansville, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Bridge |
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187 Comments: 0 |
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