| Here is page 41 of a 96-page monograph entitled "Power To Burn: Smoke, Steam, & Cinders" that was edited by James M. Shafer and published during 1976. Photo Caption: "Amtrak engine No. 589 is shown as it left the Altoona Station westbound on the evening of July 2, 1976. At one time, 125 arrivals and departures of passenger trains at the Altoona Station were normal. Today, two eastbound and two westbound passenger trains operated by Amrtrak survive." Engine #589 is an SDP40-F built by GM-EMD in June of 1974 and rated at 3,000 horsepower. A portion of the old 12th Street Car Shops is visible at the far right. |