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CR "Horseshoe Curve," c. 1996 |
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Here is a postal card entitled "Horseshoe Curve." No Postmark. Caption On Reverse: "Conrail SD45 6234, on the rear of a four-unit pusher set, helps lift an ore train up around the Horseshoe Curve as 6166 and 6082 brake downgrade toward Altoona, PA. Regarded as one of the greatest engineering achievements of all time, the Horseshoe Curve was opened for rail traffic in February 1853. Photo: Carl H. Sturner Collection." |
| Photo Date: |
8/15/1996 Upload Date: 12/16/2024 3:55:53 PM |
| Location: |
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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| Locomotives: |
CR 6166(C40-8W) CR 6082(C40-8W) CR 6234(C40-8W) |
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"Conrail At The Heart Of The Pennsy," Front Cover, 1996 |
| Description: |
Here is the front cover of a nine-page cover article by James P. Olmstead entitled "Conrail At The Heart Of The Pennsy." It was published on the June 1996 issue of "Railfan & Railroad" magazine. Cover Caption: "October 17, 1994, was one of those seemingly gorgeous days you dream about ~ but it was also a Monday, and trains were few and far between, even on Conrail's usually frantically busy main line at South Fork, Pennsylvania. But the lighting and timing were perfect as this trio of GE Dash 8-40CW's rolled westward with a van train in late afternoon. Fuji Velvia by Jim Boyd." |
| Photo Date: |
6/1/1996 Upload Date: 12/21/2024 10:53:36 PM |
| Location: |
South Fork, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Signal |
| Locomotives: |
CR 6259(C40-8W) CR 6233(C40-8W) |
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"Conrail At The Heart Of The Pennsy," Page 57, 1996 |
| Description: |
Here is page six of a nine-page cover article by James P. Olmstead entitled "Conrail At The Heart Of The Pennsy." It was published in the June 1996 issue of "Railfan & Railroad" magazine, page 57. Partial Caption: "Timelessness and change can be found all over Gallitzin." Shown at the right is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4273, an EP-22 built by GM-EMD as number "5703" in September of 1952, rated at 2,250 horsepower, and renumbered "4273" in preparation for the PRR-NYC merger. |
| Photo Date: |
6/1/1996 Upload Date: 12/21/2024 10:57:14 PM |
| Location: |
Gallitzin, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Tunnel,Signal,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 4273(E8A) CR 6049(SD35) CR 6257(C40-8W) PRR 6814(RSD15) |
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300 Comments: 0 |
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