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Thomas C. Ayers's Collection
 
2/21/2025
 
 
 
 
 
Owner: Pennsylvania Railroad
Type: Other/Not Listed
User Notes:   station and depot photos

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PRR Kittanning Point Station, c. 1892
Title:  PRR Kittanning Point Station, c. 1892
Description:  WR. Here is an image of a photo by William H. Rau that was taken at the Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, c. 1892. Shown here is the Pennsylvania Railroad's Kittanning Point Passenger Station ~ so, too, KN Tower. At the far left, note that the famous stone "horseshoe" is already present. William E. Burket Collection.
Photo Date:  1/1/1900  Upload Date: 7/14/2022 12:24:21 PM
Location:  ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Signal,Passenger
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PRR Passenger Station, c. 1903
Title:  PRR Passenger Station, c. 1903
Description:  iStation. Here is a photo that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, c. 1903. Prominent here is the cast-iron 12th Street Footbridge, with its multiple staircases leading to the intersection of 12th Street and 10th Avenue. Across the tracks at the left is the Eastern Roundhouse; several structures belonging to the Altoona Machine Shops are at the right. The Logan House's enclosed garden is partially visible at the lower right. The photographer's name and the exact date are not recorded.
Photo Date:  8/15/1903  Upload Date: 8/14/2020 9:38:16 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Station,Passenger
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PRR "Alexandria, Pa.," c. 1915
Title:  PRR "Alexandria, Pa.," c. 1915
Description:  iLocations. Here is a postal card image entitled "Station ~ Alexandria, Pa." A vintage view of the Pennsylvania Railroad's passenger station on the eastbound side of the two-tracked mainline. Note the semaphore signal at the end of the other station platform. The photographer's name and the exact date are not recorded.
Photo Date:  8/15/1915  Upload Date: 8/4/2020 6:39:25 AM
Location:  Alexandria, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Signal,Passenger
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PRR "Coalport, Pa.," c. 1915
Title:  PRR "Coalport, Pa.," c. 1915
Description:  iLocations. Here is a postal card image entitled "P.R.R. Station, Coalport, Pa." The photographer's name, the locomotive's number, and the date are not recorded.
Photo Date:  8/15/1915  Upload Date: 8/17/2020 6:41:06 AM
Location:  Coalport, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Steam,Passenger
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PRR "Cresson, Pa.," c. 1915
Title:  PRR "Cresson, Pa.," c. 1915
Description:  iLocations. Here is a postal card image entitled "P.R.R. Station, Cresson, Pa." The photographer's name and the exact date are not recorded.
Photo Date:  8/15/1915  Upload Date: 8/17/2020 6:42:02 AM
Location:  Cresson, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Steam,Passenger
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PRR "Martinsburg, Pa.," c. 1915
Title:  PRR "Martinsburg, Pa.," c. 1915
Description:  iLocations. Here is a postal card image entitled "Depot, Martinsburg, Pa." This is actually a "terminal": it's the end of the line for passenger trains running between Altoona and Martinsburg and back. The photographer's name and the exact date are not recorded.
Photo Date:  8/15/1915  Upload Date: 8/17/2020 6:42:47 AM
Location:  Martinsburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Steam,Passenger
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PRR "Portage, Pa.," c. 1915
Title:  PRR "Portage, Pa.," c. 1915
Description:  iLocations. Here is a postal card image entitled "P.R.R. Station, Washington Avenue, Portage, PA; Used from 1897 to 1926." The photographer's name and the exact date are not recorded.
Photo Date:  8/15/1915  Upload Date: 8/17/2020 6:43:33 AM
Location:  Portage, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Passenger
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PRR "Reynoldsville, Pa.," c. 1915
Title:  PRR "Reynoldsville, Pa.," c. 1915
Description:  iLocations. Here is a postal card image entitled "PRR Station, Reynoldsville, Pa." Note the grain-powered taxis at the right! The photographer's name, the steam locomotive's road number, and the exact date are not recorded.
Photo Date:  8/15/1915  Upload Date: 8/17/2020 6:37:19 PM
Location:  Reynoldsville, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Steam,Signal,Passenger
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PRR "East Smethport, Pa.," c. 1915
Title:  PRR "East Smethport, Pa.," c. 1915
Description:  iLocations. Here is a postal card image entitled "Pennsylvania Depot, East Smethport, Pa." Note the snow plow on the steam locomotive, as well as the "diamond" motif in the roofing shingles! The photographer's name, the locomotive's road number, and the exact date are not recorded.
Photo Date:  8/15/1915  Upload Date: 8/13/2020 6:37:34 AM
Location:  East Smethport, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Steam,Passenger
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PRR "Depot ~ Petersburg, Pa.," c. 1920
Title:  PRR "Depot ~ Petersburg, Pa.," c. 1920
Description:  iLocations. Here is a postal card image entitled "Depot ~ Petersburg, Pa.," c. 1920. A vintage view of the Pennsylvania Railroad's passenger station on the eastbound side of the mainline. Note the signal bridge with semaphores and the fence to keep people from crossing the tracks. The photographer's name and the exact date are not recorded.
Photo Date:  8/15/1920  Upload Date: 8/4/2020 6:40:41 AM
Location:  Petersburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Signal,Passenger
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"Trains: Stories And Pictures," Page 2, 1935
Title:  "Trains: Stories And Pictures," Page 2, 1935
Description:  Here is the photo on page two of a 40-page book published by Louis T. Henderson entitled "Trains: A Children's Picture Book Of Trains And Stories About Them." It was issued originally in 1935. Photo Caption: "Jack and Betty left from this station." Shown here is Chicago's Union Station.
Photo Date:  8/15/1935  Upload Date: 2/19/2022 11:43:46 AM
Location:  Chicago Union Statio, IL
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Passenger
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PRR Passenger Station, 1948
Title:  PRR Passenger Station, 1948
Description:  Here is an original photo of the Pennsylvania Railroad's passenger station in North Asbury Park, New Jersey. The photographer's name is not recorded. Henry C. Westenberger Collection.
Photo Date:  4/28/1948  Upload Date: 8/28/2018 1:03:52 AM
Location:  Asbury Park, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Passenger
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PRR Passenger Station, 1957
Title:  PRR Passenger Station, 1957
Description:  iStation. Here is a photo by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 20 July 1957. Prominent here is the Pennsylvania Railroad's Passenger Station, as seen from 11th Avenue. In the foreground is a sign marking the location of the Logan House, site of the Loyal War Governors Conference in 1862. Beyond the Station (across the west- and eastbound mainline tracks) are some of the PRR's 12th Street Car Shops. William E. Burket Collection. (#9,400)
Photo Date:  7/20/1957  Upload Date: 7/28/2022 11:32:08 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Passenger
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PRR Passenger Station, 1965
Title:  PRR Passenger Station, 1965
Description:  Stations. Here is an original photo that I took of Pennsylvania Railroad property in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, during October of 1965. Shown here is the Passenger Station that serves not only the PRR, but also the Huntingdon Broad Top Railroad. Notice the antique baggage wagons!
Photo Date:  10/23/1965  Upload Date: 8/9/2016 12:15:07 AM
Location:  Huntingdon, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Passenger
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