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Title:
"Test Department," Page 47, 1941
Description:
Here is page eight of a 16-page article entitled "Test Department And Chemical Laboratory Of The Pennsylvania Railroad." It was published originally in the November 1941 issue of "Mutual Magazine," page 47. Right Photo Caption: "M-1 locomotive 4700 on locomotive test plant." Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4700, an M-1 (4-8-2) "Mountain" built in Juniata during October of 1923, renumbered "6699" in 1933, and retired in July of 1950 after 27 years of faithful service. This is the original Pennsy "Mountain."
Photo Date:
11/9/1941
Upload Date:
2/1/2019 4:18:57 PM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 4700(4-8-2)
Views:
408
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR Coaling Uipple, 1942
Description:
WB. Here is an image of an official photo that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 17 July 1942. Shown here is the Pennsylvania Railroad's newly-constructed Coaling Tipple, located midway between the 4th and 7th Street Bridges. It was built here to save time and congestion: returning helper engines could refuel here, rather than running down and back to East Altoona for more coal. Partially visible across the tracks are some of the PRR's Passenger Car Shops. William E. Burket Collection.
Photo Date:
4/17/1942
Upload Date:
8/2/2022 8:03:48 AM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
Views:
99
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 6110, T-1, c. 1942
Description:
Here is the Association of American Railroads' stock photo #3357. Caption On Reverse: "In the Pennsylvania Railroad's Locomotive Test Plant, locomotives are constantly studied to effect improvements. This multi-cylinder passenger and freight engine is one of the new T-1 Type, which utilizes four cylinders in place of the conventional two. As the result of the successful conclusion of this and many other tests with the two original engines of this type, fifty more units are being built." Prominent here is PRR engine #6110, a T-1 (4-4-4-4) "Duplex" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during April of 1942 and retired in December of 1953 after just 11 years of revenue service. The names of the photographer and the four Railroaders pictured here, as well as the exact date, are not recorded. John S. Fisher Collection; #21 of 44.
Photo Date:
8/15/1942
Upload Date:
6/8/2022 11:35:57 PM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 6110(UNKNOWN)
Views:
274
Comments:
0
Title:
"Railroads Of Pennsylvania," Page 28, 1942
Description:
Here is page 17 of a 22-page article by William Moedinger, Jr., entitled "Railroads Of Pennsylvania." It was published originally in the October 1942 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 28. Notable here is the "Key To Map" that's depicted on pages 26-27.
Photo Date:
10/1/1942
Upload Date:
10/19/2019 3:06:17 PM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
Views:
130
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 824, P-70, 1943
Description:
WB. Here is an image of an official photo of Pennsylvania Railroad P-70 passenger coach #824, built in the Altoona Passenger Car Shops. William E. Burket Collection.
Photo Date:
1/23/1943
Upload Date:
7/9/2022 4:46:38 AM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
RollingStock,Passenger
Locomotives:
Views:
145
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR Gantry Crane Operator, 1943
Description:
WB. Here is an image of an official photo that was taken at the Pennsylvania Railroad's 12th Street Car Shops in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 30 March 1943. Shown here is Ms. Mary M. Conrad operating the Shop's gantry crane during World War II. William E. Burket Collection.
Photo Date:
3/30/1943
Upload Date:
7/16/2022 8:17:37 PM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
Views:
145
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 4444, I-1SA, c. 1944
Description:
Parade 3. Here is a photo of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4444, an I-1SA (2-10-0) "Decapod" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works as an I-1S during April of 1923, rebuilt in Juniata as an I-1SA in July of 1944, and retired in July of 1951 after 28 years of faithful service. Note the "Buy War Bonds" logo on the unidentified cabin car visible at the left. The photographer's name, the date, and the location are not recorded. ("McCloud1825"; #1 of 7)
Photo Date:
7/4/1944
Upload Date:
4/12/2019 11:31:14 AM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard,Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 4444(2-10-0)
Views:
409
Comments:
1
Title:
PRR 4464, I-1SA, c. 1944
Description:
Parade 3. Here is a photo of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4464, an I-1SA (2-10-0) "Decapod" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works as an I-1S during May of 1923, rebuilt in Juniata as an I-1SA in September of 1944, and retired in July of 1951 after 28 years of faithful service. The photographer's name, the date, and the location are not recorded. ("McCloud1825"; #2 of 7)
Photo Date:
7/4/1944
Upload Date:
4/12/2019 11:32:27 AM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard,Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 4464(2-10-0)
Views:
929
Comments:
1
Title:
Cornwell, "Forward," 1944
Description:
Here is the 19th of 33 color prints of calendar art works that were commissioned by the Pennsylvania Railroad from 1925 through 1958. Shown here is Dean Cornwell's painting entitled "Forward." It was published originally in 1944. Depicted here is PRR engine #6402, a J-1A (2-10-4) "Texas" built in Juniata during June of 1943 and retired in April of 1958 after just 15 years of revenue service.
Photo Date:
8/15/1944
Upload Date:
12/26/2024 9:30:25 AM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 6402(2-10-4)
Views:
167
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR Altoona Car Shops, #1 of 2, 1944
Description:
WB. Here is the first of two successive images of official photos that were taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on September 19, 1944. In the foreground is a portion of the cast-iron 12th Street Footbridge, along with the guard shack and employee staircase leading to the Pennsylvania Railroad's Altoona Car Shops visible in the distance. At the right, a passenger train sits by the Altoona Station, awaiting a fresh locomotive before climbing the Allegheny Mountains via the Horseshoe Curve to Johnstown and points West. Photo taken from inside Erecting Shop #3. (Not Burket Collection.)
Photo Date:
9/19/1944
Upload Date:
8/13/2020 5:42:58 AM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge,Station,Passenger
Locomotives:
Views:
235
Comments:
0
Title:
Altoona & Logan Valley #58, 1945
Description:
ALV. Here is an image of a photo by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Altoona Pennsylvania, in 1945. Shown here is Altoona & Logan Valley Electric Railway streetcar #58. It's on 12th Avenue near 15th Street, and has just about completed its latest run to and from Hollidaysburg. William E. Burket Collection.
Photo Date:
8/15/1945
Upload Date:
7/25/2022 8:32:39 AM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Transit
Locomotives:
ALV 58(Trolley)
Views:
120
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 1152, B-8, c. 1945
Description:
Here is a photo of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #1152, a B-8 (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata during December of 1910 and retired in January of 1946 after 36 years of faithful service. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. Williams Collection.
Photo Date:
8/15/1945
Upload Date:
4/22/2023 7:23:33 AM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 1152(0-6-0)
Views:
208
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 99th Annual Report, Page 12, 1945
Description:
Here is page 12 of the Pennsylvania Railroad's 31-page "Ninety-Ninth Annual Report." It was issued originally on 13 February 1946. Notable here is the section entitled "The Railroad's War Record."
Photo Date:
12/31/1945
Upload Date:
6/16/2017 3:52:07 AM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
Views:
130
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 99th Annual Report, Page 24, 1945
Description:
Here is page 24 of the Pennsylvania Railroad's 31-page "Ninety-Ninth Annual Report." It was issued originally on 13 February 1946. Notable here is a table entitled "Increasing Equity of Stockholders: PRR System."
Photo Date:
12/31/1945
Upload Date:
6/16/2017 10:37:52 AM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:
Views:
155
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR "Altoona Works," Page 20, 1946
Description:
Here is page one of a seven-page article by Tom Hanna entitled "Altoona Works." It was published originally in the January 1946 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 20. Photo Caption: "One of the Class T-1 fast passenger locomotives on the locomotive test plant ready to start a test. A locomotive can run 100 miles an hour or more while standing still where test readings can be more accurately obtained." Pictured here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6110, a T-1 (4-4-4-4) "Duplex" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during April of 1942 and retired in December of 1953 after just 11 years of revenue service. This is the original T-1.
Photo Date:
1/1/1946
Upload Date:
1/15/2025 1:36:31 AM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 6110(UNKNOWN)
Views:
56
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR "Altoona Works," Page 21, 1946
Description:
Here is page two of a seven-page article by Tom Hanna entitled "Altoona Works." It was published originally in the January 1946 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 21.
Photo Date:
1/1/1946
Upload Date:
1/15/2025 1:37:38 AM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
Views:
30
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR "Altoona Works," Page 23, 1946
Description:
Here is page four of a seven-page article by Tom Hanna entitled "Altoona Works." It was published originally in the January 1946 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 23. The top photo is an aerial view of the Pennsylvania Railroad's Passenger Car Shops clustered around the 4th Street Footbridge. The bottom photo is an aerial view of the PRR's 12th Street Car Shops complex sandwiched between the 17th Street Bridge at the lower left and the 9th Street Footbridge at the upper right. The Passenger Station is located across the mainline tracks, adjacent to the 12th Street Footbridge.
Photo Date:
1/1/1946
Upload Date:
1/15/2025 1:38:34 AM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge,Station
Locomotives:
Views:
31
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR "Altoona Works," Page 24, 1946
Description:
Here is page five of a seven-page article by Tom Hanna entitled "Altoona Works." It was published originally in the January 1946 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 24. Photo Caption: "The travo-graph machine, above, is a multiple cutting torch controlled by a pantograph mounting in such a way that all the torches follow a pattern piece and cut identical car or locomotive parts out of heavy steel plate." The name of the Mechanic pictured here is not recorded.
Photo Date:
1/1/1946
Upload Date:
1/15/2025 1:38:55 AM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
Views:
33
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR "Altoona Works," Page 25, 1946
Description:
Here is page six of a seven-page article by Tom Hanna entitled "Altoona Works." It was published originally in the January 1946 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 25. Left Photo Caption: "A gondola nears completion in the car shops. The ends and sides, previously fabricated, are assembled under overhead cranes."
Photo Date:
1/1/1946
Upload Date:
1/15/2025 1:39:15 AM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
Views:
33
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR "Altoona Works," Page 26, 1946
Description:
Here is page seven of a seven-page article by Tom Hanna entitled "Altoona Works." It was published originally in the January 1946 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 26. Photo Caption: "Freight cars are put together on a regular assembly line. Here is the beginning. The main frame for a gondola car has been put together upon a fixture, made up of long steel girders fitted with stops against which the various parts of the frame are located. When finished it is hoisted off the fixture, put on trucks, and started down the line." The names of these 12th Street Car Shopmen are not recorded.
Photo Date:
1/1/1946
Upload Date:
1/15/2025 1:39:35 AM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
Views:
38
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR Time Tables: Middle Division, #1 of 2, 1946
Description:
Here is the front side of the Pennsylvania Railroad's Middle Division Passenger Train Time Tables for Altoona, Tyrone, and Harrisburg. It became effective on 15 February 1946. Also included is the schedule for thrice-daily Boalsburg Auto Bus Line service between Lewistown and State College, home of the Pennsylvania State College.
Photo Date:
2/15/1946
Upload Date:
12/2/2022 11:16:14 PM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Passenger
Locomotives:
Views:
51
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR Time Tables: Middle Division, #2 of 2, 1946
Description:
Here is the back side of the Pennsylvania Railroad's Middle Division Passenger Train Time Tables for Harrisburg, Tyrone, and Altoona. It became effective on 15 February 1946. Also included are the schedules for service to the "Huntington & Broad Top Mountain R.R.," "East Broad Top Railroad Company," plus "Tyrone And Lock Haven."
Photo Date:
2/15/1946
Upload Date:
12/2/2022 11:17:19 PM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Passenger
Locomotives:
Views:
58
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 5519, T-1, #1 of 2, 1946
Description:
WB. Here is the first of two images of official photos that were taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 11 April 1946. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5519, a T-1 (4-4-4-4) "Duplex" built in Juniata during April of 1946 and retired in December of 1953 after just seven years of revenue service. In this context, it's parked near the Finishing Roundhouse, located at Chestnut Avenue and First Street. William E. Burket Collection.
Photo Date:
4/11/1946
Upload Date:
7/29/2022 10:21:09 PM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 5519(4-4-4-4)
Views:
270
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 5519, T-1, #2 of 2, 1946
Description:
WB. Here is the second of two images of official photos that were taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 11 April 1946. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5519, a T-1 (4-4-4-4) "Duplex" built in Juniata during April of 1946 and retired in December of 1953 after just seven years of revenue service. In this context, it's on the turntable at the Finishing Roundhouse, located at the intersection of Chestnut Avenue and 1st Street. William E. Burket Collection.
Photo Date:
4/11/1946
Upload Date:
7/29/2022 10:22:24 PM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 5519(4-4-4-4)
Views:
284
Comments:
0
Title:
"Trains" Centennial Issue, Front Cover, 1946
Description:
Here is the front cover of the April 1946 issue of "Trains" magazine. Cover Caption: "Pennsylvania Railroad Class T-1 locomotive. Courtesy Pennsylvania Railroad." Shown here is PRR engine #6110, a T-1 (4-4-4-4) "Duplex" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during April of 1942 and retired in December of 1953 after just 11 years of revenue service. This is the original T-1.
Photo Date:
4/13/1946
Upload Date:
4/16/2017 4:47:46 PM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 6110(UNKNOWN)
Views:
620
Comments:
0
Title:
"Trains" Centennial Issue, Page 3, 1946
Description:
Here is page three of the April 1946 issue of "Trains" magazine. It provides the Table of Contents for the issue "Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the Pennsylvania RR. Chartered April 13, 1846."
Photo Date:
4/13/1946
Upload Date:
6/1/2019 9:13:28 AM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
Views:
252
Comments:
0
Title:
"Trains" Centennial Issue, Page 10, 1946
Description:
Here is page ten of the April 1946 issue of "Trains" magazine. It's the first page of a four-page camera study entitled "The Pennsylvania Railroad: Keystone Vignettes." No author is specified. Pictured in the center is K-4S #5495. Pictured Clockwise From Top Left: K-4S #5442 heads a passenger train near Freeland, Maryland, in this photo by William Moedinger Jr.; GG-1 #4800 pulls a passenger train at an unidentified station; wartime crowds surge at New York's Penn Station; E-6S #198 rides the turntable in West Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in this photo by Harold M. Lambert; towerman's view from inside "K" Interlocking in Washington, DC; an M-1A enters the New Portage Tunnel in Gallitzin, Pennsylvania, with an eastbound freight in this photo by H.W. Pontin; and an interior view of New York's Penn Station.
Photo Date:
4/13/1946
Upload Date:
4/16/2017 4:51:23 PM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Tunnel,Winter,Yard,Station,Steam,Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 5495(4-6-2)
PRR 5442(4-6-2)
PRR 4800(GG1)
PRR 198(4-4-2)
Views:
1250
Comments:
0
Title:
"Trains" Centennial Issue, Page 11, 1946
Description:
Here is page 11 of the April 1946 issue of "Trains" magazine. It's the second page of a four-page camera study entitled "The Pennsylvania Railroad: Keystone Vignettes." No author is specified. Pictured Clockwise From Top Left: S-2 #6200 photographed at an unidentified location; a mixed-cargo freight train captured at an unidentified location; partial view of the Passaic River Bridge in Newark, New Jersey; passenger cars await servicing at Sunnyside Yard in Long Island City, New York; E-6S #198 rides the turntable in West Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in this photo by Harold M. Lambert; and wartime crowds surge at New York's Penn Station.
Photo Date:
4/13/1946
Upload Date:
4/16/2017 4:55:14 PM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Winter,Yard,Station,Steam,Passenger,Track
Locomotives:
PRR 6200(UNKNOWN)
PRR 198(4-4-2)
Views:
975
Comments:
0
Title:
"Trains" Centennial Issue, Page 12, 1946
Description:
Here is page 12 of the April 1946 issue of "Trains" magazine. It's the third page of a four-page camera study entitled "The Pennsylvania Railroad: Keystone Vignettes." No author is specified. Pictured Clockwise From Top Left: K-5 #5699 photographed at an unidentified location; railroader washing a locomotive's tender at an unknown location; "Atlantic" action at an unknown location; R-1 #4999 paces M-1A #6762 near Elizabeth, New Jersey, in this photo by W.R. Osborne; a triple-header hauls a coal train near Radnor, Pennsylvania, in 1911; freight cars on graceful arches pass over an unidentified river; and an exterior view of New York's Penn Station.
Photo Date:
4/13/1946
Upload Date:
4/16/2017 4:58:55 PM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge,Station,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 5699(4-6-2)
PRR 4999(Steeple Cab)
PRR 6762(4-8-2)
Views:
801
Comments:
0
Title:
"Trains" Centennial Issue, Page 13, 1946
Description:
Here is page 13 of the April 1946 issue of "Trains" magazine. It's the fourth page of a four-page camera study entitled "The Pennsylvania Railroad: Keystone Vignettes." No author is specified. Pictured Clockwise From Top Left: Bundled-up railroader signaling at an unidentified location; K-4S #5385 heads a passenger train near Freeland, Maryland, in this photo by William Moedinger Jr.; a hostler and his female apprentice servicing a live steam locomotive at an unidentified location; GG-1 #4835 pulls a passenger train through Elizabeth, New Jersey, in this Herbert Weisberger photo; H-6A #2546 heads a triple-headed coal train near Radnor, Pennsylvania, in 1911; and railroad photographer H.W. Pontin (at left) aims his camera from atop Signal Bridge #2418 at the Horseshoe Curve in this 1940 photo by Harry T. Sohlberg.
Photo Date:
4/13/1946
Upload Date:
4/16/2017 5:02:31 PM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam,Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 4835(GG1)
PRR 2546(2-8-0)
PRR 5385(4-6-2)
Views:
723
Comments:
0
Title:
"Trains" Centennial Issue, Page 15, 1946
Description:
Here is page 15 of the April 1946 issue of "Trains" magazine. It's the second page of a ten-page story by Mr. Edwin P. Alexander entitled "Beginnings of a Railroad."
Photo Date:
4/13/1946
Upload Date:
6/5/2019 2:18:51 AM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:
Views:
263
Comments:
0
Title:
"Trains" Centennial Issue, Page 21, 1946
Description:
Here is page 21 of the April 1946 issue of "Trains" magazine. It's the eighth page of a ten-page story by Mr. Edwin P. Alexander entitled "Beginnings of a Railroad." Bottom Right-Hand Photo: Shown here is Philadelphia, Wilmington, & Baltimore Railroad engine #64, a 4-4-0 "American" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during 1853 and sold in 1865. It was named "True American."
Photo Date:
4/13/1946
Upload Date:
6/7/2019 8:28:31 AM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 64(4-4-0)
Views:
419
Comments:
0
Title:
"Trains" Centennial Issue, Page 24, 1946
Description:
Here is page 24 of the April 1946 issue of "Trains" magazine. It's the first page of a two-page map of the Pennsylvania Railroad System, composed by Mr. A.J. Timler.
Photo Date:
4/13/1946
Upload Date:
6/5/2019 2:28:09 AM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
Views:
240
Comments:
0
Title:
"Trains" Centennial Issue, Page 48, 1946
Description:
Here is page 48 of the April 1946 issue of "Trains" magazine. It's the first page of a two-page story entitled "Signaling." No author is specified. Delineated on the left are the aspects, names, and indications of various Pennsylvania Railroad position-light signals.
Photo Date:
4/13/1946
Upload Date:
6/3/2019 3:27:37 PM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Signal
Locomotives:
Views:
266
Comments:
0
Title:
"Trains" Centennial Issue, Page 51, 1946
Description:
Here is page 51 of the April 1946 issue of "Trains" magazine. It's the second page of a four-page review of Mr. Edward Hungerford's 1945 book entitled "A Railroad For Tomorrow." The reviewer is Professor Richard C. Overton of Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. Caption: "Under the Hungerford plan, many lines are rearranged to take advantage of favorable combinations of railroad. For instance, in New England the Hoosac Tunnel portion of the Boston & Maine's Boston-Albany line is combined with the easy eastern portion of the Boston & Albany. The book includes nine main line and terminal maps."
Photo Date:
4/13/1946
Upload Date:
7/17/2019 10:47:17 AM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
Views:
195
Comments:
0
Title:
"Trains" Centennial Issue, Page 52 1946
Description:
Here is page 52 of the April 1946 issue of "Trains" magazine. It's the third page of a four-page review of Mr. Edward Hungerford's 1945 book entitled "A Railroad For Tomorrow." The reviewer is Professor Richard C. Overton of Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois.
Photo Date:
4/13/1946
Upload Date:
7/17/2019 10:51:18 AM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
Views:
190
Comments:
0
Title:
"Trains" Centennial Issue, Page 53 1946
Description:
Here is page 53 of the April 1946 issue of "Trains" magazine. It's the fourth page of a four-page review of Mr. Edward Hungerford's 1945 book entitled "A Railroad For Tomorrow." The reviewer is Professor Richard C. Overton of Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. Caption: "Edward Hungerford designed his own two-coach unit for daytime passenger service on the railroad of tomorrow. Outstanding feature is a kitchenette in the center of each double-car from which light meals are served to passengers at their seats. The private rooms may be reserved for the use of family or businessmen's groups."
Photo Date:
4/13/1946
Upload Date:
7/17/2019 10:57:37 AM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Passenger
Locomotives:
Views:
193
Comments:
0
Title:
"Trains" Centennial Issue, Page 57, 1946
Description:
Here is page 57 of the April 1946 issue of "Trains" magazine. Noteable on the left is a half-page article by Mr. Joe Fox entitled "Gauge . . . and Guess." The final paragraph reads: "It is a curious thing to reflect upon the possibility that our modern railroads thunder over rails whose gauge was decided by a craftsman over two-thousand years ago who perhaps worked out the best axle width for animal power."
Photo Date:
4/13/1946
Upload Date:
6/1/2019 8:50:25 AM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
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Locomotives:
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267
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0
Title:
PRR Altoona Passenger Car Shops, 1946
Description:
WB. Here is an image of an official photo that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 9 May 1946. Shown here is a steam locomotive shifting cars in and about the Pennsylvania Railroad's Passenger Car Shops complex that borders on Chestnut Avenue. (Looks like a boxcar-roof shot.) William E. Burket Collection.
Photo Date:
5/9/1946
Upload Date:
8/1/2022 3:28:38 PM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
RollingStock,Steam
Locomotives:
Views:
113
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 7569, B-6S, c. 1946
Description:
Here is a photo via Forrest W. Trittenbach of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #7569, a B-6S (0-6-0) switcher built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works as a B-6 during May of 1913, rebuilt in Juniata as a B-6S in August of 1929, and retired in April of 1950 after 37 years of faithful service. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. Williams Collection.
Photo Date:
5/23/1946
Upload Date:
3/30/2023 9:01:17 AM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 7569(0-6-0)
Views:
130
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0
Title:
PRR 760, B-8, c. 1946
Description:
Here is a photo via Forrest W. Trittenbach of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #760, a B-8 (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata during October of 1907 and retired in November of 1949 after 42 years of faithful service. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. Williams Collection.
Photo Date:
5/27/1946
Upload Date:
5/11/2023 6:37:44 PM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 760(0-6-0)
Views:
134
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0
Title:
PRR 6200, S-2, #1 of 2, c. 1946
Description:
Here is the Association of American Railroads' stock photo #4075. Caption On Reverse: "The Pennsylvania Railroad's steam turbine locomotive shown in the Locomotive Test Plant at Altoona, Pa." Shown here is PRR engine #6200, the S-2 (6-8-6) "Steam Turbine" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during September of 1944, rated at 6,900 horsepower, and retired in January of 1952 after just eight years of experimental service. The names of the photographer and the eight Railroaders picture here, as well as the exact date, are not recorded. John S. Fisher Collection; #27 of 44.
Photo Date:
8/15/1946
Upload Date:
6/9/2022 3:17:56 PM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 6200(UNKNOWN)
Views:
317
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0
Title:
PRR 6200, S-2, #2 of 2, c. 1946
Description:
Here is the Association of American Railroads' stock photo #4077. Caption On Reverse: "The Pennsylvania Railroad's steam turbine locomotive undergoing tests in the railroad's Locomotive Test Plant at Altoona, Pa." Shown here is PRR engine #6200, the S-2 (6-8-6) "Steam Turbine" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during September of 1944, rated at 6,900 horsepower, and retired in January of 1952 after just eight years of experimental service. The names of the photographer and the eight Railroaders picture here, as well as the exact date, are not recorded. John S. Fisher Collection; #28 of 44.
Photo Date:
8/15/1946
Upload Date:
6/9/2022 3:30:43 PM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 6200(UNKNOWN)
Views:
356
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0
Title:
PRR Aerial Altoona, #5 of 7, c. 1946
Description:
WB. Here is the fifth of seven images of aerial photos by unidentified photographers that were taken over Altoona, Pennsylvania, c. 1946. Pictured at the top right are some of the Pennsylvania Railroad's 12th Street Car Shops. A little to the left, a steam locomotive is pulling a westbound freight train under the 12th Street Footbridge. At the Altoona Station, a steam-powered passenger train is about to begin climbing the Allegheny Mountains via the Horseshoe Curve to Johnstown and points West. The U.S. Post Office sits where the Logan House once reigned. The large structure at the far left is the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. William E. Burket Collection.
Photo Date:
8/15/1946
Upload Date:
7/31/2022 12:44:21 PM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge,Station,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:
Views:
96
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0
Title:
Altoona & Logan Valley #32, c. 1946
Description:
ALV. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by C.H. Weierman that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, c. 1946. Photo Caption: "Altoona Transit Co., Car Barns." Prominent here is Altoona & Logan Valley Electric Railway streetcar #32. Photo taken at the Car Barns, located at 5th Avenue and 35th Street in the Mansion Park section of Altoona. This photo comes from a color slide set entitled "Pennsylvania Trolley Lines" that's produced by Blackhawk Films of Davenport, Iowa (350-216).
Photo Date:
8/15/1946
Upload Date:
4/23/2021 8:06:06 AM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard,Transit
Locomotives:
ALV 32(Trolley)
Views:
194
Comments:
0
Title:
Altoona & Logan Valley Fare Token ~ Front Side
Description:
Here is a scan of the front side of a brass fare token from the "Altoona & Logan Valley Elec. Ry." It's "Good For One Fare."
Photo Date:
8/15/1946
Upload Date:
5/14/2023 7:10:18 AM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Transit
Locomotives:
Views:
51
Comments:
0
Title:
Altoona & Logan Valley Fare Token ~ Back Side
Description:
Here is a scan of the back side of a brass fare token from the "Altoona & Logan Valley Elec. Ry." It's "Good For One Fare."
Photo Date:
8/15/1946
Upload Date:
5/14/2023 7:11:40 AM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Transit
Locomotives:
Views:
53
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 1120, K-4S, c. 1946
Description:
Portraits 10. Here is a steam locomotive portrait of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #1120, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during July of 1917, streamlined in 1940, and retired in December of 1954 after 37 years of faithful service. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. (#23 of 72)
Photo Date:
8/15/1946
Upload Date:
1/1/2023 5:15:28 AM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard,Steam
Locomotives:
Views:
289
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 1188, K-4S, c. 1946
Description:
Portraits 10. Here is a steam locomotive portrait of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #1188, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during July of 1917 and retired in September of 1955 after 38 years of faithful service. Note the experimental streamlined smoke deflector. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. (#24 of 72)
Photo Date:
8/15/1946
Upload Date:
1/1/2023 5:17:58 AM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard,Steam
Locomotives:
Views:
224
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 1260, B-8A, c. 1946
Description:
Here is a photo via Forrest W. Trittenbach of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #1260, a B-8A (0-6-0T) tank switcher built in Juniata as a B-8 (0-6-0) during April of 1907, rebuilt as a B-8A (0-6-0T) in July of 1926, and retired in October of 1953 after 46 years of faithful service. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. Williams Collection.
Photo Date:
8/15/1946
Upload Date:
5/18/2023 1:23:36 AM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 1260(0-6-0)
Views:
161
Comments:
0
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