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Pictures taken in Altoona, PA
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Title:
PRR 173, H-1, c. 1875
Description:
Here is the Association of American Railroads' stock photo #799. No Caption. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #173, an H-1 (2-8-0) "Consolidated" built in the Altoona Machine Shops during November of 1875 and retired in April of 1896 after 21 years of faithful service. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. John S. Fisher Collection; #10 of 44.
Photo Date:
1/1/1900
Upload Date:
6/7/2022 9:57:47 PM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 173(2-8-0)
Views:
290
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 1639, D-13C, c. 1893
Description:
Here is the Association of American Railroads' stock photo #806. No Caption. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #1639, a D-13C (4-4-0) "American" built in the Altoona Machine Shops during May of 1893, and sold to the Baltimore, Chesapeake, & Atlantic Railway and renumbered "19" in June of 1917. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. John S. Fisher Collection; #14 of 44.
Photo Date:
1/1/1900
Upload Date:
6/8/2022 6:54:43 AM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 1639(4-4-0)
Views:
229
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR "S.F. DuPont," 4-4-0, c. 1880
Description:
Here is the Association of American Railroads' stock photo #817. No Caption. Shown here is the "S.F. DuPont," a 4-4-0 "American." The photographer's name, the locomotive's pedigree, as well as the exact date and the location, are not recorded. John S. Fisher Collection; #16 of 44.
Photo Date:
1/1/1900
Upload Date:
6/8/2022 7:00:19 AM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
PRR S.F.DUPONT(4-4-0)
Views:
242
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 437, H-3, c. 1886
Description:
Here is the Association of American Railroads' stock photo #823. Photo by H.G. Colyer of Altoona, Pennsylvania. No Caption. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #437, an H-3 (2-8-0) "Consolidated" built in the Altoona Machine Shops during April of 1886 and sold in September of 1910 after 24 years of faithful service. The exact date and the location are not recorded. John S. Fisher Collection; #17 of 44.
Photo Date:
1/1/1900
Upload Date:
6/8/2022 7:02:03 AM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 437(2-8-0)
Views:
236
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR Passenger Station, c. 1900
Description:
iStation. Here is a photo that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, c. 1900. At the right, a steam locomotive emerges from the double-tracked trainshed at the Pennsylvania Railroad's Passenger Station. At the left foreground are several newly-produced steam locomotives and tenders at the PRR's Altoona Machine Shops. In the center are the PRR's mainline tracks connecting Pittsburgh (to the left) with Philadelphia (to the right). Just beyond the tracks are some of the remaining businesses, bars, and brothels along 10th Avenue. The photographer's name and the exact date are not recorded. (#7,900)
Photo Date:
1/1/1900
Upload Date:
8/7/2021 5:30:03 PM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Station,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:
Views:
190
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR Passenger Train Conductors, c. 1900
Description:
WB. Here is an image of a photo by an unidentified photographer showing a trio of Pennsylvania Railroad passenger train conductors, c. 1900. None of them is identified by name. Perhaps they've just finished a hearty boarding-house breakfast and are heading off to the Altoona Passenger Station for their return run. Each of them carries his grip and a kerosene lantern. The exact date and the location are not recorded. William E. Burket Collection.
Photo Date:
1/1/1900
Upload Date:
7/15/2022 10:46:22 PM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
Views:
154
Comments:
1
Title:
PRR Payroll Office Employees, c. 1900
Description:
WB. Here is an image of a photo by an unidentified photographer showing a pair of Pennsylvania Railroad payroll office employees, c. 1900. Neither of them is identified by name. In the days before computers and the internet, people actually used hand-written paper ledgers and hand-cranked mechanical calculators! The exact date and the location are not recorded. William E. Burket Collection.
Photo Date:
1/1/1900
Upload Date:
7/15/2022 10:46:55 PM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
Views:
164
Comments:
1
Title:
PRR Photographer's Train, c. 1892
Description:
WR. Here is the image of a photo by William H. Rau that was taken at the Pennsylvania Railroad's Passenger Station in Altoona, Pennsylvania, c. 1892. Parked at the Station's trainshed is the photographer's train. It's powered by engine #452, a Class D (4-6-0) "Ten-Wheeler" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during 1869, rebuilt in Juniata as a Class Da, then sold to the PC&StL and renumbered "57" in 1881. Partially visible in the background is the Logan House. William E. Burket Collection.
Photo Date:
1/1/1900
Upload Date:
7/14/2022 8:37:47 AM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Station,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 452(4-6-0)
Views:
318
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR Passenger Station Wreck, #2 of 2, 1899
Description:
iStation. Here is the second of two images of photos by unidentified photographers that were taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, c. 21 December 1899. Shown here is the carnage of a Pennsylvania Railroad freight train that derailed near the Passenger Station. The train lost its brakes while descending the East Slope of the Allegheny Mountains, jumped the tracks near 14th Street, and demolished another freight on an adjacent track. Several PRR men died in the process. Partially visible at the right is the Passenger Station's trainshed. Photo taken from the 12th Street Footbridge. William E. Burket Collection.
Photo Date:
1/1/1900
Upload Date:
1/22/2024 10:41:34 PM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Station,Steam,Wreck,Passenger
Locomotives:
Views:
71
Comments:
0
Title:
Altoona & Logan Valley #150, c. 1900
Description:
ALV. Here is an image of a photo of Altoona & Logan Valley Electric Railway streetcar #150, c.1900. Looks to me like it's had several close encounters of the third kind! The names of the crewmen and of the photographer, as well as the exact date and the location, are not recorded. William E. Burket Collection.
Photo Date:
1/1/1900
Upload Date:
7/24/2022 11:37:16 PM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Transit
Locomotives:
ALV 150(Trolley)
Views:
107
Comments:
0
Title:
Altoona & Logan Valley #152, c. 1909
Description:
ALV. Here is an image of a photo of Altoona & Logan Valley Electric Railway streetcar #152, c. 1909. The names of the crewmen and of the photographer, as well as the exact date and the location, are not recorded. William E. Burket Collection.
Photo Date:
1/1/1900
Upload Date:
7/24/2022 11:37:57 PM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Transit
Locomotives:
ALV 152(Trolley)
Views:
105
Comments:
0
Title:
Altoona & Logan Valley Streetcar, c. 1893
Description:
ALV. Here is an image of a photo that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, c. 1893. Shown here is an unidentified Altoona & Logan Valley Electric Railway streetcar. It's the "Broad Avenue" run, and it's literally "Hanging Room Only!" That's the Logan House in the background, so the location is 11th Avenue at 13th Street. The names of the motorman and of the photographer, as well as the exact date, are not recorded. William E. Burket Collection.
Photo Date:
1/1/1900
Upload Date:
7/25/2022 12:46:04 AM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Transit
Locomotives:
Views:
97
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR Altoona Machine Shop Employees, c. 1890
Description:
WB. Here is an image of a photo by H.G. Colyer showing a group of Pennsylvania Railroad shopmen at the Master Mechanics' Building in Altoona, Pennsylvania, c. 1890. None of them is identified by name. This Building is now the site of the Railroaders Memorial Museum. William E. Burket Collection.
Photo Date:
1/1/1900
Upload Date:
7/15/2022 10:47:31 PM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
Views:
134
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR Altoona Machine Shops, c. 1870
Description:
WB. Here is an image of a photo by T.G. Vallade that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, c. 1870. Shown here are portions of the Pennsylvania Railroad's Altoona Machine Shops complex. Near the center is the two-story Master Mechanic's Building; to its left are the cast-iron 12th Street Footbridge and the Eastern Roundhouse. In the foreground ~ paralleling 10th Avenue ~ are the PRR's mainline tracks: Harrisburg/East to the left, Pittsburgh/West to the right. William E. Burket Collection.
Photo Date:
1/1/1900
Upload Date:
8/1/2022 8:14:40 AM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge
Locomotives:
Views:
119
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR Yard Derrick, c. 1895
Description:
Here is a photo from 4"x5" glass negative by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, c. 1895. Shown here is an unidentified Pennsylvania Railroad yard derrick loading scrap iron and steel into a waiting gondola. The name of the dude in the derby is not recorded.
Photo Date:
1/1/1900
Upload Date:
1/10/2025 10:43:14 PM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
Views:
30
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR Central Roundhouse, #2 of 2, c. 1895
Description:
Here is the second of two photos from 4"x5" glass negatives by an unidentified photographer that were taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, c. 1895. Shown here is an interior view of the Pennsylvania Railroad's Central Roundhouse, located near 9th Avenue & 12th Street. Check out the brickwork and those arches ~ it resembles a cathedral!
Photo Date:
1/1/1900
Upload Date:
10/26/2021 5:09:38 PM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
Views:
160
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR Passenger Station, c. 1860
Description:
iStation. Here is a photo showing the Pennsylvania Railroad's original Passenger Station in Altoona, Pennsylvania, c. 1860. It's dwarfed by the four-story Logan House, built in 1854. They're located at the intersection of 10th Avenue and 13th Street. The photographer's name and the exact date are not recorded.
Photo Date:
1/1/1900
Upload Date:
12/23/2021 8:27:26 PM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Station,Passenger
Locomotives:
Views:
84
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 1063, Class P, 1883
Description:
Portraits 8. Here is a steam locomotive portrait of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #1063, a Class P (4-4-0) "American" built in the Altoona Machine Shops during September of 1883, later reclassified as a D-11A, and retired in November of 1905 after 22 years of faithful service. The photographer's name is not recorded. (#5 of 24)
Photo Date:
1/1/1900
Upload Date:
11/18/2021 6:34:30 PM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 1063(4-4-0)
Views:
244
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 1320, 2-4-0, c. 1890
Description:
Here is a photo via Joseph Lavelle of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #1320, a 2-4-0 Webb Compound built by Bergen-Peacock during 1889 and retired in January of 1897 after just eight years of experimental service. The names of the photographer and of the crew members pictured here, as well as the exact cate and the location, are not recorded. Williams Collection.
Photo Date:
1/1/1900
Upload Date:
2/18/2023 12:29:53 PM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam,Track,Action
Locomotives:
PRR 1320(2-4-0)
Views:
197
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 142, "American," 1866
Description:
WB. Here is an image of an official photo that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 6 December 1866. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #142, a Class D (4-4-0) "American" built in the Altoona Machine Shops during December of 1866, sold to the Belvedere & Delaware and renumbered "3001" in June of 1882, and retired in August of 1888 after 20 years of faithful service. This is the very first steam locomotive produced in Altoona. William E. Burket Collection.
Photo Date:
1/1/1900
Upload Date:
7/27/2022 7:20:50 AM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 142(4-4-0)
Views:
374
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 1651, D-13C, c. 1893
Description:
Prevosto. Here is a photo of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #1651, a D-13C (4-4-0) "American" built in Juniata during 1893, transferred to the Philadelphia & Erie and renumbered "2053" in June of 1894, later returned to the PRR and renumbered "1715," and retired in December of 1914 after 21 years of faithful service. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded.
Photo Date:
1/1/1900
Upload Date:
7/17/2024 3:22:18 PM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 1651(4-4-0)
Views:
75
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 317, Class K, 1881
Description:
Portraits 8. Here is a steam locomotive portrait of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #317, a Class K (4-4-0) "American" built in the Altoona Machine Shops during August of 1881, later rebuilt and reclassified as a D-7, and retired in February of 1905 after 24 years of faithful service. The photographer's name is not recorded. (#4 of 24)
Photo Date:
1/1/1900
Upload Date:
11/18/2021 6:32:37 PM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 317(4-4-0)
Views:
210
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 347, "Mogul," 1866
Description:
WB. Here is an image of an official photo that was taken in front of the Logan House in Altoona, Pennsylvania, in 1866. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #347, a 2-6-0 "Mogul" built by Norris as a 4-4-0 "American" in 1865, rebuilt in the Altoona Machine Shops (AMS) as a 2-6-0 "Mogul" in December of 1866, rebuilt in AMS as a 4-4-0 "American" in 1870, and sold to E.H. Wilson in February of 1884 after just 19 years of service. Note the "booster" under the cab. William E. Burket Collection.
Photo Date:
1/1/1900
Upload Date:
7/27/2022 11:15:24 AM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 347(4-4-0)
Views:
227
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 4, 2-4-6T, c. 1890
Description:
Here is a photo of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4, a 2-4-6T built in the Altoona Machine Shops as a 4-4-0 during March of 1882, later rebuilt as a 2-4-6T, and retired in October of 1893 after just eleven years of experimental service. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. Williams Collection.
Photo Date:
1/1/1900
Upload Date:
2/18/2023 12:29:08 PM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 4(UNKNOWN)
Views:
167
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 42, B-1, c. 1875
Description:
Here is a photo of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #42, a B-1 (0-6-0T) switcher built in the Altoona Machine Shops during November of 1869 and retired in November of 1896 after 27 years of faithful service. The names of the photographer and of the Railroaders pictured here, as well as the exact date and the location, are not recorded. Williams Collection.
Photo Date:
1/1/1900
Upload Date:
3/21/2023 10:12:55 PM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 42(0-6-0)
Views:
221
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 46, F-1, 1859
Description:
WB. Here is an image of a photo entitled "The Altoona PRR yard crew of 1859." Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #46, an F-1 (2-6-0) "Mogul," built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works as the Class D (2-6-0, 18x22 cylinders, 44" drivers) "Lancaster" during 1852, numbered 46 in 1857, rebuilt in 1866 (18x24 cylinders, 48" drivers), rebuilt again in the Altoona Machine Shops as a Class F-1 (4-6-0) and renumbered 46 (2nd) in May of 1867, and sold to Brown & Thomas in March of 1887. The names of the photographer and the men pictured here, the date and the location, are not recorded. William E. Burket Collection.
Photo Date:
1/1/1900
Upload Date:
7/6/2021 8:13:51 PM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard,Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 46(2-6-0)
Views:
381
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 48, B-1, c. 1869
Description:
Here is a photo of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #48, a B-1 (0-6-0T) switcher built in the Altoona Machine Shops during December of 1869 and retired in September of 1891 after 22 years of faithful service. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. Williams Collection.
Photo Date:
1/1/1900
Upload Date:
3/21/2023 10:13:50 PM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 48(0-6-0)
Views:
210
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 658, Class Canth, 1875
Description:
Portraits 8. Here is a steam locomotive portrait of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #658, a Class Canth (4-4-0) "American" built in the Altoona Machine Shops during November of 1875, sent to the Belvedere-Delaware Railroad and renumbered "3012" in November of 1889, then renumbered "1416" in November of 1890. The photographer's name is not recorded. (#3 of 24)
Photo Date:
1/1/1900
Upload Date:
11/18/2021 6:33:34 PM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 658(4-4-0)
Views:
235
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR Altoona Machine Shops, c. 1853
Description:
WB. Here is an image of an official photo that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, c. 1853. Shown here is the Pennsylvania Railroad's Altoona Machine Shops complex. From 1850 until the completion of the Horseshoe Curve in 1854, the PRR's mainline was different than its current form: the tracks paralleled 9th Avenue out of Altoona to Duncansville and the interchange with the Allegheny Portage Railroad ~ instead of curving right at 9th Street, paralleling 10th Avenue past ALTO and SLOPE Towers, then climbing the Allegheny Mountains to Gallitzin and points West. As such, the mainline tracks and the Passenger Station are actually on the other side of the two-story Master Mechanic's Building and the long shop structure depicted here. Brush Mountain dominates the distance. William E. Burket Collection.
Photo Date:
1/1/1900
Upload Date:
8/29/2020 8:14:33 AM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
Views:
221
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR Altoona Machine Shops, c. 1860
Description:
WB. Here is a photo by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, c. 1860. Prominent here is the cathedral-like roundhouse near the center of the Pennsylvania Railroad's Altoona Machine Shops complex. With the completion of the Horseshoe Curve in 1854, the PRR's mainline took its current form: instead of paralleling 9th Avenue out of Altoona to Duncansville and interchange with the New Portage Railroad, the tracks curved right at 9th Street and paralleled 10th Avenue past SLOPE Tower and up the Allegheny Mountains. Note the two-story Master Mechanic's Building at the left and the unidentified wood-fired "Ten-Wheeler" parked in front of the roundhouse. [For more photos of this roundhouse, see RRPA album http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/archiveThumbs.aspx?id=142429] (Not Burket Collection.)
Photo Date:
1/1/1900
Upload Date:
8/29/2020 8:13:57 AM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
Views:
225
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR Check, Front Side, 1879
Description:
Here is the front side of check #3041 for $119.29 issued by the Pennsylvania Railroad's Superintendent of Transportation in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 15 July 1879.
Photo Date:
1/1/1900
Upload Date:
12/6/2023 5:31:03 PM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
Views:
43
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR Check, Reverse Side, 1879
Description:
Here is the reverse side of check #3041 for $119.29 issued by the Pennsylvania Railroad's Superintendent of Transportation in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 15 July 1879.
Photo Date:
1/1/1900
Upload Date:
12/6/2023 5:31:35 PM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
Views:
40
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR Passenger Train, c. 1890
Description:
Here are six illustrations by the Lauderback Company depicting a typical Pennsylvania Railroad passenger train, c. 1890. John S. Fisher Collection; #2 of 26.
Photo Date:
1/1/1900
Upload Date:
6/1/2022 10:58:05 PM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:
Views:
122
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR "Mountain View above Altoona," c. 1890
Description:
Scenes. Here is the right-hand frame of a stereoview card entitled "Mountain View above Altoona." It's part of a series called "Scenes of the Pennsylvania Railroad" that's published by Purviance Photographers of Philadelphia, c. 1890.
Photo Date:
1/1/1900
Upload Date:
6/15/2021 6:47:12 PM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
Views:
74
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR "Eastern Roundhouse, Altoona," c. 1890
Description:
Scenes. Here is the left-hand frame of a stereoview card entitled "Eastern Roundhouse, Altoona." It's published by James Cremer of Philadelphia, c. 1890. The road number of the Pennsylvania Railroad "American" Class steam locomotive pictured here is not recorded. Also note the wooden trestle at the right.
Photo Date:
1/1/1900
Upload Date:
2/20/2022 10:19:13 PM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
Views:
94
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR "Altoona," c. 1890
Description:
Scenes. Here is the right-hand frame of a stereoview card entitled "Altoona." It's card #406 in a series called "Scenes of the Pennsylvania Railroad" that's published by Purviance Photographers of Philadelphia, c. 1890. Photo taken from Gospel Hill. The large structure in the foreground is the original Catholic Cathedral built in Altoona. Brush Mountain dominates the hazy distance.
Photo Date:
1/1/1900
Upload Date:
4/16/2021 7:02:52 AM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
Views:
168
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR "Mountain View," c. 1890
Description:
Scenes. Here is the right-hand frame of a stereoview card entitled "Mountain View." It's card #472 in a series called "Scenes of the Pennsylvania Railroad" that's published by Purviance Photographers of Philadelphia, c. 1890. Note the steam locomotive just beyond the interlocking, perhaps near what in later years was the site of MG Tower on the eastern slope of the Allegheny Mountains.
Photo Date:
1/1/1900
Upload Date:
4/16/2021 7:03:31 AM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
Views:
117
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR Passenger Station Wreck, #1 of 2, 1899
Description:
iStation. Here is the first of two images of photos by unidentified photographers taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, c. 21 December 1899. Shown here is the carnage of a Pennsylvania Railroad freight train that derailed near the Passenger Station. The train lost its brakes while descending the East Slope of the Allegheny Mountains, jumped the tracks near 14th Street, and demolished another freight on an adjacent track. Several PRR men died in the process. Here, PRR engine #1280 assists in the recovery effort; it's an H-3 (2-8-0) "Consolidated" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1888 and retired in July of 1913 after 25 years of service. The Station's trainshed is at the right; discernable through the haze is the cathedral-like Middle Roundhouse. Photo taken from the 12th Street Footbridge. William E. Burket Collection.
Photo Date:
1/1/1900
Upload Date:
8/6/2022 6:28:06 AM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Station,Steam,Wreck,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 1280(2-8-0)
Views:
191
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 178, D-16B, c. 1900
Description:
Prevosto. Here is a photo of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #178, a D-16B (4-4-0) "American" built in the Altoona Machine Shops during June of 1900, rebuilt as a D-16SB in January of 1914, and retired in September of 1929 after 29 years of faithful service. Note the Builder's Photo Identification Number: M.E. 3130A. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded.
Photo Date:
6/21/1900
Upload Date:
7/17/2024 2:54:40 PM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 178(4-4-0)
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112
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0
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PRR Eastbound at 17th Street, c. 1880
Description:
17th Street. Here is an image of an official photo of the Pennsylvania Railroad's engine ladker and ready tracks facing East at the 17th Street Bridge in Altoona, Pennsylvania. This photo was taken about 1880. Shown here is #3 Roundhouse at the far right, #2 Roundhouse (domed) in the center, and the Passenger Station's train shed on the left. Also of note are the many locomotives on the right, the three-way stub switch on the lower rkght, and the three railroaders down the line waiting for orders as to which way to throw their respective switches. William E Burket Collection.
Photo Date:
8/15/1900
Upload Date:
12/7/2016 8:51:29 AM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard,Steam,Track
Locomotives:
Views:
605
Comments:
0
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PRR 1503, "Ten-Wheeler," c. 1900
Description:
Here is a photo from the Railroad Photographic Club via Rail Photo Service. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #1503, a "G" Class (4-6-0) "Ten-Wheeler" built by the American Locomotive Company in 1892 and sold to F.M. Hicks in October of 1902 after just ten years of revenue service. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. John S. Fisher Collection; #4 of 26.
Photo Date:
8/15/1900
Upload Date:
5/30/2022 9:59:04 PM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 1503(4-6-0)
Views:
231
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 380, A-2, c. 1885
Description:
Here is a photo of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #380, an A-2 (0-4-0) switcher built in the Altoona Machine Shops during July of 1885, rebuilt as an A-2A (0-4-0T) in September of 1897, and sold to McCoy Lime in September of 1899. The photographer's name, the date, and the location are not recorded. Williams Collection.
Photo Date:
8/15/1900
Upload Date:
2/20/2023 10:10:58 PM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 380(0-4-0)
Views:
261
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR Westbound at 17th Street, c. 1875
Description:
17th Street. Here is an image of an official photo of the Pennsylvania Railroad's trackage and switch tower facing West at the 17th Street Bridge in Altoona, Pennsylvania. Photo by R.A. Bonine, c. 1875. Shown here is the predecessor to ALTO Tower at the far right, the entrance to Gamble's coal, wood, and lumber yard in the center, and the branch line to Hollidaysburg on the left. Also note the stub switches and the railroad workers up the line waiting for orders as to which way to throw their respective switches. The mainline tracks surmount the Allegheny Mountains on their way to Gallitzin, Pittsburgh, and points West. William E Burket Collection.
Photo Date:
8/15/1900
Upload Date:
12/7/2016 8:50:18 AM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Track
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Views:
567
Comments:
2
Title:
PRR Altoona Passenger Car Shops, 1903
Description:
WB. Here is an image of an official photo that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, in February of 1903. Prominent here is the Pennsylvania Railroad's Passenger Car Shops complex that borders on Chestnut Avenue. In the foreground are several passenger cars awaiting reconditioning, as well as the tracks leading in and out of the Altoona Yards. In the middle distance is the cast-iron 4th Street Footbridge; SOUTH Tower sits under the Bridge's right end. At the right are the Cabin Car Ready Tracks with numerous "crummies" awaiting their next assignments. William E. Burket Collection.
Photo Date:
2/2/1903
Upload Date:
8/1/2022 3:27:18 PM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge,Yard,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:
Views:
125
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR Altoona Machine Shops, 1903
Description:
WB. Here is an image of an official photo that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, in 1903. Shown here is the Pennsylvania Railroad's Altoona Machine Shops complex. At the far left are the Shop buildings that line 9th Avenue. Toward the center is the Eastern Roundhouse and water tower. At the right are the Eastbound Locomotive Ready Tracks with dozens of engines awaiting their next assignments. William E. Burket Collection.
Photo Date:
2/2/1903
Upload Date:
8/1/2022 3:26:26 PM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
Views:
109
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0
Title:
PRR 8th Street Tower, c. 1903
Description:
WB. Here is an image of an official photo that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, c. 1903. Prominent here is the Pennsylvania Railroad's interlocking Tower at 8th Street, designation unknown. In the days of the Eastern Roundhouse, this Tower controlled the entrances and exits of all Middle Division locomotives ~ freight and passenger ~ being serviced in Altoona. Visible at the left are several passenger cars awaiting class repairs and an eastbound mineral train. In the distance are the 7th Street Bridge and the Altoona Yards beyond it. Note that the transmission tower at the right has no wires; they've not yet been strung, thereby linking the electric power generating plant at the South Altoona Shops with the Passenger Car Shops in the left distance. Photo taken from the 9th Street Footbridge. William E. Burket Collection.
Photo Date:
2/2/1903
Upload Date:
8/8/2022 9:11:34 AM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge,Yard
Locomotives:
Views:
147
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR Engine Ladder, 1903
Description:
17th Street. Here is an image of an official photo of the Pennsylvania Railroad's engine ladder and ready tracks near the 17th Street Bridge in Altoona, Pennsylvania. This photo was taken during 1903. Shown here are several steam locomotives heading for service in the Western Roundhouse (to the right, not showh), as well as numerous locomotives poised for East Slope helper or pusher service on the left. Also of note are the PRR's Altoona Machine Shop buildings and the twin smoke stacks of the Power Plant; these supplanted Roundhouse #2. William E Burket Collection.
Photo Date:
8/15/1903
Upload Date:
12/7/2016 9:13:03 AM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard,Steam,Track
Locomotives:
Views:
444
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR Roundhouse #3 Blueprint
Description:
17th Street. Here is a blueprint diagram of the Pennsylvania Railroad's engine laddar and ready tracks near the 17th Street Bridge in Altoona, Pennsylvania. (This item is undated.) Of special note here are the details for Roundhouse #3. By means of the turntaile, 38 steam locomotives could be serviced simultaneously. That was the kind of through-put that was necessary in the early days when relatively-smaller locomotives were used zo pull and push both passenger and freight trains up and over the Allegheny Mountains. With the development of relatively-larger locomotives during the 1920's, it was no longer necessart to keep a multitude of engines this far West. Bigger facilities were constructed in East Altoona and, consequently, both the men and the locomotives moved there.
Photo Date:
8/15/1903
Upload Date:
12/7/2016 9:44:55 AM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard,Steam,Track
Locomotives:
Views:
462
Comments:
1
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
Locomotives:
Views:
248
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR Assistant Engineer Letter, 1904
Description:
Here is the scan of a letter dated 18 March 1904 from the Pennsylvania Railroad's Middle Division Assistant Engineer G.H. Brown (in Altoona) asking J.K. McLanahan (in Hollidaysburg) to reinforce the piers of a bridge crossing the Juniata River near one of the latter's stone quarries. Mr. McLananhan's response is not recorded.
Photo Date:
3/18/1904
Upload Date:
4/22/2023 7:15:48 AM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
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Views:
76
Comments:
0
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