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Viewing Album: PRR: Altoona's "Red Bridge" ~ '46-'68
By:
Thomas C. Ayers
Dates:
3/15/1946 - 1/31/1968
Album Info:
Here are several photos of Pennsylvania Railroad locomotive action at the "Red Bridge" ~ aka Juniata's 8th Street Bridge ~ in Altoona, Pennsylvania, from 1903 through 1968.
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Title:
PRR "Red Bridge," c. 1911
Description:
ARB. Here is a postal card entitled "Red Bridge over P.R.R. Yards, Altoona, Pa." No Postmark. Caption On Reverse: "This bridge spans the yards of the Penna. R.R. Co., which have a capacity of 10,000 cars a day ~ the largest single railroad yard in the world." Also known as the 8th Street Bridge. Depicted in the background is the Juniata section of Altoona; in the distance is a small portion of the Allegheny Mountain Range. The artist's name is not recorded.
Photo Date:
4/21/1911
Upload Date:
3/30/2019 10:52:43 AM
Location:
Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge,Yard,Steam
Locomotives:
Views:
368
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR "Classification Yard," c. 1917
Description:
ARB. Here is a postal card entitled "Classification Yard, P.R.R., Altoona, Pa." No Postmark. Prominent here is the Pennsylvania Railroad's Westbound Classification Yard, looking West from the 8th Street Bridge in Juniata. Visible at the far left is the Coaling Wharf. At the far right are the east- and westbound passenger tracks, as well as several structures constituting the PRR's Erecting & Machine Shop. The artist's name is not recorded.
Photo Date:
2/16/1917
Upload Date:
4/2/2021 9:41:04 PM
Location:
Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard,Steam
Locomotives:
Views:
166
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR ROSE Tower, c. 1946
Description:
ARB. Here is an image showing the western side of the Pennsylvania Railroad's ROSE Tower in Altoona, Pennsylvania, c. 1946. This is the original structure which stood adjacent to the 8th Street Bridge in the background. Both west- and eastbound passenger tracks are at the left; the Yard is at the right. The Tower included offices for the Trainmaster and the Yardmaster, controlled certain Yard operations, and included some crew sleeping quarters. The large number of people of varying ages pictured here suggests that this was an open house or other special event. The photographer's name, the number of the locomotive at the right, and the date are not recorded.
Photo Date:
8/15/1946
Upload Date:
2/15/2021 4:59:07 PM
Location:
Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge,Yard,Steam
Locomotives:
Views:
141
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 4472, I-1SA, c. 1952
Description:
ARB. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, c. 1952. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4472, 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 November of 1948, and retired in November of 1958 after 35 years of faithful service. Partially visible in the background is the 8th Street Bridge in Juniata.
Photo Date:
9/22/1952
Upload Date:
9/21/2022 11:30:36 PM
Location:
Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge,Yard,Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 4472(2-10-0)
Views:
148
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR "Pennsylvania 4233," I-1SA, c. 1952
Description:
ARB. Here is a postal card entitled "Pennsylvania 4233." No Postmark. Revised Caption On Reverse: "Pennsylvania Railroad 2-10-0 Decapod #4233 is crossing over westward past a set of Baldwin ["Centipede"] diesels in the mid-1950's. The [N-5C] caboose hop is about to pass beneath the 8th Street Bridge in Juniata, just east of Altoona, Pennsylvania, near the site of Rose Tower." PRR engine #4233 is an I-1SA built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works as an I-1S during June of 1923, rebuilt in Juniata as an I-1SA in June of 1941, and retired in December of 1957 after 34 years of faithful service. Published by the Railroaders Memorial Museum in Altoona.
Photo Date:
11/11/1952
Upload Date:
9/16/2018 1:09:18 PM
Location:
Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard,Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 4233(2-10-0)
Views:
644
Comments:
1
Title:
PRR 4314, I-1SA, 1952
Description:
ARB. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Nelson Bowers that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 11 November 1952. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #4314, #9821, and two more "EF" Class units whose numbers are not recorded. #4314 is an I-1SA (2-10-0) "Decapod" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works as an I-1S during November of 1922, rebuilt in Juniata as an I-1SA in December of 1942, and retired in September of 1959. #9821 is an EF-15A built by GM-EMD in May of 1951, rated at 1,500 horsepower, and retired in December of 1967. Partially visible at the left is a pair of Baldwin-built "Centipedes"; in the middle distance are the Coaling Tipple and the Roundhouse situated in East Altoona. Photo taken from the 8th Street Bridge in Juniata.
Photo Date:
11/11/1952
Upload Date:
6/10/2019 10:50:25 AM
Location:
Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard,Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 4314(2-10-0)
PRR 9821(F7A)
Views:
656
Comments:
2
Title:
PRR 6438, J-1, 1952
Description:
ARB. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Nelson Bowers that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 11 November 1952. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6438, a J-1 (2-10-4) "Texas" built in Juniata during October of 1943 and retired in April of 1958 after just 15 years of revenue service. Photo taken from the 8th Street Bridge in Juniata. William P. Nixon Collection.
Photo Date:
11/11/1952
Upload Date:
11/16/2018 5:56:20 PM
Location:
Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard,Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 6438(2-10-4)
Views:
575
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR "Ready Tracks," 1952
Description:
ARB. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Nelson Bowers that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 11 November 1952. Shown here are the Pennsylvania Railroad's Locomotive Ready Tracks featuring (L to R) three pairs of Baldwin-built "Centipedes," an A-B-A set of GM-EMD "EF" Class diesels, as well as two "Decapods" shifting cars in the Yard. Photo taken from the 8th Street Bridge in Juniata, facing toward the East Altoona Roundhouse. ("LouisFols"; #1 of 1)
Photo Date:
11/11/1952
Upload Date:
4/18/2020 6:18:29 PM
Location:
Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard,Steam
Locomotives:
Views:
288
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR Locomotive Ready Tracks, 1954
Description:
ARB. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Homer G. Benton that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 22 May 1954. Prominent here are several sets of locomotives ~ both oil-powered and coal-fired ~ waiting for westbound helper/pusher duty. From left to right, there are three A-B-A sets of GM-EMD EH-15's, a pair of Baldwin-built "Centipedes," three "Decapods," and another pair of "Centipedes." Photo taken from the 8th Street Bridge in Juniata, looking East toward the 17th Street Bridge and the East Altoona Roundhouse.
Photo Date:
5/22/1954
Upload Date:
7/22/2018 1:22:08 AM
Location:
Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard,Steam,Signal
Locomotives:
Views:
373
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 9685, EH-15, 1954
Description:
ARB. Here is an original photo by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 10 June 1954. Prominent here (R to L) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9685 and two more units whose road numbers are not recorded. All were built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9685 was constructed as an EH-15 in February of 1949, but later regeared and reclassified as an EF-15. Photo taken from the 8th Street Bridge in Juniata, facing toward the East Altoona Roundhouse.
Photo Date:
6/10/1954
Upload Date:
6/4/2023 3:08:15 PM
Location:
Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard,Steam,Signal
Locomotives:
PRR 9685(F3A)
Views:
101
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR "Red Bridge Action," c. 1954
Description:
ARB. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide (converted to B&W) that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, 1954. Shown here are seven sets of unidentified Pennsylvania Railroad locomotives ~ two coal-fired and five oil-powered. In the foreground is a "J" Class (2-10-4) "Texas" coupled to an N-5 cabin car and a pair of Baldwin-built "Centipedes." They're about to pass under the 8th Street Bridge in Juniata, perhaps on their way to pick up a train in Hollidaysburg and then head up the New Portage Branch via the Muleshoe Curve to Gallitzin and points West. The photographer's name, the locomotive road numbers, and the exact date are not recorded.
Photo Date:
8/15/1954
Upload Date:
7/12/2020 6:12:13 PM
Location:
Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard,Steam
Locomotives:
Views:
158
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 5818, BH-50, 1955
Description:
ARB. Here is an original photo by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, in October of 1955. Prominent here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5818 and another "Centipede" whose road number is not recorded. Both are BH-50's built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works as BP-60 passenger engines rated at 3,000 horsepower each, but later regeared and reclassified as 2,250 horsepower BH-50's for freight and helper service only. #5818 was built in January of 1948 and retired in April of 1962 after just 14 years of revenue service. The road numbers of the other locomotives pictured here and the exact date are not recorded. Photo taken from the 8th Street Bridge in Juniata.
Photo Date:
10/10/1955
Upload Date:
10/29/2020 10:01:20 AM
Location:
Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 5818(DR12-8-1500/2)
Views:
298
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 9730, BF-16, 1957
Description:
ARB. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by David R. Sweetland that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 17 July 1957. Prominent here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #9730 and a Shark "B" unit whose number is not recorded. Both were built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works. #9730 is a BF-16 built in February of 1951, rated at 1,600 horsepower, and retired in July of 1966 after just 15 years of revenue service. They're about to pass under Juniata's 8th Street Bridge with a mixed-cargo freight train on their way to 4th Street, where they'll stop for a crew change before proceeding up the Allegheny Mountains via the Horseshoe Curve to Gallitzin and points West. Partially visible at the left is PRR engine #7602, an ES-17M built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,750 horsepower.
Photo Date:
7/17/1957
Upload Date:
8/28/2018 2:01:45 AM
Location:
Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 9730(RF-16A)
PRR 7602(SD9)
Views:
2631
Comments:
1
Title:
PRR "Red Bridge" Vistas, #1 of 2, 1958
Description:
ARB. Here is the first of two images (converted to B&W) of photos by William D. Volkmer that were taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 17 July 1958. At the far left, numerous idling diesels await their next assignments. At the right, a local freight is stopped at ROSE Tower. Beyond it at the far right is the PRR's Erecting & Machine Shop. Photo taken from the 8th Street Bridge in Juniata. William E. Burket Collection.
Photo Date:
7/17/1958
Upload Date:
7/18/2022 5:47:49 AM
Location:
Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard,Signal
Locomotives:
Views:
88
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR "Red Bridge" Vistas, #2 of 2, 1958
Description:
ARB. Here is the second of two images (converted to B&W) of photos by William D. Volkmer that were taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 17 July 1958. In the center, a local freight is stopped at ROSE Tower. At the right are the east- and westbound passenger tracks; beyond them in the distance is the PRR's Erecting & Machine Shop. Photo taken from the 8th Street Bridge in Juniata. William E. Burket Collection.
Photo Date:
7/17/1958
Upload Date:
7/18/2022 5:48:45 AM
Location:
Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard,Signal
Locomotives:
Views:
81
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 9803, EF-15A, 1959
Description:
ARB. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by David R. Sweetland that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, in June of 1959. Shown here (R to L) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9803 and two more units whose road numbers are not recorded. All were built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9803 is an EF-15A constructed in March of 1951. In this context, this A-B-A set is about to pass under the 8th Street Bridge in Juniata, and is heading to Conway and points West with a merchandise freight train. Partially visible in the distance are the 17th Street Bridge and the East Altoona Coaling Tipple.
Photo Date:
6/21/1959
Upload Date:
8/2/2023 7:10:04 AM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge
Locomotives:
PRR 9803(F7A)
Views:
127
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 7079, EFS-17M, 1959
Description:
ARB. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by David R. Sweetland that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, in July of 1959. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #7079, an unidentified GP-9 "B" unit, and #7064. All are EFS-17M's built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,750 horsepower each. #7079 was constructed in November of 1956, while #7064 was built in October of the same year. In this context, they're about to pass under the 8th Street Bridge in Juniata, and are heading to Conway and points West with a merchandise freight train.
Photo Date:
7/7/1959
Upload Date:
10/19/2018 2:30:21 AM
Location:
Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard,Signal
Locomotives:
PRR 7079(GP9)
PRR 7064(GP9)
Views:
645
Comments:
1
Title:
PRR 7604, ES-17M, 1959
Description:
ARB. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by David R. Sweetland that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, in July of 1959. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #7604, an ES-17M built by GM-EMD in December of 1957 and rated at 1,700 horsepower. Photo taken from the 8th Street Bridge in Juniata. (#4,100)
Photo Date:
7/7/1959
Upload Date:
8/30/2018 12:48:28 PM
Location:
Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard,Track
Locomotives:
PRR 7604(SD9)
Views:
777
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 9452, FF-16, 1959
Description:
ARB. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by David R. Sweetland that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, in July of 1959. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9452 and two more "C-Liners" whose road numbers are not recorded. All are FF-16's built by Fairbanks-Morse and rated at 1,600 horsepower each. #9452 was built in September of 1950 and retired in April of 1965 after just 15 years of revenue service. They have just passed under the 8th Street Bridge in Juniata, and are heading to Enola and points East with a merchandise freight train.
Photo Date:
7/7/1959
Upload Date:
7/25/2018 1:42:48 PM
Location:
Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 9452(CFA16-4)
Views:
673
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 9468, FF-20, 1959
Description:
ARB. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by David R. Sweetland that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, in July of 1959. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9468, an FF-20 built by Fairbanks-Morse in February of 1948, rated at 2,000 horsepower, and retired in January of 1963 after just 15 years of revenue service. Photo taken from the 8th Street Bridge in Juniata.
Photo Date:
7/7/1959
Upload Date:
2/21/2018 2:16:16 AM
Location:
Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 9468(ERIE-A)
Views:
998
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR "Graveyard Train," #1 of 2, 1959
Description:
ARB. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of the first of two successive photos by David R. Sweetland that were taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, in July of 1959. Shown here (R to L) is PRR engine #9517 and two more "EF" Class units whose road numbers are not recorded. All were built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9517 was built in May of 1948 and retired in September of 1962 after just 14 years of revenue service. They are about to pass under the 8th Street Bridge in Juniata with a long string of retired PRR steam locomotives that are about to be recycled. This was one of at least three such "Graveyard Trains." The final one merited a photo in the "Altoona Mirror" of 28 August 1959, captioned as follows: "A solid train of 15 old Pennsylvania Railroad [I-1SA (2-10-0) "Decapod"] steam locomotives [are shown here] moving around the famed Horseshoe Curve near Altoona. The engines, representing 3,211 tons of metal, were en route from Altoona to a Midwestern steel mill to be cut up for scrap. The Pennsy, which once owned as many as 7,630 steam engines, became completely dieselized or electrified more than two years ago."
Photo Date:
7/9/1959
Upload Date:
7/7/2018 3:51:41 AM
Location:
Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard,Steam,Signal
Locomotives:
PRR 9517(F3A)
Views:
1286
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR "Graveyard Train," #2 of 2, 1959
Description:
ARB. Here is an image of the second of two successive photos by David R. Sweetland that were taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, in July of 1959. Prominent here are several unidentified Pennsylvania Railroad "Decapod" steam locomotives about to pass under Juniata's 8th Street on their way to be recycled. This was one of at least three such "Graveyard Trains." The final one merited a photo in the "Altoona Mirror" of 28 August 1959, captioned as follows: "A solid train of 15 old Pennsylvania Railroad [I-1SA (2-10-0) "Decapod"] steam locomotives [are shown here] moving around the famed Horseshoe Curve near Altoona. The engines, representing 3,211 tons of metal, were en route from Altoona to a Midwestern steel mill to be cut up for scrap. The Pennsy, which once owned as many as 7,630 steam engines, became completely dieselized or electrified more than two years ago."
Photo Date:
7/10/1959
Upload Date:
11/19/2023 9:11:19 PM
Location:
Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard,Steam,Signal
Locomotives:
Views:
74
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 7606, ES-17M, 1959
Description:
ARB. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by David R. Sweetland that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, in September of 1959. In the foreground is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #7606, an ES-17M built by GM-EMD in 1957 and rated at 1,700 horsepower. Pushing N-8 cabin car #478118 to connect with a westbound freight train are PRR engines #8672 and two more RSD-12's whose numbers are not recorded. All are AS-18M's built by the American Locomotive Company and rated at 1,800 horsepower each. #8672 was built in March of 1958. Photo taken from Juniata's 8th Street Bridge.
Photo Date:
9/22/1959
Upload Date:
7/1/2018 3:27:04 AM
Location:
Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
RollingStock,Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 7606(SD9)
PRR 8672(RSD12)
Views:
1218
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 9483, FF-20, 1959
Description:
ARB. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by David R. Sweetland that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, in September of 1959. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9483 and another "Erie-A" whose road number is not recorded. Both are FF-20's built by Fairbanks-Morse and rated at 2,000 horsepower each. #9483 was built in November of 1948 and retired in December of 1963 after just 15 years of revenue service. They are about to pass under the 8th Street Bridge in Juniata on their way up the Allegheny Mountains to Gallitzin and points West.
Photo Date:
9/22/1959
Upload Date:
5/17/2018 1:12:30 AM
Location:
Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 9483(ERIE-A)
Views:
684
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 5824, BH-50, c. 1960
Description:
ARB. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by David R. Sweetland that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, c. 1960. Shown here (R to L) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5824 and another unit whose road number is not recorded. Both are BH-50's built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works as BP-60's rated at 3,000 horsepower each, but later regeared and classified as BH-50's rated at 2,500 horsepower each. #5824 was constructed in May of 1947 and retired in April of 1962 after just 15 years of revenue service. Photo taken from the 8th Street Bridge in Juniata.
Photo Date:
1/23/1960
Upload Date:
6/4/2023 12:26:37 AM
Location:
Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Winter,Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 5824(DR12-8-1500/2)
Views:
137
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 7606, ES-17M, 1960
Description:
ARB. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by David R. Sweetland that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, in March of 1960. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #7606, an ES-17M built by GM-EMD in 1957 and rated at 1,700 horsepower. Photo taken from the 8th Street Bridge in Juniata.
Photo Date:
3/21/1960
Upload Date:
5/2/2018 2:49:37 AM
Location:
Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Winter,Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 7606(SD9)
Views:
848
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 9745, BF-16, 1960
Description:
ARB. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by David R. Sweetland that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, in March of 1960. Shown here (R to L) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9745 and two more "BF" Class units whose road numbers are not recorded. All were built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works. #9745 is a BF-16 built in February of 1951, rated at 1,600 horsepower, and retired in July of 1966. Photo taken from the 8th Street Bridge in Juniata. (Gift from Brad Mann.)
Photo Date:
3/21/1960
Upload Date:
4/6/2018 2:40:44 AM
Location:
Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Winter,Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 9745(RF-16A)
Views:
738
Comments:
1
Title:
PRR 9622, AF-16, 1960
Description:
ARB. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by David R. Sweetland that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, in March of 1960. Shown here (R to L) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9622 and three "AF" Class B-units whose road numbers are not recorded. All were built by the American Locomotive Company. #9622 is an AF-16 constructed in November of 1951, rated at 1,600 horsepower, and retired in January of 1967. Photo taken from the 8th Street Bridge in Juniata.
Photo Date:
3/21/1960
Upload Date:
1/15/2021 9:17:45 PM
Location:
Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Winter,Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 9622(FA2)
Views:
345
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 5824, BH-50, 1960
Description:
ARB. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by David R. Sweetland that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, in March of 1960. Shown here (R to L) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5824 and another unit whose road number is not recorded. Both are BH-50's built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works as BP-60's rated at 3,000 horsepower each, but later regeared and classified as BH-50's rated at 2,500 horsepower each. #5824 was constructed in May of 1947 and retired in April of 1962 after just 15 years of revenue service. Photo taken from the 8th Street Bridge in Juniata.
Photo Date:
3/30/1960
Upload Date:
2/6/2022 8:31:40 AM
Location:
Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Winter,Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 5824(DR12-8-1500/2)
Views:
229
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 8974, BS-16M, 1960
Description:
ARB. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by David R. Sweetland that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, in June of 1960. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #8974, a BS-16M road switcher built by Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton in May of 1951 and rated at 1,600 horsepower. "It's just another day in the Yard!" Photo taken from the 8th Street Bridge in Juniata. ("PrrFan18n")
Photo Date:
6/21/1960
Upload Date:
8/29/2021 12:07:07 PM
Location:
Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 8974(AS616)
Views:
232
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 9605, AF-15, 1960
Description:
ARB. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by David R. Sweetland that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, in July of 1960. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9605 and two more "AF" Class units whose road numbers are not recorded. All were built by the American Locomotive Company. #9605 was built in March of 1950, rated at 1,500 horsepower, and retired in May of 1965 after just 15 years of revenue service. Photo taken from the 8th Street Bridge in Juniata.
Photo Date:
7/6/1960
Upload Date:
3/21/2019 8:50:04 PM
Location:
Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 9605(FA1)
Views:
722
Comments:
2
Title:
PRR 5822, BH-50, 1960
Description:
ARB. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by David R. Sweetland that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, in July of 1960. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5822 and another "Centipede" whose road number is not recorded. Both were built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works as BP-60's for passenger service and rated at 3,000 horsepower each; both were later regeared for freight service and reclassified as BH-50's rated at 2,500 horsepower each. #5822 was built in February of 1948 and retired in April of 1962 after just 14 years of revenue service. Photo taken from the 8th Street Bridge in Juniata.
Photo Date:
7/7/1960
Upload Date:
5/30/2018 1:31:57 PM
Location:
Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 5822(DR12-8-1500/2)
Views:
694
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 5822, BH-50, 1960
Description:
ARB. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by David R. Sweetland that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, in July of 1960. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5822 and another "Centipede" whose road number is not recorded. Both were built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works as BP-60's for passenger service and rated at 3,000 horsepower each; both were later regeared for freight service and reclassified as BH-50's rated at 2,500 horsepower each. #5822 was built in February of 1948 and retired in April of 1962 after just 14 years of revenue service. They are about to pass under the 8th Street Bridge in Juniata with a mixed-cargo freight train on their way up the Allegheny Mountains to Gallitzin and points West.
Photo Date:
7/8/1960
Upload Date:
12/18/2018 10:22:44 AM
Location:
Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 5822(DR12-8-1500/2)
Views:
513
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 9521, EF-15, 1962
Description:
ARB. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, in September of 1962. The photographer is not identified. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9521 and three more "EF" Class units whose road numbers are not recorded. All were built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9521 is an EF-15 constructed in May of 1948 and retired in February of 1963 after just 15 years of revenue service. In this context, this A-B-B-A set is about to pass under the 8th Street in Juniata with an iron-ore train on its way up the Allegheny Mountains to the steel mills of Pittsburgh. ("PrrFan18n")
Photo Date:
9/22/1962
Upload Date:
12/28/2020 6:09:35 PM
Location:
Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 9521(F3A)
Views:
219
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 5715, EP-22, 1963
Description:
ARB. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by David R. Sweetland that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, in May of 1963. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5715 and three more "EP" Class units whose road numbers are not recorded. All were built by GM-EMD. #5715 was constructed in November of 1952 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. In this context, this A-B-B-A set is about to pass under the 8th Street Bridge in Juniata with a mail and express train bound for Pittsburgh.
Photo Date:
5/5/1963
Upload Date:
1/3/2020 8:16:58 AM
Location:
Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 5715(E8A)
Views:
465
Comments:
1
Title:
PRR 8807, FS-16M, c. 1964
Description:
ARB. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, c. 1964. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #8807, an FS-16M built by Fairbanks-Morse in April of 1952, rated at 1,600 HP, and retired in January of 1967. Photo taken from the 8th Street Bridge in Juniata. The photographer's name and the exact date are not recorded.
Photo Date:
4/16/1964
Upload Date:
7/7/2018 3:37:27 AM
Location:
Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 8807(H-16-44)
Views:
806
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 6309, AF-27, 1965
Description:
ARB. Here is an original 35mm color slide by Frank Ries that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, in August of 1965. Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6309, an AF-27 built by the American Locomotive Company in March of 1965 and rated at 2,700 horsepower. Photo taken from the 8th Street Bridge in Juniata.
Photo Date:
8/15/1965
Upload Date:
3/30/2021 10:52:17 PM
Location:
Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 6309(C628)
Views:
221
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 9787, EF-15A, 1965
Description:
ARB. Here is an original 35mm color slide by Frank Ries that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, in August of 1965. Prominent here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9787 and a pair of "EF" Class B-units whose road numbers are not recorded. All were built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9787 was constructed in February of 1951 and retired in December of 1966 after just 15 years of revenue service. Partially visible in the distance is the PRR's Erecting & Machine Shop. Photo taken from the 8th Street Bridge in Juniata.
Photo Date:
8/15/1965
Upload Date:
3/30/2021 10:53:49 PM
Location:
Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 9787(F7A)
Views:
228
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 8676, AS-18AM, 1965
Description:
ARB. Here is an original 35mm color slide by William D. Volkmer that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 23 August 1965. Prominent here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #8676 and #8669. Both are AS-18AM's built by the American Locomotive Company in March of 1958 and rated at 1,800 horsepower each. In this context, they await their next helper/pusher run up "The Mountain." Partially visible in the mid-background is the 8th Street Bridge in Juniata.
Photo Date:
8/23/1965
Upload Date:
3/12/2021 9:21:12 PM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge,Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 8676(RSD12)
PRR 8669(RSD12)
Views:
373
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 6030, EF-25A, c. 1966
Description:
ARB. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, c. 1966. The photographer is not identified. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6030, an EF-25A built by GM-EMD in April of 1965 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. Photo taken from the 8th Street Bridge in Juniata.
Photo Date:
4/9/1966
Upload Date:
11/22/2023 10:53:08 PM
Location:
Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 6030(SD35)
Views:
104
Comments:
0
Title:
PC 4209, E-7A, 1968
Description:
ARB. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, during the Summer of 1968. Shown here (R to L) are Penn Central Railroad engine #4209 and another unit whose road number is not recorded. Both were built by GM-EMD. #4209 is an E-7A built as Pennsylvania Railroad engine number "5849" in August of 1947, rated at 2,000 horsepower, and renumbered "4209" in preparation for the PRR-NYC merger. In this context, they're pulling a Westbound passenger train that will soon pull into the Altoona Passenger Station. Partially visible in the distance is the 8th Street Bridge in Juniata.
Photo Date:
8/15/1968
Upload Date:
3/3/2021 11:28:09 PM
Location:
Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge,Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:
PC 4209(E7A)
Views:
204
Comments:
0
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