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PRR 7244, EFS-17M, 1965 |
| Description: |
WIL-ALT-65. Here is an original photo that I took while riding in a Pennsylvania Railroad passenger train from Harrisburg to Altoona during August of 1965. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engine #7244 and another unit whose number is not recorded. Both were built by EMD. #7244 is an EFS-17M built in 1959 and rated at 1,750 horsepower. They are pulling a westbound mixed-cargo freight train near Newport, Pennsylvania. |
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8/15/1965 Upload Date: 11/5/2016 3:30:03 AM |
| Location: |
Newport, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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| Locomotives: |
PRR 7244(GP9) |
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289 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 2516, GF-25, 1965 |
| Description: |
WIL-ALT-65. Here is an original photo that I took while riding in a Pennsylvania Railroad passenger train from Harrisburg to Altoona during August of 1965. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engine #2516 and three other units whose numbers are not recorded. #2516 is a GF-25 built by General Electric in 1962 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. They are pulling an eastbound TrucTrain near Mifflin, Pennsylvania. Note the fisherman standing between the tracks! |
| Photo Date: |
8/15/1965 Upload Date: 11/5/2016 3:32:09 AM |
| Location: |
Mifflin, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 2516(U25B) |
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198 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Eastbound Coal Train, 1965 |
| Description: |
WIL-ALT-65. Here is an original photo that I took while riding in a Pennsylvania Railroad passenger train from Harrisburg to Altoona during August of 1965. Shown here are three unidentified units built by EMD pulling an eastbound coal train near Mifflin, Pennsylvania. |
| Photo Date: |
8/15/1965 Upload Date: 11/5/2016 3:36:18 AM |
| Location: |
Mifflin, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Passenger |
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99 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 7144, EFS-17M, 1965 |
| Description: |
WIL-ALT-65. Here is an original photo that I took while riding in a Pennsylvania Railroad passenger train from Harrisburg to Altoona during August of 1965. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engine #7144 and another unit whose number is not recorded. Both were built by EMD. #7144 is an EFS-17M built in 1957 and rated at 1,750 horsepower. They are pulling a westbound mixed-cargo freight train near Lewistown, Pennsylvania. Note the eastbound TrucTrain on the far track. |
| Photo Date: |
8/15/1965 Upload Date: 11/5/2016 3:39:07 AM |
| Location: |
Lewistown, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 7144(GP9) |
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232 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 7072, EFS-17M, 1965 |
| Description: |
WIL-ALT-65. Here is an original (blurry) photo that I took while riding in a Pennsylvania Railroad passenger train from Harrisburg to Altoona during August of 1965. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engine #7072 and another unit whose number is not recorded. Both were built by EMD. #7072 is an EFS-17M built in 1956 and rated at 1,750 horsepower. They are pulling a westbound mixed-cargo freight train near Lewistown, Pennsylvania. |
| Photo Date: |
8/15/1965 Upload Date: 11/5/2016 4:31:21 AM |
| Location: |
Lewistown, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 7072(GP9) |
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351 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 2247, EF-22, 1965 |
| Description: |
WIL-ALT-65. Here is an original photo that I took while riding in a Pennsylvania Railroad passenger train from Harrisburg to Altoona during August of 1965. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engine #2247 and another unit whose number is not recorded. Both were built by EMD. #2247 is an EF-22 built in 1963 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. They are pulling an eastbound mixed-cargo freight train near Mount Union, Pennsylvania. Note the steepness of the mountain slope bordering the tracks! |
| Photo Date: |
8/15/1965 Upload Date: 11/5/2016 4:33:05 AM |
| Location: |
Mount Union, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 2247(GP30) |
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380 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 2230, EF-22, 1965 |
| Description: |
WIL-ALT-65. Here is an original photo that I took while riding in a Pennsylvania Railroad passenger train from Harrisburg to Altoona during August of 1965. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #2230, #2422, and two other units whose numbers are not recorded. #2230 is an EF-22 built by EMD in 1963 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. #2422 is an AF-25 built by the American Locomotive Company in 1965 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. They are pulling an eastbound TrucTrain near Huntingdon, Pennsylvania. |
| Photo Date: |
8/15/1965 Upload Date: 11/5/2016 4:34:54 AM |
| Location: |
Huntingdon, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 2230(GP30) PRR 2422(C425) |
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543 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR Ice Plant, 1965 |
| Description: |
WIL-ALT-65. Here is an original photo that I took while riding in a Pennsylvania Railroad passenger train from Harrisburg to Altoona during August of 1965. Shown here is the long-disused PRR Ice Plant near Huntingdon, Pennsylvania. In the good ol' days when refrigerator cars used ice ~ instead of gasoline ~ to keep their cargos cold, eastbound produce trains would stop here to replenish before continuing on to their East Coast destinations. |
| Photo Date: |
8/15/1965 Upload Date: 11/5/2016 4:36:45 AM |
| Location: |
Huntingdon, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Signal,Passenger,Track |
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182 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Westbound Passenger, 1965 |
| Description: |
WIL-ALT-65. Here is an original photo that I took while riding in a Pennsylvania Railroad passenger train from Harrisburg to Altoona during August of 1965. Shown here is the rear portion of my 16-car passenger train as it parallels the East Branch of the Juniata River at Spruce Creek, Pennsylvania. The train has just passed through one of the Spruce Creek Tunnels and has just now passed the PRR's SPRUCE Tower. |
| Photo Date: |
8/15/1965 Upload Date: 11/5/2016 5:05:08 AM |
| Location: |
Spruce Creek, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Signal,Passenger |
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134 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR Passenger Station, 1965 |
| Description: |
WIL-ALT-65. Here is an original photo that I took while riding in a Pennsylvania Railroad passenger train from Harrisburg to Altoona during August of 1965. Shown here is the PRR Passenger Station in Tyrone, Pennsylvania. This vintage Station actually stands in the middle of a wye; one of the two legs to the Bald Eagle Branch is visible on the right. Photo taken while my train is stopped to discharge and receive passengers. |
| Photo Date: |
8/15/1965 Upload Date: 11/5/2016 5:06:37 AM |
| Location: |
Tyrone, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger |
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159 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Westbound Passenger, 1965 |
| Description: |
WIL-ALT-65. Here is an original photo that I took while riding in a Pennsylvania Railroad passenger train from Harrisburg to Altoona during August of 1965. Shown here are the three locomotives and the front portion of my 16-car passenger train as we pull out of the PRR Passenger Station in Tyrone, Pennsylvania. |
| Photo Date: |
8/15/1965 Upload Date: 11/5/2016 5:08:13 AM |
| Location: |
Tyrone, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Station,Signal,Passenger,Track |
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91 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 7126, EFS-17M, 1965 |
| Description: |
WIL-ALT-65. Here is an original photo that I took while riding in a Pennsylvania Railroad passenger train from Harrisburg to Altoona during August of 1965. Shown here (F to R) are PRR engine #7126 and another unit whose number is not recorded. #7126 is an EFS-17M built by EMD in 1957 and rated at 1,750 horsepower. They are pulling a eastbound mixed-cargo freight train near Bellwood, Pennsylvania. Both trains are moving at around 60 miles per hour. Zoom-Zoom! |
| Photo Date: |
8/15/1965 Upload Date: 11/5/2016 5:09:40 AM |
| Location: |
Bellwood, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 7126(GP9) |
| Views: |
281 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
East Altoona Deadline, 1965 |
| Description: |
WIL-ALT-65. Here is an original photo that I took while riding in a Pennsylvania Railroad passenger train from Harrisburg to Altoona during August of 1965. Shown here are the PRR's locomotive deadline tracks in East Altoona, Pennsylvania. Many makes and models are represented: ALCo, Baldwin, EMD, you name it! |
| Photo Date: |
8/15/1965 Upload Date: 8/18/2016 4:05:28 PM |
| Location: |
Altoona(Juniata), PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Yard,Passenger |
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214 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
East Altoona Deadline, 1965 |
| Description: |
WIL-ALT-65. Here is an original photo that I took while riding in a Pennsylvania Railroad passenger train from Harrisburg to Altoona during August of 1965. Shown here are the PRR's locomotive deadline tracks in East Altoona, Pennsylvania. Many makes and models are represented, including Fairbanks-Morse ERIE's and Baldwin "Shark" #2025. |
| Photo Date: |
8/15/1965 Upload Date: 8/18/2016 4:16:51 PM |
| Location: |
Altoona(Juniata), PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Yard,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 2025(RF-16A) |
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995 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 2433, AF-25, 1965 |
| Description: |
WIL-ALT-65. Here is an original photo that I took while riding in a Pennsylvania Railroad passenger train from Harrisburg to Altoona during August of 1965. Shown here (F to R) are PRR engine #2433 and two other units whose numbers are not recorded. #2433 is an AF-25 built by the American Locomotive Company in 1965 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. They are pulling an eastbound merchandise freight train under the 17th Street Bridge in East Altoona, Pennsylvania. Visible on the left are some of the many rusting freight cars stored in the old Westbound Classification Yard. |
| Photo Date: |
8/15/1965 Upload Date: 11/5/2016 2:31:24 PM |
| Location: |
Altoona(Juniata), PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Bridge,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 2433(C425) |
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212 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR Altoona Shops, 1965 |
| Description: |
WIL-ALT-65. Here is an original photo that I took while riding in a Pennsylvania Railroad passenger train from Harrisburg to Altoona during August of 1965. Shown here is a small portion of what's left of the Altoona Shop complex. On the left, one of the old Shop buildings is being dismantled. On the right is a venerable water tower, the last sign of the Age of Steam; in the good ol' days, it stood next to "The World's Largest Roundhouse." |
| Photo Date: |
8/15/1965 Upload Date: 11/5/2016 2:33:17 PM |
| Location: |
Altoona, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Signal,Passenger,Track |
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68 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 6038, EF-25A, 1965 |
| Description: |
WIL-ALT-65. Here is an original photo that I took while riding in a Pennsylvania Railroad passenger train from Harrisburg to Altoona during August of 1965. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engine #6038 and another unit whose number is not recorded. Both were built by EMD. #6038 is an EF-25A built in 1965 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. They are parked just east of the 4th Street Bridge, and their crew awaits orders to proceed up the Allegheny Mountains via the Horseshoe Curve to Gallitzin and points West with an iron-ore train. Partially visible a couple of tracks over are three ALCo locomotives pushing a westbound freight train out of the Yard. |
| Photo Date: |
8/15/1965 Upload Date: 11/5/2016 2:35:05 PM |
| Location: |
Altoona, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Yard,Signal,Passenger,Track |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 6038(SD35) |
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196 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR Passenger Coach, 1965 |
| Description: |
WIL-ALT-65. Here is an original photo that I took during a trip on Pennsylvania Railroad passenger trains from Wilmington to Altoona during August of 1965. Shown here at the Altoona Passenger Station is the Coach that I rode in during the last leg of my journey. Regretably, its number is neither legible, nor recorded. Visible in the background (L to R) are portions of the old 12th Street Bridge and one of the original PRR 12th Street Car Shop buildings. |
| Photo Date: |
8/15/1965 Upload Date: 11/5/2016 2:58:14 PM |
| Location: |
Altoona, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
RollingStock,Bridge,Station,Passenger |
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1154 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Railroaders at Work, 1965 |
| Description: |
WIL-ALT-65. Here is an original photo that I took during a trip on Pennsylvania Railroad passenger trains from Wilmington to Altoona during August of 1965. Shown here at the Altoona Passenger Station are two railroaders at work. They are standing next to the unidentified EMD E-7 locomotive at the head of my train, just before it departs for Johnstown, Pittsburgh, and points West. |
| Photo Date: |
8/15/1965 Upload Date: 11/5/2016 2:59:26 PM |
| Location: |
Altoona, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger,Track |
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76 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 5857, EP-20, 1965 |
| Description: |
WIL-ALT-65. Here is an original photo that I took during a trip on Pennsylvania Railroad passenger trains from Wilmington to Altoona during August of 1965. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #5857, #5760, and another unit whose number is not recorded. All were built by EMD. #5857 is an EP-20 built in 1948 and rated at 2,000 horsepower. #5760 is an EP-22 built in 1952 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. They are departing the Altoona Station with a 16-car passenger train and heading up the Allegheny Mountains via the Horseshoe Curve to Johnstown, Pittsburgh, and points West. Partially visible (L to R) are the PRR Test Plant building and the 17th Street Bridge. |
| Photo Date: |
8/15/1965 Upload Date: 11/5/2016 7:12:14 PM |
| Location: |
Altoona, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Bridge,Station,Signal,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 5857(E7A) PRR 5760(E8A) |
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450 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 2333, EF-25, 1965 |
| Description: |
WIL-ALT-65. Here is an original photo that I took during a trip on Pennsylvania Railroad passenger trains from Wilmington to Altoona during August of 1965. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #2333, #2358, and another unit whose number is not recorded. All were built by EMD. #2333 and #2358 are EF-25's built in 1965 and rated at 2,250 horsepower each. They are passing through the Altoona Passenger Station with a mixed-cargo freight train on their way to Enola and points East. Also visible (L to R) are one of the original PRR 12th Street Car Shop buildings and the PRR Test Plant building. |
| Photo Date: |
8/15/1965 Upload Date: 11/5/2016 7:14:14 PM |
| Location: |
Altoona, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Station,Signal |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 2333(GP35) PRR 2358(GP35) |
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448 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 2278, EF-25, 1965 |
| Description: |
WIL-ALT-65. Here is an original photo that I took during a trip on Pennsylvania Railroad passenger trains from Wilmington to Altoona during August of 1965. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #2278, #2403, #2425, and another unit whose number is not recorded. #2278 is an EF-25 built by EMD in 1965 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. #2403 is an AF-24 built by the American Locomotive Company in 1962 and rated at 2,400 horsepower. #2425 is an AF-25 built by the American Locomotive Company in 1965 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. They are passing through the Altoona Passenger Station with a mixed-cargo freight train on their way to Enola and points East. Also visible (L to R) are two of the original PRR 12th Street Car Shop buildings and the PRR Test Plant building. |
| Photo Date: |
8/15/1965 Upload Date: 11/5/2016 7:16:15 PM |
| Location: |
Altoona, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Night,Station,Signal |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 2278(GP35) PRR 2403(RS27) PRR 2425(C425) |
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600 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR Passenger Station, 1965 |
| Description: |
WIL-ALT-65. Here is an original photo that I took during a trip on Pennsylvania Railroad passenger trains from Wilmington to Altoona during August of 1965. Shown here is the Altoona Passenger Station, located at the corner of 10th Avenue and 13th Street. Journey over. Mission compleat! |
| Photo Date: |
8/15/1965 Upload Date: 11/5/2016 7:17:52 PM |
| Location: |
Altoona, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Night,Station,Passenger |
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86 Comments: 0 |
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