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Viewing Album: PRR: Altoona, PA ~ 11 December 1965
By:
Thomas C. Ayers
Dates:
12/11/1965 - 12/11/1965
Album Info:
Here are nine original photos that I took in and about the Pennsylvania Railroad's Station in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 11 December 1965. The intent is to suggest what it was like, railroad wise, on a typical Saturday afternoon in Altoona during December of 1965. These color slides are presented in the order that I took them. For more details on these and other PRR Diesel locomotives, see the Keystone Crossings Database: http://pennsyrr.com/kc/data/diesels
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Title:
PRR Passenger Station, 1965
Description:
Station. Here is an original photo that I took at the Pennsylvania Railroad's Passenger Station in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on the afternoon of 11 December 1965. Shown here is the PRR's Passenger Station located at the intersection of 10th Avenue and 13th Street. The ground floor was the space for passengers, while the second floor was where PRR crews checked in and out before and after their runs. Both east- and westbound passenger trains stopped in Altoona to change both engine and train crews. During 1946, there were 72 regularly-scheduled passenger trains a day which stopped in Altoona ~ so that's at least 144 crew changes per day, plus hundreds of passengers!
Photo Date:
12/11/1965
Upload Date:
8/31/2016 2:09:07 AM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Station,Passenger
Locomotives:
Views:
207
Comments:
1
Title:
PRR 12th Street Bridge, 1965
Description:
Station. Here is an original photo that I took at the Pennsylvania Railroad's Passenger Station in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on the afternoon of 11 December 1965. On the left is the tiny patch of tattered tarmack provided for passengers to board trains. The "new" and functionally-ugly 12th Street Bridge is in the middle. The gray, two-story structure in the distance is the Railway Express Office. The large, red brick structure on the right was once part of what was known as the "Altoona Machine Shops" where generations of dedicated Pennsylvania Railroaders built everything from freight cars to engine tenders to steam locomotives, not to mention experimental electric and diesel engines!
Photo Date:
12/11/1965
Upload Date:
8/31/2016 2:11:41 AM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Station,Passenger,Track
Locomotives:
Views:
263
Comments:
1
Title:
PRR 9174, ES-10, 1965
Description:
Station. Here is an original photo that I took near the Pennsylvania Railroad's Passenger Station in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on the afternoon of 11 December 1965. Shown here is PRR engine #9174, an ES-10 built by EMD in 1948 and rated at 1,000 horsepower. Its crew is busy shifting cars in and about the Altoona Station. The PRR's 12th Street Shops are visible beyond the locomotive's bell.
Photo Date:
12/11/1965
Upload Date:
8/31/2016 2:13:53 AM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Station,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 9174(NW2)
Views:
579
Comments:
2
Title:
PRR 4000, Passenger Car, 1965
Description:
Station. Here is an original photo that I took near the Pennsylvania Railroad's Passenger Station in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on the afternoon of 11 December 1965. Shown here is PRR passenger car #4000. It has just been refurbished in the Altoona Passenger Shops and awaits being returned to revenue service.
Photo Date:
12/11/1965
Upload Date:
8/31/2016 2:16:02 AM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
RollingStock,Station,Passenger
Locomotives:
Views:
1403
Comments:
1
Title:
PRR 492909, MoW Car, 1965
Description:
Station. Here is an original photo that I took near the Pennsylvania Railroad's Passenger Station in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on the afternoon of 11 December 1965. Shown here is PRR Maintenance of Way Car #492909. It looks like an ex-Pullman car that has just been refurbished in the Altoona Passenger Shops and awaits being returned to MoW service.
Photo Date:
12/11/1965
Upload Date:
8/31/2016 2:18:21 AM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
RollingStock,Station,Passenger
Locomotives:
Views:
1084
Comments:
2
Title:
PRR Eastbound Coal Train, 1965
Description:
Station. Here is an original telephoto view that I took just East of the Pennsylvania Railroad's Passenger Station in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on the afternoon of 11 December 1965. Show here is an eastbound coal train. It is pulled by five Diesel engines built by EMD and is about to pass under the 7th Street Bridge. Visible in the near distance is position-light signal #2360. Visible in the far distance is Brush Mountain.
Photo Date:
12/11/1965
Upload Date:
8/31/2016 2:53:22 AM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard,Station,Signal,Passenger,Track
Locomotives:
Views:
200
Comments:
1
Title:
PRR 5900, EP-20, 1965
Description:
Station. Here is an original telephoto view that I took near the Pennsylvania Railroad's Passenger Station in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on the afternoon of 11 December 1965. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engine #5900 and two other units whose numbers are not legible. All were built by EMD. #5900 is an EP-20 built in 1945 and rated at 2,000; it was the first EMD passenger Diesel delivered to the PRR. They are pulling a westbound mail/express train and are about to pass under the 12th Street Bridge. The gray, two-storey building on the left is the Railway Express Office. Also visible are PRR ES-10 switcher #9174 and the 7th Street Bridge in the distance.
Photo Date:
12/11/1965
Upload Date:
8/31/2016 2:57:44 AM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard,Station,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 5900(E7A)
Views:
995
Comments:
2
Title:
PRR 2424, AF-25, #1 of 2, 1965
Description:
Station. Here is the first of two original photos that I took near the Pennsylvania Railroad's Passenger Station in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on the afternoon of 11 December 1965. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #2424, a "U Boat" whose road number is not recorded, #2243, and #2286. #2424 is an AF-25 built by the American Locomotive Company in 1965 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. #2243 is an EF-22 built by EMD in 1963 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. #2286 is an EF-25 built by EMD in 1964 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. They are about to pass under the 12th Street Bridge with a long string of brand-new PRR covered hopper cars. The train two tracks over is the mail/express train headed by PRR engine #5900; it is stopped for a crew change. The Passenger Station is visible on the far right, adjacent to the parking lots filled with cars belonging to merry Christmas shoppers.
Photo Date:
12/11/1965
Upload Date:
8/31/2016 3:38:26 AM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Station,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 2424(C425)
PRR 2243(GP30)
PRR 2286(GP35)
Views:
703
Comments:
2
Title:
PRR 2424, AF-25, #2 of 2, 1965
Description:
Station. Here is the second of two original photos that I took near the Pennsylvania Railroad's Passenger Station in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on the afternoon of 11 December 1965. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #2424, a "U Boat" whose road number is not recorded, #2243, and #2286. #2424 is an AF-25 built by the American Locomotive Company in 1965 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. #2243 is an EF-22 built by EMD in 1963 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. #2286 is an EF-25 built by EMD in 1964 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. They are heading East toward the Enola Yards with a long string of brand-new PRR covered hopper cars. The train two tracks over is the mail/express train headed by PRR engine #5900; it is stopped under the 12th Street Bridge. Also visible are the Railway Express Office, PRR ES-10 switcher #9174, the 7th Street Bridge, and Brush Mountain in the far distance.
Photo Date:
12/11/1965
Upload Date:
8/31/2016 3:19:05 AM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Station,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 2424(C425)
PRR 2243(GP30)
PRR 2286(GP35)
Views:
917
Comments:
1
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