| Altoona Action. Here is an image of a photo by an unidentified photographer that was taken at the Pennsylvania Railroad's Passenger Station in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 24 April 1952. Partial Caption: "Nearly 500 Blair County residents rode a special Pennsylvania Railroad train to Pittsburgh and the Old Nixon Theater on April 24, 1952, to see the stage production of 'South Pacific' and to celebrate the birthday of its star, Altoona's Janet Lafferty, whose stage name was Janet Blair." Partially visible here is PRR engine #5876, an EP-20 built by GM-EMD in April of 1949 and rated at 2,000 horsepower. William E. Burket Collection. |