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PRR Spring Meadow Passenger Shelter, c. 1934 |
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Spring Meadow. Here is an image that was taken at the Pennsylvania Railroad's Spring Meadow Passenger Shelter just North of Duncansville, Pennsylvania, c. 1934. In this context, the photographer is facing toward two semaphore signals and the "Wye Switches" at New Portage Junction in Duncansville. Altoona is to the photographer's rear. From 1850 to 1854, this stretch of track was the PRR's mainline connecting Philadelphia and Pittsburgh via the Allegheny Portage Railroad. |
| Photo Date: |
8/15/1934 Upload Date: 9/9/2021 4:15:11 PM |
| Location: |
Duncansville, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger |
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PRR Spring Meadow Passenger Shelter, 1934 |
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Spring Meadow. Here is an image that was taken at the Pennsylvania Railroad's Spring Meadow Passenger Shelter just North of Duncansville, Pennsylvania, on 24 November 1934. In this context, a group of local officials inspect the scene where Elmo Noakes killed himself after murdering his niece, Winifred Pierce. A week or so before, the two of them had smothered his three children near Carlisle, Pennsylvania, thereafter hitchhiking to Altoona and ending-up here in Spring Meadow. It's a sad, sad tale of madness. |
| Photo Date: |
11/24/1934 Upload Date: 9/9/2021 4:16:17 PM |
| Location: |
Duncansville, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger |
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PRR 8626, AS-18M, 1964 |
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Spring Meadow. Here is an original photo that I took at the Spring Meadow Crossing near Duncansville, Pennsylvania, on the afternoon of 29 March 1964. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #8626 and #8651. Both are AS-18M's road switchers built by the American Locomotive Company and rated at 1,800 horsepower each. #8626 was constructed in February of 1957, while #8651 was built in December of the same year. In this context, they're pulling six freight cars and two cabin cars from the Hollidaysburg Yards to the Altoona Yards. |
| Photo Date: |
3/29/1964 Upload Date: 6/7/2016 12:55:23 PM |
| Location: |
Duncansville, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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PRR 8626(RS11) PRR 8651(RS11) |
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PRR 8617, AS-18M, 1965 |
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Spring Meadow. Here is an original photo that I took at the Spring Meadow Crossing near Duncansville, Pennsylvania, on the afternoon of 22 April 1965. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #8617, an AS-18M road switcher built by the American Locomotive Company in August of 1956 and rated at 1,800 horsepower. In this context, it's pulling the five-car "Bedford Local" to the Altoona Yards. |
| Photo Date: |
4/22/1965 Upload Date: 2/19/2025 9:39:30 AM |
| Location: |
Duncansville, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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PRR 8617(RS11) |
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