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By:Thomas C. Ayers
Dates:8/1/1936 - 8/1/1936
Album Info:Here is a four-page article by Frederick Westing entitled "Testing The Iron Horse." It was published originally in the August 1936 issue of "Railroad Stories" magazine, pages 91-95. "The purpose of a locomotive testing plant is to support and hold the engine still while it is in actual operation, with its driving wheels revolving and a full head of steam in the boiler; to provide a means of measuring its activities by testing engineers; and to absorb the energy it creates as it operates the plant." (Page 91)
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"Testing The Iron Horse," Page 91, 1936
Title:  "Testing The Iron Horse," Page 91, 1936
Description:  Here is page one of a five-page article by Frederick Westing entitled "Testing The Iron Horse." It was published originally in the August 1936 issue of "Railroad Stories" magazine, page 91.
Photo Date:  8/1/1936  Upload Date: 1/4/2024 3:38:47 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
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"Testing The Iron Horse," Page 92, 1936
Title:  "Testing The Iron Horse," Page 92, 1936
Description:  Here is page two of a five-page article by Frederick Westing entitled "Testing The Iron Horse." It was published originally in the August 1936 issue of "Railroad Stories" magazine, page 92.
Photo Date:  8/1/1936  Upload Date: 1/4/2024 3:43:54 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives: 
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"Testing The Iron Horse," Page 93, 1936
Title:  "Testing The Iron Horse," Page 93, 1936
Description:  Here is page three of a five-page article by Frederick Westing entitled "Testing The Iron Horse." It was published originally in the August 1936 issue of "Railroad Stories" magazine, page 93. Photo Caption: "The First of the Pennsylvania's Fleet of Mountain Type Engines, No. 4700, Undergoing Tests at the Altoona Plant." PRR engine #4700 is the original M-1 (4-8-2) "Mountain" built in Juniata during October of 1923 and retired in July of 1950 after 27 years of faithful service.
Photo Date:  8/1/1936  Upload Date: 1/4/2024 3:44:59 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 4700(4-8-2)
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"Testing The Iron Horse," Page 94, 1936
Title:  "Testing The Iron Horse," Page 94, 1936
Description:  Here is page four of a five-page article by Frederick Westing entitled "Testing The Iron Horse." It was published originally in the August 1936 issue of "Railroad Stories" magazine, page 94. Notable here is a "Transverse View of the Altoona Testing Plant."
Photo Date:  8/1/1936  Upload Date: 1/4/2024 3:45:28 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives: 
Views:  62   Comments: 0
"Testing The Iron Horse," Page 95, 1936
Title:  "Testing The Iron Horse," Page 95, 1936
Description:  Here is page five of a five-page article by Frederick Westing entitled "Testing The Iron Horse." It was published originally in the August 1936 issue of "Railroad Stories" magazine, page 95. Notable here is a three-quarter-page piece by Alden E. Miller entitled "100th Anniversary of the Chicago & North Western"
Photo Date:  8/1/1936  Upload Date: 1/4/2024 3:46:11 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
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Views:  42   Comments: 0


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