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PRR FURNACE Tower, c. 1911 |
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Riley. Here is a reproduction B&W postal card of a photo that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, c. 1911. The photographer is not identified. Prominent here is the Pennsylvania Railroad's FURNACE Tower, located in the midst of the Altoona Yards. Also note the Laborers maintaining one of the many switches. Partially visible at the far right is a gasoline-powered yard scooter used to retrieve Yard Brakemen and return them to the top of the Hump. |
| Photo Date: |
4/21/1911 Upload Date: 10/5/2024 8:06:00 AM |
| Location: |
Altoona(Juniata), PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Yard |
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PRR Locomotive Finishing Roundhouse, c. 1911 |
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Riley. Here is a reproduction B&W postal card of a photo that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, c. 1911. The photographer is not identified. Prominent in the background is the Pennsylvania Railroad's Locomotive Finishing Roundhouse, located near First Street & Chestnut Avenue in Juniata. In the foreground are numerous freight cars and three East-facing steam locomotives awaiting their next assignments. |
| Photo Date: |
4/21/1911 Upload Date: 10/5/2024 8:05:01 AM |
| Location: |
Altoona(Juniata), PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Yard,Steam |
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PRR Shopmen, c. 1911 |
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Riley. Here is a reproduction B&W postal card of a photo that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, c. 1911. The photographer is not identified. Pictured here are four Pennsylvania Railroad Shopmen. Their names are not recorded. |
| Photo Date: |
4/21/1911 Upload Date: 10/5/2024 8:03:32 AM |
| Location: |
Altoona, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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PRR Western Roundhouse, c. 1911 |
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Riley. Here is a reproduction B&W postal card of a photo that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, c. 1911. The photographer is not identified. Prominent here is the Pennsylvania Railroad's Western Roundhouse, located along the mainline tracks near 14th Street. The three large shop buildings visible here are part of the Altoona Machine Shops complex. The structure in the foreground is the Locomotive Test Plant. Photo taken from atop the PRR's Test Plant Building situated on 17th Street. |
| Photo Date: |
4/21/1911 Upload Date: 10/5/2024 8:04:19 AM |
| Location: |
Altoona, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Steam |
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EBT 14, "Mikado," c. 1915 |
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Riley. Here is a reproduction B&W postal card of a photo that was taken in Rockhill Furnace, Pennsylvania, c. 1915. The photographer is not identified. Partially visible here is East Broad Top Railroad engine #14, a 2-8-2 "Mikado" steam locomotive built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during October of 1912. |
| Photo Date: |
2/2/1915 Upload Date: 10/6/2024 8:23:57 PM |
| Location: |
Rockhill Furnace, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Yard,Steam |
| Locomotives: |
EBT 14(2-8-2) |
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