| Here is the illustration on page iii of the "Pennsylvania Railroad Altoona Machine Shops Construction Number List: 1866-1904." It was compiled by Joseph D. Lovell, and published by the Library Of American Transportation during 1984. Photo Caption: "A group of freight locomotives are posed in this view of the Western Roundhouse of the Altoona Machine Shops, circa 1882." This Roundhouse is located near the intersection of 9th Avenue & 17th Street. The locomotive in the forefront is PRR engine #344, a Class D (4-6-0) "Ten-Wheeler" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during August of 1872 and retired in January of 1893 after 21 years of faithful service. |