Altoona Memorabilia


Owner: L.R. Myers
This is a brochure, put out by the PRR in 1925, for ASME. This booklet was given to me in brand new condition straight from a storage box in the Juniata Shop in 2006.
Owner: L.R. Myers
An unused Juniata rebuilders plate from Conrail days.
Owner: L.R. Myers
Juniata Locomotive Shop 2 million man hours injury-free award.
Owner: Jeff Lubchansky
This metal "rebuilders plate" is afixed to locomotives remanufactured at the Juniata Shop. This plate was a gift to Jeff and is unused.
Owner: L.R. Myers
An old numberboard from a Juniata rebuild. NS 7050 is now NS 5802.
Owner: L.R. Myers
One of these bricks is from an erecting shop at the Altoona Machine Shops; the other is from the East Altoona Roundhouse.
Owner: L.R. Myers
When the Juniata Shop makes major modifications on locomotives for another company, they get permission from EMD and modify the original manuals to create a new operators manual. From left to right: NJT GP40PH-2B, NJT F40PH-2CAT, MNCR F40PH-2CAT.
Owner: L.R. Myers
This is a one-of-a-kind sign made for an exhibition advertising the commuter rebuilds done by Juniata.
Owner: L.R. Myers
This is an original Altoona Works builders plate from 1 of just 14 B-1 electrics built in 1935 as a single unit.
Owner: L.R. Myers
This is an employee badge from the Altoona Works required during WW II.
Owner: L.R. Myers
This small whistle came from the cab of a GG1 electric. It was for the signal line and measures about seven inches long. It might have been homemade in the Juniata Shop.
Owner: L.R. Myers
This booklet is a copy of the results of the testing done on the prototype T1's in the Altoona test plant.
Owner: L.R. Myers
Juniata Shops tee-shirt made during Conrail.
Owner: L.R. Myers
An employees award.
Owner: CR Historical Society
A small remanufacturers plate for smaller components for locomotives.
Owner: L.R. Myers
Numberboard from Conrail 6987, and SD40-2 rebuilt from an SD40.
Owner: L.R. Myers
A page out of a 1927 newspaper advertising the PRR Juniata Shops.
Owner: RR Museum of PA
Five Altoona builders plates on display.
Owner: L.R. Myers
An original unused decal applied to engines painted at the Juniata Shops by Conrail.
Owner: L.R. Myers
Original plate from a PRR L1s 2-8-2 built at the Juniata Shops.
Owner: Ron Muldowney
For sure this is a lot to take in all at once! What a collection. There are several Altoona builders plates in this photo.
Owner: Ron Muldowney
Here we have some number plates.
Owner: L.R. Myers
Original plate from a PRR P5a (modified) 2-C-2 built at the Juniata Shops.
Owner: L.R. Myers
PRR recast plate from a PRR H9s 2-8-0 originally built as an H8b by Baldwin. PRR made a new plate for the engine when it was upgraded.
Owner: Altoona Association of Model Railroaders
The Altoona Association of Model Railroaders maintains a large collection of PRR artifacts, in addition to an excellent model railroad. This is just the tip of the iceburg.
Photo by Sean Gulden
Owner: L.R. Myers
Here we have a couple of checks from the Logan House. On the left is a coat check, and on the right is a baggage check.
Owner: L.R. Myers
These are all tool checks from the Juniata Shops. Five are stamped with the same number, and presumed to have belonged to the same employee.
Owner: L.R. Myers
This operator's manual covers the Conrail SD70MACs, all of which were built at the Juniata Shops.
Owner: L.R. Myers
This operator's manual covers the first group of 10 Norfolk Southern SD70Ms, which were built at the Juniata Shops.
Owner: L.R. Myers
I haven't figured out with 100% certainty what this is just yet. It's double sided.
Owner: L.R. Myers
Six tool checks from the Altoona Car Shops.
Owner: Unknown
This extremely rare plate sold 11/2011 for $6300. There were only 12 E5 built which were later upgraded with superheaters and classed E5s.
Owner: Unknown
This and the next plate are an interesting comparison. This is an original Baldwin plate which was modified with the addition of the 'A' when the engine was upgraded from I1s to I1sa.
Owner: Unknown
This plate from a slightly newer I1sa is a PRR recast for when the engine was upgraded to I1sa.
Owner: L.R. Myers and C. Dallos
You don't seen a matching set of B1 plates every day!
Owner: L.R. Myers and C. Dallos
Examples of two P5a plates here, one from Westinghouse and one from the Altoona Works.
Owner: C. Dallos
This plate was located in the cab of an engine to show where the minimum safe water level is. It also seems to show the build date of the boiler.
Owner: C. Dallos
In the beginning, the Altoona Machine Shops did not assign any construction numbers. (not until 1892) This is a 'new' plate made for a 2-8-0 which shows the old and new class designations. They didn't know the exact construction number so just made it all zeros. A very rare piece here.
Owner: C. Dallos
Cast iron oval plate for a J1a.
Owner: C. Dallos
A5s 0-4-0 builders plate.
Owner: C. Dallos
Here's another very rare builders plate. This is a Baldwin plate from a PRR BP60 centipede locomotive.
Owner: C. Dallos
A keystone number plate from PRR 6194 Q2 4-4-6-4
Owner: C. Dallos
I believe this keystone number plate belonged to an E6s 4-4-0.


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