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This very early photo shows an older ALTO tower and only 2 tracks going up the mountain. Note the stub switches!
Unknown photographer |
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An M1 on one of the East Altoona turntables sometime between 1930 and the end of steam.
PRR Photo |
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Enginehouse #3, at the 12th Street Car Shops, former Altoona Machine Shops. The building in the forground is the locomotive testplant.
PRR Photo |
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A scene at the Altoona Car Shops. |
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Here's a look inside the lobby of the Logan House Hotel not long before it was closed. |
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A train is stopped at the Logan House. |
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The Logan House. |
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The Logan House. |
| October 1934 |
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PRR 1, an H6sb, is seen at the East Altoona yard.
PRR Photo |
| c 1935 |
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PRR 7103, an H10s, has probably just been overhauled by the shop in this photo.
PRR Photo |
| March 1936 |
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The westbound hump and Homer Tower looking west.
PRR Photo |
| June 1937 |
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PRR 1223, a D16sb, has just been outshopped by the Juniata Shops.
PRR Photo |
| January 1938 |
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This Baldwin-built I1sa has been be outshopped by the Juniata Shops after coming in as an I1s.
PRR Photo |
| October 1939 |
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PRR 1187, an H3 built at the Altoona Machine Shops, has been restored by the Juniata Shops.
PRR Photo |
| c. 1940 |
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An H9sc works the Altoona Yards at Red Bridge (8th Street).
Photo by Arlington J. Wolfe |
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An H9s works the yard at 8th Street.
Photo by Arlington J. Wolfe |
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An I1sa and M1a sit in the yard somewhere.
Photo by Arlington J. Wolfe |
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An I1sa is backing through the switches at Rose.
Photo by Arlington J. Wolfe |
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An H9s does some yard work on the north side of the main line near the passenger and freight stations.
Photo by Arlington J. Wolfe |
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An M1 and another engine stand ready in the yard.
Photo by Arlington J. Wolfe |
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A J1 and an I1sa shove with all their might on the rear of the westbound at the Horseshoe Curve.
Photo by Arlington J. Wolfe |
| November 1943 |
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This scene at the East Altoona Enginehouse is taken from the coal wharf.
PRR Photo |
| July 1945 |
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The Q1 has had its streamlining removed. I think it looks much better like this.
PRR Photo |
| 1945 - 1953 |
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A T1 sits at East Altoona with the westbound receiving yard in the background.
Collection of William Burket |
| December 1946 |
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PRR 6200, the lone S2 turbine, has been outshopped by the Juniata Shops after the addition of Smoke deflectors.
PRR Photo |
| September 1951 |
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The Erecting & Machine shop of the Juniata Shops with the passenger mains in the foreground.
Photo by John Dziobko, GodFatherRails.com |
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Looking east off the 8th Street bridge at Juniata.
Photo by John Dziobko, GodFatherRails.com |
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Looking east off the 8th Street bridge at Juniata toward the engine servicing area.
Photo by John Dziobko, GodFatherRails.com |
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Engine servicing area from the ground next to the passenger mains.
Photo by John Dziobko, GodFatherRails.com |
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A set of BP60 'centipedes' has a passenger train stopped at the Altoona station.
Photo by John Dziobko, GodFatherRails.com |
| July 1952 |
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From the future Sheetz parking lot.
Photo by John Dziobko, GodFatherRails.com |
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A sad scene at the turntable at the Juniata Shops.
Photo by John Dziobko, GodFatherRails.com |
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A Fairbanks-Morse CF16A leads a train off the mountain and by the Altoona Car Shops.
Photo by John Dziobko, GodFatherRails.com |
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A set of Baldwin BH50 helpers at Works.
Photo by John Dziobko, GodFatherRails.com |
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An eastbound train with A-B-A Fairbanks-Morse CF16 units passes the BH50 helpers.
Photo by John Dziobko, GodFatherRails.com |
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A rare Baldwin centercab has some coal loads at the passenger station in downtown Altoona.
Photo by John Dziobko, GodFatherRails.com |
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This 0-6-0 is likely on its last legs. It may never have operated after this photo was taken.
Photo by John Dziobko, GodFatherRails.com |
| June 1953 |
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PRR 436, an 0-6-0, is doing shop switcher duties in 1953.
Photo by John Dziobko, GodFatherRails.com |
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A view inside the 12th Street Shops in '53.
Photo by John Dziobko, GodFatherRails.com |
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This photo looks like it was taken from the 17th Street bridge. We're looking into the 12th Street Shops where the locomotive test plant was located.
Photo by John Dziobko, GodFatherRails.com |
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The original Rose Yard office was damaged by fire. In this photo it is being repaired. That's the old 8th Street bridge on the right.
Photo by John Dziobko, GodFatherRails.com |
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Here's a good wide view of the shops in Altoona that show the amount of smoke that hung in the air.
Photo by John Dziobko, GodFatherRails.com |
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In this photo I believe we're looking at the Altoona Car Shops. Note the passenger car seems to be fresh from the paintshop.
Photo by John Dziobko, GodFatherRails.com |
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Downtown Altoona. Below the pair of smoke stacks is the Altoona passenger station. There's a better photo if you scroll down.
Photo by John Dziobko, GodFatherRails.com |
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From the south end of the 8th Street bridge we have the eastbound class yard in the foreground. Note switchman is getting a ride from a speeder.
Photo by John Dziobko, GodFatherRails.com |
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Westbound freight by Alto Tower.
Photo by John Dziobko, GodFatherRails.com |
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Another view from the future Sheetz parking lot.
Photo by John Dziobko, GodFatherRails.com |
| July 1955 |
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Several large PRR engines are getting coal under the East Altoona coal tipple.
Photo by John Dziobko, GodFatherRails.com |
| September 1955 |
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Another great view of East Altoona from the coal wharf. It looks like a lot of the steam engines in this photo are out of use.
Photo by John Dziobko, GodFatherRails.com |
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Again from the coal wharf, A passenger track ducks under the westbound hump at MP 233. This tunnel was removed in the mid-1990s for the clearance project.
Photo by John Dziobko, GodFatherRails.com |
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An I1sa with the coal wharf in the background.
Photo by John Dziobko, GodFatherRails.com |
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This little B8a 0-6-0T was 50 years old when this photo was taken. PRR 2796 shifts the East Altoona Enginehouse.
Photo by John Dziobko, GodFatherRails.com |
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Some Baldwin Sharks at East Altoona.
Photo by John Dziobko, GodFatherRails.com |
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A couple US Army visitors with an E unit at East Altoona.
Photo by John Dziobko, GodFatherRails.com |
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PRR 9543 is an F3A at the old 17th Street bridge with East Altoona Roundhouse in the backgroun.
Photo by John Dziobko, GodFatherRails.com |
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PRR 4262 I1sa at East Altoona.
Photo by John Dziobko, GodFatherRails.com |
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PRR 4314 I1sa on the East Altoona roundhouse turntable.
Photo by John Dziobko, GodFatherRails.com |
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PRR 4678 I1sa at East Altoona.
Photo by John Dziobko, GodFatherRails.com |
| 1955 |
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The Aerotrain is westbound by SLOPE tower. |
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The Aerotrain is westbound at WORKS and passing the Altoona Car Shops. |
| July 1958 |
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An L1s is the helper ahead of a T1 duplex with a passenger train at SF and about to enter the tunnels. |
