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PRR Erecting & Machine Shop, #6 of 10, c. 1953 |
| Description: |
Here is the sixth of ten original photos by Douglas C. Jones that were taken in the Juniata section of Altoona, Pennsylvania, c. 1953. Shown here is a portion of the storage yard at the Pennsylvania Railroad's Erecting & Machine Shop. In the background is Maintenance-of-Way flatcar #495955. Stored on its deck is a new cast-steel trailing truck which, at this point in history, may never be installed. In the foreground are numerous high-grade steel steam locomotive driving wheels which have run their last miles and are soon headed to the Recycling Center. |
| Photo Date: |
2/2/1953 Upload Date: 6/13/2021 6:02:43 PM |
| Location: |
Altoona(Juniata), PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
RollingStock,Winter,Yard,Steam |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 2824(2-8-0) PRR 4320(2-10-0) |
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622 Comments: 0 |
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PRR 4320, I-1SA, 1953 |
| Description: |
Blackhawk. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Homer T. Newton, Jr., that was taken in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on 12 August 1953. Photo Caption: "Pennsylvania 2-10-0 No. 4320, Pittsburgh, Pa. 8-12-1953." PRR engine #4320 is an I-1SA (2-10-0) "Decapod" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works as an I-1S during December of 1922, rebuilt in Juniata as an I-1SA in December of 1942, and retired in February of 1958 after 36 years of faithful service. This photo comes from a color slide set entitled "Steam In Action from Virginia to Ohio" that's produced and distributed by Blackhawk Films of Davenport, Iowa (880-17). |
| Photo Date: |
8/12/1953 Upload Date: 10/1/2018 11:19:26 AM |
| Location: |
Pittsburgh, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Steam |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 4320(2-10-0) |
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658 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 4320, I-1SA, 1956 |
| Description: |
Here is a photo via Charles E. Winters that was taken in Columbus, Ohio, on 6 April 1956. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4320, an I-1SA (2-10-0) "Decapod" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works as an I-1S during December of 1922, rebuilt in Juniata as an I-1SA in December of 1942, and retired in February of 1958 after 36 years of faithful service. Gary Mittner Collection. |
| Photo Date: |
4/6/1956 Upload Date: 10/23/2022 5:56:13 PM |
| Location: |
Columbus, OH |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Yard,Steam |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 4320(2-10-0) |
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297 Comments: 0 |
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