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Viewing Album: PRR: Steam Action-Hollidaysburg ~ 1911-1957
By:
Thomas C. Ayers
Dates:
3/2/1946 - 11/25/1957
Album Info:
Here are several photos depicting Pennsylvania Railroad steam locomotive action in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, from 1911 through 1957.
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Title:
"P.R.R. Roundhouse and Shops," c. 1911
Description:
Hollidaysburg. Here is a postal card entitled "P.R.R. Roundhouse and Shops, Hollidaysburg, Pa." No Postmark. Prominent here is the Pennsylvania Railroad's 24-stall half-roundhouse. To its right are the powerhouse and the machine shop. Partially visible at the far right is the wooden coaling wharf. Photo taken from the southern side, facing "Bald Hill." The photographer's name and the exact date are not recorded. William E Burket Collection.
Photo Date:
12/21/1911
Upload Date:
11/30/2016 12:22:28 AM
Location:
Hollidaysburg, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard,Steam
Locomotives:
Views:
234
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR Deadlined Steamers, #1 of 2, c. 1915
Description:
Hollidaysburg. Here is an official Pennsylvania Railroad photo that was taken from atop the wooden coaling wharf in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, c. 1915. Prominent here is a large number of retired steam locomotives which will soon be scrapped. Just imagine all of the long-forgotten men who designed these engines, who built them, and who fired and drove them ~ day and night ~ for years and years. William E Burket Collection.
Photo Date:
2/2/1915
Upload Date:
11/30/2016 12:31:01 AM
Location:
Hollidaysburg, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Winter,Yard,Steam
Locomotives:
Views:
222
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR Deadlined Steamers, #2 of 2, c. 1915
Description:
Hollidaysburg. Here is enlarged portion of an official Pennsylvania Railroad photo that was taken from atop the wooden coaling wharf in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, c. 1915. Prominent here is a large number of retired steam locomotives which will soon be scrapped. Perhaps Isaac M. Burket ~ my maternal grandfather ~ fired and drove some of these aged locomotives. He worked for the PRR from 1900 to 1950 ~ 50 years! William E Burket Collection.
Photo Date:
2/3/1915
Upload Date:
11/30/2016 12:25:07 AM
Location:
Hollidaysburg, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Winter,Yard,Steam
Locomotives:
Views:
654
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 1512, H-3A, c. 1915
Description:
Hollidaysburg. Here is a detailed portion of an official Pennsylvania Railroad photo that was taken from atop the wooden coaling wharf in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, c. 1915. Shown here is PRR engine #1512, an H-3A (2-8-0) "Consolidated" built in Juniata during 1892 and retired in May of 1915. It will soon be scrapped. In the early 1950's, a Reclamation Plant (aka scrap dock) was built in the Frankstown section of the Hollidaysburg Yards. William E Burket Collection.
Photo Date:
2/4/1915
Upload Date:
11/30/2016 12:33:10 AM
Location:
Hollidaysburg, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Winter,Yard,Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 1512(2-8-0)
Views:
566
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0
Title:
PRR 5132, H-9S, 1939
Description:
Hollidaysburg. Here is a photo by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, on 24 May 1939. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5132, an H-9S (2-8-0) "Consolidated" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in October of 1913 and retired in May of 1951 after 38 years of faithful service. Gary Mittner Collection.
Photo Date:
5/24/1939
Upload Date:
8/30/2024 6:59:40 AM
Location:
Hollidaysburg, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard,Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 5132(2-8-0)
Views:
41
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 1747, L-1S, 1955
Description:
Hollidaysburg. Here is a photo by Fred W. Schneider, III, that was taken in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, on 20 August 1955. It was published originally in David W. Messer's 2001 book entitled "Triumph IV: Harrisburg To Altoona, 1846-2001," page 267. Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #1747, an L-1S (2-8-2) "Mikado" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during March of 1916 and retired in December of 1955 after 39 years of faithful service. Photo taken along South Juniata Street, just West of the Jones Street Crossing. (1,000,000 Looks on 2/22/2020 @ 1:44:35 AM)
Photo Date:
8/20/1955
Upload Date:
10/10/2022 10:23:31 AM
Location:
Hollidaysburg, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard,Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 1747(2-8-2)
Views:
82
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0
Title:
PRR 1747, L-1S, 1955
Description:
Hollidaysburg. Here is a photo by John Dziobko, Jr., that was taken in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, on 17 September 1955. It was published originally in his 2006 book entitled "The Pennsy In The 1950's: The Last Great Decade," page 96. Partial Caption: "L-1s #1747 and 90F75 tender, with train, at Hollidaysburg, September 17, 1955." PRR engine #1747 is an L-1S (2-8-2) "Mikado" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during March of 1916 and retired in December of 1955 after 39 years of service.
Photo Date:
9/17/1955
Upload Date:
1/20/2018 1:39:50 AM
Location:
Hollidaysburg, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard,Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 1747(2-8-2)
Views:
649
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 473, L-1S, c. 1955
Description:
Hollidaysburg. Here is an original photo by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, perhaps in 1955. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #473, an L-1S (2-8-2) "Mikado" built in Juniata during April of 1917 and retired in June of 1959 after 42 years of faithful service. It is shifting a string of gondolas at the Jones Street Crossing on a snowy winter's day. The western end of the PRR's newly-opened Samuel Rea Shop is visible in the distance. (Roy Hdaley Collection; #6 of 12)
Photo Date:
12/21/1955
Upload Date:
3/14/2018 3:33:26 AM
Location:
Hollidaysburg, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Winter,Yard,Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 473(2-8-2)
Views:
1495
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR I-1S, "Decapod," 1956
Description:
Hollidaysburg. Here is a photo by Robert Wanner that was taken in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, on 7 June 1956. It was published in the FaceBook group "Pennsylvania Railroad" on Tuesday, 17 December 2019. Photo Caption: "With the new Samuel Rea Car Shop in the far background, a Pennsylvania Railroad Class I-1s locomotive works the Hollidaysburg, Pa., Yard on June 7, 1956, after bringing a transfer freight train over from the Altoona Yards. Photo by Airman Robert Wanner, then stationed on a USAF radar site located nearby on top of Blue Knob Mountain (Claysburg Air Force Station)."
Photo Date:
6/7/1956
Upload Date:
12/17/2019 10:01:58 AM
Location:
Hollidaysburg, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard,Steam
Locomotives:
Views:
184
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 633, L-1S, 1956
Description:
Hollidaysburg. Here is an image by Robert Wanner that was taken in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, on 14 July 1956. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #633, an L-1S (2-8-2) "Mikado" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during December of 1916 and retired in August of 1959 after 43 years of faithful service. Photo taken along South Juniata Street, near the Union Street Bridge. These tracks are actually built upon the route of the old Pennsylvania Main Line Canal (1834-1854).
Photo Date:
7/14/1956
Upload Date:
1/17/2022 2:09:25 PM
Location:
Hollidaysburg, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard,Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 633(2-8-2)
Views:
190
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 633, L-1S, 1956
Description:
Hollidaysburg. Here is an image by Robert Wanner that was taken in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, on 14 July 1956. It was published in the FaceBook group "Pennsylvania Railroad" on Thursday, 18 January 2018. Photo Caption: "L-1 Class locomotive switching the M/W Yard in Hollidaysburg, Pa. 1956. Lots of car storage in the Yard before the large [Samuel Rea] Car Shop was built. Petersburg Branch was in use at this time, but soon abandoned." Shown here is PRR engine #633, an L-1S (2-8-2) "Mikado" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during December of 1916 and retired in August of 1959 after 43 years of faithful service. [Mr. Wanner's caption is a bit confusing as a corner of the Shop ~ opened in 1955 ~ is plainly visible.]
Photo Date:
7/14/1956
Upload Date:
1/21/2018 12:31:16 AM
Location:
Hollidaysburg, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard,Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 633(2-8-2)
Views:
684
Comments:
1
Title:
PRR 117, L-1S, #1 of 2, c. 1957
Description:
Hollidaysburg. Here is the first of two successive duplicate 35mm color slides of photos by Herbert G. Frank, Jr., that were taken just West of Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, c. 1957. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #117, an L-1S (2-8-2) "Mikado" built in Juniata in December of 1917 and retired in October of 1959 after 42 years of faithful service. It's pulling a mixed-cargo freight train out of the Hollidaysburg Yards. It's stopped at the dwarf signal, but will shortly head toward the Wye Switches in Duncansville ~ where it will either turn right and head toward Altoona or head up the Allegheny Mountains via the Muleshoe Curve to Gallitzin and points West.
Photo Date:
5/5/1957
Upload Date:
11/12/2020 9:01:49 AM
Location:
Hollidaysburg, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam,Signal
Locomotives:
PRR 117(2-8-2)
Views:
227
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 117, L-1S, #2 of 2, c. 1957
Description:
Hollidaysburg. Here is the second of two successive duplicate 35mm color slides of photos by Herbert G. Frank, Jr., that were taken just West of Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, c. 1957. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #117, an L-1S (2-8-2) "Mikado" built in Juniata during December of 1917 and retired in October of 1959 after 42 years of faithful service. It's pulling a mixed-cargo freight train out of the Hollidaysburg Yards. It's stopped at the dwarf signal, but will shortly head toward the Wye Switches in Duncansville ~ where it will either turn right and head toward the yards in Altoona, or head up the Allegheny Mountains via the Muleshoe Curve to Gallitzin and points West. Visible in the distance is the Blair County Court House steeple, located in the very heart of Hollidaysburg.
Photo Date:
5/5/1957
Upload Date:
5/4/2019 11:03:25 AM
Location:
Hollidaysburg, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam,Signal
Locomotives:
PRR 117(2-8-2)
Views:
570
Comments:
0
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