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PRR 9889, H-10S, #1 of 3, c. 1953 |
| Description: |
Here is the first of three original photos by Douglas C. Jones that were taken from the 17th Street Bridge in the Juniata section of Altoona, Pennsylvania, c. 1953. Parked in the foreground (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #6835, #9889, #267, and the tender of another locomotive whose road number is not recorded. #6835 is an M-1 (4-8-2) "Mountain" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during September of 1926 and retired in March of 1957. #9889 is an H-10S (2-8-0) "Consolidated" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during August of 1915 and retired in October of 1958. And #267 is an L-1S (2-8-2) "Mikado" built in Juniata in December of 1917 and retired in June of 1957. Over in the Westbound Classification Yard, an unidentified Class I-1S (2-10-0) scurries about. To the left of its tender, the "Scooter" operator transports Yard Brakemen back to the top of the westbound hump at HOMER Tower (not shown at right). |
| Photo Date: |
2/2/1953 Upload Date: 7/11/2021 9:16:51 PM |
| Location: |
Altoona(Juniata), PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Bridge,Winter,Yard,Steam |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 6835(4-8-2) PRR 9889(2-8-0) PRR 267(2-8-2) |
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349 Comments: 0 |
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PRR 6821, M-1, #1 of 2, c. 1952 |
| Description: |
Here is the first of two original photos by Douglas C. Jones that were taken from the 17th Street Bridge in the Juniata section of Altoona, Pennsylvania, c. 1953. Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6821, an M-1 (4-8-2) "Mountain" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during September of 1926 and retired in April of 1956. Partially visible in the background is engine #6803, an M-1 (4-8-2) "Mountain" built by Baldwin in August of 1926 and retired in December of 1955. |
| Photo Date: |
2/2/1953 Upload Date: 7/22/2021 12:44:49 PM |
| Location: |
Altoona(Juniata), PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Bridge,Yard,Steam |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 6821(4-8-2) PRR 6803(4-8-2) PRR 9889(2-8-0) |
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287 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 9890, H-10S, 1950 |
| Description: |
Here is a steam locomotive portrait by D.W. Eldridge that was taken in Chicago, Illinois, on 16 September 1950. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9890, an H-10S (2-8-0) "Consolidated" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during August of 1915 and retired in October of 1958 after 43 years of faithful service. (#15 of 20) |
| Photo Date: |
9/16/1950 Upload Date: 11/29/2021 5:42:27 PM |
| Location: |
Chicago, IL |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Yard,Steam |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 9890(2-8-0) |
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176 Comments: 0 |
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