Here is a photo that was included in the "Altoona Area Railroad Pictorial History" edited by Linda White and published in 1996 by The Altoona Mirror, page 70. Photo Caption: "Engine No. 6915 rounds the Horseshoe Curve in 1926." Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6915, an M-1 (4-8-2) "Mountain" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during October of 1926 and retired in April of 1956 after 30 years of service. It is pulling a passenger train past the Kittanning Point Station on its way down the Allegheny Mountains to Altoona and points East. |
Date:
1/1/1996 |
Location:
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA |
Views:
348 |
Collection Of:
Thomas C. Ayers |
Locomotives: |
Author: Thomas C. Ayers
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Picture Categories: Steam,Passenger |
This picture is part of album: PRR: Altoona RR Pictorial History ~ 1996 |