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By:Thomas C. Ayers
Dates:5/23/2016 - 5/23/2016
Album Info:Here are several photos of vintage steam locomotives and one passenger car. Two of these locomotives are actually replicas that were built by the Pennsylvania Railroad's Altoona Works, and which are now on exhibit at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg, Pennsylvania.
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"John Stevens," 0-4-0, 1925
Title:  "John Stevens," 0-4-0, 1925
Description:  Vintage. Here is a photo of a replica of the "John Stevens ~ First Steam Locomotive ~ 1825." This replica was fabricated at the Altoona Works. Despite the pistons and cog wheels, this locomotive is basically just a wagon with a boiler and a water barrel. The "John Stevens" replica is now on exhibit at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg.
Photo Date:  8/15/1925  Upload Date: 5/23/2016 11:00:11 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR JOHNSTEVEN(0-4-0)
Views:  2587   Comments: 0
"John Stevens," 0-4-0, 1963
Title:  "John Stevens," 0-4-0, 1963
Description:  Vintage. Here is an original photo that I took at the Strasburg Railroad site in Strasburg, Pennsylvania, on 11 August 1963. Shown here is a replica of the "John Stevens ~ First Steam Locomotive ~ 1825." This replica was fabricated at the Altoona Works. Despite the pistons and cog wheels, this locomotive is basically jusr a wagon with a boiler and a water barrel. Not much attention was paid to crew comfort either! This replica is now on exhibit at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania.
Photo Date:  8/11/1963  Upload Date: 10/19/2016 1:03:47 PM
Location:  Strasburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR JOHNSTEVEN(0-4-0)
Views:  440   Comments: 0
C&A "John Bull," 2-4-0, 1940
Title:  C&A "John Bull," 2-4-0, 1940
Description:  Vintage. Here is a photo of a replica of the "John Bull." This replica was fabricated at the Altoona Works. Piston and driving rod are located underneath, but the basics of later locomotives are already present. The "John Bull" replica is now on exhibit at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg. (Photo dated 16 May 1940)
Photo Date:  5/16/1940  Upload Date: 5/23/2016 11:05:50 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR JOHNBULL(2-4-0)
Views:  491   Comments: 1
C&A "John Bull," 2-4-0, 1940
Title:  C&A "John Bull," 2-4-0, 1940
Description:  Vintage. Here is a photo of a replica of the "John Bull." This replica was fabricated at the Altoona Works. Piston and driving rod are located underneath, but the basics of later locomotives are already present. The "John Bull" replica is now on exhibit at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg. (Photo dated 16 May 1940)
Photo Date:  5/16/1940  Upload Date: 5/23/2016 11:10:17 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR JOHNBULL(2-4-0)
Views:  2098   Comments: 0
Engine 135, 4-4-0, c. 1900
Title:  Engine 135, 4-4-0, c. 1900
Description:  Vintage. Here is a vintage postal card depicting engine #135, a wood-burning 4-4-0 "American" steam locomotive. Note the four pots of flowers on the locomotive! The photographer's name, the locomotive's pedigree, as well as the exact date and the location, are not recorded.
Photo Date:  8/15/1900  Upload Date: 3/16/2017 2:43:40 AM
Location:  All Everywhere, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives: 
Views:  235   Comments: 0
Two "Americans" Meet, c. 1900
Title:  Two "Americans" Meet, c. 1900
Description:  Vintage. Here is an image of a vintage photo depicting the meeting of two unidentified 4-4-0 "American" steam locomotives. The names of the photographer and of the Crewmen pictured here, as well as the exact date and the location, are not recorded.
Photo Date:  8/15/1900  Upload Date: 5/7/2020 3:45:25 PM
Location:  All Everywhere, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives: 
Views:  71   Comments: 0
First PRR Train In Marion, New York, 1906
Title:  First PRR Train In Marion, New York, 1906
Description:  Vintage. Here is a vintage postal card depicting the first Pennsylvania Railroad passenger train in Marion, New York, on 6 October 1906. Note the horse-drawn carriages! The photographer's name and the exact date are not recorded.
Photo Date:  10/6/1906  Upload Date: 3/14/2018 2:20:37 AM
Location:  Marion, NY
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives: 
Views:  143   Comments: 0
NYC 544, 0-6-0, c. 1915
Title:  NYC 544, 0-6-0, c. 1915
Description:  Vintage. Here is an image of a vintage photo of engine #544, an 0-6-0 switcher built by the American Locomotive Company as New York Central & Hudson River Railroad engine number "544" during March of 1911, renumbered as New York Central Railroad "6644" in August of 1936, and retired in April of 1952 after 41 years of faithful service. The names of the photographer and of the Crewmen pictured here, as well as the exact date and the location, are not recorded.
Photo Date:  8/15/1915  Upload Date: 8/15/2022 4:10:45 PM
Location:  Clearfield, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  NYC 544(0-6-0)
Views:  99   Comments: 0
NYC 3114, L-4B, c. 1946
Title:  NYC 3114, L-4B, c. 1946
Description:  Vintage. Here is a photo of New York Central Railroad engine #3114, an L-4B (4-8-2) "Mohawk" built by the Lima Locomotive Works during January of 1943. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. (Gift from Nathan Dahms.)
Photo Date:  8/15/1946  Upload Date: 12/28/2022 9:47:46 PM
Location:  Albany, NY
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  NYC 3114(4-8-2)
Views:  131   Comments: 0
NYC 6000, S-1A, c. 1946
Title:  NYC 6000, S-1A, c. 1946
Description:  Vintage. Here is a photo of New York Central Railroad engine #6000, an S-1A (4-8-4) "Niagra" built by the American Locomotive Company during March of 1945 and retired in April of 1956 after just 11 years of revenue service. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. (Gift from Nathan Dahms.)
Photo Date:  8/15/1946  Upload Date: 12/28/2022 9:51:06 PM
Location:  Albany, NY
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  NYC 6000(4-8-4)
Views:  174   Comments: 0
B&O 6120, 2-10-2, 1954
Title:  B&O 6120, 2-10-2, 1954
Description:  Vintage. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken near Hyndman, Pennsylvania, in March of 1954. The photographer is not identified. Shown here is Baltimore & Ohio Railroad engine #6120, a 2-10-2 "Santa Fe" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during November of 1923 and retired in 1957 after 34 years of faithful service. Just imagine the thunderous, reverberating echoes!
Photo Date:  3/3/1954  Upload Date: 6/29/2020 8:37:42 PM
Location:  Hyndman, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  BO 6120(2-10-2)
Views:  393   Comments: 0
"Lackawanna 430," c. 1955
Title:  "Lackawanna 430," c. 1955
Description:  Vintage. Here is a postal card entitled "Lackawanna 430." No Postmark. Caption On Reverse: "Electro-Motive model SW1 600 HP switcher. Some of these diesel electric locomotives were built as early as January, 1939." Shown here is Delaware, Lackawanna, & Western Railroad engine #430, an SW-1 built by GM-EMD during April of 1940. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded.
Photo Date:  5/5/1955  Upload Date: 2/26/2020 1:57:46 PM
Location:  Scranton, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  DLW 430(SW1)
Views:  437   Comments: 1


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