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By:Thomas C. Ayers
Dates:8/6/1945 - 1/31/1968
Album Info:Here are more than 60 photos that were taken by Mr. John Dziobko, Jr. Some of them are from duplicate 35mm color slides that I've purchased, while others are images from the William E. Burket Collection.
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PRR 5548, T-1, 1948
Title:  PRR 5548, T-1, 1948
Description:  Dziobko. Here is an image of a photo by John Dziobko, Jr., that was taken in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, in August of 1948. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5548, a T-1 (4-4-4-4) "Duplex" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during August of 1946 and retired in January of 1956 after just a decade of revenue service. In this context, it's on public display near the Harrisburg Passenger Station. William E. Burket Collection.
Photo Date:  8/15/1948  Upload Date: 7/13/2022 5:11:08 AM
Location:  Harrisburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 5548(UNKNOWN)
Views:  151   Comments: 0
PRR 9547, EH-15, 1951
Title:  PRR 9547, EH-15, 1951
Description:  Dziobko. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by John Dziobko, Jr., that was taken West of Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 10 September 1951. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9547 and two more "EH" Class units whose road numbers are not recorded. All were built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9547 was built as an EH-15 in November of 1948, later regeared and reclassified as an EF-15, and retired in December of 1963. They're serving as pushers on a freight train on its way up the Allegheny Mountains via the Horseshoe Curve to Gallitzin, where these three engines will uncouple and return to East Altoona for yet another helper/pusher run up "The Mountain." Looks to me like this photo was taken from the last car of a moving eastbound train!
Photo Date:  9/10/1951  Upload Date: 10/8/2019 3:57:26 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Signal
Locomotives:  PRR 9547(F3A)
Views:  421   Comments: 0
PRR 2001, BF-16, #1 of 2, 1951
Title:  PRR 2001, BF-16, #1 of 2, 1951
Description:  Dziobko. Here is the first of two successive duplicate 35mm color slides of photos by John Dziobko, Jr., that were taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 10 September 1951. Shown here (L to R) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #2001 and a "Shark" B-unit whose road number is not recorded. #2001 is a BF-16 built by Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton in June of 1951 and rated at 1,600 horsepower, later rebuilt as an ABF-18 rated at 1,800 horsepower, and retired in July of 1966 after just 15 years of revenue service.
Photo Date:  9/10/1951  Upload Date: 7/25/2018 9:05:36 AM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 2001(RF-16A)
Views:  542   Comments: 0
PRR 2001, BF-16, #2 of 2, 1951
Title:  PRR 2001, BF-16, #2 of 2, 1951
Description:  Dziobko. Here is the second of two successive duplicate 35mm color slides of photos by John Dziobko, Jr., that were taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 10 September 1951. Partially visible here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #2001, a BF-16 built by Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton in June of 1951 and rated at 1,600 horsepower, later rebuilt as an ABF-18 rated at 1,800 horsepower, and retired in July of 1966 after just 15 years of revenue service.
Photo Date:  9/10/1951  Upload Date: 4/22/2024 9:38:53 PM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 2001(RF-16A)
Views:  14   Comments: 0
PRR 9530, EF-15, 1951
Title:  PRR 9530, EF-15, 1951
Description:  Dziobko. Here is is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by John Dziobko, Jr., that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 10 September 1951. Prominent in the center is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9530 and two more units whose road numbers are not recorded. All were built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9530 was constructed in September of 1948. Visible in the background is a portion of Juniata's 8th Street Bridge, with ROSE Tower situated just beyond it.
Photo Date:  9/10/1951  Upload Date: 4/22/2024 9:39:24 PM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 9530(F3A) PRR 5777(DR6-4-2000) PRR 9459(ERIE-A)
Views:  18   Comments: 0
PRR 5777, BP-20, 1951
Title:  PRR 5777, BP-20, 1951
Description:  Dziobko. Here is is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by John Dziobko, Jr., that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 10 September 1951. Visible at the left is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5777, a BP-20 built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in September of 1948, rated at 2,000 horsepower, and retired in May of 1965 after just 17 years of revenue service. The smoke in the left background is from a steam locomotive working in the Altoona Yards.
Photo Date:  9/10/1951  Upload Date: 4/23/2024 6:51:15 AM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 5777(DR6-4-2000) PRR 9459(ERIE-A)
Views:  14   Comments: 0
PRR 9459, FF-20, 1951
Title:  PRR 9459, FF-20, 1951
Description:  Dziobko. Here is is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by John Dziobko, Jr., that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 10 September 1951. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9459, an FF-20 built by Fairbanks-Morse in December of 1947, rated at 2,000 horsepower, and retired in September of 1962 after just 15 years of revenue service. Visible in the background is a portion of Juniata's 8th Street Bridge, with ROSE Tower situated just beyond it.
Photo Date:  9/10/1951  Upload Date: 4/23/2024 6:52:06 AM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Yard,Signal
Locomotives:  PRR 9459(ERIE-A)
Views:  19   Comments: 0
PRR 9459, FF-20, 1951
Title:  PRR 9459, FF-20, 1951
Description:  Dziobko. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by John Dziobko, Jr., that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 10 September 1951. Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9459, an FF-20 built by Fairbanks-Morse in December of 1947, rated at 2,000 horsepower, and retired in September of 1962 after just 15 years of revenue service. The road numbers of the other units pictured here are not recorded. Photo taken from under the 8th Street Bridge in Juniata; the stairway linking the Bridge and ROSE Tower is partially visible at the right.
Photo Date:  9/10/1951  Upload Date: 9/4/2019 4:15:08 PM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 5777(DR6-4-2000) PRR 9459(ERIE-A)
Views:  395   Comments: 1
PRR 9608, AF-16, 1951
Title:  PRR 9608, AF-16, 1951
Description:  Dziobko. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by John Dziobko, Jr., that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 10 September 1951. Prominent among the dozen or so locomotives pictured here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9608, an AF-16 built by the American Locomotive Company in May of 1951, rated at 1,600 horsepower, and retired in July of 1966 after just 15 years of revenue service. All of these diesel-electric locomotives are parked at the 8th Street Bridge in Juniata, awaiting their next helper/pusher assignments up the Allegheny Mountains to Gallitzin and back. Photo taken from the 8th Street Bridge in Juniata. ("PrrFan18n")
Photo Date:  9/10/1951  Upload Date: 11/6/2021 11:53:34 PM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 9608(FA2) PRR 5777(DR6-4-2000) PRR 9459(ERIE-A)
Views:  201   Comments: 0
PRR 9608, AF-16, 1951
Title:  PRR 9608, AF-16, 1951
Description:  Dziobko. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by John Dziobko, Jr., that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 10 September 1951. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9608 and two more "AF" Class units whose road numbers are not recorded. All were built by the American Locomotive Company. #9608 is an AF-16 constructed in May of 1951, rated at 1,600 horsepower, and retired in July of 1966 after just 15 years of revenue service. This A-B-A trio is parked just East of the 8th Street Bridge in Juniata, awaiting its next helper-pusher assignment up the Allegheny Mountains to Gallitzin and back.
Photo Date:  9/10/1951  Upload Date: 2/10/2019 6:14:22 PM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 9608(FA2)
Views:  651   Comments: 0
PRR 5833, BP-60, 1951
Title:  PRR 5833, BP-60, 1951
Description:  Dziobko. Here is an image of a photo by John Dziobko, Jr., that was taken at the Passenger Station in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 10 September 1951. Shown here (L to R) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5833 and another "Centipede" whose road number is not recorded. Both are BP-60's built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works as BP-60 passenger engines rated at 3,000 horsepower each, but later regeared and reclassified as 2,250 horsepower BH-50's for freight and helper service only. #5833 was built in February of 1948 and retired in April of 1962 after just 14 years of revenue service. In this context, they're pulling a mail and express train that's paused at the Station for crew changes before heading up the Allegheny Mountains to Pittsburgh and points West. William E. Burket Collection.
Photo Date:  9/10/1951  Upload Date: 7/13/2022 5:13:03 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5833(DR12-8-1500/2)
Views:  163   Comments: 0
PRR 5816, BP-60, 1951
Title:  PRR 5816, BP-60, 1951
Description:  Dziobko. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by John Dziobko, Jr., that was taken just West of the Passenger Station in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on 10 September 1951. Shown here (L to R) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5816 and another "Centipede" whose road number is not recorded. Both were built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works as 3,000 horsepower BP-60's for passenger service, but later regeared and downgraded to 2,500 horsepower BH-50's for freight and helper service. #5816 was constructed in November of 1947 and retired in September of 1962 after just 15 years of revenue service.
Photo Date:  9/10/1951  Upload Date: 8/28/2018 1:48:16 AM
Location:  Harrisburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5816(DR12-8-1500/2)
Views:  503   Comments: 0
PRR 6869, M-1, 1952
Title:  PRR 6869, M-1, 1952
Description:  Dziobko. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by John Dziobko, Jr., that was taken in Enola, Pennsylvania, on 24 July 1952. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6869, an M-1 (4-8-2) "Mountain" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during October of 1926 and retired in November of 1955 after 29 years of faithful service. In this context, it's parked over the ash pit for the purpose of shaking-out those red-hot clinkers.
Photo Date:  7/24/1952  Upload Date: 7/12/2022 11:28:58 PM
Location:  Enola, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 6869(4-8-2)
Views:  108   Comments: 0
PRR 6357, B-6SB, 1952
Title:  PRR 6357, B-6SB, 1952
Description:  Dziobko. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by John Dziobko, Jr., that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 25 July 1952. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6357, a B-6SB (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata during September of 1926 and retired in January of 1957 after 31 years of faithful service. It's parked in the yard of the Erecting & Machine Shop in Juniata, the very place where it was built!
Photo Date:  7/25/1952  Upload Date: 9/2/2020 5:25:08 PM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 6357(0-6-0)
Views:  143   Comments: 0
PRR 5831, BH-50, 1952
Title:  PRR 5831, BH-50, 1952
Description:  Dziobko. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by John Dziobko, Jr., that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 25 July 1952. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #5831 and #5826. Both were built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works as 3,000 horsepower BP-60's for passenger service, later regeared and downgraded to 2,500 horsepower BH-50's for freight and helper service, and retired in September of 1962. #5831 was constructed in January of 1948, while #5826 was built in September of 1948. They're waiting for their next helper/pusher run up the Allegheny Mountains to Gallitzin and back. Also visible in the background (L to R) are part of the 7th Street Bridge, a conical sanding tower, a concrete coaling station, as well as portions of the PRR's Passenger Car Shops.
Photo Date:  7/25/1952  Upload Date: 7/25/2018 9:07:30 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 5831(DR12-8-1500/2) PRR 5826(DR12-8-1500/2)
Views:  478   Comments: 0
PRR 9493, FF-16, 1952
Title:  PRR 9493, FF-16, 1952
Description:  Dziobko. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by John Dziobko, Jr., that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 25 July 1952. Prominent here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #9493 and two more "FF" Class units whose numbers are not recorded. All are FF-16's built by Fairbanks-Morse and rated at 1,600 horsepower each. #9493 was built in October of 1950 and retired in April of 1965. Partially visible on the right is PRR engine #5826, a BH-50 built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in September of 1948, originally rated as a 3,000 horsepower BP-60 for passenger service, later rebuilt into a 2,500 horsepower BH-50 for freight/helper/pusher service, and retired in Septemberl of 1962. All of these locomotives await their next helper/pusher run up the Allegheny Mountains to Gallitzin and back. Also visible in the background are portions of the 7th Street Bridge and the PRR's Passenger Car Shops.
Photo Date:  7/25/1952  Upload Date: 8/28/2019 4:16:23 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 9493(CFA16-4) PRR 5826(DR12-8-1500/2)
Views:  573   Comments: 0
PRR 8798, ES-15M, 1952
Title:  PRR 8798, ES-15M, 1952
Description:  Dziobko. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by John Dziobko, Jr., that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 25 July 1952. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #8798 and another GP-7 whose number is not recorded. #8798 is an ES-15M road switcher built by GM-EMD in January of 1952 and rated at 1,500 horsepower. They are parked under the WWII-era coaling tipple, awaiting their next helper/pusher run up the Allegheny Mountains to Gallitzin and back. Behind them are various passenger cars awaiting reconditioning in the Passenger Car Shops beyond them.
Photo Date:  7/25/1952  Upload Date: 1/1/2019 10:59:33 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 8798(GP7)
Views:  414   Comments: 0
PRR 9698, EH-15, 1952
Title:  PRR 9698, EH-15, 1952
Description:  Dziobko. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by John Dziobko, Jr., that was taken near the 9th Street Footbridge in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 25 July 1952. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #9698 and two other F-Class units whose numbers are not recorded. #9698 is an EH-15 built by GM-EMD in 1949 and rated at 1,500 horsepower. Here, they are pushing a freight train up the Allegheny Mountains to Gallitzin, where they will uncouple and return to East Altoona for yet another helper-pusher run up "The Mountain."
Photo Date:  7/25/1952  Upload Date: 2/16/2018 9:05:43 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 9698(F7A)
Views:  481   Comments: 1
PRR 8797, ES-15M, 1952
Title:  PRR 8797, ES-15M, 1952
Description:  Dziobko. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by John Dziobko, Jr., that was taken from the 9th Street Footbridge in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 25 July 1952. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #8797 and #8798. Both are ES-15M road switchers built by GM-EMD in January of 1952 and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. Photo taken from the 9th Street Footbridge, facing North toward downtown Altoona.
Photo Date:  7/25/1952  Upload Date: 8/4/2019 5:16:42 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 8797(GP7) PRR 8798(GP7)
Views:  678   Comments: 1
PRR 8965, BS-24M, 1952
Title:  PRR 8965, BS-24M, 1952
Description:  Dziobko. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by John Dziobko, Jr., that was taken from the 9th Street Footbridge in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 25 July 1952. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #8965, a BS-24M built by Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton in November of 1951, rated at 2,400 horsepower, and retired in July of 1966 after just 15 years of revenue service. Visible in the background are several mail and passenger cars, marshalled for possible service at the Altoona Station (not visible to the left). Fresh produce team tracks are beyond them (to the right).
Photo Date:  7/25/1952  Upload Date: 3/8/2019 10:34:52 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Station,Passenger,Track
Locomotives:  PRR 8965(RT-624)
Views:  592   Comments: 0
PRR Altoona Action, 1952
Title:  PRR Altoona Action, 1952
Description:  Dziobko. Here is an image of a photo by John Dziobko, Jr., that was taken from the 12th Street Footbridge in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 25 July 1952. In the foreground is the materiel storage yard for the Pennsylvania Railroad's 12th Street Car Shops. Beyond it, an eastbound mineral train rumbles past the ancient trainshed adjacent to the Altoona Passenger Station. Willliam E. Burket Collection.
Photo Date:  7/25/1952  Upload Date: 7/13/2022 5:14:42 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Passenger
Locomotives: 
Views:  99   Comments: 0
PRR 9615, AF-16, 1952
Title:  PRR 9615, AF-16, 1952
Description:  Dziobko. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by John Dziobko, Jr., that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 25 July 1952. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #9615 and two other units whose numbers are not recorded. All were built by the American Locomotive Company. #9615 is an AF-16 built in May of 1951, rated at 1,600 horsepower, and retired in July of 1966. They are about to pass under the 12th Street Foot Bridge after descending the Allegheny Mountains via the Horseshoe Curve with a mixed-cargo freight train. Visible in the background is the trainshed at the Altoona Passenger Station. "Published by Creative Graphics."
Photo Date:  7/25/1952  Upload Date: 7/29/2018 2:36:54 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 9615(FA2)
Views:  408   Comments: 1
PRR 5699, K-5, 1952
Title:  PRR 5699, K-5, 1952
Description:  Dziobko. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by John Dziobko, Jr., that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 25 July 1952. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5699, a K-5 (4-6-2) "Pacific" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during March of 1929 and retired in September of 1953 after 24 years of faithful service. It's just passed under the 12th Street Foot Bridge, and is backing-up toward the 14th Street Interlocking. Visible in the background is the shadow of the trainshed at the Altoona Passenger Station. Many thanks to Mr. Robert Hess for identifying this locomotive correctly. "Published by Creative Graphics."
Photo Date:  7/25/1952  Upload Date: 8/3/2018 2:42:25 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5699(4-6-2)
Views:  441   Comments: 2
PRR 5752, AP-20, 1952
Title:  PRR 5752, AP-20, 1952
Description:  Dziobko. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by John Dziobko, Jr., that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 25 July 1952. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #5752 and another "PA" Class unit whose number is not recorded. #5752 is an AP-20 built by the American Locomotive Company in October of 1947, rated at 2,000 horsepower, later regeared and reclassified as an AFP-20, and retired in September of 1962 after just 15 years of revenue service. In this context, they've paused at the Altoona Passenger Station to discharge/pick-up passengers and to change both engine and train crews. Note the railroader at the right who is adjusting the coupler so that the "snapper" can couple on and help pull the train up the Allegheny Mountains via the Horseshoe Curve to Gallitzin and points West. The buildings in the background are part of the PRR's 12th Street Car Shops.
Photo Date:  7/25/1952  Upload Date: 5/8/2019 3:08:56 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5752(PA1)
Views:  1699   Comments: 0
PRR Passenger Station, 1952
Title:  PRR Passenger Station, 1952
Description:  Dziobko. Here is an image of a photo by John Dziobko, Jr., that was taken at the intersection of 13th Street & 10th Avenue in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 25 July 1952. Shown here (L to R) are the Pennsylvania Railroad's Passenger Station, the wooden passenger shelter, and the Civil-War era trainshed. Willliam E. Burket Collection.
Photo Date:  7/25/1952  Upload Date: 7/13/2022 5:15:21 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Passenger
Locomotives: 
Views:  88   Comments: 0
PRR Local Freight, c. 1952
Title:  PRR Local Freight, c. 1952
Description:  Dziobko. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by John Dziobko, Jr., that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania on 25 July 1952. Prominent here is an unidentified Pennsylvania Railroad steam locomotive pushing a string of freight cars onto the Hollidaysburg Branch in order to service the warehouses located along that branch line. At the far right, a westbound diesel-powered passenger train is slowing to a stop adjacent to the Altoona Station's trainshed. Photo taken from the 17th Street Bridge.
Photo Date:  7/25/1952  Upload Date: 6/17/2022 10:43:20 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Steam,Passenger
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Views:  121   Comments: 0
PRR South Altoona Shops, 1952
Title:  PRR South Altoona Shops, 1952
Description:  Dziobko. Here is an image of a photo (converted to B&W) by John Dziobko, Jr., that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 25 July 1952. Shown here is the materiel storage yard for the Pennsylvania Railroad's South Altoona Shops. The road number of the Baldwin-built switcher is not recorded. Willliam E. Burket Collection.
Photo Date:  7/25/1952  Upload Date: 7/13/2022 6:18:55 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives: 
Views:  71   Comments: 0
PRR 5218, E-6S, 1953
Title:  PRR 5218, E-6S, 1953
Description:  Dziobko. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by John Dziobko, Jr., that was taken at the Passenger Station in Camden, New Jersey, on 17 April 1953. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5218, an E-6S (4-4-2) "Atlantic" built in Juniata in March of 1914 and retired in November of 1953 after 39 years of service.
Photo Date:  4/17/1953  Upload Date: 1/14/2019 1:47:06 AM
Location:  Camden, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5218(4-4-2)
Views:  365   Comments: 1
PRR Crossing Shanty, 1953
Title:  PRR Crossing Shanty, 1953
Description:  Dziobko. Here is a photo by John Dziobko, Jr., that was taken in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, on 11 June 1953. It was published originally in his 2006 book entitled "The Pennsy In The 1950's: The Last Great Decade," page 95. Photo Caption: "Crossing shanty at Hollidaysburg, June 11, 1953." This structure is located at the Bedford Street railroad crossing, the only guarded crossing in town. The PRR's Passenger Station is the gray-colored building at the left. Note that the Crossing Guard is takin' five!
Photo Date:  6/11/1953  Upload Date: 1/20/2018 1:42:51 AM
Location:  Hollidaysburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
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Views:  394   Comments: 0
PRR Passenger Station, 1953
Title:  PRR Passenger Station, 1953
Description:  Dziobko. Here is an image of a photo by John Dziobko, Jr., that was taken at the intersection of 13th Street & 12th Avenue in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 11 June 1953. The track of the Altoona & Logan Valley Electric Railway is visible in the foreground. In the middle distance, at the bottom of the hill, is the Pennsylvania Railroad's Passenger Station. Beyond it, on the other side of the tracks, are some of the PRR's 12th Street Car Shops. Brush Mountain dominates the distance. Willliam E. Burket Collection.
Photo Date:  6/11/1953  Upload Date: 7/13/2022 5:15:52 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Passenger
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Views:  70   Comments: 0
PRR East Altoona Vistas, #1 of 3, 1955
Title:  PRR East Altoona Vistas, #1 of 3, 1955
Description:  Dziobko. Here is the first of three successive images of photos by John Dziobko, Jr., that were taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 15 July 1955. Shown here is the western entrance/exit to the Pennsylvania Railroad's 50-stall East Altoona Roundhouse. Photo taken from Juniata's 8th Street Bridge. Willliam E. Burket Collection.
Photo Date:  7/15/1955  Upload Date: 7/13/2022 10:36:27 PM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
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Views:  67   Comments: 0
PRR East Altoona Vistas, #2 of 3, 1955
Title:  PRR East Altoona Vistas, #2 of 3, 1955
Description:  Dziobko. Here is the second of three successive images of photos by John Dziobko, Jr., that were taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 15 July 1955. Shown here (L to R) are the Pennsylvania Railroad's East Altoona Roundhouse, the powerplant's smokestack, the eastbound locomotive ready tracks, the eastbound classification yard, as well as the Little Juniata River on its merry way to Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic Ocean. Photo taken from Juniata's 8th Street Bridge. Willliam E. Burket Collection.
Photo Date:  7/15/1955  Upload Date: 7/13/2022 10:36:55 PM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
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PRR East Altoona Vistas, #3 of 3, 1955
Title:  PRR East Altoona Vistas, #3 of 3, 1955
Description:  Dziobko. Here is the third of three successive images of photos by John Dziobko, Jr., that were taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 15 July 1955. Shown here (L to R) are the Pennsylvania Railroad's cabin ready tracks and the ash pit gantry cranes bracketing several live steam locomotives. Further to the right are several GM-EMD "F" Class diesel-electric engines, poised to displace the steamers forever. Photo taken from Juniata's 8th Street Bridge. Willliam E. Burket Collection.
Photo Date:  7/15/1955  Upload Date: 7/17/2022 2:45:45 PM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
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PRR East Altoona Roundhouse, 1955
Title:  PRR East Altoona Roundhouse, 1955
Description:  Dziobko. Here is an image of a photo by John Dziobko, Jr., that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 17 July 1955. Emerging from the Pennsylvania Railroad's East Altoona Roundhouse is an unidentified FP-20 built by Fairbanks-Morse and rated at 2,000 horsepower. It's been preceded by an unidentified steam locomotive that's partially visible in the left foreground. Photo taken from Juniata's 8th Street Bridge. Willliam E. Burket Collection.
Photo Date:  7/17/1955  Upload Date: 7/13/2022 10:58:03 AM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
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PRR Transfer Table, 1955
Title:  PRR Transfer Table, 1955
Description:  Dziobko. Here is an image of a photo by John Dziobko, Jr., that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 17 July 1955. Prominent here is the Transfer Table that services the Pennsylvania Railroad's Passenger Car Shops. Beyond it (across the west- and eastbound mainline tracks) are two passenger cars marshalled for refurbishing, a concrete coaling tipple, and a sanding tower. Brush Mountain dominates the distance. Photo taken from Chestnut Avenue. Willliam E. Burket Collection.
Photo Date:  7/17/1955  Upload Date: 7/28/2022 10:37:49 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
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PRR 7th Street Bridge, #1 of 2, 1955
Title:  PRR 7th Street Bridge, #1 of 2, 1955
Description:  Dziobko. Here is the first of two successive images of photos by John Dziobko, Jr., that were taken from the 7th Street Bridge in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 17 July 1955. Shown here (L to R) are some of the Pennsylvania Railroad's Passenger Car Shops, the 4th Street Footbridge, WORKS Tower, two concrete coaling tipples, a sanding tower, as well as several passenger cars marshalled for refurbishing. Willliam E. Burket Collection.
Photo Date:  7/17/1955  Upload Date: 7/13/2022 6:34:27 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Yard,Steam,Signal
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Views:  88   Comments: 0
PRR 7th Street Bridge, #2 of 2, 1955
Title:  PRR 7th Street Bridge, #2 of 2, 1955
Description:  Dziobko. Here is the second of two successive images of photos by John Dziobko, Jr., that were taken from the 7th Street Bridge in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 17 July 1955. Shown here (L to R) are some of the Pennsylvania Railroad's Passenger Car Shops, a concrete coaling tipple, a sanding tower, and several baggage cars marshalled for refurbishing. Willliam E. Burket Collection.
Photo Date:  7/17/1955  Upload Date: 7/13/2022 6:34:52 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
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Views:  71   Comments: 0
REX 7480, B-60B, 1955
Title:  REX 7480, B-60B, 1955
Description:  Dziobko. Here is an image of a photo by John Dziobko, Jr., that was taken under the 7th Street Bridge in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 18 July 1955. Shown here is Railway Express Agency B-60B baggage car #7480. It awaits refurbishing in the Pennsylvania Railroad's Passenger Car Shops, visible at the right. Willliam E. Burket Collection.
Photo Date:  7/18/1955  Upload Date: 7/13/2022 6:59:29 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  RollingStock,Bridge
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Views:  110   Comments: 0
PRR 1000, "Aerotrain," #1 of 2, 1955
Title:  PRR 1000, "Aerotrain," #1 of 2, 1955
Description:  Dziobko. Here is the first of two successive images of photos by John Dziobko, Jr., that were taken from the 7th Street Bridge in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 18 July 1955. Shown here is the Pennsylvania Railroad's "Aerotrain," built by General Motors during July of 1955 and withdrawn from service in November of 1956. It's on its daily sojourn from New York City to Pittsburgh and back. It will soon stop at the Altoona Passenger Station for crew changes, as well as to discharge and receive passengers. Visible at the left are some of the PRR's Passenger Car Shops. William E. Burket Collection.
Photo Date:  7/18/1955  Upload Date: 7/13/2022 7:01:56 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
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Locomotives:  PRR 1000(LWT-12)
Views:  185   Comments: 0
PRR 1000, "Aerotrain," #2 of 2, 1955
Title:  PRR 1000, "Aerotrain," #2 of 2, 1955
Description:  Dziobko. Here is the second of two successive images of photos by John Dziobko, Jr., that were taken from the 7th Street Bridge in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 18 July 1955. Shown here is the Pennsylvania Railroad's "Aerotrain," built by General Motors during July of 1955 and withdrawn from service in November of 1956. It's on its daily sojourn from New York City to Pittsburgh and back. It will soon stop at the Altoona Passenger Station for crew changes, as well as to discharge and receive passengers. Visible in the center are the PRR's 12th Street Car Shops; at the right are the REX and "perishables" team tracks. William E. Burket Collection.
Photo Date:  7/18/1955  Upload Date: 7/13/2022 7:02:30 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 1000(LWT-12)
Views:  137   Comments: 0
PRR 2004, BF-16, 1955
Title:  PRR 2004, BF-16, 1955
Description:  Dziobko. Here is an image of a photo by John Dziobko, Jr., that was taken from the 7th Street Bridge in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 18 July 1955. Shown here (L to R) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #2004 and another unit whose road number is not recorded. Both are BF-16's built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works and rated at 1,600 horsepower each. #2004 was constructed in July of 1951 and retired in July of 1966 after just 15 years of revenue service. In this context, this A-A set has just descended the Allegheny Mountains with a fully-loaded mineral train that's will soon enter the Eastbound Receiving Yard. Willliam E. Burket Collection.
Photo Date:  7/18/1955  Upload Date: 7/13/2022 7:00:27 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
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Locomotives:  PRR 2004(RF-16A)
Views:  140   Comments: 0
PRR 6471, J-1, 1955
Title:  PRR 6471, J-1, 1955
Description:  Dziobko. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by John Dziobko, Jr., that was taken in Columbus, Ohio, on 12 September 1955. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6471, a J-1 (2-10-4) "Texas" built in Juniata during February of 1943 and retired in October of 1957 after just 14 years of revenue service.
Photo Date:  9/12/1955  Upload Date: 9/13/2018 2:28:23 AM
Location:  Columbus, OH
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 6471(2-10-4)
Views:  1144   Comments: 0
PRR 6403, J-1A, 1955
Title:  PRR 6403, J-1A, 1955
Description:  Dziobko. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by John Dziobko, Jr., that was taken in Columbus, Ohio, on 12 September 1955. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6403, a J-1A (2-10-4) "Texas" built in Juniata during June of 1943 and retired in April of 1958 after just 15 years of revenue service.
Photo Date:  9/12/1955  Upload Date: 11/6/2020 8:38:59 AM
Location:  Columbus, OH
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 6403(2-10-4)
Views:  249   Comments: 0
PRR 3560, H-9S, 1955
Title:  PRR 3560, H-9S, 1955
Description:  Dziobko. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by John Dziobko, Jr., that was taken at Grogan Yard in Columbus, Ohio, on 12 September 1955. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #3560, an H-9S (2-8-0) "Consolidated" built in Juniata as an H-8S and numbered "6611" during November of 1911, renumbered "3560" in 1913, later rebuilt as an H-9S, and retired in October of 1956 after 45 years of faithful service.
Photo Date:  9/12/1955  Upload Date: 8/31/2018 3:51:16 PM
Location:  Columbus, OH
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 3560(2-8-0)
Views:  356   Comments: 0
PRR 4333, I-1SA, 1955
Title:  PRR 4333, I-1SA, 1955
Description:  Dziobko. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by John Dziobko, Jr., that was taken at Grogan Yard in Columbus, Ohio, on 12 September 1955. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4333, 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 January of 1944, and retired in October of 1950 after 28 years of faithful service. Note the Train Phone apparatus mounted between the bell and the sand dome.
Photo Date:  9/12/1955  Upload Date: 12/30/2019 9:09:37 AM
Location:  Columbus, OH
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 4333(2-10-0)
Views:  279   Comments: 2
PRR 4371, I-1SA, 1955
Title:  PRR 4371, I-1SA, 1955
Description:  Dziobko. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by John Dziobko, Jr., that was taken at Grogan Yard in Columbus, Ohio, on 12 September 1955. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4371, an I-1SA (2-10-0) "Decapod" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works as an I-1S during January of 1923, rebuilt in Juniata as an I-1SA in March of 1943, and retired in December of 1957 after 34 years of faithful service. The number of the N-6B cabin car is not recorded.
Photo Date:  9/12/1955  Upload Date: 9/23/2020 12:39:40 PM
Location:  Columbus, OH
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 4371(2-10-0)
Views:  236   Comments: 1
PRR 6488, J-1A, 1955
Title:  PRR 6488, J-1A, 1955
Description:  Dziobko. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by John Dziobko, Jr., that was taken at Grogan Yard in Columbus, Ohio, on 12 September 1955. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6488, a J-1A (2-10-4) "Texas" built in Juniata during April of 1943 and retired in April of 1958 after just 15 years of revenue service.
Photo Date:  9/12/1955  Upload Date: 12/28/2019 5:00:33 PM
Location:  Columbus, OH
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 6488(2-10-4)
Views:  320   Comments: 1
PRR 2796, B-8A, 1955
Title:  PRR 2796, B-8A, 1955
Description:  Dziobko. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by John Dziobko, Jr., that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 16 September 1955. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #2796, a B-8A (0-6-0T) tank switcher built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works as a B-8 (0-6-0) during 1905, later rebuilt in Juniata as a B-8A (0-6-0T), and retired in July of 1955 after 50 years of faithful service. It's pictured on the turntable at the center of "The World's Largest Roundhouse" ~ 50 stalls in all!
Photo Date:  9/16/1955  Upload Date: 12/27/2019 8:37:24 AM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 2796(0-6-0)
Views:  398   Comments: 0
PRR 2796, B-8A, 1955
Title:  PRR 2796, B-8A, 1955
Description:  Dziobko. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by John Dziobko, Jr., that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 16 September 1955. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #2796, a B-8A (0-6-0T) tank switcher built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works as a B-8 (0-6-0) during 1905, later rebuilt in Juniata as a B-8A (0-6-0T), and retired in July of 1955 after 50 years of faithful service. It's pictured in the midst of "The World's Largest Roundhouse" ~ 50 stalls in all!
Photo Date:  9/16/1955  Upload Date: 7/2/2018 6:34:06 AM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 2796(0-6-0)
Views:  596   Comments: 0
PRR 4314, I-1SA, 1955
Title:  PRR 4314, I-1SA, 1955
Description:  Dziobko. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by John Dziobko, Jr., that was taken at the East Altoona Roundhouse in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 16 September 1955. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4314, an I-1SA (2-10-0) "Decapod" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works as an I-1S during November of 1922, rebuilt in Juniata as an I-1SA in December of 1942, and retired in September of 1959 after 37 years of faithful service. Nice view of the Turntable Operator's cabin.
Photo Date:  9/16/1955  Upload Date: 7/12/2022 11:09:49 PM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 4314(2-10-0)
Views:  111   Comments: 0


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