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Viewing Album: PRR: PRR-PC-CR-AMTK Postal Cards ~ 1900-1999
By:
Thomas C. Ayers
Dates:
1/2/1900 - 12/31/1999
Album Info:
Here are digital scans of more than 100 postal cards depicting various Pennsylvania, Penn Central, Conrail, and Amtrak locomotives, locations, and facilities.
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Title:
PRR "Birmingham, Pa.," c. 1900
Description:
Here is an unpostmarked postal card with three titles: (1) "The Birmingham School, Inc., for Girls; September-June"; (2) "Pine Heights Inn Mountain Resort; July-August"; and (3), "Pine Heights Estate, Alleghany Mountains; Main Line, P.R.R.; Birmingham, Pa." (In more recent times, it's been known as the Grier School for Girls.) Depicted at the far left is an eastbound Pennsylvania Railroad train about to pass through the whistle stop at Birmingham. The original artist's name is not recorded.
Photo Date:
9/22/1900
Upload Date:
3/6/2020 2:03:55 AM
Location:
Birmingham, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Station,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:
Views:
185
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR "Rockville Bridge," c. 1903
Description:
Here is a postal card entitled "Rockville Bridge, Harrisburg, Pa." No Postmark. This view is from the Rockville or eastern end of the Bridge, with the Susquehanna River flowing from right to left.
Photo Date:
8/15/1903
Upload Date:
6/26/2019 8:12:55 AM
Location:
Rockville, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge,Signal
Locomotives:
Views:
206
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR "York, Pa.," c. 1904
Description:
Here is a postal card entitled "York, Pa. Pennsylvania R.R. Station." No Postmark. Note the horse-drawn taxis at the far right. (Gift from Brad Mann.)
Photo Date:
2/2/1904
Upload Date:
6/3/2021 3:55:55 AM
Location:
York, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Station,Passenger
Locomotives:
Views:
115
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR "New York-Chicago Flyer," c. 1905
Description:
Here is a postal card entitled "New York-Chicago Flyer.'" No Postmark. Front Caption: "The P.R.R. New York-Chicago Flyer. (The 18-hour train)." Nonetheless, the lettering on the Combine indicates that this is actually "The Pennsylvania Special." It's powered by Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6018, a D-16B (4-4-0) "American" built in Juniata as number "5201" during August of 1907, sent to the West Jersey & Seashore Railroad and renumbered "6018" in July of 1917, and retired in July of 1927 after 20 years of faithful service. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded.
Photo Date:
8/15/1905
Upload Date:
10/10/2018 1:37:23 AM
Location:
Merion Station, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 6018(4-4-0)
Views:
362
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR "Logan House," 1906
Description:
Here is a postal card entitled "Logan House." Postmarked: 12 September 1906. Front Caption: "Logan House and R.R. Depot, Altoona, Pa." Photo taken from the 12th Street Footbridge.
Photo Date:
9/12/1906
Upload Date:
3/16/2019 2:33:05 AM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Station,Passenger
Locomotives:
Views:
245
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR "Flood of March, 1907"
Description:
Here is a postal card entitled "Flood of March, 1907." Postmarked: 30 April 1907. Front Caption: "Pennsylvania Railroad Depot, Showing Passenger Train, Flood of March, 1907, Wheeling, W.Va." The photographer's name and the locomotive's number are not recorded.
Photo Date:
3/21/1907
Upload Date:
10/19/2018 11:12:02 AM
Location:
Wheeling, WV
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Station,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:
Views:
365
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR "Chambersburg," 1907
Description:
Here is a postal card entitled "C.V.R.R. Station, Chambersburg, Pa." Postmarked: 4 November 1907. Note the grade-crossing guard, standing at attention at the far left.
Photo Date:
11/4/1907
Upload Date:
11/24/2021 11:11:59 AM
Location:
Chambersburg, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Station,Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:
Views:
82
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR "12th Street Works," c. 1908
Description:
Here is a postal card entitled "View of Altoona & P.R.R. 12th St. Works. From Gospil Hill Park. Altoona, PA." No Postmark.
Photo Date:
7/10/1908
Upload Date:
12/23/2021 1:00:00 PM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
Views:
107
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR "Beaver Falls," 1908
Description:
Here is a postal card entitled "Penna. R.R. Train entering Beaver Falls, Pa." Postmarked: 1 August 1908.
Photo Date:
8/1/1908
Upload Date:
1/26/2019 10:24:45 AM
Location:
Beaver Falls, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:
Views:
268
Comments:
0
Title:
"P.R.R. Depot," c. 1908
Description:
Here is a postal card entitled "P.R.R. Depot, Huntingdon, Pa." No Postmark. Shown here (L to R) are the Pennsylvania Railroad's Passenger Station and passenger shed, an incoming/westbound PRR passenger train, as well as the passenger shed and a passenger train belonging to the Huntingdon & Broad Top Mountain Railroad.
Photo Date:
8/2/1908
Upload Date:
1/27/2019 11:03:04 PM
Location:
Huntingdon, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Station,Steam,Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:
Views:
286
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR "Jack's Narrows," c. 1908
Description:
Here is a postal card entitled "Jack's Narrows from Mapleton. P.R.R. Photo by Johnston." No Postmark. Partially visible on the left is the Blue Juniata River, flowing from left to right.
Photo Date:
8/3/1908
Upload Date:
1/27/2019 11:04:54 PM
Location:
Mapleton, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam,Signal,Track
Locomotives:
Views:
261
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR "Evolution of Transportation," c. 1908
Description:
Here is a postal card entitled "Evolution of Transportation." No Postmark. Revised Caption On Reverse: "From Tide Water to the [Ohio] Valley was the course of the trader, warrior, and eventually commerce. The unusual views shown on this card indicate the evolution of the methods of transportation that have been used during three centuries. Copyright 1908 by Geo. V. Miller & Co." In addition to the depictions of a Conestoga Wagon and a Canal Boat is one labelled "Pennsylvania Special ~ 20th Century." The location is an approximation.
Photo Date:
8/15/1908
Upload Date:
9/22/2018 4:11:05 AM
Location:
McVeytown, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:
Views:
297
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR "Logan House," c. 1908
Description:
Here is a postal card entitled "Logan House, Altoona, Pa." No Postmark. This structure was built by the Pennsylvania Railroad for the comfort and convenience of the many passengers who passed through Altoona. This was also the site of the Loyal War Governors' Conference, 24-25 September 1862. During this Conference, the governors of 14 Northern States not only reaffirmed their support to pursue the War of Succession, but also voiced support for President Lincoln's "Emancipation Proclamation." Located on 11th Avenue between 12th & 13th Streets, it was demolished after the Second World War to make room for the new Post Office Building.
Photo Date:
9/23/1908
Upload Date:
11/7/2018 3:41:59 PM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
Views:
303
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR "Mechanics' Library," 1908
Description:
Here is a postal card entitled "Mechanics' Library, Altoona, Pa." Postmarked: 24 September 1908. This structure was built by the Pennsylvania Railroad for the instruction and technical guidance of the men who designed the locomotives and rolling stock that the Pennsy built in Altoona. Located on 11th Avenue between 12th & 13th Streets, it was in its day one of the foremost engineering and materials libraries in the world.
Photo Date:
9/24/1908
Upload Date:
11/7/2018 3:45:36 PM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
Views:
282
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR "Seventh Street Bridge," c. 1908
Description:
Here is a postal card entitled "Seventh Street Bridge, Altoona, Pa." No Postmark. This structure spans the Pennsylvania Railroad's east and west passenger tracks (far side), temporary storage tracks for passenger cars (in the center), as well as both local and Altoona Yard lead tracks (near side). Partially visible at the far right (across the tracks) are some of the PRR's Passenger Car Shops. Note the horse-drawn wagons crossing the Bridge, along with two green-colored streetcars!
Photo Date:
9/26/1908
Upload Date:
3/16/2022 6:58:56 AM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge,Track
Locomotives:
Views:
75
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR "Classification Yards," 1909
Description:
Here is a postal card entitled "Portion of the P.R.R. Classification Yards, Hollidaysburg, Pa." Postmarked: 4 February 1909. Noteable on the left are Bald Hill in the background and the coaling wharf in the near distance. Noteable on the right are the girder bridge carrying the PRR's Cumberland Branch over the Juniata River in the near distance and Locke Mountain on the horizon.
Photo Date:
2/4/1909
Upload Date:
6/8/2019 1:59:32 AM
Location:
Hollidaysburg, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge,Yard,Signal,Track
Locomotives:
Views:
232
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR "Pennsylvania Special," 1909
Description:
Here is a postal card entitled "Pennsylvania Railroad ~ 'Pennsylvania Special.'" R.P.O. Postmarked: 26 June 1909. Front Caption: "The Pioneer Eighteen-Hour Train between New York and Chicago." Shown here is a four-car version of the "Special" that's powered by an unidentified E-Class (4-4-2) "Atlantic" locomotive. The location is an approximation.
Photo Date:
6/26/1909
Upload Date:
9/23/2018 1:38:28 AM
Location:
McVeytown, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:
Views:
324
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR "Heavy Grade," 1909
Description:
Here is a postal card entitled "A Heavy Grade Near Summit on the Tyrone Div., Pennsylvania R.R. '45 Cars & 5 Engines.'" Photo by Mr. William H. Rau. Postmarked: 4 July 1909. Caption On Reverse: "The conquest of the Allegheny Mountains has been a problem for engineering skill. A heavily-loaded train, as shown in the picture, still requires an immense amount of motive power." Actually, this photo was taken along the eastbound mainline tracks between Cresson and Gallitzin. It's on the Pittsburgh Division, therefore, not the Tyrone Division as indicated on the postal card.
Photo Date:
7/4/1909
Upload Date:
11/15/2017 3:29:15 AM
Location:
Cresson, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
Views:
786
Comments:
0
Title:
"P.R.R. Depot, Bellwood," 1909
Description:
Here is a postal card entitled "P.R.R. Depot, Bellwood, Penna." Postmarked: 21 October 1909. The entrance to the subway to all tracks is visible at the left.
Photo Date:
10/21/1909
Upload Date:
3/31/2019 2:20:03 AM
Location:
Bellwood, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Station,Passenger
Locomotives:
Views:
184
Comments:
0
Title:
"P.R.R. Station," c. 1909
Description:
Here is a postal card entitled "P.R.R. Station, Huntingdon, Pa." No Postmark. In addition to the carefully-mowed lawns on the left, note the covered highway bridge on the right crossing the Juniata River ~ with "Chew Mail Pouch Tobacco" painted on the roof!
Photo Date:
10/21/1909
Upload Date:
3/31/2019 2:25:52 AM
Location:
Huntingdon, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge,Station,Steam,Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:
Views:
211
Comments:
0
Title:
"P.R.R. Depot, Mt. Union, Pa.," c. 1909
Description:
Here is a postal card entitled "P.R.R. Depot, Mt. Union, Pa." No Postmark. Note the horse-drawn taxi waiting in front of the Depot! (Gift from Brad Mann.)
Photo Date:
10/21/1909
Upload Date:
12/29/2020 11:06:22 PM
Location:
Mount Union, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Station,Passenger
Locomotives:
Views:
131
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR "Station ~ Petersburg, Pa.," c. 1909
Description:
Here is a postal card entitled "Station ~ Petersburg, Pa." No Postmark. Note the signal bridge with semaphores and the Tower at the right. (Gift from Brad Mann.)
Photo Date:
10/22/1909
Upload Date:
1/28/2021 2:47:14 PM
Location:
Petersburg, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Station,Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:
Views:
102
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR "Mechanics' Library," 1910
Description:
Here is a postal card entitled "Mechanics' Library, Altoona, Pa." Postmarked: 8 August 1910. This structure was built by the Pennsylvania Railroad for the instruction and technical guidance of the men who designed the locomotives and rolling stock that the Pennsy built in Altoona. Located on 11th Avenue between 12th & 13th Streets, it was in its day one of the foremost engineering and materials libraries in the world.
Photo Date:
8/8/1910
Upload Date:
2/27/2020 3:57:32 PM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
Views:
158
Comments:
0
Title:
"Pennsylvania R.R. Under The Hudson River," c. 1911
Description:
Here is a postal card entitled "Pennsylvania R.R. Under The Hudson River, New York City." No Postmark. Caption On Reverse: "The Pennsylvania Tunnel runs under the Hudson River from the new Pennsylvania Station at Seventh Avenue & 32nd Street to New Jersey. They are 60 feet below the surface. All trains running into the R.R. Station through the tunnels are drawn by Electric Motors, the change being made at the Manhattan Transfer, just East of Newark, N.J." Traffic's crazy on the Hudson!
Photo Date:
1/11/1911
Upload Date:
4/5/2022 10:36:10 PM
Location:
New York, NY
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Tunnel,Transit
Locomotives:
Views:
74
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR "Spruce Creek Tunnels," c. 1911
Description:
Here is a postal card entitled "Spruce Creek Tunnels." No Postmark. Front Caption: "Spruce Creek Tunnels, Pennsylvania Railroad." This perspective reveals that these two tunnels do not parallel one another. Also note that both tunnels are double-tracked. The date is an approximation.
Photo Date:
8/15/1911
Upload Date:
8/31/2018 4:18:47 AM
Location:
Spruce Creek, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Tunnel
Locomotives:
Views:
391
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR "Mountain Scene, Allegrippus, Pa," 1911
Description:
Here is a postal card entitled "Mountain Scene, Allegrippus, Pa." Postmarked: 8 September 1911. This is a colorized version of a photo by William H. Rau.
Photo Date:
9/8/1911
Upload Date:
12/11/2021 10:54:07 AM
Location:
Allegrippus, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
Views:
80
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR "Juniata River," c. 1911
Description:
Here is a postal card entitled "Juniata River." No Postmark. Front Caption: "Scene on Juniata River, Wm. Penn Highway & P.R.R., Huntingdon, Pa." In this scene, US Route 22 follows the "footprint" of the old Pennsylvania Canal as it snakes its way through the Juniata River Valley.
Photo Date:
9/22/1911
Upload Date:
12/9/2018 6:34:36 PM
Location:
Huntingdon, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
Views:
243
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR "East Pittsburgh, Pa.," 1911
Description:
Here is a postal card entitled "View taken around one of the largest Manufacturing Concerns in the World." Postmarked: 6 November 1911. Caption On Reverse: "The Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company employees departing for home. Second Section leaving East Pittsburgh, Pa., P.R.R. Station in the evening."
Photo Date:
11/6/1911
Upload Date:
6/29/2021 7:18:01 PM
Location:
East Pittsburgh, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Station,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:
Views:
116
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR "Conway Yards," 1911
Description:
Here is a postal card entitled "Conway Yards." Postmarked: 30 December 1911. Front Caption: "P.R.R. Yards, Hump, and Shop, Conway, Pa." Prominent on the left are the coaling wharf and the locomotive ready tracks just beyond it.
Photo Date:
12/30/1911
Upload Date:
12/29/2018 7:38:15 PM
Location:
Conway, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard,Steam,Track
Locomotives:
Views:
349
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR "RJ Tower," c. 1912
Description:
Here is a postal card entitled "RJ Tower." No Postmark. Front Caption: "RJ Switch and Signal Tower, Rockville, Penna., Pennsylvania Railroad." Facing toward the signal bridge, the tracks lead toward Harrisburg and points East. Facing away from the signal bridge, the track to the left heads toward Williamsport and points North while the three tracks to the right curve toward the Rockville Bridge over the Susquehanna River and then lead to Pittsburgh and points West.
Photo Date:
4/21/1912
Upload Date:
12/24/2018 6:40:16 PM
Location:
Rockville, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Signal,Track
Locomotives:
Views:
302
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR "Rockville Bridge," c. 1912
Description:
Here is a postal card entitled "Rockville Bridge, P.R.R. Longest Stone Arch Bridge in the World, Harrisburg, Pa." No Postmark. Note the steam-powered passenger train about to pass the Tower and the semaphore signals on its way to Altoona and points West. Also note that the connecting track to and from the Enola Yards has not yet been constructed. Peter's Mountain dominates the distance.
Photo Date:
4/22/1912
Upload Date:
10/20/2018 3:10:09 AM
Location:
Marysville, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge,Steam,Signal,Passenger,Track
Locomotives:
Views:
299
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR "Train Shed, Tyrone, Pa.," c. 1912
Description:
Here is a postal card entitled "Pennsylvania Railroad and Train Shed, Tyrone, Pa." No Postmark. The Tyrone Station is the three-story, dark-roofed structure in the center; it is connected with the Train Shed by means of a tunnel. As for the tracks: far right, eastbound freight; second from right, eastbound passenger; third from right, westbound passenger; fourth from right (beyond the fence), westbound freight.
Photo Date:
4/23/1912
Upload Date:
12/24/2018 6:41:41 PM
Location:
Tyrone, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Station,Passenger
Locomotives:
Views:
314
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR "Twelfth Street Shops, Altoona, Pa.," c. 1912
Description:
Here is a postal card entitled "View of Twelfth Street Shops, Altoona, Pa." No Postmark. Visible in the center is the 12th Street Footbridge, built of cast iron during April of 1863 and lasting until December of 1965. The Logan House and the Passenger Station were located just beyond the right end of the Bridge. The structure at the far left ~ the one with the floor-to-ceiling windows ~ still exists, but is now owned by the Altoona Pipe & Steel Company. Alas, all the rest has been demolished. . . .
Photo Date:
7/1/1912
Upload Date:
12/26/2018 3:03:30 AM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge,Station,Steam,Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:
Views:
381
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR "No. 3 Shop. Erecting and Paint Shop. Altoona, Pa.," 1912
Description:
Here is a postal card entitled "No. 3 Shop. Erecting and Paint Shop. Altoona, Pa." Postmarked: 2 July 1912. Caption On Reverse: "Altoona, Penna. Known far and wide as the Home of the Construction Department of the Pennsylvania Railroad System. It has a population of 50,000. This view shows the No. 3 Shop and Paint Shop." Photo taken from the 12th Street Footbridge, facing East toward the 9th Street Footbridge (partially visible in the middle distance).
Photo Date:
7/2/1912
Upload Date:
3/30/2021 5:55:29 PM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge,Yard,Steam
Locomotives:
Views:
133
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR "Master Mechanic's Office," c. 1912
Description:
Here is a postal card entitled "Master Mechanic's Office on Left. Erecting Shop No. 2 on Right. Altoona, Pa." No Postmark. Caption On Reverse: "Altoona, Penna. Known far and wide as the home of the Construction Department of the Pennsylvania Railroad System. It has a population of 50,000. This view shows a portion of the Erecting Shop." The Master Mechanic's Office ~ once part of the PRR's Altoona Machine Shop complex ~ has since been transformed into the Railroaders Memorial Museum.
Photo Date:
7/3/1912
Upload Date:
1/5/2022 6:28:34 AM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
Views:
90
Comments:
0
Title:
"P.R.R. Curve," 1912
Description:
Here is a postal card entitled "P.R.R. Curve, Newport, Pa." Postmarked: 4 August 1912. Note the four-car westbound Pennsylvania Railroad passenger train passing the eastbound Juniata River.
Photo Date:
8/4/1912
Upload Date:
11/15/2018 5:41:36 PM
Location:
Newport, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
Views:
258
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR "New Type Freight Locomotive," HH-1S, 1912
Description:
Here is a postal card entitled "Pennsylvania Railroad. New Type Freight Locomotive." Postmarked: 18 August 1912. #3396 is an HH-1S (2-8-8-2) "Compound" built by the American Locomotive Company during 1911 and retired in April of 1928 after just 17 years of revenue service.
Photo Date:
8/18/1912
Upload Date:
1/11/2019 10:35:47 AM
Location:
Schenectady, NY
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 3396(2-8-8-2)
Views:
772
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR Twelfth Street Shops, 1913
Description:
Here is a postal card entitled "View of Twelfth Street Shops, Altoona, Pa." Hand Dated: 27 June 1913. Partially visible at the right, immediately above the waiting steam locomotive, is the 12th Street Footbridge.
Photo Date:
6/27/1913
Upload Date:
6/9/2022 8:08:17 PM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge,Steam
Locomotives:
Views:
199
Comments:
0
Title:
"P.R.R. Depot, Duncannon, Pa.," 1913
Description:
Here is a postal card entitled "P.R.R. Depot, Duncannon, Pa." Postmarked: 19 July 1913. This structure is located on the eastbound side of the mainline, facing the Juniata River. (Gift from Brad Mann.)
Photo Date:
7/19/1913
Upload Date:
4/23/2021 6:13:06 PM
Location:
Duncannon, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Station,Passenger
Locomotives:
Views:
111
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR "Rockville Bridge," 1913
Description:
Here is a postal card entitled "Rockville Bridge." Postmarked: 25 August 1913. Front Caption: "A Scene along the Main Line, near Rockville Bridge, Harrisburg, Pa." The Pennsylvania Railroad's RJ Tower on the right seems dwarfed by David's Mountain in the background.
Photo Date:
8/25/1913
Upload Date:
2/2/2019 3:51:01 AM
Location:
Rockville, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge,Signal
Locomotives:
Views:
250
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR "Broadway Limited," 1913
Description:
Here is a postal card entitled "Broadway Limited, Pennsylvania Railroad." Postmarked: 5 September 1913. No Caption On Reverse. Shown here is a seven-car version of the "Broadway" that's powered by an unidentified K-2 (4-6-2) "Pacific" locomotive. The location is an approximation.
Photo Date:
9/5/1913
Upload Date:
9/16/2018 1:32:06 AM
Location:
Elida, OH
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:
Views:
317
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR "Pennsylvania 1981," E-2, c. 1915
Description:
Here is a postal card which could be titled "Pennsylvania 1981." No Postmark. Hand-Written Data On Reverse: "PRR 1981, E-2; Juniata ~ 1901; Jersey City, N.J." Engine #1981 is an E-2 (4-4-2) "Atlantic" built in Juniata as number "1981" during 1901, renumbered "01981" in 1918, and retired in October of 1924 after 23 years of service.
Photo Date:
2/2/1915
Upload Date:
12/15/2018 2:37:07 AM
Location:
Jersey City, NJ
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 1981(4-4-2)
Views:
641
Comments:
1
Title:
PRR "View of Fourth Street Shops," 1915
Description:
Here is a postal card entitled "View of Fourth Street Shops, Altoona, Pa." Postmarked: 17 July 1915. Shown here are several of the Pennsylvania Railroad's Passenger Car Shops. Photo taken from the 4th Street Footbridge. Note the Bridge's shadow, spanning the PRR's east- and westbound through passenger tracks in the foreground.
Photo Date:
7/17/1915
Upload Date:
10/18/2021 12:33:56 PM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge
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95
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0
Title:
"Pennsylvania R.R. Shops, 4th Street" c. 1915
Description:
Here is a postal card entitled "Pennsylvania R.R. Shops, 4th Street, Altoona, Pa." No Postmark. The structures at the right are part of the PRR's Passenger Car Shops. Partially visible at the left is the cast-iron 4th Street Footbridge. The tracks between the Bridge pier and the steps are the PRR's east- and westbound passenger tracks.
Photo Date:
7/18/1915
Upload Date:
10/12/2021 6:48:20 PM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge,Yard
Locomotives:
Views:
113
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0
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PRR "Classification Yards," 1915
Description:
Here is a postal card entitled "Classification Yards, Altoona, Pa." Postmarked: 30 July 1915. In the foreground are the Pennsylvania Railroad's Westbound Classification Yards, looking eastward from the 17th Street Bridge in Juniata. At the far left, a trusty "Consolidated" shifts cars in the Yard. In the middle distance, HOMER Tower sits astride the mainline passenger tracks. The smoke at the far right marks the location of the locomotive ready tracks adjacent to the 50-stall East Altoona Roundhouse.
Photo Date:
7/30/1915
Upload Date:
6/22/2019 3:46:35 PM
Location:
Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard,Steam,Track
Locomotives:
Views:
227
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0
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PRR "East Altoona Railroad Yards," c. 1915
Description:
Here is a postal card entitled "East Altoona Railroad Yards, Altoona, Pa." No Postmark. In the foreground are the Pennsylvania Railroad's Westbound Classification Yards, looking westward from the 17th Street Bridge in Juniata. Partially visible at the far left is the ramp to the East Altoona Coaling Wharf. In the distance is the "Red Bridge."
Photo Date:
7/31/1915
Upload Date:
8/14/2023 12:56:35 PM
Location:
Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge,Yard,Track
Locomotives:
Views:
51
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR "Black Diamonds," c. 1915
Description:
Here is a postal card image entitled "Black Diamonds Enroute to the Market from Windber, Pa.: 25,000 Tons Shipped Daily." Shown here is a pair of Pennsylvania Railroad "H" Class (2-8-0) "Consolidations" pulling a string of fully-loaded mineral cars. Paraphrasing Tennessee Ernie Ford's classic song: "You load 25,000 tons, what do you get? Another day older and deeper in debt!" The photographer's name, the locomotive road numbers, and the exact date are not recorded.
Photo Date:
8/15/1915
Upload Date:
8/28/2020 8:20:07 AM
Location:
Windber, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
Views:
175
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR "Station and Motor Car," c. 1915
Description:
Here is a postal card entitled "Pennsylvania R.R. Station and Motor Car. Bradford, Pa." No Postmark. No Caption On Reverse. Shown here is PRR Rail Motor Car #4701, built by McKeen, Model IIRC. The artist's name and the date are not recorded.
Photo Date:
9/22/1915
Upload Date:
9/28/2018 2:44:21 PM
Location:
Bradford, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Station,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 4701(Doodlebug)
Views:
524
Comments:
0
Title:
"P.R.R. Depot," 1916
Description:
Here is a postal card entitled "P.R.R. Depot." Postmarked: 10 October 1916. Front Caption: "P.R.R. Depot, Hollidaysburg, Pa." Looking West toward the Allegheny Mountains in the distance, this structure is located at the intersection of Bedford & Broad Streets. Also notable are the two-armed crossing gate, the baggage trucks, and the signal bridge with semaphores in the distance.
Photo Date:
10/10/1916
Upload Date:
12/9/2018 1:44:51 AM
Location:
Hollidaysburg, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Station,Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:
Views:
309
Comments:
0
Title:
"P.R.R. Yards and Shops," c. 1916
Description:
Here is a postal card entitled "P.R.R. Yards and Shops." No Postmark. Front Caption: "View of P.R.R. Yards and Shops, Hollidaysburg, Pa." Looking toward Hollidaysburg from Bald Hill, the Eastbound Receiving Yard is to the left, the coaling wharf and roundhouse are in the center, while the Westbound Classification Yard is at the far right. All of them were built around 1903. Faintly visible in the middle-right distance is the clock tower atop the Blair County Court House.
Photo Date:
10/11/1916
Upload Date:
12/9/2018 1:46:04 AM
Location:
Hollidaysburg, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard,Steam,Track
Locomotives:
Views:
311
Comments:
0
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