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By:Thomas C. Ayers
Dates:5/1/1960 - 5/1/1960
Album Info:Here is a two-page article entitled "New Boats Join PRR's Navy." It was published originally in the May-June 1960 issue of "Pennsy" magazine, pages 14-15. No author is specified. "The new-model tug is a sturdy, welded-steel boat 105 feet long, 26 feet wide, and 13 feet deep. It's driven by a 12-cylinder, 1,200 horsepower diesel engine." Also included is a 1980 photo of a former member of the PRR's New York harbor fleet, the "Altoona."
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"New Boats Join PRR's Navy," Page 14, 1960
Title:  "New Boats Join PRR's Navy," Page 14, 1960
Description:  Here is page one of a two-page article entitled "New Boats Join PRR's Navy." It was published originally in the May-June 1960 issue of "Pennsy" magazine, page 14. Photo Captions: "At the Dravo Corporation shipyard, Pittsburgh, hull units of a new PRR tug are assembled upside down (left). Final assembly of hull follows (center), then tug is launched into Ohio River (right). Photo below shows tug 'New York' in tests before joining PRR."
Photo Date:  5/1/1960  Upload Date: 11/24/2019 8:27:27 AM
Location:  Pittsburgh, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
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Locomotives:  PRR NEWYORK(UNKNOWN)
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"New Boats Join PRR's Navy," Page 15, 1960
Title:  "New Boats Join PRR's Navy," Page 15, 1960
Description:  Here is page two of a two-page article entitled "New Boats Join PRR's Navy." It was published originally in the May-June 1960 issue of "Pennsy" magazine, page 15. Top Photo Caption: "Against the Manhattan skyline, the 'Cincinnati,' one of seven new PRR diesel tugboats, hauls a tow of barges across North River."
Photo Date:  5/1/1960  Upload Date: 11/24/2019 8:30:59 AM
Location:  Newark, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
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Locomotives:  PRR CINCINNATI(UNKNOWN) PRR PITTSBURGH(UNKNOWN)
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PRR Tugboat "Altoona," 1980
Title:  PRR Tugboat "Altoona," 1980
Description:  Here is an original photo by Mr. James P. Marcus that was taken in Newark, New Jersey, on 21 December 1980. Shown here is the ex-Pennsylvania Railroad steam-powered tugboat named "Altoona." Just visible to the right of the smokestack are the twin towers of the World Trade Center situated in Manhattan, New York.
Photo Date:  12/21/1980  Upload Date: 5/27/2019 10:30:33 PM
Location:  Newark, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
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Locomotives:  PRR ALTOONA(UNKNOWN)
Views:  313   Comments: 1


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