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Title:
APR, Accident Report, 1854
Description:
Here is the text of an article that was published in the 11 April 1854 issue of Lancaster's "Intelligencer." It recounts an accident which occurred at Plane #10 on the Allegheny Portage Railroad near Duncansville, Pennsylvania ~ not "Hollidaysburg," as cited. Source: Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site. (#11,300)
Photo Date:
1/1/1900
Upload Date:
4/3/2024 10:39:51 PM
Location:
Duncansville, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Wreck
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Views:
62
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0
Title:
"Allegheny Portage Railroad," c. 1846
Description:
Here is a postal card entitled "Allegheny Portage Railroad" that's published and distributed by the Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site. No Postmark. Caption On Reverse: "The Allegheny Portage Railroad connected the eastern and western divisions of the Pennsylvania Main Line Canal together with a 36-mile inclined railroad system between Hollidaysburg and Johnstown. Watercolor by Philip J. Hoffmann (1889-1973)." Luxury travel featuring two wooden coaches and three sweating mules!
Photo Date:
1/1/1900
Upload Date:
8/30/2023 5:43:15 PM
Location:
Duncansville, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge,Passenger
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Views:
43
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0
Title:
PRR Muleshoe Curve ~ Circa 1857
Description:
Muleshoe. Here is a photo from page 35 of Mr. Robert L. Emerson's 1984 book entitled "Allegheny Passage: An Illustrated History Of Blair County." Photo Caption: "Lesser known than its big sister the Horseshoe Curve, the Muleshoe Curve is also something of an engineering feat. Courtesy of the Railroaders Memorial Museum, Altoona." Shown here are a wood-burning 4-4-0 "American" locomotive and a wooden passenger car. Heading downgrade toward Duncansville, they are poised on the single-tracked New Portage Railroad line circa 1857.
Photo Date:
1/1/1900
Upload Date:
9/30/2017 2:06:48 AM
Location:
Duncansville, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam,Passenger
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Views:
438
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0
Title:
PRR Muleshoe Curve Tunnels, 1880's
Description:
Muleshoe. Here is a photo of the original single-tracked, double culvert under the Muleshoe Curve near Duncansville, Pennsylvania. It was taken during the 1880's. "The Muleshoe was part of the improvements made by the State of Pennsylvania to the Allegheny Portage Railroad in the early to mid-1850's. Sometimes referred to as 'the Road to Avoid the Planes' or the 'New Portage,' these improvements bypassed the slow eastern-slope inclined planes utilized by the Allegheny Portage Railroad. The section where the Muleshoe was located was opened on July 1, 1855 and made it possible to bypass Plane No. 8. The Muleshoe and the rest of the Portage Railroad were abandoned on November 1, 1857. The Eastern section of the 'New Portage' ~ i.e., from Gallitzin to Duncansville ~ was reopened by the Pennsylvania Railroad in the early 1900's. The culvert under the Muleshoe was rebuilt as a single arch in 1902, with Blair Gap Run passing under the roadway. This is still the same arrangement today." (Photo and text from the Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site: 114925998531185) Note the photographer's horse and buggy! Photo taken from the Duncansville side.
Photo Date:
1/1/1900
Upload Date:
9/28/2017 5:49:02 PM
Location:
Duncansville, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Tunnel
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Views:
419
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0
Title:
PRR Muleshoe Curve Tunnel, c. 1903
Description:
Muleshoe. Here is a photo of the double-tracked, reconstructed culvert under the Muleshoe Curve near Duncansville, Pennsylvania, c. 1902 "The Muleshoe Curve never reached the same amount of popularity as the nearby Horseshoe Curve. This was due mainly to it being merely a secondary route between Spruce Creek and Gallitzin. It was built in 1850's by the State of Pennsylvania as part of the New Portage Railroad, itself built to bypass the inclined planes of the Allegheny Portage Railroad. The Pennsylvania Railroad purchased the line in 1857 and promptly closed it, as the PRR had just completed its own mainline via the Horseshoe Curve. Between 1904 and its closure, the line was used by the PRR as a freight bypass called the New Portage Branch Line. After the PRR was taken over by Conrail in 1981, the Curve was permanently abandoned." (Text from the Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site: 114925998531185) William E Burket Collection.
Photo Date:
3/1/1903
Upload Date:
9/28/2017 5:49:42 PM
Location:
Duncansville, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Tunnel,Steam
Locomotives:
Views:
536
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0
Title:
PRR New Portage Railroad Right-of-Way, c. 1903
Description:
New Portage. Here is a portion of an unidentified map that depicts a small part of western Blair County, Pennsylvania. Shown here is the upper part of the New Portage Railroad's right-of-way. At the bottom is the Muleshoe Curve and at the top is the New Portage Tunnel near Gallitzin. The New Portage Line was constructed to replace the Allegheny Portage Railroad with its ten inclined planes, but was paid for by Pennsylvania taxpayers. Construction of the Line began in 1852 and was completed in 1855. It was then purchased by the privately-owned Pennsylvania Railroad in 1857 and promptly abandoned. It was later rebuilt and double-tracked by the PRR in 1903. The second or eastbound track was torn up by the PRR in 1955, while the remaining track was torn up by Conrail and the line abandoned once again during 1981.
Photo Date:
8/15/1903
Upload Date:
1/23/2020 8:14:49 PM
Location:
Duncansville, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
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209
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Title:
"Old Allegheny Portage R.R.," 1909
Description:
Here is a postal card entitled "The Roadbed of the Old Allegheny Portage R.R. on the Summit of the Allegheny Mountains." Postmarked: 21 May 1909. Caption On Reverse: "Crossing the Alleghenies ~ called by the Indians the 'Alligewi' ~ was, in earlier days, the insurmountable obstacle to commerce. This picture shows the present condition of the first railroad that succeeded in giving through service by boat and inclined plane. The stone ties shown still remain."
Photo Date:
5/21/1909
Upload Date:
11/15/2017 2:34:45 AM
Location:
Duncansville, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
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Views:
251
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0
Title:
"Old Fountain Inn," c. 1909
Description:
Muleshoe. Here is a postal card image entitled "Old Fountain Inn, near Cresson, Pa." This establishment was located just West of the Muleshoe Curve. It was built during the mid-1800's and served as a stagecoach stop on the Harrisburg-Pittsburgh Post Road, what's now old US Route 22. Looks almost haunted to me!
Photo Date:
8/15/1909
Upload Date:
4/30/2022 6:49:40 PM
Location:
Duncansville, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
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Views:
127
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0
Title:
PRR New Portage Wreck, 1916
Description:
Here is a photo of the fatal wreck at the Pennsylvania Railroad's New Portage Junction in Duncansville, Pennsylvania, on 6 November 1916. It was included in the "Altoona Area Railroad Pictorial History" edited by Linda White and published in 1996 by The Altoona Mirror, page 16. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad coal-fired/steam-powered wrecking crane #490768 and maintenance-of-way flat car #490313.
Photo Date:
11/6/1916
Upload Date:
11/23/2017 4:57:19 AM
Location:
Duncansville, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
RollingStock,Steam,Wreck
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1056
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Title:
PRR New Portage Wreck, 1916
Description:
Here is a photo of the fatal wreck at the Pennsylvania Railroad's New Portage Junction in Duncansville, Pennsylvania, on 6 November 1916. Among the damaged freight cars pictured here, note that there's one from the Seaboard Air Line. William F. Gable & Co., Photo #16.
Photo Date:
11/6/1916
Upload Date:
12/28/2020 9:26:37 AM
Location:
Duncansville, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam,Wreck
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Views:
82
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0
Title:
PRR New Portage Wreck, 1916
Description:
Here is a photo of the fatal wreck at the Pennsylvania Railroad's New Portage Junction in Duncansville, Pennsylvania, on 6 November 1916. In the foreground, note the presence of the Hollidaysburg Fire Department's Engine No. 1 and a horse-drawn wagon. William F. Gable & Co., Photo #24.
Photo Date:
11/6/1916
Upload Date:
12/28/2020 9:27:03 AM
Location:
Duncansville, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam,Wreck
Locomotives:
Views:
113
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR New Portage Wreck, 1916
Description:
Here is a photo of the fatal wreck at the Pennsylvania Railroad's New Portage Junction in Duncansville, Pennsylvania, on 6 November 1916. William F. Gable Photo #5.
Photo Date:
11/6/1916
Upload Date:
10/18/2017 1:22:33 AM
Location:
Duncansville, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
RollingStock,Steam,Wreck
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Views:
211
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0
Title:
PRR New Portage Wreck, 1916
Description:
Here is a photo of the fatal wreck at the Pennsylvania Railroad's New Portage Junction in Duncansville, Pennsylvania, on 6 November 1916. William F. Gable Photo #11.
Photo Date:
11/6/1916
Upload Date:
10/18/2017 1:22:00 AM
Location:
Duncansville, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam,Wreck
Locomotives:
Views:
146
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0
Title:
PRR New Portage Wreck, 1916
Description:
Here is a photo of the fatal wreck at the Pennsylvania Railroad's New Portage Junction in Duncansville, Pennsylvania, on 6 November 1916. William F. Gable Photo #29.
Photo Date:
11/6/1916
Upload Date:
10/18/2017 1:20:20 AM
Location:
Duncansville, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam,Wreck
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Views:
157
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0
Title:
PRR Muleshoe Curve Tunnel, 1920's
Description:
Muleshoe. Here is a photo from page 17 of a 21-page article by Jim Hilker, Jr., entitled "A History of the Hollidaysburg & Petersburg Branch of the Pennsylvania Railroad." It was published originally in the Spring 2007 issue of "The Keystone" magazine, page 56. Photo Caption: "Muleshoe Curve on the New Portage Branch in the 1920's. The helper pushing a westbound train is heading toward the main line at Tunnel Hill. (Courtesy of the Huntingdon County Historical Society.)"
Photo Date:
8/15/1929
Upload Date:
9/28/2017 4:24:19 PM
Location:
Duncansville, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Tunnel,Steam
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Views:
292
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0
Title:
PRR, WYE Track Diagram, 1931
Description:
Here is a "track diagram" of WYE Tower's interlocking and signals located in Duncansville, Pennsylvania. Partial Caption: "Middle Division. Diagram of Tracks and Signals, Hollidaysburg, In Service 11:01 A.M., Monday, Dec. 14, 1931." This is the original right-of-way for the eastern terminus of the Allegheny Portage Railroad, 1834-1854.
Photo Date:
12/14/1931
Upload Date:
3/4/2024 5:36:40 PM
Location:
Duncansville, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Track
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Views:
74
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0
Title:
PRR Spring Meadow Passenger Shelter, c. 1934
Description:
Spring Meadow. Here is an image that was taken at the Pennsylvania Railroad's Spring Meadow Passenger Shelter just North of Duncansville, Pennsylvania, c. 1934. In this context, the photographer is facing toward two semaphore signals and the "Wye Switches" at New Portage Junction in Duncansville. Altoona is to the photographer's rear. From 1850 to 1854, this stretch of track was the PRR's mainline connecting Philadelphia and Pittsburgh via the Allegheny Portage Railroad.
Photo Date:
8/15/1934
Upload Date:
9/9/2021 4:15:11 PM
Location:
Duncansville, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Station,Passenger
Locomotives:
Views:
60
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR Spring Meadow Passenger Shelter, 1934
Description:
Spring Meadow. Here is an image that was taken at the Pennsylvania Railroad's Spring Meadow Passenger Shelter just North of Duncansville, Pennsylvania, on 24 November 1934. In this context, a group of local officials inspect the scene where Elmo Noakes killed himself after murdering his niece, Winifred Pierce. A week or so before, the two of them had smothered his three children near Carlisle, Pennsylvania, thereafter hitchhiking to Altoona and ending-up here in Spring Meadow. It's a sad, sad tale of madness.
Photo Date:
11/24/1934
Upload Date:
9/9/2021 4:16:17 PM
Location:
Duncansville, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Station,Passenger
Locomotives:
Views:
72
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR Muleshoe Curve Tunnel, 1930's
Description:
Muleshoe. Here is an undated postal card view of the "Mule Shoe Arch" on the New Portage Branch Line near Duncansville, Pennsylvania, that was issued during the 1930's. Caption: "The Cresson Grade between Hollidaysburg and Cresson, Pa." Shown here is the eastern side of the tunnel, facing Cresson.
Photo Date:
10/14/1936
Upload Date:
11/15/2017 2:38:30 AM
Location:
Duncansville, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Tunnel
Locomotives:
Views:
199
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0
Title:
PRR Muleshoe Curve Tunnel, 1930's
Description:
Muleshoe. Here is an undated postal card view of the "Mule Shoe Arch" on the New Portage Branch Line near Duncansville, Pennsylvania, that was issued during the 1930's. Caption: "Arch on Wm. Penn Highway near Hollidaysburg, Pa." Shown here is the western side of the tunnel, facing Duncansville and Hollidaysburg.
Photo Date:
10/14/1936
Upload Date:
9/30/2017 12:21:05 PM
Location:
Duncansville, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Tunnel
Locomotives:
Views:
222
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0
Title:
PRR "Mule Shoe Arch," c. 1938
Description:
Here is a postal card entitled "Mule Shoe Arch on Pennsylvania Railroad." No Postmark. Front Caption: "The Cresson Grade between Hollidaysburg and Cresson, Pa." The arch proper was completed during 1902; the builder's stone is the light-colored piece of marble in the right abutment. This photo was taken in the morning hours and faces upgrade toward Cresson.
Photo Date:
8/15/1938
Upload Date:
9/26/2018 12:48:46 PM
Location:
Duncansville, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge
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Views:
186
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0
Title:
PRR "Mule Shoe Arch," c. 1938
Description:
Here is a postal card entitled "Mule Shoe Arch on Pennsylvania Railroad." No Postmark. Front Caption: "Arch on Wm. Penn Highway near Cresson, Pa." The arch proper was completed during 1902. This photo was taken in the afternoon hours and faces downgrade toward Duncansville; as for the railroad tracks, it's left toward Gallitzin and right toward Duncansville.
Photo Date:
8/15/1938
Upload Date:
9/26/2018 12:49:56 PM
Location:
Duncansville, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge
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Views:
213
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0
Title:
APR "Old Portage Railroad Monument," c. 1946
Description:
Muleshoe. Here is an undated postal card view of the "Old Portage Railroad Monument On The William Penn Highway" above the New Portage Branch Line near Duncansville, Pennsylvania, that was issued during the 1940's. Caption On Reverse: "The Allegheny Portage Railroad, opened in 1834, hauled the canal boats over the mountains between the Juniata and Conemaugh Rivers. The monument is built from stone ties taken from the old roadbed."
Photo Date:
9/22/1946
Upload Date:
12/16/2024 11:54:24 PM
Location:
Duncansville, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
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Views:
13
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0
Title:
"Modern Power For Today's Trains," Page 21, 1949
Description:
Here is page 21 of a 22-page booklet published by the Pennsylvania Railroad entitled "Modern Power For Today's Trains." It was issued originally during July of 1949. Partial Caption: "The Pennsylvania Railroad's inductive trainphone system provides two-way communication between moving trains and wayside control towers, among moving trains in the same vicinity, and between the ends of the same trains."
Photo Date:
7/1/1949
Upload Date:
12/26/2024 5:57:54 PM
Location:
Duncansville, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam
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Views:
23
Comments:
0
Title:
"Pictorial Review Of Progress," Page 19, 1953
Description:
Here is page 19 of a 22-page booklet published by the Pennsylvania Railroad entitled "A Pictorial Review Of Progress On The Pennsylvania." It was issued originally in March of 1953. Complete Caption: "Communication en route by electronic trainphones is a modern aid to safe and efficient operation. Engineman (above) talks with conductor in the cabin car (left) and a control tower operator miles away (right)." The road number of the GM-EMD locomotive pictured here is not recorded.
Photo Date:
3/1/1953
Upload Date:
12/26/2024 11:14:44 PM
Location:
Duncansville, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
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Views:
25
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0
Title:
PRR 7237, EFS-17M, 1959
Description:
Muleshoe. Here is a photo by William D. Volkmer that was taken at the Muleshoe Curve on the New Portage Branch Line west of Duncansville, Pennsylvania, on 29 October 1959. It was published originally in his 2019 book entitled "Pennsylvania Railroad-Best Of Bill Volkmer: Volume 3-Altoona," page 80. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #7237, #7240, #7238, and #7239. All are EFS-17M's built by GM-EMD in October of 1959 and rated at 1,750 horsepower each. They are pulling an iron-ore train up the Allegheny Mountains and around the Curve to Gallitzin and points West.
Photo Date:
10/29/1959
Upload Date:
1/12/2020 2:05:31 AM
Location:
Duncansville, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
PRR 7237(GP9)
PRR 7240(GP9)
PRR 7238(GP9)
PRR 7239(GP9)
Views:
501
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1
Title:
PRR 8671, AS-18AM, 1959
Description:
Muleshoe. Here is a photo by William D. Volkmer that was taken at the Muleshoe Curve on the New Portage Branch Line west of Duncansville, Pennsylvania, on 29 October 1959. It was published originally in his 2019 book entitled "Pennsylvania Railroad-Best Of Bill Volkmer: Volume 3-Altoona," page 81. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #8671, #8674, and #8677. All are AS-18AM's built by the American Locomotive Company in March of 1958 and rated at 1,800 horsepower each. They are pushing an iron-ore train up the Allegheny Mountains to Gallitzin, where they will uncouple and return to East Altoona for yet another run up "The Mountain."
Photo Date:
10/29/1959
Upload Date:
1/12/2020 2:10:14 AM
Location:
Duncansville, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
PRR 8671(RSD12)
PRR 8674(RSD12)
PRR 8677(RSD12)
Views:
694
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1
Title:
PRR Back-Up Action, 1960
Description:
Wye Switches. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train at the Wye Switches in Duncansville, Pennsylvania, during March of 1960. Shown here two unidentified PRR EMD "F" units and a caboose. They have come from East Altoona, front end forward. They took the North leg of the Wye for a short distance when they arrived in Duncansville, but are now backing into the Hollidaysburg Yards for the purpose of pulling a train of new and/or reconditioned freight cars up the New Portage Branch via the Muleshoe Curve to Gallitzin and points West. Duncansville's 3rd Street Grade Crossing is visible in the immediate foreground.
Photo Date:
3/21/1960
Upload Date:
10/27/2016 2:39:50 AM
Location:
Duncansville, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Signal,Track
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Views:
373
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0
Title:
PRR, WYE Tower, 1960
Description:
WYE Tower. Here is an original photo that I took of Pennsylvania Railroad property at the Wye Switches in Duncansville, Pennsylvania, on 28 July 1960. Shown here is the PRR's WYE Tower. The men who worked here controlled rail traffic on several lines: Hollidaysburg to Altoona, Hollidaysburg to Bedford, Hollidaysburg to Petersburg, plus Hollidaysburg to Gallitzin via the New Portage Branch Line. Before it was demolished, the Tower was located at the intersection of US Route 22 and Plank Road.
Photo Date:
7/27/1960
Upload Date:
6/21/2016 3:53:56 PM
Location:
Duncansville, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
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Views:
304
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1
Title:
PRR, WYE Tower, 1960
Description:
WYE Tower. Here is an original photo that I took of Pennsylvania Railroad property at the Wye Switches in Duncansville, Pennsylvania, on 28 July 1960. Shown here is the PRR's WYE Tower. The men who worked here controlled rail traffic on several lines: Hollidaysburg to Altoona, Hollidaysburg to Bedford, Hollidaysburg to Petersburg, plus Hollidaysburg to Gallitzin via the New Portage Branch Line. Before it was demolished, the Tower was located at the intersection of US Route 22 and Plank Road.
Photo Date:
7/28/1960
Upload Date:
6/21/2016 3:50:52 PM
Location:
Duncansville, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
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316
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Title:
PRR, WYE Tower, 1960
Description:
WYE Tower. Here is an original photo that I took of Pennsylvania Railroad property at the Wye Switches in Duncansville, Pennsylvania, on 28 July 1960. Shown here is the PRR's WYE Tower. The men who worked here controlled rail traffic on several lines: Hollidaysburg to Altoona, Hollidaysburg to Bedford, Hollidaysburg to Petersburg, plus Hollidaysburg to Gallitzin via the New Portage Branch Line. Approaching from Altoona is PRR engine #7923, an ES-12 built by EMD in November of 1957 and rated at 1,200 horsepower. With no cars in tow, it's on its way from the Altoona Yards to the Hollidaysburg Yards. Also visible is the railhead facing West, toward Duncansville and the Allegheny Mountains in the hazy distance. From 1834 until 1854, this was the right-of-way for the Allegheny Portage Railroad. And from 1850 until 1854, this location was known as "New Portage Junction" since it was the eastern junction of the New Portage Railroad and the Pennsylvania Railroad (coming from Altoona to the right).
Photo Date:
7/28/1960
Upload Date:
6/21/2016 3:51:48 PM
Location:
Duncansville, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Track
Locomotives:
PRR 7923(SW1200)
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595
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Title:
PRR, WYE Tower, 1960
Description:
WYE Tower. Here is an original photo that I took of Pennsylvania Railroad property at the Wye Switches in Duncansville, Pennsylvania, on 28 July 1960. Shown here is the PRR's WYE Tower. The men who worked here controlled rail traffic on several lines: Hollidaysburg to Altoona, Hollidaysburg to Bedford, Hollidaysburg to Petersburg, plus Hollidaysburg to Gallitzin via the New Portage Branch Line. Before it was demolished, the Tower was located at the intersection of US Route 22 and Plank Road.
Photo Date:
7/28/1960
Upload Date:
6/21/2016 3:52:41 PM
Location:
Duncansville, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
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251
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0
Title:
PRR 9394, ES-12, 1960
Description:
Wye Switches. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsyvania Railroad train at the Wye Switches in Duncansville, Pennsylvania, on 31 August 1960. Shown here is PRR engine #9394, an ES-12 built by EMD in 1950 and rated at 1,200 hirsepower. It is pushing a string of gondolas past WYE Tower toward the Hollidaysburg Yards. Note the dwarf signal in the foreground.
Photo Date:
8/31/1960
Upload Date:
6/29/2016 1:03:44 AM
Location:
Duncansville, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Signal
Locomotives:
PRR 9394(SW7)
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712
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Title:
PRR 5899, EP-22, 1962
Description:
Muleshoe. Here is an original photo that I took at the Muleshoe Curve on the New Portage Branch Line west of Duncansville, Pennsylvania, on 8 April 1962. Shown here are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #5899, #5810, and #5761. All are EP-22's built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,250 horsepower each. #5899 and #5810 were built in 1951, but #5761 was built in 1952. They are pulling a "Railfan Special to the Horseshoe Curve," sponsored by the Philadelphia Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society. The "Special" departed Philadelphia bright and early on a Sunday morning, following the PRR's mainline through Harrisburg to Huntingdon. There, it switched over to the Petersburg-Hollidaysburg Branch Line and followed the undulating Juniata River to Hollidaysburg ~ where the Railfans were treated to tours of the PRR's Samuel Rea Shop. After leaving Hollidaysburg, the "Special" passed WYE Tower and took the New Portage Branch Line via the Muleshoe Curve up the Allegheny Mountains to Gallitzin. There, it passed through the westbound Allegheny Tunnel, navigated the wye at Gallitzin, and passed through the eastbound New Portage Tunnel on its way down the Alleghenies. At the Horseshoe Curve, the "Special" stopped to allow the Railfans to visit the PRR's K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" #1361 enshrined there. After all were safely back on board, the train continued down the Mountains toward Altoona and the return trip to Philadelphia ~ a round trip of over 500 happy miles at $11.50 per person!
Photo Date:
4/8/1962
Upload Date:
8/17/2016 4:35:08 AM
Location:
Duncansville, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 5899(E8A)
PRR 5810(E8A)
PRR 5761(E8A)
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888
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Title:
PRR 5899, EP-22, 1962
Description:
NRHS. Here is an original photo that I took at the Muleshoe Curve on the New Portage Branch Line west of Duncansville, Pennsylvania, on 8 April 1962. Shown here are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #5899, #5810, and #5761. All are EP-22's built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,250 horsepower each. #5899 and #5810 were built in 1951, but #5761 was built in 1952. They're pulling the "Railfan Special to the Horseshoe Curve," sponsored by the Philadelphia Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society. The "Special" departed Philadelphia bright and early on a Sunday morning, following the PRR's mainline through Harrisburg to Huntingdon. There, it switched over to the Petersburg-Hollidaysburg Branch Line and followed the undulating Juniata River to Hollidaysburg ~ where the Railfans were treated to tours of the PRR's Samuel Rea Shop. After leaving Hollidaysburg, the "Special" passed WYE Tower and took the New Portage Branch Line via the Muleshoe Curve up the Allegheny Mountains to Gallitzin. There, it passed through the westbound Allegheny Tunnel, navigated the wye at Gallitzin, and passed through the eastbound New Portage Tunnel on its way down the Alleghenies. At the Horseshoe Curve, the "Special" stopped to allow the Railfans to visit the PRR's K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" #1361 enshrined there. After all were safely back on board, the train continued down the Mountains toward Altoona and the return trip to Philadelphia ~ a round trip of over 500 happy miles at $11.50 per person!
Photo Date:
4/8/1962
Upload Date:
8/17/2016 4:35:58 AM
Location:
Duncansville, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 5810(E8A)
PRR 5761(E8A)
PRR 5899(E8A)
Views:
1023
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1
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PRR 5899, EP-22, 1962
Description:
NHRS. Here is an original photo that I took at the Muleshoe Curve on the New Portage Branch Line west of Duncansville, Pennsylvania, on 8 April 1962. Shown here are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #5899, #5810, and #5761. All are EP-22's built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,250 horsepower each. #5899 and #5810 were built in 1951, but #5761 was built in 1952. They're pulling the "Railfan Special to the Horseshoe Curve," sponsored by the Philadelphia Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society. The "Special" departed Philadelphia bright and early on a Sunday morning, following the PRR's mainline through Harrisburg to Huntingdon. There, it switched over to the Petersburg-Hollidaysburg Branch Line and followed the undulating Juniata River to Hollidaysburg ~ where the Railfans were treated to tours of the PRR's Samuel Rea Shop. After leaving Hollidaysburg, the "Special" passed WYE Tower and took the New Portage Branch Line via the Muleshoe Curve up the Allegheny Mountains to Gallitzin. There, it passed through the westbound Allegheny Tunnel, navigated the wye at Gallitzin, and passed through the eastbound New Portage Tunnel on its way down the Alleghenies. At the Horseshoe Curve, the "Special" stopped to allow the Railfans to visit the PRR's K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" #1361 enshrined there. After all were safely back on board, the train continued down the Mountains toward Altoona and the return trip to Philadelphia ~ a round trip of over 500 happy miles at $11.50 per person!
Photo Date:
4/8/1962
Upload Date:
8/17/2016 4:36:41 AM
Location:
Duncansville, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 5899(E8A)
PRR 5810(E8A)
PRR 5761(E8A)
Views:
773
Comments:
0
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PRR 1126, Observation Car, 1962
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NRHS. Here is an original photo that I took at the Muleshoe Curve on the New Portage Branch Line west of Duncansville, Pennsylvania, on 8 April 1962. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad Observation Car #1126. It is the last car of the "Railfan Special" heading up the New Portage Branch to Gallitzin ~ where it will merge with the mainline, pass through the west- and eastbound tunnels, and then head East down the Allegheny Mountains to the Horseshoe Curve, Altoona, and Philadelphia. According to James C. Smith Jr., "The 1126 is a one-of-a-kind car, built as the observation for Pennsy's pre-war, all coach South Wind. It has an Obs end that is more round than tapered, but not as round as Santa Fe and Reading Budd obs cars. The windows are also taller than the standard used on other full-sized Budd cars, and I'd bet this was the first stainless steel train to have its exterior painted. The South Wind was one of three Chicago-Miami trains that covered the route, each leaving the opposing terminal every third day. The others were IC's City of Miami, which used IC's Central Station, and the C&EI's Dixie Flagler, which left from Dearborn, while the PRR train used Union. The three trains followed different routings between Chicago and Jacksonville, but all three used the FEC, onward to Miami." Once upon a time, the New Portage Branch Line was double-tracked all the way from Duncansville to the tunnels at Gallitzin. The "Special" is on what used to be the westbound or up-hill track. Another 100-yards or so up the track, there used to be a water tower to the left of the tracks and a water spout between the two tracks. During the depths of winter, big icicles would form on the tower's sides!
Photo Date:
4/8/1962
Upload Date:
8/17/2016 4:37:55 AM
Location:
Duncansville, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
RollingStock,Passenger
Locomotives:
Views:
1329
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0
Title:
PRR 5899, EP-22, 1962
Description:
New Portage. Here is an original photo that I took at the Muleshoe Curve on the New Portage Branch Line near Duncansville, Pennsylvania, on 08 April 1962. Shown here is the "Railfan Special to the Horseshoe Curve" ~ sponsored by the Philadelphia Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society ~ as it rounds the heart of the Muleshoe Curve. In the lead is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5899, an EP-22 built by GM-EMD in March of 1951 and rated at 2,250 horsepower.
Photo Date:
4/8/1962
Upload Date:
9/28/2017 4:21:07 PM
Location:
Duncansville, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 5899(E8A)
Views:
778
Comments:
0
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PRR 8735, BS-12M, 1962
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Wye Switches. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pznnsylvania Railroad train at the Wye Switches in Duncansville, Pennsylvania, on 1 August 1962. Shown here is PRR engine #8735, a BS-12M built by Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton in September of 1952, rated at 1,200 horsepower, and retired in October of 1967 after just 15 years of revenue service. It is pushing a single loaded hopper car (#674134) from Hollidaysburg to Altoona. Note the railroader standing on top, acting as a lookout!
Photo Date:
8/1/1962
Upload Date:
8/24/2016 3:02:09 PM
Location:
Duncansville, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
RollingStock,Signal
Locomotives:
PRR 8735(S12)
Views:
618
Comments:
0
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PRR 9574, BF-15, 1962
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Wye Switchds. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train at the Wye Switches in Duncansville, Pennsylvania, on 1 August 1962. Shown here (L to R) are engines #9574 and #2008. Both were built by the BaldwiQ Locomotive Works. #9574 is a BF-15 built in March of 1949. rated at 1,500 horsepower, and retired in December of 1963. #2008 is a BF-16 built in October of 1951, rated at 1,600 horsepower, and retired in July of.1966. These two Baldwin "Sharks" and N-5 cabin car # 477719 have just come from East Altoona. They are about to cross US Route 22, after which they will stop and back into the Hollidaysburg Yards, pick-up a freight train, and then head up the New Portage Branch to Gallitzin and points West.
Photo Date:
8/1/1962
Upload Date:
8/24/2016 3:00:49 PM
Location:
Duncansville, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Signal
Locomotives:
PRR 9574(DR4-4-15)
PRR 2008(RF-16A)
Views:
1067
Comments:
0
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PRR WYE Tower, 1962
Description:
WB. Here is an image of a photo by Edward H. Weber that was taken in Duncansville, Pennsylvania, in 1962. Shown here is the Pennsylvania Railroad's WYE Tower. Local folk call this place the "Wye Switches" because it features an actual railroad wye with three switches ~ but there's lots of local history here, too. From 1834 until 1854, this was the right-of-way for the Allegheny Portage Railroad between Hollidaysburg and Johnstown. And from 1850 until 1854, this location was known as "New Portage Junction" as it was the eastern junction of the Allegheny Portage Railroad and the Pennsylvania Railroad's mainline from Altoona. William E. Burket Collection.
Photo Date:
8/15/1962
Upload Date:
8/8/2022 10:11:17 PM
Location:
Duncansville, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
Views:
50
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0
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PRR 8566, ES-15M, 1962
Description:
Wye Switches. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train at the Wye Switches in Duncansville, Pennsylvania, on 27 August 1962. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #8566 and #8555. Both are ES-15M's built by EMD in 1953 and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. They have pulled a mixed-cargo freight train down the New Portage Branch via the Muleshoe Curve, and are about to cross US Route 22 on their way into Altoona where they will merge with the mainline at ALTO Tower and proceed to the Eastbound Classification Yards.
Photo Date:
8/27/1962
Upload Date:
10/12/2016 4:08:39 AM
Location:
Duncansville, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Night
Locomotives:
PRR 8566(GP7)
PRR 8555(GP7)
Views:
403
Comments:
0
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PRR Signal, Wye Switches, 1963
Description:
Wye Switches. Here is an original photo that I took of Pennsylvania Railroad property at the "Wye Switches" (aka "New Portage Junction") in Duncansville, Pennsylvania during the Summer of 1963. Shown here is the signal located at the northern leg of the Wye. The track to the left leads to the New Portage Branch Line, the track to the right leads to the Hollidaysburg Yards, while the track beyone leads to the PRR main line in Altoona. Note the train coming from Altoona. It is traveling on what was the PRR's original main line from Altoona to its connection with the Allegheny(Portage Railroad from 1850 until 1854. After the Horseshoe Curve was completed and the present main line was opened in 1854, the PRR bought the Pennsylvania Ca^al-New Portage Railroad package from the State ~ but abandoned both of them in 1857.
Photo Date:
8/15/1963
Upload Date:
8/24/2016 3:13:02 PM
Location:
Duncansville, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Signal,Track
Locomotives:
Views:
364
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR WYE Tower, 1963
Description:
Special. Here is an original photo that I took while riding the Pennsylvania Railroad's "Flaming Foliage Special" in Dwncansville, Pennsylvania, on 13 October 1963. Shown here (L to R) are the PRR's WYE Tower, the eastern leg of the "Wye Switches" leading to Hollidaysburg, and a string of cars on US Rmute 22 waiting for the "Special" to clear the western leg of the "Wye."
Photo Date:
10/13/1963
Upload Date:
9/4/2016 2:41:44 AM
Location:
Duncansville, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Passenger
Locomotives:
Views:
233
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0
Title:
New Portage Branch, 1963
Description:
Special. Here is an original photo that I took while riding the Pennsylvania Railroad's "Flaming Foliage Special" west of Duncansville, Pennsylvania, on 13 October 1963. Shown here is a stretch of track below the Muleshoe Curve. The seeming-space on the left is where the second or eastbound track of the New Portage Branch Line once existed. This was also the right-of-way for the New Portage Railroad that was built by the State of Pennsylvania in 1855, abanbdoned by the PRR in 1857, rebuilt by the PRR in 1904, and then abandoned once ogain in 1981.
Photo Date:
10/13/1963
Upload Date:
9/4/2016 2:45:58 AM
Location:
Duncansville, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Scenic,Passenger
Locomotives:
Views:
191
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 8626, AS-18M, 1964
Description:
Spring Meadow. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train at the Spring Meadow Crossing near Duncansville, Pennsylvania, on the afternoon of 29 March 1964. Shown here are PRR engines #8626 and #8651. Both of these locomotives are AS-18M's built by the American Locomotive Company in 1957 and rated at 1,800 horsepower each. They are pulling six freight cars and two cabin cars from the Hollidaysburg Yards to the Altoona Yards.
Photo Date:
3/29/1964
Upload Date:
6/7/2016 12:55:23 PM
Location:
Duncansville, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
Views:
710
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 8626, AS-18M, 1964
Description:
Wye Switches. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train at the Wye Switches in Duncansville, Pennsylvania, on 4 April 1964. Shown here is PRR engine #8626, an AS-18M built by ALCO in 1956 and rated at 1,800 horsepower. It is pulling a 40-car mixed-cargo freight train from the Hollidaysburg Yards to the Altoona Yards. Note the photographers shadow in the foreground!
Photo Date:
4/4/1964
Upload Date:
6/29/2016 1:27:45 AM
Location:
Duncansville, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
PRR 8626(RS11)
Views:
671
Comments:
1
Title:
PRR 2511, GF-25, 1964
Description:
Wye Switches. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train at the Wye Switches in Duncansville, Pennsylvania, on 5 October 1964. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #2511, #9546-B, and #9686. #2511 is a GF-25 built by GE in 1962 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. #9546-B and #9686 are EH-15's built by EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each; the B-unit was built in 1948, but the A-unit was built in 1949. These three Diesels, two freight cars, PRR caboose #477781, and three ALCO helper engines have just arrived from Altoona and have stopped in the middle of US Route 22 so that the fireman can call-in to request clearance to proceed up the New Portage Branch for a short distance and then stop. After that, they will back into the Hollidaysburg Yards, pick-up a freight train, and then pull it up the New Portage Branch to Gallitzin and points West.
Photo Date:
10/5/1964
Upload Date:
6/29/2016 1:36:11 AM
Location:
Duncansville, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Signal
Locomotives:
PRR 9546-B(F3B)
PRR 9686(F3A)
PRR 2511(U25B)
Views:
731
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 2511, GF-25, 1964
Description:
Wye Switches. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train at the Wye Switches in Duncansville, Pennsylvania, on 5 October 1964. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #2511, #9546-B, and #9686. #2511 is a GF-25 built by GE in 1962 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. #9546-B and #9686 are EH-15's built by EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each; the B-unit was built in 1948, but the A-unit was built in 1949. These three Diesels, two freight cars, PRR caboose #477781, and three ALCO helper engines have just arrived from Altoona and have stopped in the middle of US Route 22 so that the fireman can call-in to request clearance to proceed up the New Portage Branch for a short distance and then stop. After that, they will back into the Hollidaysburg Yards, pick-up a freight train, and then pull it up the New Portage Branch to Gallitzin and points West.
Photo Date:
10/5/1964
Upload Date:
6/29/2016 1:37:20 AM
Location:
Duncansville, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Signal
Locomotives:
PRR 2511(U25B)
PRR 9546-B(F3B)
PRR 9686(F3A)
Views:
715
Comments:
1
Title:
PRR 8670, AS-18AM, 1964
Description:
Wye Switches. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train at the Wye Switches in Duncansville, Pennsylvania, on 5 October 1964. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #8670, #8660, and #8673. All are AS-18AM's built by the American Locomotive Company in 1958 and rated at 1,800 horsepower each. These three helper engines, caboose #477781, two freight cars, and three lead engines have just arrived from Altoona. They have stopped, and are awaiting permission to back into the Hollidaysburg Yards. Duncansville's Fifth Street is in the photos center, Second Avenue is on the left, while Third Avenue (i.e., US Route 22) is visible on the right. These tracks occupy what was once the right-of-way for the Allegheny Portage Railroad (1834-1854).
Photo Date:
10/5/1964
Upload Date:
6/29/2016 1:39:00 AM
Location:
Duncansville, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Action
Locomotives:
PRR 8670(RSD12)
PRR 8660(RSD12)
PRR 8673(RSD12)
Views:
792
Comments:
0
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