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A quartet of Penn-Central EMD GP-40's drops downhill |
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8/18/1974 Upload Date: 6/27/2008 8:32:29 AM |
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ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA |
| Author: |
andrew koenigsberg |
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PC 3262(GP40) |
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Three Penn-Central EMD SD-40's work their way west up the Curve |
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8/18/1974 Upload Date: 5/30/2008 8:00:26 PM |
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ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA |
| Author: |
andrew koenigsberg |
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PC 6060(SD40) |
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| Title: |
PC 6265 |
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8/18/1974 Upload Date: 6/12/2008 9:57:43 AM |
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ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA |
| Author: |
andrew koenigsberg |
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PC 6265(SD40) |
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| Title: |
PC 2365 |
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8/18/1974 Upload Date: 1/22/2007 6:33:34 PM |
| Location: |
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA |
| Author: |
andrew koenigsberg |
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PC 2365(GP35) |
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554 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PC at the Curve. |
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8/1/1975 Upload Date: 1/21/2013 10:03:32 PM |
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ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA |
| Author: |
Philip M. Goldstein |
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| Title: |
Amtrak F40 & E8 |
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8/1/1975 Upload Date: 1/21/2013 10:03:33 PM |
| Location: |
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA |
| Author: |
Philip M. Goldstein |
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113 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
M. O. W. |
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8/1/1975 Upload Date: 1/21/2013 10:03:34 PM |
| Location: |
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA |
| Author: |
Philip M. Goldstein |
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116 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
MOW on the curve |
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8/1/1975 Upload Date: 1/21/2013 10:03:35 PM |
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ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA |
| Author: |
Philip M. Goldstein |
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179 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PC helpers returning to Cresson |
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8/1/1975 Upload Date: 1/21/2013 10:03:36 PM |
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ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA |
| Author: |
Philip M. Goldstein |
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96 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PC helpers returning to Cresson |
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8/1/1975 Upload Date: 1/21/2013 10:03:37 PM |
| Location: |
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA |
| Author: |
Philip M. Goldstein |
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73 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PC westbound Piggy Back Service (TOFC) |
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8/1/1975 Upload Date: 1/21/2013 10:03:38 PM |
| Location: |
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA |
| Author: |
Philip M. Goldstein |
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92 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PC 8102, 7985 |
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8/1/1975 Upload Date: 1/21/2013 10:03:38 PM |
| Location: |
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA |
| Author: |
Philip M. Goldstein |
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PC 8102(GP38-2) PC 7985(GP38-2) |
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386 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Lotta worms headin' west. |
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8/1/1975 Upload Date: 1/21/2013 10:03:38 PM |
| Location: |
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA |
| Author: |
Philip M. Goldstein |
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148 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PC 6244 & 6079 w/ PC 21743 caboose shoving on the rear of an eastbound |
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8/1/1975 Upload Date: 1/21/2013 10:03:39 PM |
| Location: |
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA |
| Author: |
Philip M. Goldstein |
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PC 6244(SD40) PC 6079(SD40) |
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393 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
"Railroad" Magazine, April 1976 |
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Here is a painting by Mr. Donald E. Antes, Jr. It's the cover illustration on the April 1976 issue of "Railroad" magazine. Cover Caption: "Our classic cover painting of a Pennsy train on Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pa., was done by Donald E. Antes, Jr., president of Hall of Steam, 1407 N. Atherton St., State College, Pa." Depicted here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #1361, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during May of 1918, retired in September of 1956, enshrined at the Horseshoe Curve on 08 June 1957, restored for excursion service during 1987-1988, then withdrawn from service and disassembled due to safety concerns, and still not reassembled to wholeness. [N.B.: Mr. Antes's work reminds me of a similar "Horseshoe Curve" scene painted by Mr. Grif Teller in 1935.] |
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4/1/1976 Upload Date: 9/6/2017 2:35:57 AM |
| Location: |
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Steam,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 1361(4-6-2) |
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755 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
"Rail Guide To The Horseshoe Curve," Page 1, 1976 |
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Here is page one of a 28-page booklet entitled "Rail Guide To The Horseshoe Curve." It was published originally in 1976 by PC Publications of East McKeesport, Pennsylvania. No author is specified. |
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8/15/1976 Upload Date: 1/23/2022 6:48:57 AM |
| Location: |
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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| Title: |
"Rail Guide To The Horseshoe Curve," Page 1, 1976 |
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Here is page one of a 28-page booklet entitled "Rail Guide To The Horseshoe Curve." It was published originally in 1976 by PC Publications of East McKeesport, Pennsylvania. No author is specified. |
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8/15/1976 Upload Date: 12/26/2024 1:46:20 PM |
| Location: |
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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| Title: |
"Rail Guide To The Horseshoe Curve," Page 2, 1976 |
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Here is page two of a 28-page booklet entitled "Rail Guide To The Horseshoe Curve." It was published originally in 1976 by PC Publications of East McKeesport, Pennsylvania. Notable here is the "index to map segments." |
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8/15/1976 Upload Date: 12/26/2024 1:46:59 PM |
| Location: |
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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| Title: |
"Rail Guide To The Horseshoe Curve," Page 2, 1976 |
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Here is page two of a 28-page booklet entitled "Rail Guide To The Horseshoe Curve." It was published originally in 1976 by PC Publications of East McKeesport, Pennsylvania. Notable here is the "index to map segments." |
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8/15/1976 Upload Date: 1/23/2022 6:51:44 AM |
| Location: |
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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129 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
"Rail Guide To The Horseshoe Curve," Page 3, 1976 |
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Here is page three of a 28-page booklet entitled "Rail Guide To The Horseshoe Curve." It was published originally in 1976 by PC Publications of East McKeesport, Pennsylvania. Delineated here are the Penn Central Railroad's "Symbol Freights Operating via Horseshoe or Muleshoe." |
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8/15/1976 Upload Date: 1/23/2022 6:54:12 AM |
| Location: |
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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124 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
"Rail Guide To The Horseshoe Curve," Page 3, 1976 |
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Here is page three of a 28-page booklet entitled "Rail Guide To The Horseshoe Curve." It was published originally in 1976 by PC Publications of East McKeesport, Pennsylvania. Delineated here are the Penn Central Railroad's "Symbol Freights Operating via Horseshoe or Muleshoe." |
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8/15/1976 Upload Date: 12/26/2024 1:47:34 PM |
| Location: |
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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| Title: |
"Rail Guide To The Horseshoe Curve," Page 5, 1976 |
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Here is page five of a 28-page booklet entitled "Rail Guide To The Horseshoe Curve." It was published originally in 1976 by PC Publications of East McKeesport, Pennsylvania. Shown here are the descriptions for Map Sections "A" and "B." |
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8/15/1976 Upload Date: 12/26/2024 1:49:21 PM |
| Location: |
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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| Title: |
"Rail Guide To The Horseshoe Curve," Page 5, 1976 |
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Here is page five of a 28-page booklet entitled "Rail Guide To The Horseshoe Curve." It was published originally in 1976 by PC Publications of East McKeesport, Pennsylvania. Shown here are the descriptions for Map Sections "A" and "B." |
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8/15/1976 Upload Date: 1/23/2022 6:59:16 AM |
| Location: |
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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| Title: |
"Rail Guide To The Horseshoe Curve," Page 10, 1976 |
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Here is page ten of a 28-page booklet entitled "Rail Guide To The Horseshoe Curve." It was published originally in 1976 by PC Publications of East McKeesport, Pennsylvania. Shown here are the descriptions for Map Sections "C," "D," "E," and "F." |
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8/15/1976 Upload Date: 1/23/2022 1:10:21 PM |
| Location: |
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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| Title: |
"Rail Guide To The Horseshoe Curve," Page 10, 1976 |
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Here is page ten of a 28-page booklet entitled "Rail Guide To The Horseshoe Curve." It was published originally in 1976 by PC Publications of East McKeesport, Pennsylvania. Shown here are the descriptions for Map Sections "C," "D," "E," and "F." |
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8/15/1976 Upload Date: 12/26/2024 1:52:20 PM |
| Location: |
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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| Title: |
"Rail Guide To The Horseshoe Curve," Page 16, 1976 |
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Here is page 16 of a 28-page booklet entitled "Rail Guide To The Horseshoe Curve." It was published originally in 1976 by PC Publications of East McKeesport, Pennsylvania. Shown here is Map Section "G." Notable herein are the rail lines from Bennington Curve toward Altoona, especially those at the Horseshoe Curve. |
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8/15/1976 Upload Date: 12/26/2024 1:57:24 PM |
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ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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| Title: |
"Rail Guide To The Horseshoe Curve," Page 16, 1976 |
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Here is page 16 of a 28-page booklet entitled "Rail Guide To The Horseshoe Curve." It was published originally in 1976 by PC Publications of East McKeesport, Pennsylvania. Shown here is Map Section "G." Notable herein are the rail lines from Bennington Curve toward Altoona, especially those at the Horseshoe Curve. |
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8/15/1976 Upload Date: 1/25/2022 9:04:54 PM |
| Location: |
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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| Title: |
"Rail Guide To The Horseshoe Curve," Page 17, 1976 |
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Here is page 17 of a 28-page booklet entitled "Rail Guide To The Horseshoe Curve." It was published originally in 1976 by PC Publications of East McKeesport, Pennsylvania. Partial Caption: "Two Amtrak SDP-40's lead the 'National Limited' around a curve which will put it in sight of the Horseshoe Curve." |
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8/15/1976 Upload Date: 12/26/2024 1:57:48 PM |
| Location: |
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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Passenger |
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| Title: |
"Rail Guide To The Horseshoe Curve," Page 18, 1976 |
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Here is page 18 of a 28-page booklet entitled "Rail Guide To The Horseshoe Curve." It was published originally in 1976 by PC Publications of East McKeesport, Pennsylvania. Photo Caption: "The eastbound National Limited starts into the Horseshoe Curve just as it passes the helper engines of a westbound freight ascending the east slope of the Alleghenies. Photo by Bill Metzger." Prominent here is Penn Central engine #6186, an SD45 built by GM-EMD for the Pennsylvania Railroad as number "6186" in December of 1967 and rated at 3,600 horsepower. Also visible are PC cabooses #23624 and #22983; the latter is ex-PRR N-5E cabin car #477594. |
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8/15/1976 Upload Date: 1/23/2022 7:18:11 PM |
| Location: |
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
RollingStock,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
PC 6186(SD45) |
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144 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
"Rail Guide To The Horseshoe Curve," Page 18, 1976 |
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Here is page 18 of a 28-page booklet entitled "Rail Guide To The Horseshoe Curve." It was published originally in 1976 by PC Publications of East McKeesport, Pennsylvania. Photo Caption: "The eastbound 'National Limited' starts into the Horseshoe Curve just as it passes the helper engines of a westbound freight ascending the east slope of the Alleghenies. Photo by Bill Metzger." Prominent here is Penn Central engine #6186, an SD45 built by GM-EMD for the Pennsylvania Railroad as number "6186" in December of 1967 and rated at 3,600 horsepower. Also visible are PC cabooses #23624 and #22983; the latter is ex-PRR N-5E cabin car #477594. |
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8/15/1976 Upload Date: 12/26/2024 1:58:15 PM |
| Location: |
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
RollingStock,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
PC 6186(SD45) |
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15 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
"Rail Guide To The Horseshoe Curve," Page 19, 1976 |
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Here is page 19 of a 28-page booklet entitled "Rail Guide To The Horseshoe Curve." It was published originally in 1976 by PC Publications of East McKeesport, Pennsylvania. Shown here are the descriptions for Map Sections "G," "H," "I," "J," "K," "L," and "M." |
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8/15/1976 Upload Date: 1/24/2022 7:22:43 AM |
| Location: |
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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| Title: |
"Rail Guide To The Horseshoe Curve," Page 19, 1976 |
| Description: |
Here is page 19 of a 28-page booklet entitled "Rail Guide To The Horseshoe Curve." It was published originally in 1976 by PC Publications of East McKeesport, Pennsylvania. Shown here are the descriptions for Map Sections "G," "H," "I," "J," "K," "L," and "M." |
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8/15/1976 Upload Date: 12/26/2024 1:58:39 PM |
| Location: |
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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| Title: |
"Rail Guide To The Horseshoe Curve," Page 20, 1976 |
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Here is page 20 of a 28-page booklet entitled "Rail Guide To The Horseshoe Curve." It was published originally in 1976 by PC Publications of East McKeesport, PA. Photo Caption: "Penn Central TV-2 drifts down the Curve on a bitter cold March day. The PRR K-4s sits beside the track near the center of the picture. This view offers a super photo location. Photo by Bill Rettburg." Prominent here are Penn Central engines #6176 and #2563. PRR "Pacific" #1361 rusts away in the distance. |
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8/15/1976 Upload Date: 1/24/2022 7:26:53 AM |
| Location: |
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Winter,Steam |
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PC 6176(SD45) PC 2563(U25B) PRR 1361(4-6-2) |
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| Title: |
"Rail Guide To The Horseshoe Curve," Page 20, 1976 |
| Description: |
Here is page 20 of a 28-page booklet entitled "Rail Guide To The Horseshoe Curve." It was published originally in 1976 by PC Publications of East McKeesport, PA. Photo Caption: "Penn Central TV-2 drifts down the Curve on a bitter cold March day. The PRR K-4s sits beside the track near the center of the picture. This view offers a super photo location. Photo by Bill Rettburg." Prominent here are Penn Central engines #6176 and #2563. PRR "Pacific" #1361 rusts away in the distance. |
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8/15/1976 Upload Date: 12/26/2024 1:59:14 PM |
| Location: |
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Winter,Steam |
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PRR 1361(4-6-2) PC 6176(SD45) PC 2563(U25B) |
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| Title: |
"Rail Guide To The Horseshoe Curve," Page 21, 1976 |
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Here is page 21 of a 28-page booklet entitled "Rail Guide To The Horseshoe Curve." It was published originally in 1976 by PC Publications of East McKeesport, Pennsylvania. Partial Caption: "This high vantage point provides an excellent view of TV-11 passing a slower freight on the inside track." Photo by Bill Rettburg. |
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8/15/1976 Upload Date: 12/26/2024 1:59:38 PM |
| Location: |
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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Signal |
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| Title: |
"Rail Guide To The Horseshoe Curve," Page 21, 1976 |
| Description: |
Here is page 21 of a 28-page booklet entitled "Rail Guide To The Horseshoe Curve." It was published originally in 1976 by PC Publications of East McKeesport, Pennsylvania. Partial Caption: "This high vantage point provides an excellent view of TV-11 passing a slower freight on the inside track." Photo by Bill Rettburg. |
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8/15/1976 Upload Date: 1/24/2022 7:30:29 AM |
| Location: |
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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Signal |
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| Title: |
CR Eastbound TrucTrain, 1976 |
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AHC. Here is an original photo that I took at the Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 18 August 1976. Shown here are two Conrail (nee PC) GM-EMD diesel locomotives pulling a TrucTrain down the Allegheny Mountains and around the Curve to Enola and points East. [N.B.: The "telephoto effect" is a result of "cropping."] |
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8/18/1976 Upload Date: 2/17/2017 1:24:54 AM |
| Location: |
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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| Title: |
"Power To Burn," Page 19, 1976 |
| Description: |
Here is page 19 of a 96-page monograph entitled "Power To Burn: Smoke, Steam, & Cinders" that was edited by James M. Shafer and published during 1976. Photo Caption: "A PRR Class J-1 is shown moving a heavy freight train westward on the Horseshoe Curve." Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6421, a J-1A (2-10-4) "Texas" built in Juniata during July of 1943 and retired in April of 1958 after just 15 years of revenue service. Photo by Mr. W.G. Fancher. |
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8/29/1976 Upload Date: 2/22/2019 1:48:48 AM |
| Location: |
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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Steam |
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| Title: |
"A Picture Study Of The K-4," Page 7, 1976 |
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Here is page seven of a 40-page booklet published by Harry P. Albrecht entitled "A Picture Study Of The K-4." First issued in October 1967, revised in September 1976. Partial Caption: "Engine 295 in the Alleghenies, June 1920." Pennsylvania Railroad engine #295 is a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during May of 1918 and retired in May of 1956 after 38 years of faithful service. |
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9/22/1976 Upload Date: 4/4/2019 6:49:15 AM |
| Location: |
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Steam |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 295(4-6-2) |
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| Title: |
AMTK 590, SDP40F, 1976 |
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AHC. Here is an original photo by Larry Moss that was taken at the Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 11 October 1976. Prominent here are AMTK engines #590 and #470-B. Both were built by GM-EMD. #590 is an SDP40F constructed in May of 1974 and rated at 3,000 horsepower. #470 is an E-9B built originally for the Union Pacific Railroad in October of 1955 and rated at 2,400 horsepower. They're rounding the Curve with a passenger train on its way down the Allegheny Mountains to Altoona and points East. This photo was taken during the time when Track 2 was being removed, hence the presence of the maintenance-of-way equipment parked there. |
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10/11/1976 Upload Date: 3/8/2021 10:17:52 PM |
| Location: |
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 590(SDP40F) AMTK 470(E9B) |
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238 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Eastbound on Horseshoe Curve |
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10/30/1976 Upload Date: 2/9/2010 3:01:30 PM |
| Location: |
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA |
| Author: |
Bill Wilcox |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
PC 6242(SD40) EL 3309(U33C) EL 3313(U33C) |
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555 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
RDG 2102 |
| Description: |
Very late and doomed steam excursion locomotive get towed backward toward Altoona by MG. 4070 would throw a rod later on the way back up. |
| Photo Date: |
5/15/1977 Upload Date: 5/1/2011 8:29:20 AM |
| Location: |
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA |
| Author: |
Don Oltmann |
| Categories: |
Steam |
| Locomotives: |
RDG 2102(4-8-4) GTW 4070(2-8-2) |
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2367 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
AMTK "The National Limited," 1977 |
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Here is a postal card entitled "The National Limited." No Postmark. Caption On Reverse: "Amtrak E8A 447 and E9B 457 drift downgrade around Horseshoe Curve, west of Altoona, Pa., with train No. 30, the eastbound 'National Limited,' May 21, 1977. Photo Carl H. Sturner Collection." AMTK #447 is an E8A built by GM-EMD as Pennsylvania Railroad number "5790" in May of 1952 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. I'll bet dollars to doughnuts that it's rounded the Curve more than a few times in its career! |
| Photo Date: |
5/21/1977 Upload Date: 5/25/2021 9:43:32 PM |
| Location: |
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 447(E8A) AMTK 457(E9B) |
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293 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
CR GP38 7866, CNW GP30 821, and U23B 2742 |
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CR GP38 7866, CNW GP30 821, and U23B 2742 creak their train down the hill at Horseshoe. |
| Photo Date: |
5/22/1977 Upload Date: 12/3/2017 5:53:19 AM |
| Location: |
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA |
| Author: |
Alan Page |
| Categories: |
Action |
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367 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
CR SD45 6198 |
| Description: |
CR SD45s 6140 and 6198 push hard on N8 class cabin 23233 (ex-PRR 478102) as they head up Horseshoe. |
| Photo Date: |
5/22/1977 Upload Date: 6/12/2015 9:18:14 AM |
| Location: |
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA |
| Author: |
Alan Page |
| Categories: |
Roster,Scenic,RollingStock,Action |
| Locomotives: |
CR 6198(SD45) |
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302 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
CR SD45 6140 |
| Description: |
CR SD45s 6140 and 6198 push hard on N8 class cabin 23233 (ex-PRR 478102) as they head up Horseshoe. |
| Photo Date: |
5/22/1977 Upload Date: 6/12/2015 9:24:24 AM |
| Location: |
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA |
| Author: |
Alan Page |
| Categories: |
Roster,Scenic,RollingStock,Action |
| Locomotives: |
CR 6140(SD45) CR 6198(SD45) |
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406 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR K-4 1361 |
| Description: |
PRR K-4 Pacific 1361 rests at the Horseshoe Curve on May 22, 1977. A gift from the PRR to the city of Altoona, 1361 was placed at the Curve "permanently" after her retirement in 1957.Her presence would be eclipsed this day by the run through of RDG 4-8-4 #2102 and Cuyahoga Valley Line 2-8-2 #4070. |
| Photo Date: |
5/22/1977 Upload Date: 5/24/2015 6:30:42 PM |
| Location: |
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA |
| Author: |
Alan Page |
| Categories: |
Roster,Steam |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 1361(4-6-2) |
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640 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PC SD35 6001 |
| Description: |
CR SD35 6001 leads SD45 6099 (ex-EL 3634, the last of ELs 3601-3634 series) as they roll piggybacks down Horseshoe Curve. |
| Photo Date: |
5/22/1977 Upload Date: 6/12/2015 9:28:34 AM |
| Location: |
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA |
| Author: |
Alan Page |
| Categories: |
Roster,Scenic,Action |
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482 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
CR SD45 6099 |
| Description: |
CR SD35 6001 leads SD45 6099 (ex-EL 3634, the last of ELs 3601-3634 series) as they roll piggybacks down Horseshoe Curve. |
| Photo Date: |
5/22/1977 Upload Date: 6/12/2015 9:30:23 AM |
| Location: |
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA |
| Author: |
Alan Page |
| Categories: |
Roster,Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
CR 6099(SD45) |
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350 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
CR SD45 6099 |
| Description: |
CR SD35 6001 leads SD45 6099 (ex-EL 3634, the last of ELs 3601-3634 series) as they roll piggybacks down Horseshoe Curve. |
| Photo Date: |
5/22/1977 Upload Date: 6/12/2015 9:31:49 AM |
| Location: |
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA |
| Author: |
Alan Page |
| Categories: |
Roster,Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
CR 6099(SD45) |
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295 Comments: 0 |
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