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PRR "A Night Photo," #1 of 2, 1954 |
| Description: |
Here is the front side a postal card entitled "A Night Photo taken of World Famous Horseshoe Curve." No Postmark. Photo by Ben Claar. (See #2 of 2 for Caption On Reverse.) Published by Claar Studio; 415 Montgomery Street; Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania. In the foreground is a westbound passenger train headed by Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5862, an EP-20 built by GM-EMD in February of 1948 and retired in September of 1967 after just 19 years of revenue service. |
| Photo Date: |
10/20/1954 Upload Date: 8/31/2018 4:05:30 AM |
| Location: |
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE CURVE), PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Night |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 5862(E7A) |
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285 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
"Horseshoe Centenary," Frame #1 of 2, 1954 |
| Description: |
Here is the first of two frames of a one-and-a-third page camera study entitled "Horseshoe Centenary." It was published originally in the 1 November 1954 issue of "Life" magazine, pages 36-37. Partial Caption: "The most famous railroad curve in the U.S. celebrated the 100th anniversary of its opening last week by sitting for a spectacular nighttime portrait." The photographer is not identified. In the foreground is a westbound Pennsylvania Railroad passenger train powered by engine #5862, an EP-20 built by GM-EMD in February of 1948, rated at 2,000 horsepower, and retired in September of 1967 after just 19 years of revenue service. |
| Photo Date: |
11/1/1954 Upload Date: 8/20/2022 10:58:17 PM |
| Location: |
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE CURVE), PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Night,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 5862(E7A) |
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42 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
"Birthday Photograph Of The Curve," Page 4, 1954 |
| Description: |
Here is page four of a four-page article entitled "Birthday Photograph Of The Curve." It was published originally in the December 1954 issue of "Pennsy" magazine, page 4. This time-exposure was taken during the evening of Wednesday, 20 0ctober 1954, celebrating the 100th anniversary of the opening of the "World Famous Horseshoe Curve" near Altoona, Pennsylvania. In the foreground is the westbound "Trail Blazer," pulled by Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5862 ~ an EP-20 built by GM-EMD in February of 1948, rated at 2,000 horsepower, and retired in September of 1967 after just 19 years of revenue service. |
| Photo Date: |
12/1/1954 Upload Date: 4/22/2022 7:12:22 AM |
| Location: |
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE CURVE), PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Night,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 5862(E7A) |
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48 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
"The Horseshoe Curve," #1 of 2, 1954 |
| Description: |
Here is the front side of a postal card entitled "The Horseshoe Curve." No Postmark. Partial Caption On Reverse: "This is a copy of a flash photograph of the world-famous Horseshoe Curve, Altoona, Pennsylvania. The picture was taken on October 20, 1954 to symbolize the 100th anniversary of the Curve construction." Published by the Claar Studio, 415 Montgomery Street, Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania. Visible in the foreground is a westbound Pennsylvania Railroad passenger train headed by engine #5862, an EP-20 built by GM-EMD in February of 1948 and retired in September of 1967 after just 19 years of revenue service. |
| Photo Date: |
12/3/1954 Upload Date: 4/7/2022 6:09:51 PM |
| Location: |
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE CURVE), PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Night,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 5862(E7A) |
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51 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Annual Report Color Cover, Front Portion, 1954 |
| Description: |
Here is the front portion of the wrap-around color cover of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company's 108th Annual Report for the Year Ending 31 December 1954. The photographer is not identified. Partial Cover Caption: "To celebrate the 100th Anniversary year of the opening of the Horseshoe Curve and the 75th Anniversary of the incandescent lamp, engineers of Sylvania Electric Products arranged to take a flashlight picture of the Curve as freight and passenger trains rounded it the night of October 20, 1954. The project to illuminate over 2,000,000 square feet required months of meticulous planning, 31 miles of wiring, and more than 6,000 large photoflash bulbs. With a burst of skyrockets lending color to the scene, cameras atop a 150-foot tower recorded the historic flash ~ the largest night photograph ever taken." In the foreground is a westbound passenger train headed by Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5862, an EP-20 built by GM-EMD in February of 1948 and retired in September of 1967 after just 19 years of revenue service. |
| Photo Date: |
12/31/1954 Upload Date: 4/12/2018 2:53:29 AM |
| Location: |
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE CURVE), PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Night |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 5862(E7A) |
| Views: |
129 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 5862, EP-20, 1955 |
| Description: |
Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Fred Kern that was taken near Mill Creek, Pennsylvania, on 23 July 1955. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #5862 and another E-7 whose number is not recorded. Both are EP-20's built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,000 horsepower each. #5862 was built in February of 1948 and retired in September of 1967 after just 19 years of revenue service. ("Tchowee"; #13 of 29) |
| Photo Date: |
7/23/1955 Upload Date: 5/10/2020 11:52:04 AM |
| Location: |
Mill Creek, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Signal,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 5862(E7A) |
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156 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
"World Famous Horseshoe Curve," Page 34, 1973 |
| Description: |
Here is page 34 of a 64-page booklet published by Harry P. Albrecht entitled "World Famous Horseshoe Curve, Altoona, Pennsylvania Railroad." It was first issued in September of 1973. Left Photo Caption: "When the Horseshoe Curve was opened for through traffic February 15, 1854, it had only one track as shown in this picture, which is believed to have been taken a few years later." Note the beautiful and well-tended flower gardens at the right! |
| Photo Date: |
9/22/1973 Upload Date: 10/30/2022 10:36:47 AM |
| Location: |
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE CURVE), PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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| Locomotives: |
PRR 5862(E7A) |
| Views: |
52 Comments: 0 |
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