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Viewing Album: PRR: Altoona Bridges ~ 7th Street
By:
Thomas C. Ayers
Dates:
1/1/1959 - 12/31/1967
Album Info:
Here are several original photos that I took at or near the 7th Street Bridge in Altoona, Pennsylvania. [Before "Blackout" ~> 12 Entries] (1 Still Missing)
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Title:
PRR "Seventh Street Bridge," c. 1915
Description:
7th Street. 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 Altoona Yard lead tracks (near side). Partially visible at the far right (behind the Bridge) are some of the PRR's Passenger Car Shops. Note the horse-drawn wagons crossing the Bridge, plus two green-colored streetcars!
Photo Date:
8/15/1915
Upload Date:
3/16/2022 6:58:56 AM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge,Track
Locomotives:
Views:
524
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 2022, BF-16, 1964
Description:
7th Street. Here is an original photo that I took in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 8 March 1964. Partially visible at the left is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #2022, a BF-16 built by Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton in May of 1952, rated at 1,600 horsepower, and retired in January of 1967 after just 15 years of revenue service. It and two more "Sharks" are pulling an eastbound mixed-cargo freight train under the 7th Street Bridge and into the Altoona Yards. Partially visible at the right are PRR engines #7070 and #9766-B; they've stopped and await orders to pull a mixed-cargo freight train up the Allegheny Mountains to Gallitzin and points West.
Photo Date:
3/8/1964
Upload Date:
9/26/2016 3:04:51 AM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge
Locomotives:
PRR 2022(RF-16A)
PRR 7070(GP9)
PRR 9766-B(F7B)
Views:
1212
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 7070, EFS-17M, 1964
Description:
7th Street. Here is an original photo that I took in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 8 March 1964. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #7070, #9766-B, and #9650-B. All were built by GM-EMD. #7070 is an EFS-17M built in October of 1956 and rated at 1,750 horsepower. #9766-B and #9650-B are EF-15A's rated at 1,500 horsepower each; #9766-B was built in January of 1951 and retired in August of 1966, while #9650-B was built in February of 1950 and retired in December of 1967. They're pulling a mixed-cargo freight train under the 7th Bridge on its way up the Allegheny Mountains to Gallitzin and points West.
Photo Date:
3/8/1964
Upload Date:
9/26/2016 3:06:38 AM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge,Signal
Locomotives:
PRR 7070(GP9)
PRR 9766-B(F7B)
PRR 9650-B(F7B)
Views:
1153
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 7132, EFS-17M, 1964
Description:
7th Street. Here is an original photo that I took in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 8 March 1964. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #7132, #9802-B, and #7004. All were built by GM-EMD. #7132 and #7004 are EFS-17M's rated at 1,750 horsepower each; #7132 was built in June of 1957 and #7004 was built in October of 1955. #9802-B is an EF-15A built in March of 1951, rated at 1,500 horsepower, and retired in October of 1967. They're about to pass under the 7th Bridge with a mixed-cargo freight train on its way up the Allegheny Mountains to Gallitzin and points West. Also visible (L to R) are some of the PRR's Passenger Car Shops, smokestacks for the Car Shops' Power House, the steel Water Tower (last vestige of the steam era in this part of town), the wrought-iron 4th Street Footbridge (with SOUTH Tower nestled under it at the far right), as well as several other westbound freight trains awaiting crews and orders to proceed.
Photo Date:
3/8/1964
Upload Date:
9/26/2016 3:08:33 AM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge,Yard,Signal
Locomotives:
PRR 7132(GP9)
PRR 9802-B(F7B)
PRR 7004(GP9)
Views:
1473
Comments:
1
Title:
PRR 7140, EFS-17M, 1965
Description:
7th Street. Here is an original photo that I took in Altoona, Pennsylvania, in August of 1965. Prominent here (L to R) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #7140 and two more units whose road numbers are not recorded. All are EFS-17M's built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,750 horsepower each. #7140 was built in June of 1957. They've pulled a mixed-cargo freight train to a point midway between the 7th Street Bridge (not shown) and the 4th Street Bridge (visible in the distance), but have stopped to await orders to proceed up the Allegheny Mountains to Gallitzin and points West. The smokestacks mark the location of the Car Shops' Power House.
Photo Date:
8/15/1965
Upload Date:
9/30/2016 3:58:03 AM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge,Yard,Signal
Locomotives:
PRR 7140(GP9)
Views:
795
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 2533, GF-25, 1965
Description:
7th Street. Here is an original photo that I took in Altoona, Pennsylvania, in August of 1965. Prominent here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #2533, #2532, and two more units whose road numbers are not recorded. #2533 and #2532 are GF-25's built by General Electric in September of 1964 and rated at 2,500 horsepower each. In this context, they're about to pass under the 7th Street Bridge with a merchandise freight train bound for Enola and points East. Visible in the center distance are some of the PRR's 12th Street Car Shop buildings.
Photo Date:
8/15/1965
Upload Date:
9/30/2016 4:00:08 AM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge,Signal
Locomotives:
PRR 2533(U25B)
PRR 2532(U25B)
Views:
949
Comments:
2
Title:
PRR 6302, AF-27, 1965
Description:
7th Street. Here is an original photo that I took in Altoona, Pennsylvania, in August of 1965. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #6302, #6306, #6300, and #6304. All are AF-27's built by the American Locomotive Company in March of 1965 and rated at 2,700 horsepower each. In this context, they're about to pass under the 7th Street Bridge on their way to East Altoona after completing a helper/pusher run up to Allegheny Mountains to Gallitzin and back.
Photo Date:
8/15/1965
Upload Date:
9/30/2016 4:03:46 AM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge,Signal
Locomotives:
PRR 6302(C628)
PRR 6306(C628)
PRR 6300(C628)
PRR 6304(C628)
Views:
1613
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 5706, EP-22, 1965
Description:
7th Street. Here is an original photo that I took in Altoona, Pennsylvania, in August of 1965. Prominent here (R to L) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5706 and two more units whose road numbers are not recorded. All were built by GM-EMD. #5706 is an EP-22 built in October of 1952, rated at 2,250 horsepower, and later owned by the Blue Mountain & Reading Railroad. This A-B-A set is about to pass under the 7th Street Bridge with a passenger train and will soon stop at the Altoona Station on its way to Pittsburgh and points West. In the background, a mixed-cargo freight train headed by PRR engine #7140 awaits orders to proceed.
Photo Date:
8/15/1965
Upload Date:
9/30/2016 4:05:47 AM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge,Yard,Signal
Locomotives:
PRR 5706(E8A)
PRR 7140(GP9)
Views:
1619
Comments:
3
Title:
PRR 7140, EFS-17M, 1965
Description:
7th Street. Here is an original photo that I took in Altoona, Pennsylvania, in August of 1965. Prominent here (R to L) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #7140 and two more units whose road numbers are not recorded. All are EFS-17M's built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,750 horsepower each. #7140 was built in June of 1957. They've pulled a mixed-cargo freight train to a point midway between the 7th Street Bridge (not shown) and the 4th Street Bridge (visible in the distance), but have stopped to await orders to proceed up the Allegheny Mountains to Gallitzin and points West. Also visible (L to R) are some of what used to be the PRR's Passenger Car Shop buildings (now occupied by Lithcote, a tank car refurbishing company), the steel Water Tower (the last vestige of the Age of Steam in this photo), as well as the new 4th Street Footbridge and the PRR's Altoona Yards beyond it. The floodlight tower at the right once illuminated the 1939 World's Fair in New York!
Photo Date:
8/15/1965
Upload Date:
9/30/2016 4:09:52 AM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge,Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 7140(GP9)
Views:
736
Comments:
1
Title:
PRR 2356, EF-25, 1966
Description:
7th Street. Here is an original telephoto view that I took in Altoona, Pennsylvania, in March of 1966. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #2356, #2530, and another unit whose road number is not recorded. #2356 is an EF-25 built by GM-EMD in March of 1965 and rated at 2,500 horsepower, while #2530 is a GF-25 built by General Electric in September of 1964 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. In this context, they're passing under the 7th Street Bridge with a merchandise freight train on its way to Enola and points East. Visible in the center distance, beyond the Bridge, are some of the PRR's 12th Street Car Shop buildings. Photo taken from the 4th Street Footbridge.
Photo Date:
3/21/1966
Upload Date:
9/30/2016 4:13:23 AM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Awers
Categories:
Bridge,Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 2356(GP35)
PRR 2530(U25B)
Views:
1053
Comments:
1
Title:
PRR 6001, EF-25A, 1966
Description:
7th Street. Here is an original telephoto view that I took in Altoona, Pennsylvania, in March of 1966. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #6001, #6304, and another unit whose road number is not recorded. #6001 is an EF-25A built by GM-EMD in February of 1965 and rated at 2,500 horsepower, while #6304 is an AF-27 built by the American Locomotive Company in March of 1965 and rated at 2,700 horsepower. In this context, they're serving as tail end pushers for a mixed-cargo freight train on its way up the Allegheny Mountains to Gallitzin, where they'll be uncoupled and returned to East Altoona for further assignment. Photo taken from the 4th Street Footbridge, facing the 7th Street Bridge in the distance.
Photo Date:
3/21/1966
Upload Date:
9/30/2016 4:15:36 AM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge,Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 6001(SD35)
PRR 6304(C628)
Views:
1305
Comments:
1
Title:
PRR 5878, EP-20, 1966
Description:
7th Street. Here is an original telephoto view that I took in Altoona, Pennsylvania, in March of 1966. Shown here (R to L) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5878 and two more units whose road numbers are not recorded. All were built by GM-EMD. #5878 is an EP-20 built in April of 1949 and rated at 2,000 horsepower. This A-B-A set has just departed the Altoona Station, and is pulling a mail & express train under the 7th Street Bridge on its way to Harrisburg and points East.
Photo Date:
3/21/1966
Upload Date:
9/30/2016 4:18:15 AM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Byers
Categories:
Bridge,Night
Locomotives:
PRR 5878(E7A)
Views:
971
Comments:
0
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