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PRR "Rock Cut, Huntingdon," c. 1890
Title:  PRR "Rock Cut, Huntingdon," c. 1890
Description:  Stereoview. Here is the right-hand frame of a stereoview card entitled "Rock Cut, Huntingdon." It's card #724 in a series called "Scenes of the Pennsylvania Railroad" that's published by Purviance Photographers of Philadelphia, c. 1890. The names of the two intrepid Climbers pictured here are not recorded.
Photo Date:  1/1/1900  Upload Date: 10/8/2025 12:49:26 AM
Location:  Huntingdon, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
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Views:  244   Comments: 0
PRR's Huntingdon Passenger Station, c. 1900
Title:  PRR's Huntingdon Passenger Station, c. 1900
Description:  Here is a postal card entitled "The Pennsylvania Railroad Station, Huntingdon, Penna." No Postmark. Note the crossing gate at the far right and the four-track signal bridge in front of HUNT Tower at the far left. Brad Mann Collection.
Photo Date:  4/21/1900  Upload Date: 9/19/2025 6:28:54 AM
Location:  Huntingdon, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Steam,Signal,Passenger
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Views:  250   Comments: 0
"P.R.R. Depot," c. 1908
Title:  "P.R.R. Depot," c. 1908
Description:  Here is a postal card entitled "P.R.R. Depot, Huntingdon, Pa." No Postmark. Shown here (L to R) are the Pennsylvania Railroad's Passenger Station and passenger shed, an incoming/westbound PRR passenger train, as well as the passenger shed and a passenger train belonging to the Huntingdon & Broad Top Mountain Railroad.
Photo Date:  8/2/1908  Upload Date: 1/27/2019 11:03:04 PM
Location:  Huntingdon, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Steam,Signal,Passenger
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Views:  757   Comments: 0
PRR's Huntingdon Passenger Station, c. 1911
Title:  PRR's Huntingdon Passenger Station, c. 1911
Description:  Here is a postal card entitled "P.R.R. Depot, Huntingdon, Pa." No Postmark. In the center, a westbound Pennsylvania Railroad passenger train is coming to a stop at the Station. Note the semaphore signals atop the four-track signal bridge. At the right, an unidentified steam locomotive awaits its next run on the Huntingdon & Broad Top Mountain Railroad. The Fireman's name is not recorded. Brad Mann Collection.
Photo Date:  4/21/1911  Upload Date: 9/19/2025 11:09:09 AM
Location:  Huntingdon, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Steam,Signal,Passenger
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Views:  246   Comments: 0
PRR's Mainline Near Huntingdon, c. 1911
Title:  PRR's Mainline Near Huntingdon, c. 1911
Description:  Here is a postal card entitled "P.R.R., Huntingdon, Pa. Published by W.B. Spang." No Postmark. Shown here is a four-track signal bridge (with semaphores) spanning the Pennsylvania Railroad's mainline. Harrisburg is to the front, Altoona is to the right. Visible at the far left is a small portion of the left-to-right flowing Juniata River. Brad Mann Collection.
Photo Date:  4/21/1911  Upload Date: 9/20/2025 8:24:11 AM
Location:  Huntingdon, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Signal
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Views:  226   Comments: 0
PRR's Huntingdon Passenger Station, c. 1911
Title:  PRR's Huntingdon Passenger Station, c. 1911
Description:  Here is a postal card entitled "P.R.R. Depot, Huntingdon, Pa." No Postmark. At the left, the Stationmaster's watering the garden. In the foreground, note the hand-powered switch rods. Across the four-track mainline at the right are the Crossing Gate Tower and the Passenger Shelter for Huntingdon & Broad Top Mountain Railroad trains. Brad Mann Collection.
Photo Date:  4/21/1911  Upload Date: 9/19/2025 11:08:47 AM
Location:  Huntingdon, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Passenger
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Views:  266   Comments: 0
PRR's Huntingdon Passenger Station, c. 1911
Title:  PRR's Huntingdon Passenger Station, c. 1911
Description:  Here is a postal card entitled "P.R.R. Depot, Huntingdon, Pa." No Postmark. At the far left is the passenger shelter for the Pennsylvania Railroad's Station. At the far right are the passenger shelter and subway shared by the PRR and the Huntingdon & Broad Top Mountain Railroad. Brad Mann Collection.
Photo Date:  4/21/1911  Upload Date: 9/20/2025 8:23:53 AM
Location:  Huntingdon, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Passenger
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Views:  256   Comments: 0
PRR's HUNT Tower, c. 1911
Title:  PRR's HUNT Tower, c. 1911
Description:  Here is a postal card entitled "P.R.R. Below [J.C. Blair Paper] Factory, Huntingdon, Pa." Prominent in the center is the Pennsylvania Railroad's HUNT Tower, with its hand-powered switch rods. In the left foreground is an unidentified Switch Tender, oil can in hand. At the far left, a PRR passenger train is discharging and boarding passengers before proceeding onto Lewistown and points East. Brad Mann Collection.
Photo Date:  4/21/1911  Upload Date: 9/19/2025 6:29:30 AM
Location:  Huntingdon, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station
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Views:  260   Comments: 0
PRR's Huntingdon Passenger Station, c. 1911
Title:  PRR's Huntingdon Passenger Station, c. 1911
Description:  Here is a postal card entitled "Penn. R.R. Depot, Huntingdon, Pa." No Postmark. Note the flower garden at the left, plus the baggage carts and the three semaphore signals at the right. Brad Mann Collection.
Photo Date:  4/21/1911  Upload Date: 9/19/2025 6:29:13 AM
Location:  Huntingdon, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Passenger
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Views:  246   Comments: 0
PRR "Juniata River," c. 1911
Title:  PRR "Juniata River," c. 1911
Description:  Here is a postal card entitled "Juniata River." No Postmark. Front Caption: "Scene on Juniata River, Wm. Penn Highway & P.R.R., Huntingdon, Pa." In this scene, US Route 22 follows the "footprint" of the old Pennsylvania Canal as it snakes its way through the Juniata River Valley.
Photo Date:  9/22/1911  Upload Date: 12/9/2018 6:34:36 PM
Location:  Huntingdon, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
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Views:  692   Comments: 0
PRR Huntingdon Icing Facility, #1 of 2, 1921
Title:  PRR Huntingdon Icing Facility, #1 of 2, 1921
Description:  iLocations. Here is the first of two images of official photos that were taken near Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, on 12 January 1921. Shown here is a portion of the Pennsylvania Railroad's refrigerator car icing facility. Note that the facility has just one deck and that crushed ice is poured into the hatches via removable chutes. The names of the Workmen and the road number of the "H" Class (2-8-0) "Consolidated" steam locomotive pictured here are not recorded. William E. Burket Collection.
Photo Date:  1/12/1921  Upload Date: 8/14/2022 5:17:28 AM
Location:  Huntingdon, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Winter,Steam,Signal
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Views:  406   Comments: 0
PRR Huntingdon Icing Facility, #2 of 2, 1921
Title:  PRR Huntingdon Icing Facility, #2 of 2, 1921
Description:  iLocations. Here is the second of two images of official photos that were taken near Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, on 12 January 1921. Shown here is a portion of the Pennsylvania Railroad's refrigerator car icing facility. Note that the facility has just one deck and that crushed ice is poured into the hatches via removable chutes. The names of the Workmen pictured here are not recorded. William E. Burket Collection.
Photo Date:  1/12/1921  Upload Date: 8/14/2022 5:18:01 AM
Location:  Huntingdon, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Winter
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Views:  390   Comments: 0
PRR "Ice Manufacturing and Storage Plant," c. 1923
Title:  PRR "Ice Manufacturing and Storage Plant," c. 1923
Description:  iLocations. Here is a postal card image entitled "Ice Manufacturing and Storage Plant, with Platforms, at Huntingdon, Pa.," c. 1923. Prominent here is an unidentified Pennsylvania Railroad "H" Class (2-8-0) "Consolidation" steam locomotive at the head of a long string of ice-cooled refrigerator cars. They've stopped for ice replenishment before continuing on to East Coast produce markets. The photographer's name and the exact date are not recorded.
Photo Date:  3/3/1923  Upload Date: 8/8/2020 11:57:35 PM
Location:  Huntingdon, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
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Views:  469   Comments: 0
PRR 5399, K-4S, 1935
Title:  PRR 5399, K-4S, 1935
Description:  Here is a photo by an unidentified photographer that was taken near Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, on 15 July 1935. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5399, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during August of 1924, rebuilt with Poppet Valves and a front-end throttle in 1939, and retired in November of 1953 after 29 years of faithful service. Gary Mittner Collection.
Photo Date:  7/15/1935  Upload Date: 3/19/2023 1:52:44 PM
Location:  Huntingdon, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 5399(4-6-2)
Views:  850   Comments: 0
PRR 888, H-9S, 1936
Title:  PRR 888, H-9S, 1936
Description:  Here is a photo by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, on 12 October 1936. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #888, an H-9S (2-8-0) "Consolidated" built in Juniata as an H-8B during September of 1909, rebuilt as an H-8SB in January of 1916, and rebuilt as an H-9S in August of 1922. Gary Mittner Collection.
Photo Date:  10/12/1936  Upload Date: 3/18/2023 11:17:30 PM
Location:  Huntingdon, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 888(2-8-0)
Views:  703   Comments: 0
PRR 623, K-4S, 1946
Title:  PRR 623, K-4S, 1946
Description:  Huntingdon. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Bill Price that was taken near Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, on 7 October 1946. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #623, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during July of 1917 and retired in May of 1948 after 31 years of faithful service. In this context, it's pulling an eastbound troop train. Note the trainphone apparatus on the tender's deck. Wave to the Engineman! (SPM)
Photo Date:  7/10/1946  Upload Date: 9/8/2025 12:05:02 PM
Location:  Huntingdon, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 623(4-6-2)
Views:  353   Comments: 0
PRR 2872, H-9S, c. 1946
Title:  PRR 2872, H-9S, c. 1946
Description:  Here is a photo of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #2872, an H-9S (2-8-0) "Consolidated" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works as an H-8B during 1910, rebuilt in Juniata as an H-8SB in February of 1918, later rebuilt as an H-9S, and retired in September of 1952 after 42 years of faithful service. Wave to the Engineman! The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. John S. Fisher Collection; #5 of 30.
Photo Date:  8/15/1946  Upload Date: 6/18/2022 11:37:04 PM
Location:  Huntingdon, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 2872(2-8-0)
Views:  607   Comments: 1
PRR 1339, K-4S, 1946
Title:  PRR 1339, K-4S, 1946
Description:  Huntingdon. Here hs a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Bill Price that was taken near Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, on 7 October 1946. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #1339, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built/in Juniata during May of 1918 and retired in February of 1956 after 38 years of faithful service. Rockin' 'n' Rollin'!
Photo Date:  10/7/1946  Upload Date: 6/21/2018 4:13:50 AM
Location:  Huntingdon, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 1339(4-6-2)
Views:  1248   Comments: 0
PRR 476185, ND Cabin Car, 1946
Title:  PRR 476185, ND Cabin Car, 1946
Description:  Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Bill Price that was taken in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, on 7 October 1946. Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad Class ND cabin car #476185 that was built during 1910. In this context, it's the last car of an eastbound steam-powered work train passing through the Huntingdon Passenger Station. Just ahead of it is an unidentified flanger car. ("Tchowee"; #13 of 13)
Photo Date:  10/7/1946  Upload Date: 5/12/2020 2:50:18 PM
Location:  Huntingdon, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  RollingStock,Signal
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Views:  990   Comments: 0
PRR 6715, M-1A, 1946
Title:  PRR 6715, M-1A, 1946
Description:  Price. Here is a photo by Bill Price that was taken near Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, on 7 October 1946. Caption On Reverse: "EB Coal Train." Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6715, an M-1A built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works as an M-1A during April of 1930, rebuilt in Juniata as an M-1B by 1953, and retired in September of 1959 after 29 years of faithful service. It's passing the Huntingdon Icing Plant with a mineral train out of Altoona bound for East Coast markets. Brad Mann Collection.
Photo Date:  10/7/1946  Upload Date: 6/12/2021 10:51:36 AM
Location:  Huntingdon, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 6715(4-8-2)
Views:  826   Comments: 0
PRR 6742, M-1A, 1946
Title:  PRR 6742, M-1A, 1946
Description:  Huntingdon. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Bill Price that was taken near Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, on 7 October 1946. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6742, an M-1A (4-8-2) "Mountain" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during July of 1930 and retired in September of 1952 after 22 years of faithful service. It's pulling some special-handling cargo from Altoona to Enola.
Photo Date:  10/7/1946  Upload Date: 10/3/2018 5:31:05 PM
Location:  Huntingdon, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 6742(4-8-2)
Views:  1045   Comments: 0
PRR 6743, M-1A, 1946
Title:  PRR 6743, M-1A, 1946
Description:  Huntingdon. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Bill Price that was taken near Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, on 7 October 1946. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6743, an M-1A (4-8-2) "Mountain" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during July of 1930 and retired in February of 1956 after 26 years of faithful service. In this context, it's pulling a mixed-cargo freight train out of Altoona to Enola.
Photo Date:  10/7/1946  Upload Date: 9/11/2018 11:41:35 AM
Location:  Huntingdon, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam,Signal
Locomotives:  PRR 6743(4-8-2)
Views:  1239   Comments: 0
PRR 6752, M-1A, 1946
Title:  PRR 6752, M-1A, 1946
Description:  Huntingdon. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Bill Price that was taken at the Passenger Station in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, on 7 October 1946. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6752, an M-1A (4-8-2) "Mountain" built in Juniata during May of 1930 and retired in 1952 after 22 years of faithful service. It's pulling a mixed-cargo freight train through the Station on its way from Enola to Altoona and points West. Note the Railway Express truck parked next to the Station.
Photo Date:  10/7/1946  Upload Date: 3/27/2019 2:48:36 PM
Location:  Huntingdon, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Steam,Signal
Locomotives:  PRR 6752(4-8-2)
Views:  1014   Comments: 1
PRR 6789, M-1A, 1946
Title:  PRR 6789, M-1A, 1946
Description:  Huntingdon. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Bill Price that was taken at the Passenger Station in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, on 7 October 1946. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6789, an M-1A !4-8-2) "Mountain" built by the Lima Locomotive Works during April of 1930 and retired in January of 1954 after 24 years of faithful service. In this context, it's pulling a mixed-cargo freight train through the Station on its w›y from Enola to Altoona and points West.
Photo Date:  10/7/1946  Upload Date: 5/24/2018 5:35:42 AM
Location:  Huntingdon, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Steam,Signal
Locomotives:  PRR 6789(4-8-2)
Views:  1795   Comments: 1
PRR 6898, M-1, 1946
Title:  PRR 6898, M-1, 1946
Description:  Huntingdon. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Bill Price that was taken near Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, on 7 October 1946. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6898, an M-1 (4-8-2) "Mountain" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during October of 1926 and retired in December of 1955 after 29 years of faithful service. In this context, it's pulling a mixed-cargo freight train out of Altoona to Enola.
Photo Date:  10/7/1946  Upload Date: 3/8/2019 10:33:15 AM
Location:  Huntingdon, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 6898(4-8-2)
Views:  908   Comments: 0
PRR 6962, M-1, #1 of 2, 1946
Title:  PRR 6962, M-1, #1 of 2, 1946
Description:  Huntingdon. Here is the first of two successive duplicate 35mm color slides of photos by Bill Price that were taken near Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, on 7 October 1946. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6962, an M-1 (4-8-2) "Mountain" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during December of 1926 and retired in January of 1950 after 24 years of faithful service. It is pulling an eastbound consist of refrigerator cars, and is presently at the Huntingdon Icing Plant where all of the cars are being replenished with ice. Note the flagmen atop the cars, where they can signal the engineman to move the train forward little by little.
Photo Date:  10/7/1946  Upload Date: 9/5/2018 5:01:42 PM
Location:  Huntingdon, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
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Views:  953   Comments: 2
PRR 6962, M-1, #2 of 2, 1946
Title:  PRR 6962, M-1, #2 of 2, 1946
Description:  Huntingdon. Here is the second of two successive duplicate 35mm color slides of photos by Bill Price that were taken near Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, on 7 October 1946. At the right is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6962, an M-1 (4-8-2) "Mountain" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during December of 1926 and retired in January of 1950. Pulling an eastbound troop train at the left is PRR engine #3747, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during March of 1920 and retired in November of 1957.
Photo Date:  10/7/1946  Upload Date: 9/5/2018 4:52:11 PM
Location:  Huntingdon, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 6962(4-8-2) PRR 3747(4-6-2)
Views:  946   Comments: 0
PRR 3670, K-4S, 1946
Title:  PRR 3670, K-4S, 1946
Description:  Huntingdon. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Bill Price that was taken at the Passenger Station in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, on 8 October 1946. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #3670, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during June of 1918 and retired in August of 1955 after 37 years of faithful service. In this context, it's pulling a passenger train that's about to stop at the Station to discharge and pickup passengers.
Photo Date:  10/8/1946  Upload Date: 2/13/2019 1:02:30 AM
Location:  Huntingdon, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 3670(4-6-2)
Views:  1074   Comments: 1
PRR 6879, M-1, 1946
Title:  PRR 6879, M-1, 1946
Description:  Huntingdon. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Bill Price that was taken at the Passenger Station in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, on 8 October 1946. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6879, an M-1 (4-8-2) "Mountain" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during September of 1926 and retired in March of 1953 after 27 years of faithful service. In this context, it's pulling a mixed-cargo freight train through the Station on its way to the Enola Yards. (SFM)
Photo Date:  10/8/1946  Upload Date: 9/12/2025 9:39:20 PM
Location:  Huntingdon, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Steam,Signal
Locomotives:  PRR 6879(4-8-2)
Views:  286   Comments: 0
PRR Huntingdon Icing Facility, #1 of 3, 1947
Title:  PRR Huntingdon Icing Facility, #1 of 3, 1947
Description:  iLocations. Here is the first of three images by an unidentified photographer that were taken near Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, on 8 April 1947. Shown here is the Pennsylvania Railroad's refrigerator car icing facility. Note that it has two decks: the lower deck is for blocks of ice inserted one at a time, the upper deck is for crushed ice poured into the hatches via fixed wooden chutes. William E. Burket Collection.
Photo Date:  4/8/1947  Upload Date: 8/14/2022 4:52:06 PM
Location:  Huntingdon, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Signal
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Views:  376   Comments: 0
PRR Huntingdon Icing Facility, #2 of 3, 1947
Title:  PRR Huntingdon Icing Facility, #2 of 3, 1947
Description:  iLocations. Here is the second of three images by an unidentified photographer that were taken near Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, on 8 April 1947. Shown here is a portion of the Pennsylvania Railroad's refrigerator car icing facility. Note that it has two decks: the lower deck is for blocks of ice inserted one at a time, the upper deck is for crushed ice poured into the hatches via fixed wooden chutes. The names of the two Workmen pictured here are not recorded. William E. Burket Collection.
Photo Date:  4/8/1947  Upload Date: 8/14/2022 4:52:53 PM
Location:  Huntingdon, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Signal
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Views:  367   Comments: 0
PRR Huntingdon Icing Facility, #3 of 3, 1947
Title:  PRR Huntingdon Icing Facility, #3 of 3, 1947
Description:  iLocations. Here is the third of three images by an unidentified photographer that were taken near Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, on 8 April 1947. Shown here is a portion of the Pennsylvania Railroad's refrigerator car icing facility. Note that it has two decks: the lower deck is for blocks of ice inserted one at a time, the upper deck is for crushed ice poured into the hatches via fixed wooden chutes. The names of the two Workmen pictured here are not recorded. William E. Burket Collection.
Photo Date:  4/8/1947  Upload Date: 8/14/2022 4:53:49 PM
Location:  Huntingdon, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
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Views:  384   Comments: 0
PRR 9500, EF-15, c. 1949
Title:  PRR 9500, EF-15, c. 1949
Description:  Here is the Association of American Railroads' stock photo #5553. Caption On Reverse: "Diesel-powered freight train." Shown here (R to L) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9500 and two more units whose road numbers are not recorded. All are EF-15's built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9500 was constructed in July of 1947 and retired in September of 1962 after just 15 years of revenue service. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. John S. Fisher Collection; #35 of 44.
Photo Date:  7/1/1949  Upload Date: 6/11/2022 10:59:22 AM
Location:  Huntingdon, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 9500(F3A)
Views:  803   Comments: 0
PRR 6722, M-1A, 1950
Title:  PRR 6722, M-1A, 1950
Description:  Here is a photo by an unidentified photographer that was taken near Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, on 29 May 1950. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6722, an M-1A (4-8-2) "Mountain" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during May of 1930 and retired in August of 1955 after 25 years of service. Gary Mittner Collection.
Photo Date:  5/29/1950  Upload Date: 9/17/2022 9:15:58 AM
Location:  Huntingdon, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 6722(4-8-2)
Views:  901   Comments: 0
PRR 5542, T-1, c. 1950
Title:  PRR 5542, T-1, c. 1950
Description:  Duplexes. Here is a duplicate 35mm B&W slide showing Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5542, a T-1 (4-4-4-4) "Duplex" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during July of 1946 and retired in January of 1956 after just ten years of service. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. Brad Mann Collection.
Photo Date:  8/15/1950  Upload Date: 6/1/2021 10:23:26 PM
Location:  Huntingdon, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 5542(UNKNOWN)
Views:  714   Comments: 0
PRR 6757, M-1A, c. 1950
Title:  PRR 6757, M-1A, c. 1950
Description:  Lorenz. Here is a photo via Bob Lorenz that was taken near Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, c. 1950. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6757, an M-1A (4-8-2) "Mountain" built in Juniata during June of 1930 and retired in June of 1956 after 26 years of faithful service. Brad Mann Collection.
Photo Date:  8/15/1950  Upload Date: 8/18/2021 8:26:57 AM
Location:  Huntingdon, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam,Signal
Locomotives:  PRR 6757(4-8-2)
Views:  902   Comments: 0
PRR "Canal and Single Track," 1850
Title:  PRR "Canal and Single Track," 1850
Description:  Here is a postal card entitled "Huntingdon, Pa. in 1850, showing Canal and Single Track P.R.R." Postmarked: 13 September 1950. Note the five-car passenger train heading West toward Altoona as a packet boat and a small vessel under sail head East toward Mount Union.
Photo Date:  9/13/1950  Upload Date: 11/3/2018 2:49:36 AM
Location:  Huntingdon, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives: 
Views:  510   Comments: 0
PRR 9642, EF-15A, c. 1952
Title:  PRR 9642, EF-15A, c. 1952
Description:  D-Prints. Here is a print by Harold M. Lambert that was taken near Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, c. 1952. Shown here (R to L) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9642 and two more units whose road numbers are not recorded. All were built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9642 was built in March of 1950. In this context, this A-B-B set has paused at the PRR's Icing Plant so that the refrigerator cars in the train can be replenished with ice before proceeding to Enola and points East. Note that #9642 still has its front-coupler doors. Brad Mann Collection.
Photo Date:  1/23/1952  Upload Date: 12/5/2025 6:46:44 AM
Location:  Huntingdon, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
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Locomotives:  PRR 9642(F7A)
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PRR 5750, AP-20, c. 1952
Title:  PRR 5750, AP-20, c. 1952
Description:  Mann. Here is a photo that was taken at the Passenger Station in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, c. 1952. Shown here (L to R) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5750 and two more units whose road numbers are not recorded. All AP-20's built by the American Locomotive Company and rated at 2,000 horsepower each. #5750 was constructed in October of 1947 and retired in September of 1962 after just 15 years of revenue service. In this context, this A-B-A set is roaring through the Station with a westbound mail and express train. Note the signal bridge and the steam locomotive at the far right. The names of the photographer and the second railfan, as well as the exact date, are not recorded. Brad Mann Collection.
Photo Date:  8/15/1952  Upload Date: 1/28/2021 6:53:06 PM
Location:  Huntingdon, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Steam,Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5750(PA1)
Views:  1370   Comments: 0
PRR 6760, M-1B, 1952
Title:  PRR 6760, M-1B, 1952
Description:  Hintingdon. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Nelson Bowers that was taken just East of Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, on 31 August 1952. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6870, an M-1B (4-8-2) "Mountain" built in Juniata as an M-1A during 1930, rebuilt as an M-1B in May of 1948, and retired in September of 1959 after 29 years of faithful service. It is pulling a merchandise freight train from Enola to Altoona and points West. A portion of US Route 22 ~ the "William Penn Highway" ~ is visible at the left.
Photo Date:  8/31/1952  Upload Date: 5/5/2018 1:20:27 AM
Location:  Huntingdon, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 6760(4-8-2)
Views:  1414   Comments: 0
PRR Eastbound Freight, c. 1952
Title:  PRR Eastbound Freight, c. 1952
Description:  Huntingdon. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken just East of Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, c. 1952. Shown here is an unidentified Pennsylvania Railroad "Mountain" class steam locomotive rockin' 'n' rollin' with a mixed-cargo freight train out of Altoona bound for Enola.
Photo Date:  9/22/1952  Upload Date: 9/23/2023 9:54:20 PM
Location:  Huntingdon, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
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Views:  478   Comments: 0
PRR "Pictorial Review Of Progress," Page 8, 1953
Title:  PRR "Pictorial Review Of Progress," Page 8, 1953
Description:  Here is page eight 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. Photo Caption: "New facilities for icing refrigerator cars for long runs eastward are included in the many supplementary installations planned for Conway." {Note: The hand-powered icing facility pictured here is actually located near Huntingdon, Pennsylvania.]
Photo Date:  3/1/1953  Upload Date: 12/26/2024 11:09:56 PM
Location:  Huntingdon, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
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PRR 1931, H-9S, 1953
Title:  PRR 1931, H-9S, 1953
Description:  Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, on 30 August 1953. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #1931, an H-9S (2-8-0) "Consolidated" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works as an H-8B during January of 1911, rebuilt in Juniata as an H-9S in September of 1925, and retired in June of 1954 after 43 years of faithful service. Note the trainphone apparatus on the tender's deck. ("LouisFols"; #5 of 21)
Photo Date:  8/30/1953  Upload Date: 5/29/2020 6:59:28 AM
Location:  Huntingdon, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 1931(2-8-0)
Views:  780   Comments: 0
PRR 9580, BF-15, c. 1955
Title:  PRR 9580, BF-15, c. 1955
Description:  D-Prints. Here is a print by an unidentified photographer that was taken at the Passenger Station in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, c. 1955. Shown here (L to R) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9580 and two more units whose road numbers are not recorded. #9580 is a BF-15 built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in May of 1949, rated at 1,500 horsepower, and retired in December of 1963 after just 14 years of revenue service. In this context, this A-B-B set is pulling a train of empty hoppers to the Westbound Receiving Yards in Altoona. Visible at the right is the Passenger Terminal for the Huntingdon & Broad Top Mountain Railroad; beyond it is the elevated Crossing Gate Shanty. Brad Mann Collection.
Photo Date:  8/15/1955  Upload Date: 11/5/2025 11:55:30 PM
Location:  Huntingdon, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station
Locomotives:  PRR 9580(DR4-4-15)
Views:  253   Comments: 0
PRR 6815, M-1, 1956
Title:  PRR 6815, M-1, 1956
Description:  Huntingdon. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Nelson Bowers that was taken just East of Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, on 11 January 1956. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6815, an M-1 (4-8-2) "Mountain" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during September of 1926 and retired in June of 1959 after 33 years of service. It's pulling a merchandise freight train from Enola to Altoona and points West. A portion of US Route 22 ~ the "William Penn Highway" ~ is also visible.
Photo Date:  1/11/1956  Upload Date: 1/10/2018 4:30:40 AM
Location:  Huntingdon, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 6815(4-8-2)
Views:  1271   Comments: 1
PRR 6779, M-1B, c. 1956
Title:  PRR 6779, M-1B, c. 1956
Description:  Huntingdon. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, c. 1956. The photographer is not identified. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6779, an M-1B (4-8-2) "Mountain" built by the Lima Locomotive Works as an M-1A during March of 1930, rebuilt in Juniata as an M-1B in December of 1948, and retired in September of 1959 after 29 years of faithful service. Wave to the Engineman! (SFM)
Photo Date:  1/23/1956  Upload Date: 9/12/2025 9:36:14 PM
Location:  Huntingdon, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 6779(4-8-2)
Views:  344   Comments: 0
PRR 6816, M-1, #1 of 2, 1956
Title:  PRR 6816, M-1, #1 of 2, 1956
Description:  Huntingdon. Here is the first of two successive duplicate 35mm color slides by Nelson Bowers that were taken near Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, in January of 1956. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6816, an M-1 (4-8-2) "Mountain" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during September of 1926 and retired in June of 1959 after 33 years of faithful service. The head-end brakeman has made the cut between the tender, and will soon throw the switch so as to pick-up the boxcar on the left.
Photo Date:  1/23/1956  Upload Date: 9/11/2018 11:43:31 AM
Location:  Huntingdon, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 6816(4-8-2)
Views:  1119   Comments: 0
PRR 6816, M-1, #2 of 2, 1956
Title:  PRR 6816, M-1, #2 of 2, 1956
Description:  Huntingdon. Here is the second of two successive duplicate 35mm color slides by Nelson Bowers that were taken near Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, in January of 1956. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6816, an M-1 (4-8-2) "Mountain" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during September of 1926 and retired in June of 1959 after 33 years of faithful service.
Photo Date:  1/23/1956  Upload Date: 9/11/2018 11:45:10 AM
Location:  Huntingdon, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 6816(4-8-2)
Views:  1143   Comments: 0
PRR 6754, M-1B, c. 1956
Title:  PRR 6754, M-1B, c. 1956
Description:  Portraits 10. Here is a steam locomotive portrait of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6754, an M-1B (4-8-2) "Mountain" built in Juniata as an M-1A during May of 1930, rebuilt as an M-1B by 1953, and retired in September of 1959 after 29 years of faithful service. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. (#55 of 72)
Photo Date:  8/15/1956  Upload Date: 1/6/2023 7:36:20 AM
Location:  Huntingdon, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 6754(4-8-2)
Views:  702   Comments: 0
PRR 370, L-1S, 1956
Title:  PRR 370, L-1S, 1956
Description:  Here is a photo by an unidentified photographer that was taken near Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, in November of 1956. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #370, an L-1S (2-8-2) "Mikado" built in Juniata during June of 1916 and retired in September of 1959 after 43 years of faithful service. Wave to the Fireman! Brad Mann Collection.
Photo Date:  11/14/1956  Upload Date: 10/29/2025 12:39:14 AM
Location:  Huntingdon, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 370(2-8-2)
Views:  248   Comments: 0


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