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PRR 8673, AS-18AM, 1959 |
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Volkmer. Here is an image of a photo by William D. Volkmer that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 23 March 1959. Shown here passing under the 24th Street Bridge (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #8673, #8666, and #8669. All are AS-18AM's built by the American Locomotive Company in 1958 and rated at 1,800 horsepower each. #8666 was constructed in February, while #8669 and #8673 were built in March. They're on their way back to East Altoona after completing another helper/pusher run up the Allegheny Mountains to Gallitzin and back. The large structure in the right distance is the Jaffa Temple. William E. Burket Collection. |
| Photo Date: |
3/23/1959 Upload Date: 7/18/2022 4:24:20 PM |
| Location: |
Altoona, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Bridge |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 8673(RSD12) PRR 8666(RSD12) PRR 8669(RSD12) |
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248 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 8673, AS-18AM, 1959 |
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Horseshoe Curve-1959. Here is an original photo that I took at the Pennsylvania Railroad's Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 03 September 1959. Shown here (R to L) is PRR engine #8673 and two other units whose numbers are not visible. All were built by the American Locomotive Company. #8673 is an AS-18AM built in 1958 and rated at 1,800 horsepower. It is pushing a westbound mixed-cargo freight train around the Horseshoe Curve and up the Allegheny Mountains to Gallitzin and points West. |
| Photo Date: |
9/3/1959 Upload Date: 7/7/2016 12:37:21 PM |
| Location: |
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE CURVE), PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 8673(RSD12) |
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349 Comments: 0 |
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PRR 8676, AS-18AM, 1959 |
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Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by David R. Sweetland that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, during September of 1959. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #8676, #8673, and #8664. All were built by the American Locomotive Company in 1958 and rated at 1,800 horsepower each. #8676 and #8673 were constructed in March, while #8664 was built in February. Photo taken from the 8th Street Bridge in Juniata. ("LouisFols"; #6 of 26) |
| Photo Date: |
9/22/1959 Upload Date: 4/20/2020 7:15:31 AM |
| Location: |
Altoona(Juniata), PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Yard |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 8676(RSD12) PRR 8673(RSD12) PRR 8664(RSD12) |
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500 Comments: 0 |
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East Altoona Ready Tracks, 1964 |
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17th Street. Here is an original photo that I took of Pennsylvania Railroad locomotives in East Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 05 April 1964. Shown here are the Locomotive Ready Tracks below the 17th Street Bridge; many makes and models are represented. Of the 35 or so locomotives visible, the following are identifiable by number. Starting from the bottom right are PRR engines #8673, #8665. and #8672. On the next track over are PRR engines #8663 and #8676. Visible in the distance is a portion of the 8th Street Bridge. |
| Photo Date: |
4/5/1964 Upload Date: 8/18/2016 3:05:21 PM |
| Location: |
Altoona(Juniata), PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Bridge,Yard |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 8673(RSD12) PRR 8665(RSD12) PRR 8672(RSD12) PRR 8676(RSD12) PRR 8663(RSD12) |
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1305 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
PRR 8670, AS-18AM, 1964 |
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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) |
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742 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 8670, AS-18AM, 1964 |
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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 (L to R) 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. They are pushing a 109-car freight train up the New Portage Branch Line to Gallitzin and points West. Duncansville's Fifth Street is in the photo's center. |
| Photo Date: |
10/5/1964 Upload Date: 6/29/2016 2:01:30 AM |
| Location: |
Duncansville, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Signal |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 8660(RSD12) PRR 8673(RSD12) PRR 8670(RSD12) |
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694 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
PRR 8673, AS-18AM, 1964 |
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24th Street. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 29 November 1964. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #8673, #8664, #8676, #8661, and #8669. All are AS-18AM's built by the American Locomotive Company in 1958 and rated at 1,800 horsepower each. They are pushing a 98-car iron-ore train (headed by engine #2225) up the Allegheny Mountains via the Horseshoe Curve to Gallitzin, where they will uncouple and head back down the Alleghenies to East Altoona for yet another run up the Mountains. At the very end is N-8 caboose #478124. The homes in the background line one side of Altoona's 10th Avenue. |
| Photo Date: |
11/29/1964 Upload Date: 10/10/2016 4:16:20 AM |
| Location: |
Altoona, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Bridge,Signal |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 8673(RSD12) PRR 8664(RSD12) PRR 8676(RSD12) PRR 8661(RSD12) PRR 8669(RSD12) |
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708 Comments: 0 |
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