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Viewing Album: PRR: PRR-PC-CR-AMTK Postal Cards ~ 1900-1999
By:
Thomas C. Ayers
Dates:
1/2/1900 - 12/31/1999
Album Info:
Here are digital scans of more than 100 postal cards depicting various Pennsylvania, Penn Central, Conrail, and Amtrak locomotives, locations, and facilities.
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Title:
PRR "Rockville Bridge," c. 1903
Description:
Here is a postal card entitled "Rockville Bridge, Harrisburg, Pa." No Postmark. This view is from the Rockville or eastern end of the Bridge, with the Susquehanna River flowing from right to left.
Photo Date:
8/15/1903
Upload Date:
6/26/2019 8:12:55 AM
Location:
Rockville, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge,Signal
Locomotives:
Views:
257
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR "New York-Chicago Flyer," c. 1905
Description:
Here is a postal card entitled "New York-Chicago Flyer.'" No Postmark. Front Caption: "The P.R.R. New York-Chicago Flyer. (The 18-hour train)." Nonetheless, the lettering on the Combine indicates that this is actually "The Pennsylvania Special." It's powered by Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6018, a D-16B (4-4-0) "American" built in Juniata as number "5201" during August of 1907, sent to the West Jersey & Seashore Railroad and renumbered "6018" in July of 1917, and retired in July of 1927 after 20 years of faithful service. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded.
Photo Date:
8/15/1905
Upload Date:
10/10/2018 1:37:23 AM
Location:
Merion Station, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 6018(4-4-0)
Views:
420
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR "Flood of March, 1907"
Description:
Here is a postal card entitled "Flood of March, 1907." Postmarked: 30 April 1907. Front Caption: "Pennsylvania Railroad Depot, Showing Passenger Train, Flood of March, 1907, Wheeling, W.Va." The photographer's name and the locomotive's number are not recorded.
Photo Date:
3/21/1907
Upload Date:
10/19/2018 11:12:02 AM
Location:
Wheeling, WV
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Station,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:
Views:
418
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR "Chambersburg," 1907
Description:
Here is a postal card entitled "C.V.R.R. Station, Chambersburg, Pa." Postmarked: 4 November 1907. Note the grade-crossing guard, standing at attention at the far left.
Photo Date:
11/4/1907
Upload Date:
11/24/2021 11:11:59 AM
Location:
Chambersburg, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Station,Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:
Views:
131
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR "12th Street Works," c. 1908
Description:
Here is a postal card entitled "View of Altoona & P.R.R. 12th St. Works. From Gospil Hill Park. Altoona, PA." No Postmark.
Photo Date:
7/10/1908
Upload Date:
12/23/2021 1:00:00 PM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
Views:
155
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR "Beaver Falls," 1908
Description:
Here is a postal card entitled "Penna. R.R. Train entering Beaver Falls, Pa." Postmarked: 1 August 1908.
Photo Date:
8/1/1908
Upload Date:
1/26/2019 10:24:45 AM
Location:
Beaver Falls, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:
Views:
310
Comments:
0
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
Locomotives:
Views:
341
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR "Jack's Narrows," c. 1908
Description:
Here is a postal card entitled "Jack's Narrows from Mapleton. P.R.R. Photo by Johnston." No Postmark. Partially visible on the left is the Blue Juniata River, flowing from left to right.
Photo Date:
8/3/1908
Upload Date:
1/27/2019 11:04:54 PM
Location:
Mapleton, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam,Signal,Track
Locomotives:
Views:
322
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR "Evolution of Transportation," c. 1908
Description:
Here is a postal card entitled "Evolution of Transportation." No Postmark. Revised Caption On Reverse: "From Tide Water to the [Ohio] Valley was the course of the trader, warrior, and eventually commerce. The unusual views shown on this card indicate the evolution of the methods of transportation that have been used during three centuries. Copyright 1908 by Geo. V. Miller & Co." In addition to the depictions of a Conestoga Wagon and a Canal Boat is one labelled "Pennsylvania Special ~ 20th Century." The location is an approximation.
Photo Date:
8/15/1908
Upload Date:
9/22/2018 4:11:05 AM
Location:
McVeytown, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:
Views:
339
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR "Logan House," c. 1908
Description:
Here is a postal card entitled "Logan House, Altoona, Pa." No Postmark. This structure was built by the Pennsylvania Railroad for the comfort and convenience of the many passengers who passed through Altoona. This was also the site of the Loyal War Governors' Conference, 24-25 September 1862. During this Conference, the governors of 14 Northern States not only reaffirmed their support to pursue the War of Succession, but also voiced support for President Lincoln's "Emancipation Proclamation." Located on 11th Avenue between 12th & 13th Streets, it was demolished after the Second World War to make room for the new Post Office Building.
Photo Date:
9/23/1908
Upload Date:
11/7/2018 3:41:59 PM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
Views:
370
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR "Mechanics' Library," 1908
Description:
Here is a postal card entitled "Mechanics' Library, Altoona, Pa." Postmarked: 24 September 1908. This structure was built by the Pennsylvania Railroad for the instruction and technical guidance of the men who designed the locomotives and rolling stock that the Pennsy built in Altoona. Located on 11th Avenue between 12th & 13th Streets, it was in its day one of the foremost engineering and materials libraries in the world.
Photo Date:
9/24/1908
Upload Date:
11/7/2018 3:45:36 PM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
Views:
340
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR "Seventh Street Bridge," c. 1908
Description:
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 both local and Altoona Yard lead tracks (near side). Partially visible at the far right (across the tracks) are some of the PRR's Passenger Car Shops. Note the horse-drawn wagons crossing the Bridge, along with two green-colored streetcars!
Photo Date:
9/26/1908
Upload Date:
3/16/2022 6:58:56 AM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge,Track
Locomotives:
Views:
136
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR "Classification Yards," 1909
Description:
Here is a postal card entitled "Portion of the P.R.R. Classification Yards, Hollidaysburg, Pa." Postmarked: 4 February 1909. Noteable on the left are Bald Hill in the background and the coaling wharf in the near distance. Noteable on the right are the girder bridge carrying the PRR's Cumberland Branch over the Juniata River in the near distance and Locke Mountain on the horizon.
Photo Date:
2/4/1909
Upload Date:
6/8/2019 1:59:32 AM
Location:
Hollidaysburg, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge,Yard,Signal,Track
Locomotives:
Views:
283
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR "Pennsylvania Special," 1909
Description:
Here is a postal card entitled "Pennsylvania Railroad ~ 'Pennsylvania Special.'" R.P.O. Postmarked: 26 June 1909. Front Caption: "The Pioneer Eighteen-Hour Train between New York and Chicago." Shown here is a four-car version of the "Special" that's powered by an unidentified E-Class (4-4-2) "Atlantic" locomotive. The location is an approximation.
Photo Date:
6/26/1909
Upload Date:
9/23/2018 1:38:28 AM
Location:
McVeytown, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:
Views:
371
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR "Heavy Grade," 1909
Description:
Here is a postal card entitled "A Heavy Grade Near Summit on the Tyrone Div., Pennsylvania R.R. '45 Cars & 5 Engines.'" Photo by Mr. William H. Rau. Postmarked: 4 July 1909. Caption On Reverse: "The conquest of the Allegheny Mountains has been a problem for engineering skill. A heavily-loaded train, as shown in the picture, still requires an immense amount of motive power." Actually, this phouo was taken along the eastbound mainline tracks between Cresson and Gallitzin. It's on the Pittsburgh Division, therefore, not the Tyrone Division as indicated on the postal card.
Photo Date:
7/4/1909
Upload Date:
11/15/2017 3:29:15 AM
Location:
Cresson, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
Views:
835
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR "Station ~ Petersburg, Pa.," c. 1909
Description:
Here is a postal card entitled "Station ~ Petersburg, Pa." No Postmark. Note the signal bridge with semaphores and the Tower at the right. (Gift from Brad Mann.)
Photo Date:
10/22/1909
Upload Date:
1/28/2021 2:47:14 PM
Location:
Petersburg, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Station,Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:
Views:
144
Comments:
0
Title:
"Pennsylvania R.R. Under The Hudson River," c. 1911
Description:
Here is a postal card entitled "Pennsylvania R.R. Under The Hudson River, New York City." No Postmark. Caption On Reverse: "The Pennsylvania Tunnel runs under the Hudson River from the new Pennsylvania Station at Seventh Avenue & 32nd Street to New Jersey. They are 60 feet below the surface. All trains running into the R.R. Station through the tunnels are drawn by Electric Motors, the change being made at the Manhattan Transfer, just East of Newark, N.J." Traffic's crazy on the Hudson!
Photo Date:
1/11/1911
Upload Date:
4/5/2022 10:36:10 PM
Location:
New York, NY
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Tunnel,Transit
Locomotives:
Views:
120
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR "Spruce Creek Tunnels," c. 1911
Description:
Here is a postal card entitled "Spruce Creek Tunnels." No Postmark. Front Caption: "Spruce Creek Tunnels, Pennsylvania Railroad." This perspective reveals that these two tunnels do not parallel one another. Also note that both tunnels are double-tracked. The date is an approximation.
Photo Date:
8/15/1911
Upload Date:
8/31/2018 4:18:47 AM
Location:
Spruce Creek, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Tunnel
Locomotives:
Views:
445
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR "Mountain Scene, Allegrippus, Pa," 1911
Description:
Here is a postal card entitled "Mountain Scene, Allegrippus, Pa." Postmarked: 8 September 1911. This is a colorized version of a photo by William H. Rau.
Photo Date:
9/8/1911
Upload Date:
12/11/2021 10:54:07 AM
Location:
Allegrippus, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
Views:
123
Comments:
0
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
Categories:
Locomotives:
Views:
281
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR "East Pittsburgh, Pa.," 1911
Description:
Here is a postal card entitled "View taken around one of the largest Manufacturing Concerns in the World." Postmarked: 6 November 1911. Caption On Reverse: "The Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company employees departing for home. Second Section leaving East Pittsburgh, Pa., P.R.R. Station in the evening."
Photo Date:
11/6/1911
Upload Date:
6/29/2021 7:18:01 PM
Location:
East Pittsburgh, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Station,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:
Views:
165
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR "Rockville Bridge," c. 1912
Description:
Here is a postal card entitled "Rockville Bridge, P.R.R. Longest Stone Arch Bridge in the World, Harrisburg, Pa." No Postmark. Note the steam-powered passenger train about to pass the Tower and the semaphore signals on its way to Altoona and points West. Also note that the connecting track to and from the Enola Yards has not yet been constructed. Peter's Mountain dominates the distance.
Photo Date:
4/22/1912
Upload Date:
10/20/2018 3:10:09 AM
Location:
Marysville, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge,Steam,Signal,Passenger,Track
Locomotives:
Views:
341
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR "Twelfth Street Shops, Altoona, Pa.," c. 1912
Description:
Here is a postal card entitled "View of Twelfth Street Shops, Altoona, Pa." No Postmark. Visible in the center is the 12th Street Footbridge, built of cast iron during April of 1863 and lasting until December of 1965. The Logan House and the Passenger Station were located just beyond the right end of the Bridge. The structure at the far left ~ the one with the floor-to-ceiling windows ~ still exists, but is now owned by the Altoona Pipe & Steel Company. Alas, all the rest has been demolished. . . .
Photo Date:
7/1/1912
Upload Date:
12/26/2018 3:03:30 AM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge,Station,Steam,Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:
Views:
439
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR "Master Mechanic's Office," c. 1912
Description:
Here is a postal card entitled "Master Mechanic's Office on Left. Erecting Shop No. 2 on Right. Altoona, Pa." No Postmark. Caption On Reverse: "Altoona, Penna. Known far and wide as the home of the Construction Department of the Pennsylvania Railroad System. It has a population of 50,000. This view shows a portion of the Erecting Shop." The Master Mechanic's Office ~ once part of the PRR's Altoona Machine Shop complex ~ has since been transformed into the Railroaders Memorial Museum.
Photo Date:
7/3/1912
Upload Date:
1/5/2022 6:28:34 AM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
Views:
125
Comments:
0
Title:
"P.R.R. Curve," 1912
Description:
Here is a postal card entitled "P.R.R. Curve, Newport, Pa." Postmarked: 4 August 1912. Note the four-car westbound Pennsylvania Railroad passenger train passing the eastbound Juniata River.
Photo Date:
8/4/1912
Upload Date:
11/15/2018 5:41:36 PM
Location:
Newport, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
Views:
301
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR "New Type Freight Locomotive," HH-1S, 1912
Description:
Here is a postal card entitled "Pennsylvania Railroad. New Type Freight Locomotive." Postmarked: 18 August 1912. #3396 is an HH-1S (2-8-8-2) "Compound" built by the American Locomotive Company during 1911 and retired in April of 1928 after just 17 years of revenue service.
Photo Date:
8/18/1912
Upload Date:
1/11/2019 10:35:47 AM
Location:
Schenectady, NY
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 3396(2-8-8-2)
Views:
892
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR Twelfth Street Shops, 1913
Description:
Here is a postal card entitled "View of Twelfth Street Shops, Altoona, Pa." Hand Dated: 27 June 1913. Partially visible at the right, immediately above the waiting steam locomotive, is the 12th Street Footbridge.
Photo Date:
6/27/1913
Upload Date:
6/9/2022 8:08:17 PM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge,Steam
Locomotives:
Views:
248
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR "Rockville Bridge," 1913
Description:
Here is a postal card entitled "Rockville Bridge." Postmarked: 25 August 1913. Front Caption: "A Scene along the Main Line, near Rockville Bridge, Harrisburg, Pa." The Pennsylvania Railroad's RJ Tower on the right seems dwarfed by David's Mountain in the background.
Photo Date:
8/25/1913
Upload Date:
2/2/2019 3:51:01 AM
Location:
Rockville, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge,Signal
Locomotives:
Views:
287
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR "Broadway Limited," 1913
Description:
Here is a postal card entitled "Broadway Limited, Pennsylvania Railroad." Postmarked: 5 September 1913. No Caption On Reverse. Shown here is a seven-car version of the "Broadway" that's powered by an unidentified K-2 (4-6-2) "Pacific" locomotive. The location is an approximation.
Photo Date:
9/5/1913
Upload Date:
9/16/2018 1:32:06 AM
Location:
Elida, OH
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:
Views:
365
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR "Pennsylvania 1981," E-2, c. 1915
Description:
Here is a postal card which could be titled "Pennsylvania 1981." No Postmark. Hand-Written Data On Reverse: "PRR 1981, E-2; Juniata ~ 1901; Jersey City, N.J." Engine #1981 is an E-2 (4-4-2) "Atlantic" built in Juniata as number "1981" during 1901, renumbered "01981" in 1918, and retired in October of 1924 after 23 years of service.
Photo Date:
2/2/1915
Upload Date:
12/15/2018 2:37:07 AM
Location:
Jersey City, NJ
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 1981(4-4-2)
Views:
715
Comments:
1
Title:
PRR "View of Fourth Street Shops," 1915
Description:
Here is a postal card entitled "View of Fourth Street Shops, Altoona, Pa." Postmarked: 17 July 1915. Shown here are several of the Pennsylvania Railroad's Passenger Car Shops. Photo taken from the 4th Street Footbridge. Note the Bridge's shadow, spanning the PRR's east- and westbound through passenger tracks in the foreground.
Photo Date:
7/17/1915
Upload Date:
10/18/2021 12:33:56 PM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge
Locomotives:
Views:
140
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR "Classification Yards," 1915
Description:
Here is a postal card entitled "Classification Yards, Altoona, Pa." Postmarked: 30 July 1915. In the foreground are the Pennsylvania Railroad's Westbound Classification Yards, looking eastward from the 17th Street Bridge in Juniata. At the far left, a trusty "Consolidated" shifts cars in the Yard. In the middle distance, HOMER Tower sits astride the mainline passenger tracks. The smoke at the far right marks the location of the locomotive ready tracks adjacent to the 50-stall East Altoona Roundhouse.
Photo Date:
7/30/1915
Upload Date:
6/22/2019 3:46:35 PM
Location:
Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard,Steam,Track
Locomotives:
Views:
280
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR "East Altoona Railroad Yards," c. 1915
Description:
Here is a postal card entitled "East Altoona Railroad Yards, Altoona, Pa." No Postmark. In the foreground are the Pennsylvania Railroad's Westbound Classification Yards, looking westward from the 17th Street Bridge in Juniata. Partially visible at the far left is the ramp to the East Altoona Coaling Wharf. In the distance is the "Red Bridge."
Photo Date:
7/31/1915
Upload Date:
8/14/2023 12:56:35 PM
Location:
Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge,Yard,Track
Locomotives:
Views:
95
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR "Black Diamonds," c. 1915
Description:
Here is a postal card image entitled "Black Diamonds Enroute to the Market from Windber, Pa.: 25,000 Tons Shipped Daily." Shown here is a pair of Pennsylvania Railroad "H" Class (2-8-0) "Consolidations" pulling a string of fully-loaded mineral cars. Paraphrasing Tennessee Ernie Ford's classic song: "You load 25,000 tons, what do you get? Another day older and deeper in debt!" The photographer's name, the locomotive road numbers, and the exact date are not recorded.
Photo Date:
8/15/1915
Upload Date:
8/28/2020 8:20:07 AM
Location:
Windber, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
Views:
221
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR "Bridge and Machine Shop," 1917
Description:
Here is a postal card entitled "12th St. from 11th Ave., showing Bridge and Machine Shop, Altoona, Pa." Postmarked: 15 February 1917. Among other things, the Altoona Machine Shops produced 2,289 steam locomotives and tenders in the 38 years from the time it first opened in December of 1866 until it ceased production in January of 1904. The Civil War-era, wrought-iron, 12th Street Footbridge was replaced in December of 1965! The artist's name is not recorded.
Photo Date:
2/15/1917
Upload Date:
10/4/2018 3:29:28 AM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge,Station,Passenger
Locomotives:
Views:
334
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR "Erecting Shop," c. 1917
Description:
Here is a postal card entitled "Erecting Shop, Juniata Shops, P.R.R., Altoona, Pa." No Postmark. Note the nearly-finished steam locomotive suspended in the air by two gantry cranes! Produced and distributed by I. & M. Ottenheimer of Baltimore, Maryland, c. 1917.
Photo Date:
2/17/1917
Upload Date:
1/5/2022 11:53:54 AM
Location:
Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
Views:
99
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR "Juniata Shops," c. 1917
Description:
Here is a postal card entitled "General View, Juniata Shops, P.R.R., Altoona, Pa." No Postmark. Among other things, the Juniata Shops produced 4,584 steam and electric locomotives in the 55 years from the time they first opened in July of 1891 until they ceased production in June of 1946. That's Chestnut Avenue in the foreground, while portions of the Altoona Yards are visible behind the Shop buildings. Produced and distributed by I. & M. Ottenheimer of Baltimore, Maryland, c. 1917.
Photo Date:
2/18/1917
Upload Date:
10/4/2018 3:31:18 AM
Location:
Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
Views:
347
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR "The Ladder," c. 1917
Description:
Here is a postal card entitled "The 'Ladder' in the Freight Yards, Altoona, Pa." No Postmark. Photo taken from the 17th Street Bridge in Juniata, looking West. On the left is the Eastbound Classification Yard, toward the right are numerous crew-specific cabin cars, then there's the gantry crane for the ash pit, and finally there's the trestle for the wooden coaling wharf. The photographer's name and the exact date are not recorded.
Photo Date:
2/19/1917
Upload Date:
10/4/2018 3:35:01 AM
Location:
Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard,Track
Locomotives:
Views:
342
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR "South Altoona Shops," c. 1917
Description:
Here is a postal card entitled "South Altoona Shops, Altoona, Pa." No Postmark. Among other things, the Brass Foundry situated here produced all of the PRR's brass friction bearings and locomotive bells. In later years, a coal-fired electric power plant was built here; it supplied the electricity for all of the Altoona Works. That's the Sixth Avenue Road in the foreground, not visible behind the Shop buildings is the branch line between Hollidaysburg (to the left) and Altoona (to the right), while the imposing Allegheny Mountains are barely visible in the distance. The photographer's name and the exact date are not recorded.
Photo Date:
2/20/1917
Upload Date:
10/4/2018 3:33:19 AM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
Views:
391
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR "New Type Passenger Locomotive," 1917
Description:
Here is a postal card entitled "Pennsylvania Railroad. New Type Passenger Locomotive." Postmarked: 26 March 1917. Engine #3395 is the K-29 (4-6-2) "Pacific" built by the American Locomotive Company as a K-29 in October of 1911, rebuilt in Juniata as a K-29S in August of 1913, and retired in September of 1929 after just 18 years of experimental service.
Photo Date:
3/26/1917
Upload Date:
12/23/2019 7:59:03 PM
Location:
Schenectady, NY
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 3395(4-6-2)
Views:
627
Comments:
0
Title:
"P.R.R. Station," 1919
Description:
Here is a postal card entitled "P.R.R. Station, Looking West, Altoona, Pa." Postmarked: 24 February 1919. Prominent here is the Pennsylvania Railroad's Logan House, site of the Civil War era "Loyal War Governors' Conference." In front of it is the trainshed which sheltered passengers from the elements for 90 years before it was demolished in 1960.
Photo Date:
2/24/1919
Upload Date:
8/10/2019 3:42:45 AM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Station,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:
Views:
138
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR "Bridge by Moonlight," 1919
Description:
Here is a postal card entitled "Penn. R.R. Bridge by Moonlight, New Brunswick, N.J." Postmarked: 30 September 1919. Depicted here is a steam-powered freight crossing the Raritan River under a full moon.
Photo Date:
9/30/1919
Upload Date:
1/30/2019 2:29:06 AM
Location:
New Brunswick, NJ
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge,Night,Steam
Locomotives:
Views:
217
Comments:
0
Title:
"P.R.R. Station, Altoona, Pa.," 1920
Description:
Here is a postal card entitled "P.R.R. Station, Altoona, Pa." Postmarked: 31 August 1920. No Caption On Reverse. Shown here is a westbound passenger train coming to a stop under the venerable trainshed. The Station proper is the the red-brick building on the left; behind it is the Civil War-era Logan House; across the tracks to the right are the PRR's 12th Street Shops.
Photo Date:
8/31/1920
Upload Date:
9/16/2018 1:29:57 AM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Station,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:
Views:
268
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR "Pennsylvania R.R. Station," c. 1920
Description:
Here is a postal card entitled "Pennsylvania R.R. Station by Night, Pittsburgh, Pa." No Postmark. No Caption On Reverse. Lots of folks out-and-about on a warm, moon-lit evening in the Iron City!
Photo Date:
9/22/1920
Upload Date:
10/20/2018 4:45:55 AM
Location:
Pittsburgh, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Night,Station,Passenger
Locomotives:
Views:
217
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR "The Pennsylvania Limited," 1920
Description:
Here is a postal card entitled "The Pennsylvania Limited." Postmarked: 6 December 1920. Rockin' 'n' rollin' up the Juniata River Valley to Altoona and points West!
Photo Date:
12/6/1920
Upload Date:
12/23/2021 1:01:11 PM
Location:
McVeytown, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
Views:
71
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR "New Type Passenger Locomotive," K-4S, 1925
Description:
Here is a postal card entitled "Pennsylvania Railroad New Type Passenger Locomotive." Postmarked: 28 March 1925. Caption On Reverse: "Type K-4s Passenger Locomotive." #1737 is a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during May of 1914, renumbered "3750" in 1956, and retired in February of 1960 after 46 years of faithful service. Note the manual reverse, piston rod extension, boiler-tube pilot, bell cord, as well as the old-style electric headlight. #1737 is the original K-4S.
Photo Date:
3/28/1925
Upload Date:
9/23/2018 1:32:55 AM
Location:
Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 1737(4-6-2)
Views:
731
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR "Broadway Limited," 1929
Description:
Here is a postal card entitled "Broadway Limited." Composed by Mr. Grif Teller. Postmarked: 15 June 1929. Caption On Reverse: "The Broadway Limited between New York and Chicago is the leader of the Pennsylvania Railroad's great fleet of Limited trains ~ which includes the American and the Spirit of St. Louis between New York and St. Louis; the Pennsylvania Limited and Manhattan Limited between New York and Chicago; the Liberty Limited between Washington and Chicago; the Red Arrow between Detroit and New York and Washington; as well as the Clevelander and Buckeye Limited between New York and Cleveland." The location is an approximation.
Photo Date:
6/15/1929
Upload Date:
10/9/2018 1:50:28 AM
Location:
Columbus, OH
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:
Views:
285
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR "Broadway Limited," c. 1929
Description:
Here is a postal card entitled "Broadway Limited ~ Pennsylvania Railroad System." No Postmark. Caption On Reverse: "The Broadway Limited is America's foremost train. It makes the daily run over the Pennsylvania Railroad System between New York and Chicago in 20 hours; Philadelphia and Chicago in 18-1/4 hours." Depicted here pulling an eight-car consist is PRR engine #646, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during March of 1918 and retired in November of 1957 after 39 years of faithful service. The artist's name and the date are not recorded.
Photo Date:
9/22/1929
Upload Date:
9/9/2017 2:34:05 AM
Location:
Lewistown, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 646(4-6-2)
Views:
1045
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR "Machine Shop," 1931
Description:
Here is a postal card entitled "12th Street from 11th Avenue, showing Bridge and Machine Shop, by night, Altoona, Pa." Postmarked: 15 August 1931. Among other things, the Altoona Machine Shops produced 2,289 steam locomotives and tenders in the 38 years from the time it first opened in December of 1866 until it ceased production in January of 1904. The Civil War-era, wrought-iron, 12th Street Footbridge was replaced in December of 1965! The artist's name is not recorded.
Photo Date:
8/15/1931
Upload Date:
3/26/2023 3:05:40 PM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge,Night,Station,Passenger
Locomotives:
Views:
70
Comments:
0
Title:
"Pennsylvania Railroad Mountain Type Locomotive," 1933
Description:
Here is a postal card entitled "Pennsylvania Railroad Mountain Type Locomotive." Postmarked: 1 May 1933. Depicted here is engine #6800, an M-1 (4-8-2) "Mountain" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in August of 1926 and retired in August of 1955 after 29 years' service. It's the first "Mountain" that Baldwin built for the PRR.
Photo Date:
5/1/1933
Upload Date:
9/29/2023 8:41:28 AM
Location:
Eddystone, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 6800(4-8-2)
Views:
183
Comments:
0
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