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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 "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:
311
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR "Logan House Park," c. 1917
Description:
Here is a postal card entitled "Logan House Park and Pennsylvania Railroad Shops, Altoona, Pa." No Postmark. This lovely little Park is located adjacent to the Logan House, at the intersection of 11th Avenue (to the rear) & 12th Street (at the left). Also visible are the 12th Street Footbridge and two of the many structures constituting the PRR's Altoona Machine Shops. The artist's name is not recorded.
Photo Date:
2/16/1917
Upload Date:
4/2/2021 9:38:45 PM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge
Locomotives:
Views:
83
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:
75
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:
319
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:
314
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:
363
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:
560
Comments:
0
Title:
Lakemont Park's Miniature Railway, c. 1918.
Description:
Here s a postal card entitled "Lakemont Park, Miniature Railway, Altoona, Pa." No Postmark. Annotation On Reverse: "Blair County Chapter, American Red Cross; Canteen Department; Altoona, Pa." There's no PRR-style Belpaire firebox, but it's live steam nonetheless! The photographer's name and the exact date are not recorded.
Photo Date:
8/15/1918
Upload Date:
1/29/2024 11:57:30 PM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Station,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:
Views:
25
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:
117
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:
198
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:
251
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:
200
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR "In The Juniata," c. 1920
Description:
Here is a postal card entitled "In The Juniata." No Postmark. Front Caption: "The Pennsylvania Railroad in the Juniata (West of Duncannon, Pa.)." In this context, "in the Juniata" means "in the Juniata River Valley." The River is located to the right, between the stand of trees and the mountains in the distance.
Photo Date:
12/5/1920
Upload Date:
1/5/2019 5:16:08 AM
Location:
McVeytown, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Scenic
Locomotives:
Views:
216
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:
48
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR "New Type Freight Locomotive," I-1S, c. 1922
Description:
Here is a postal card entitled "Pennsylvania Railroad New Type Freight Locomotive." No Postmark. #4300 is an I-1SA (2-10-0) "Decapod" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works as an I-1S during October of 1922, rebuilt in Juniata as an I-1SA in October of 1943, and retired in May of 1956 after 34 years of faithful service.
Photo Date:
11/14/1922
Upload Date:
12/29/2018 7:39:46 PM
Location:
Eddystone, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 4300(2-10-0)
Views:
450
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:
655
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:
262
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:
992
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:
50
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:
124
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR "Last Train on Main Street," 1936
Description:
Here is a postal card entitled "Last Train on Main Street: 1837-1936" that was taken in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. No Postmark. Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #1611, an E-6S (4-4-2) "Atlantic" built in Juniata during July of 1914 and retired in October of 1952 after 38 years of faithful service. The photographer's name and the exact date are not recorded.
Photo Date:
10/16/1936
Upload Date:
11/15/2017 3:42:07 AM
Location:
Carlisle, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 1611(4-4-2)
Views:
781
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR "From 24th Street Bridge," c. 1938
Description:
Here is a postal card entitled "Looking East From 24th Street Bridge, Altoona, Pa." No Postmark. Back Caption: "Main line Pennsylvania Railroad entering Altoona, Pa." Depicted at the left is SLOPE Tower, in the center distance are the 12th Street Car Shops, and at the right is the turntable for turning returning locomotives for their next helper/pusher runs up The Alleghenies. Brush Mountain dominates the horizon.
Photo Date:
8/9/1938
Upload Date:
10/18/2019 12:48:48 PM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam,Signal,Track
Locomotives:
Views:
147
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR "Mule Shoe Arch," c. 1938
Description:
Here is a postal card entitled "Mule Shoe Arch on Pennsylvania Railroad." No Postmark. Front Caption: "The Cresson Grade between Hollidaysburg and Cresson, Pa." The arch proper was completed during 1902; the builder's stone is the light-colored piece of marble in the right abutment. This photo was taken in the morning hours and faces upgrade toward Cresson.
Photo Date:
8/15/1938
Upload Date:
9/26/2018 12:48:46 PM
Location:
Duncansville, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge
Locomotives:
Views:
160
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR "Mule Shoe Arch," c. 1938
Description:
Here is a postal card entitled "Mule Shoe Arch on Pennsylvania Railroad." No Postmark. Front Caption: "Arch on Wm. Penn Highway near Cresson, Pa." The arch proper was completed during 1902. This photo was taken in the afternoon hours and faces downgrade toward Duncansville; as for the railroad tracks, it's left toward Gallitzin and right toward Duncansville.
Photo Date:
8/15/1938
Upload Date:
9/26/2018 12:49:56 PM
Location:
Duncansville, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge
Locomotives:
Views:
192
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 9631, L-2S, 1938
Description:
Here is a postal card which could be titled "Pennsylvania 9631." No Postmark. No Caption. This exact photo appears in "The 50 Best of PRR by Bob Lorenz," page 34. Partial Caption: "PRR didn't like USRA Light Mikados, and that was that. Assigned a batch during World War I, she disposed of all save five and kept those five near Cincinnati. This is L-2s 9631 at Cincinnati in 1938. Built by Alco-Schenectady in [March of] 1919, the 9631 lasted until [August of] 1948. She actually started as GR&I 112, and picked up the number 9631 in 1921."
Photo Date:
9/22/1938
Upload Date:
12/16/2018 10:56:11 PM
Location:
Cincinnati, OH
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 9631(2-8-2)
Views:
748
Comments:
1
Title:
PRR 2665, K-4S, c. 1946
Description:
Here is a postal card which could be titled "Pennsylvania 2665." No Postmark. No Caption. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #2665, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during May of 1918, streamlined in 1940, and retired in 1955 after 37 years of faithful service. The photographer's name, the date, and the location are not recorded.
Photo Date:
8/15/1946
Upload Date:
12/16/2018 10:54:37 PM
Location:
Cincinnati, OH
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 2665(4-6-2)
Views:
554
Comments:
2
Title:
PRR "Steam on Rockville Bridge," c. 1947
Description:
Here is a postal card entitled "Steam on Rockville Bridge." No Postmark. Caption On Reverse: "Pennsylvania Railroad freight crossing the 3820-foot Rockville Bridge, built in 1902 near Harrisburg, Pa. Photo by William R. McClellan." Shown here is an Enola-bound mixed-cargo freight train that's powered by an I-1SA (2-10-0) "Decapod" locomotive. The date is an approximation.
Photo Date:
1/23/1947
Upload Date:
9/16/2018 1:33:32 AM
Location:
Rockville, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Scenic,Bridge,Winter,Steam
Locomotives:
Views:
206
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 6363, B-6SB, c. 1947
Description:
Here is a postal card which could be titled "Pennsylvania 6363." No Postmark. Stamped On Reverse: "James F. Byrne; East McKeesport, Pa." Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6363, a B-6SB switcher built in Juniata during September of 1926 and retired in May of 1951 after 25 years of faithful service. The photographer's name, the date, and the location are not recorded.
Photo Date:
4/13/1947
Upload Date:
3/9/2019 10:22:36 AM
Location:
Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard,Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 6363(0-6-0)
Views:
207
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR "Sang Hollow, Pa.," c. 1949
Description:
Here is a postal card entitled "Conemaugh River, Sang Hollow, Pa." No Postmark. The Pennsylvania Railroad's three-track mainline is to the left of the River.
Photo Date:
7/9/1949
Upload Date:
11/15/2022 7:59:37 PM
Location:
Sang Hollow, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Track
Locomotives:
Views:
41
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR "Crossroads Of Commerce," 1950
Description:
Here is a postal card entitled "Crossroads Of Commerce." Composed by Mr. Grif Teller. No Postmark. Caption On Reverse: "This colorful scene is at the west end of the famed Rockville Bridge, longest and widest stone arch railroad bridge in the world. Here the Pennsylvania Railroad's East-West main line tracks cross the Susquehanna between Marysville and Rockville, near Harrisburg, Pa." Depicted in the foreground is PRR steam engine #6444, a J-1 (2-10-4) "Texas" built in Juniata during November of 1943 and retired in February of 1960 after just 17 years of revenue service. [Loco Count: Steamers 2, Diesels 1]
Photo Date:
1/23/1950
Upload Date:
6/8/2019 2:04:10 AM
Location:
Marysville, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge,Winter,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 6444(2-10-4)
Views:
145
Comments:
0
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:
186
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR "Pennsylvania 7299," H-10S, 1950
Description:
Here is a postal card entitled "Pennsylvania 7299." No Postmark. Caption On Reverse: "Consolidation 7299 clean and ready for work. The 2-8-0 is in the yard at Sandusky, Ohio, Spetember, 1950. In 1924, the Pennsy had over three thousand H class 2-8-0 locomotives on the roster. Photo: Carl H. Sturner Collection." #7299 is an H-10S (2-8-0) "Consoldiation" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during December of 1913 and retired in February of 1955 after 42 years of faithful service.
Photo Date:
9/22/1950
Upload Date:
9/7/2018 4:18:10 AM
Location:
Sandusky, OH
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 7299(2-8-0)
Views:
322
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR "Pennsylvania 6903," M-1, c. 1951
Description:
Here is a postal card entitled "Pennsylvania 6903." No Postmark. Caption On Reverse: "Mountain 6903 brings a string of [eastbound] reefers through Mt. Union, Pa. Locomotive was built by Baldwin in 1926. Photo by Stephen D. Bogen." #6903 is an M-1 (4-8-2) "Mountain" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during November of 1926 and retired in October of 1955 after 29 years of faithful service.
Photo Date:
4/16/1951
Upload Date:
1/11/2019 10:39:00 AM
Location:
Mount Union, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Station,Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 6903(4-8-2)
Views:
324
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR "Main Line Of Commerce," 1951
Description:
Here is a postal card entitled "Main Line Of Commerce." Composed by Mr. Grif Teller. No Postmark. Caption On Reverse: "The location of this autumn scene is about six miles west of Johnstown, Pa. In the foreground the Pennsylvania Railroad's main line tracks between East and West parallel the scenic Conemaugh River, and on the far side are tracks of the Sang Hollow Extension Branch." Depicted in the center (L to R) are PRR diesel engine #5843 and another unit whose road number is not recorded. Both are EP-20's built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,000 horsepower each. #5843 was constructed in August of 1947. Depicted at the right is PRR engine #6444, a J-1 (2-10-4) "Texas" built in Juniata during November of 1943 and retired in February of 1960. [Loco Count: Steamers 2, Diesels 1]
Photo Date:
8/15/1951
Upload Date:
10/21/2018 4:14:30 AM
Location:
New Florence, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Scenic,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 5843(E7A)
PRR 6444(2-10-4)
Views:
245
Comments:
1
Title:
PRR "Famous Horseshoe Curve," 1952
Description:
Here is a postal card entitled "The Famous Horseshoe Curve." Composed by Mr. Grif Teller. No Postmark. Caption On Reverse: "Pennsylvania Railroad's famous Horseshoe Curve, located just west of Altoona, Pennsylvania, is one of the great engineering accomplishments in American railroading. Every year, over 2,000,000 passengers and 25,000 freight trains composed of nearly 2,000,000 freight cars pass this way ~ an indication of the importance of this four-track East-West route." [Loco Count: Diesels 2, Steamers 1]
Photo Date:
8/15/1952
Upload Date:
6/8/2019 2:08:25 AM
Location:
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE CURVE), PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam,Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:
Views:
75
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR "Crossroads Of Commerce," 1953
Description:
Here is a postal card entitled "Crossroads Of Commerce." Composed by Mr. Grif Teller. No Postmark. Caption On Reverse: "In the foreground on the main line of the Pennsylvania Railroad between New York and St. Louis, a westbound freight is passing an eastbound passenger train. On left, an ore train heads south toward Wheeling, West Virginia. And across the Ohio River, at Steubenville, Ohio, a train of coal moves north past the great steel mills located there." [Loco Count: Diesels 2, Steamers 0]
Photo Date:
8/15/1953
Upload Date:
10/21/2018 4:16:25 AM
Location:
Steubenville, OH
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Scenic,Bridge,Passenger
Locomotives:
Views:
141
Comments:
1
Title:
"PRR-Monon Crossing," c. 1954
Description:
Here is a postal card entitled "PRR-Monon Crossing, Limedale, Ind." Composed by Mr. Howard Fogg. No Postmark. No Caption. The date is an approximation. (Click on "Location" for germane photos.)
Photo Date:
6/3/1954
Upload Date:
3/27/2019 2:52:07 AM
Location:
Limedale, IN
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam,Signal,Track
Locomotives:
Views:
205
Comments:
1
Title:
PRR "Sunnyside Yard," 1954
Description:
Here is a postal card entitled "Sunnyside Yard." No Postmark. Caption On Reverse: "Remember when the line-up of power opposite the Sunnyside enginehouse in New York looked like this? This classic scene of four pin-striped GG-1 locomotives occurred in June 1954. Photo: Edward L. Conklin III Collection." Shown here are four Pennsylvania Railroad GG-1 (2-C-C-2) electric locomotives, all rated at 4,620 horsepower. Second from the left ~ painted tuscan red and producing all of that steam ~ is #4909, built in Juniata during December of 1941. Unfortunately, the road numbers of the other three GG-1's are not recorded.
Photo Date:
6/3/1954
Upload Date:
11/2/2018 5:25:51 AM
Location:
Long Island City, NY
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 4909(GG1)
Views:
511
Comments:
1
Title:
PRR "Rockville Bridge," 1954
Description:
Here is a postal card entitled "Rockville Bridge." Postmarked: 17 June 1954. Caption On Reverse: "The largest stone arch bridge in the world, it is 3,810 feet long, has 48 spans, and carries four tracks of the main line of the Pennsylvania Railroad. It was completed in 1902 at a cost of $975,000. There are 440,000,000 pounds of stone in this powerful viaduct, which is 52 feet wide over the Susquehanna River. Location of the Bridge is approximately four miles north of [Harrisburg] and the main highway passes beneath it. Kodachrome by Ernest Bostelman." In this context, the River flows from right to left on its merry way to Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic Ocean.
Photo Date:
6/17/1954
Upload Date:
11/15/2022 10:45:49 PM
Location:
Rockville, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge
Locomotives:
Views:
46
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR "Pennsylvania 8382," H-10S, 1954
Description:
Here is a postal card entitled "Pennsylvania 8382." No Postmark. Caption On Reverse: "Consolidation 8382 at Indianapolis, Indiana. At one time in the 1920's, the Pennsylvania R.R. had 3,335 of these 2-8-0's on the roster." Photo by Tom Hall. #8382 is an H-10S (2-8-0) "Consolidated" built by the American Locomotive Company during August of 1916 and retired in November of 1957 after 41 years of service.
Photo Date:
8/17/1954
Upload Date:
8/30/2018 4:05:33 AM
Location:
Indianapolis, IN
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 8382(2-8-0)
Views:
251
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR "Pittsburgh Promotes Progress," 1954
Description:
Here is a postal card entitled "Pittsburgh Promotes Progress." Composed by Mr. Grif Teller. Postmarked: 27 September 1954. Caption On Reverse: "Just 100 years ago, the Pennsylvania Railroad joined Pittsburgh with the Eastern seaboard. A century of expansion and redevelopment is symbolized in the city's Golden Triangle, its gleaming skyline dominated by newly-constructed buildings. For the P.R.R., this 100 years is highlighted by a billion-dollar improvement, modernization, and rehabilitation program, nearing completion, which will provide passengers and shippers with the finest transportation service in P.R.R. history." Depicted here (L to R) are PRR engine #5887 and another unit whose road number is not recorded. Both are EP-22's built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,250 horsepower each. #5887 was constructed in April of 1950. [Loco Count: Diesels 1, Steamers 0]
Photo Date:
9/27/1954
Upload Date:
10/9/2018 1:52:39 AM
Location:
Pittsburgh, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge
Locomotives:
PRR 5887(E8A)
Views:
367
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR "Pennsylvania 4937," GG-1, 1954
Description:
Here is a postal card entitled "Pennsylvania 4937." No Postmark. Caption On Reverse: "The stylish, Loewy-designed, GG-1 electric locomotive brings a mixed consist of passenger equipment through Harrison, N.J., October 20, 1954. Photo: Edward L. Conklin III Collection." #4937 is a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) built in Juniata during April of 1943 and rated at 4,620 horsepower. Note that it's running with the front pantograph in the up position.
Photo Date:
10/20/1954
Upload Date:
10/12/2018 3:40:20 AM
Location:
Harrison, NJ
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 4937(GG1)
Views:
332
Comments:
1
Title:
PRR "Action At Paxinos," 1954
Description:
Here is a postal card that could be entitled "Action At Paxinos." No Postmark. Caption On Reverse: "Turn the calendar back to November 8, 1954, go down the riverbank and watch Pennsy's train S-390 go by. Behind Baldwin-built Decapod 4644 are 119 cars and two more Decapods, numbers 4629 and 4639, pushing on the rear. Typical Pennsy action at Paxinos, Pa. Photos by Robert M. Malinowski." All three locomotives were produced by the Baldwin Locomotive Works as I-1S (2-10-0) "Decapods" in October of 1923. #4644 was rebuilt as an I-1SA in January of 1943 and retired in February of 1960. #4629 was rebuilt as an I-1SA in August of 1935 and retired in January of 1956. And #4639 was rebuilt as an I-1SA in December of 1938 and retired in February of 1956. The road number of the N-5 cabin car is not recorded.
Photo Date:
11/8/1954
Upload Date:
9/24/2023 11:46:31 AM
Location:
Paxinos, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 4644(2-10-0)
PRR 4629(2-10-0)
PRR 4639(2-10-0)
Views:
60
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR "Passenger Units," 1955
Description:
Here is a postal card entitled "Passenger Units." No Postmark. Caption On Reverse: "Pennsylvania Railroad's E-7 unit number 5844 and sister E-7 unit await assignment at Chicago's Passenger Yard in May of 1955." Both engines are EP-20's built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,000 horsepower each. #5844 was built during August of 1947.
Photo Date:
5/5/1955
Upload Date:
1/26/2019 10:25:52 AM
Location:
Chicago, IL
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard,Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 5844(E7A)
Views:
354
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR "Pennsylvania 4911," GG-1, 1955
Description:
Here is a postal card entitled "Pennsylvania 4911." No Postmark. Caption On Reverse: "Passenger tuscan red GG-1 electric locomotive No. 4911 backs down to couple on to its train at South Amboy, N.J., August 6, 1955. Photo by Charles L. Ballard." #4911 is a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) built in Juniata during January of 1942 and rated at 4,620 horsepower.
Photo Date:
8/6/1955
Upload Date:
10/12/2018 3:42:49 AM
Location:
South Amboy, NJ
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Station,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 4911(GG1)
Views:
361
Comments:
1
Title:
PRR "Pennsylvania 3880," K-4S, 1955
Description:
Here is a postal card entitled "Pennsylvania 3880." No Postmark. Caption On Reverse: "Pennsylvania Railroad local passenger train at Hazlet, N.J., behind K-4 Pacific No. 3880 in 1955. Photo by Homer R. Hill." #3880 is a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during June of 1923 and retired in August of 1957 after 34 years of service.
Photo Date:
8/15/1955
Upload Date:
10/3/2018 5:25:56 PM
Location:
Hazlet, NJ
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 3880(4-6-2)
Views:
236
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR "Pennsylvania 6448," J-1, 1956
Description:
Here is a postal card entitled "Pennsylvania 6448." No Postmark. Caption On Reverse: "Southbound freight at Worthington, Ohio, June 10, 1956, has big Pennsy J class power. Altoona Shops turned out 125 of these Texas type 2-10-4's from 1942 to 1944 based on a Chesapeake & Ohio T-1 design. The J's worked the line with leased Santa Fe 2-10-4's the summer of '56. Photo by Joseph Stark." #6448 is a J-1 (2-10-4) "Texas" built in Juniata during November of 1943.
Photo Date:
6/10/1956
Upload Date:
8/30/2018 4:03:36 AM
Location:
Worthington, OH
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 6448(2-10-4)
Views:
377
Comments:
1
Title:
PRR "Pennsylvania 6733," M-1B, 1956
Description:
Here is a postal card entitled "Pennsylvania 6733." No Postmark. Caption On Reverse: "Class M1a Mountain has freight in tow as it works the line near Enola, Pa., August 25, 1956. One hundred Mountains were built in 1930, the 6733 coming from Baldwin. Photo: Mac Owen Collection." Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6733, an M-1B (4-8-2) "Mountain" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works as an M-1A during May of 1930, rebuilt in Juniata as an M-1B in May of 1944, and retired in September of 1959 after 29 years of faithful service.
Photo Date:
8/25/1956
Upload Date:
7/11/2023 11:15:49 PM
Location:
Enola, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 6733(4-8-2)
Views:
100
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR "Pennsylvania 6755," M-1B, 1956
Description:
Here is a postal card entitled "Pennsylvania 6755." No Postmark. Caption On Reverse: "M-1 6755 is in charge of this Northumberland to Enola freight on August 26, 1956. The 4-8-2 bustles over the Susquehanna River Bridge as it heads out of the yard." Photo by George Cazakoglu. #6755 is an M-1B (4-8-2) "Mountain" built in Juniata as an M-1A during June of 1930, rebuilt as an M-1B in April of 1944, and is presently on display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania.
Photo Date:
8/26/1956
Upload Date:
9/7/2018 4:14:22 AM
Location:
Northumberland, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge,Steam,Signal
Locomotives:
PRR 6755(4-8-2)
Views:
1301
Comments:
2
Title:
PRR "A Pennsylvania Autumn Portrait," c. 1956
Description:
Here is a postal card entitled "A Pennsylvania Autumn Portrait." No Postmark. Caption On Reverse: "Train with steam locomotive, in this beautiful fall scene, is only a memory of years gone by in this modern age of diesel, electric, and atomic power. Photo by Richard C. Miller." The locomotive's road number, the exact date, and the location are not recorded.
Photo Date:
9/22/1956
Upload Date:
2/28/2023 11:10:23 PM
Location:
Renovo, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
Views:
33
Comments:
0
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