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Viewing Album: PRR: "Flaming Foliage Special" ~ 13 October 1963
By:
Thomas C. Ayers
Dates:
10/13/1963 - 10/13/1963
Album Info:
Here are 20 original photos that I took of the Pennsylvania Railroad's "Flaming Foliage Special" on 13 October 1963. This "Special" originated at the PRR's Altoona Passenger Station, followed the Hollidaysburg Branch Line to the Wye Switches in Duncansville, and then took the New Portage Branch Line up the Allegheny Mountains. After rounding the Muleshoe Curve, it merged with the mainline, passed through the Allegheny Tunnel, turned around at Gallitzin, passed through the New Portage Tunnel, took the Horseshoe Curve route down the Mountains to Altoona, and ended at the Altoona Passenger Station. These photos give some sense of Nature's beauty we experienced during our brief rail sojourn. For more details on these and other PRR Diesel locomotives, see the Keystone Crossings Database: http://pennsyrr.com/kc/data/diesels
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Title:
PRR 8606, APS-24MS, 1963
Description:
Special. Here is an original (out-of-focus) photo that I took of the Pennsylvania Railroad's "Flaming Foliage Special" in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 13 October 1963. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #8606, #8610, and #8608. All are APS-24MS's built by the American Locomotive Company and rated at 2,400 horsepower each; #8606 and #8608 were built in 1955, but #8610 was built in 1956. They are pulling the empty 12-car "Special" into the Altoona Passenger Station for boarding, after arriving from Pittsburgh where the train was made-up.
Photo Date:
10/13/1963
Upload Date:
9/4/2016 2:17:23 AM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Station,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 8606(RSD7)
PRR 8610(RSD7)
PRR 8608(RSD7)
Views:
671
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0
Title:
PRR 8608, APS-24MS, 1963
Description:
Special. Here is an original (fuzzy) photo that I took of the Pennsylvania Railroad's "Flaming Foliage Special" in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 13 October 1963. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #8606, #8610, and #8608. All are APS-24MS's built by the American Locomotive Company and rated at 2,400 horsepower each; #8606 and #8608 were built in 1955, but #8610 was built in 1956. They are uncoupling from one end of the empty 12-car "Special," will run-around to the other end, and then recouple to pull the loaded train. Visible in the red jacket is my friend Mr. Samuel Walker of Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania.
Photo Date:
10/13/1963
Upload Date:
9/4/2016 2:39:52 AM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Station,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 8610(RSD7)
PRR 8608(RSD7)
PRR 8606(RSD7)
Views:
887
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0
Title:
PRR WYE Tower, 1963
Description:
Special. Here is an original photo that I took while riding the Pennsylvania Railroad's "Flaming Foliage Special" in Duncansville, Pennsylvania, on 13 October 1963. Shown here (L to R) are the PRR's WYE Tower, the eastern leg of the "Wye Switches" leading to Hollidaysburg, and a string of cars on US Route 22 waiting for the "Special" to clear the western leg of the "Wye."
Photo Date:
10/13/1963
Upload Date:
9/4/2016 2:41:44 AM
Location:
Duncansville, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Passenger
Locomotives:
Views:
209
Comments:
0
Title:
New Portage Branch, 1963
Description:
Special. Here is an original photo that I took while riding the Pennsylvania Railroad's "Flaming Foliage Special" west of Duncansville, Pennsylvania, on 13 October 1963. Shown here is a stretch of track below the Muleshoe Curve. The seeming-space on the left is where the second or eastbound track of the New Portage Branch Line once existed. This was also the right-of-way for the New Portage Railroad that was built by the State of Pennsylvania in 1855, abanbdoned by the PRR in 1857, rebuilt by the PRR in 1904, and then abandoned once again in 1981.
Photo Date:
10/13/1963
Upload Date:
9/4/2016 2:45:58 AM
Location:
Duncansville, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Scenic,Passenger
Locomotives:
Views:
154
Comments:
0
Title:
Muleshoe Curve, 1963
Description:
Special. Here is an original photo that I took while riding the Pennsylvania Railroad's "Flaming Foliage Special" west of Duncansville, Pennsylvania, on 13 October 1963. Shown here a portion of the Muleshoe Curve proper. Not visible on the left is the Hollidaysburg Reservoir.
Photo Date:
10/13/1963
Upload Date:
9/4/2016 2:48:32 AM
Location:
Duncansville, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Scenic
Locomotives:
Views:
223
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0
Title:
New Portage Branch, 1963
Description:
Special. Here is an original photo that I took while riding the Pennsylvania Railroad's "Flaming Foliage Special" west of Duncansville, Pennsylvania, on 13 October 1963. Shown here is a stretch of track above the Muleshoe Curve.
Photo Date:
10/13/1963
Upload Date:
9/4/2016 2:50:32 AM
Location:
Duncansville, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Scenic,Passenger
Locomotives:
Views:
118
Comments:
0
Title:
Sugar Run, 1963
Description:
Special. Here is an original photo that I took while riding the Pennsylvania Railroad's "Flaming Foliage Special" east of Gallitzin, Pennsylvania, on 13 October 1963. Shown here is the PRR's mainline across Sugar Run, just short of the Gallitzin Tunnels.
Photo Date:
10/13/1963
Upload Date:
9/4/2016 2:52:11 AM
Location:
Gallitzin, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Scenic,Passenger
Locomotives:
Views:
188
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR Allegheny Tunnel, 1963
Description:
Special. Here is an original photo that I took while riding the Pennsylvania Railroad's "Flaming Foliage Special" near Gallitzin, Pennsylvania, on 13 October 1963. In this photo, the "Special" is going into the East-facing entrance of the middle or Allegheny Tunnel.
Photo Date:
10/13/1963
Upload Date:
9/4/2016 3:21:07 AM
Location:
Gallitzin, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Scenic,Tunnel,Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:
Views:
128
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR Gallitzin Tunnel, 1963
Description:
Special. Here is an original photo that I took while riding the Pennsylvania Railroad's "Flaming Foliage Special" near Gallitzin, Pennsylvania, on 13 October 1963. Shown here is the East-facing entrance to the northern or Gallitzin Tunnel with its massive ventilation blowers.
Photo Date:
10/13/1963
Upload Date:
9/4/2016 3:24:13 AM
Location:
Gallitzin, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Scenic,Tunnel,Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:
Views:
211
Comments:
0
Title:
Westbound Tunnels, 1963
Description:
Special. Here is an original photo that I took while riding the Pennsylvania Railroad's "Flaming Foliage Special" through Gallitzin, Pennsylvania, on 13 October 1963. Shown here are the West-facing Tunnel entrances (Gallitzin on the left, Allegheny on the right) situated below the town of Gallitzin. Also visible are several PRR Maintenance-of-Way cars parked near the entrances, across the tracks from where the Gallitzin Passenger Station once stood.
Photo Date:
10/13/1963
Upload Date:
9/4/2016 3:26:10 AM
Location:
Gallitzin, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Scenic,Tunnel,Passenger
Locomotives:
Views:
184
Comments:
0
Title:
Gallitzin Wye, 1963
Description:
Special. Here is an original photo that I took while riding the Pennsylvania Railroad's "Flaming Foliage Special" west of Gallitzin, Pennsylvania, on 13 October 1963. Shown here (L to R) are AR Tower, our three ALCo locomotives pulling the "Special" around the Gallitzin Wye, and the foundation of what was once a locomotive sanding tower. Once upon a time, a petroleum tank farm was also located here.
Photo Date:
10/13/1963
Upload Date:
9/4/2016 3:27:42 AM
Location:
Gallitzin, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Scenic,Passenger
Locomotives:
Views:
173
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR AR Tower, 1963
Description:
Special. Here is an original photo that I took while riding the Pennsylvania Railroad's "Flaming Foliage Special" west of Gallitzin, Pennsylvania, on 13 October 1963. Shown here is the PRR's AR Tower, located at the junction of the Gallitzin Wye and the east-west mainline. The pile of coal in the foreground implies that the Tower has a coal-fired furnace. (The train is moving from right to left, so this is a "moving-toward" shot.)
Photo Date:
10/13/1963
Upload Date:
9/4/2016 3:29:24 AM
Location:
Gallitzin, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:
Views:
163
Comments:
0
Title:
Westbound Tunnels, 1963
Description:
Special. Here is an original photo that I took while riding the Pennsylvania Railroad's "Flaming Foliage Special" near Gallitzin, Pennsylvania, on 13 October 1963. Shown here are the East-facing Tunnel entrances (Gallitzin on the right, Allegheny on the left) with their massive ventilation blowers. At this point, the "Special" is actually crossing-over the New Portage Branch Line (visible at lower right), the Line that we used to surmount the Allegheny Mountains.
Photo Date:
10/13/1963
Upload Date:
9/4/2016 3:54:41 AM
Location:
Gallitzin, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Scenic,Tunnel,Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:
Views:
220
Comments:
0
Title:
Bennington Curve, 1963
Description:
Special. Here is an original photo that I took while riding the Pennsylvania Railroad's "Flaming Foliage Special" east of Gallitzin, Pennsylvania, on 13 October 1963. Shown here are our three ALCo locomotives pulling the "Special" around Bennington Curve toward the Horseshoe Curve.
Photo Date:
10/13/1963
Upload Date:
9/4/2016 3:56:35 AM
Location:
Gallitzin, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Scenic,Passenger
Locomotives:
Views:
392
Comments:
1
Title:
Horseshoe Curve, 1963
Description:
Special. Here is an original photo that I took while riding the Pennsylvania Railroad's "Flaming Foliage Special" west of Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 13 October 1963. Shown here is Kittanning Mountain which forms the backdrop for the Horseshoe Curve, as seen from the highest point on the Curve proper. Barely visible in the center are the K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" locomotive #1362 and the whitewashed rock horseshoe.
Photo Date:
10/13/1963
Upload Date:
9/4/2016 4:18:33 AM
Location:
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE CURVE), PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Scenic,Passenger
Locomotives:
Views:
96
Comments:
0
Title:
Horseshoe Curve, 1963
Description:
Special. Here is an original photo that I took while riding the Pennsylvania Railroad's "Flaming Foliage Special" west of Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 13 October 1963. Shown here are our three ALCo locomotives pulling the "Special" around the Horseshoe Curve. Visible on the right is the K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" locomotive #1361, as well as some folks who have gathered to watch the "Special" navigate the Curve on its way down the Allegheny Mountains to Altoona.
Photo Date:
10/13/1963
Upload Date:
9/4/2016 4:20:15 AM
Location:
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE CURVE), PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Scenic,Passenger
Locomotives:
Views:
110
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR Test Plant, 1963
Description:
Special. Here is an original photo that I took while riding the Pennsylvania Railroad's "Flaming Foliage Special" in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 13 October 1963. Shown here (R to L) are the PRR's Test Plant and X-Ray Laboratory, located adjacent to the 24th Street Bridge.
Photo Date:
10/13/1963
Upload Date:
9/4/2016 4:37:00 AM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
Views:
429
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR Passenger Station, 1963
Description:
Special. Here is an original photo that I took after riding the Pennsylvania Railroad's "Flaming Foliage Special" in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 13 October 1963. Shown here is the PRR's Altoona Passenger Station, along with some of the people who just detrained from the "Special." This structure was painted white shortly after this photo was taken. (Wonder what the third-floor door was used for?)
Photo Date:
10/13/1963
Upload Date:
9/4/2016 4:38:46 AM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Station,Passenger
Locomotives:
Views:
243
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 1055, P-70, 1963
Description:
Special. Here is an original photo that I took after riding the Pennsylvania Railroad's "Flaming Foliage Special" in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 13 October 1963. Shown here are some of the passenger cars that were in the "Special," among them PRR P-70 #1055. Note that the steam heat was on, even though some folks had their windows up! Partially visible in the distance (L to R) are the 12th Street Bridge and the PRR's 12th Street Shops.
Photo Date:
10/13/1963
Upload Date:
9/4/2016 4:39:55 AM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
RollingStock,Station,Passenger
Locomotives:
Views:
408
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 990, P-70, 1963
Description:
Special. Here is an original photo that I took after riding the Pennsylvania Railroad's "Flaming Foliage Special" in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 13 October 1963. Shown here is the passenger coach that I rode in: PRR P-70 #990. Note that some of the windows are open . . . wonderful for railfans! Partially visible in the background are the PRR's 12th Street Shops. After all passengers were off the train, the three ALCo locomotives uncoupled from the train, ran-around to the other end, recoupled and made the return journey ~ around the Horseshoe Curve for the third time ~ to Pittsburgh.
Photo Date:
10/13/1963
Upload Date:
9/4/2016 4:41:44 AM
Location:
Altoona, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
RollingStock,Station,Passenger
Locomotives:
Views:
1176
Comments:
0
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