Here is page two of a four-page article by Helen Thomson entitled "The Black Wall." It was published originally in the March 1953 issue of "Trains & Travel" magazine, page 28. Illustration Caption: "Pennsylvania's class R Consolidation was only four years old when the water took its toll." Illustrated here is PRR engine #400, a Class R (2-8-0) built in the Altoona Machine Shops during October of 1885 and retired in July of 1914 after 29 years of extraorinary service. |
Date:
3/1/1953 |
Location:
Johnstown, PA Map ![Show Johnstown on a rail map](/images/map_us.gif) |
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Thomas C. Ayers |
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Author: Thomas C. Ayers
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This picture is part of album: PRR: Johnstown & "The Black Wall" ~ March 1953 |