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Viewing Album:  PRR: Shafer ~> "Power To Burn" ~ 1976
 
By:Thomas C. Ayers
Dates:8/29/1976 - 8/29/1976
Album Info:Here are both covers and the complete contents of a 96-page monograph entitled "Power To Burn: Smoke, Steam, & Cinders." It was edited by Mr. James M. Shafer and published during 1976. This particular copy was given to me by my friend Betty Burkett of Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, on 29 August 1976. "Dedicated to the railroad workers of the [Pennsylvania Railroad's] Middle Division, who helped create the greatest railroad system in the world and paved the way for successors who opened up the West in this United States."
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"Power To Burn," Front Cover, 1976
Title:  "Power To Burn," Front Cover, 1976
Description:  Here is the front cover of a 96-page monograph entitled "Power To Burn: Smoke, Steam, & Cinders" that was edited by James M. Shafer and published during 1976. Depicted in relief is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #1361, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata in May of 1918, retired in September of 1956, and enshrined at the Curve on 8 June 1957.
Photo Date:  8/29/1976  Upload Date: 2/20/2019 2:42:21 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 1361(4-6-2)
Views:  424   Comments: 0
"Power To Burn," Inside Front Cover, 1976
Title:  "Power To Burn," Inside Front Cover, 1976
Description:  Here is the inside of the front cover of a 96-page monograph entitled "Power To Burn: Smoke, Steam, & Cinders" that was edited by James M. Shafer and published during 1976. Note the photo credits.
Photo Date:  8/29/1976  Upload Date: 2/20/2019 2:43:40 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  226   Comments: 0
"Power To Burn," Page 1, 1976
Title:  "Power To Burn," Page 1, 1976
Description:  Here is page one of a 96-page monograph entitled "Power To Burn: Smoke, Steam, & Cinders" that was edited by James M. Shafer and published during 1976. Photo Caption: "This K-4s locomotive is on display at the Horseshoe Curve." Pennsylvania Railroad engine #1361 is a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during May of 1918, retired in September of 1956, and enshrined at the Horseshoe Curve on 8 June 1957.
Photo Date:  8/29/1976  Upload Date: 2/20/2019 2:46:06 AM
Location:  South Amboy, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 1361(4-6-2)
Views:  452   Comments: 0
"Power To Burn," Page 2, 1976
Title:  "Power To Burn," Page 2, 1976
Description:  Here is page two of a 96-page monograph entitled "Power To Burn: Smoke, Steam, & Cinders" that was edited by James M. Shafer and published during 1976. Photo Caption: "PRR No. 1390, a Class D-16, was a fast passenger engine. The first of the class was built about 1896 at the Juniata Shops."
Photo Date:  8/29/1976  Upload Date: 2/20/2019 2:47:48 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 1390(4-4-0)
Views:  540   Comments: 0
"Power To Burn," Page 3, 1976
Title:  "Power To Burn," Page 3, 1976
Description:  Here is page three of a 96-page monograph entitled "Power To Burn: Smoke, Steam, & Cinders" that was edited by James M. Shafer and published during 1976. Photo Caption: "Built in Juniata Shops in 1900, Class G-4, fast freight PRR No. 558 4-6-0, used boiler pressure of 225 pounds per square inch."
Photo Date:  8/29/1976  Upload Date: 2/20/2019 2:49:31 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 558(4-6-0)
Views:  369   Comments: 0
"Power To Burn," Page 4, 1976
Title:  "Power To Burn," Page 4, 1976
Description:  Here is page four of a 96-page monograph entitled "Power To Burn: Smoke, Steam, & Cinders" that was edited by James M. Shafer and published during 1976. Photo Caption: "PRR No. 49, a Class E-2, fast passenger engine, looked like this when she was completed in 1902."
Photo Date:  8/29/1976  Upload Date: 2/20/2019 2:51:25 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 49(4-4-2)
Views:  590   Comments: 0
"Power To Burn," Page 5, 1976
Title:  "Power To Burn," Page 5, 1976
Description:  Here is page five of a 96-page monograph entitled "Power To Burn: Smoke, Steam, & Cinders" that was edited by James M. Shafer and published during 1976. Top Photo Caption: "PRR No. 700, a Class E-1, "Camelback" engine, was one of three of its kind built by the PRR and later sold to the Long Island Rail Road." Bottom Photo Caption: "PRR No. 2512, a French compound built in 1904 and tested on the Pittsburgh Division, was scrapped in 1912."
Photo Date:  8/29/1976  Upload Date: 2/20/2019 11:50:36 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 2512(4-4-2)
Views:  655   Comments: 0
"Power To Burn," Page 6, 1976
Title:  "Power To Burn," Page 6, 1976
Description:  Here is page six of a 96-page monograph entitled "Power To Burn: Smoke, Steam, & Cinders" that was edited by James M. Shafer and published during 1976. Photo Caption: "PRR No. 2066, a Class E-3A, hauled the Pennsylvania Special in 1907. The first one was built in Altoona in 1902."
Photo Date:  8/29/1976  Upload Date: 2/20/2019 11:52:14 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 2066(4-4-2)
Views:  336   Comments: 0
"Power To Burn," Page 7, 1976
Title:  "Power To Burn," Page 7, 1976
Description:  Here is page seven of a 96-page monograph entitled "Power To Burn: Smoke, Steam, & Cinders" that was edited by James M. Shafer and published during 1976. Photo Caption: "PRR No. 5167, a Class D-16, is shown hauling the New York to Washington Express just south of the old West Philadelphia Station in 1909."
Photo Date:  8/29/1976  Upload Date: 2/20/2019 11:54:34 AM
Location:  West Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5167(4-4-0)
Views:  350   Comments: 0
"Power To Burn," Page 8, 1976
Title:  "Power To Burn," Page 8, 1976
Description:  Here is page eight of a 96-page monograph entitled "Power To Burn: Smoke, Steam, & Cinders" that was edited by James M. Shafer and published during 1976. Top Photo Caption: "PRR Class E-6X, an experimental passenger engine, was built in Juniata in 1910." Bottom Photo, Revised Caption: "PRR No. 3847 tried experimental [rotary cam poppet] valves on its K-4S engine at Juniata."
Photo Date:  8/29/1976  Upload Date: 2/20/2019 11:56:09 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 3847(4-6-2)
Views:  648   Comments: 0
"Power To Burn," Page 9, 1976
Title:  "Power To Burn," Page 9, 1976
Description:  Here is page nine of a 96-page monograph entitled "Power To Burn: Smoke, Steam, & Cinders" that was edited by James M. Shafer and published during 1976. Photo Caption: "PRR No. 3363, Class K-2, built in Altoona in 1911, is shown at Broad Street Station, Philadelphia, in 1913, about to depart with the New York Express." #3363 is a K-2 (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during March of 1911, rebuilt as a K-2S in November of 1913, renumbered "4139" in 1918, and renumbered "3786" in 1921.
Photo Date:  8/29/1976  Upload Date: 2/20/2019 5:15:07 PM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 3363(4-6-2)
Views:  358   Comments: 0
"Power To Burn," Page 10, 1976
Title:  "Power To Burn," Page 10, 1976
Description:  Here is page ten of a 96-page monograph entitled "Power To Burn: Smoke, Steam, & Cinders" that was edited by James M. Shafer and published during 1976. Photo Caption: "PRR No. 8661, a Class K-3a built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1913, is shown in its official photograph upon delivery to Altoona."
Photo Date:  8/29/1976  Upload Date: 2/20/2019 5:17:01 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 8661(4-6-2)
Views:  392   Comments: 0
"Power To Burn," Page 11, 1976
Title:  "Power To Burn," Page 11, 1976
Description:  Here is page 11 of a 96-page monograph entitled "Power To Burn: Smoke, Steam, & Cinders" that was edited by James M. Shafer and published during 1976. Photo Caption: "PRR No. 1752, a Class L-1s engine, was a Mikado-type engine for heavy freight service. The first was built in 1914."
Photo Date:  8/29/1976  Upload Date: 2/20/2019 5:18:33 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives: 
Views:  445   Comments: 1
"Power To Burn," Page 12, 1976
Title:  "Power To Burn," Page 12, 1976
Description:  Here is page 12 of a 96-page monograph entitled "Power To Burn: Smoke, Steam, & Cinders" that was edited by James M. Shafer and published during 1976. Top Photo, Revised Caption: "PRR Class H-10s [#7688] was shown at Juniata prior to being sent to the Railroad Museum at Strasburg, Pa." Bottom Photo, Revised Caption: "PRR Class H-6s [#2846] was shown at Juniata prior to being sent to the Railroad Museum at Strasburg, Pa." Engine #7688 is an H-10S (2-8-0) "Consolidated" built by the Lima Locomotive Works in September of 1915. And #2846 is an H-6SB (2-8-0) "Consolidated" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works as an H-6B in November of 1905 and rebuilt in Juniata as an H-6SB in November of 1913.
Photo Date:  8/29/1976  Upload Date: 2/20/2019 5:20:27 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 7688(2-8-0) PRR 2846(2-8-0)
Views:  805   Comments: 0
"Power To Burn," Page 17, 1976
Title:  "Power To Burn," Page 17, 1976
Description:  Here is page 17 of a 96-page monograph entitled "Power To Burn: Smoke, Steam, & Cinders" that was edited by James M. Shafer and published during 1976. Partial Caption: "PRR No. 5536, a Class T-1, 4-4-4-4 wheel arrangement, is shown moving west from Harrisburg in August of 1948." #5536 is a T-1 (4-4-4-4) "Duplex" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during April of 1946 and retired in December of 1953 after just seven years of revenue service.
Photo Date:  8/29/1976  Upload Date: 2/22/2019 1:45:20 AM
Location:  Harrisburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5536(UNKNOWN)
Views:  355   Comments: 0
"Power To Burn," Page 18, 1976
Title:  "Power To Burn," Page 18, 1976
Description:  Here is page 18 of a 96-page monograph entitled "Power To Burn: Smoke, Steam, & Cinders" that was edited by James M. Shafer and published during 1976. Revised Caption: "PRR No. 6200, a Class S-2 engine, was the first direct-drive, steam turbine locomotive built in the United States. The result of cooperative research by the PRR and the [Baldwin Locomotive Works], it was built in 1944." PRR engine #6200 is the S-2 (6-8-6) "Steam Turbine" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during September of 1944, rated at 6,900 horsepower, and retired in January of 1952 after just eight years of revenue service. This builder's photo was taken on Sunday, 10 December 1944.
Photo Date:  8/29/1976  Upload Date: 2/22/2019 1:47:13 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives: 
Views:  682   Comments: 0
"Power To Burn," Page 19, 1976
Title:  "Power To Burn," Page 19, 1976
Description:  Here is page 19 of a 96-page monograph entitled "Power To Burn: Smoke, Steam, & Cinders" that was edited by James M. Shafer and published during 1976. Photo Caption: "A PRR Class J-1 is shown moving a heavy freight train westward on the Horseshoe Curve." Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6421, a J-1A (2-10-4) "Texas" built in Juniata during July of 1943 and retired in April of 1958 after just 15 years of revenue service. Photo by Mr. W.G. Fancher.
Photo Date:  8/29/1976  Upload Date: 2/22/2019 1:48:48 AM
Location:  ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives: 
Views:  389   Comments: 0
"Power To Burn," Page 20, 1976
Title:  "Power To Burn," Page 20, 1976
Description:  Here is page 20 of a 96-page monograph entitled "Power To Burn: Smoke, Steam, & Cinders" that was edited by James M. Shafer and published during 1976. Photo Caption: "PRR workmen put the finishing touches on PRR No. 5684, a Class B-1 electric at Juniata before it was outshopped (completed) in 1934." #5684 is a B-1 (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata during November of 1934, rated at 570 horsepower, and retired in January of 1967 after 33 years of faithful service.
Photo Date:  8/29/1976  Upload Date: 2/22/2019 1:50:32 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 5684(0-6-0)
Views:  314   Comments: 0
"Power To Burn," Page 21, 1976
Title:  "Power To Burn," Page 21, 1976
Description:  Here is page 21 of a 96-page monograph entitled "Power To Burn: Smoke, Steam, & Cinders" that was edited by James M. Shafer and published during 1976. Photo Caption: "A PRR Class P-5, electric, is shown hauling a passenger train just as it emerged from the Bergen, N.J., portal of the tunnel under the Hudson River." Note the two sources of electric current: overhead catenary and track-level third rail; the latter is used by the PRR's DD-1 electric locomotives.
Photo Date:  8/29/1976  Upload Date: 2/22/2019 10:00:53 AM
Location:  Bergen, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives: 
Views:  220   Comments: 0
"Power To Burn," Page 22, 1976
Title:  "Power To Burn," Page 22, 1976
Description:  Here is page 22 of a 96-page monograph entitled "Power To Burn: Smoke, Steam, & Cinders" that was edited by James M. Shafer and published during 1976. Photo Caption: "PRR No. 3930, Class L-5 electric, built for fast freight service between Philadelphia and New York, is shown at Juniata shortly after it was completed in 1934." #3930 is an L-5 (1-B-B-1) built in Juniata during January of 1924, rated at 3,300 horsepower, and retired in May of 1944 after 20 years of faithful service.
Photo Date:  8/29/1976  Upload Date: 2/22/2019 10:02:59 AM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  382   Comments: 0
"Power To Burn," Page 23, 1976
Title:  "Power To Burn," Page 23, 1976
Description:  Here is page 23 of a 96-page monograph entitled "Power To Burn: Smoke, Steam, & Cinders" that was edited by James M. Shafer and published during 1976. Partial Caption: "PRR Class FF-1, known as 'Big Liz,' is shown being connected with a PRR freight at Overbrook for its upgrade trip to Paoli." Shown here are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #3931 and a steam locomotive whose number is not recorded. #3931 is an FF-1 (1-C-C-1) built in Juniata during April of 1917, rated at 4,800 horsepower, and retired in April of 1940 after 23 years of service. Actually, #3931 is the prototype for a class of electric freight engines when the PRR was considering extending electrification from Harrisburg/Enola to Pittsburgh/Conway ~ a project that never materialized, due largely to a lack of revenue resulting from the Great Depression.
Photo Date:  8/29/1976  Upload Date: 2/22/2019 10:04:41 AM
Location:  Overbrook, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives: 
Views:  415   Comments: 0
"Power To Burn," Page 27, 1976
Title:  "Power To Burn," Page 27, 1976
Description:  Here is page 27 of a 96-page monograph entitled "Power To Burn: Smoke, Steam, & Cinders" that was edited by James M. Shafer and published during 1976. Photo Caption: "This photo of Broad Street Station, Philadelphia, 1892, with the Philadelphia City Hall in the background, shows the complex switching arrangement in front of the station."
Photo Date:  8/29/1976  Upload Date: 2/23/2019 11:19:10 AM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Steam,Passenger,Track
Locomotives: 
Views:  206   Comments: 0
"Power To Burn," Page 28, 1976
Title:  "Power To Burn," Page 28, 1976
Description:  Here is page 28 of a 96-page monograph entitled "Power To Burn: Smoke, Steam, & Cinders" that was edited by James M. Shafer and published during 1976. Revised Caption: "The Pennsylvania Station at Harrisburg in 1892, was the [eastern] terminus of the Middle Division and connecting points with southern railroad lines." In this photo, the photographer is facing West toward Altoona and Pittsburgh. The main tracks on the left could lead to Baltimore and Washington, while the main tracks on the right could lead to Philadelphia and New York City.
Photo Date:  8/29/1976  Upload Date: 2/23/2019 11:20:58 AM
Location:  Harrisburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Steam,Passenger,Track
Locomotives: 
Views:  175   Comments: 0
"Power To Burn," Page 29, 1976
Title:  "Power To Burn," Page 29, 1976
Description:  Here is page 29 of a 96-page monograph entitled "Power To Burn: Smoke, Steam, & Cinders" that was edited by James M. Shafer and published during 1976. Revised Caption: "The Pennsylvania Railroad Station at Pittsburgh in 1892 was the [western] terminus of the Pittsburgh Division. In this photo, the photographer is facing East toward Altoona and Harrisburg. The three tracks adjacent to the Station proper lead to Chicago, the track in the middle (next to the roofed pedestrian passageway) is for Pittsburgh trolleys, while the tracks to the far right lead to Saint Louis.
Photo Date:  8/29/1976  Upload Date: 2/23/2019 11:23:08 AM
Location:  Pittsburgh, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Steam,Passenger,Track
Locomotives: 
Views:  209   Comments: 0
"Power To Burn," Page 30, 1976
Title:  "Power To Burn," Page 30, 1976
Description:  Here is page 30 of a 96-page monograph entitled "Power To Burn: Smoke, Steam, & Cinders" that was edited by James M. Shafer and published during 1976. Photo Caption: "The Altoona Depot in 1895 is pictured with the station, the Logan House,and the trainshed. Part of the original yard office is shown at the right." Partically visible in the distance is the 12th Street Foot Bridge. Photo by William H. Rau.
Photo Date:  8/29/1976  Upload Date: 2/24/2019 1:19:37 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Station,Steam,Passenger,Track
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Views:  181   Comments: 0
"Power To Burn," Page 31, 1976
Title:  "Power To Burn," Page 31, 1976
Description:  Here is page 31 of a 96-page monograph entitled "Power To Burn: Smoke, Steam, & Cinders" that was edited by James M. Shafer and published during 1976. Photo Caption: "This unusual and rare view of the Logan House was made about 1865 and shows how the hotel looked when the War Governors made their historic decision there. The building in the foreground is the yardmaster's office." The Loyal War Governors' Conference took place here on 24-25 September 1862.
Photo Date:  8/29/1976  Upload Date: 2/24/2019 1:21:12 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Track
Locomotives: 
Views:  167   Comments: 0
"Power To Burn," Page 32, 1976
Title:  "Power To Burn," Page 32, 1976
Description:  Here is page 32 of a 96-page monograph entitled "Power To Burn: Smoke, Steam, & Cinders" that was edited by James M. Shafer and published during 1976. Photo Caption: "In this room, the War Governors' Conference was held. Here, governors of the northern states pledged their aid to President Abraham Lincoln" ~ not only to defeat the South and reestablish the Union, but also to emancipate all slaves therein.
Photo Date:  8/29/1976  Upload Date: 2/24/2019 1:22:31 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
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Views:  161   Comments: 0
"Power To Burn," Page 40, 1976
Title:  "Power To Burn," Page 40, 1976
Description:  Here is page 40 of a 96-page monograph entitled "Power To Burn: Smoke, Steam, & Cinders" that was edited by James M. Shmfer and published during 1976. Photo Caption: "Bearing the insignia of the Penn Central Railroad, engines No. 2293 and No. 8098 head westbound out of Altoona with a 'mi{ed' freight on the night of July 2, 1976, bound for Conway Yards." Both locomotives were built by GM-EMD. #2293 is a GP35 built for the Pennsylvania Railroad in June of 1964 and rated at 2,500 HP, while #8098 is a GP38-2 built in February of 1973 and rated at 2,000 HP. Photo taken at the Altoona Passenger Station.
Photo Date:  8/29/1976  Upload Date: 2/28/2019 1:40:59 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayfrs
Categories:  Station
Locomotives:  PC 2293(GP35) PC 8098(GP38-2)
Views:  362   Comments: 0
"Power To Burn," Page 41, 1976
Title:  "Power To Burn," Page 41, 1976
Description:  Here is page 41 of a 96-page monograph entitled "Power To Burn: Smoke, Steam, & Cinders" that was edited by James M. Shafer and published during 1976. Photo Caption: "Amtrak engne No. 589 is shown as it left the Altoona Station westbound on the evening of July 2, 1976. At one time, 125 arrivals and departures of passenger trains at the Altoona Station were normal. Today, two eastbound and two westbound passenger trains operated by Amrtrak survive." #589 is an SDP40-F built by GM-EMD in June of 1974. Photo taken at the Altoona Station; a portion of the old 12th Street Car Shops is visible at the far right.
Photo Date:  8/29/1976  Upload Date: 2/28/2019 1:42:31 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Passenger
Locomotives:  AMTK 589(SDP40F)
Views:  280   Comments: 0
"Power To Burn," Page 53, 1976
Title:  "Power To Burn," Page 53, 1976
Description:  Here is page 53 of a 96-page monograph entitled "Power To Burn: Smoke, Steam, & Cinders" that was edited by James M. Shafer and published during 1976. Photo Caption: "This is how the PRR's Juniata Shops looked in 1900. At the far left, center, is the station of the Altoona and Northern Railroad, better known as the Wopsy Railroad." The East-West mainline tracks and the Altoona Yards are on the other side of the Shops. That's Chestnut Avenue in the forground, as yet unpaved; Brush Mountain looms in the smoky distance.
Photo Date:  8/29/1976  Upload Date: 3/3/2019 10:41:04 AM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
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Views:  86   Comments: 0
"Power To Burn," Page 54, 1976
Title:  "Power To Burn," Page 54, 1976
Description:  Here is page 54 of a 96-page monograph entitled "Power To Burn: Smoke, Steam, & Cinders" that was edited by James M. Shafer and published during 1976. Photo Caption: "The uptown PRR shop complex shows the Fourteenth Street Roundhouse in the center and the Altoona Machine Shops in the background." Photo taken from atop the Altoona Test Plant during the 1920's. Immediately to the front is the PRR's Steam Locomotive Test Plant; Brush Mountain looms in the smoky distance.
Photo Date:  8/29/1976  Upload Date: 3/3/2019 10:42:40 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
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Views:  70   Comments: 0
"Power To Burn," Page 55, 1976
Title:  "Power To Burn," Page 55, 1976
Description:  Here is page 55 of a 96-page monograph entitled "Power To Burn: Smoke, Steam, & Cinders" that was edited by James M. Shafer and published during 1976. Revised Caption: "Five class GG-1 electric locomotives are shown as they were nearing completion in the Juniata [Erecting & Machine] Shop in June, 1935." As of March 2019, this Shop is still in operation under the auspices of Norfolk Southern.
Photo Date:  8/29/1976  Upload Date: 3/3/2019 10:44:16 AM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
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Views:  85   Comments: 0
"Power To Burn," Page 56, 1976
Title:  "Power To Burn," Page 56, 1976
Description:  Here is page 56 of a 96-page monograph entitled "Power To Burn: Smoke, Steam, & Cinders" that was edited by James M. Shafer and published during 1976. Photo Caption: "The Samuel Rea Complex in Hollidaysburg was built in 1955 for $20 million. The largest railroad carbuilding shop in the world constructed nearly 47,000 new cars and repaired more than 108,000 between 1955 and 1973." As of March 2019, portions of this structure are still utilized by Curry Rail Services for the construction of replacement engine cabs and certain specialized freight cars. The PA Route 36 highway bridge (built during 1966) is visible just West of the Shop; a curving portion of US Route 22 is also visible at the lower right, immediately below Bald Hill.
Photo Date:  8/29/1976  Upload Date: 3/3/2019 10:46:17 AM
Location:  Hollidaysburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Yard
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Views:  117   Comments: 0
"Power To Burn," Page 59, 1976
Title:  "Power To Burn," Page 59, 1976
Description:  Here is page 59 of a 96-page monograph entitled "Power To Burn: Smoke, Steam, & Cinders" that was edited by James M. Shafer and published during 1976. Photo Caption: "The official track inspection car of the Pennsylvania Railroad, PRR 492575, is shown at the Altoona Station before beginning as inspection of the Middle Division in 1914. The car seated 50 persons." Partially visible on the left is the block tower at 12th Street; above it is a portion of the 12th Street Footbridge. A portion of the Logan House is also visibe at the far right.
Photo Date:  8/29/1976  Upload Date: 3/4/2019 8:52:46 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  RollingStock,Bridge
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"Power To Burn," Page 60, 1976
Title:  "Power To Burn," Page 60, 1976
Description:  Here is page 60 of a 96-page monograph entitled "Power To Burn: Smoke, Steam, & Cinders" that was edited by James M. Shafer and published during 1976. Photo Caption: "A tender and locomotive buried in sand near Woodvale show the destruction caused during the Johnstown Flood of May 31, 1889."
Photo Date:  8/29/1976  Upload Date: 3/4/2019 8:54:31 AM
Location:  Woodvale, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Steam,Wreck
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Views:  64   Comments: 0
"Power To Burn," Page 61, 1976
Title:  "Power To Burn," Page 61, 1976
Description:  Here is page 61 of a 96-page monograph entitled "Power To Burn: Smoke, Steam, & Cinders" that was edited by James M. Shafer and published during 1976. Photo Caption: "Johnstown Flood survivors pose beside a heavy freight locomotive buried in the sands of the Conemaugh River." The Johnstown Flood occurred on Friday, 31 May 1889.
Photo Date:  8/29/1976  Upload Date: 3/4/2019 8:56:11 AM
Location:  Woodvale, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam,Wreck
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"Power To Burn," Page 62, 1976
Title:  "Power To Burn," Page 62, 1976
Description:  Here is page 62 of a 96-page monograph entitled "Power To Burn: Smoke, Steam, & Cinders" that was edited by James M. Shafer and published during 1976. Photo Caption: "Pennsylvania Railroad employees begin salvaging engines which were buried in the river sand during the Johnstown Flood." The Flood occurred on Friday, 31 May 1889. Both of these locomotives appear to be "H" Class (2-8-0) "Consolidations."
Photo Date:  8/29/1976  Upload Date: 3/4/2019 8:58:18 AM
Location:  Woodvale, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam,Wreck
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"Power To Burn," Page 63, 1976
Title:  "Power To Burn," Page 63, 1976
Description:  Here is page 63 of a 96-page monograph entitled "Power To Burn: Smoke, Steam, & Cinders" that was edited by James M. Shafer and published during 1976. Photo Caption: "The viaduct trestle, 90 feet high and 369 feet long, was built in five days after the Johnstown Flood. The railroad sustained a terrific loss because of the natural disaster." This was not entirely a "natural" diaster since human neglect contributed to it. The earthen Conemaugh River Dam that gave way during heavy rains on Friday, 31 May 1889, was built during the 1830's in support of the Allegheny Portage Railroad (APR). When the APR was sold to the Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) in 1859, the latter became the new owner of the Dam. The PRR's neglect of the Dam over the next 30 years contributed directly to the widespread destruction and loss of life.
Photo Date:  8/29/1976  Upload Date: 3/4/2019 8:59:57 AM
Location:  Conemaugh, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Steam
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"Power To Burn," Page 64, 1976
Title:  "Power To Burn," Page 64, 1976
Description:  Here is page 64 of a 96-page monograph entitled "Power To Burn: Smoke, Steam, & Cinders" that was edited by James M. Shafer and published during 1976. Revised Caption: "En route to Tyrone [via the Bald Eagle Branch] early in the morning of May 31, 1893, the Walter L. Main Circus train 'lost its brakes' and wrecked." Note the elephants at the left side of the photo; escaped lions and tigers roamed the nearby woods until they were recaptured!
Photo Date:  8/29/1976  Upload Date: 3/5/2019 2:39:38 AM
Location:  Tyrone, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Wreck
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"Power To Burn," Page 65, 1976
Title:  "Power To Burn," Page 65, 1976
Description:  Here is page 65 of a 96-page monograph entitled "Power To Burn: Smoke, Steam, & Cinders" that was edited by James M. Shafer and published during 1976. Photo Caption: "An old photo shows wreckage of two Baldwin locomotives on the Bald Eagle Branch in 1902. The PRR engines met head-on in an early morning fog. The engine at the left was that of the work train, while that at the right was hauling a southbound freight train" toward Tyrone.
Photo Date:  8/29/1976  Upload Date: 3/5/2019 2:41:16 AM
Location:  Tyrone, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam,Wreck
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"Power To Burn," Page 66, 1976
Title:  "Power To Burn," Page 66, 1976
Description:  Here is page 66 of a 96-page monograph entitled "Power To Burn: Smoke, Steam, & Cinders" that was edited by James M. Shafer and published during 1976. Photo Caption: "Wreckage of PRR trains No. 13 and No. 15 was the result of a rear-end collision at the PRR station at Tyrone. The combination car struck the wall of the baggage room." This wreck occurred on Tuesday, 19 August 1913.
Photo Date:  8/29/1976  Upload Date: 3/5/2019 2:43:04 AM
Location:  Tyrone, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Steam,Wreck,Passenger
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"Power To Burn," Page 67, 1976
Title:  "Power To Burn," Page 67, 1976
Description:  Here is page 67 of a 96-page monograph entitled "Power To Burn: Smoke, Steam, & Cinders" that was edited by James M. Shafer and published during 1976. Photo Caption: "Another view of the Tyrone wreck shows the huge cranes at work clearing the debris. One of the wrecked locomotives is at the right, center, of the photo." This wreck occurred on Tuesday, 19 August 1913.
Photo Date:  8/29/1976  Upload Date: 3/5/2019 2:44:47 AM
Location:  Tyrone, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Steam,Wreck,Passenger
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"Power To Burn," Page 68, 1976
Title:  "Power To Burn," Page 68, 1976
Description:  Here is page 68 of a 96-page monograph entitled "Power To Burn: Smoke, Steam, & Cinders" that was edited by James M. Shafer and published during 1976. Photo Caption: "A PRR wreck at New Portage Junction near Wye Switches, Duncansville, involved seven locomotives. This was the first wreck in which automobiles, en route to dealers, were destroyed. It occurred Nov. 6, 1916." In an article published in a November 1966 issue of the "Altoona Mirror," it's stated that "It was 50 years ago, Nov. 6, 1916, that [this] disastrous freight wreck occurred near the Wye Switches at Duncansville. An eastbound freight train, No. 2736, went out of control descending the New Portage Branch from Gallitzin to Hollidaysburg and ran away to crash into four engines ~ Nos. 2477, 2759, 2665, and 971 ~ standing near the Wye Switches. Seven trainmen were killed in the wreck." Note the steam-powered derrick at work on the right. (For more photos of this incident, see the album entitled "PRR: Wreck at New Portage Junction ~ NOV 1916.")
Photo Date:  8/29/1976  Upload Date: 3/5/2019 2:46:18 AM
Location:  Duncansville, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam,Wreck
Locomotives:  PRR 2736(2-8-0)
Views:  245   Comments: 0
"Power To Burn," Page 74, 1976
Title:  "Power To Burn," Page 74, 1976
Description:  Here is page 74 of a 96-page monograph entitled "Power To Burn: Smoke, Steam, & Cinders" that was edited by James M. Shafer and published during 1976. Photo Caption: "Ross Winnan's 'Seneca,' built in 1854, was rebuilt in Altoona in 1866. It remained in service in the Altoona Yards until 1894." Partially visible at the right are the western-wing upper floors of Altoona's famed Logan House.
Photo Date:  8/29/1976  Upload Date: 3/10/2019 11:05:07 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR SENECA(0-6-0)
Views:  311   Comments: 0
"Power To Burn," Page 75, 1976
Title:  "Power To Burn," Page 75, 1976
Description:  Here is page 75 of a 96-page monograph entitled "Power To Burn: Smoke, Steam, & Cinders" that was edited by James M. Shafer and published during 1976. Revised Caption: "Altoona Machine Shops [1676], PRR No. 48, 0-6-0, was considered a switching engine." This locomotive was built in September of 1891.
Photo Date:  8/29/1976  Upload Date: 3/10/2019 11:06:49 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
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"Power To Burn," Page 76, 1976
Title:  "Power To Burn," Page 76, 1976
Description:  Here is page 76 of a 96-page monograph entitled "Power To Burn: Smoke, Steam, & Cinders" that was edited by James M. Shafer and published during 1976. Photo Caption: "This Baldwin engine, built in 1854 as the 'Bedford,' was rebuilt in Altoona Machine Shops in 1866 as PRR No. 98, 2-8-0."
Photo Date:  8/29/1976  Upload Date: 3/10/2019 11:08:14 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR BEDFORD(2-8-0) PRR 98(2-8-0)
Views:  519   Comments: 0
"Power To Burn," Page 77, 1976
Title:  "Power To Burn," Page 77, 1976
Description:  Here is page 77 of a 96-page monograph entitled "Power To Burn: Smoke, Steam, & Cinders" that was edited by James M. Shafer and published during 1976. Photo Caption: "Richard Norris and Son built this beauty in 1854. It was rebuilt in Altoona in 1864 and scrapped in 1870. PRR No. 209, 4-4-0, was the official designation." (4,800)
Photo Date:  8/29/1976  Upload Date: 3/10/2019 11:09:31 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 209(4-4-0)
Views:  185   Comments: 0
"Power To Burn," Page 78, 1976
Title:  "Power To Burn," Page 78, 1976
Description:  Here is page 78 of a 96-page monograph entitled "Power To Burn: Smoke, Steam, & Cinders" that was edited by James M. Shafer and published during 1976. Photo Caption: "Ross Winnan's rebuilt 'Cornplanter' was built in January of 1856, and rebuilt in Altoona Machine Shops in 1866 as a 2-6-0 with new driving rods."
Photo Date:  8/29/1976  Upload Date: 3/10/2019 11:11:00 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR CORNPLANTE(2-6-0) PRR 119(2-6-0)
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"Power To Burn," Page 79, 1976
Title:  "Power To Burn," Page 79, 1976
Description:  Here is page 79 of a 96-page monograph entitled "Power To Burn: Smoke, Steam, & Cinders" that was edited by James M. Shafer and published during 1976. Top Photo Caption: "This Baldwin, built in November of 1864, was rebuilt in Altoona Machine Shops in 1864, PRR No. 137, 4-6-0. Note draft pipe on stack." Bottom Photo Caption: "Ross Winnan's 'Pluto,' built in 1853, was rerbuilt in Altoona Machine Shops during 1869. A lead truck was added for the 4-6-0"
Photo Date:  8/29/1976  Upload Date: 3/10/2019 11:12:40 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 137(4-6-0) PRR PLUTO(2-6-0)
Views:  457   Comments: 0
"Power To Burn," Page 88, 1976
Title:  "Power To Burn," Page 88, 1976
Description:  Here is page 88 of a 96-page monograph entitled "Power To Burn: Smoke, Steam, & Cinders" that was edited by James M. Shafer and published during 1976. Revised Caption: "The first engine to be completed in the Altoona Machine Shops was No. 142, which was outshopped in [December of] 1866 [and retired in August of 1888 after 22 years of service]. It is shown here in an official PRR photograph at Altoona."
Photo Date:  8/29/1976  Upload Date: 3/13/2019 8:23:15 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 142(4-4-0)
Views:  299   Comments: 0

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