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P&WV 40, AS616, 1960 |
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Everyday. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pittsburgh & West Virginia Railroad locomotive in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, in July of 1960. Shown here is P&WV engine #40, an AS616 built by Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton in May of 1951 and rated at 1,600 horsepower; it was being leased by the PRR. The crew is moving some "junk" from Sender's into the Westbound Classification Yard over the Juniata River Railroad Bridge. This photo taken just East of the Bedford Street Crossing. |
| Photo Date: |
7/25/1960 Upload Date: 6/22/2016 5:56:36 PM |
| Location: |
Hollidaysburg, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Bridge,Yard |
| Locomotives: |
PWV 40(AS616) |
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P&WV 40, AS-616, 1960 |
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Altoona Action. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken near the 4th Street Footbridge in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 3 November 1960. Shown here is Pittsburgh & West Virginia engine #40, an AS-616 road switcher built by Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton in May of 1951, rated at 1,600 horsepower, and leased to the Pennsylvania Railroad. The PRR later purchased it, renumbered it "8114," and retired it September of 1967 after just 16 years of combined service. In this context, it's parked near the 4th Street Footbridge and SOUTH Tower. Produced & distributed by Charly's Slides. |
| Photo Date: |
11/3/1960 Upload Date: 5/5/2019 1:13:39 PM |
| Location: |
Altoona, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Yard |
| Locomotives: |
PWV 40(AS616) |
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1035 Comments: 0 |
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P&WV 40, AS-616, 1961 |
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4th Street. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pittsburgh & West Virginia Railroad locomotive in Altoona, Pennsylvania, during January of 1961. Shown here is P&WV engine #40, an AS-616 built by Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton in May of 1951 and rated at 1,600 horsepower; it was being leased by the PRR. Its crew is switching cars in the Eastbound Receiving Yard. Photo taken from the 4th Street Footbridge. ("Red Shift" slide converted to Black & White.) |
| Photo Date: |
1/22/1961 Upload Date: 9/28/2016 3:11:43 AM |
| Location: |
Altoona, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Bridge,Winter,Yard,Track |
| Locomotives: |
PWV 40(AS616) |
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899 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
P&WV 40, AS-616, 1962 |
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Blackhawk. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Fred Byerly that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 19 August 1962. Photo Caption: "AS-616, Pittsburgh & West Virginia No. 40. Altoona, Pa. Aug. 19, 1962." P&WV 40 is an AS-616 built by Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton in May of 1951, rated at 1,600 horsepower, purchased by the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1963 and renumbered "8114," then retired in September of 1967 after just 16 years of combined service. In this context, it's idling away near the 4th Street Footbridge and SOUTH Tower. The road number of the other locomotive pictured here is not recorded. This photo comes from a color slide set entitled "Baldwins in Action ~ On North-Eastern Railroads" that's produced and distributed by Blackhawk Films of Davenport, Iowa (892-40). |
| Photo Date: |
8/19/1962 Upload Date: 9/10/2023 8:52:12 AM |
| Location: |
Altoona, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Yard |
| Locomotives: |
PWV 40(AS616) |
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124 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 8969, BS-16M, c. 1963 |
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FSF. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, c. 1963. The photographer is not identified. Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #8969, a BS-16M road switcher built by Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton in June of 1951, rated at 1,600 horsepower, and retired in July of 1966. Partially visible at the right is Pittsburgh & West Virginia locomotive #40, an AS-616 road switcher constructed by Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton in May of 1951, rated at 1,600 horsepower, and leased to the PRR. Photo taken near to the southern end of the 4th Street Footbridge and SOUTH Tower. |
| Photo Date: |
8/15/1963 Upload Date: 8/28/2024 10:25:41 PM |
| Location: |
Altoona, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Yard |
| Locomotives: |
PWV 40(AS616) |
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74 Comments: 0 |
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