| Altoona Action. Here is an original photo that I took from the 12th Street Footbridge in Altoona, Pennsylvania, in June of 1973. Shown here (F to R) are Penn Central Railroad engines #6121, #8071, and another unit whose road number is not recorded. All were built by GM-EMD. #6121 is an SD45 delivered to the Pennsylvania Railroad in October of 1966 and rated at 3,600 horsepower. #8071 is a GP38-2. They're passing the Altoona Passenger Station with a long string of hopper cars that they've brought down the Allegheny Mountains from Gallitzin and points West. The large structure in the distance is the now-abandoned Pennsylvania Railroad Test Plant; a bit further to the right is the 17th Street Bridge; in the far distance are the eastern slopes of the Allegheny Mountains. |
| Date:
6/21/1973 |
Location:
Altoona, PA Map  |
Views:
642 |
Collection Of:
 
Thomas C. Ayers |
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Author: Thomas C. Ayers
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| Picture Categories: Bridge,Signal |
This picture is part of album: PRR-PC-CR: Altoona Diesel Action ~ 1946-1996 (R) |