| ELDO Action. Here is the first of eight original photos that I took in the Eldorado section of Altoona, Pennsylvania, in January of 1966. In the foreground is the railroad grade crossing at 58th Street. Visible in the distance are a switch, the "ELDO" shanty, another position-light signal, as well as a Pennsylvania Railroad train waiting for orders to proceed. These are the tracks connecting Altoona (to the front) and Hollidaysburg (to the rear). From 1850 to 1854, while the Horseshoe Curve was under construction, this was actually part of the PRR's main line between Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. |