| Title: |
PRR Coaling Tipple, 1965 |
| Description: |
Coaling Tipple. Here is an original telephoto view that I took in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 11 September 1965. This is a view from atop the Pennsylvania Railroad's East Altoona Coaling Tipple. We're facing railroad east. Prominent here (L to R) are PRR engines #8541, #8532, #8530, #8531, #8534, and #8535. All are ES-12M switchers built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,200 horsepower each. #8541 was built in 1952, but all of the others were built in 1953. They're pulling a westbound 39-car mixed-cargo freight train past ANTIS Tower. The cabin car is #477534. In the left background are the Westbound Empties Receiving Yard, now clogged with rusting freight cars. At the far right, many deadlined diesels, old freight cars, and even some decommissioned steam locomotive tenders are visible. |
| Photo Date: |
9/11/1965 Upload Date: 7/5/2016 1:29:55 AM |
| Location: |
Altoona(Juniata), PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Yard,Steam,Signal |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 8541(SW9) PRR 8532(SW9) PRR 8530(SW9) PRR 8531(SW9) PRR 8534(SW9) PRR 8535(SW9) |
| Views: |
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