Logo
 
 
1/22/2025
 
 
 
 
 
  Page Controls   View:  Pics Per Page:
"World Famous Horseshoe Curve," Page 13, 1973
Title:  "World Famous Horseshoe Curve," Page 13, 1973
Description:  Here is page 13 of a 64-page booklet published by Harry P. Albrecht entitled "World Famous Horseshoe Curve, Altoona, Pennsylvania Railroad." It was first issued in September of 1973. Top Photo: Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #2760, the E-29 (4-4-2) "Atlantic" built by the American Locomotive Company during 1905 and retired in February of 1917. Bottom Photo: Shown here is PRR engine #3395, the K-29 (4-6-2) "Pacific" built by the American Locomotive Company as a K-29 in October of 1911, rebuilt in Juniata as a K-29S in August of 1913, and retired in September of 1929. Both photos taken about 1905.
Photo Date:  9/22/1973  Upload Date: 10/28/2022 11:44:46 AM
Location:  ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 3395(4-6-2) PRR 2760(4-4-2)
Views:  238   Comments: 0
"Pennsy Steam And Semaphores," Page 63, 1974
Title:  "Pennsy Steam And Semaphores," Page 63, 1974
Description:  Westing. Here is a photo that was published originally in Fred Westing's 1974 book entitled "Pennsy Steam And Semaphores," page 63. Partial Caption: "Alco's Cole compound No. 2760 built for the road east of Pittsburgh on the point of a westbound triple-header rounding the Horse Shoe Curve." Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #2760, the E-29 (4-4-2) "Atlantic" built by the American Locomotive Company during 1905 and retired in February of 1917 after just 12 years of experimental service.
Photo Date:  1/1/1974  Upload Date: 3/16/2022 10:36:07 PM
Location:  ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 2760(4-4-2)
Views:  203   Comments: 0
"Pennsylvania Special," Page 26, 1943
Title:  "Pennsylvania Special," Page 26, 1943
Description:  Here is page two of a three-page article entitled "Pennsylvania Special." It was published originally in the April 1943 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 26. Partial Caption: "Compared with present-day trains, the 'Pennsylvania Special' was a lightweight: four wooden coaches pulled by fast-stepping Atlantics of Class E-2. Here it is New York-bound on the Chicago Terminal Division tracks, a short distance north of the Englewood station." Partially visible here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #7373, an E-2B (4-4-2) "Atlantic" built by the American Locomotive Company during 1903, renumbered "9715" in July of 1913, and retired in October of 1935 after 32 years of service.
Photo Date:  4/1/1943  Upload Date: 8/6/2019 3:06:05 AM
Location:  Englewood, IL
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 7373(4-4-2)
Views:  257   Comments: 0
"Pennsylvania Special," Page 27, 1943
Title:  "Pennsylvania Special," Page 27, 1943
Description:  Here is page three of a three-page article entitled "Pennsylvania Special." It was published originally in the April 1943 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 27. Partial Caption: "Compared with present-day trains, the 'Pennsylvania Special' was a lightweight: four wooden coaches pulled by fast-stepping Atlantics of Class E-2. Here it is New York-bound on the Chicago Terminal Division tracks, a short distance north of the Englewood station." Partially visible here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #7373, an E-2B (4-4-2) "Atlantic" built by the American Locomotive Company during 1903, renumbered "9715" in July of 1913, and retired in October of 1935 after 32 years of service.
Photo Date:  4/1/1943  Upload Date: 8/6/2019 11:51:37 AM
Location:  Englewood, IL
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 7373(4-4-2)
Views:  329   Comments: 1
"Pennsylvania Special," Pages 26-27, 1943
Title:  "Pennsylvania Special," Pages 26-27, 1943
Description:  Here are pages two and three of a three-page article entitled "Pennsylvania Special." They were published originally in the April 1943 issue of "Trains" magazine, pages 26-27. Partial Caption: "Compared with present-day trains, the 'Pennsylvania Special' was a lightweight: four wooden coaches pulled by fast-stepping Atlantics of Class E-2. Here it is New York-bound on the Chicago Terminal Division tracks, a short distance north of the Englewood station." Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #7373, an E-2B (4-4-2) "Atlantic" built by the American Locomotive Company during 1903, renumbered "9715" in July of 1913, and retired in October of 1935 after 32 years of faithful service.
Photo Date:  4/1/1943  Upload Date: 8/6/2019 11:54:39 AM
Location:  Englewood, IL
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 7373(4-4-2)
Views:  396   Comments: 1
"The Broadway Limited," Page 22, 1962
Title:  "The Broadway Limited," Page 22, 1962
Description:  Here is page seven of an 18-page cover article by Arthur D. Dubin entitled "The Broadway Limited: A Salute To Pennsy's Finest And Its Fabled Predecessors." It was published originally in the February 1962 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 22. Top Photo: Shown here is a portion of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #1395, a D-16A (4-4-0) "American" built in Juniata during May of 1898, rebuilt as a D-16 in October of 1911, and retired in March of 1923. Bottom Photo: Shown here is PRR engine #7373, an E-2B (4-4-2) "Atlantic" built by the American Locomotive Company during 1903, renumbered "9715" in July of 1913, and retired in October of 1935.
Photo Date:  2/1/1962  Upload Date: 10/7/2022 10:05:22 AM
Location:  Jersey City, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 1395(4-4-0) PRR 7373(4-4-2)
Views:  223   Comments: 0
PRR Locomotive Roster, Page 54, JUL 1941
Title:  PRR Locomotive Roster, Page 54, JUL 1941
Description:  Here is page five of a 34-page article (in five installments) entitled "Locomotives Of the Pennsylvania." It was published originally in the July 1941 issue nf "Railroad" magazine, page 54. Top Photo: Shown here is PRR engine 7376, an E-7 (4-4-2) "Atlantic" built by the American Locomotive Company as an E-2A in 1903, reclassified as an E-2C in 1904, rebuilt in Juniata as an E-7 in August of 1917, and retired in August of 1930. Middle Photo: Shown here is PRR engine #51, an E-6S (4-4-2) "Atlantic" built in Juniata during March of 1914 and retired in April of 1953. Bottom Photo: Shown here is PRR engine #5702, a G-5S (4-6-0) "Ten-Wheeler" built in Juniata during August of 1924 and retired in October of 1949.
Photo Date:  11/1/1941  Upload Date: 2/14/2018 7:20:24 AM
Location:  Enon, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Roster,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 7376(4-4-2) PRR 51(4-4-2) PRR 5702(4-6-0)
Views:  918   Comments: 0
PRR 7408, E-7S, 1934
Title:  PRR 7408, E-7S, 1934
Description:  Here is a photo by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Fort Wayne, Indiana, on 19 October 1934. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #7408, an E-7S (4-2-2) "Atlantic" built by the American Locomotive Company as an E-2B during 1904, later rebuilt as an E-7S, and retired in October of 1939 after 35 years of faithful service. Gary Mittner Collection.
Photo Date:  10/19/1934  Upload Date: 9/1/2024 2:38:22 PM
Location:  Fort Wayne, IN
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 7408(4-4-2)
Views:  34   Comments: 0
PRR 7452, E-29, c. 1905
Title:  PRR 7452, E-29, c. 1905
Description:  Portraits 9. Here is a steam locomotive portrait of Pennsylvania Railroad engine #7452, an E-29 (4-4-2) "Atlantic" built by the American Locomotive Company as an E-29 during 1905, rebuilt in Juniata as an E-2B, and retired in April of 1925 after 20 years of experimental service. Implied Annotation: "Four-Cylinder Cole Compound." The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. (#6 of 14)
Photo Date:  12/21/1905  Upload Date: 12/31/2021 7:53:07 AM
Location:  Schenectady, NY
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 7452(4-4-2)
Views:  221   Comments: 0
"PRR Ventures In Locomotives," Page 15, 1949
Title:  "PRR Ventures In Locomotives," Page 15, 1949
Description:  Here is page two of a six-page article entitled "PRR Ventures In Locomotives." It was published originally in the October 1949 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 15. Top Photo: Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #700, an E-1 (4-4-2) "Atlantic" built in Juniata in June of 1899, sold to the Long Island Rail Road in December of 1903, and retired in 1911. Second Photo Down: Shown here is PRR engine #2512, an "E" Class (4-4-2) "Atlantic" built by Societe Alsacienne de Constructions Mecaniques in 1904 and retired in May of 1913. Third Photo Down: Shown here is PRR engine #7451, an E-28 (4-4-2) "Compound" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1905 and retired in November of 1925. Fourth Photo Down: Shown here is PRR engine #7452, an E-29 (4-4-2) "Atlantic" built by the American Locomotive Company as an E-29 in 1905, rebuilt in Juniata as an E-2B, and retired in April of 1925.
Photo Date:  10/1/1949  Upload Date: 1/19/2025 10:05:04 AM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 700(4-4-2) PRR 2512(4-4-2) PRR 7451(4-4-2) PRR 7452(4-4-2)
Views:  11   Comments: 0
"Horseshoe Curve," Page 47, 2004
Title:  "Horseshoe Curve," Page 47, 2004
Description:  Here is page ten of a 24-page cover article entitled "Horseshoe Curve: 150 Years." It was published originally in the August 2004 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 47. Bottom Photo, Partial Caption: "With wooden sleepers in tow, tripleheaded 4-4-2s are led by the rarest of the rare, an Alco steam engine on the PRR ~ in this case, an experimental E29-class four-cylinder compound built in 1905." The "experimental E29" mentioned here is PRR engine #7452, an E-29 (4-4-2) "Atlantic" built by the American Locomotive Company as an E-29 in 1905, rebuilt in Juniata as an E-2B, and retired in April of 1925 after 20 years of faithful service.
Photo Date:  8/1/2004  Upload Date: 10/28/2017 2:34:20 AM
Location:  ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 7452(4-4-2)
Views:  140   Comments: 0
PRR 8495, E-7S, c. 1929
Title:  PRR 8495, E-7S, c. 1929
Description:  Here is a photo via Rail Photo Service. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #8495, an E-7S (4-4-2) "Atlantic" built by the American Locomotive Company as an E-2A for the PCC&StL during 1903, reclassified as an E-2C in 1904, rebuilt in Juniata as an E-7S in June of 1917, and retired in April of 1933 after 30 years of faithful service. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. John S. Fisher Collection; #4 of 26.
Photo Date:  9/22/1929  Upload Date: 6/1/2022 7:14:39 AM
Location:  Alton, OH
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 8495(4-4-2)
Views:  198   Comments: 0


Site Design ©2001-2020 Tim Huemmer
Photos © respective authors
  Contact: info@rrpicturearchives.net