| Here is page two of a four-page article by Robert A. Le Massena entitled "How Big Was Big?: The Dimensions Of The Standard Railroad Of The World." It was published originally in the February 1979 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 45. Photo taken by Don Wood in East Altoona, Pennsylvania, during the 12-day Transport Union Workers Strike of 1960. Visible at the lower right is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #7145, an EFS-17M built by GM-EMD in October of 1957 and rated at 1,750 horsepower. The gantry tracks in the background mark the location of the steam-era ash pits, now eclipsed by oil-guzzling diesels. Photo taken from Juniata's 17th Street Bridge. |