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PRR 8664, AS-18AM, 1958 |
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Volkmer. Here is an image of a photo by William D. Volkmer that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 19 July 1958. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #8664, #8675, and #8665. All are AS-18AM's built by the American Locomotive Company in 1958 and rated at 1,800 horsepower each. #8664 and #8665 were constructed in February, while #8675 was built in March. They're on their way back to East Altoona after completing another helper/pusher run up the Allegheny Mountains to Gallitzin and back. Visible at the right is the storage yard for the PRR's 12th Street Car Shops. Photo taken from the 17th Street Bridge. William E. Burket Collection. |
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7/19/1958 Upload Date: 7/18/2022 7:48:34 AM |
Location: |
Altoona, PA |
Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
Categories: |
Bridge,Signal |
Locomotives: |
PRR 8664(RSD12) PRR 8675(RSD12) PRR 8665(RSD12) |
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266 Comments: 0 |
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PRR 8664, AS-18AM, 1959 |
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Volkmer. Here is an image of a photo by William D. Volkmer that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 18 May 1959. Shown here just West of the 24th Street Bridge (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #8664, #8658, and #8670. All are AS-18AM's built by the American Locomotive Company in 1958 and rated at 1,800 horsepower each. #8664 was constructed in February, #8658 was built in January, while #8670 was fabricated in March. In this context, they're serving as tail-end pushers for a mixed-cargo freight train on its way up the Allegheny Mountains to Gallitzin, where the pushers will be uncoupled and returned to East Altoona for yet another helper/pusher run up "The Mountain." William E. Burket Collection. |
Photo Date: |
5/18/1959 Upload Date: 7/18/2022 11:13:08 AM |
Location: |
Altoona, PA |
Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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Locomotives: |
PRR 8664(RSD12) PRR 8658(RSD12) PRR 8670(RSD12) |
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207 Comments: 0 |
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PRR 8676, AS-18AM, 1959 |
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Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by David R. Sweetland that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, during September of 1959. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #8676, #8673, and #8664. All were built by the American Locomotive Company in 1958 and rated at 1,800 horsepower each. #8676 and #8673 were constructed in March, while #8664 was built in February. Photo taken from the 8th Street Bridge in Juniata. ("LouisFols"; #6 of 26) |
Photo Date: |
9/22/1959 Upload Date: 4/20/2020 7:15:31 AM |
Location: |
Altoona(Juniata), PA |
Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
Categories: |
Yard |
Locomotives: |
PRR 8676(RSD12) PRR 8673(RSD12) PRR 8664(RSD12) |
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430 Comments: 0 |
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PRR 8664, AS-18AM, 1960 |
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17th Street. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Altoona, Pennsylvania, during the Spring of 1960. Shown here are PRR engine #8664 and two other units whose numbers are not legible. All are AS-18AM's built by ALCO in 1958 and rated at 1,800 horsepower each. They are pushing a westbound mixed-cargo freight train under the 17th Street Bridge. Also visible is PRR N-5 Caboose #477770. |
Photo Date: |
4/16/1960 Upload Date: 6/1/2016 12:39:18 PM |
Location: |
Altoona, PA |
Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
Categories: |
RollingStock,Bridge,Station,Passenger |
Locomotives: |
PRR 8664(RSD12) |
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725 Comments: 0 |
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PRR 8670, AS-18AM, c. 1963 |
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FSF. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, c. 1963. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #8670, #8664, and another unit whose road number is not recorded. All are AS-18AM road switchers built by the American Locomotive Company and rated at 1,800 horsepower each. #8670 was constructed in March of 1958, while #8664 was built in February of the same year. They're serving as tail-end pushers on an ore train heading up the Allegheny Mountains to Gallitzin, where they'll uncouple and return to East Altoona for yet another helper/pusher run up "The Mountain." In the mid-distance is the 7th Street Bridge; on the right are several of the PRR's Altoona Car Shop buildings. The photographer's name and the date are not recorded. Photo taken from the 4th Street Footbridge. |
Photo Date: |
7/6/1963 Upload Date: 5/19/2020 1:04:54 AM |
Location: |
Altoona, PA |
Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
Categories: |
Yard,Signal |
Locomotives: |
PRR 8670(RSD12) PRR 8664(RSD12) |
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346 Comments: 0 |
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PRR 8673, AS-18AM, 1964 |
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24th Street. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 29 November 1964. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #8673, #8664, #8676, #8661, and #8669. All are AS-18AM's built by the American Locomotive Company in 1958 and rated at 1,800 horsepower each. They are pushing a 98-car iron-ore train (headed by engine #2225) up the Allegheny Mountains via the Horseshoe Curve to Gallitzin, where they will uncouple and head back down the Alleghenies to East Altoona for yet another run up the Mountains. At the very end is N-8 caboose #478124. The homes in the background line one side of Altoona's 10th Avenue. |
Photo Date: |
11/29/1964 Upload Date: 10/10/2016 4:16:20 AM |
Location: |
Altoona, PA |
Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
Categories: |
Bridge,Signal |
Locomotives: |
PRR 8673(RSD12) PRR 8664(RSD12) PRR 8676(RSD12) PRR 8661(RSD12) PRR 8669(RSD12) |
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650 Comments: 0 |
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PRR 8664, AS-18AM, 1965 |
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Altoona Action. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad locomotive in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 26 June 1965. Shown here is PRR engine #8664, an AS-18AM built by the American Locomotive Company in February of 1958 and rated at 1,800 horsepower. It is poised at the top of the hump for the PRR's Eastbound Classification Yards. The two structures sit adjacent to the car-weighing scales that are located there. |
Photo Date: |
6/26/1965 Upload Date: 8/1/2016 6:58:55 PM |
Location: |
Altoona(Juniata), PA |
Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
Categories: |
Yard |
Locomotives: |
PRR 8664(RSD12) |
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802 Comments: 0 |
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