Derailment. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad locomotive in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 21 May 1965. Shown here is PRR engine #8663, an AS-18AM built by the American Locomotive Company in 1958 and rated at 1,800 horsepower. It is coupled to the "western" work train and steam-powered crane that are rerailing the derailed cars and locomotives of the eastbound freight train on the next track over. Photo taken from the 17th Street Bridge. |
Date:
5/21/1965 |
Location:
Altoona, PA Map ![Show Altoona on a rail map](/images/map_us.gif) |
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![PRR 8663, AS-18AM, 1965](http://s3.amazonaws.com/rrpa_photos/118898/Wreck_65MAY21_08_A-Pa.jpg) |
Picture Categories: Bridge,Wreck |
This picture is part of album: PRR: Altoona, PA ~ Derailment ~ 21 May 1965 |