Here is a photo that was included in the "Altoona Area Railroad Pictorial History" edited by Linda White and published in 1996 by The Altoona Mirror, page 83. Partial Caption: "Locomotive shifting freight cars on the west end of the yard in the late 1940s." Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4090, a B-6SB (0-6-0) switcher built in Juniata during October of 1916 and retired in October of 1956 after 40 years of faithful service. Photo taken near the 9th Street Footbridge. |
Date:
1/1/1996 |
Location:
Altoona, PA Map ![Show Altoona on a rail map](/images/map_us.gif) |
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Thomas C. Ayers |
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Author: Thomas C. Ayers
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Picture Categories: Yard,Steam |
This picture is part of album: PRR: Altoona RR Pictorial History ~ 1996 |