Here is an original photo by an unidentified photographer of an eastbound Pennsylvania Railroad freight train approaching the 24th Street Bridge in Altoona, Pennsylvania. Shown here is PRR engine #6443, a J-1 (2-10-4) "Texas" built in Juniata during November of 1943 and retired in April of 1958 after just 15 years of revenue service. Note that there is a streecar being transported on the first car of the train! The date is an approximation. Roy Healey Collection; #8 of 9. |
Date:
8/15/1951 |
Location:
Altoona, PA Map ![Show Altoona on a rail map](/images/map_us.gif) |
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Collection Of:
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Thomas C. Ayers |
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Author: Thomas C. Ayers
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![PRR 6443, J-1, c. 1951](http://s3.amazonaws.com/rrpa_photos/126540/PRR_6443_01_A-Pb.jpg) |
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This picture is part of album: PRR: Healey ~> Horseshoe Curve Pix |