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PRR Derailment In Altoona, #4 of 14, 1965 |
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Derailment. Here is an original photo that I took of Pennsylvania Railroad trains in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 21 May 1965. Shown here is a partial view of the derailment scene, framed by three of the original PRR 12th Street Car Shop buildings. Partially visible in the center is PRR oil-fired, steam-powered crane #490965. (#4 of 14) |
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5/21/1965 Upload Date: 10/20/2016 3:48:26 AM |
| Location: |
Altoona, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
RollingStock,Wreck |
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PRR 490965, Crane, 1965 |
| Description: |
Derailment. Here is an original photo that I took of Pennsylvania Railroad trains in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 21 May 1965. Shown here is PRR 490965, an oil-fired, steam-powered crane. It is assisting the railroad workers on the ground to rerail one of the derailed eastbound freight cars, TLDX #2944. Partially visible in the background are two of the original PRR 12th Street Car Shop buildings. (#5 of 14) |
| Photo Date: |
5/21/1965 Upload Date: 10/20/2016 3:54:44 AM |
| Location: |
Altoona, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
RollingStock,Steam,Wreck |
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836 Comments: 0 |
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PRR 9691, EF-15A, 1965 |
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Derailment. Here is an original photo that I took of Pennsylvania Railroad trains in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 21 May 1965. Shown here on the right (L to R) are PRR engines #9691 and #7206. Both were built by GM-EMD. #9691 is an EF-15A constructed as an EH-15 in April of 1949, rated at 1,500 horsepower, later regeared and reclassified as an EF-15A, and retired in February of 1967. #7206 is an EFS-17M built in 1957 and rated at 1,750 horsepower. They have just come down the Allegheny Mountains via the Horseshoe Curve with a 60-car mixed-cargo freight train and are passing the derailment site with caution. The caboose is #477382. Visible in the center is PRR steam-powered crane #490965. Visible on the left is one of the two derailed locomotives, PRR engine #8890 ~ an AS-10 built by the American Locomotive Company in 1950 and rated at 1,000 horsepower. Visible in the distance (L to R) are the PRR Test Plant Building and the 17th Street Bridge. (#6 of 14) |
| Photo Date: |
5/21/1965 Upload Date: 10/20/2016 3:56:46 AM |
| Location: |
Altoona, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
RollingStock,Bridge,Signal,Wreck |
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PRR 9691(F7A) PRR 7206(GP9) PRR 8890(S4) |
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PRR 490965, Crane, 1965 |
| Description: |
Derailment. Here is an original photo that I took of Pennsylvania Railroad trains in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 21 May 1965. Shown here is PRR 490965, an oil-fired, steam-powered crane. It is assisting the railroad workers on the ground to rerail the derailed eastbound freight cars. Note the blazing fire in the firebox! (#9 of 14) |
| Photo Date: |
5/21/1965 Upload Date: 10/20/2016 5:17:12 PM |
| Location: |
Altoona, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Wreck |
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