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Viewing Album: PRR: Johnstown Flood & The PRR ~ 1989
By:
Thomas C. Ayers
Dates:
5/1/1989 - 5/1/1989
Album Info:
Here is a six-page article entitled "100 Years Ago: The Johnstown Flood And The Pennsylvania Railroad." It was published originally in the "National Railway Bulletin," Volume 54, Number 5, 1989, pages 12-17. No author is specified. "On June 1, 1889, Americans awoke to the news that the day before the City of Johnstown, Pa., had been devastated by the worst flood in the nation's history. Over 2,200 were dead, with many more homeless." (Page 13)
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Title:
Johnstown Flood & The PRR. Page 12, 1989
Description:
Here is page one of a six-page article entitled "100 Years Ago: The Johnstown Flood And The Pennsylvania Railroad." It was published originally in the "National Railway Bulletin," Volume 54, Number 5, 1989, page 12. Photo Caption: "Clearly demonstrating the power of the flood which struck Johnstown on May 31, 1889, this Pennsylvania Consolidation has been stripped of its cab, boiler jacket, lagging, stack, and headlight ~ although the bell held fast!" The road number of this demolished steam locomotive is not recorded.
Photo Date:
5/1/1989
Upload Date:
3/10/2022 10:36:32 PM
Location:
Johnstown, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
Views:
100
Comments:
0
Title:
Johnstown Flood & The PRR. Page 13, 1989
Description:
Here is page two of a six-page article entitled "100 Years Ago: The Johnstown Flood And The Pennsylvania Railroad." It was published originally in the "National Railway Bulletin," Volume 54, Number 5, 1989, page 13. Partial Caption: "R-class Consolidation No. 1309 appears to have fared well during the flood, with only a pile of debris heaped against its front end." Pennsylvania Railroad engine #1309 is an H-3 (2-8-0) "Consolidated" built in the Altoona Machine Shops during January of 1889 and retired in June of 1915 after 26 years of faithful service; it's barely five-months old when this disaster occurred.
Photo Date:
5/1/1989
Upload Date:
3/10/2022 10:37:59 PM
Location:
Johnstown, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 1309(2-8-0)
Views:
160
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0
Title:
Johnstown Flood & The PRR. Page 14, 1989
Description:
Here is page three of a six-page article entitled "100 Years Ago: The Johnstown Flood And The Pennsylvania Railroad." It was published originally in the "National Railway Bulletin," Volume 54, Number 5, 1989, page 14. Partial Caption: "PRR's Conemaugh Viaduct near South Fork, Pa., dating from 1852, was destroyed in the Great Flood of May 1889." This double-tracked structure was completed in 1833 for $52,000 for use by the Allegheny Portage Railroad, but the PRR began using it only during 1854.
Photo Date:
5/1/1989
Upload Date:
3/10/2022 10:39:25 PM
Location:
South Fork, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge
Locomotives:
Views:
95
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0
Title:
Johnstown Flood & The PRR. Page 15, 1989
Description:
Here is page four of a six-page article entitled "100 Years Ago: The Johnstown Flood And The Pennsylvania Railroad." It was published originally in the "National Railway Bulletin," Volume 54, Number 5, 1989, page 15. Partial Caption: "Two more views of battered locomotives testify to the raw power of the 40-foot wall of water which struck Johnstown." The road numbers of the locomotives pictured here are not recorded.
Photo Date:
5/1/1989
Upload Date:
3/10/2022 10:40:51 PM
Location:
Johnstown, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
Views:
91
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Title:
Johnstown Flood & The PRR. Page 16, 1989
Description:
Here is page five of a six-page article entitled "100 Years Ago: The Johnstown Flood And The Pennsylvania Railroad." It was published originally in the "National Railway Bulletin," Volume 54, Number 5, 1989, page 16. Partial Caption: "This photograph of the stone bridge over the Conemaugh River at Johnstown shows cleanup work in progress after the Great Flood." Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #490, an H-1 (2-8-0) "Consolidated" built in the Altoona Machine Shops during December of 1879 and sold to E.H. Wilson in January of 1904. Photo by E. Walter Histed.
Photo Date:
5/1/1989
Upload Date:
3/10/2022 10:42:12 PM
Location:
Johnstown, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge,Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 490(2-8-0)
Views:
126
Comments:
0
Title:
Johnstown Flood & The PRR. Page 17, 1989
Description:
Here is page six of a six-page article entitled "100 Years Ago: The Johnstown Flood And The Pennsylvania Railroad." It was published originally in the "National Railway Bulletin," Volume 54, Number 5, 1989, page 17. Partial Caption: "Here is the same bridge as that pictured on the opposite page, but a few years later. The Cambria Iron Works in the background has been rebuilt after the flood...." Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #435, a D-11A (4-4-0) "American" built in the Altoona Machine Shops during June of 1885 and retired in May of 1913 after 28 years of faithful service. Photo by D. Sargent Bell.
Photo Date:
5/1/1989
Upload Date:
3/10/2022 10:43:44 PM
Location:
Johnstown, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge,Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 435(4-4-0)
Views:
125
Comments:
0
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