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PRR 4528, I-1SA, c. 1952
Title:  PRR 4528, I-1SA, c. 1952
Description:  WB. Here is an image of an official photo that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, c. 1952. Prominent here in the Pennsylvania Railroad's Erecting & Machine Shop is engine #4528, an I-1SA (2-10-0) "Decapod" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works as an I-1S in August of 1923, rebuilt in Juniata as an I-1SA in January of 1942, and retired in February of 1958 after 35 years of faithful service. Lurking in its shadow is PRR engine #5923, an ES-10 built by GM-EMD in October of 1947 and rated at 1,000 horsepower. The name of the Machinist pictured here is not recorded. William E. Burket Collection.
Photo Date:  8/15/1952  Upload Date: 8/4/2022 4:24:42 PM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 4528(2-10-0) PRR 5923(NW2)
Views:  80   Comments: 0
NPS "Special History Study," Title Page, 1989
Title:  NPS "Special History Study," Title Page, 1989
Description:  Here is the title page of a 156-page monograph entitled "A Special History Study; Pennsylvania Railroad Shops And Works; Altoona, Pennsylvania." The study was written by Dr. John C. Paige, and published by the United States Department of the Interior's National Park Service during May of 1989. Prominent here in the Pennsylvania Railroad's Erecting & Machine Shop is engine #4528, an I-1SA (2-10-0) "Decapod" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works as an I-1S in August of 1923, rebuilt in Juniata as an I-1SA in January of 1942, and retired in February of 1958 after 35 years of faithful service. Lurking in its shadow is PRR engine #5923, an ES-10 diesel-electric locomotive built by GM-EMD in October of 1947 and rated at 1,000 horsepower. Photo courtesy of the Altoona Area Public Library.
Photo Date:  5/5/1989  Upload Date: 1/23/2023 7:29:48 AM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 4528(2-10-0) PRR 5923(NW2)
Views:  76   Comments: 0
NPS "Special History Study," Page 123, 1989
Title:  NPS "Special History Study," Page 123, 1989
Description:  Here is page 123 of a 156-page monograph entitled "A Special History Study; Pennsylvania Railroad Shops And Works; Altoona, Pennsylvania." The study was written by Dr. John C. Paige, and published by the United States Department of the Interior's National Park Service during May of 1989. Photo Caption: "Juniata Shop Interior with Workmen." Prominent here in the Pennsylvania Railroad's Erecting & Machine Shop is engine #4528, an I-1SA (2-10-0) "Decapod" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works as an I-1S in August of 1923, rebuilt in Juniata as an I-1SA in January of 1942, and retired in February of 1958 after 35 years of service. Lurking in its shadow is PRR engine #5923, an ES-10 diesel locomotive built by GM-EMD in October of 1947 and rated at 1,000 horsepower. Photo courtesy of the Altoona Area Public Library.
Photo Date:  5/5/1989  Upload Date: 1/24/2023 11:03:27 PM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 4528(2-10-0) PRR 5923(NW2)
Views:  38   Comments: 0
"Modern Power For Today's Trains: 1949," Page 17
Title:  "Modern Power For Today's Trains: 1949," Page 17
Description:  Here is page 17 of a 22-page booklet published by the Pennsylvania Railroad entitled "Modern Power For Today's Trains: 1949." It was issued originally during July of 1949. Depicted here are PRR engines #9307 and #9164. Engine #9307 is an FS-20 built by Fairbanks-Morse in December of 1948, rated at 2,000 horsepower, and retired in September of 1965. Engine #9164 is an ES-10 built by GM-EMD in February of 1958 and rated at 1,000 horsepower.
Photo Date:  7/1/1949  Upload Date: 7/15/2020 5:54:57 AM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 9307(H-20-44) PRR 9164(NW2)
Views:  261   Comments: 0
PRR 9168
Title:  PRR 9168
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/25/2008  Upload Date: 6/27/2008 12:06:32 AM
Location:  Whiting, IN
Author:  Ryan Kertis
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 9168(NW2)
Views:  347   Comments: 0
PRR NW2 9171
Title:  PRR NW2 9171
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/1/1966  Upload Date: 11/18/2008 8:59:11 PM
Location:  Fort Wayne, IN
Author:  Mike Grogg
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 9171(NW2)
Views:  4776   Comments: 2
PRR 9172, ES-10, 1960
Title:  PRR 9172, ES-10, 1960
Description:  Everyday. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, during April of 1960. The photographer is not identified. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9172, an ES-10 built by GM-EMD in October of 1948 and rated at 1,000 horsepower. Note the single "bull's eye" marker lantern. Photo taken near the Yard Office, just East of the Jones Street Crossing.
Photo Date:  4/16/1960  Upload Date: 5/11/2019 6:08:45 PM
Location:  Hollidaysburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Winter,Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 9172(NW2)
Views:  1287   Comments: 0
PRR 9172, ES-10, 1960
Title:  PRR 9172, ES-10, 1960
Description:  Yard Power. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad yard locomotive at Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, on 02 August 1960. Shown here is PRR engine #9172, an ES-10 built by EMD in 1948 and rated at 1,000 horsepower. It is "flat humping" a string of freight cars in the Yard. This photo was taken near the Yard Master's Office, at the very eastern end of South Juniata Street.
Photo Date:  8/2/1960  Upload Date: 6/22/2016 5:11:13 PM
Location:  Hollidaysburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 9172(NW2)
Views:  349   Comments: 0
PRR 9394, ES-12, 1960
Title:  PRR 9394, ES-12, 1960
Description:  Everyday. Here is an original photo that I took of Pennsylvania Railroad locomotives in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, on 02 August 1960. Shown here (L to R) are PRR engines #9394 and #9172. Both were built by EMD. #9394 is an ES-12 built in 1950 and rated at 1,200 horsepower. #9172 is an ES-10 built in 1948 and rated at 1,000 horsepower. Both of these locomotives are just idiling-away in the summer sun. Visible in the background are the old wooden water tower (the last vestage of the Steam Age in Hollidaysburg) and the western end of the PRR's Samuel Rea Shop. Queen Anne's lace rules the foreground! This photo was taken near the Yard Master's Office, at the very eastern end of South Juniata Street.
Photo Date:  8/2/1960  Upload Date: 7/7/2016 1:46:10 AM
Location:  Hollidaysburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 9394(SW7) PRR 9172(NW2)
Views:  470   Comments: 0
PRR 9172, ES-10, 1960
Title:  PRR 9172, ES-10, 1960
Description:  Yard Power. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad yard locomotive at Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, during August of 1960. Shown here is PRR engine #9172, an ES-10 built by EMD in 1948 and rated at 1,000 horsepower. Visible on the right is a portion of the PRR's Samuel Rea Shop building. Photo taken near the Yard Master's Office, at the very eastern end of South Juniata Street.
Photo Date:  8/15/1960  Upload Date: 10/27/2016 3:04:27 AM
Location:  Hollidaysburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Track
Locomotives:  PRR 9172(NW2)
Views:  325   Comments: 0
PRR 9174, ES-10, 1965
Title:  PRR 9174, ES-10, 1965
Description:  Station. Here is an original photo that I took near the Pennsylvania Railroad's Passenger Station in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on the afternoon of 11 December 1965. Shown here is PRR engine #9174, an ES-10 built by EMD in 1948 and rated at 1,000 horsepower. Its crew is busy shifting cars in and about the Altoona Station. The PRR's 12th Street Shops are visible beyond the locomotive's bell.
Photo Date:  12/11/1965  Upload Date: 8/31/2016 2:13:53 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 9174(NW2)
Views:  575   Comments: 2
PRR 9251 in York
Title:  PRR 9251 in York
Description:  Photo by my wife.
Photo Date:  8/20/1988  Upload Date: 1/4/2014 7:43:50 AM
Location:  York, PA
Author:  Bob Kise
Categories:  Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  PRR 9251(NW2)
Views:  874   Comments: 0


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