"The Pennsylvania Railroad In Altoona," Page 14, 1949         
Here is page one of an 18-page article entitled "The Pennsylvania Railroad In Altoona: 1849-1949." It was published originally in the "Altoona Centennial Booklet" dated August of 1949, page 14. Photo Caption: "The Altoona Shops of the Pennsylvania Railroad and a part of Altoona. Time about 1853." Partially visible here is the PRR's Altoona Machine Shops complex. From 1850 until the completion of the Horseshoe Curve in 1854, the PRR's mainline was different than its current form: the tracks paralleled 9th Avenue out of Altoona to Duncansville and the interchange with the Allegheny Portage Railroad ~ instead of curving right at 9th Street, paralleling 10th Avenue past ALTO and SLOPE Towers, then climbing the Allegheny Mountains to Gallitzin and points West. As such, the mainline tracks and the Passenger Station are actually on the other side of the two-story Master Mechanic's Building and the long shop structure depicted here. Brush Mountain dominates the distance.
Date: 8/7/1949 Location: Altoona, PA   Map Show Altoona on a rail map Views: 85 Collection Of:   Thomas C. Ayers
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
"The Pennsylvania Railroad In Altoona," Page 14, 1949
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