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By:Thomas C. Ayers
Dates:3/15/1960 - 3/15/1960
Album Info:This is an album for/of various photographs that I took in and about my hometown of Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, during the days of the Pennsylvania Railroad. Also included are some images by other photographers depicting the action during the Penn Central Railroad, Conrail, WATCO, and GMTX eras.
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PRR Passenger Station, 1965
Title:  PRR Passenger Station, 1965
Description:  Everyday. Here is an original photo that I took of Pennsylvania Railroad property in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, during early November of 1965. Shown here is the PRR's Passenger Station. Note that the corssing gates are down and the red lights are flashing . . . a train is about to pass through the Bedford Street Crossing.
Photo Date:  11/14/1965  Upload Date: 9/26/2016 7:47:54 PM
Location:  Hollidaysburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Passenger
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Views:  130   Comments: 0
PRR 2300, EF-25, 1965
Title:  PRR 2300, EF-25, 1965
Description:  Everyday. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, during early November of 1965. Shown here is PRR engine #2300, an EF-25 built by GM-EMD in November of 1964 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. It is pulling a mixed-cargo freight train and is passing by the PRR Passenger Station on its way into the Hollidaysburg Yards.
Photo Date:  11/14/1965  Upload Date: 9/26/2016 7:49:55 PM
Location:  Hollidaysburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 2300(GP35)
Views:  328   Comments: 0
PRR 2300, EF-25, 1965
Title:  PRR 2300, EF-25, 1965
Description:  Everyday. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, during early November of 1965. Shown here is PRR engine #2300, an EF-25 built by GM-EMD in November of 1964 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. It is pulling a mixed-cargo freight train and is about to cross the Juniata River Railroad Bridge on its way into the Hollidaysburg Yards.
Photo Date:  11/14/1965  Upload Date: 9/26/2016 7:51:48 PM
Location:  Hollidaysburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 2300(GP35)
Views:  237   Comments: 0
PRR Westbound Freight, #1 of 3, 1965
Title:  PRR Westbound Freight, #1 of 3, 1965
Description:  Everyday. Here is the first of three successive original telephoto views that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, during late November of 1965. Shown here are two unidentified GM-EMD "EF" Class units pulling a string of new H-43B 100-ton hopper cars. They are passing by the PRR Freight Station on their way up the Allegheny Mountains via the New Portage Branch and the Muleshoe Curve to Gallitzin and points West.
Photo Date:  11/24/1965  Upload Date: 9/26/2016 7:57:50 PM
Location:  Hollidaysburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station
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Views:  235   Comments: 1
PRR Westbound Freight, #2 of 3, 1965
Title:  PRR Westbound Freight, #2 of 3, 1965
Description:  Everyday. Here is the second of two successive original telephoto views that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, during late November of 1965. Shown here are two unidentified GM-EMD "EF" Class units pulling a string of new H-43B 100-ton hopper cars. They are about to pass over the Juniata River Railroad Bridge and then pass by the Hollidaysburg Passenger Station on their way up the Allegheny Mountains via the New Portage Branch and the Muleshoe Curve to Gallitzin and points West.
Photo Date:  11/24/1965  Upload Date: 9/26/2016 7:59:55 PM
Location:  Hollidaysburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Station
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Views:  157   Comments: 0
PRR Westbound Freight, #3 of 3, 1965
Title:  PRR Westbound Freight, #3 of 3, 1965
Description:  Everyday. Here is the third of three successive original telephoto views that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Duncansville, Pennsylvania, during late November of 1965. Shown here are two unidentified GM-EMD "EF" Class units pulling a string of new H-43B 100-ton hopper cars. They are passing WYE Tower on their way up the Allegheny Mountains via the New Portage Branch and the Muleshoe Curve to Gallitzin and points West. (Location of the "Runaway Wreck" of 6 November 1916.)
Photo Date:  11/24/1965  Upload Date: 6/29/2016 4:52:00 AM
Location:  Duncansville, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Signal
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Views:  247   Comments: 2
Union Street Bridge, c. 1966
Title:  Union Street Bridge, c. 1966
Description:  Everyday. Here is an image of a color photo (converted to B&W) by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, c. 1966. Shown here is the pedestrian walkway on the Union Street Bridge. The Bridge spans the Pennsylvania Railroad's freight yards at this point, but was demolished in 1966 upon completion of the new Penn Street/Route 36 bridge. Incidentally, the two tracks in the foreground occupy the original right-of-way of the Allegheny Portage Railroad (c. 1840).
Photo Date:  1/23/1966  Upload Date: 1/21/2024 11:35:31 PM
Location:  Hollidaysburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge
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Views:  41   Comments: 0
Penn Street Bridge, 1966
Title:  Penn Street Bridge, 1966
Description:  Everyday. Here is an original telephoto view that I took in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, during March of 1966. Prominent here are some of the concrete forms for the new Penn Street/Route 36 Bridge. Visible in the background is the steeple of Saint Mary's Roman Catholic Church. This photo taken from the southern end of the soon-to-be-demolished Union Street Bridge.
Photo Date:  3/21/1966  Upload Date: 9/29/2016 12:15:46 PM
Location:  Hollidaysburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  RollingStock,Bridge,Yard,Track
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Views:  440   Comments: 0
PRR 2307, EF-25, 1966
Title:  PRR 2307, EF-25, 1966
Description:  Everyday. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, during August of 1966. Shown here are PRR engines #2307 and another unit whose number is not legible. #2307 is an EF-25 built by EMD in 1964 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. They are pulling a mixed-cargo freight train into the Hollidaysburg Yards and are about to intersect the Jones Street Crossing.
Photo Date:  8/15/1966  Upload Date: 2/17/2017 3:42:00 AM
Location:  Hollidaysburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PRR 2307(GP35)
Views:  320   Comments: 0
PRR 8505, ES-6, 1967
Title:  PRR 8505, ES-6, 1967
Description:  Everyday. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, in September of 1967. Shown here (F to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #8505 and another SW-1 whose number is not recorded. #8505 was built by GM-EMD as number "9205" in April of 1949, rated at 600 horsepower, and renumbered "8505" in preparation for the PRR-NYC merger. Dominating the distance is a portion of the PRR's Samuel Rea Shop.
Photo Date:  9/22/1967  Upload Date: 2/28/2019 3:33:19 PM
Location:  Hollidaysburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 8505(SW1)
Views:  240   Comments: 1
Cabin Track, 1972
Title:  Cabin Track, 1972
Description:  Everyday. Here is an original telephoto view that I took of Penn Central Railroad yard operations in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, during MŸrch of 1972. Shown here are eight PC cabin cars, poised for future use. The nearest one looks to be PC N-11E transfer caboose #18526. Looming in the distance is Bašd Hill. Photo taken near the Yard Master's Office, at the very eastern end of South Juniata Street.
Photo Date:  3/21/1972  Upload Date: 10/6/2016 4:30:14 AM
Location:  Hollidaysburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  RollingStock,Yard,Track
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Views:  147   Comments: 0
PC 9035, SW7, 1972
Title:  PC 9035, SW7, 1972
Description:  Everyday. Here is an original telephoto view that I took of Pdnn Central Railroad yard operations in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, during March of 1972. Shown here is the engineman in the cab of PC engine #9035, an SW7 built by EMD in 1950 and rated at 1,200 horsepower; its original PRR number was "9360." Photo taken near the Yard Master's Office, at the very eastern end of South Juniata Street.
Photo Date:  3/21/1972  Upload Date: 10/6/2016 4:31:48 AM
Location:  Hollidaysburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
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Views:  167   Comments: 0
PC 9035, SW-7, 1972
Title:  PC 9035, SW-7, 1972
Description:  Everyday. Here is an original photo that I took of Penn Central Railroad yard operations in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, during March of 1972. Shown herZ is PC engine #9035, an SW-7 built by EMD in 1950 and rated at 1,200 horsepower; its original PRR number was "9365." Its crew is shifting some cars in the Yard, two of which are wrecked TrailerTrain flatcars that will be delivered!to the Berwind-White Railroad Car Shops for disposition. Bald Hill dominates the distance. Photo taken adjacent to the Yard Master's Office, partially visible on the left, at the very eastern end of South Juniata Street.
Photo Date:  3/21/1972  Upload Date: 10/6/2016 4:34:39 AM
Location:  Hollidaysburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Track
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Views:  282   Comments: 0
PC Power Poised for Action, 1972
Title:  PC Power Poised for Action, 1972
Description:  Everyday. Here is an original telephoto view that I took in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, in March of 1972. Shown here (L to R) are Penn Central Railroad engines #9035, #9020, and #2436. #9035 is an SW7 built by GM-EMD in May of 1950 and rated at 1,200 horsepower; its original PRR number was "9365." #9020 is a SW1200 built by GM-EMD in November of 1957 and rated at 1,200 horsepower; its original PRR number was "7920." #2436 is a C425 built by the American Locomotive Company in March of 1965 and rated at 2,500 horsepower; its original PRR number was the same. Visible in the background (L to R) are Bald Hill and the Samuel Rea Shop; also visible on the right are two box cars marshalled for reconditioning in the Shop. Photo taken at the Jones Street crossing and entryway. (Photo by Thomas C. Ayers.)
Photo Date:  3/21/1972  Upload Date: 10/6/2016 3:47:10 AM
Location:  Hollidaysburg, PA
Author: 
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PC 9035(SW7) PC 2436(C425) PC 9020(SW1200)
Views:  588   Comments: 1
PC 9035, SW7, 1972
Title:  PC 9035, SW7, 1972
Description:  Everyday. Here is an original photo that I took in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, in March of 1972. Prominent here is Penn Central Railroad engine #9035, an SW7 switcher built by GM-EMD in May of 1950 and rated at 1,200 horsepower; its original PRR number was "9365." Its crew is shifting some cars in the Yard, two of which are wrecked TrailerTrain flatcars that will be delivered to the Berwind-White Railroad Car Shops. At the left is the Yardmaster's Office. "Bald Hill" dominates the distance.
Photo Date:  3/21/1972  Upload Date: 12/19/2024 7:40:03 AM
Location:  Hollidaysburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PC 9035(SW7)
Views:  10   Comments: 0
PC 9035, SW7, 1972
Title:  PC 9035, SW7, 1972
Description:  Everyday. Here is an original telephoto view that I took in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, in March of 1972. Shown here is a closeup of Penn Central Railroad engine #9035, an SW7 built by GM-EMD in May of 1950 and rated at 1,200 horsepower; its original PRR number was "9365." The name of the Engineman shown here is not recorded.
Photo Date:  3/21/1972  Upload Date: 12/19/2024 7:39:31 AM
Location:  Hollidaysburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PC 9035(SW7)
Views:  11   Comments: 0
PC Cabin Track, 1972
Title:  PC Cabin Track, 1972
Description:  Everyday. Here is an original telephoto view that I took in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, in March of 1972. Shown here are several Penn Central Railroad cabin cars, poised for future use. The nearest one looks to be PC N-11E transfer caboose #18526. This was at a time when all local Yard Operations in Altoona had been transferred to Hollidaysburg. "Bald Hill" dominates the distance.
Photo Date:  3/21/1972  Upload Date: 12/19/2024 7:38:49 AM
Location:  Hollidaysburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  RollingStock,Yard
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Views:  10   Comments: 0
PC MoW Office/Bunk Car, 1972
Title:  PC MoW Office/Bunk Car, 1972
Description:  Everyday. Here is an original photo that I took of Penn Central Railroad property in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, in March of 1972. Shown here is the PC's Maintenance-of-Way Office/Bunk Car, located at the very eastern end of South Juniata Street. This looks like a Pullman-built car that has been put-up on two stacks of railroad ties. Perhaps it saw better days during the long-gone "Age of Steam"!
Photo Date:  3/21/1972  Upload Date: 8/17/2016 5:25:02 PM
Location:  Hollidaysburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
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Views:  409   Comments: 0
PC 6970, AS616, 1972
Title:  PC 6970, AS616, 1972
Description:  Everyday. Here is an original photo that I took in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, in March of 1972. Shown here is Penn Central Railroad engine #6970, an AS616 built by Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton for the Pennsylvania Railroad as number "8970" in June of 1951, rated at 1,600 horsepower, and retired in July of 1966 after just 15 years of revenue service. By the looks of it, this locomotive ~ now renumbered "6970" ~ has been sold for scrap and is awaiting shipment to its final destination. Photo taken near the intersection of Allegheny and Blair Streets, next to the AIRCO Plant.
Photo Date:  3/21/1972  Upload Date: 6/7/2016 12:17:18 PM
Location:  Hollidaysburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PC 6970(AS616)
Views:  897   Comments: 0
PC 60007, Snow Plow, 1972
Title:  PC 60007, Snow Plow, 1972
Description:  Everyday. Here is an original photo that I took of Penn Central Railroad rolling stock in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, in March of 1972. Shown here is PC Snow Plow #60007. This photo was taken near the intersection of Allegheny and Blair Streets, next to the AIRCO Plant.
Photo Date:  3/21/1972  Upload Date: 6/7/2016 12:19:25 PM
Location:  Hollidaysburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  626   Comments: 0
PC 60007, Snow Plow, 1972
Title:  PC 60007, Snow Plow, 1972
Description:  Everyday. Here is an original photo that I took of Penn Central Railroad rolling stock in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, in March of 1972. Shown here (R to L) are Snow Plow #60007 and Browning Crane #CL 3029. Photo taken near the intersection of Allegheny and Blair Streets, next to the AIRCO Plant.
Photo Date:  3/21/1972  Upload Date: 6/7/2016 12:37:31 PM
Location:  Hollidaysburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  247   Comments: 0
PC CL 3029, Browning Crane, 1972
Title:  PC CL 3029, Browning Crane, 1972
Description:  Everyday. Here is an original photo that I took of Penn Central Railroad rolling stock in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, in March of 1972. Shown here (L to R) are Snow Plow #60007 and Browning Crane #CL 3029. Photo taken near the intersection of Allegheny and Blair Streets, next to the AIRCO Plant.
Photo Date:  3/21/1972  Upload Date: 2/17/2017 2:47:00 AM
Location:  Hollidaysburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  201   Comments: 0
Brush Run Tunnel, 1972
Title:  Brush Run Tunnel, 1972
Description:  Everyday. Here is an original photo that I took of Penn Central Railroad property in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, in March of 1972. Shown here is Brush Run as it enters the tunnel under the Westbound Classification Yard on its way to flowing into the West Branch of the Juniata River a short distance away. Also visible is Pennsylvania Railroad gondola #343466. The Yard and this waterway tunnel were completed around 1902, some 70 years earlier! Photo taken just South of US Route 22.
Photo Date:  3/21/1972  Upload Date: 2/17/2017 2:50:04 AM
Location:  Hollidaysburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  RollingStock,Tunnel,Yard
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Views:  243   Comments: 0
PC MoW Office/Bunk Car, 1974
Title:  PC MoW Office/Bunk Car, 1974
Description:  Everyday. Here is an original photo that I took of Penn Central Railroad property in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, in May of 1974. Shown here is the PC's Maintenance-of-Way Office/Bunk Car, located at the very eastern end of South Juniata Street. "Bald Hill" is also visible in the distance. This photo was taken from the parking lot of the Old Canal Inn. That's the US Route 22/Blair Street By-pass on the left.
Photo Date:  5/5/1974  Upload Date: 8/17/2016 5:26:48 PM
Location:  Hollidaysburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
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Views:  336   Comments: 0
CR 1862, F7A, 1976
Title:  CR 1862, F7A, 1976
Description:  Everyday. Here is an original 35mm color slide by E. Roy Ward that was taken in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, on 24 April 1976. Shown here is recently-repainted Conrail engine #1862, an F7A built by GM-EMD for the New York Central Railroad as number "1862" in October of 1952 and rated at 1,500 horsepower. This unit was heavily damaged during the Summer of 1975, but had been returned to service by the time this photo was taken. Along with another GM-EMD product, it's poised to haul a train of newly-repaired freight cars to Altoona and elsewhere. Visible in the distance are Hollidaysburg's historic "Chimney Rocks."
Photo Date:  4/24/1976  Upload Date: 7/24/2018 8:13:47 PM
Location:  Hollidaysburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  CR 1862(F7A)
Views:  470   Comments: 0
CR 9353, SW1200, 1977
Title:  CR 9353, SW1200, 1977
Description:  Everyday. Here is an original 35mm color slide by Bryce Lee that was taken in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, during October of 1977. Shown here is Conrail engine #9353, an SW1200 built by GM-EMD for the Pennsylvania Railroad as number "7934" in April of 1958, rated at 1,200 horsepower, renumbered "9353" in preparation for the PRR-NYC merger, and now owned by Conrail.
Photo Date:  10/22/1977  Upload Date: 4/5/2018 2:58:44 AM
Location:  Hollidaysburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  CR 9353(SW1200)
Views:  370   Comments: 1
CR 6865, RSD12, 1978
Title:  CR 6865, RSD12, 1978
Description:  Everyday. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Robert Yanosey that was taken in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, during August of 1978. Shown here (L to R) are Conrail engine #6865 and a Lackawanna Railroad "Geep" whose number is not recorded. #6865 is an RSD12 built by the American Locomotive Company as PRR engine number "8665" in February of 1958, renumbered "6865" in preparation for the PRR-NYC merger, and then acquired by Conrail. They're poised to pull a mixed-cargo freight train out of the Hollidaysburg Yards.
Photo Date:  8/15/1978  Upload Date: 3/25/2020 8:40:23 PM
Location:  Hollidaysburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  CR 6865(RSD12)
Views:  217   Comments: 0
CR 8604, SW8, 1987
Title:  CR 8604, SW8, 1987
Description:  Everyday. Here is an original 35mm color slide by Kenneth Lehman that was taken in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, on 10 April 1987. Shown here is Conrail engine #8604, an SW8 built by GM-EMD for the New York Central as number "9604" in February of 1952, rated at 800 horsepower, and renumbered "8604" in preparation for the NYC-PRR merger. Partially visible in the background is the Hollidaysburg Car Shop, built in 1955 by the Pennsylvania Railroad and christened the "Samuel Rea Shop."
Photo Date:  4/10/1987  Upload Date: 4/6/2022 5:41:04 AM
Location:  Hollidaysburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  CR 8604(SW8)
Views:  116   Comments: 0
CR 8079, GP38-2, 1987
Title:  CR 8079, GP38-2, 1987
Description:  Everyday. Here is an original 35mm color slide by Kenneth Lehman that was taken in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, on 3 September 1987. Shown here (L to R) are Conrail engines #8079 and #3342. Both were built by GM-EMD: #8079 in February of 1973 and #3342 in June of 1978. In this context, they're pulling a long string of hopper cars into Hollidaysburg on the Bedford Branch line. Also visible in the center is Conrail's Hollidaysburg Car Shop; it was built in 1955 by the Pennsylvania Railroad and christened the "Samuel Rea Shop." A not-so-bald "Bald Hill" dominates the distance. Photo taken from the US Route 36 Bridge, facing railroad East and Frankstown.
Photo Date:  9/3/1987  Upload Date: 3/8/2022 10:32:54 PM
Location:  Hollidaysburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  CR 8079(GP38-2) CR 3342(GP40-2)
Views:  165   Comments: 1
CR Hollidaysburg Yard, 2001
Title:  CR Hollidaysburg Yard, 2001
Description:  Everyday. Here is an original 35mm color slide by Kenneth Lehman that was taken in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, on 29 October 2001. Prominent here is the entrance to Conrail's yard in Hollidaysburg, presently occupied by a plethora of new GCCX covered hopper cars. The eastern slopes of the Allegheny Mountains dominate the distance. Photo taken from the US Route 36/Penn Street Bridge, facing railroad West and Duncansville.
Photo Date:  10/29/2001  Upload Date: 5/19/2023 10:49:31 PM
Location:  Hollidaysburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  RollingStock,Yard
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Views:  49   Comments: 0
NS 610, RP-M4C, 2014
Title:  NS 610, RP-M4C, 2014
Description:  Everyday. Here is an original 35mm color slide by Doug Boyd that was taken in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, in March of 2014. Shown here (R to L) are Norfolk Southern Railroad engine #610 and another unit whose road number is not recorded. In this context, they're about to cross Bedford Street and enter the Hollidaysburg Yards with a mixed-cargo freight train. This stretch of track is actually the original right-of-way for the Allegheny Portage Railroad, active between 1834 and 1856.
Photo Date:  3/21/2014  Upload Date: 7/14/2021 9:05:22 AM
Location:  Hollidaysburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
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Locomotives:  NS 610(Road Slug)
Views:  157   Comments: 0
NS 754, RP-4EC, 2015
Title:  NS 754, RP-4EC, 2015
Description:  Everyday. Here is an original 35mm color slide by Doug Boyd that was taken in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, in March of 2015. Shown here (R to L) are Norfolk Southern Railroad engines #754 and #3011. Partially visible at the right are the US Route 36 Bridge, the tower of the Blair County Prison, and the Blair County Courthouse.
Photo Date:  3/21/2015  Upload Date: 2/15/2022 10:00:28 PM
Location:  Hollidaysburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Yard
Locomotives:  NS 754(RP-E4C) NS 3011(GP40-2)
Views:  170   Comments: 0
EV 1828, GP16, 2015
Title:  EV 1828, GP16, 2015
Description:  Everyday. Here is an original 35mm color slide by Doug Boyd that was taken in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, in March of 2015. Shown here (R to L) are Everett Railroad Company engines #1828 and 1712. Both are GP16's built by GM-EMD. This very location was once the "Exchange Place" between the Pennsylvania Main Line Canal coming from the right and the Allegheny Portage Railroad extending to the left, up and over the eastern slope of the Allegheny Mountains visible in the distance.
Photo Date:  3/21/2015  Upload Date: 6/10/2022 8:27:36 AM
Location:  Hollidaysburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  EV 1828(GP16) EV 1712(GP16)
Views:  102   Comments: 0
NOGC 500, GP7, 2021
Title:  NOGC 500, GP7, 2021
Description:  Everyday. Here is an original 35mm color slide by Doug Boyd that was taken in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, in February of 2021. Shown here is New Orleans & Gulf Coast engine #500, a GP7R built by GM-EMD as a GP7 in May of 1953 as Chicago & North Western Railroad number "1625," later purchased by NOGC and renumbered "500," and eventually owned by the Everett Railroad and numbered "500."
Photo Date:  2/2/2021  Upload Date: 9/24/2023 5:45:24 AM
Location:  Hollidaysburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  NOGC 500(GP7R)
Views:  68   Comments: 0
GMTX 2694, GP38-2, 2021
Title:  GMTX 2694, GP38-2, 2021
Description:  Everyday. Here is an original 35mm color slide by Doug Boyd that was taken in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, in August of 2021. Shown here is GMTX engine #2694, a GP38-2 built by GM-EMD as DRGW GP-40 number "3088" in November of 1971 and later rebuilt as GMTX GP38-2 number "2694."
Photo Date:  8/15/2021  Upload Date: 12/28/2021 9:31:57 PM
Location:  Hollidaysburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  GMTX 2694(GP38-2)
Views:  195   Comments: 0


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