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PC Westbound Hump, #1 of 4, 1972 |
| Description: |
Yard Work. Here is the first of four successive original photos that I took in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, during August of 1972. Shifting cars on the Westbound Hump is Penn Central engine #9020, an SW1200 switcher built by GM-EMD as Pennsylvania Railroad number "7920" in November of 1957, rated at 1,200 horsepower, and renumbered "9020" in preparation for the PRR-NYC merger. Also visible are the PC's Samuel Rea Shop at the left and the Borough of Hollidaysburg in the distance. |
| Photo Date: |
8/15/1972 Upload Date: 6/25/2016 12:32:03 AM |
| Location: |
Hollidaysburg, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Yard |
| Locomotives: |
PC 9020(SW1200) |
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384 Comments: 0 |
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PC Westbound Hump, #2 of 4, 1972 |
| Description: |
Yard Work. Here is the second of four successive original photos that I took in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, during August of 1972. Shifting cars on the Westbound Hump is Penn Central engine #9020, an SW1200 switcher built by GM-EMD as Pennsylvania Railroad number "7920" in November of 1957, rated at 1,200 horsepower, and renumbered "9020" in preparation for the PRR-NYC merger. The names of the three Railroaders pictured here are not recorded. Also visible at the right is US Route 22. |
| Photo Date: |
8/15/1972 Upload Date: 6/25/2016 12:34:35 AM |
| Location: |
Hollidaysburg, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Yard |
| Locomotives: |
PC 9020(SW1200) |
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441 Comments: 1 |
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PC Westbound Hump, #3 of 4, 1972 |
| Description: |
Yard Work. Here is the third of four successive original photos that I took in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, during August of 1972. Shifting cars on the Westbound Hump is Penn Central engine #9020, an SW1200 switcher built by GM-EMD as Pennsylvania Railroad number "7920" in November of 1957, rated at 1,200 horsepower, and renumbered "9020" in preparation for the PRR-NYC merger. Also visible are the PC's Samuel Rea Shop at the left and a small portion of US Route 22 at the right. |
| Photo Date: |
8/15/1972 Upload Date: 6/25/2016 12:36:05 AM |
| Location: |
Hollidaysburg, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Yard |
| Locomotives: |
PC 9020(SW1200) |
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297 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PC Westbound Hump, #4 of 4, 1972 |
| Description: |
Yard Work. Here is the fourth of four successive original photos that I took in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, during August of 1972. Shifting cars on the Westbound Hump is Penn Central engine #9020, an SW1200 switcher built by GM-EMD as Pennsylvania Railroad number "7920" in November of 1957, rated at 1,200 horsepower, and renumbered "9020" in preparation for the PRR-NYC merger. In this artsy-shot using the rear-view mirror of my Datsun 240-Z, #9020 is at the very top of the Westbound Hump. In olden days, there was a two-story Hump Tower located there. The hill in the distance overlooks the Village of Loop Station. |
| Photo Date: |
8/15/1972 Upload Date: 6/25/2016 12:37:13 AM |
| Location: |
Hollidaysburg, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Yard |
| Locomotives: |
PC 9020(SW1200) |
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272 Comments: 0 |
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