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"Horseshoe Curve," Page 33, 1941 |
| Description: |
Here is page six of an eight-page article by Harry T. Sohlberg entitled "Horseshoe Curve." It was published originally in the March 1941 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 33. Top Photo: Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #3733 and #1339. Both are K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacifics" built in Juniata. #3733 was built during February of 1920 and retired in April of 1956. #1339 was built during April of 1918 and retired in February of 1956. They are pulling an eastbound passenger train around the Horseshoe Curve and down the Allegheny Mountains to Altoona, Harrisburg, and Philadelphia. Note the illustration of an inclined plane and a two-sectioned boat on the Allegheny Portage Railroad (1834-1854). |
| Photo Date: |
3/1/1941 Upload Date: 7/16/2016 12:51:01 AM |
| Location: |
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE CURVE), PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Steam,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 3733(4-6-2) PRR 1339(4-6-2) |
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522 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
"Horseshoe Curve," Page 26, 1941 |
| Description: |
Here is page seven of a seven-page article by Harry T. Sohlberg entitled "Horseshoe Curve." It was published originally in the November 1941 issue of "Mutual Magazine," page 26. (This is actually a reprint of an article published in the March 1941 issue of "Trains" magazine, pages 28-35.) Partial Caption: "No. 24 slips downgrade on one of the inside tracks. No. 24 is an afternoon maid-of-all-work passenger train from Pittsburgh to Philadelphia." Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #3733 and #1339. Both are K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacifics" built in Juniata. #3733 was built during February of 1920 and retired in April of 1956, while #1339 was built during April of 1918 and retired in February of 1956. |
| Photo Date: |
11/3/1941 Upload Date: 1/26/2019 11:01:37 AM |
| Location: |
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE CURVE), PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Steam,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 3733(4-6-2) PRR 1339(4-6-2) |
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242 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 1339, K-4S, 1946 |
| Description: |
Huntingdon. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Bill Price that was taken near Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, on 7 October 1946. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #1339, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during May of 1918 and retired in February of 1956 after 38 years of faithful service. Rockin' 'n' Rollin'! |
| Photo Date: |
10/7/1946 Upload Date: 6/21/2018 4:13:50 AM |
| Location: |
Huntingdon, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Steam |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 1339(4-6-2) |
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566 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 1339, K-4S, 1954 |
| Description: |
Coal Power. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Camden, New Jersey, in 1954. Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #1339, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during May of 1918 and retired in February of 1956 after 38 years of faithful service. Partly visible in the right-distance is the ghostly form of the Benjamin Franklin Bridge. |
| Photo Date: |
4/7/1954 Upload Date: 11/24/2021 5:40:55 PM |
| Location: |
Camden, NJ |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Yard,Steam |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 1339(4-6-2) |
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82 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 1339, K-4S, 1955 |
| Description: |
Camden. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by David R. Sweetland that was taken in Camden, New Jersey, on 30 August 1955. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #1339 and another locomotive whose number is not recorded. Both are K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacifics." #1339 was built in Juniata during May of 1918 and retired in February of 1956 after 38 years of faithful service. ("Stoneborobranch"; #31 of 69) |
| Photo Date: |
8/30/1955 Upload Date: 11/13/2020 9:34:41 PM |
| Location: |
Camden, NJ |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Yard,Steam |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 1339(4-6-2) |
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178 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
"World Famous Horseshoe Curve," Page 21, 1973 |
| Description: |
Here is page 21 of a 64-page booklet published by Harry P. Albrecht entitled "World Famous Horseshoe Curve, Altoona, Pennsylvania Railroad." It was first issued in September of 1973. Top Photo: Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #3733 and #1339. Both are K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacifics" built in Juniata. #3733 was constructed during February of 1920 and retired in April of 1956, while #1339 was built in May of 1918 and retired in February of 1956. Bottom Photo, Partial Caption: "Train No. [17], the westbound 'Pittsburgher,' headed by two Class M-1 locomotives." Both photos taken by H.W. Pontin in July of 1940. |
| Photo Date: |
9/22/1973 Upload Date: 10/29/2022 6:51:50 AM |
| Location: |
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE CURVE), PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Steam,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 3733(4-6-2) PRR 1339(4-6-2) |
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97 Comments: 0 |
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