Seen earlier in the yard, the PRR 6967 starts to pull. To see that view, click here. PRR Class M1a.

Ore empties move east behind Baldwin sharks. John's railfanning companion was his longtime friend the late Bill Rosenberg of Kew Gardens, Long Island, N.Y., and the method of transport for this 3... (more)

A Mountain-type M1a is tied onto a manifest out on the main at Lewistown. Thanks to Mr. Hess for the research on the locomotive number. To see the same train getting underway, click Railroad: Pennsylvania Railroad
Locomotive: Steam 4-8-2
Location: Lewistown, Pennsylvania, USA
Locomotive #: PRR 6967
Train ID: manifest
Photo Date: December 31, 1956

John's year-end PRR foray with his railfan friend the late Bill Rosenberg of Long Island, N.Y., moves from Hagerstown to Harrisburg and he immediately puts his Argus C3 to work. P5A 4769 poses wi... (more)

Crowl, a hamlet of 40, was on the 27-mile PRR Shamokin Valley branch between Sunbury and Mt. Carmel. It was one of the last places to see operating PRR steam. Abundant coal, good water, heavy se... (more)

Pennsy 4390 takes on water at Crowl. The Shamokin branch ran 27 miles from the Susquehanna at Sunbury, PA., to an interchange with the LV at Mt. Carmel, PA., and saw a lot of ore moves. Thanks t... (more)

This could be the Washington/Philly Express, a day train from Buffalo, slowing for its stop. This is the same leader as seen in Railroad: Pennsylvania Railroad
Locomotive: EMD E7(A)
Location: Williamsport, Pennsylvania, USA
Locomotive #: PRR 5878
Train ID: Washington Express
Photo Date: August 18, 1956

PRR5865 and leader 5878 are refueled at Renovo. There were no fuel tanks, only a coaling tower, so a contractor was called in to refuel Buffalo-Harrisburg trains. To view a companion shot of the... (more)

Cabin 477992 had the PRR radiophone antenna.

N8-style cabin 478095 was a real Cadillac, a shoving platform ahead of it's time. How many RR employees can you count in this photo?

8175 is working hard getting out of the yard. PRR Class H10.

Two days after Christmas '52, a Pennsy steamer starts to pull a freight from deep in the yard. Check out what appears to be a smashboard-type paddle signal at the throat of the yard. PRR Class H1... (more)

This is a sister image to this photo. You see the rear of a manifest leaving Altoona and a set of BH50 Baldwin pushe... (more)

A sister image to this photo, John has moved down the hill slightly to capture the consist of a typical PRR manifest ... (more)

Ground-level view at the helper pit in Altoona. PRR Class EH30.