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Viewing Album: PRR: Hollidaysburg, PA ~ Yard Power (R)
By:
Thomas C. Ayers
Dates:
2/3/1960 - 2/3/1960
Album Info:
Here are 16 original photos that I took of Pennsylvania Railroad yard locomotives in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, during the Summer of 1960. The purpose of the Samuel Rea Shop was to build or rebuild railroad cars of various sorts. When those cars were finished, they were marshaled into trains that departed from the Hollidaysburg Yards. There were always several switchers scurrying about to accomplish this, as shown in these photos. * Repaired Album *
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Title:
PRR 7922, ES-12, 1960
Description:
Yard Power. Here is an original photo that I took in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, in July of 1960. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #7922, an ES-12 switcher built by GM-EMD in November of 1957 and rated at 1,200 horsepower. In this context, the crew is "flat humping" a string of freight cars in the Yard. Discernable at the right is the roof of the PRR's Samuel Rea Shop. Photo taken near the Yard Master's Office, at the very eastern end of South Juniata Street.
Photo Date:
7/14/1960
Upload Date:
6/22/2016 5:09:30 PM
Location:
Hollidaysburg, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 7922(SW1200)
Views:
523
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 8973, BS-16M, 1960
Description:
Yard Power. Here is an original photo that I took in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, in July of 1960. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #8973, a BS-16M road switcher built by Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton in May of 1951 and rated at 1,600 horsepower. In this context, the crew is pulling a string of cars over the Juniata River Railroad Bridge and past the "Yard Limit" sign. Discernable at the right distance is the PRR's Freight Station. Photo taken just East of the Bedford Street Crossing.
Photo Date:
7/14/1960
Upload Date:
6/22/2016 5:07:33 PM
Location:
Hollidaysburg, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge,Yard,Station
Locomotives:
PRR 8973(AS616)
Views:
490
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 8906, AS-16m, 1960
Description:
Yard Power. Here is an original photo that I took in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, on 1 August 1960. Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #8906, an AS-16M road switcher built by the American Locomotive Company in April of 1951, rated at 1,600 horsepower, and retired in October of 1967 after just 16 years of revenue service. In this context, its shifting cars under the Union Street Bridge. Note the hopper cars which have been marshalled for reconditioning in the PRR's Samuel Rea Shop. From 1834 to 1854, this whole area was the water-filled basin for the Pennsylvania Main Line Canal. The structures on the other side of South Juniata Street served patrons of the western end of the Canal and the eastern end of the Allegheny Portage Railroad. Passengers and cargo were both loaded and off-loaded here.
Photo Date:
8/1/1960
Upload Date:
4/7/2025 11:50:46 PM
Location:
Hollidaysburg, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 8906(RS3)
Views:
10
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 9329, GS-4M, #1 of 2, 1960
Description:
Yard Power. Here is the first of two successive original photos that I took in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, on 2 August 1960. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #9329 and #9330. Both are GS-4M switchers built by General Electric in June of 1948, rated at 380 horsepower each, and retired in February of 1966 after just 18 years of revenue service. Here, the crew is "flat switching" cars midway between the Jones Street Crossing (to the right) and the Yard Master's office (to the left).
Photo Date:
8/2/1960
Upload Date:
4/7/2025 11:50:33 PM
Location:
Hollidaysburg, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 9329(44Tonner)
PRR 9330(44Tonner)
Views:
11
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 9329, GS-4M, #2 of 2, 1960
Description:
Yard Power. Here is the second of two successive original photos that I took in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, on 2 August 1960. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #9329 and #9330. Both are GS-4M switchers built by General Electric in June of 1948, rated at 380 horsepower each, and retired in February of 1966 after just 18 years of revenue service. Here, the crew is "flat switching" a string of gondolas. Partially visible in the left background is a not-so-bald "Bald Hill."
Photo Date:
8/2/1960
Upload Date:
4/7/2025 11:50:04 PM
Location:
Hollidaysburg, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 9329(44Tonner)
PRR 9330(44Tonner)
Views:
8
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 9394, ES-12, 1960
Description:
Yard Power. Here is an original photo that I took in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, on 2 August 1960. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9394, an ES-12 switcher built by GM-EMD in May of 1950 and rated at 1,200 horsepower. In this context, the crew is "flat humping" a string of boxcars near the Yard Master's Office. Partially visible in the right background is the PRR's Samuel Rea Shop.
Photo Date:
8/2/1960
Upload Date:
4/7/2025 10:43:36 PM
Location:
Hollidaysburg, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 9394(SW7)
Views:
6
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 9172, ES-10, 1960
Description:
Yard Power. Here is an original photo that I took in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, on 2 August 1960. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9172, an ES-10 switcher built by GM-EMD in October of 1948 and rated at 1,000 horsepower. The crew is "flat humping" cars in the Yard. Discernable at the right is the wooden water tower (last vestige of the "Age of Steam") and the PRR's Samuel Rea Shop. Photo taken near the Yard Master's Office, at the very eastern end of South Juniata Street.
Photo Date:
8/2/1960
Upload Date:
6/22/2016 5:11:13 PM
Location:
Hollidaysburg, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 9172(NW2)
Views:
521
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 9394, ES-12, 1960
Description:
Yard Power. Here is an original photo that I took in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, on 2 August 1960. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9394, an ES-12 switcher built by GM-EMD in May of 1950 and rated at 1,200 horsepower. The crew is "flat humping" a string of freight cars in the Yard. The pedigree of the self-propelled crane visible at the right is not recorded. Photo was taken just west of the Jones Street crossing, along South Juniata Street.
Photo Date:
8/2/1960
Upload Date:
6/22/2016 5:12:30 PM
Location:
Hollidaysburg, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 9394(SW7)
Views:
347
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 9257, BS-10A, 1960
Description:
Yard Power. Here is an original photo that I took in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, in August of 1960. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9257, a BS-10A switcher built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in December of 1948 and rated at 1,000 horsepower. Visible at the left is a decommissioned PRR combination baggage-passenger car, destined to be scrapped at the Reclamation Plant in Frankstown. Visible at the right is the western end of the PRR's Samuel Rea Shop building. Photo taken near the Yard Master's Office, at the very eastern end of South Juniata Street.
Photo Date:
8/15/1960
Upload Date:
10/27/2016 3:35:48 AM
Location:
Hollidaysburg, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 9257(DS44-1000)
Views:
277
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 9172, ES-10, 1960
Description:
Yard Power. Here is an original photo that I took in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, in August of 1960. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9172, an ES-10 switcher built by GM-EMD in October of 1948 and rated at 1,000 horsepower. Partially visible at the right is the PRR's Samuel Rea Shop. Photo taken near the Yard Master's Office, at the very eastern end of South Juniata Street.
Photo Date:
8/15/1960
Upload Date:
10/27/2016 3:04:27 AM
Location:
Hollidaysburg, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 9172(NW2)
Views:
471
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 8906, AS-16M, #1 of 2, 1960
Description:
Yard Power. Here is the first of two successive original photos that I took in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, on 27 August 1960. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #8906, an AS-16M road switcher built by the American Locomotive Company in April of 1951, rated at 1,600 horsepower, and retired in October of 1967 after just 16 years of service. The crew is moving cars adjacent to Snyder's Scrap Yard. This stretch of track is actually the original right-of-way for the Allegheny Portage Railroad.
Photo Date:
8/27/1960
Upload Date:
4/7/2025 10:44:14 PM
Location:
Hollidaysburg, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 8906(RS3)
Views:
8
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 8906, AS-16M, #2 of 2, 1960
Description:
Yard Power. Here is the second of two successive original photos that I took in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, on 27 August 1960. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #8906, an AS-16M road switcher built by the American Locomotive Company in April of 1951, rated at 1,600 horsepower, and retired in October of 1967 after just 16 years of service. The crew is moving cars adjacent to Snyder's Scrap Yard. This stretch of track is actually the original right-of-way for the Allegheny Portage Railroad.
Photo Date:
8/27/1960
Upload Date:
4/7/2025 10:44:34 PM
Location:
Hollidaysburg, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 8906(RS3)
Views:
7
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 5557, BS-10A, 1960
Description:
Yard Power. Here is an original photo that I took in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, on 30 August 1960. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5557, a BS-10A switcher built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in February of 1950 and rated at 1,000 horsepower. Note the strings of newly-reconditioned gondola and hopper cars visible on either end of the locomotive. The plume of smoke in the distance originated at the PRR's Reclamation Plant in Frankstown.
Photo Date:
8/30/1960
Upload Date:
6/11/2016 9:27:34 PM
Location:
Hollidaysburg, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 5557(DS44-1000)
Views:
474
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 5557, BS-10A, 1960
Description:
Yard Power. Here is an original photo that I took in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, on 30 August 1960. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5557, a BS-10A switcher built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in February of 1950 and rated at 1,000 horsepower. Partially visible beyond the string of newly-reconditioned gondolas at the right is the PRR's Samuel Rea Shop. Photo taken near the Yard Master's Office, at the very eastern end of South Juniata Street.
Photo Date:
9/1/1960
Upload Date:
6/11/2016 9:29:03 PM
Location:
Hollidaysburg, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 5557(DS44-1000)
Views:
377
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 9394, ES-12, 1960
Description:
Yard Power. Here is an original photo that I took in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, on 1 September 1960. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9394, an ES-12 switcher built by GM-EMD in May of 1950 and rated at 1,200 horsepower. Its crew is switching cars in the Hollidaysburg Yards, East of the Juniata River Railroad Bridge.
Photo Date:
9/1/1960
Upload Date:
6/7/2017 4:20:33 AM
Location:
Hollidaysburg, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
PRR 9394(SW7)
Views:
460
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 8906, AS-16M, 1960
Description:
Yard Power. Here is an original photo that I took in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, on 2 September 1960. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #8906, an AS-16M road switcher built by the American Locomotive Company in April of 1951 and rated at 1,600 horsepower. It is pulling a short string of gondolas from Sender's Scrap Yard into the Hollidaysburg Yards. Note the three Crewmen: one at the right, one on the front of the engine, and one who has just thrown the switch for the train to cross over to the other track. Photo taken at the Bedford Street Crossing, adjacent to the Passenger Station.
Photo Date:
9/2/1960
Upload Date:
6/11/2016 9:31:43 PM
Location:
Hollidaysburg, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard,Station
Locomotives:
PRR 8906(RS3)
Views:
399
Comments:
0
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