PRR New Portage Wreck, 1916         
Here is a photo of the fatal wreck at the Pennsylvania Railroad's New Portage Junction in Duncansville, Pennsylvania, on 6 November 1916. It was included in the "Altoona Area Railroad Pictorial History" edited by Linda White and published in 1996 by The Altoona Mirror, page 16. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad coal-fired/steam-powered wrecking crane #490768 and maintenance-of-way flat car #490313.
Date: 11/6/1916 Location: Duncansville, PA   Map Show Duncansville on a rail map Views: 1037 Collection Of:   Thomas C. Ayers
Rolling Stock: PRR 490768 (MofW Equipment) PRR 490313 (MofW Equipment) Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
PRR New Portage Wreck, 1916
Picture Categories: RollingStock,Steam,Wreck This picture is part of album:  PRR: Wreck At New Portage Junction ~ NOV 1916
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