Here is a photo from page 724 in the "Centennial History Of The Pennsylvania Railroad Company: 1846-1946" that was composed by George H. Burgess & Miles C. Kennedy and published in 1949. Photo Caption: "Class R (H-3) Consoldiation type locomotive. The first locomotives of this Class were built at Altoona in 1885." Shown here is PRR engine #437, an H-3 (2-8-0) "Consolidated" built in the Altoona Machine Shops during April of 1886 and sold in September of 1910 after 24 years of faithful service. |
Date:
4/13/1949 |
Location:
Altoona, PA Map ![Show Altoona on a rail map](/images/map_us.gif) |
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Thomas C. Ayers |
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Author: Thomas C. Ayers
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This picture is part of album: PRR: Centennial History Of The PRR ~ 1949 |