This yard was on a Pennsy branch south of the mainline that went through Altoona.
First photo in an album of 39 photos of this railyard (source) East End of Hollidaysburg, Blair County with the Pennsylvania Railroad Car Shops around the mid-1950's. (Photo from Daniel Stephen Sheterom via https://www.facebook.com/groups/AncestralHollidaysburg/) [The long white building was the Samuel Ray Shops that replaced the steam engine facilities in 1954. It manufactured, as well as rehabilitated, freight cars.] |
Another photo from the photo album Interior of the Pennsylvania Railroad Samuel Rea Shops in Hollidaysburg, Blair County in May of 1957. (Photo from Thomas C. Ayres via https://www.facebook.com/groups/AncestralHollidaysburg/) Thomas C. Ayers This is a production line view of H-36 Hopper Cars taken in May of 1957. Bert Veldhuizen I had no idea fluorescent lights were around back then? Ralph Ciccone They've been around at least since the 1930's. |
Curry Rail Services |
Curry Rail Services |
Curry Rail Services |
Curry Rail Services |
AJ Grigg's Abandoned Railroad Map |
NS System Map |
Can you walk around the yard looking at trains without getting hassled?
ReplyDelete