Altoona Area Photos
From the south end of the 8th Street bridge we have the eastbound class yard in the foreground. Note switchman is getting a ride from a speeder. Photo by John Dziobko, GodFatherRails.com
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The iconic North 8th Street Bridge (the "red bridge") connecting Juniata to the 6th Avenue extension, "Old Sixth Avenue Road" This view is looking across the PRR yard toward Juniata on the far side
Viewing Album: PRR: Altoona Bridges ~ 8th Street (Juniata)
Shown here (L to R) are the PRR's ROSE Tower (in white), the 8th Street ("Red") Bridge, three ALCo locomotives waiting for their next assignment, and a Baldwin road switcher working away. Visible in the foreground are the west- and eastbound passenger/through tracks, to include position-light Signal #2344.
Altoona Railroad Timeline - AltoonaWorks.info
Feb 6, 2010 · March 20, 1894 - In a demonstration of the fight for scarce jobs in the depression, a mob of 300 men from the Altoona Shops march over the “Red Bridge” and drive off immigrants working on the Bellwood Extension of the Altoona & Logan Valley Railroad at 75 cents a day, forcing them to flee for their lives; they then march to the Elizabeth ...
PRR "Red Bridge," c. 1911 - govindaya.rrpicturearchives.net
Also known as the 8th Street Bridge. Depicted in the background is the Juniata section of Altoona; in the distance is a small portion of the Allegheny Mountain Range. The artist's name is not recorded.
Altoona, Pennsylvania - Wikipedia
The Fairview neighborhood in Altoona. Altoona lies at the base of Brush Mountain within Logan Valley and Pleasant Valley. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 9.8 square miles (25.4 km 2), all land. Altoona is situated in the Allegheny Mountains.
Old PRR shop Walking Bridge Altoona, PA - Flickr
Jun 26, 2011 · An old Pennsylvania Rail Roads walking bridge on 4th street in Altoona, PA. This bridge is very old, and connects this section of town to the heart of the shop area.
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PRR 12th Street Bridge, 1965 - rrpicturearchives.net
The large, red brick structure on the right was once part of what was known as the "Altoona Machine Shops" where generations of dedicated Pennsylvania Railroaders built everything from freight cars to engine tenders to steam locomotives, …
Viewing Album: PRR: Altoona Bridges ~ 4th Street
Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad locomotive in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 09 September 1964. Shown here is PRR engine #7923, an ES-12 built by EMD in 1957 and rated at 1,200 horsepower. Its crew is busy switching cars in the Altoona Yards near the 4th Street Bridge.