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Owner: Pennsylvania Railroad
Model:Altoona 2-8-0Built As:Builder Info (Unavailable )
Serial Number:302Order No:
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Notes:PRR Class I; Altoona Machine Shops, 1875-1896.
Other locos with this serial:  PRR 173(2-8-0)
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PRR 173, H-1, c. 1875
Title:  PRR 173, H-1, c. 1875
Description:  Here is the Association of American Railroads' stock photo #799. No Caption. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #173, an H-1 (2-8-0) "Consolidated" built in the Altoona Machine Shops during November of 1875 and retired in April of 1896 after 21 years of faithful service. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. John S. Fisher Collection; #10 of 44.
Photo Date:  1/1/1900  Upload Date: 6/7/2022 9:57:47 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 173(2-8-0)
Views:  149   Comments: 0
Centennial History Of The PRR, Page 722, 1949
Title:  Centennial History Of The PRR, Page 722, 1949
Description:  Here is a photo from page 722 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 I (H-1) Consolidation type, built at Altoona Shops about 1875. This class locomotive was for heavy freight service." Shown here is PRR engine #173, an H-1 (2-8-0) "Consolidated" built in the Altoona Machine Shops during November of 1875 and retired in April of 1896 after 21 years of faithful service.
Photo Date:  4/13/1949  Upload Date: 9/7/2017 2:45:10 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 173(2-8-0)
Views:  386   Comments: 0
"World Famous Horseshoe Curve," Page 54, 1973
Title:  "World Famous Horseshoe Curve," Page 54, 1973
Description:  Here is page 54 of a 64-page booklet published by Harry P. Albrecht entitled "World Famous Horseshoe Curve, Altoona, Pennsylvania Railroad." It was first issued in September of 1973. Left Side, Top Photo: Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #142, an Odd Class A (4-4-0) "American" built in the Altoona Machine Shops (AMS) in December of 1866 and retired in 1888; it's the first locomotive built in Altoona. Left Side, Middle Photo: Engine #173 is an H-1 (2-8-0) "Consolidated" built in AMS in November of 1875 and retired in April of 1896. Left Side, Bottom Photo: #963 is a B-3 (0-6-0) switcher built in AMS in December of 1882 and sold to E.H. Wilson in March of 1905. Right Side, Top Photo: Engine #1515 is a D-15 (4-4-0) "Compound" built in AMS in October of 1892 and retired in November of 1905. Right Side, Middle Photo: Engine #1223 is a D-16SB (4-4-0) "American" built in Juniata in 1905 and presently on display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania. Right Side, Bottom Photo: Engine #1067 is an E-6S (4-4-2) "Atlantic" built in Juniata as number "5075" in December of 1910, renumbered "1067" in December of 1911, and retired in June of 1950.
Photo Date:  9/22/1973  Upload Date: 10/31/2022 11:07:45 AM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 142(4-4-0) PRR 173(2-8-0) PRR 963(0-6-0) PRR 1515(4-4-0) PRR 1223(4-4-0) PRR 1067(4-4-2)
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"Altoona Machine Shops," Page 33, 1984
Title:  "Altoona Machine Shops," Page 33, 1984
Description:  Here is the illustration on page 33 of the "Pennsylvania Railroad Altoona Machine Shops Construction Number List: 1866-1904." It was compiled by Joseph D. Lovell, and published by the Library Of American Transportation during 1984. Partial Caption: "PRR No. 173 of Class I was built in November 1875. Class I (later Class H-1) was the first of a long line of PRR-designed Consolidations."
Photo Date:  1/1/1984  Upload Date: 11/24/2018 6:57:51 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 173(2-8-0)
Views:  271   Comments: 0
W.H. Brown & The Great Flood, Page 20, 1989
Title:  W.H. Brown & The Great Flood, Page 20, 1989
Description:  Here is page three of a six-page article by Charles Meyer entitled "William H. Brown And The Great Flood." It was published originally in the "National Railway Bulletin," Volume 54, Number 5, 1989, page 20. Depicted below is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #173, an H-1 (2-8-0) "Consolidated" built in the Altoona Machine Shops during November of 1875 and retired in April of 1896 after 21 years of faithful service.
Photo Date:  5/2/1989  Upload Date: 3/11/2022 8:28:30 AM
Location:  Johnstown, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 173(2-8-0)
Views:  142   Comments: 0


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