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Owner: Pennsylvania Railroad
Model:UNKNOWN 4-6-0Built As:Builder Info (Unavailable )
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Notes:Smith & Perkins; "Altoona"; 1852; 1866: rebuilt & numbered "43"
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"Power To Burn," Page 86, 1976
Title:  "Power To Burn," Page 86, 1976
Description:  Here is page 86 of a 96-page monograph entitled "Power To Burn: Smoke, Steam, & Cinders" that was edited by James M. Shafer and published during 1976. Revised Caption: "PRR No. 43 was built by Smith and Perkins of Alexandria, Va., and was named originally the 'Altoona.' Rebuilt in 1866, it was given the number 43."
Photo Date:  8/29/1976  Upload Date: 3/13/2019 9:00:50 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR ALTOONA(4-6-0) PRR 43(4-6-0)
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Altoona RR Pictorial History, Pages 50-51, 1996
Title:  Altoona RR Pictorial History, Pages 50-51, 1996
Description:  Here is a photo that was included in the "Altoona Area Railroad Pictorial History" edited by Linda White and published in 1996 by The Altoona Mirror, pages 50-51. Photo Caption: "The engine 'Altoona' after being rebuilt in the Altoona shops in 1866. It was built by Smith and Perkins of Alexandria, Va., in October 1852 [and] was placed on the Eastern Division in December 1852. It was originally a 2-6-0, but was rebuilt into a 4-6-0, as were others of this type. In the background is the Logan House, while at the left is the St. Charles Hotel, once a famous hostelry in Altoona."
Photo Date:  1/1/1996  Upload Date: 11/23/2017 7:38:27 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR ALTOONA(4-6-0) PRR 43(4-6-0)
Views:  618   Comments: 0


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