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PRR New Portage Wreck, 1916 |
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Here is an official photo of the fatal wreck at the Pennsylvania Railroad's New Portage Junction in Duncansville, Pennsylvania, on 6 November 1916. Visible at the far right is a portion of PRR engine #2115, an H-6A (2-8-0) "Consoldiated" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during June of 1902 and retired in June of 1927 after 25 years of faithful service. Photo taken from atop the four-track Signal Bridge, facing West toward Duncansville. Photo courtesy of MaryAnn Jones. |
| Photo Date: |
11/6/1916 Upload Date: 6/18/2016 1:22:27 AM |
| Location: |
Duncansville, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Steam,Wreck |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 2115(2-8-0) |
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| Title: |
PRR New Portage Wreck, 1916 |
| Description: |
Here is an official photo of the fatal wreck at the Pennsylvania Railroad's New Portage Junction in Duncansville, Pennsylvania, on 6 November 1916. Prominent here is PRR engine #2115, an H-6A (2-8-0) "Consolidated" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during June of 1902 and retired in June of 1927 after 25 years of faithful service. Photo taken from atop the four-track Signal Bridge, facing West toward Duncansville. Note the destroyed automobile bodies in the ditch at right. Photo courtesy of Ms. MaryAnn Jones. |
| Photo Date: |
11/6/1916 Upload Date: 12/28/2020 8:40:12 AM |
| Location: |
Duncansville, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Steam,Wreck |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 2115(2-8-0) |
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| Title: |
"Allegheny Portage Railroad," Page 52, 1997 |
| Description: |
Here is page 14 of an 18-page excerpt from Charles S. Roberts' 1997 book entitled "Triumph I: Altoona To Pitcairn 1846-1996," page 52. Photo and text provide details of a runaway-train wreck that occurred on the Pennsylvania Railroad's New Portage Branch line in Duncansville, Pennsylvania, 6 November 1916. Partially visible at the far right is engine #2115, an H-6A (2-8-0) "Consoldiated" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in June of 1902 and retired in June of 1927 after 25 years of service. (For more on this, see my RRPA album entitled "Wreck At New Portage Junction ~ NOV 1916" at http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/archiveThumbs.aspx?id=116648) |
| Photo Date: |
1/1/1997 Upload Date: 10/15/2022 10:47:21 AM |
| Location: |
Duncansville, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Steam,Wreck |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 2115(2-8-0) |
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54 Comments: 0 |
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