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Title:
PRR Tyrone Roundhouse, 1903
Description:
iLocations. Here is an image of an official photo that was taken in Tyrone, Pennsylvania, in 1903. Shown here are the Pennsylvania Railroad's Roundhouse, Car Shops, and Yards. Visible in the foreground is Morrisdale Coal Company gondola #3052. William E. Burket Collection.
Photo Date:
2/2/1903
Upload Date:
8/13/2022 8:33:16 AM
Location:
Tyrone, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard,Steam
Locomotives:
Views:
474
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR Tyrone Car Shops, 1903
Description:
iLocations. Here is an image of an official photo that was taken in Tyrone, Pennsylvania, in 1903. Shown here are the Pennsylvania Railroad's Car Shops. The names of the Shopmen pictured here are not recorded. Note the floor of the gondola/primitive hopper in the foreground. William E. Burket Collection.
Photo Date:
2/3/1903
Upload Date:
8/13/2022 8:34:08 AM
Location:
Tyrone, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Yard
Locomotives:
Views:
429
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR Passenger Station Wreck, #1 of 3, 1913
Description:
iLocations. Here is the first of three images of photos by unidentified photographers that were taken in Tyrone, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday, 19 August 1913. Shown here is the carnage after a westbound Pennsylvania Railroad passenger train rearended another that was stopped at the Tyrone Passenger Station. One person died and 153 others were injured in the process. Photo taken from the Pedestrian Overpass. William E. Burket Collection.
Photo Date:
8/19/1913
Upload Date:
8/9/2022 10:44:26 PM
Location:
Tyrone, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Station,Steam,Wreck,Passenger
Locomotives:
Views:
452
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR Passenger Station Wreck, #2 of 3, 1913
Description:
iLocations. Here is the second of three images of photos by unidentified photographers that were taken in Tyrone, Pennsylvania, in August of 1913. Shown here is an unidentified Pennsylvania Railroad "H" Class (2-8-0) "Consolidated" steam locomotive assisting in the cleanup after one westbound passenger train rearended another that was stopped at the Tyrone Passenger Station. One person died and 153 others were injured in the process. William E. Burket Collection.
Photo Date:
8/20/1913
Upload Date:
8/9/2022 10:45:28 PM
Location:
Tyrone, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Station,Steam,Wreck,Passenger
Locomotives:
Views:
385
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR Passenger Station Wreck, #3 of 3, 1913
Description:
iLocations. Here is the third of three images of photos by unidentified photographers that were taken in Tyrone, Pennsylvania, in August of 1913. At the left, an unidentified Pennsylvania Railroad steam locomotive assists in the cleanup after one westbound passenger train rearended another that was stopped at the Tyrone Passenger Station. The engine in the center is the one which hit the standing train. One person died and 153 others were injured in the process. Photo taken from the Pedestrian Overpass. William E. Burket Collection.
Photo Date:
8/21/1913
Upload Date:
8/15/2022 2:23:25 PM
Location:
Tyrone, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Station,Steam,Wreck,Passenger
Locomotives:
Views:
547
Comments:
0
Title:
"Trains" Magazine, June 1943
Description:
Here is a photo taken by Mr. William Moedinger, Jr. It was published originally in the June 1943 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 29. Partial Caption: "The photo shows a Tyrone-bound freight approaching Dix Station ~ a humble, concrete telephone shanty behind the photographer." Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4126, an L-1S (2-8-2) "Mikado" built in Juniata during September of 1915 and retired in December of 1952 after 37 years of faithful service.
Photo Date:
6/1/1943
Upload Date:
9/21/2019 9:08:40 AM
Location:
Tyrone, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam,Signal
Locomotives:
PRR 4126(2-8-2)
Views:
848
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 3755, K-4S, c. 1952
Description:
MDiv. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #3755, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during April of 1920 and retired in October of 1958 after 38 years of faithful service. Who said Pennsy "Pacifics" never hauled freight? The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. ("Stoneborobranch"; #4 of 56)
Photo Date:
8/15/1952
Upload Date:
6/8/2025 4:25:04 PM
Location:
Tyrone, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Station,Steam,Signal
Locomotives:
PRR 3755(4-6-2)
Views:
375
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 5769, EP-22, 1954
Description:
Kern. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Fred R. Kern that was taken in Tyrone, Pennsylvania, on 25 July 1954. Shown here (L to R) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5769 and another unit whose road number is not recorded. Both are EP-22's built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,250 horsepower each. #5769 was constructed in May of 1952. This A-A set is pulling a passenger train through the Tyrone Station on its way to Altoona and points West. The plume of white smoke visible at the right marks the location of the Westvaco paper mill in beautiful downtown Tyrone. Wave to the Fireman!
Photo Date:
7/25/1954
Upload Date:
9/2/2025 11:58:06 PM
Location:
Tyrone, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Station,Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 5769(E8A)
Views:
371
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 5828, BH-50, 1954
Description:
Kern. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Fred R. Kern that was taken in Tyrone, Pennsylvania, on 25 July 1954. Shown here (R to L) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5828 and another "Centipede" whose road number is not recorded. Both are BH-50's built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works as BP-60 passenger engines rated at 3,000 horsepower each, but later regeared and reclassified as 2,250 horsepower BH-50's for freight and helper service only. #5828 was constructed in November of 1948 and retired in April of 1962 after just 14 years of revenue service. In this context, they're about to pass through the Tyrone Passenger Station with a fully-loaded mineral train on its way to Enola and points East. Wave to the Engineman!
Photo Date:
7/25/1954
Upload Date:
9/21/2025 9:52:49 AM
Location:
Tyrone, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Signal
Locomotives:
PRR 5828(DR12-8-1500/2)
Views:
308
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 9801, EF-15A, 1954
Description:
Kern. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Fred R. Kern that was taken in Tyrone, Pennsylvania, on 25 July 1954. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #9801 and three more "EF" Class units whose numbers are not recorded. All were built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,500 horsepower each. #9801 is an EF-15A built in March of 1951. They're about to pass through the Tyrone Passenger Station on their way to Enola and points East.
Photo Date:
7/25/1954
Upload Date:
3/17/2018 1:06:45 AM
Location:
Tyrone, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Signal
Locomotives:
PRR 9801(F7A)
Views:
1502
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 6969, M-1, 1954
Description:
Kern. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Fred R. Kern that was taken near Tyrone, Pennsylvania, on 25 July 1954. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6969, an M-1 (4-8-2) "Mountain" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during December of 1926 and retired in June of 1959 after 33 years of faithful service. Produced and distributed by Audio-Visual Designs.
Photo Date:
7/27/1954
Upload Date:
5/28/2019 11:27:09 PM
Location:
Tyrone, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 6969(4-8-2)
Views:
1247
Comments:
1
Title:
PRR 6772, M-1A, 1955
Description:
Mann. Here is a photo by an unidentified photographer that was taken near Tyrone, Pennsylvania, in July of 1955. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6772, an M-1A (4-8-2) "Mountain" built in Juniata during October of 1930 and retired in August of 1955 after 25 years of faithful service. Note the trainphone apparatus on the tender's deck. Wave to the Fireman! Brad Mann Collection.
Photo Date:
7/7/1955
Upload Date:
8/5/2025 6:22:17 AM
Location:
Tyrone, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge,Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 6772(4-8-2)
Views:
323
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 5836, EP-22, 1955
Description:
Lorenz. Here is a photo via Bob Lorenz that was taken at the Passenger Station in Tyrone, Pennsylvania, in 1955. Shown here (F to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5836 and another "EP" Class unit whose road number is not recorded. Both were built by GM-EMD. #5836 is an EP-22 constructed in February of 1951 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. They're about to pass under the Pedestrian Footbridge with a passenger train bound for Altoona and points West. Brad Mann Collection.
Photo Date:
8/15/1955
Upload Date:
8/11/2021 9:35:53 PM
Location:
Tyrone, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Station
Locomotives:
PRR 5836(E8A)
Views:
917
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR Northbound Coal Train, 1955
Description:
Consler. Here is an original color photo (converted to B&W) by an unidentified photographer that was taken near Tyrone, Pennsylvania, in August of 1955. An unidentified Pennsylvania Railroad Class L-1S (2-8-2) "Mikado" is powering a northbound coal train on the Bald Eagle Branch. Note the smoke plume from the tail-end pusher!
Photo Date:
8/15/1955
Upload Date:
4/1/2023 12:26:20 AM
Location:
Tyrone, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
Views:
480
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR "Welded Rail On The Main Line," Page 9, 1956
Description:
Here is page two of a two-page article entitled "PRR Tests For Track Economy: Welded Rail On The Main Line." It was published originally in the December 1956 issue of "Pennsy" magazine, page 9. Top Left Photo Caption: "Welded rails 1/4-mile long are moved over the road in revenue trains, 12 to a load." Photo taken from the pedestrian overpass near the Passenger Station in Tyrone, Pennsylvania.
Photo Date:
12/1/1956
Upload Date:
4/16/2022 11:27:57 AM
Location:
Tyrone, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Station,Track
Locomotives:
Views:
294
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR, 110th Annual Report, Page 17, 1956
Description:
Here is the lower illustration on page 17 of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company's 110th Annual Report for the Year Ending 31 December 1956. The photographer is not identified. Photo Caption: "TrucTrain ~ PRR's version of 'piggyback' ~ continues to grow rapidly in extent and revenue. The service moves highway trailers by special flatcar in fast schedules between key cities and interchange points with several other railroads." Photo taken from the pedestrian footbridge located just West of the Passenger Station in Tyrone, Pennsylvania.
Photo Date:
12/31/1956
Upload Date:
12/8/2018 4:01:39 PM
Location:
Tyrone, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
Views:
434
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 4238, I-1SA, 1957
Description:
Coal Power. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by Ken Douglas that was taken in Tyrone, Pennsylvania, on 13 October 1957. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4238, an I-1SA (2-10-0) "Decapod" built in by the Baldwin Locomotive Works as an I-1S during June of 1923, rebuilt in Juniata as an I-1SA in November of 1943, and retired in February of 1958. William P. Nixon Collection #50175.
Photo Date:
10/13/1957
Upload Date:
7/24/2018 11:48:57 PM
Location:
Tyrone, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
PRR 4238(2-10-0)
Views:
831
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 9740, BF-16, 1958
Description:
Lorenz. Here is a photo via Bob Lorenz that was taken at the Passenger Station in Tyrone, Pennsylvania, in May of 1958. It was published originally in the January-February 1974 issue of "PC Railroader" magazine, page 17. Photo Caption: "A three-unit Sharknose pouring on the power rounding the curve at Tyrone, Pa., with a westbound hopper extra, May, 1958." Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engine #9740 and two more "BF" Class units whose road numbers are not recorded. All were built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works. #9740 is a BF-16 constructed in January of 1951, rated at 1,600 horsepower, and retired in July of 1966 after just 15 years of revenue service.
Photo Date:
5/5/1958
Upload Date:
7/7/2018 1:22:32 AM
Location:
Tyrone, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Station
Locomotives:
PRR 9740(RF-16A)
Views:
953
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 9605, AF-15, #1 of 3, 1960
Description:
Sweetland. Here is the first of three duplicate 35mm color slides of photos by David R. Sweetland that were taken in November of 1960 Shown in Tyrone (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #9605 and three more "AF" Class units whose road numbers are not recorded. All were built by the American Locomotive Company. #9605 is an AF-15 built in March of 1950, rated at 1,500 horsepower, and retired in May of 1965 after just 15 years of revenue service.
Photo Date:
11/14/1960
Upload Date:
4/15/2021 8:14:34 AM
Location:
Tyrone, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Locomotives:
PRR 9605(FA1)
Views:
936
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 7030, EFS-17M, 1962
Description:
Chione. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken near Tyrone, Pennsylvania, in January of 1962. The photographer is not identified. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engine #7030 and seven more units whose road numbers are not recorded. All are EFS-17M road switchers built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,750 horsepower each. #7030 was built in November of 1955. In this context, eight "Geep's" are pulling a single cabin car in what appears to be a combined power move/caboose hop on its way to Altoona in the late afternoon hours of a frigid Winter's day.
Photo Date:
1/23/1962
Upload Date:
11/7/2018 6:06:13 AM
Location:
Tyrone, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Winter,Signal
Locomotives:
PRR 7030(GP9)
Views:
825
Comments:
1
Title:
PRR 7238, EFS-17M, 1964
Description:
Tyrone. Here is an original photo that I took in Tyrone, Pennsylvania, on 19 September 1964. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #7238, #7189-B, and #7233. All are EFS-17M's built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,750 horsepower each. #7238 and #7233 were built in October of 1959, but #7189-B was built in November of 1957. They are pulling an 86-car mixed-cargo freight train to Enola and points East. The cabin car is PRR #477822. Photo taken just West of the Tyrone Station.
Photo Date:
9/19/1964
Upload Date:
8/17/2016 1:01:22 PM
Location:
Tyrone, PA
Author:
Thomas C.Ayers
Categories:
Station,Signal
Locomotives:
PRR 7238(GP9)
PRR 7189-B(GP9B)
PRR 7233(GP9)
Views:
1235
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 2505, GF-25, 1964
Description:
Tyrone. Here is ao original photo that I took in Tyrone, Pennsylvania, on 19 September 1964. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #2505, #7231-B, and #9691. #2505 is a GF-25 built by General Electric in August of 1962 and rated at 2,500 horsepower. #7231-B is an EFS-17M built by GM-EMD in October of 1959 and rated at 1,750 horsepower. #9691 is an EF-15A built by GM-EMD as an EH-15 in April of 1949, rated at 1,500 horsepower, later regeared and reclassified as an EF-15A, and retired in February of 1967. They're pulling a 129-car mixed-cargo freight train to Enola and points East. The cabin car is PRR #477819. Photo taken just West of the Tyrone Station. Wave to the Fireman!
Photo Date:
9/19/1964
Upload Date:
8/17/2016 1:03:18 PM
Location:
Tyrone, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Station
Locomotives:
PRR 2505(U25B)
PRR 7231B(GP9B)
PRR 9691(F7A)
Views:
1508
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 6008, EF-25A, 1965
Description:
Tyrone. Here is an original photo that I took in Tyrone, Pennsylvania, on 15 May 1965. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #6008 and #6030. Both are EF-25A's built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,500 horsepower each. #6008 was built in March of 1965 while #6030 was built one month later. They're pulling a 137-car mixed-cargo freight train through the Tyrone Station on its way to Enola and points East. Partially visible in the background is the Pedestrian Overpass.
Photo Date:
5/15/1965
Upload Date:
8/17/2016 12:38:13 PM
Location:
Tyrone, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge,Station,Signal
Locomotives:
PRR 6008(SD35)
PRR 6030(SD35)
Views:
1092
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 5889, EP-22, 1965
Description:
Tyrone. Here is an original photo that I took in Tyrone, Pennsylvania, on 15 May 1965. Shown here (F to R) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5889 and three more units whose road numbers are not recorded. All were built by GM-EMD. #5889 is an EP-22 built in April of 1950 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. They're pulling a 43-car mail & express train (with "Railway Express" N-5 cabin car #5010) through the Tyrone Station on its way to Altoona and points West. Part of the original Station building is visible at the upper left. Photo taken from the Pedestrian Overpass.
Photo Date:
5/15/1965
Upload Date:
8/6/2016 11:16:41 AM
Location:
Tyrone, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Station
Locomotives:
PRR 5889(E8A)
Views:
1227
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 7063, EFS-17M, 1965
Description:
Tyrone. Here is an original photo that I took in Tyrone, Pennsylvania, on 15 May 1965. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #7063 and #7195. Both are EFS-17M's built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,750 horsepower each. #7063 was built in October of 1956, but #7195 was built in November of 1957. They're pulling a 108-car train of empty hopper cars through the Tyrone Station on its way to Altoona and points West. Photo taken from the Pedestrian Overpass.
Photo Date:
5/15/1965
Upload Date:
8/6/2016 11:18:38 AM
Location:
Tyrone, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Station
Locomotives:
PRR 7063(GP9)
PRR 7195(GP9)
Views:
1208
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 7063, EFS-17M, 1965
Description:
Tyrone. Here is an original photo that I took in Tyrone, Pennsylvania, on 15 May 1965. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #7063 and #7195. Both are EFS-17M's built by GM-EMD and rated at 1,750 horsepower each. #7063 was built in October of 1956, but #7195 was built in November of 1957. They're pulling a 108-car train of empty hopper cars through the Tyrone Station on its way to Altoona and points West. Also visible is PRR #181725, an H-43 100-ton capacity Hopper Car built in the PRR's Samuel Rea Shop in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, during September of 1964. Photo taken from the Pedestrian Overpass.
Photo Date:
5/15/1965
Upload Date:
8/6/2016 11:19:56 AM
Location:
Tyrone, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
RollingStock,Station,Signal
Locomotives:
PRR 7063(GP9)
PRR 7195(GP9)
Views:
1312
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 477990, N-5C, 1965
Description:
Tyrone. Here is an original photo that I took in Tyrone, Pennsylvania, on 15 May 1965. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad N-5C cabin car #477990 on the end of a 126-car train of empty hopper cars that's passing through the Tyrone Station on its way to Altoona and points West. Also visible is PRR #180531, an H-43 100-ton capacity Hopper Car built in the PRR's Samuel Rea Shop in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, during 1964. Photo taken from the Pedestrian Overpass.
Photo Date:
5/15/1965
Upload Date:
8/6/2016 11:21:47 AM
Location:
Tyrone, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
RollingStock,Station
Locomotives:
Views:
1412
Comments:
1
Title:
Tyrone's WW I Memorial, 1965
Description:
Tyrone. Here is an original photo that I took in Tyrone, Pennsylvania, on Memorial Day in 1965. Prominent here is Tyrone's World War I Memorial. Passing behind it is a 70-car mixed-cargo freight train heading up the Bald Eagle Branch. Pulling it (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #7050, #9768-B, and #7176. All were built by GM-EMD. #7050 and #7176 are EFS-17M's rated at 1,750 horsepower each. #7050 was built in October of 1956 but #7176 was built exactly one year later. #9768-B is an EF-15A built in January of 1951 and rated at 1,500 horsepower. The cabin car is PRR #477810. Photo taken from the Pedestrian Overpass.
Photo Date:
5/15/1965
Upload Date:
8/6/2016 11:24:38 AM
Location:
Tyrone, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Scenic,Station
Locomotives:
PRR 7050(GP9)
PRR 9768-B(F7A)
PRR 7176(GP9)
Views:
743
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR Passenger Station, 1965
Description:
WIL-ALT-65. Here is an original photo that I took while ri›hng in a Pennsylvania Railroad passenger train from Harrisburg to Altoona during August of 1965. Shown here is the PRR Passenger Station in Tyrone, Pennsylvania. This vintage%Station actually stands in the middle of a wye; one of the two legs to the Bald Eagle Branch is visible on the right. Photo taken while my train is stopped to discharge and receive passengers.
Photo Date:
7/25/1965
Upload Date:
11/5/2016 5:06:37 AM
Location:
Tyrone, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Station,Passenger
Locomotives:
Views:
413
Comments:
0
Title:
Westbound Passenger, 1965
Description:
WIL-ALT-65. Here is an original photo that I took while riding in a Pennsylvania Railroad passenger train from Harrisburg to Altoona during Asgust of 1965. Shown here are the three locomotives and the front portion of my 16-car passenger train as we pull out of the PRR Passenger Station in Tyrone, Pennsylvania.
Photo Date:
7/25/1965
Upload Date:
11/5/2016 5:08:13 AM
Location:
Tyrone, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Station,Signal,Passenger,Track
Locomotives:
Views:
364
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR 6053, EF-30A, 1966
Description:
Tyrone. Here is an original photo that I took in Tyrone, Pennsylvania, on 16 April 1966. Shown here (F to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #6053, #6052, and another unit whose road number is not recorded. #6053 and #6052 are EF-30A's built by GM-EMD in February of 1966 and rated at 3,000 horsepower each. They're pulling a merchandise freight train through the Tyrone Station on its way to Enola and points East. Photo taken from the Pedestrian Overpass.
Photo Date:
4/16/1966
Upload Date:
8/6/2016 11:38:30 AM
Location:
Tyrone, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Station,Signal
Locomotives:
PRR 6053(SD40)
PRR 6052(SD40)
Views:
1755
Comments:
2
Title:
PRR 5703, EP-22, 1966
Description:
Tyrone. Here is an original photo that I took in Tyrone, Pennsylvania, on 16 April 1966. Shown here (R to L) is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5703 and another unit whose road number is not recorded. Both are EP-22's built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,250 horsepower each. #5703 was built in September of 1952. They're pulling a passenger train through the Tyrone Station on its way to Altoona and points West. Photo taken from the steps of the Pedestrian Overpass.
Photo Date:
4/16/1966
Upload Date:
8/6/2016 11:40:21 AM
Location:
Tyrone, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Station,Passenger
Locomotives:
PRR 5703(E8A)
Views:
3972
Comments:
2
Title:
PRR 6086, EF-30A, 1966
Description:
Tyrone. Here is an original photo that I took in Tyrone, Pennsylvania, on 16 April 1966. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #6080, #6087, and another unit whose road number is not recorded. #6086 and #6087 are EF-30A's built by GM-EMD in March of 1966 and rated at 3,000 horsepower each. They're pulling a mixed-cargo freight train through the Tyrone Station on its way to Altoona and points West. Part of the original Station building is visible at the left.
Photo Date:
4/16/1966
Upload Date:
8/17/2016 5:00:54 PM
Location:
Tyrone, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Bridge,Station,Signal
Locomotives:
PRR 6086(SD40)
PRR 6087(SD40)
Views:
1877
Comments:
2
Title:
Sperry Rail Service #140, 1975
Description:
SRS. Here is an original photo that I took in Tyrone, Pennsylvania, on 11 May 1975. Shown here is Sperry Rail Service Detector Car #140, a "Doodlebug" built by the St. Louis Car Company as an R-33 subway car for the New York City Transit Authority in 1963, later acquired by SRS and modified for rail detector service. It's parked on one leg of a wye that once surrounded the Pennsylvania Railroad's Passenger Station in Tyrone.
Photo Date:
5/11/1975
Upload Date:
8/1/2016 5:36:16 AM
Location:
Tyrone, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Station
Locomotives:
SRS 140(Doodlebug)
Views:
1521
Comments:
0
Title:
PC SD45 6228
Description:
Eastbound.
Photo Date:
6/4/1975
Upload Date:
2/23/2008 7:22:48 AM
Location:
Tyrone, PA
Author:
Jim Gavin
Categories:
Locomotives:
PC 6228(SD45)
Views:
961
Comments:
0
Title:
PC SD40 6243
Description:
Westbound on the Middle Division.
Photo Date:
6/4/1975
Upload Date:
9/6/2008 6:27:53 AM
Location:
Tyrone, PA
Author:
Jim Gavin
Categories:
Action
Locomotives:
PC 6243(SD40)
Views:
963
Comments:
0
Title:
PC 6228
Description:
Photo Date:
7/18/1975
Upload Date:
11/15/2020 9:32:17 PM
Location:
Tyrone, PA
Author:
andrew koenigsberg
Categories:
Locomotives:
PC 6228(SD45)
Views:
593
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR "Power To Burn," Page 37, 1976
Description:
Here is page 37 of a 96-page monograph entitled "Power To Burn: Smoke, Steam, & Cinders" that was edited by James M. Shafer and published during 1976. Photo Caption: "Tyrone railroad station looked like this in 1910. The station, freight office, and maintenance shed are at the left, while the Lehigh Valley Express is at the right, awaiting the signal to leave."
Photo Date:
8/29/1976
Upload Date:
6/25/2025 11:32:23 PM
Location:
Tyrone, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Station,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:
Views:
216
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR "Power To Burn," Page 64, 1976
Description:
Here is page 64 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: "En route to Tyrone [via the Bald Eagle Branch] early in the morning of May 31, 1893, the Walter L. Main Circus train 'lost its brakes' and wrecked." Note the elephants at the left side of the photo ~ but the lions and tigers that escaped roamed the nearby woods until they were recaptured!
Photo Date:
8/29/1976
Upload Date:
3/5/2019 2:39:38 AM
Location:
Tyrone, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Wreck
Locomotives:
Views:
401
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR "Power To Burn," Page 66, 1976
Description:
Here is page 66 of a 96-page monograph entitled "Power To Burn: Smoke, Steam, & Cinders" that was edited by James M. Shafer and published during 1976. Photo Caption: "Wreckage of PRR trains No. 13 and No. 15 was the result of a rear-end collision at the PRR station at Tyrone. The combination car struck the wall of the baggage room." This wreck occurred on Tuesday, 19 August 1913.
Photo Date:
8/29/1976
Upload Date:
3/5/2019 2:43:04 AM
Location:
Tyrone, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Station,Steam,Wreck,Passenger
Locomotives:
Views:
469
Comments:
0
Title:
PRR "Power To Burn," Page 67, 1976
Description:
Here is page 67 of a 96-page monograph entitled "Power To Burn: Smoke, Steam, & Cinders" that was edited by James M. Shafer and published during 1976. Photo Caption: "Another view of the Tyrone wreck shows the huge cranes at work clearing the debris. One of the wrecked locomotives is at the right, center, of the photo." This wreck occurred on Tuesday, 19 August 1913.
Photo Date:
8/29/1976
Upload Date:
3/5/2019 2:44:47 AM
Location:
Tyrone, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Station,Steam,Wreck,Passenger
Locomotives:
Views:
429
Comments:
0
Title:
CR 3658
Description:
Photo Date:
7/17/1977
Upload Date:
3/27/2008 4:45:48 PM
Location:
Tyrone, PA
Author:
andrew koenigsberg
Categories:
Locomotives:
CR 3658(GP35)
Views:
1027
Comments:
0
Title:
Conrail SD-40-2 6420
Description:
Photo Date:
7/22/1978
Upload Date:
5/13/2008 2:16:22 PM
Location:
Tyrone, PA
Author:
andrew koenigsberg
Categories:
Locomotives:
CR 6420(SD40-2)
Views:
1000
Comments:
0
Title:
The blue paint has yet to touch this quartet of ex-Penn-Central units as they thunder by westbound with an empty coal train
Description:
Photo Date:
7/22/1978
Upload Date:
6/1/2008 10:06:58 AM
Location:
Tyrone, PA
Author:
andrew koenigsberg
Categories:
Locomotives:
CR 7836(GP38)
Views:
860
Comments:
0
Title:
CR 1931
Description:
Photo Date:
8/12/1978
Upload Date:
6/3/2015 9:36:39 AM
Location:
Tyrone, PA
Author:
andrew koenigsberg
Categories:
Locomotives:
CR 1931(B23-7)
Views:
813
Comments:
0
Title:
Amtrak #40 Spruce Creek
Description:
Amtrak Broadway Limited Eastbound
Photo Date:
7/30/1979
Upload Date:
10/30/2004 8:52:29 PM
Location:
Tyrone, PA
Author:
WILLIAM KLAPP
Categories:
Locomotives:
AMTK 446(E8A)
Views:
2028
Comments:
2
Title:
"Altoona's Trolleys," Page 16, 1980
Description:
Here is page 16 of Benson W. Rohrbeck's 75-page monograph entitled "Altoona's Trolleys" that was published in 1980. Photo Caption: "Tyrone Electric's car barn, on Logan Avenue, with car No. 110 used on local service."
Photo Date:
8/8/1980
Upload Date:
3/14/2024 10:03:12 PM
Location:
Tyrone, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Transit
Locomotives:
Views:
394
Comments:
0
Title:
"Altoonas Trolley's," Page 17, 1980
Description:
Here is page 17 of Benson W. Rohrbeck's 75-page monograph entitled "Altoona's Trolleys" that was published in 1980. Photo Caption: "Builder's view of Tyrone Electric's No. 1, later renumbered as A&LV No. 106."
Photo Date:
8/8/1980
Upload Date:
3/14/2024 10:04:09 PM
Location:
Tyrone, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Transit
Locomotives:
ALV 106(Trolley)
Views:
452
Comments:
0
Title:
"Altoona's Trolleys," Page 21, 1980
Description:
Here is page 21 of Benson W. Rohrbeck's 75-page monograph entitled "Altoona's Trolleys" that was published in 1980. Photo Caption: "Car 169, fresh from the paint shop, changes ends at the Tyrone terminal."
Photo Date:
8/8/1980
Upload Date:
3/15/2024 11:02:32 PM
Location:
Tyrone, PA
Author:
Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:
Transit
Locomotives:
ALV 169(Trolley)
Views:
435
Comments:
0
Title:
Amtrak 274
Description:
An EMD F40PH brings The Pennsylvanian into Tyrone, PA, in July 1983.
Photo Date:
7/15/1983
Upload Date:
9/10/2013 8:57:22 PM
Location:
Tyrone, PA
Author:
John Hepp
Categories:
Passenger,Action
Locomotives:
AMTK 274(F40PH)
Views:
1070
Comments:
0
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