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8/8/2024
 
 
 
 
 
By:Thomas C. Ayers
Dates:7/19/1946 - 7/19/1946
Album Info:Here are 22 images of photos that were taken in and about the Pennsylvania Railroad's Juniata Shops in Altoona, Pennsylvania. Most of them come from the William E. Burket Collection. The Juniata Shops (located near Chestnut Avenue and 2nd Street) produced 4,584 steam and electric locomotives between July of 1891 and June of 1946. In the 80-year period between 1866 and 1946, some 6,873 locomotives were built by Altoona railroaders.
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PRR Juniata Shops, 1903
Title:  PRR Juniata Shops, 1903
Description:  WB. Here is an image of an official photo that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, in 1903. Prominent here is the Pennsylvania Railroad's Juniata Shops complex. Spanning the photo is Chestnut Avenue. The two-story Master Mechanic's Building opens to Juniata's 2nd Street Gate. The 50-track Erecting & Machine Shop has not yet been built. At 1st Street is the tiny terminal of the narrow-gauge Altoona, Clearfield, & Northern Railroad ~ the "Wopsy Railroad." William E. Burket Collection.
Photo Date:  8/15/1903  Upload Date: 8/3/2022 6:46:50 AM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
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PRR Juniata Shops, #1 of 2, 1924
Title:  PRR Juniata Shops, #1 of 2, 1924
Description:  WB. Here is the first of two successive images of official photos that were taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, in September of 1924. Prominent here is the new 50-track Erecting & Machine Shop. Parked alongside it are four "K" Class (4-6-2) "Pacific" steam locomotives. William E. Burket Collection.
Photo Date:  9/22/1924  Upload Date: 8/3/2022 6:47:48 AM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
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PRR Juniata Shops, #2 of 2, 1924
Title:  PRR Juniata Shops, #2 of 2, 1924
Description:  WB. Here is the second of two successive images of official photos that were taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, in September of 1924. Prominent here is the new 50-track Erecting & Machine Shop. Moving about its storage yard is an "H" Class (2-8-0) "Consolidated" steam locomotive. William E. Burket Collection.
Photo Date:  9/22/1924  Upload Date: 8/3/2022 6:48:16 AM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
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PRR Juniata Shops, 1935
Title:  PRR Juniata Shops, 1935
Description:  WB. Here is an image of an official photo that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 11 June 1935. Shown here is an interior view at one the Pennsylvania Railroad's Juniata Shops. In this context, an unidentified Inspector checks a GG-1 driver assembly at a wheel lathe. William E. Burket Collection.
Photo Date:  6/11/1935  Upload Date: 8/3/2022 11:34:38 AM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
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PRR Juniata Shops, 1936
Title:  PRR Juniata Shops, 1936
Description:  WB. Here is an image of an official photo that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 29 January 1936. Shown here is an interior view at one the Pennsylvania Railroad's Juniata Shops. In this context, two unidentified Machinists are fashioning a steam locomotive firebox sheet. William E. Burket Collection.
Photo Date:  1/29/1936  Upload Date: 8/4/2022 9:09:42 AM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
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PRR Juniata Shops, 1936
Title:  PRR Juniata Shops, 1936
Description:  WB. Here is an image of an official photo that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 29 January 1936. Shown here is an interior view at one the Pennsylvania Railroad's Juniata Shops. In this context, seven unidentified Machinists are fashioning a steam locomotive connecting rod on a drop forge. William E. Burket Collection.
Photo Date:  1/29/1936  Upload Date: 8/3/2022 10:00:51 PM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
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PRR Juniata Shops, 1936
Title:  PRR Juniata Shops, 1936
Description:  WB. Here is an image of an official photo that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 29 January 1936. Shown here is an interior view at one the Pennsylvania Railroad's Juniata Shops. In this context, an unidentified Machinist is fashioning a steam locomotive connecting rod on a milling machine. William E. Burket Collection.
Photo Date:  1/29/1936  Upload Date: 8/3/2022 10:02:39 PM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
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PRR Juniata Shops, 1936
Title:  PRR Juniata Shops, 1936
Description:  WB. Here is an image of an official photo that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 29 January 1936. Shown here is an interior view at one the Pennsylvania Railroad's Juniata Shops. In this context, three unidentified Machinists are riveting steam locomotive boiler courses. William E. Burket Collection.
Photo Date:  1/29/1936  Upload Date: 8/4/2022 9:08:54 AM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
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PRR Juniata Shops, 1936
Title:  PRR Juniata Shops, 1936
Description:  WB. Here is an image of an official photo that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 29 January 1936. Shown here is an interior view at one the Pennsylvania Railroad's Juniata Shops. In this context, four unidentified Machinists are operating a hydraulic shear. William E. Burket Collection.
Photo Date:  1/29/1936  Upload Date: 8/3/2022 10:01:57 PM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
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PRR Juniata Shops, 1936
Title:  PRR Juniata Shops, 1936
Description:  WB. Here is an image of an official photo that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 3 February 1936. Shown here is an interior view at one the Pennsylvania Railroad's Juniata Shops. In this context, an unidentified Machinist at a lathe is working on a steam locomotive driving wheel. William E. Burket Collection.
Photo Date:  2/3/1936  Upload Date: 8/4/2022 9:25:49 AM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
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PRR Juniata Shops, 1939
Title:  PRR Juniata Shops, 1939
Description:  WB. Here is an image of an official photo that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 20 February 1939. Shown here is an interior view at one the Pennsylvania Railroad's Juniata Shops. In this context, two steam locomotive boilers are being constructed. William E. Burket Collection.
Photo Date:  2/20/1939  Upload Date: 8/4/2022 12:53:40 PM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
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PRR Juniata Shops, 1943
Title:  PRR Juniata Shops, 1943
Description:  WB. Here is an image of an official photo that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 17 August 1943. Shown here is an interior view at one the Pennsylvania Railroad's Juniata Shops. In this context, a pair of steam locomotive cylinder castings are ready for movement into the annealing furnace. William E. Burket Collection.
Photo Date:  8/17/1943  Upload Date: 8/4/2022 12:54:09 PM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
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PRR K-2, "Pacific," c. 1911
Title:  PRR K-2, "Pacific," c. 1911
Description:  WB. Here is an image of an official photo that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, c. 1911. Shown here in the Pennsylvania Railroad's Erecting & Machine Shop is an unidentified "K" Class (4-6-2) "Pacific" steam locomotive, awaiting final inspection. (Not Burket Collection.)
Photo Date:  4/21/1911  Upload Date: 8/14/2020 6:51:30 AM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
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PRR 3403, K-2SA, c. 1918
Title:  PRR 3403, K-2SA, c. 1918
Description:  WB. Here is an image of an official photo that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, c. 1918. Shown here in the Pennsylvania Railroad's Erecting & Machine Shop is engine #3403, a K-2SA (4-6-2) "Pacific" built here in July of 1912 and retired in November of 1938 after 26 years of faithful service. (Not Burket Collection.)
Photo Date:  8/15/1918  Upload Date: 7/6/2021 7:50:26 AM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 3403(4-6-2)
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PRR 5380, K-4S, c. 1924
Title:  PRR 5380, K-4S, c. 1924
Description:  WB. Here is an image of an official photo that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, c. 1924. Shown here in the Pennsylvania Railroad's Erecting & Machine Shop are two partially-completed Class K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" steam locomotives: #5380 and an unidentified companion suspended above it. #5380 was built during June of 1924 and retired in January of 1949 after 25 years of faithful service. (Not Burket Collection.)
Photo Date:  6/21/1924  Upload Date: 8/26/2020 5:49:05 AM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 5380(4-6-2)
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PRR 6944, M-1, 1936
Title:  PRR 6944, M-1, 1936
Description:  WB. Here is an image of an official photo that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 31 January 1936. Shown here in the Pennsylvania Railroad's Erecting & Machine Shop is engine #6944, an M-1 (4-8-2) "Mountain" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in November of 1926 and retired in May of 1949 after 23 years of faithful service. The names of the three Shopmen pictured here are not recorded. William E. Burket Collection.
Photo Date:  1/31/1936  Upload Date: 8/3/2022 11:16:02 PM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 6944(4-8-2)
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PRR 3536, H-9S, 1936
Title:  PRR 3536, H-9S, 1936
Description:  WB. Here is an image of an official photo that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 17 October 1936. Shown here in the Pennsylvania Railroad's Juniata Shops complex is engine #3536, an H-9S built here in October of 1913 and retired in September of 1955 after 42 years of service. While suspended by a pair of gantry cranes, it's being lowered into a vat of lye. The lye will dissolve accumulated grease and other gunk, making it easier to perform periodic maintenance. William E. Burket Collection.
Photo Date:  10/17/1936  Upload Date: 8/3/2022 6:49:03 AM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 3536(2-8-0)
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PRR 6100, S-1, 1939
Title:  PRR 6100, S-1, 1939
Description:  WB. Here is an image of an official photo that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, in 1939. Shown here in the Pennsylvania Railroad's Erecting & Machine Shop is engine #6100, the S-1 (6-4-4-6) "Big Engine" built in Juniata during January of 1939 and retired in January of 1949 after just ten years of service. William E. Burket Collection.
Photo Date:  1/23/1939  Upload Date: 8/4/2022 3:52:24 PM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 6100(UNKNOWN)
Views:  190   Comments: 0
PRR 4528, I-1SA, c. 1952
Title:  PRR 4528, I-1SA, c. 1952
Description:  WB. Here is an image of an official photo that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, c. 1952. Prominent here in the Pennsylvania Railroad's Erecting & Machine Shop is engine #4528, an I-1SA (2-10-0) "Decapod" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works as an I-1S in August of 1923, rebuilt in Juniata as an I-1SA in January of 1942, and retired in February of 1958 after 35 years of faithful service. Lurking in its shadow is PRR engine #5923, an ES-10 built by GM-EMD in October of 1947 and rated at 1,000 horsepower. The name of the Machinist pictured here is not recorded. William E. Burket Collection.
Photo Date:  8/15/1952  Upload Date: 8/4/2022 4:24:42 PM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 4528(2-10-0) PRR 5923(NW2)
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PRR Juniata Shops, c. 1953
Title:  PRR Juniata Shops, c. 1953
Description:  WB. Here is an image of an aerial photo by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, c. 1953. Shown here are the yard and the turntable at the Pennsylvania Railroad's Erecting & Machine Shop during the transition from the "Age of Coal" to the "Age of Oil." Looks to me like the diesels have firmly gained the upper hand as there are six of them marshalled for shop entry, but there's only one steamer in a like position. In the foreground are several steam locomotives awaiting future work, but one of them ~ a switcher ~ has already bitten the dust . . . alas. William E. Burket Collection.
Photo Date:  8/15/1953  Upload Date: 8/23/2020 12:37:52 PM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
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PRR Juniata Shops, 1955
Title:  PRR Juniata Shops, 1955
Description:  WB. Here is an image of a photo by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 15 July 1955. Shown here is a portion of the locomotive storage yard at the Pennsylvania Railroad's Erecting & Machine Shop. Looks to me like it's turntable replacement time! William E. Burket Collection.
Photo Date:  7/15/1955  Upload Date: 8/4/2022 3:54:31 PM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
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PRR Juniata Shops, 1967
Title:  PRR Juniata Shops, 1967
Description:  WB. Here is an image of a photo by Chet Fuhrman that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, in June of 1967. Shown here is a portion of the locomotive storage yard at the Pennsylvania Railroad's Erecting & Machine Shop. At the left and the right are several diesel-electric locomotives awaiting maintenance and/or repairs; many of them have been renumbered in preparation for the PRR-NYC merger. In the center are two Baldwin-built "Sharks" awaiting transit to the Recycling Center. Partially visible at the right is the Shop's turntable. William E. Burket Collection.
Photo Date:  6/21/1967  Upload Date: 8/4/2022 12:55:00 PM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard
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Views:  83   Comments: 0


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