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Owner: Pennsylvania Railroad
Type: Open Hopper
User Notes:   70-Ton Capacity Hopper Car.

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PRR East Altoona Roundhouse, #1 of 6, c. 1953
Title:  PRR East Altoona Roundhouse, #1 of 6, c. 1953
Description:  Here is the first of six successive original photos by Douglas C. Jones that were taken from the 17th Street Bridge in the Juniata section of Altoona, Pennsylvania, c. 1953. Shown here is the western face of the Pennsylvania Railroad's 50-stall East Altoona Roundhouse. In the foreground is PRR open hopper #256639, brimming to the top with cinders produced by voracious steam locomotives.
Photo Date:  2/2/1953  Upload Date: 6/19/2025 9:08:05 PM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  RollingStock,Yard,Steam
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