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Pennsylvania Railroad
Facilities In Color
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Altoona and “The
Mountain,” Johnstown and the “Packsaddle” – the stations, towers and
infrastructure in this most rugged portion of the PRR main line across the
Alleghenies are explored. These facilities are visited in PRR, PC and Conrail
days.
Contents Include:
FOREWORD...3
MAIN LINE: ANTIS
TO DERRY...5
Antis Tower - East Altoona
Engine Terminal - East Altoona Roundhouse - Bridge 233.41
Antis-Alto Secondary Tracks - Ash and Inspection Pits - Diesel Servicing
Facility
Office and Storeroom - Turntable - Coaling Station - Farm Yard Office - Homer
Tower and Yard Office
WJ Tunnel - Bridge 232.94 - Rose Connection - Homer Interlocking - Rose Tower
and Yard Office
Bridge 234.28 - Westbound Advance Yard - Bridge 235.65 - Eastbound Receiving
Yard
South Tower and Yard Office - Cattle Resting Pen - Scales Hump Office - Works
Tower
Combination Coal Station - Altoona Works - Juniata Shops - Altoona Car Shops -
Altoona Machine Shops
12th Street Car Shops - Bridge 235.91 - Standard 4101 Dwarf Signal -
Freight Station
Outbound Freight House - Inbound Freight House - Bridge 236.29 - Altoona -
Operation Beaver
Train Shed - Tell-Tales - Bridge 236.62 - Alto Tower - Slope Tower - McGarvey's
Run - E Light - Scotch Run - Side Cuts - Kittanning Point - Water Tank - Signal
Bridge 241.7 - Horseshoe Curve - Kittanning Point - Kittanning Run - Bridge
242.04 - Gift Shop - Horseshoe Curve Park - Watch Box - Glenwhite Run -
McGinley's Curve - Emergency Block Station - Standard Call Sign - Tool House -
DED Bar - Benny Interlocking - Eastward Home Signal - Overspeed Warning System -
Torpedo Placing Machine - Allegheny Tunnel - Bridge 247.21 - SF Interlocking -
Tunnel Ventilation System - F Light - Gallitzin Tunnel - Gallitzin - Bridge
246.13 - UN Interlocking - Loop Track - AR Tower - MO Tower - Bridge 250.68 -
Engine Terminal - Roundhouse - Bridge 250.64 - Freight Station - Cresson - Lilly
- Bridge 253.95 - Combined Signal and Water Bridge - Cassandra - Portage -
Bridge 263.59 - Signal Bridge 263.8 - W Interlocking - SO Tower - Bridge 267.18
- Bridge 270.21 - Bridge 270.61 - AO Interlocking - Conemaugh - Coaling Station
- Engine Terminal - C Tower - Johnstown - Bridge 275.34 - Bridge 275.40 - SG
Tower - Sang Hollow Extension - Bridge 0.65 - Bridge 289.78 - JD Tower - Compitt
- Bridge 293.94 - Lockport - Signal Bridge 294.6 - Bolivar - The Packsaddle -
Slide Protection Signal - Torrance - Derry - DR Tower
HOLLIDAYSBURG
& PETERSBURG
BRANCH: H&P SECONDARY TRACK...103
Williamsburg - Hollidaysburg Yard - Samuel
Rea Car Shop - Engine Terminal - Hollidaysburg - Elevated Gate Tower - Freight
Station - Wye Tower - Bridge 1.71 - Alto Tower
NEW PORTAGE
SECONDARY TRACK...109
Wye Tower - MS - Mule Shoe
Curve - Bridge 41.26 - SF Interlocking - Bridge 247.21 - Dwarf Signal - New
Portage Tunnel - East Portal - Cut Watchman's Shanty - West Portal
CRESSON SECONDARY
TRACK...114
Bridge 250.68 - No.5 Running
Track - EP Block Station
CHERRY TREE &
DIXONVILLE RAILROAD...116
Wandin Junction - WN Tower
INDIANA SECONDARY
TRACK...117
Indiana - Railway Express
Building - Freight House
MAIN LINE -
CONEMAUGH: CONPITT TO APOLLO...118
Conpitt Junction - Minus
Mileposts - Bridge -1.40 - Lockport - Bolivar - Bridge 0.10 - Blairsville -
Coaling Station - Bridge 15.3 - Bow Tunnel - Saltsburg Tunnel - Bridge 21.01 - Saltsburg
- Bridge 25.45 - Standard Bridge Number Sign - Salina - Truxall - Apollo -
Bridge 0.04