| Here is page 15 of a 15-page article by Bert Pennypacker entitled "Soliloquy Of Altoona." It was published originally in the April 1978 issue of "Rails Northeast" magazine, page 30. Photo Caption: "PRR B8a 0-6-0T #2796 steamed up ~ house switcher inside the roundhouse at East Altoona, Pa., on June 18, 1957. Last PRR slide-valve non-superheater in steam? Photo by J.W. Swanberg." Shown here is PRR engine #2796, a B-8A (0-6-0T) tank switcher built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works as a B-8 (0-6-0) during September of 1905, later rebuilt in Juniata as a B-8A (0-6-0T), and retired in July of 1955 after 50 years of faithful service. |