Altoona RR Pictorial History, Page 70, 1996         
Here is a photo that was included in the "Altoona Area Railroad Pictorial History" edited by Linda White and published in 1996 by The Altoona Mirror, page 70. Photo Caption: "Engine No. 6915 rounds the Horseshoe Curve in 1926." Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #6915, an M-1 (4-8-2) "Mountain" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during October of 1926 and retired in April of 1956 after 30 years of service. It is pulling a passenger train past the Kittanning Point Station on its way down the Allegheny Mountains to Altoona and points East.
Date: 1/1/1996 Location: ALTOONA (HORSESHOE CURVE), PA Views: 308 Collection Of:   Thomas C. Ayers
Locomotives: PRR 6915(4-8-2)    Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Altoona RR Pictorial History, Page 70, 1996
Picture Categories: Steam,Passenger This picture is part of album:  PRR: Altoona RR Pictorial History ~ 1996
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