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"Altoona's Trolleys," Page 28, 1980
Title:  "Altoona's Trolleys," Page 28, 1980
Description:  Here is page 28 of Benson W. Rohrbeck's 75-page monograph entitled "Altoona's Trolleys" that was published in 1980. Bottom Photo Caption: "Car 140 passes the PRR Test Building, while servicing East Altoona in 1945." In this context, it's about to cross the 17th Street Bridge and the Pennsylvania Railroad's mainline tracks.
Photo Date:  8/8/1980  Upload Date: 3/16/2024 8:53:15 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Transit
Locomotives:  ALV 50(Trolley) ALV 140(Trolley)
Views:  65   Comments: 0
Altoona & Logan Valley #51, c. 1949
Title:  Altoona & Logan Valley #51, c. 1949
Description:  ALV. Here is an image of a photo by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Altoona Pennsylvania, c. 1949. Shown here is Altoona & Logan Valley Electric Railway streetcar #51. It's parked at the Car Barns, located at 5th Avenue and 35th Street in the Mansion Park section of Altoona. William E. Burket Collection.
Photo Date:  8/15/1949  Upload Date: 7/25/2022 8:31:42 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Transit
Locomotives:  ALV 51(Trolley)
Views:  125   Comments: 0
Altoona & Logan Valley #51, c. 1953
Title:  Altoona & Logan Valley #51, c. 1953
Description:  ALV. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by C.H. Weierman that was taken near Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, c. 1953. Photo Caption: "Altoona Transit Co., No. 51, between Hollidaysburg and Altoona." Shown here is Altoona & Logan Valley Electric Railway streetcar #51 that's on its merry way from downtown Altoona to Hollidaysburg and back. Photo taken on the double-tracked line paralleling Logan Boulevard in the Sylvan Hills section of Hollidaysburg. This photo comes from a color slide set entitled "Pennsylvania Trolley Lines" that's produced by Blackhawk Films of Davenport, Iowa (350-216).
Photo Date:  8/15/1953  Upload Date: 4/23/2021 8:04:35 AM
Location:  Hollidaysburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Transit
Locomotives:  ALV 51(Trolley)
Views:  160   Comments: 0
Altoona & Logan Valley #51, 1954
Title:  Altoona & Logan Valley #51, 1954
Description:  ALV. Here is a photo by an unidentified photographer that was taken in the Juniata section of Altoona, Pennsylvania, on or about 7 August 1954. Shown here is Altoona & Logan Valley Electric Railway streetcar #51. It's on its last run between Downtown Altoona and Juniata. In this context, it's paused on Chestnut Avenue Hill between Altoona and Juniata, waiting for its companion to proceed. The banner proclaims: "End of Street Cars."
Photo Date:  8/7/1954  Upload Date: 5/24/2021 4:29:47 PM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Transit
Locomotives:  ALV 51(Trolley)
Views:  119   Comments: 0
ALV's "Osgood Bradley Cars," Page 4, 1986
Title:  ALV's "Osgood Bradley Cars," Page 4, 1986
Description:  ALV. Here is page one of a two-page article entitled "A Look at the Osgood Bradley Cars of the Altoona & Logan Valley Electric Railway Company." It was published originally in the June 1986 issue of "Trolley Talk," page 175-4. No author is specified. Bottom photo taken at the Car Barns, located at 5th Avenue and 35th Street in the Mansion Park section of Altoona.
Photo Date:  6/1/1986  Upload Date: 8/7/2021 5:34:12 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Transit
Locomotives:  ALV 51(Trolley) ALV 60(Trolley) ALV 57(Trolley) ALV 70(Trolley)
Views:  118   Comments: 0
ALV's "Osgood Bradley Cars," Page 5, 1986
Title:  ALV's "Osgood Bradley Cars," Page 5, 1986
Description:  ALV. Here is page two of a two-page article entitled "A Look at the Osgood Bradley Cars of the Altoona & Logan Valley Electric Railway Company." It was published originally in the June 1986 issue of "Trolley Talk," page 175-5. No author is specified. Top photo taken adjacent to the Pennsylvania Railroad's roundhouse in East Altoona.
Photo Date:  6/1/1986  Upload Date: 8/7/2021 5:37:29 PM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Transit
Locomotives:  ALV 54(Trolley) ALV 52(Trolley) ALV 57(Trolley)
Views:  122   Comments: 0
Altoona & Logan Valley #53, c. 1953
Title:  Altoona & Logan Valley #53, c. 1953
Description:  ALV. Here is an image by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, c. 1953. Shown here is Altoona & Logan Valley Electric Railway streetcar #53. Note that both poles are up, meaning that the car has just arrived and not yet begun its return journey to Downtown Altoona. Photo taken at the intersection of Allegheny and North Juniata Streets.
Photo Date:  8/15/1953  Upload Date: 5/28/2021 5:25:33 AM
Location:  Hollidaysburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Transit
Locomotives:  ALV 53(Trolley)
Views:  180   Comments: 0
Altoona & Logan Valley #53, c. 1953
Title:  Altoona & Logan Valley #53, c. 1953
Description:  ALV. Here is an image by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, c. 1953. Shown here is Altoona & Logan Valley Electric Railway streetcar #53. The car has reached the intersection of Allegheny and Penn Streets, where it will bear left onto Penn Street and head out of town via Logan Boulevard for the return journey to Downtown Altoona. The large structure at the right is the U.S. Post Office, built during 1931.
Photo Date:  8/15/1953  Upload Date: 5/28/2021 9:35:55 AM
Location:  Hollidaysburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Transit
Locomotives:  ALV 53(Trolley)
Views:  165   Comments: 0
Altoona & Logan Valley #53, 1954
Title:  Altoona & Logan Valley #53, 1954
Description:  ALV. Here is a photo by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 7 August 1954. Shown here (L to R) is Altoona & Logan Valley Electric Railway streetcar #53 and two more cars whose road numbers are not recorded. They're part of the ceremonial ~ and last ~ day of streetcar operations in Altoona.
Photo Date:  8/7/1954  Upload Date: 12/18/2024 12:28:47 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Transit
Locomotives:  ALV 53(Trolley)
Views:  30   Comments: 0
"Altoona's Trolleys," Page 2, 1980
Title:  "Altoona's Trolleys," Page 2, 1980
Description:  Here is page two of Benson W. Rohrbeck's 75-page monograph entitled "Altoona's Trolleys" that was published in 1980. Photo Caption: "Fan chartered No. 53 will head east on 5th Avenue after car 71, bound for El Dorado clears the El Dorado-Hollidaysburg Junction."
Photo Date:  8/8/1980  Upload Date: 3/14/2024 9:20:26 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Transit
Locomotives:  ALV 53(Trolley) ALV 71(Trolley)
Views:  59   Comments: 0
"Altoona's Trolleys," Page 42, 1980
Title:  "Altoona's Trolleys," Page 42, 1980
Description:  Here is page 42 of Benson W. Rohrbeck's 75-page monograph entitled "Altoona's Trolleys" that was published in 1980. Top Photo Caption: "Car 70 in south outskirts of Altoona on the El Dorado line in June of 1953."
Photo Date:  8/8/1980  Upload Date: 3/18/2024 3:21:16 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Transit
Locomotives:  ALV 70(Trolley) ALV 53(Trolley)
Views:  56   Comments: 0
"Altoona's Trolleys," Page 43, 1980
Title:  "Altoona's Trolleys," Page 43, 1980
Description:  Here is page 43 of Benson W. Rohrbeck's 75-page monograph entitled "Altoona's Trolleys" that was published in 1980. Bottom Photo Caption: "El Dorado bound car 72 passes the car barn along 5th Avenue." Note that it's running with the front doors open!
Photo Date:  8/8/1980  Upload Date: 3/18/2024 10:09:44 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Transit
Locomotives:  ALV 53(Trolley) ALV 72(Trolley)
Views:  53   Comments: 0
"Altoona's Trolleys," Page 55, 1980
Title:  "Altoona's Trolleys," Page 55, 1980
Description:  Here is page 55 of Benson W. Rohrbeck's 75-page monograph entitled "Altoona's Trolleys" that was published in 1980. Photo Caption: "Four cars meet in Hollidaysburg." These passing tracks are located near the intersection of Penn and Walnut Streets, directly in front of the Presbyterian Church. This photo was taken on Saturday, 7 August 1954, during the last trolley run from Altoona to Hollidaysburg and back.
Photo Date:  8/8/1980  Upload Date: 3/22/2024 9:24:39 PM
Location:  Hollidaysburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Transit
Locomotives:  ALV 53(Trolley)
Views:  37   Comments: 0
Altoona & Logan Valley #54, c. 1946
Title:  Altoona & Logan Valley #54, c. 1946
Description:  ALV. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, c. 1946. Shown here is here is Altoona & Logan Valley Electric Railway streetcar #54. "Car 54, where are you?" The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded.
Photo Date:  9/22/1946  Upload Date: 12/31/2024 3:39:33 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Transit
Locomotives:  ALV 54(Trolley)
Views:  17   Comments: 0
"Altoona's Trolleys," Page 30, 1980
Title:  "Altoona's Trolleys," Page 30, 1980
Description:  Here is page 30 of Benson W. Rohrbeck's 75-page monograph entitled "Altoona's Trolleys" that was published in 1980. Top Photo, Partial Caption: "'Juniata-East Altoona' car 144 on the 17th Street Bridge." This four-lane, double-tracked Bridge crosses over the Pennsylvania Railroad's mainline at this point ~ ALTO Tower and Pittsburgh to the left, Altoona's Passenger Station and Harrisburg to the right.
Photo Date:  8/8/1980  Upload Date: 3/17/2024 1:55:10 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Transit
Locomotives:  ALV 144(Trolley) ALV 54(Trolley)
Views:  73   Comments: 0
"Altoona's Trolleys," Page 62, 1980
Title:  "Altoona's Trolleys," Page 62, 1980
Description:  Here is page 62 of Benson W. Rohrbeck's 75-page monograph entitled "Altoona's Trolleys" that was published in 1980. Top Photo Caption: "Car No. 55 (50-62 series), a 1925 Osgood Bradley car."
Photo Date:  8/8/1980  Upload Date: 3/23/2024 8:40:13 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Transit
Locomotives:  ALV 55(Trolley) ALV 70(Trolley)
Views:  50   Comments: 0
Altoona & Logan Valley #56, 1951
Title:  Altoona & Logan Valley #56, 1951
Description:  ALV. Here is an image of a photo by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Altoona Pennsylvania, on 12 July 1951. Shown here is Altoona & Logan Valley Electric Railway streetcar #56. It's on 6th Avenue near 58th Street, and has just about completed the outbound leg of its roundtrip run from Altoona to Eldorado and back. William E. Burket Collection.
Photo Date:  7/12/1951  Upload Date: 7/25/2022 9:11:52 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Transit
Locomotives:  ALV 56(Trolley)
Views:  117   Comments: 0
"Altoona's Trolleys," Page 27, 1980
Title:  "Altoona's Trolleys," Page 27, 1980
Description:  Here is page 27 of Benson W. Rohrbeck's 75-page monograph entitled "Altoona's Trolleys" that was published in 1980. Here begins Chapter 3, "Reprieve & Abandonment." Photo Caption: "Dressed up for the war effort, car 57 serves the 'Third Avenue' line during World War II."
Photo Date:  8/8/1980  Upload Date: 3/16/2024 8:51:26 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Transit
Locomotives:  ALV 57(Trolley)
Views:  54   Comments: 0
"Altoona's Trolleys," Page 46, 1980
Title:  "Altoona's Trolleys," Page 46, 1980
Description:  Here is page 46 of Benson W. Rohrbeck's 75-page monograph entitled "Altoona's Trolleys" that was published in 1980. Bottom Photo Caption: "Car 57 lays-over on 8th Street, while serving 'Juniata-East Altoona' in 1947."
Photo Date:  8/8/1980  Upload Date: 3/19/2024 10:22:43 AM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Transit
Locomotives:  ALV 70(Trolley) ALV 57(Trolley)
Views:  58   Comments: 0
Altoona & Logan Valley #58, 1945
Title:  Altoona & Logan Valley #58, 1945
Description:  ALV. Here is an image of a photo by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Altoona Pennsylvania, in 1945. Shown here is Altoona & Logan Valley Electric Railway streetcar #58. It's on 12th Avenue near 15th Street, and has just about completed its latest run to and from Hollidaysburg. William E. Burket Collection.
Photo Date:  8/15/1945  Upload Date: 7/25/2022 8:32:39 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Transit
Locomotives:  ALV 58(Trolley)
Views:  80   Comments: 0
Altoona & Logan Valley #70, 1954
Title:  Altoona & Logan Valley #70, 1954
Description:  ALV. Here is a photo by an unidentified photographer that was taken at the Mansion Park Car Barn in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 7 August 1954. Prominent here is Altoona & Logan Valley Electric Railway streetcar #70. In this context, folks are boarding the car for its ceremonial ~ and last ~ run to Hollidaysburg and back.
Photo Date:  8/7/1954  Upload Date: 12/18/2024 12:29:26 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Transit
Locomotives:  ALV 70(Trolley) ALV 62(Trolley)
Views:  36   Comments: 0
Altoona & Logan Valley #70, c. 1953
Title:  Altoona & Logan Valley #70, c. 1953
Description:  ALV. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by C.H. Weierman that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, c. 1953. Photo Caption: "Altoona Transit Co., No. 70." Shown here is Altoona & Logan Valley Electric Railway streetcar #70. It's crossing the 17th Street Bridge over the Pennsylvania Railroad's mainline tracks, and has just begun the outbound leg of its roundtrip run from Altoona to Eldorado and back. Partially visible at the right is the inbound track to downtown Altoona. This photo comes from a color slide set entitled "Pennsylvania Trolley Lines" that's produced by Blackhawk Films of Davenport, Iowa (350-216).
Photo Date:  8/15/1953  Upload Date: 4/22/2021 7:29:50 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Transit
Locomotives:  ALV 70(Trolley)
Views:  173   Comments: 0
Altoona & Logan Valley #70, c. 1953
Title:  Altoona & Logan Valley #70, c. 1953
Description:  ALV. Here is an image by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, c. 1953. Shown here is Altoona & Logan Valley Electric Railway streetcar #70. The motorman has switched poles and has begun the return journey to Altoona. Photo taken at the intersection of Allegheny and North Juniata Streets
Photo Date:  8/15/1953  Upload Date: 5/28/2021 9:34:51 AM
Location:  Hollidaysburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Transit
Locomotives:  ALV 70(Trolley)
Views:  176   Comments: 0
Altoona & Logan Valley #70, 1954
Title:  Altoona & Logan Valley #70, 1954
Description:  ALV. Here is an image by an unidentified photographer that was taken in the Lakemont section of Altoona, Pennsylvania, in early August of 1954. Shown here is Altoona & Logan Valley Electric Railway streetcar #70. In this context, it's just come down Lakemont Hill and is on one of its last roundtrip runs from Altoona to Hollidaysburg and back. The banner proclaims: "1891-1954: 63 Years of Electric Trolleys ~ Now They Go!"
Photo Date:  8/1/1954  Upload Date: 1/9/2022 6:23:14 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Transit
Locomotives:  ALV 70(Trolley)
Views:  87   Comments: 0
Altoona & Logan Valley #70, 1954
Title:  Altoona & Logan Valley #70, 1954
Description:  ALV. Here is a photo by an unidentified photographer that was taken at the Ant Hill Shelter near Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, on 7 August 1954. Prominent here is Altoona & Logan Valley Electric Railway streetcar #70. In this context, it's paused for a photo op during the very last streetcar run between downtown Altoona to Hollidaysburg and back. Visible at the far right is a small portion of Logan Boulevard ~ Hollidaysburg is to the left, Lakemont Park and Altoona are to the right.
Photo Date:  8/7/1954  Upload Date: 11/6/2024 5:55:57 PM
Location:  Hollidaysburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Transit
Locomotives:  ALV 70(Trolley) ALV 70(Trolley)
Views:  36   Comments: 0
Altoona & Logan Valley #70, 1954
Title:  Altoona & Logan Valley #70, 1954
Description:  ALV. Here is a photo by an unidentified photographer that was taken somewhere between Hollidaysburg and Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 7 August 1954. Shown here is Altoona & Logan Valley Electric Railway streetcar #70. In this context, it's returning to the Mansion Park Car Barn following its ceremonial ~ and last ~ run to Hollidaysburg and back. Thrice-hourly service commenced in 1891 and continued for 63 years!
Photo Date:  8/7/1954  Upload Date: 12/18/2024 12:29:54 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Transit
Locomotives:  ALV 70(Trolley)
Views:  30   Comments: 0
Altoona & Logan Valley #70, 1954
Title:  Altoona & Logan Valley #70, 1954
Description:  ALV. Here is an image of a photo by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 7 August 1954. Shown here (R to L) are Altoona & Logan Valley Electric Railway streetcars #70, #72, and three more cars whose road numbers are not recorded. They constitute the very last run of streetcars from Downtown Altoona to Eldorado and back. Thrice-hourly service began in 1891 and continued for 63 years! Photo taken on 6th Avenue near 58th Street and the end of the line. William E. Burket Collection.
Photo Date:  8/7/1954  Upload Date: 7/25/2022 11:21:44 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Transit
Locomotives:  ALV 70(Trolley) ALV 72(Trolley) ALV 70(Trolley) ALV 72(Trolley)
Views:  123   Comments: 0
"Altoona's Trolleys," Page 32, 1980
Title:  "Altoona's Trolleys," Page 32, 1980
Description:  Here is page 32 of Benson W. Rohrbeck's 75-page monograph entitled "Altoona's Trolleys" that was published in 1980. Top Photo Caption: "Car 170 at 5th Avenue car barn after strong winds had damaged the siding on the gable of the building."
Photo Date:  8/8/1980  Upload Date: 3/17/2024 1:57:32 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Transit
Locomotives:  ALV 170(Trolley) ALV 70(Trolley)
Views:  62   Comments: 0
"Altoona's Trolleys," Page 45, 1980
Title:  "Altoona's Trolleys," Page 45, 1980
Description:  Here is page 45 of Benson W. Rohrbeck's 75-page monograph entitled "Altoona's Trolleys" that was published in 1980. Bottom Photo Caption: "Car on double side-of-the-road tracks, near Juniata terminal, 1954." Paralleling Chestnut Avenue on its way from Juniata to Altoona, #72 is passing the Pennsylvania Railroad's Juniata Shops.
Photo Date:  8/8/1980  Upload Date: 3/19/2024 12:13:45 AM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Transit
Locomotives:  ALV 70(Trolley) ALV 72(Trolley)
Views:  55   Comments: 0
"Altoona & Logan Valley," Page 9, 1986
Title:  "Altoona & Logan Valley," Page 9, 1986
Description:  Here is page six of a 12-page cover article by Kenneth E. McNelis, Jr., entitled "Altoona & Logan Valley." It was published originally in the January 1986 issue of "Motor Coach Age," page 9. Bottom Photo, Partial Caption: "Numerous excursions were run over Altoona's remaining streetcar tracks after the substitution of buses for the regular runs on July 2, 1954."
Photo Date:  1/1/1986  Upload Date: 12/19/2024 10:01:25 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Transit
Locomotives:  ALV 70(Trolley)
Views:  18   Comments: 0
Altoona & Logan Valley #72, 1954
Title:  Altoona & Logan Valley #72, 1954
Description:  ALV. Here is a photo by an unidentified photographer that was taken in the Juniata section of Altoona, Pennsylvania, on or about 7 August 1954. Shown here is Altoona & Logan Valley Electric Railway streetcar #72. It's on its last run between Juniata and Downtown Altoona. In this context, it's just departing the terminus at Chestnut Avenue and 4th Street in Juniata. One of the new buses replacing the venerable trolleys is visible at the right, racing up the hill. The banner proclaims: "Altoona Moves Ahead:"
Photo Date:  8/7/1954  Upload Date: 5/24/2021 4:31:25 PM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Transit
Locomotives:  ALV 72(Trolley)
Views:  158   Comments: 0
"Altoona's Trolleys," Page 25, 1980
Title:  "Altoona's Trolleys," Page 25, 1980
Description:  Here is page 25 of Benson W. Rohrbeck's 75-page monograph entitled "Altoona's Trolleys" that was published in 1980. Top Photo Caption: "No. 179 on 11th Avenue at 13th Street in downtown Altoona." [N.B.: Page 26 is blank.]
Photo Date:  8/8/1980  Upload Date: 3/15/2024 11:06:34 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Transit
Locomotives:  ALV 179(Trolley) ALV 72(Trolley)
Views:  64   Comments: 0
"Altoona's Trolleys," Front Cover, 1980
Title:  "Altoona's Trolleys," Front Cover, 1980
Description:  Here is the front cover of Benson W. Rohrbeck's 75-page monograph entitled "Altoona's Trolleys" that was published in 1980. Photo Caption: "Osgood Bradley car 72, serving El Dorado, heads westbound on 11th Avenue, in 1948." Note that Alfred Hitchcock's "Rope" ~ starring James Stewart ~ is playing at the Strand Theatre!.
Photo Date:  8/8/1980  Upload Date: 3/14/2024 2:08:47 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Transit
Locomotives:  ALV 72(Trolley)
Views:  58   Comments: 0
Altoona & Logan Valley #73, c. 1941
Title:  Altoona & Logan Valley #73, c. 1941
Description:  ALV. Here is an image of a photo by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Altoona Pennsylvania, c. 1941. Shown here is Altoona & Logan Valley Electric Railway streetcar #73. It's parked at the Car Barns, located at 5th Avenue and 35th Street in the Mansion Park section of Altoona. William E. Burket Collection.
Photo Date:  8/15/1941  Upload Date: 7/25/2022 8:33:25 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Transit
Locomotives:  ALV 73(Trolley)
Views:  74   Comments: 0
Altoona & Logan Valley #73, 1947
Title:  Altoona & Logan Valley #73, 1947
Description:  ALV. Here is a photo from the December 1947 issue of "Railroad" magazine, page 100. Photo Caption: "Altoona & Logan Valley car No. 73 rolling into Hollidaysburg, Pa. Line will disappear when the planned change to buses takes place." Additional Text from page 101: "Soon to join the trolley-less cities is Altoona, Pa., a town well-known to all Pennsylvania Railroad men. Walter C. Merritt, 2105 Washington Ave., Altoona, writes that the Altoona & Logan Valley Electric contemplates a million-dollar program of bus substitution, which will bring about the abandonment of the rail lines within a year or so. Slated to disappear along with the local lines will be the double-tracked suburban run to the county seat at Hollidaysburg, Pa. The busy route provides a regular service of three cars an hour, each way. But the traction company is now bus-minded, so the cars will have to go." Photo taken at the intersection of Allegheny & North Juniata Streets, just across the bridge from the PRR's Passenger Station.
Photo Date:  12/21/1947  Upload Date: 6/29/2020 8:35:36 PM
Location:  Hollidaysburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Transit
Locomotives:  ALV 73(Trolley)
Views:  232   Comments: 0
Altoona & Logan Valley #74, 1951
Title:  Altoona & Logan Valley #74, 1951
Description:  ALV. Here is an image of a photo by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, in June of 1951. Shown here is Altoona & Logan Valley Electric Railway streetcar #74. The motorman has switched poles and has begun the return journey to Downtown Altoona. Visible in the distance are the crossing gates marking where Bedford Street crosses the Pennsylvania Railroad's double-tracked line; the Passenger Station is immediately to the right of the gates. Photo taken at the intersection of Allegheny and North Juniata Streets. William E. Burket Collection.
Photo Date:  6/21/1951  Upload Date: 5/28/2021 5:24:53 AM
Location:  Hollidaysburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Transit
Locomotives:  ALV 74(Trolley)
Views:  173   Comments: 0
Altoona & Logan Valley #74, 1953
Title:  Altoona & Logan Valley #74, 1953
Description:  ALV. Here is a photo by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, during the Fall of 1953. Shown here is Altoona & Logan Valley Electric Railway streetcar #74. In this context, it's rockin' 'n' rollin' through Eldorado on its way to the end of the line at Sixth Avenue and 58th Street, where the motorman will change from one pickup pole to the other and head back to downtown Altoona. Note the red dump truck at the far right, delivering a load of coal!
Photo Date:  9/22/1953  Upload Date: 5/21/2021 9:52:18 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Transit
Locomotives:  ALV 74(Trolley)
Views:  108   Comments: 0
Altoona & Logan Valley #74, c. 1954
Title:  Altoona & Logan Valley #74, c. 1954
Description:  ALV. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania, c. 1954. Shown here is Altoona & Logan Valley Electric Railway streetcar #74. It's parked at the Car Barns, located at 5th Avenue and 35th Street in the Mansion Park section of Altoona. "Next Stop: Oblivion!"
Photo Date:  8/15/1954  Upload Date: 11/29/2021 5:18:02 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Transit
Locomotives:  ALV 74(Trolley) ALV 74(Trolley)
Views:  80   Comments: 0
"Altoona's Trolleys," Page 44, 1980
Title:  "Altoona's Trolleys," Page 44, 1980
Description:  Here is page 44 of Benson W. Rohrbeck's 75-page monograph entitled "Altoona's Trolleys" that was published in 1980. Top Photo Caption: "Outbound car 74 crosses the 17th Street Bridge. The bridge was double-tracked, one on each span; c. 1945." Partially visible in the background is the roof of the Pennsylvania Railroad's Test Plant.
Photo Date:  8/8/1980  Upload Date: 3/19/2024 12:12:24 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Transit
Locomotives:  ALV 74(Trolley)
Views:  44   Comments: 0
"Altoona's Trolleys," Back Cover, 1980
Title:  "Altoona's Trolleys," Back Cover, 1980
Description:  Here is the back cover of Benson W. Rohrbeck's 75-page monograph entitled "Altoona's Trolleys" that was published in 1980. (#11,200)
Photo Date:  8/8/1980  Upload Date: 3/14/2024 2:09:47 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Transit
Locomotives:  ALV 74(Trolley) ALV 177(Trolley)
Views:  58   Comments: 0
"Altoona's Trolleys," Page 20, 1980
Title:  "Altoona's Trolleys," Page 20, 1980
Description:  Here is page 20 of Benson W. Rohrbeck's 75-page monograph entitled "Altoona's Trolleys" that was published in 1980. Top Photo Caption: "Deck roof single truck car on 11th Avenue at 12th Street on the old 'Broad Avenue' line, c. 1912."
Photo Date:  8/8/1980  Upload Date: 3/15/2024 11:01:33 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Transit
Locomotives:  ALV 121(Trolley)
Views:  57   Comments: 0
"Altoona's Trolleys," Page 63, 1980
Title:  "Altoona's Trolleys," Page 63, 1980
Description:  Here is page 63 of Benson W. Rohrbeck's 75-page monograph entitled "Altoona's Trolleys" that was published in 1980. Bottom Photo Caption: "Car No. 139 (135-139 series), a 1911 Cincinnati single truck city car."
Photo Date:  8/8/1980  Upload Date: 3/23/2024 8:41:09 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Transit
Locomotives:  ALV 102(Trolley) ALV 139(Trolley)
Views:  44   Comments: 0
Altoona & Logan Valley #150,  c. 1900
Title:  Altoona & Logan Valley #150, c. 1900
Description:  ALV. Here is an image of a photo of Altoona & Logan Valley Electric Railway streetcar #150, c.1900. Looks to me like it's had several close encounters of the third kind! The names of the crewmen and of the photographer, as well as the exact date and the location, are not recorded. William E. Burket Collection.
Photo Date:  1/1/1900  Upload Date: 7/24/2022 11:37:16 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Transit
Locomotives:  ALV 150(Trolley)
Views:  84   Comments: 0
Altoona & Logan Valley #152,  c. 1909
Title:  Altoona & Logan Valley #152, c. 1909
Description:  ALV. Here is an image of a photo of Altoona & Logan Valley Electric Railway streetcar #152, c. 1909. The names of the crewmen and of the photographer, as well as the exact date and the location, are not recorded. William E. Burket Collection.
Photo Date:  1/1/1900  Upload Date: 7/24/2022 11:37:57 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Transit
Locomotives:  ALV 152(Trolley)
Views:  77   Comments: 0
"Altoona's Trolleys," Page 65, 1980
Title:  "Altoona's Trolleys," Page 65, 1980
Description:  Here is page 65 of Benson W. Rohrbeck's 75-page monograph entitled "Altoona's Trolleys" that was published in 1980. Bottom Photo Caption: "Car No. 159 (154-161 series), a 1908 Stephenson car."
Photo Date:  8/8/1980  Upload Date: 3/23/2024 4:13:44 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Transit
Locomotives:  ALV 152(Trolley) ALV 159(Trolley)
Views:  39   Comments: 0
Altoona & Logan Valley #155,  c. 1895
Title:  Altoona & Logan Valley #155, c. 1895
Description:  ALV. Here is an image of a photo that was taken in Bellwood, Pennsylvania, c. 1895. Shown here is Altoona & Logan Valley Electric Railway streetcar #155, midway on its run between Altoona and Tyrone. The names of the crewmen and of the photographer, as well as the exact date, are not recorded. William E. Burket Collection.
Photo Date:  1/1/1900  Upload Date: 7/24/2022 11:38:53 PM
Location:  Bellwood, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Transit
Locomotives:  ALV 155(Trolley)
Views:  56   Comments: 0
"Altoona's Trolleys," Page 66, 1980
Title:  "Altoona's Trolleys," Page 66, 1980
Description:  Here is page 66 of Benson W. Rohrbeck's 75-page monograph entitled "Altoona's Trolleys" that was published in 1980. Bottom Photo Caption: "Car No. 168 (165-168 series), a 1905 Stephenson car."
Photo Date:  8/8/1980  Upload Date: 3/23/2024 4:14:42 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Transit
Locomotives:  ALV 164(Trolley) ALV 168(Trolley)
Views:  46   Comments: 0
"Altoona's Trolleys," Page 67, 1980
Title:  "Altoona's Trolleys," Page 67, 1980
Description:  Here is page 67 of Benson W. Rohrbeck's 75-page monograph entitled "Altoona's Trolleys" that was published in 1980. Bottom Photo Caption: "Car No. 174 (173-180 series), a 1913 St. Louis; formerly an Ohio Valley Electric Railway car."
Photo Date:  8/8/1980  Upload Date: 3/23/2024 4:15:44 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Transit
Locomotives:  ALV 170(Trolley) ALV 174(Trolley)
Views:  39   Comments: 0


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