"Power To Burn," Page 70, 1976         
Here is page 70 of a 96-page monograph entitled "Power To Burn: Smoke, Steam, & Cinders" that was edited by James M. Shafer and published during 1976. Partial Caption: "On Nov. 30, 1925, an eastbound freight train 'lost its air' descending the East Slope and ran away, finally derailing and striking the old Seventeenth Street Bridge ~ moving it 32 inches off its foundation."
Date: 8/29/1976 Location: Altoona, PA   Map Show Altoona on a rail map Views: 57 Collection Of:   Thomas C. Ayers
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
"Power To Burn," Page 70, 1976
Picture Categories: Bridge,Steam,Wreck This picture is part of album:  PRR: Shafer ~> "Power To Burn" ~ 1976
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