Pennsylvania Railroad Car Shops
Item
Title
Pennsylvania Railroad Car Shops
Creator
Thaddeus M. Fowler
American, 1842–1922
Published by T. M. Fowler & James B. Moyer
American, 1842–1922
Published by T. M. Fowler & James B. Moyer
Date
1895
Materials
Color lithograph
Measurements
13-7/8 x 22-7/8 in. (35.3 x 58.1 cm)
Description
The Pennsylvania Railroad founded Altoona specifically as a location for the repair and new construction of its locomotives and freight and passenger cars. The facilities, begun in 1850 and expanded continuously throughout the following seventy-five years, would eventually house as many as 16,000 workers in 125 buildings spread over 218 acres. By 1925, and for many years thereafter, the Altoona Works, as the entire industrial site was called, stood as the largest railroad shop complex in the world.
The portion of the works depicted here, called the Altoona shops, ran along the east side of Chestnut Avenue from about Kettle Street southward to Seventh Street. The Juniata shops, added in 1890, would lie just to the left, running north along Chestnut and then 4th Avenue, to 6th Street.
The portion of the works depicted here, called the Altoona shops, ran along the east side of Chestnut Avenue from about Kettle Street southward to Seventh Street. The Juniata shops, added in 1890, would lie just to the left, running north along Chestnut and then 4th Avenue, to 6th Street.
Source
Palmer Museum of Art, The Pennsylvania State University, partial gift and purchase from John C. O’Connor and Ralph M. Yeager.
Identifier
86.685
Rights
This image is posted publicly for non-profit educational uses, excluding printed publication. Other uses are not permitted.