Saturday, September 1, 2018

Schmidt - Altoona and Logan Valley

From the Schmidt Photo Collection, the Altoona and Logan Valley.

This was basically an extension of the Altoona street railway system, built to a gauge of 5'3".  A line to Hollidaysburg, about 7 miles long, lasted until 1954.  These pictures were taken in 1953.


Car 53 at the carbarn in Altoona.

The Altoona carbarn
[Note the Osgood-Bradley "Electromobiles" in the yard - the A&LV was one of a few lines to order these. -FH]
A workcar (abandoned)

Mr. Schmidt took several pictures of the unusual wheel car:





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