This small branch leaves the main line at Altoona and travels south to a wye at Duncansville and into Hollidaysburg. Until 2002, this line was used to serve the Hollidaysburg Car Shop, but now only serves the Everett Railroad, and Millenium Rail. The Yards here are empty except for overflow from Millenium Rail.
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Looking west toward the facility the week after closing from the east end. |
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A Penn Central covered hopper remains in the yard. |
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A better view of the hump yard looking west with the main building on the left. |
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Looking east at the 'hump.' |
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A view of the west side of the main building. |
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Another angle. |
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The view east toward the main building. |
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On the south side of the facility we see the EVRR track, some shopped cars and the main building. |
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This is the main entrance located on the south wall. |
| September 2003 | |
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SD40-2 3208 is on clean-up duty at the shops. |
| February 2004 | |
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A pair of GP15-1's is the power for today's CB10. |
| August 2005 | |
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Yard job CB10 from Altoona crosses Rt 22 at Duncansville and will turn eastbound into Hollidaysburg. Cars will be dropped off for the Everett Railroad and Millenium Rail. |
| December 2006 | |
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The huge building that once built tens of thousands of freight cars for the PRR, PC and CR sits silent among an expansive, but empty yard. |
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The shop was closed in 2002, but almost five years later the sign is still hanging. |
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The great Hollidaysburg Car Shop, formerly the Sam Rae Car Shops. |
| April 2007 | |
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A basic overview of the Hollidaysburg Yard and shop. |
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A lot of the rails have been taken up here. |
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The shop from a good sun angle. |
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The shop again. |
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Millenium Rail's Hollidaysburg Shop. |
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The rear of the yard again. |
| June 2007 | |
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While driving past the Hollidaysburg Shop, I was surpirsed to see part of the building being dismantled. |
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Now from the other side of the building. |
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| July 2007 | |
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It turns out the building is being renovated, not demolished. |
| March 2008 | |
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The Jones Street yard office is left empty six year after the yard closed. |
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These are blades for wind turbines sitting in the yard. |
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