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By:Thomas C. Ayers
Dates:1/28/1953 - 1/28/1953
Album Info:Here are several photos of Washington Terminal Company action by Mr. Douglas C. Jones that were taken in and about the Ivy City Yard in Washington, D.C., circa 1953. All of these images come from negatives that I purchased in eBay auctions conducted by Mr. Jeffrey K. Frangione during June and July of 2021. Also included are: (A) three photos that Mr. Jones took took in nearby Seabrook, Maryland; as well as (B), a B&W photo of one of the Pennsy's K-5 "Pacific" steam locomotives.
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PRR 5699, K-5, c. 1946
Title:  PRR 5699, K-5, c. 1946
Description:  Here is a photo by an unidentified photographer that was taken at the Ivy City Yard in Washington, D.C., c. 1946. Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5699, a K-5 (4-6-2) "Pacific" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during March of 1929 and retired in September of 1953 after 24 years of service. (Gift from Brad Mann.)
Photo Date:  8/15/1946  Upload Date: 6/22/2021 9:43:27 PM
Location:  Ivy City, DC
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  PRR 5699(4-6-2)
Views:  367   Comments: 0
WATC 19, C-1, #1 of 3, c. 1953
Title:  WATC 19, C-1, #1 of 3, c. 1953
Description:  Here is the first of three successive original photos by Douglas C. Jones that were taken at the Ivy City Yard in Washington, D.C., c. 1953. Prominent here is the Washington Terminal Company's engine #19, a C-1 (0-8-0) switcher built in the Pennsylvania Railroad's Juniata Erecting & Machine Shop during January of 1927.
Photo Date:  8/15/1953  Upload Date: 6/20/2021 5:11:24 PM
Location:  Ivy City, DC
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  WATC 18(0-8-0)
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WATC 18, C-1, #2 of 3, c. 1953
Title:  WATC 18, C-1, #2 of 3, c. 1953
Description:  Here is the second of three successive original photos by Douglas C. Jones that were taken at the Ivy City Yard in Washington, D.C., c. 1953. Prominent here is the Washington Terminal Company's engine #18, a C-1 (0-8-0) switcher built in the Pennsylvania Railroad's Juniata Erecting & Machine Shop during January of 1927.
Photo Date:  8/15/1953  Upload Date: 6/20/2021 5:17:29 PM
Location:  Ivy City, DC
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  WATC 18(0-8-0) WATC 17(0-8-0)
Views:  332   Comments: 0
WATC 17, C-1, #3 of 3, c. 1953
Title:  WATC 17, C-1, #3 of 3, c. 1953
Description:  Here is the third of three successive original photos by Douglas C. Jones that were taken at the Ivy City Yard in Washington, D.C., c. 1953. Prominent here is the Washington Terminal Company's engine #17, a C-1 (0-8-0) switcher built in the Pennsylvania Railroad's Juniata Erecting & Machine Shop during January of 1927. Visible at the right is an unidentified Pennsylvania Railroad GG-1 electric locomotive; beyond it is the soon-to-be-obsolete Coaling Station.
Photo Date:  8/15/1953  Upload Date: 6/21/2021 6:51:36 AM
Location:  Ivy City, DC
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  WATC 18(0-8-0) WATC 17(0-8-0) RFP 1011(E8A)
Views:  315   Comments: 0
WATC Ivy City Yard, c. 1953
Title:  WATC Ivy City Yard, c. 1953
Description:  Here is an original photo by Douglas C. Jones that was taken at the Ivy City Yard in Washington, D.C., c. 1953. Prominent here are several waiting passenger cars from both the Baltimore & Ohio and the Pennsylvania Railroads. Partially visible at the far right is PRR engine #4869, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) electric locomotive built in Juniata during December of 1938 and rated at 4,620 horsepower.
Photo Date:  8/15/1953  Upload Date: 6/20/2021 5:19:53 PM
Location:  Ivy City, DC
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 4869(GG1)
Views:  182   Comments: 0
PRR 4869, GG-1, c. 1953
Title:  PRR 4869, GG-1, c. 1953
Description:  Here is an original photo by Douglas C. Jones that was taken at the Ivy City Yard in Washington, D.C., c. 1953. Prominent here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #4869 and #4871. Both are GG-1 (2-C-C-2) electric locomotives built in Juniata during December of 1938 and rated at 4,620 horsepower each. (#7,700)
Photo Date:  8/15/1953  Upload Date: 6/21/2021 10:44:18 AM
Location:  Ivy City, DC
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  RollingStock,Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 4869(GG1) PRR 4871(GG1)
Views:  224   Comments: 0
WATC Ivy City Yard, #2 of 5, c. 1953
Title:  WATC Ivy City Yard, #2 of 5, c. 1953
Description:  Here is the second of five successive original photos by Douglas C. Jones that were taken at the Ivy City Yard in Washington, D.C., c. 1953. At the left is Baltimore & Ohio Railroad engine #5218, a P-5 (4-6-2) "Pacific" steam locomotive. Partially visible in the center and right are three Pennsylvania Railroad GG-1 electrics and three GM-EMD "E" Class diesels, all awaiting their next assignments.
Photo Date:  8/15/1953  Upload Date: 8/23/2021 7:25:49 AM
Location:  Ivy City, DC
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  BO 5218(4-6-2)
Views:  166   Comments: 0
WATC Ivy City Yard, #3 of 5, c. 1953
Title:  WATC Ivy City Yard, #3 of 5, c. 1953
Description:  Here is the third of five successive original photos by Douglas C. Jones that were taken at the Ivy City Yard in Washington, D.C., c. 1953. Shown here is Baltimore & Ohio Railroad engine #5218, a P-5 (4-6-2) "Pacific" steam locomotive. Partially visible in the background is the soon-to-be-obsolete Ivy City Coaling Tipple.
Photo Date:  8/15/1953  Upload Date: 8/23/2021 7:26:33 AM
Location:  Ivy City, DC
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Steam,Signal
Locomotives:  BO 5218(4-6-2)
Views:  163   Comments: 0
WATC Ivy City Yard, c. 1964
Title:  WATC Ivy City Yard, c. 1964
Description:  Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken at the Ivy City Yard in Washington, DC. The photographer's name and the date are not recorded.
Photo Date:  8/15/1964  Upload Date: 11/11/2023 7:30:30 PM
Location:  Ivy City, DC
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Yard,Passenger
Locomotives: 
Views:  40   Comments: 0


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