| Wye Switches. Here is the seventh of seven successive original photos that I took at the Wye Switches in Duncansville, Pennsylvania, on 5 October 1964. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #8670, #8660, and #8673. All are AS-18AM's built by the American Locomotive Company and rated at 1,800 horsepower each. #8670 and # 8673 were built in March of 1858, while #8660 was built in January of the same year. They're serving as tail-end pushers for a 109-car freight train proceeding up the New Portage Branch line to Gallitzin and points West. Duncansville's Fifth Street Crossing is visible in the center. |