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APPENDIX B:
SELECTED DESCRIPTIONS OF THE ALTOONA SHOPS

Configuration of the Altoona Shops in 1890

ALTOONA CAR SHOPS

1. Passenger Car Paint Shop420 ft. x 132 ft.
2. Electric Transfer Table and Pit397" x 60"
3. Group of Maintenance of Way Buildings19,142 sq. ft.
4. Freight Car Paint Shop392 ft. x 108 ft.
5. Freight Car Truck Shop82" x 70"
6. Planning Mill356" x 74"
7. Blacksmith Shop357" x 73"
8. Machine and Cabinet Shop303" x 73"
9. Upholstery and Trimming Shop, (two stories)363" x 73"
10. Passenger Car Erecting Shop213" x 133"
11. Office and Store Room, (two stories)79" x 39"
12. Freight Car Shop433 ft. diam.
13. Steam Turn Table100 ft. diam.
14. Lumber Drying Kilns3,343 sq. ft.
15. Fire Apparatus53 ft. x 33 ft.
Total Floor Area, 368,680 sq. ft.

ALTOONA

JUNIATA LOCOMOTIVE SHOPS
(Under Construction)

1. Paint Shop146 ft.x 67 ft.
2. Electric and Hydraulic House60" x 45"
3. Boiler Shop386" x 80"
4. Blacksmith Shop306" x 80"
5. Boiler House70" x 43"
6. Office and Store Room, (two stories)71" x 51"
7. Hydraulic Transfer Table and Pit261" x 60"
8. Erecting Shop354" x 70"
9. Machine Shop, (two stories)258" x 75"
Total Floor Area, 118,986 sq. ft.

SUMMARY

AREA OF SHOPS AT ALTOONA

Locomotive Shops367,314 sq. ft.
Car Shops368,680 sq. ft.
Locomotive Shop118,986 sq. ft.
     Total854,980 sq. ft.
Or 19 7-10 acres.

Pennsylvania Railroad Company, Pennsylvania Railroad Company, Altoona Shops and Motive Power Statistics (Altoona: Office General Superintendent Motive Power, 1890), n.p.


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