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This view of the Pennsylvania Railroad Yard and Freight House in Reading is a Craig Bossler photo that was shared by John Hall (from his father's collection). In this pre-Hurricane Agnes view, taken from the Penn Street Bridge, we can see a variety of PRR motive power, including the center-cab Baldwin locomotives that used to serve the line to Pottsville, along with Alco switchers and road switchers. There's also an old steam locomotive tender at extreme right. You can also see the block of row houses in back of the freight houses that is visible in other photos in this album, as well as a great view of the north and west sides of the Wertz Warehouse. Finally, Reading Hardware can be seen toward the upper left of the photo, so if you follow the tracks from directly behind the PRR Freight House, you can get an understanding of the topography of the West Reading Branch.
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