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Built in 1882, this Master Mechanics Building housed then, as it does again today, stories of what made the Pennsylvania the most important railroad in America and a cornerstone of the industry.
First-Rate MechanicsEach Pennsy operating division had a Ma…
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"A lot of them put curtains in there and little rugs.... They had a pot-bellied stove and they were all good cooks."- Richard Jackson, Yardmaster
On the road, freight crews climbed up into the cupola, inspecting the train ahead for signs of trouble. Smok…
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"Freight was different. The railroad started doubling up on the trains something fierce - 160-car trains. It would take you a week to get to the other end of them."- Vince Farabaugh, Locomotive Engineer
Yardmaster John Conlon remembers one point in PRR h…
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You are standing at the center of what was once the greatest railroad shop complex in the world - the Altoona Works of the Pennsylvania Railroad.
Established in 1850 along with the town of Altoona, the railroad shops eventually sprawled across 218 acres …
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"The Pennsy wanted to make the track areas and stations look good. They gave out prizes to different sections for beauty and upkeep."- Lou Johnston, Posy Gang member
A Hint of Nature in a Mechanical WorldAmong the hundreds of jobs on the Pennsylvania Rai…
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"You had to be a waiter - a good one - to work in the Dining Department. You worked 16 and 17 hours a day. Half the time we had to sleep in the dining car."- James Corbett, Dining Car Waiter
For passengers, eating aboard a train was always an exciting pa…
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One of the more unusual pieces of railroad equipment is the "scale test weight car" such as displayed here. Railroads charged their customers based upon the weight of goods shipped. After a car was loaded, the railroad moved the car to a railroad yard where…
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Road versus Rail—The Lincoln Highway stretches from New York City to San Francisco. In Western Pennsylvania, the Highway converges with the Pennsylvania Railroad Main Line at one location: Greenburg.
The train station at Greensburg, built in 1911 …
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City of Altoona. [7th Street Bridge]—. Here stands foundation stones, a piece of the upper corner truss and the dedication plaque from the 7th Street Bridge that was constructed at this location from 1912 to 1913. This bridge served Altoona for 91 yea…
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The Juniata Shops. —. The Juniata Shops. By 1889, the Pennsylvania Railroad had outgrown the capacity of the shop complex here at 12th street. Soon the facilities here would be complemented by new buildings in the nearby borough of Juniata, not yet …