Smith Yard at the Railroaders Memorial ... Museum dedicated its newly renovated rail yard to Altoona native Luther G. Smith. A Pennsylvania Railroad locomotive engineer, Smith is lauded for ...

With the inspection, cleaning and conditioning of the drivers of former Pennsylvania Railroad Class K4s 4-6-2 steam engine No. 1361 by Strasburg Rail Road’s mechanical department, the locomotive’s $2.

Just because someone is born and raised in a certain area does not guarantee that they know local history. For people from Altoona, the Horseshoe Curve may just be where the tourists go, not a Nazi ...

Altoona, rich in railroad history, is the perfect home for the RTE program. The city was founded in 1848 by the Pennsylvania Railroad as a hub for its expanding railroad ... Mechanical Practicum ...