This is a photo of the new 1941 Mack fire engine of the Altoona Pennsylvania Railroad Fire Department sitting on the Eighth ...

The former Pennsylvania Railroad Master Mechanic’s Building in Altoona is pictured in the 1960s. Today, the building is home to the Railroaders Memorial Museum. Courtesy photo Fewer Pennsylvanians ...

Blair Co., PA (WJAC) — In commemoration of National Reading Month, the Altoona Railroaders Memorial Museum is teaming up with the Altoona Public Library to host "Railroad City Reads" at the museum.

ALTOONA, Pa.--Early Saturday morning Altoona police were out on patrol and they found a car stuck on train tracks. Police said Lee Cobb was looking for a shortcut and that's how he ended up on the ...

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This September marked 175 years since work began on maintenance shops for the Pennsylvania Railroad in what became the brand new town of Altoona. The town was built for one purpose: to keep America ...

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation's first statewide rail plan since the COVID-19 pandemic outlines several long-term infrastructure proposals that could make it ...

GALLITZIN, Pa. (WTAJ) — During the month of September, the Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site recognized International Underground Railroad Month. The Allegheny Portage Railroad was the ...

A portion of what was once the Maryland & Pennsylvania Railroad curves around a former flour mill in York County. Fewer Pennsylvanians ride the state’s rail these days, but a network of train lovers ...