History and Heritage in Coalport, PA

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The Allegheny Portage Railroad has many interesting things to see. Visit the Lemon House- a historic tavern bui...

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Baker Mansion was originally home to ironmaster Elias Baker and his family. Baker purchased the nearby Al...

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Over 300,000 skilled tradesmen went on strike against US railroads to defend gains by unions during WWI. The Pennsylv...

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The steel king, of whom Carnegie said he "knew more about steel than any man in the world," had his estate here....

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At the famous railroad hotel on this site was held the Conference of Northern War Governors, Sept. 24-26, 1862. Gover...

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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 t...

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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 o...

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The PRR built its first repair facilities here in 1850 and opened its first track to Altoona during the same year. By...

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"In 1797, to a wilderness of trees 150 feet tall. Clear streams, wild beasts, and friendly Cornplanter Indians, came ...

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Built of logs in 1820 by Philipsburg pioneers to serve as school and place of worship for all faiths. Remodeled in 18...

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One of the more unusual pieces of railroad equipment is the "scale test weight car" such as displayed here....

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Inscription of photo at top of marker GP9 #7048, momentarily off-duty, cools its wheels at Bethlehem, Pennsylvania en...

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Founded 1849 as a terminal for westward expansion of the Pennsylvania Railroad. It soon became a major railroad cente...

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This was the original (1850-54) PRR main line. After Horseshoe Curve was opened, this became the Hollidaysburg Branch...

Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site