Railroads in many ways are unique because, regardless of how many years they’ve been in business, there is usually a storied history that can be recalled. The best way to do that is by applying ...
The dieselization of the Pennsylvania Railroad did not do any favors for the city of Altoona, according to Albert Churella, a history professor at Kennesaw State University, who penned a three-book ...
Courtesy photo Author John Wall is shown by the Pennsylvania Railroads’ GG-1 locomotive on display at the Railroaders Memorial Museum in Altoona. John Wall, a former Altoona Mirror writer and editor, ...
UPDATE: The GG1 was pulled into the Harrisburg train station around 10:40 a.m., and was in place at 11:05 a.m. The historic GG1 Pennsylvania Railroad locomotive No. 4859 will be returned to its ...
The Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania has met a $50,000 matching grant challenge by the Pennsylvania Railroad Technical & Historical Society, with funds designated for the preservation of five historic ...