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Altoona Railroaders Memorial Museum
1300 Ninth Ave., Altoona
(814) 946-0834
A tribute to the people and places of the Pennsylvania Railroad. Near the Station Mall in Downtown Altoona, this museum is a must for railroad enthusiasts: includes exhibits, rolling stock, model trains and more.

Horseshoe Curve
6 mi. west of Altoona
(814) 946-0834.
Opened by the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1854, this engineering marvel carried the railroad west through the Alleghanies. Take the incline plane to the observational platform or check out the gift shop and snack bar.

Penn Central Caboose Photo Archive- The ex PRR N5C CLASS

The PRR's began building 199 N-5C's in March 1942. The porthole caboose that utilized round windows on the carbody and most end doors, larger streamlined cupola, lower belt rail, no vertical butt strip.