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“The Yard” in Altoona on track to open in July, bringing space for businesses to better connect with the community
A years long project in Altoona will soon be complete, as massive containers are set to become the home of business and good ...
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PSU Altoona rail program in talks with Railroaders Museum to aid industry
Altoona is known as the Railroad City, but like many industries, it's facing a declining workforce. Penn State Altoona is ...
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Meet the new educator overseeing programs at the Pa. Military Museum
He previously served as the director of content at the Railroaders Memorial Museum in Altoona. Throughout his career, Frederick has demonstrated a strong commitment to preserving and promoting ...
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Series of public hearings on rural population loss kicks off in Altoona
The Pennsylvania Rural Population Revitalization Commission met Friday in the Railroaders Memorial Museum in Altoona. The commission is considering legislation recommendations, regulation changes ...
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Railroaders Museum offers scares with flair
Courtesy photo An upcoming haunted tour of the Railroaders Memorial Museum will “send shivers ... On Oct. 25 and 26, Lawruk and Penn State Altoona student Hunter Hatch will guide groups of ...
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Lafferty's Revenge: Get ready for the haunted tour at the Altoona Railroaders Memorial Museum
Lafferty's Revenge: Get ready for the haunted tour at the Altoona Railroaders Memorial Museum Calls Mount For Arch Manning In 2nd Half During Texas-Florida Blowout New DNA discovery changes ...
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New display, event space opens at Railroaders Memorial Museum
Dan Cupper ALTOONA, Pa. — Officials of the North American Railway Foundation dedicated an outdoor display and event venue — the Luther G. Smith Memorial Yard — here today (Thursday, April 18) at the ...
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Altoona museum gets SD60I for university engineering students (corrected)
Former Conrail/NS SD60I No. 2020 dwarfs the Railroaders Memorial Museum’s General Electric 45-ton center-cab switcher on the turntable at the museum’s Harry Bennett Memorial Roundhouse in Altoona, Pa.
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New home for locomotive benefits Altoona's RTE program, Railroaders Museum
ALTOONA, Pa. — The PSU 2020 has rolled into its new home at the Altoona Railroaders Memorial Museum. An in-kind gift to Penn State Altoona from Norfolk Southern more than a decade ago, the SD60i ...
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Altoona Railroaders Museum celebrating Fourth of July with fireworks
ALTOONA, Pa. (WTAJ) — The Altoona Railroaders Memorial Museum will be celebrating the Fourth of July with a fireworks show and other activities. Main Line Mania: A Railroad City Firework Show kicks ...
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Penn State Altoona Announces Women in Engineering Design Competition Winners
This year’s theme was “Horseshoe Curve,” held in collaboration with the Altoona Railroaders Memorial Museum. The first round of the competition was an online quiz that included questions about all ...