Railroaders Memorial Museum, Altoona, Pennsylvania

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The Railroaders Memorial Museum in Altoona, Pennsylvania is a heritage institution dedicated to preserving and interpreting the history of railroading and the lives of railroad workers in the region.


Statements (43)
Predicate Object
instanceOf heritage institution
history museum
railroad museum
country United States
dedicatedTo Pennsylvania Railroad heritage
history of railroading in Altoona region
railroad workers
focusesOn Pennsylvania Railroad operations in Altoona
lives of railroad employees
shop and yard operations
hasBuildingFeature indoor exhibit galleries
outdoor rolling stock displays
theater or auditorium
hasCollectionType documents and archives
historic photographs
railroad artifacts
railroad tools and equipment
rolling stock
hasCoordinateLocation 40.518°N 78.401°W
hasEducationalProgram interpretive exhibits
public history programs
school group tours
hasExhibitTheme local industrial history
railroad labor history
railroad technology
hasMainBuildingUse museum exhibitions
hasMission interpretation of railroad workers’ experiences
preservation of regional railroad history
hasWebsite https://www.railroadcity.org/
heritageSector rail transport heritage
inception 1972
languageOfWorkOrName English
locatedIn Altoona, Pennsylvania
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Blair County, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED
Pennsylvania
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
nearbyAttraction Horseshoe Curve National Historic Landmark
openToPublic yes
operatedBy Railroaders Memorial Museum, Inc.
subjectOf railroad history publications
tourism guides for Altoona
tourismCategory cultural attraction
industrial heritage site

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
K4s Pacific
PRR K4s
preservedAt

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