Pennsylvania Railroad Altoona Works
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Pennsylvania Railroad Altoona Works was a major locomotive and railcar manufacturing and maintenance complex in Altoona, Pennsylvania, renowned as one of the most important railroad shops in the United States.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Altoona Works mechanical engineering department | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
industrial complex
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locomotive works ⓘ railcar manufacturing facility ⓘ railroad shop complex ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
American industrial history
ⓘ
Pennsylvania Railroad testing and research activities ⓘ railroad industry ⓘ |
| category |
industrial buildings and structures in Pennsylvania
ⓘ
rail transport in Pennsylvania ⓘ railway workshops in the United States ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| geographicRegion | central Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| hasFacilityType |
car shops
ⓘ
erection shops ⓘ foundries ⓘ locomotive shops ⓘ machine shops ⓘ |
| hasHeritage |
American railroading
ⓘ
railroad engineering ⓘ |
| historicalRole | major employer in Altoona, Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| industry |
rail transport equipment maintenance
ⓘ
rail transport equipment manufacturing ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Altoona, Pennsylvania
ⓘ
Blair County, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
ⓘ
surface form:
Pennsylvania Railroad
|
| notableFor |
comprehensive maintenance operations
ⓘ
large-scale locomotive production ⓘ large-scale railcar production ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
ⓘ
surface form:
Pennsylvania Railroad
|
| ownedBy |
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
ⓘ
surface form:
Pennsylvania Railroad
|
| partOf |
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
ⓘ
surface form:
Pennsylvania Railroad system
|
| primaryFunction |
locomotive construction
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locomotive maintenance ⓘ railcar construction ⓘ railcar maintenance ⓘ repair of rolling stock ⓘ |
| railroadShopFor |
Pennsylvania Railroad freight cars
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Standard Passenger Pacific of the PRR ⓘ
surface form:
Pennsylvania Railroad locomotives
Pennsylvania Railroad passenger cars ⓘ |
| servedCity | Altoona, Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| servedRailroad |
Main Line (Philadelphia to Pittsburgh)
ⓘ
surface form:
Pennsylvania Railroad main line
|
| significance | one of the most important railroad shops in the United States ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Altoona Works mechanical engineering department