Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site

The Allegheny Portage Railroad was a great achievement in early travel. Charles Dickens, Jenny Linn, and Ulysses S. Grant traveled over the Allegheny Mountains by this railroad, braving a system that injured passengers on a weekly basis. A system of inclined planes and a nine hundred foot tunnel carved through solid rock by Welsh coalminers made this feat possible. For twenty years, it remained the fastest way to transverse these mountains.

The Basics

Hours:

Open 7 days a week year-round, closed Veterans Day (November 11), Thanksgiving Day, December 25, and January 1, Martin Luther King Jr. Day (3rd Monday in January), Presidents Day (3rd Monday in February).

Park hours can change due to holidays and inclement weather. If traveling a great distance you may want to call the park for operating hours.

Address:

110 Federal Park Road
Gallitzin, PA 16641

Directions

The park is located just off U.S. 22, approximately 12 miles west of Altoona and 10 miles east of Ebensburg. Take the Gallitzin Exit and follow the signs.

Fees

Individual: $4 - 7 Days

Things To Do

The Allegheny Portage Railroad is hosting “Coal Mining Days” as part of the “One Book One Community” program. Pat Hughes author of “The Breaker Boys” will be present to sign books and speak about her wonderful coal mining story. Park rangers will be in historic costume giving demonstrations of log hewing, stone cutting and other mining techniques. Schools are invited to come and participate. Call 814-886-6140

Nearby Attractions

Altoona Railroaders Memorial Museum, 20mi
Horseshoe Curve National Historic Landmark, 15mi
Portage Station Museum, 10mi

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