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Address
Gallitzin, PA 16641
Basics
- Type:
- Historical Site
Description
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.
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.
Basic 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.
Customizable Directions
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