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Altoona RR museum prepares for annual Haunted Tour

ALTOONA, Pa. (WJAC) — The Railroaders Memorial Museum in Altoona is hosting “Lafferty’s Revenge” this weekend. The haunted tour focuses on the man who served as the city’s undertaker during the height ...
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Altoona RR museum preps for community Easter egg hunt event

ALTOONA, Pa. (WJAC) — The Railroaders Memorial Museum is hosting a ‘Rails and Trails Easter egg hunt’ on Saturday, April 4th in Altoona. The event will kick off at 11 a.m. --- for children ages one to ...
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Railroads helped build Pa. These train lovers and museums are maintaining the historical tracks.

A portion of what was once the Maryland & Pennsylvania Railroad curves around a former flour mill in York County. Fewer Pennsylvanians ride the state’s rail these days, but a network of train lovers ...
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Union Pacific's Big Boy to make rare multi-day Altoona stop

Union Pacific’s Big Boy No. 4014, the world’s largest operating steam locomotive, will visit Altoona, Pennsylvania, in July as part of its first East Coast tour. The stop includes two days of public ...