Norfolk Southern didn’t mind being late to the AC-traction party. And NS wasn’t just fashionably late, either. As Burlington ...

Fewer Pennsylvanians ride the state’s rail these days, but a network of train lovers work like locomotives to preserve the commonwealth’s rich railroad heritage. Craig Sansonetti, president of the Ma ...

The former Pennsylvania Railroad Master Mechanic’s Building in Altoona is pictured in the 1960s. Today, the building is home to the Railroaders Memorial Museum. Courtesy photo Fewer Pennsylvanians ...

This September marked 175 years since work began on maintenance shops for the Pennsylvania Railroad in what became the brand new town of Altoona. The town was built for one purpose: to keep America ...

A documentary produced by students in Penn State Altoona’s communications program will air at noon Saturday on WPSU-TV. “The History of the Pennsylvania Railroad in Altoona” explores the origins of ...

Mayor Matt Pacifico welcomed a student from St. Polten, Austria, for a two-week stay. Pirmin Rauscher, a senior honors student, won the St. Polten Youth Unlimited Competition. The prize had him choose ...

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The former Pennsylvania Railroad Master Mechanic’s Building in Altoona, pictured in the 1960s. Today, this building is home to the Railroaders Memorial Museum. Courtesy of the Railroaders Memorial ...