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The Pennsylvania Railroad constructed the cars out of aluminum. [6] This led to significant weight savings in the prototype: 71,800 pounds (32,600 kg) compared to an expected 110,900 pounds (50,300 kg) had the Pennsylvania used steel. The car was even slightly lighter than the single-level PRR MP54s then in service. [7]
Altoona Works (also known as Altoona Terminal) is a large railroad industrial complex in Altoona, Pennsylvania. It was built between 1850 and 1925 by the Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR), to supply the railroad with locomotives, railroad cars and related equipment. For many years, it was the largest railroad shop complex in the world.
By 1926, the Altoona Works occupied 217.82 acres (88.15 ha) and consisted of four units: the Altoona Machine Shops, Altoona Car Shops, Juniata Shops, and South Altoona Foundries. [3]: 432–436 The Altoona Machine Shops consisted of over a dozen buildings and performed locomotive repairs, plus made locomotive repair parts and non-metal castings.
On July 31, 1940, two I1sa 2-10-0s were travelling with 74 freight cars from Columbus to Cleveland departed Arlington in Akron heading north when they collided with a Pennsylvania Railroad class GEW275 Doodlebug No. 4648, Both I1sa 2-10-0s were repaired after the accident but would be scrapped when the PRR dieselized.
Public proposals to create a railroad museum in Altoona date at least to 1938, when the Altoona Mirror published a letter to the editor suggesting the city develop a tourism industry, including a "community railroad museum", centered around its railroad history. [6] In 1959, Altoona's Chamber of Commerce proposed a similar museum. [7]
An Italian nun was arrested Thursday as part of a long investigation that led to the arrests of 25 suspects and the seizure of over 1,800,000 euros.
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