Service stop
Altoona, PA
Railroaders Memorial Museum
Why this stop matters
Altoona was Pennsylvania Railroad's company town: the Altoona Works once employed 17,000 people and built more locomotives than any other shop in the world. Just west of town, the Horseshoe Curve carried PRR over the Allegheny Front — an engineering set-piece designed in 1854 that's still a working main line, and a pilgrimage site for any steam enthusiast.
The curve and the shops made Altoona a genuine railroad city; today the Railroaders Memorial Museum and the Horseshoe Curve visitor center keep that history in front of the public, a short distance from where 4014 goes on display.