Discovering The Railroaders Memorial Museum with Five Grandkids
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Published 2024-03-20
The Museum complex is housed on three floors in the old Master Mechanic's Building on 9th Avenue and 12th Street in Altoona. It accessible from I-99 at 17th Street.
In the museum you'll find three floors of exhibits that transport visitors back to the hey-day of the railroad including the juicy story abut Hitler targeting Altoona during WWII. Outside, the museum shows off their rolling stock and features a roundhouse, turntable and multiple engines, cars and cabooses from the PRR.
This museum is great for kids. Many of the displays are meant to be touched and can be turned on by pushing a button or simply by walking into the room. Our kids loved the HO gauge model train display that is made to look like Altoona in the early 1900's.
There is a lot to take in here. Train buffs will be thrilled to learn about the K-4 Steam Locomotive, the test lab and the plot to blow up the horseshoe curve by the Nazi's in WWII.
The railroaders memorial museum is a cheap and fun way to spend an afternoon. Kids three and under get in free.
#horseshoecurve #altoona #prr #pennsylvaniarailroad
0:00 - 0:17 - Open
0:17 - 0:39 Jack Loves Trains
0:39 - 1:02 Master Mechanic Building
1:02 - 1:22 K-4 Steam Locomotive
1:22 - 1:37 - Kids Exhibits
1:37 - 2:14 - PRR World Largest Corporation
2:14 - 2:29 - Presidents Office
2:29 - 3:15 - Why Altoona
3:15 - 3:45 - A Railroad built by hand
3:45 - 3:51 - 50 trains a day go through Altoona
3:51 - 4:09 - Did you hear about Hitler?
4:09 - 4:26 - Babe Ruth and George Burns Play Altoona
4:26 - 5:14 - Newstand
5:14 - 5:46 - Test Lab
5:46 - 6:17 - Model Train Display
6:17 - 6:41 -Kelly's Bar
6:41 - 7:04 - Gift Shop
7:04 - 8:25 - Outside in the railyard
8:25 - 11:35 - Hitler's Plot to Blow up the Horseshoe Curve
11:35 - 11:51 - Close
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All Comments (4)
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I’m very happy to let you know the REAL K4 1361 steam locomotive is being restored to operation inside the roundhouse. So in the future, it will be a working steam locomotive again. Not only will it operate at the museum, it will travel across Pennsylvania for tours and excursions for the public. It’s a very exciting project.
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Happy spring from southern Ontario Canada unfortunately we are experiencing snow and cold temperatures at night oh well we are Canadians, its been a mild winter thanks for the presentation
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I wonder how much fun Jack had while looking at the trains🚂
